Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

BA is a course done by the students for graduation. The duration of this course is 3 years. The full form of BA is Bachelor of Arts . In Hindi it is called Bachelor of Arts class. BA course is done after passing 12th class.

BA is the most followed undergraduate degree / program in India after passing the class XII. The graduation of all the subjects related to Social Science and Humanities comes under Bachelor of Arts course.

There are two types of BA Course:
1) BA Pass Course which is called only BA, BA General or BA Simple and
2) BA Honors. (BA (Hons). Generally, most of the students do BA Pass Course. If a student wants to go to services like UPSC, then he does BA Honors.

The eligibility criteria for taking admission in BA course in a university or college is to have 12th pass from any recognized board or any other degree equivalent to it. In some universities, it is necessary to have a minimum of 50% in 12th for admission in it.

Apart from arts, students doing 12th from other streams (science, commerce, agricultural) can also take admission in Bachelor of Arts (BA).

Different institutes have different rules for BA exams i.e. exams. Most of the universities have a semester system for BA courses. In this, examinations are conducted twice in a year for BA students. Apart from this, ba exams are held annually in some universities (once in a year).