Year-wise MPA fee breakdown at University of Madras — annual tuition, hostel costs, and total program cost in USD.
Tuition and living-cost information for MPA at University of Madrasin Chennai, India. The treatment below reflects the evidence available for each programme.
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M.A. Public Administration (English medium), Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Madras
2 years · English medium · July - odd semester normally runs July to November; 2026-27 applications closed on 1 June 2026 intake
The 2026-27 prospectus fee list names Public Administration in two media, TM (Tamil) and EM (English); this offering is the English-medium M.A., listed separately from the Tamil-medium one.
Tuition per year
₹1,650
INR 1,650 official
Hostel + food (est.)
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tuition only · 2 years
University of Madras 2026-27 prospectus, regular Humanities and Social Sciences fee table (Public Administration TM and EM): tuition INR 1,650 a year for Indian students. With registration, library, soft skills, computer laboratory, internet, insurance and other charges the total is INR 6,101 in year 1 (including a refundable INR 770 caution deposit) and INR 4,761 in year 2. Examination fees are extra (INR 100 per theory paper).
Fee data last verified: 2026-10-23
