Bachelor of Arts is one of the oldest and well known undergraduate academic programs in the world. It is commonly known as BA which is a three year program in India. A large number of courses are covered under the arts category, including the languages, History, Geography, designing courses, Journalism, Philosophy, and Psychology etc. are some of the popular courses in the arts category. The field of study includes the non-scientific and non-technological areas.

The greatest advantage of pursuing the arts program is unlike the Engineering and Science field. The learning options for the graduates are not limited to any specific areas and the scope of specialization is large for the BA holder. It also increases the employment opportunity of the graduate. The major universities in the country are offering the Bachelor of Arts courses in various subjects. There is also an option of pursuing the program by distance mode.

Advantages or Benefits of Doing Bachelor of Arts

The Arts course is considered to be a flexible course that permits the student to choose a course which is best match for their career interest. A wide category of courses are available in the arts program. In the arts subjects there is no restriction regarding the selection of specialization, which is not the case of the other specialized fields. The course will impart the general as well as the vital skills to the candidates, which support the future career aspirations. It also improves the learners analytical, research and communication skills. The post graduate options as well as the career options available to the arts graduates are huge, which is yet another advantage of the degree.

Eligibility Criteria for BA program

The common requirement for pursuing the degree is plus two, from the recognized board under the central/state education board. There is no restriction on the stream in the higher secondary level. The candidate with science, commerce or arts background can opt for the arts program in the graduate level. The applicant must be 17 years of age or more. The requisite minimum percentile will vary from universities or colleges. In the 2011-14 academic year the DU has put the cut off of 96% & above for different programs under arts stream.

Admission Procedure for BA program

The admission process for the bachelor’s degree in the arts subjects depends on the merit list prepared by the university or colleges. The list considers the performance of the candidates in the qualifying examination, higher secondary, and also the extra curricular activities of the candidates. For some course like designing, Hotel Management etc. the universities/institute conducts entrance test like NEED, CEED, NCHMCTEE etc. for the admission purpose. The application for the bachelor’s course will be available from the month of June from the university/college counters. The filled form should be submitted to the admission center before the final date.

List of Bachelor of Arts courses India

General B.A.

B.A in

• Yoga
• Women’s Studies
• Vyakarana
• Vocational Studies
• Visual Arts
• Vedanta
• Urdu Literature
• Urdu
• Travel & Tourism Management
• Tourism Studies
• Tourism and Hotel Management
• Textile Design
• Telugu
• Tamil
• Statistics
• Spanish
• Sociology
• Social Science
• Small & Medium Enterprises
• Shastri
• Santali
• Sanskrit Literature
• Sanskrit
• Sahitya
• Russian
• Rural Industry
• Rural Developent
• Rabindra Sangeet
• Punjabi Literature
• Punjabi
• Public Relations
• Public Administration
• Psychology
• Politics
• Political Science
• Physical Education
• Philosophy
• Persian
• Pali
• Oriya
• Oriental Culture
• Office Management
• Office Administration & Secretarial Practice
• Museology
• Military Studies
• Media Technologies
• Mathematics
• Materials Management
• Mass Communication
• Marketing Management & Retail Business
• Marathi
• Management of Tourism Business
• Management & Marketing of Insurance
• Management
• Malayalam with Journalism
• Malayalam
• Maithili
• Lalit Kala
• Khasi
• Kannada
• Jyothisha
• Journalism, Psychology and English
• Journalism and Mass Communications
• Journalism
• Japanese
• Islamic Studies
• Islamic History
• International Hospitality Administration
• Human Rights Education
• Human Rights
• Human Resource Management
• Hotel Management
• Hospitality Tourism
• Hospitality Management
• Home Science
• Home Management
• Home Management
• History of Fine Arts
• History
• Hindi Literature
• Hindi
• Gujarati Literature
• Gujarati
• German
• Geography
• Garment Production & Export Management
• Gandhian Social Work
• Game Designing and Development
• Functional Hindi
• Functional English
• French
• Foreign Trade and Practice
• Fashion Design & Technology
• Ethnomusicology
• English with Journalism
• English Literature and Theatre Studies
• English Literature
• English
• Education
• Economics with Transport Studies
• Economics
• Drawing and Painting
• Drama
• Digital Film Making & Recording Arts
• Digital Film Making & Animation
• Developmental Economics
• Defence & Strategic Studies
• Corporate Economics
• Convergent Journalism
• Computer Science
• Computer Applications & Informatics
• Computer Applications
• Comparative Religion
• Comparative Literature
• Communicative English with Journalism
• Communicative English
• Cinematography
• Cinema and Photography
• Chinese Language Course
• Chinese (Modern
• Childhood Studies
• Child welfare and Social Studies
• Bharathnatyam
• Bengali
• Assamese
• Arabic
• Anthropology
• Animation & Computer Graphics
• Ancient History
• Alankar - Veda
• Alankar - Jyotish Karamkand
• Alankar - Dharam Darshan Sanskriti
• Agroservices
• Afzal-Ul-Ulama
• Advertising & Brand Management
• (Hons.) Hotel Management
• (Hons.) Hospitality Management
• (Hons.) Culinary Arts
• (Hons) Vedic Astrology
• (Hons) Russian
• (Hons) Music
• (Hons) Mass Media Hindi
• (Hons) Mass Communication and Journalism
• (Hons) Linguistic
• (Hons) Instrumental Music)
• (Hons) Fine Arts
• (Hons) Education
• (Hons) Drama
• (Hons) Classical (Vocal) Music
• (Hons) (Philosophy)
• (Hon) Rabindra Sangeet

