Admission in Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Allahabad University
Minimum duration: 3 years
Maximum duration: 8 years
A candidate has to study three subject in B.A. All subjects are elective.
Allotment of subject depends upon the stream of the candidate and his merit
in the entrance examination.
In B.A. subjects are grouped into 2 separate streams, stream A (Humanities)
and stream B (Social Sciences). Subjects are arranged in 'serials' within
eacn 'stream'. There are 7 serials in stream A and 9 serials in stream B.
A student cannot study more than 1 subject from one serial. A candidate is
required to study 3 subjects drawn from 3 separate serials from the same stream.
Stream A (Humanities)
1. Painting, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music (Sitar), Instrumental Music (tabla),
Still Photography
2. Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit
3. Hindi, Urdu
4. English Literature, English Language
5. Philosophy
6. Ancient History (cannot be taken with Medieval OR Modern History)
7. Medieval History, Modern History, Education, Economics, Political Science
Stream B (Social Sciences)
1. Medieval History, Modern History (both of these cannot be taken with Ancient
history)
2. Education
3. Economics
4. Political Science
5. Geography
6. Psychology (cannot be taken with Sanskrit)
7. Defence Studies (cannot be taken with Sanskrit OR Statistics)
8. Sanskrit, Urdu, Hindi, English Literature, English Language, Philosophy,
Ancient History, Statistics (can only be taken with Mathematics)
9. Mathematics
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