Contemporary India

The flexible curriculum allows you to acquire expertise in a topic of your choice, and gain the kind of regional knowledge (including the possibility of language-training) and research skills that are greatly valued by employers, policy-makers and scholars with eyes on the world’s largest emerging superpower.
You will experience designing and conducting an independent research project, with the guidance of world-class scholars at the Institute.
You will have an opportunity to experience India first-hand through tailor-made research, study and internship opportunities.
The modules and events hosted by the School of Global Affairs offer opportunities for comparative thinking.
Our Masterclasses in Public Engagement will help you communicate your research with wider audiences.
In London, you will be in the heart of one of the most vibrant Indian communities outside India in the world.

MA in Contemporary India graduates will have a wide range of career options and our graduates have gone on to careers in academia, NGOs, government and international organisations, business, media and publishing.