Some of the Bachelor of Arts Colleges in India

• Markaz College Of Arts And Science, Kozhikode
• Maris Stella College, Vijayawada
• Margadarsi Degree College, Piler
• Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum
• Mar Gregorious College, Chennai
• Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli
• Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College, Madurai
• Mannaniya College Of Arts And Science, Trivandrum
• Mannam Memorial N.S.S. College, Kollam
• Mankachar College, Dhuburi
• Manjeera Degree College, Ramayampet
• Manjeera Degree College, Medak
• Manjeera Degree College, Kamareddy
• Mandia Anchalik College, Barpeta
• Manair College Of Library Science, Khammam
• Manabendra Sarma Girls’ College,  Kamrup
• Malabar Islamic Complex Arts & Science College, Kasaragod
• Malabar Christian College, Kozhikode
• Maitreyi College, Delhi
• Mahendra Degree College, Pathapatnam
• Mahendra College Of Arts And Science, Namakkal
• Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
• Mahatma Gandhi Government Arts College, Pondicherry
• Mahatma Gandhi Degree College, Guntur
• Mahatma Gandhi Degree College, Eastgodavari
• Mahatma Gandhi College, Trivandrum
• Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalay
• Maharshi Degree College, Vizianagaram
• Maharshi Degree College, Thorruru
• Maharshi Degree College, Suryapet
• Maharshi Degree College, Mulugh
• Maharshi Degree College, Kesamudram
• Maharaja College For Women, Erode
• Maharaja Agrasen College, Delhi
• Maharahahs Post Graduate College, Vizianagaram
• Mahaboobia Paunjetan College, Warangal
• Magunta Subbi Rami Reddy Degree College, Prakasam
• Magunta Subbi Rami Reddy Degree College, Nellore
• Madurai Kamraj University College, Madurai
• Madurai Kamaraj University Evening College, Theni
• Madurai Kamaraj University Evening College, Palani
• Madurai College, Madurai
• Madras Christian College, Chennai
• Madira Ranga Reddy Memorial Degree College, Kodad
• Madhya Kamrup College Barpeta
• Govt Degree College, Chennoor
• Govt Degree College, Adilabad
• Govt College For Women, Khammam
• Govt College For Women,  Srikakulam
• Govindammal Adithanar Womens College, Tuticorin
• Govinda Pai Memorial Government College, Ernakulam
• Government Thirumagal Mills College, Vellore
• Government Sasj Degree College, Narayanapuram
• Government Sanskrit College , Trivandrum
• Government Jawaharlal Nehru College, Kozhikode
• Government Degree College, Yellandu
• Government Degree College, Vijayawada
• Government Degree College, Tadipatri
• Government Degree College, Srungavarapu
• Government Degree College, Srisailam
• Government Degree College, Pourmamilla
• Government Degree College, Pamarru
• Government Degree College, Paloncha
• Government Degree College, Ongole
• Government Degree College, Nandikotkur
• Government Degree College, Nalgonda
• Government Degree College, Naidupet
• Government Degree College, Mulugu
• Government Degree College, Medek
• Government Degree College, Mandapeta
• Government Degree College, Mancherial
• Government Degree College, Lakkireddypali
• Government Degree College, Karvetinaaram
• Government Degree College, Kanigiri
• Government Degree College, Kandukur
• Government Degree College, Kalyandurg
• Government Degree College, Kaikaluru
• Government Degree College, Huzurabad
• Government Degree College, Gajwal
• Government Degree College, Chintalapudi
• Government Degree College, Bukkapatnam
