B.A. (Bachelor of Arts)

Bachelor of Arts (BA) is an undergraduate program of 3 years and considered one of the most pursued courses in India. The course is inclusive of many BA subjects like Philosophy, Economics, Political Science, Geography, Sociology, Literature, and other Humanities, Social Science, and Liberal Arts subjects.

Key Information

  • Duration
    3 Years
  • Programme Code
    BA1210
  • Course Type
    Bachelor Degree
  • Mode of study
    Full time

Eligibility

A candidate for being eligible for admission to the three year integrated course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (Std. XII) examination conducted by the different Divisional Boards of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education with the following subjects :-


  • English
  • Any one of the Modern Indian Languages or Modern Foreign Languages or any classical Language or Information Technology.
  • Any four subjects carrying 100 marks each.

Must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (Std. XII) examination with vocational subject conducted by the different Divisional Boards of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education with the following subjects:-


  • English
  • Any one vocational subject carrying 200 marks prescribed by the Board from time to time.
  • Any three subjects carrying 100 marks each.

Must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (Std. XII) examination with the Minimum Competency based vocational courses conducted by the different Divisional Boards of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education with the following subjects :-

Subjects in BA

BA syllabus is broken into six semesters and below is the semester-wise list of subjects taught

For first year

  Sem I Sem II
1 Communication in English – I Communication in English – II
2 Hindi Hindi
3 Foundation Course – I Foundation Course – II
4 Economics Economics
5 Foundation Sociology Foundation Sociology
6 General Psychology General Psychology

For second year

  Sem III Sem IV
1 Foundation Course – III Foundation Course – IV
2 Advertising Advertising
3 Economics - II Economics - II
4 Economics - III Economics - III
5 Foundation Sociology - II Foundation Sociology - II
6 Foundation Sociology - III Foundation Sociology - III
7 General Psychology - II General Psychology - II
8 General Psychology - III General Psychology - III

For Third year

The students can choose any one subject from optional subject from economics, psychology or sociology or combination of any two with 3-3 paper