Postgraduate Degree Courses Course information and admission details of various Postgraduate Degree courses offered by Visva Bharati University. M.A. (2 years) – Vidya Bhavana (Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences) Subjects : || Bengali || English || Sanskrit || Hindi || Functional Hindi (Translation) || || Oriya || Chinese || Indo-Tibetan Studies || Philosophy || Comparative Religion || Economics || History || Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology (AIHCA) || || Geography || Mathematics || Subject Eligibility criteria Bengali Honours graduates in Bengali with at least 55% marks in aggregate English Honours graduates in English Sanskrit Honours graduates or holders of equivalent degree in Sanskrit or Honours graduates in any of the following subjects with pass marks in Sanskrit as a pass/subsidiary subject at the B.A. level – Bengali, Hindi, Oriya, Linguistics, English, Philosophy, Comparative Religion, History, AIHC&A, Buddhist Studies. Preference will be given to Honours graduates in Sanskrit. Hindi Honours graduates in Hindi with 45% marks as well as in aggregate. Functional Hindi B.A. (3 years) in Functional Hindi of Visva-Bharati or B.A. (Hons.) in Functional Hindi with 45% marks in Hindi as well as in aggregate 3 years degree course in Functional Hindi from any recognised university / Institution with at least 50% marks in aggregate 1 year P.G. diploma in Functional Hindi from any recognised university / Institution with at least 45% marks in aggregate Oriya Honours graduate in Oriya Chinese Honours graduate in Chinese Indo-Tibetan Studies 3 years Degree (with Honours) or equivalent traditional degree with at least 45% marks in Certificate Course or Diploma Course in Tibetan Language & Literature Philosophy Honours graduates in Philosophy with 45% marks in aggregate Comparative Religion Honours graduates in Comparative Religion, AIHC&A, Sanskrit, Philosophy or History with 45% marks in aggregate Economics Honours graduates in Economics with Mathematics as subsidiary subject History Honours graduates in History with at least 50% marks in aggregate A.I.H.C.& A. Honours graduates with at least 45% marks in aggregate in AIHC&A or Honours graduates with at least 50% marks in any of the following subjects – History, Philosophy, Sanskrit, Comparative Religion, Anthropology, Chinese and Geography. or Science Graduates in Physics/ Chemistry/Botany with atleast 55% marks in Honour may also apply. Geography Honours graduates in Geography with 55% marks in aggregate Mathematics Honours graduates (B.A.) in Mathematics with 45% marks in aggregate M.A. (2 years) Palli Samgathana Vibhaga (Institute of Rural Reconstruction) Subject Eligibility criteria Rural Development Honours graduate of any recognised university in the following disciplines – Anthropology | Sociology | Social work | Economics | Agricultural Science | Statistics | Population Studies | Geography | Zoology | Botany | Physics | Chemistry | Commerce | Rural development | Mathematics |Political Science | History | Physiology | Sericulture. M.Sc. / M.A. (2 years) Palli Samgathana Vibhaga (Institute of Rural Reconstruction) Subject Eligibility criteria Anthropology Honours graduate of any recognised university in the following subjects – Anthropology | Sociology | Social work | Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology | Geography | Psychology | Economics | Zoology | Botany | Comparative Religion | History | Physiology. NTS scholars having Honours degree in relevant subject and securing 50% marks in Honours subject may be admitted directly. M.A. (2 years) – Vinaya Bhavana (Institute of Education) Subject Eligibility criteria Education Honours graduate in Educationfrom any recognised university / institute or its equivalent. Honours graduate in any subject with atleast 50% marks in aggregate from any recognised university or institute