• Government Degree College, Bodhan
• Government Degree College, Bichukonda
• Government Degree College, Bhainsa
• Government Degree College, Bellampally
• Government Degree College, Bantumilli
• Government Degree College, Banaganapalli
• Government Degree College, Armoor
• Government Degree College, Alur
• Government Degree College Zaheerabad
• Government Degree College Vinukonda
• Government Degree College Udayagiri
• Government Degree College Tuni
• Government Degree College Tiruvuru
• Government Degree College Siddipet
• Government College, Trivandrum
• Government College, Kottayam
• Government College, Kodenchery
• Government College, Kasaragod
• Government College, Chavara
• Government College Tekkali
• Government College Srikakulam
• Government College Razole
• Government College Rayachoty
• Government College Rajahmundry
• Government College Men Ananatpur
• Government College For Women, Kumbakonam
• Government College For Men, Kumbakonam
• Government College Anantapur
• Government City College,  Nayapul
• Government Brennen College, Kannur
• Government Arts College, Udumalpet
• Government Arts College, Udhagamandalam
• Government Arts College, Trichy
• Government Arts College, Tiruvannamalai
• Government Arts College, Salem
• Government Arts College, Melur
• Government Arts College, Karur
• Government Arts College, Dharmapuri
• Government Arts College, Coimbatore
• Government Arts College, Chidambaram
• Government Arts College, Ariyalur
• Government Arts College For Women, Salem
• Government Arts College For Women, Krishnagiri
• Government Arts College For Men, Krishnagiri
• Government Arts College For Men, Chennai
• Government Arts And Science College For Women, Bargur
• Government (Vv.Giri) Degree College, West Godavari
• Government (Vsk) Degree College, Visakhapatnam
• Government (V.S.S.C) Degree College, Sullurpet
• Government (Sytr) Degree College, Madakasira
• Government (Sum) Degree College, Kondanagula
• Government (Sras) Degree College, Khammam
• Government (Sga) Degree College, Yellamanchili
• Government (Scim) Degree College, Tanuku
• Government (Rrds) Degree College, Bhimavaram
• Government (Pingle) Degree College For Women, Waddepally
• Government (Ntr) Degree College, Chitoor
• Government (Jvr) Degree College, Sathupally
• Government (Ch.Vpmr) Degree College, Ganapavaram
• Government (Asnm) Degree College, West Godavari
• Government (Abv) Degree College, Jangaon
• Govardhan Reddy Degree College, Mahabubnagar
• Gouthami Degree College, Nelakonda Pally
• Gouthami Degree College, Mahaboobabad
• Goutham Degree College, Hanamakonda
• Gossaigaon College, Kokrajhar
• Gokuldas Purushothamdas Ladda (Gpl) Degree College, Bhainsa
• Gobi Arts And Science College, Erode
• Goalpara College, Goalpara
• Gnana Jyothi Degree College, Srikakulam
• Girraj Government College, Nizamabad
• Ghana Kanta Baruah College, Marigaon
• Geethanjali Degree College, Medak
• Geetanjali Colllege For Women, Hyderabad
• Geeta Co Education Teacher Training College
• Gaythri Dgree College, Srikakulam
• Gayatri Vidya Parished Degree College, Visakhapatnam
• Gayatri Degree College, Vizianagaram
• Gayatri Degree College, Siddipet
• Gayatri Degree College, Seethanagaram
• Gayatri Degree College, Payakaraopet
• Gayatri Degree College, Gajapathinagaram
• Gayathri Mahila Degree College, Vizianagaram
• Gayak Sanskrit Tt College
• Gautami Degree College, Shantinagar
• Gautami Degree College, Khaleelwadi
• Gargi College, New Delhi
