The University of Delhi offers 309 seats for the Master degree in English. All the interested and eligible candidates can apply within the time limit shared by the University of Delhi
There will be an entrance exam for this course. All the candidates who qualify this exam will be selected as per the merit list. Further details about the DU M.A. English Admission 2019 such as exam pattern, previous year papers, seats, eligibility criteria are given in this article.
Basic Details
Important details and information about M.A. - English.| Entrance Exam | M.A. - English |
| Full Name | Master of Arts - English |
| State/Location | Delhi |
| Category | Master of Arts |
| Level | Post Graduation |
| University | University of Delhi |
| Entrance Status | Application Form Not released |
Important Dates:
Important Dates for M.A. - English are listed below. It includes Application form dates, exam date, result date etc.| Event | Dates | Remark |
| Start of Online Application Form | NA | Not Announced Yet |
| End of Online Application Form | NA | Not Announced Yet |
| Last Date to pay Online Application Fee | NA | Not Announced Yet |
| Date of Release of Admit Card | NA | Not Announced Yet |
| Exam Date | NA | Not Announced Yet |
| Date of release of Answer key | NA | Not Announced Yet |
M.A. - English Eligibility Criteria
Imortant requirements for M.A. - English are shared below. It includes Educational Qualification as well as age criteria.
Educational Qualification
Eligibility Criteria for the candidates applying for the DU M.A. English entrance exam are given below.
As the admission in this course is based on the Entrance as well as merit in the qualifying exam, eligibility criteria for both cases are given below.
DU M.A. English Entrance Based Eligibility
Delhi University Entrance Based Eligibility (Educational Qualification and Marks requirement) for the Master of Arts English.
| Category Id | Course Requirements | Marks Requirements |
| 1 | B.A. (Hons.) Examination in English from the University of Delhi | At least 45% for General Category and 40.5% for OBC and admission of SC/ST/PwD category “minimum pass marks in the concerned qualifying examination of the University of Delhi or at least the same percentage of pass marks at the qualifying examination as prescribed for the equivalent examination of the University of Delhi”. For those having CGPA under the CBCS Programme, the equivalence of marks will be as per University of Delhi rules. |
| 2 | Bachelor"s Degree from a recognized Indian University. | At least 50% for General Category and 45% for OBC and minimum pass marks for SC/ST/PwD/CW categories. For those having CGPA under the CBCS Programme, the equivalence of marks will be as per University of Delhi rules |
DU M.A. English Merit-Based Eligibility
Delhi University Merit-Based Eligibility (Educational Qualification and Marks requirement) for the Master of Arts English.
| Category Id | Course Requirements | Marks Requirements |
| 1 | B.A. (Hons.) in English from University of Delhi. | At least 60% marks in aggregate for General Category & 54% marks for OBC in B.A. (Hons.) English and for SC/ST/PwD/CW categories admissions in the order of merit till seats earmarked as reserved for these respective categories in direct admissions are filled up. For those having CGPA under the CBCS Programme, the equivalence of marks will be as per University of Delhi Rules. |
Seats (Category wise / State & District Wise)
Total Number of seats in M.A. English Course Under the University of Delhi is 309. Out of these 155 are entrance based and 154 are Merit Based.
Further Distribution of Seats as per the Category is given below.
| Category | Number of Seats |
| Entrance Based Category | |
| Unreserved / General | 78 |
| SC | 23 |
| ST | 12 |
| OBC | 42 |
| Total | 155 |
| Entrance Based Category | |
| Unreserved / General | 78 |
| SC | 23 |
| ST | 12 |
| OBC | 41 |
| Total | 154 |
Application Fee
Candidates applying for the postgraduate course at the University of Delhi have to pay the registration fee. This DU Entrance Application Fee will be non-refundable.
Application fee amount is different for the different category students. So candidates have to pay the Delhi University application fee according to their category.
- The registration fee for SC/ST/PwD: Rs. 250/- for each course
- The registration fee for all other categories such as General / OBC: Rs. 500/- for each course
M.A. - English Exam Pattern
Admission in Master of English is based on the written test exam conducted by the University of Delhi.
- There will be 100 questions.
- All the questions will be of Multiple choices.
- There will be one option correct.
- For every incorrect response, there will be a negative marking.
- Maximum marks will be 400.
- For each correct answer, the candidate will get 4 marks.
Previous year Papers
| Year | 2018 |
| Number of Questions | 100 |
| Language of Paper | English |
| Marks per Question | 4 |
| Negative Marking | -1 |
| Download Paper | Click here to download |
Other Important Links
Important links for the DU Master of Arts in English Entrance Exam 2019 is given below. Links include applying online, official prospectus, previous year papers, syllabus, exam pattern etc.
| S. No. | Topics | Direct Link |
| 1. | DU Official Prospectus | Click Here |
| 2. | Direct Link to apply online | Click here |
| 3. | Exam Pattern and Syllabus | Click Here |
| 4. | DU M. A. English Question Papers | Click Here |
| 5. | List of Delhi University Colleges | Click Here |
| 6. | DU Postgraduate Online Application Form | Click here |
| 7. | Delhi University Admissions Mobile Application | Click Here |