Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts (BA) is a three-year undergraduate degree program awarded in various humanities subjects such as History, Geography, Political Science, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Communications, Education, Journalism, International Studies, Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Anthropology, etc. Usually, local colleges provide these degrees in local languages also; Like in Uttar Pradesh it is provided in Hindi along with English, In Kerala, these degrees are provided in Malayalam along with English and Hindi, In Orrisa along with Hindi and English it is provided in Odia, In Telangana and Andhra Pradesh along with English and Hindi it is provided in Telugu also. However, there are few subjects which are referred to either in English or Hindi only, such as Economics is usually preferred in English only.

Eligibility Criteria:-

A student after passing 12th can choose any of the humanities subjects to pursue a bachelor’s degree according to their interest and preference.

Admission Process:-

Usually, good colleges give admission based on merit that is marks obtained in 10+2
or equivalent, like Delhi University (DU), while Some colleges conduct their entrance examination too like Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). At the state level, universities usually give admission based on marks obtained in 12th.

Best colleges for BA:-

Lady Shriram College, [Lsr] New Delhi
Madras Christian College, [Mcc] Chennai
Hans Raj College, Delhi University
Loyola College, Chennai
Shri Ram College Of Commerce, Delhi
Christ University, Bangalore
Miranda House, New Delhi
Gargi College, Delhi University
St. Xavier’s College, Mumba
Chandigarh University – [Cu], Chandigarh
Madras Christian College, Chennai
Delhi College Of Arts & Commerce, Delhi
Indian Institute Of Art And Design – [Iiad], New Delhi
Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi
Stella Maris College, Chennai

Career prospects:-

There is an assumption in our society that arts as a field of study may not make you directly
employable, although it is not true, as a generalist arts open a wide range of occupational fields, some of these are as follows:-
Civil Services
Content Writer
Book Author
Journalist
Social Activist
Psychologist
Foreign Language Expert (German, French, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, etc.)
Administrative Assistant
Executive Assistant
Associate
Historian
Archaeologist
International Relations Office Administration