• Gandhigram Rural University, Dindigul
• Gandhi Memorial Mahila Degree College, Godavarikhani
• Gandhi Mahila Kalasala, Vijayawada
• Gandhi Degree College, Visakhapatnam
• Ganapathy Seethai Ammal College (Women), Sivagangai
• G.T.N. Arts College, Dindigul
• G.S.R. Degree College, Kamareddy
• G.S. Arts & Science Degree College, Nellore
• G.R.R & T.P.R. Degree College, Prakasam
• G.R.K. Degree College, Prakasam
• G.M.R. Vidyarthi Degree College, Tadepalligudem
• G.M.R. Degree College, Srikakulam
• G V S M Government Degree College, Prakasam
• G V R S Government Degree College, Kurnool
• Fr. Heyer College, Guntur
• Fatima Mata National College, Kollam
• Fatima College, Madurai
• Farook College, Kozhikode
• F.A. Ahmed College, Kamrup
• Ethiraj College For Women, Chennai
• Erode Arts College For Mens, Erode
• Erigeneni Tirupathi Naidu & Lakshmamma College, Prakasam
• Enrich Degree College, Marriguda
• Emerald Height College For Women, Nilgiris
• Elenki Degree College, Medak
• E.V. Reddy Memorial College, Kodad
• E.M.G. Yadava Womens College, Madurai
• E.K.Nayanar Memorial Government college, Kasaragod
• E F L University, Hyderabad
• Dyal Singh College, Delhi
• Dyal Singh College (Evening) Delhi
• Dugyala Gopal Rad Memorial Degree College, Nalgonda
• Dravidian University, Chitoor
• Dr. Zakir Hussain College, Sivagangai
• Dr. Y.L.P. College Of Arts & Science, Vizianagaram
• Dr. Sir A.L. Mudaliar Vocational Arts And Science, Tiruvallur
• Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishna Degree College, Nallajerla
• Dr. Saravepalli Radhakrishna Government Arts College, Pondicherry
• Dr. S.R.J. Degree College, Atmakur
• Dr. S.N.S. Rajalakshmi College Of Arts And Science, Coimbatore
• Dr. Reddivari Jayachandra Reddy College Of Higher Education, Khammam
• Dr. Radha Krishnan Shiksha Shastri Mahavidyalaya
• Dr. R.K. Shanmugam College Of Arts And Science, Villupuram
• Dr. N.T.R. Degree College Of Arts & Science, Narsipatnam
• Dr. Mr Reddy Degree College, Warangal
• Dr. Maddi Gopala Krishna Reddy Degree College, Ramachandrapuram
• Dr. M.G.R. Janaki College Of Arts And Science For Women, Chennai
• Dr. M.G.R. Chockalingam Arts College, Tiruvannamalai
• Dr. Kunchala Rajaratnam Christian Degree College, Chitoor
• Dr. K.V.R.D & Smt. G.J.V.R.S. Degree College, East Godavari
• Dr. K.V.R. Sanskrit College, Guntur
• Dr. Jyothirmayee Degree College, Kurnool
• Dr. Jayapradamba Degree College, Guntur
• Dr. Homiahangir Bhabha Degree College, Guntur
• Dr. G.R. Damodaran College Of Science, Coimbatore
• Dr. C.S.N. Degree & P.G College, Bhimavaram
• Dr. C.L. Naidu Degree College,n Palakonda
• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Degree College, Ravulapalem
• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Degree College, Cherkupalli
• Dr. Ambedkar Government Arts College, Chennai
• Dr Lankaplli Bullayya College, Visakhapatnam
• Dr K R R M Degree College, Guntur
• Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad
• Dr B R R Government College, Jadcherla
• Dr B R Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad
• Dr B R Ambedkar College Art Sci Commerce, Tenali
• Dr B K Baruah College, Nagaon
• Don Bosco College, Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad
• Dispur College, Kamrup
• Dimoria College, Kamrup
• Dhing College, Nagaon
• Dharmapuram Adinam Arts College, Mayiladuthurai
• Dharmana Ramalingam Naidu College, Tirupati
• Dharma Appa Rao College, Krishna
