Integrated M.A. Economics at Madras School of Economics: Eligibility & Requirements

Use the correct Indian, NRI or foreign self-financing route; nationality alone does not waive academic or documentation conditions.

• For 2026 entry, pass 10+2 on the first attempt in the final 2026 academic-year cohort; candidates appearing in May 2026 could also apply.
• Indian-route marks: 65% General, 60% eligible OBC-NCL, or 50% eligible SC/ST/PwD; equivalent grades or credits are accepted.
• Study Standard, Applied or Business Mathematics at 10+2.
• Be under 22 on 1 July 2026.
• Foreign self-financing applicants need equivalent qualifying examinations and the same minimum qualifications; a foreign passport does not establish an Indian reservation concession.
• Open to: Indian applicants meeting the 2026 integrated-MA qualification and age rules
• Open to: Foreign nationals meeting the equivalent qualification rules through self-financing direct admission
• The academic, mathematics and age rules below concern the 2026 admission cycle, not an announced future intake.
• Foreign self-financing applicants require an equivalent qualifying examination and the same minimum academic qualifications. Indian reserved-category concessions are not automatically extended to foreign applicants.
• For foreign qualifications, MSE checks correspondence against the AIU list; an unlisted university or board requires an AIU equivalence certificate.
• Foreign applicants submit attested English translations of transcripts. Overseas records also require the stated authorised-government-agency attestation and Indian Embassy or Consulate certification.
• Foreign self-financing applicants do not take the entrance test. This foreign-national exemption is not automatically an exemption for every Indian-passport NRI applicant.

The integrated-MA 2026 brochure itself establishes the foreign route and equivalence documents. No MA/MSc English-test threshold is imported into this integrated programme.