Structure of UG Program Two core Disciplines

Applicable to all B.A.(Programs)

DSC: Discipline Specific Course SEC: Skill Enhancement Course
DSE: Discipline Specific Electives IAPC: Internship/Apprenticeship / Project/
GE: General Electives Community Outreach
AEC: Ability Enhancement Course VAC: Value Addition Course
IL - Pool of Indian Languages in the 8th schedule : Not Applicable
of the Constitution

First Year
SEM - I

Example: For BA (Programme) History + Economics

IL - 1 / Environment Sc - 1 One from the Pool of VAC Courses

A student shall study two disciplines, i.e., History and Economics DSC Discipline A or B
Credit - 4
DSC 1 may be of Discipline A or B (say, History / Economics), DSE GE - Lang -1 AEC SEC 1 IAPC VAC 1 Total Sem
DSC Discipline A1
DSC 2 may be of Discipline A (say, History) and Credit - 4
Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credits - 22
DSC 3 may be of Discipline B (say, Economics). DSC Discipline B1
Credit - 4
One from the Pool of GE One from the Pool of SEC Courses
Language Courses

GE-1, GE-3 should be of one Language

GE - 2, GE - 4 should be of Language other than studied in GE-1 and GE-
3. SEM - II
At least one of the language should be Indian Language.
IL - 1 / Environment Sc - 1 One from the Pool of VAC Courses

DSC Discipline A or B
Credit - 4
DSE GE - Lang -2 AEC SEC 2 IAPC VAC 2 Total Sem
DSC Discipline A2 Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credit - 2
Credit - 4 Credits - 22
DSC Discipline B2
Credit - 4
One from the Pool of GE One from the Pool of SEC Courses
Language Courses

Total Credits = 44 Undergraduate Certificate

Student can study Two DSCs of any of the Two Disciplines of the B.A. (Program) per sem in
semesters 1 and II (Example: Two DSCs of discipline A and one DSC of discipline B). Exit After Completing One Year in the field of Study/Discipline
Important

However, in Third sem student will have the option to interchage the Disciplines (example two
DSCs of discipline B and one DSC of discipline A).

Such choices made in the third semester shall continue till VIth Sem.

Second Year
SEM - III
One from the Pool of VAC Courses
IL - 2 / Environment Sc - 2
IL - 1 and IL - 2 should be
of the same Language
DSC Discipline A or B AEC IAPC VAC 3
DSE GE - Lang -3
Credit - 4 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credit - 2
Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Total Sem
DSC Discipline A3 Credits - 22
OR
Credit - 4
DSC Discipline B3 SEC 3
Credit - 4 One from the Pool of GE Credit - 2
Language Courses One from the Pool of
SEC Courses

SEM - IV
One from the Pool of VAC Courses
IL - 2 / Environment Sc - 2

DSC Discipline A or B AEC IAPC VAC 4

DSE GE - Lang 4
Credit - 4 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credit - 2
Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Total Sem
DSC Discipline A4 Credits - 22
OR
Credit - 4
DSC Discipline B4 SEC 4
Credit - 4 One from the Pool of GE Credit - 2
Language Courses One from the Pool of
SEC Courses

Total Credits = 88 Undergraduate Diploma in

Exit After Completing Two Years the field of Study/Discipline

Third Year
SEM - V
One from the Pool of DSE Courses

DSC Discipline A or B GE 5 AEC Total Sem

Important note: Students studying DSEs offered by any Discipline other than Credit - 4
DSE - 1
Credit - 4 Credit - 2
IAPC VAC 1
Credits - 22
A or B Credit - 2 Credit - 2
His/Her Core Discipline will be treated as GE for Him/Her. DSC Discipline A5 Credit - 4
Credit - 4 OR
DSC Discipline B5 SEC 5
Credit - 4 One from the Pool of GE Courses
Credit - 2
One from the Pool of
SEC Courses

SEM - VI
One from the Pool of DSE Courses Research Methodology’ shall be offered as one of the DSE
courses in the VI and VII semesters. Students can opt for it
either in VI or VII semester.
DSC Discipline A or B DSE - 2 GE 6 AEC IAPC VAC 1 Total Sem
Credit - 4 A or B Credit - 4 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credit - 2 Credits - 22
DSC Discipline A6 Credit - 4
Credit - 4 OR
DSC Discipline B6 SEC 6
Credit - 4 One from the Pool of GE Courses
Credit - 2
One from the Pool of
SEC Courses
In the fourth year, students will study only one of the discipline i.e.,
either A or B in both Sem VII and Sem VIII semesters. .

Bachelor of (field of Multidisciplinary

Total Credits = 132
To pursue Four years Honours degree in B.A. (Program), student shall courses of Study) (for multiple core
study in the fourth year, the discipline, in which he/she has studied Exit After Completing Three Years disciplines courses of study)
at least 10 DSCs in the first three years.
Students will have to study the Two DSCs and upto Six DSEs in the
chosen discipline in the VII and VIII semesters. Fourth Year
SEM - VII

DSE DSE DSE

Dissertation on Major
Major and Minor shall be awarded on fulfilment of the following Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credit - 4
Credits - 6
OR
conditions. DSC - 13 OR
Discipline A or B DSE DSE GE Total Sem
Major = 80 credits Minor = 28 credits Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credit - 4
Dissertation on Minor Credits - 22
Credits - 6
OR OR
Example: If a student wishes to Major in Discipline A, then he/she
DSE GE GE Academic Project/Entrepreneurship
should earn at least 80 credits in discipline A. Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credits - 6

He/she should study Two DSCs, Six DSEs and write dissertation in
VII and VIII semesters. The Dissertation, Academic Project /
Entrepreneurship will start in VII Sem and the
same will continue in VIII Sem. However, the
If the sum total of the DSCs and DSEs of Discipline A is less than evaluation and assessment will be done in VII Sem
as well as in VIII Sem.
80 credits, then the credits earned in the dissertation written on a SEM - VIII
topic of Discipline A shall also be taken into consideration to
complete the requisite 80 credits DSE DSE DSE
Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Dissertation on Major
Credits - 6
For Example: A student pursues four years B.A. (Honours) in History. OR
OR
He/She shall get Major in History, on successful completion of VIII semester, if he/she DSC - 14 DSE DSE GE
Dissertation on Minor Total Sem
Discipline A or B Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credit - 4
earns Minimum 80 credits in History from : Credits - 6 Credits - 22
Credit - 4
14 DSCs + 8 DSEs = 88 Credits OR OR
14 DSCs + 7 DSEs = 84 Credits DSE GE GE Academic Project/Entrepreneurship
Credit - 4 Credit - 4 Credit - 4
Credits - 6
14 DSCs + 6 DSEs = 80 Credits
14 DSCs + 5 DSEs + Dissertation = 88 Credits
14 DSCs + 4 DSEs + Dissertation = 84 Credits
14 DSCs + 3 DSEs + Dissertation = 80 Credits
12 DSCs + 8 DSEs = 80 Credits
12 DSCs + 7 DSEs + Dissertation = 88 Credits
12 DSCs + 6 DSEs + Dissertation = 84 Credits Total Credits = 176
12 DSCs + 5 DSEs + Dissertation = 80 Credits

Bachelor of (field of Study /

He/She shall get a Minor in Economics, if he/she earns minimum 28 credits Multidisciplinary courses of Study) (Honours)
from Six DSCs and one DSE..