• Dharamamurthi Rao Bahadur Calavala Cunnan Chettys Hindu College, Chennai
• Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College Of Arts & Science For Women, Perambalur
• Dhanabagiyam Krishnaswamy Mudaliar College For Women, Vellore
• Devathi Venkata Subbaiah College, Prakasam
• Devaswon Board College, Kollam
• Devaswom Board College, Kottayam
• Devarasetty Adilakchuma Women’s College, Proddatur
• Devanga Arts College, Virudunagar
• Devamatha Arts And Science College, Kannur
• Deva Matha College, Kottayam
• Dev Shikshak Prashikshan,  Mahavidyalaya
• Deshbandhu College, Delhi
• Deshbandhu College (Evening), Delhi
• Dera Natung Govt College, Itanagar
• Delhi College Of Arts & Commerce, Delhi
• Deevan Bahadur Padma Rao Mudaliar Womens College, Secunderabad
• Deepthi Degree College, East Godavari
• Deepshiksha Teachers Training College
• Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Delhi
• Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
• Deeksha Degree College, Nirmal
• Dbhps Sardar Vallabhai Patel B Ed College
• Dbhps S Nijalingappa Shiksha Snatak College
• Dbhps Rajiv Gandhi B Ed College
• Dbhps Mahaveer Shiksha Snatak College
• Dbhps Mahatma Gandhi Shiksha Snatak College
• Dbhps Lalbahadur Shastri B Ed College
• Dbhps Indira Gandhi Shiksha Snatak College
• Dbhps Dr B D Jatti Shiksha Snatak College
• Dbhps Dr B D Jatti College Of Education
• Dbhps Basaveswara Shiksha Snatak College
• Dbhps Acharya Vinoba Bhave Shiksha Snatak College
• Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra
• David Memorial Degree & Pg College, Secunderabad
• Daulat Ram College, Delhi
• Darrong College, Tezpur
• Dalgoma Anchalik College, Goalpara
• Dakshin Kamrup Girls’ College, Kamrup
• Dakshin Kamrup College, Kamrup
• D.R.W. College, Gudur
• D.R.S. College, Khammam
• D.N.R. Government Degree College For Women, Palakol
• D.N.R. College, Bhimavaram
• D.G. Vaishnav College, Chennai
• D.G. Government Arts College For Women, Mayiladuthurai
• D.C.R.M. Pg College, Prakasam
• D.B.K. Arts & Science Degree College, Vizianagaram
• D.B. Jain College, Chennai
• D R N S C V S College, Guntur
• D R G Govt Degree College, Tadepalligudem
• D R G College For Women, Tadepalligudem
• D L R Degree College , Madanpalle
• D K M College For Women, Vellore
• D K Govt College For Women, Nellore
• Co-Operative Arts & Science College, Kannur
• College Of Vocational Studies, Delhi
• College Of Social Work, Hyderabad
• College For Women, Trivandrum
• Church Of South India (Csi) Degree College, Nizamabad
• Chundi Ranganayakulu College, Guntur
• Christian Women College, Guntur
• Christian College, Trivandrum
• Christian College, Alappuzha
• Chinmay Chandramati Degree College, Deverakonda
• Chilakamarti Laxmamma Narpa Reddy (Cvlnr) College, Anantapur
• Chila Roy College, Dhuburi
• Chikkanna Government Arts College For Men, Tirupur
• Chikkaiah Naicker College, Erode
• Chhoti Devi Memorial Bed College
• Chevaliar T. Thomas Elizabeth Womens College, Chennai
• Chennai National College, Chennai
• Chellammal College Of Womens, Chennai
• Chella Satyanarayana Sharma Degree College, West Godavari
• Chatrapthi Shivaji Degree College, Medak
• Chatia College, Sonitpur
• Charaibahi College, Marigaon
• Chanikya Degree College, Nalgonda
• Chandrakala Devi Sarda Degree College, Vizianagaram
• Chanakya Degree College, Nirmal
• Chanakya Degree College, Jammikunta
• Chamaria Anchalik College, Kamrup
• Chakravartula Bhaskara Rao (Cbr) Degree College, Pithapuram
