Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS) offers M.H.A, PGD, MA, B.Ed courses. Azim Premji University offers BA, MA, L.L.M, B.Sc. courses. A friend of mine recommended M.A in Education from Azim Premji University(APU) as it is better, considering various aspects: 

• Faculty: Azim Premji University includes faculty from all over the world. Eminent educationists like Aman Madan, ex faculty of TISS and Rohit Dhankar are now part of the renowned faculty of APU.

• Infrastructure: Both the universities are well known for their state of the art infrastructure, with the APU campus being a marvel in progress and will have an even more of a competitive edge against other universities.

• Diversity: The geographic diversity among students is well matched in both TISS and APU, with their campuses being colloquially dubbed as “Mini India”. On one hand, TISS focuses more on reservation and representation from each state and a majority of the urban student population. On the other hand, APU encompasses an urban to rural student population ratio of 50:50.

• Field Connection: The Field experience in both institutes are considered exemplary. TISS is known for giving the field exposure of working in various NGOs, experience of working in rural areas and slums whereas APU gives field experience at NGOs as well as at Azim Premji Foundation, an umbrella body for all NGOs.

• Financial Support: At TISS, financial assistance is provided on the basis of reservation and APU provides financial assistance on the basis of economic status. Economic status is confirmed through a field visit by a team of APU to the student’s home to confirm their candidature for financial support. At APU, all students in need of financial support can avail scholarships and also many students take up side jobs to earn extra money while pursuing studies. 

In conclusion, TISS is known for its legacy of many famous social workers, but APU is favoured now by those who are education oriented.

EFLU Hyderabad is the best destination for students studying the English language as it also offers distant learning and ITP programs. Initially, the Lucknow Campus of EFLU University was started to provide university teachers training and transformed into a massive campus Centre offering English courses in Bachelor's and Master's degrees.

The eligibility to seek admission for MA English at both the institutes is a bachelor’s degree and the course fee is INR 6,070 per annum.

International collaboration:

• EFLU, Hyderabad is known to be one of the pioneer institutes with a NAAC grading of "A." It has global outreach with MoUs signed with various universities in the world. The university has seven schools and 26 departments with 11 foreign languages taught over here.

• The Lucknow campus at EFLU is a proficient training center by the Centres for English Language training(CELTs). It also offers international training programs where students from more than 90 countries come to India.

Faculty:

EFLU Hyderabad:

• The faculty members at EFLU Hyderabad hold esteemed degrees like a doctorate in English and foreign languages.

• The course curriculum built by them is, according to UGC guidelines.

• Apart from theoretical knowledge, the teachers also make efforts for extracurricular activity participation and training.

EFLU, Lucknow:

• EFLU, Lucknow has teachers holding M.Phil and Ph.D. degrees in English Literature.

• The university also works on the research and training of teachers. The faculty members build the training materials to cater to the esteemed literature standards of the university.

Infrastructure:

EFLU Hyderabad:

• EFLU Hyderabad’s infrastructure meets the demand of today's era as it is technologically driven.

• The library at the campus has a diverse variety of books with internet browsability.

• The classrooms are air-conditioned with a projector for conducting class presentations.

EFLU Lucknow:

• EFLU Lucknow has a small-scale campus and offers excellent infrastructure; the Library at the Lucknow Campus is a resource for academic information in Language Teaching.

• Besides academic books, journals and periodicals in print are also available.

Placement:

EFLU Hyderabad:

• The top recruiters for English graduates are Amazon, Flipkart, and Oracle, which offered high packages last semester.

• The placement selection rate is 50%, with the highest salary offered as Rs. 50,000 per month.

EFLU Lucknow:

The placement opportunities at EFLU Lucknow have bright prospects as top-notch companies refer EFLU to be an esteemed university. Last year some English graduates received placement from Paper True.

EFLU, Hyderabad, being the university's headquarters, is regarded as the best campus for linguistics knowledge and training. On the other hand, the Lucknow campus is small in space but has great opportunities due to the foreign universities' tie-ups.

Sharda University and Amity University are India's renowned private universities offering various courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Sharda University has an overall NIRF ranking of 151 out of 200 in Top Universities in India 2020 while Amity University has been ranked 63 out of 200 in India 2020 by NIRF ranking. Both the institute offers a decent MA in Mass Communication.

Admissions:

Sharda University:

• The admissions at Sharda University is SUAT based.

• The applicant must hold a bachelor's degree in the relevant subject with a minimum of 50% in aggregate for admissions in MA.

• Successful candidates may be called for a personal interview or group discussion. The final selection is done on the basis of scores in all.

• The Application fee is INR 1200.

Amity University:

• The admissions at Amity University are granted on the basis of a merit list prepared by the University followed by an interview.

• The minimum eligibility criteria include a bachelor's degree in any discipline with minimum 50% marks in aggregate.

• The application fee is INR 1200.

The grand total fee and placement records for the two institutes are mentioned below.

Some of the recruiting companies visiting Amity University and Sharda University are Accenture, Bennett and Coleman, Zee Telefilms Limited, ITC hotels, Times of India, Aaj Tak, Dainik Jagran, Doordarshan news, Sahara India, CNBC, etc.

These are some of the important factors that need to be taken into account while comparing these two institutes.