Directorate of Distance Education, Maharshi Dayanand University

M.Com(Commerce)- Stands for Maters of Commerce. Typically, M.Com is a two year course, minimum eligibility for which is a B.Com or equivalent with subjects such as accounts, maths and economics. Commerce consists of a broad range of interdisciplinary branches such as Marketing, Finance, E-Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration and Economics. Subjects typically studied under this degree are Financial Accounting, Business Economics, Business Law and Maths etc.

B.Com(Commerce)- Stands for Bachelor of Commerce. Typically, B.Com is a three year course, minimum eligibility for which is an intermediate (10+2) with subjects such as accounts, maths and economics. Commerce consists of a broad range of interdisciplinary branches such as Marketing, Finance, E-Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration and Economics. Subjects typically studied under this degree are Accounts, Economics, Business Law and Maths etc.

B.A. General - Stands for General Bachelor of Arts degree. Typically, a B.A. is a three year course, minimum eligibility for which is an intermediate (10+2) in any discipline. Subjects usually studied under this degree are English, Economics, History, Sociology, Home Science, Political Science, Geography, Languages, Mathematics, Psychology etc.

M.A. General - Stands for Master of Arts. An M.A. is a two year postgraduate degree, eligibility for which is an undergraduate degree in any discipline. Subjects usually studied under this degree are Poetry, Literature Theory & Criticism, Fiction, Drama, Economics, Geography, Languages, Psychology, Political Science etc.

M.A. English - Stands for Master of Arts in English. An M.A. is a two year postgraduate degree, eligibility for which is an undergraduate degree in any discipline. English is the study of literature, linguistics and philosophy of the English language. Subjects typically studied under this degree are Poetry, Drama, Prose & Fiction, Literary Criticism, Linguistics, Comparative Literature, New Literature in English etc.

M.A. Hindi - Stands for Masters of Arts in Hindi. Typically, a M.A.(Hindi) is a two year course, minimum eligibility for which is graduation in any discipline. Hindi is the study of literature, linguistics and philosophy of the Hindi language. Subjects typically studied under this degree are Poetry, Drama, Fiction, Literary Criticism, Literary History etc.

M.A. History - Stands for Master of Arts in History. Typically, a M.A. (History) is a two year course, minimum eligibility for which is graduation in any discipline. History is the study of mankind's past. Subjects usually studied under this degree are History of India, Ancient History, Medieval History, Economical History, Social Structures Through the Ages, World History, Historiography etc.

M.A. Public Administration - Stands for Master of Arts in Public Administration. An M.A. is a two year postgraduate degree, eligibility for which is an undergraduate degree in any discipline. Public Administration is the study of administrative and executive power. Subjects usually studied under this degree are Political Theory, Public Administration and Governance, Public Policy, Indian Political System, Administrative Thinkers, Organizational Behaviour, Research Methodology, Financial Administration, Rural and Urban Governments, Political Economy, Global Political Economy and Governance etc.

M.A. Economics - Stands for Master of Arts in Economics. An M.A. is a two year postgraduate degree, eligibility for which is an undergraduate degree in any discipline. Economics is the study and analysis of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services. Subjects typically studied under this degree are Micro Economics, Macro Economics, Mathematics & Statistics, International Trade & Finance, Agricultural Economics, Social Economics, Public Economics, Indian Economic Policy, Marketing Management etc.

M.A. Sanskrit - Stands for Master of Arts in Sanskrit. Typically, a M.A.(Sanskrit) is a two year course, minimum eligibility for which is a B.A. in Sanskrit or any equivalent degree with Sanskrit as a subject. Sanskrit is an Indo-Aryan language and the main liturgical language of Buddhism and Hinduism. Subjects typically studied under this degree are Poetry, Drama, Fiction, Literary Criticism, Literary History etc.

M.A. Political Science - Stands for Master of Arts in Political Science. Typically, a M.A. is a two year course, minimum eligibility for which is a graduation in any discipline. Political Science is a branch a social science that studies and analyzes the theory and practice of politics and political systems. Subjects usually studied under this degree are Indian Constitution, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Principles of State Policy, Constitutional Amendment, Functions of Rajya Sabha & Lok Sabha and Judicial Structure.