• Chaithanya Bharathi Degree College For Women, Suryapet
• Chaitanya E.S. Degree College, Srikakulam
• Chaitanya Degree College, Vizianagaram
• Chaitanya Degree College, Razole
• Chaitanya Degree College, Kakinada
• Chaitanya Degree & Pg College For Women, Visakhapatnam
• Chaitanya Bharathi Degree College, Siddipet
• Chaitanya Bharathi Degree College, Nalgonda
• Chaiduar College, Sonitpur
• Ch. S D St Theresas College For Women, Eluru
• Ch Charan Siggn University, Meerut
• Central Institute Of Higher Tibetan Studies
• Cauvery College For Women, Trichy
• C.V. Raja Reddy Memorial Degree College, Chitoor
• Barpeta Girls College, Barpeta
• Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya University, Bhopal
• Bargbhag College, Nalbari
• Bapuji Degree College, Hyderabad
• Bapuji College, Barpeta
• Baptist Christian Degree College For Women, Guntur
• Bapatla College Arts Science, Bapatla
• Banashtali University
• Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
• Bajali College, Barpeta
• Badagala Shankara Rao Degree College, Kaviti
• B.V.R. Degree College, Kurnool
• B.V.R & L.K College, Prakasam
• B.V & S.P.M. Degree College, Ongole
• B.T. Evening College, Madanpalle
• B.S.S.B. Degree College, Guntur
• B.S.R. Degree College, Peddapuram
• B.S & J.R. Degree College, Tekkali
• B.M.R. Degree College, Siddipet
• B.M.R. Degree College, Medak
• B.K.R. Memorial College, Cuddapah
• B.H.S.R & V.L.M. Degree College, West Godavari
• B.H. College, Barpeta
• B.C.M. College, Kottayam
• B.B.M. Vaari Gayathri Degree College, Khammam
• B V K Degree College, Visakhapatnam
• B T College Madanapally, Madanpalle
• B P Chaliha College, Nagarpera
• B J R College Arts Commerce Science, Nampally
• B H H College For Women, Brodipet
• B H B College, Barpeta
• B G B S Women’s College, Narasapur
• B Baruah College, Kamrup
• B B H College, Prakasam
• Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa
• Avvaiyar Government College For Women
• Avinashilingam University For Women, Coimbatore
• Avanthi Degee College, Rajahmundry
• Auxlium College, Vellore
• Auguchand Manmul Jain College, Chennai
• Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, Delhi
• Assumption College, Kottayam
• Aryabhatta Degree College, Khammam
• Arya Vidyapith College, Guwahati
• Arya Shikshak Prashikshan, Mahavidyalaya
• Arunodaya Mahila Degree College, Suryapet
• Arunodaya Degree College, Nalgonda
• Arunodaya Degree & Pg College, Hyderabad
• Arun Krishna College Of Arts & Science, Tiruvannamalai
• Arumugam Pillai Seethai Ammal College, Sivagangai
• Arumuga Pillai Seethai Ammal College, Thiruppathur
• Arul Anandar College , Madurai
• Arts Science College For Women, Hyderabad
• Arjun Ram Shikshan Prashikshan,  Mahavidyalaya
• Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Viluppuram
• Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Vellore
• Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Salem
• Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Musiri
• Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Karaikal
• Arignar Anna Government Arts College For Women, Vellore
• Arignar Anna College, Kanyakumari
• Arignal Anna Government Arts College, Tiruvannamalai
• Arcot Sri Mahalakshmi Womens College, Vellore
• Arawali College Of Education
• Anwar Ul Uloom College, Hyderabad
• Anwar Ul Uloom College Arts Commerce, Hyderabad
• Anuradga Memorial Degree College, Medak
• Anni Besent College For Women, Hyderabad
• Annamalai University Chidambaram
• Annamacharya Arts & Science College, Rajampet
• Annai Veilankanni College, Kanyakumari
• Annabthula Satyanarayana College, Guntur
• Anna Adarsh College For Women, Chennai
• Angappa College Of Arts And Science, Coimbatore
• Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
• Andhra Muslim College, Guntur
• Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada
• Andhra Kesari Degree College, Rajahmundry
• Andhra Christian College, Guntur
• Anandaram Dhekial Phookan College, Nagaon
• Amrutha Arts & Science Degree College, Malkapuram
• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore
• Amg Degree College, Guntur
• Ambika Shikshak Prashikshan, Mahavidyalaya
• Ambai Arts College, Ambasamudram
• Alphonsa College, Palai
• Alpha Degree College , Prakasam
• Allam Gurumurthy Lakshmi Bai Degree College, Vizianagaram
• Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Allahabad
• All Saints College, Trivandrum
• Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
• Alapati Subbarayudu Memorial And Arundati Degree College For Women , Ponnur
• Alamganj Rangamati College , Dhuburi
• Alamelu Angappan College For Women, Kumarapalayam
• Alagappa University, Karaikudi
• Alagappa Government Arts College, Karaikudi
• Akashde Ep Teachers Training College
• Akarapu Sharath Chandrika Devi Memorial College For Women, Warangal
• Aiman College Of Arts And Science For Women, Trichy
• Aditya Degree College, Vizianagaram
• Aditya Degree College, Tatipaka
• Aditya Degree College, Srikakulam
• Aditya Degree College, Gopalapatnam
• Aditi Mahavidyalaya, Delhi
• Aditanar College Of Arts And Science, Tiruchendur
• Adharsha Degree College, Siddipet
• Adarsha Mahila Degree College, Vijayawada
• Adarsha Degree College, Cherial
• Adarsh Degree College., Medak
• Adarsh Degree College, Mahboobnagar
• Adarsh Degree College For Women, Guntur
• ADARSH BHARATI MAHAVIDYALAYA
• Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur
• Acharya Degree College, Zaheerabad
• Acharya Degree College, Narsampet
• Ac Evening College, Guntur
• Abul Kalam Azad Degree College, Medak
• Abhyudaya Degree College, Srikakulam
• Abhayapuri College, Bongaigaon
• AADINATH TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGE
• A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College, Poondi
• A.V.V. Degree College, Warangal
• A.V.S. College Of Science, Salem
• A.V.R. Degree College, Krishna
• A.V.R. & V.P.R. Degree College, Mandapeta
• A.V.C. College, Mayiladuthurai
• A.S.N. Degree College For Women, Amalapuram
• A.S.M. College For Women, Warangal
• A.R.C. Viswanathan College, Mayiladuthurai
• A.P.C. Mahalakshmi College For Women, Tuticorin
• A.P.A. College Of Arts And Culture, Palani
• A.N.R. & P.L. Arts & Science College, Gudivada
• A.N.J.A. College, Virudunagar
• A.N. SHIKSHA SHASHTRI COLLEGE
• A.K.R.G. College, Nallajerla
• A.K.D. Dharmarajas Womens College, Virudunagar
• A.K. Vishwanatha Reddy Degree College, Karimnagar
• A.G.L. Degree College, Visakhapatnam
• A.D.M. College For Women, Nagapattinam
• A.A. Government Arts College, Attur
• A.A. Government Arts College For Men, Namakkal
• A.A. Arts And Science College, Chennai
• A V College Science Arts Commerce, Hyderabad
• A N R College Krishna, Gudivada
• A M A L College, Anakapalle
• A J Kalasala, Machilipatnam
• A G S G College, Krishna
• A G K M College, Sathupally
• A D P College, Nagaon
• A B M Degree College, Prakasam

BA course curriculum

Bachelor of Arts program is a three year program of 6 semesters. The curriculum of the program varies according to the university and also on the subject opted for. The curriculum includes the lecture classes, discussions, seminars, projects and assignments and the semester/yearly examinations. The subjects will be different for different arts program and the popular subjects are,

• Anthropology
• Archaeology
• Education
• Economics
• English
• French
• Geography
• German
• Hindi
• History
• Library Science
• Literature
• Mathematics
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Public Administration
• Psychology
• Sanskrit
• Sociology

BA Course Evaluation

The BA course valuation is primarily done by the exam conducted at the year end or by the semester examination. The course curriculum also includes the internal assessment done by the respective faculty of each subjects. These internal assessments are mainly done on the basis of classroom participations, assignments and classroom projects. The year end examination is common at the university level and the common evaluation is done at the university examination centers. It is mandatory that the students should score the required minimum marks in each subject in each year.

BA Text Books

• Associated Press Broadcast News Handbook by Brad Kalbfeld. McGraw Hill
• British Economic History by Floud, R and P Johnson
• Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook by Robert Papper. Allyn & Bacon
• Broadcast News by Mitchell Stephens Wadsworth
• Dickens, Charles. Hard Times: A Longman Cultural Edition
• Heroism and Humanism: Shakespeare and the English Renaissance
• Information on Calculators and Computers
• Larson, Charles. Persuasion: Reception & Responsibility
• Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions. Rowman & Littlefield
• Political and Sociological Aspects of Economics by Dunleavy
• Quantitative Methods in Economics by Begg, D K H, S Fischer and R Dornbusch
• Quantitative Methods in Economics by Lind, D, W Marchal and R Mason
• Self, Science and Society in Eighteenth Century Literature
• Sproul, Barbara. Primal Myths: Creation Myths Around the World
• Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics by Irwin, Homewood
• Television Field Production and Reporting by Fred Shook, John Larson and John deTarsio. Allyn & Bacon
• The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa by Kimmelman and Michael
• The Social Construction of Reality by Berger, Peter & Thomas Luckmann
• Women, Society and the Nineteenth Century Novel

What to do after BA?

The graduates in the Arts program have a lot of future options. The can continue their studies by taking the courses like

• Master of Arts
• MBA
• MCA
• B. Ed
• LLB

After completing the post graduate the interested students can also opt for the M Phil and PhD programs. The computer courses and certificate courses are also available for the Arts candidates. They can also enroll into the coaching institutes for bank and UPSC examinations. The BPOs, KPOs and other corporate firms are looking for the graduates in different fields. The candidates can also have the employment opportunity with the Government firms.

Job and Career options for BA

Vast career opportunities are available for the arts graduates. After the successful completion of the bachelor’s degree one can build their career as an economist, Personnel manager, Sociologist, Relation Executive, Political scientist etc. They can also work as a Social activist, Educationalist, Journalist after their BA program. Some of the area and nature of the jobs are listed below, they are:

• Employment Areas
• Banks
• Business Houses
• Consultancies
• Educational Institutes
• Fire Department
• Economic Development
• Export Companies
• Foreign Affairs
• Field Research Firms
• Financial Organizations
• Industrial Houses
• Law Firms
• Lobbying Firms
• Management
• Marketing Research Firms
• Municipal Planning
• Multinational Companies
• News Media
• Public Works
• Publishing Firms
• Political Organizations
• Police
• Tourism

Job Types

• Administrative Officer
• Business Administrator
• Business Consultants
• Business Management Researcher
• Business Management Professor
• Finance Managers
• Human Resource Managers
• Information Systems Managers
• Lobbyist/Organizer
• Management Analyst
• Management Accountants
• Marketing Managers
• Labour Management Relations Specialist
• Social Worker
• Personnel Management Specialist
• Policy Analyst
• Political Commentator
• Pollster
• Political Correspondent
• Production Managers
• Public Affairs Research Analyst
• Public Opinion Analyst
• Research and Development Managers

Remuneration after BA

There isn’t any fixed pay package for the candidates having graduation in arts courses. It will vary according to the area and sector of working, the knowledge and expertise of the candidates. The Government and private firms have a difference in the salary package for their employees. The fresher in journalism can earn from Rs. 10.000-12,000/month and one who works for the public sector bank can get Rs. 18,000/month from the initial stage.