The IGNOU BA course offers both formal and non-formal admission schemes, allowing students to choose between a major and general BA degree. Admission started in January 2020, and candidates can select from various disciplines, completing the course in a minimum of three years while earning a total of 96 credits for a major or 48 for a general degree. The application process requires specific documents and can be submitted online, with a course fee of 6,000 rupees.

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Ignou BA Course from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) can be done in
both formal and non-formal scheme.
“The BA stands for Bachelor Of Arts.”
The non-formal scheme consists of all those students who have not clear 10+2 or
equivalent exams they are supposed to give Ignou’s (BPP) BACHELOR’S PREPARATORY
PROGRAMME, so they will be eligible for the Ignou Ba course.
The formal scheme consists of all those students who have passed the class 10+2 or
equivalent exam.
“IGNOU BA ADMISSION HAS BEEN STARTED IN JAN 2020
ENROLL FOR THE ADMISSION 2020 IGNOU BA COURSE ”
Ignou BA Course can be done in two ways For example
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2. There are two BA course:-
1. BA Major
2. BA General
Ignou BA Major Course is available for all the candidates in
English, Hindi, Economics, Mathematics, Public Administration, Sociology, Political
Science, Philosophy and Psychology.
The candidates can choose the above-mentioned programs with BA.
However, Students can also go for Ignou BA General Course
if the candidates are not interested in the above-mentioned discipline.
So the candidates have an independent choice in Ignou BA Course.
Students can select for all the number of credits (discipline) for admission or re-
registration in the Ignou BA Course.
For example:- Ba with English and Economics.
So the students are advised to be careful while filling the admission form. If the
candidates are not able to understand the admission process he/she can contact the
regional center or also can visit the regional center.
The IGNOU BA COURSE comes under the category of Ignou’s Bachelor Degree
Programmes (BDP).
The students can fill up the admission form from the online ignou’s official website.
Candidates can apply for the ignou ba course from January 2020.
Eligibility for admission in Ignou BA Course
The candidates can complete it’s Ignou Ba Course in the minimum 3 (three) years.
Candidates can take the course with 32 credits per year.
“IGNOU BA FOUNDATION COURSES”
You have to choose the combination mentioned below with the BA Courses
1. FEG 1 Or FHD 2
2. FEG 2 Or BHDF1
(with any of the Indian languages. For Example:- Hindi, Urdu, and English.)
3. BSHF 101 and FST 1
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3. All these FEG 1, FEG 2, BHDF1, FST1, BSHF 101, FHD 2
ARE PROGRAM CODE.
Such as
FST 1 is (Foundation course in science and technology)
BSHF 101 is (Foundation Course in Humanities and Social Sciences)
This 2 program is mandatory for the students they have to take this course in there 1 first
and 2 second years.
All these courses have some credits by the end of the ignou ba course candidates have
to complete it’s 32 points.
The table mentioned below will give you a brief about the programs that
have to be taken with the ignou ba course.
Course Code Title of the Course Credits
Compulsory Courses
BSHF 101 Foundation Course in
Humanities & Social Sciences
8
FST 1 Foundation Course in Science &
Technology
8
FEG 1 Foundation Course in English-1 Choose
any one
4
FHD 2 Foundation Course in Hindi-2 4
Optional Courses
(Choose any one)
FAS 1 Assamese 4
FBG 1 Bengali 4
FEG 2 English 4
FGT 1 Gujarati 4
BHDF 101 Hindi 4
FKD 1 Kannada 4
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4. FML 1 Malayalam 4
FMT 1 Marathi 4
FOR 1 Oriya 4
FPB 1 Punjabi 4
FTM 1 Tamil 4
FTG 1 Telugu 4
FUD 1 Urdu 4
BSKF 1 Sanskrit 4
BBHF 1 Bhojpuri 4
BMAF 1 Maithilee 4
Total Credits 24
If you still confuse you can contact or visit the regional center………………….
Ignou BA courses program
As mentioned above the candidates who are interested in Ignou BA Course have the
opportunity to freely choose any course with Ba course.
Students should understand that as Ignou is the open university, the student has a wide
variety, of course, to choose with Ba course.
The list of courses is very big and the prospective candidates have to select around 64*
credits from the given table below.
The student who wanted to choose Ignou BA course with maths are most welcomed
because ignou give this opportunity to every student to choose it’s favored subject but
we recommend you that you should be studied maths in class 10+2 because of some
topics of that level is present in this maths.
Students can select courses from a particular discipline with a minimum of 8 credits and
a maximum of 48 credits.
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5. Table of ignou ba foundation from word
Course
Code
Title of the Course Credits
IGNOU BA Hindi Subjects
BHDE
101
Hindi Gadya 8
EHD 2 Hindi Kavya 8
EHD 3 Ancient history of hindi 8
EHD 4 Ancient history of hindi 8
EHD 5 Advance India 8
BHDE
106
Hindi language: Ancient history of
hindi
8
BHDE
107
Hindi Sanrachna 8
BHDE
108
Functional Hindi 8
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6. IGNOU BA English Subjects
BEGE
101
From Language to Literature 8
BEGE
102
The Modern English 8
BEGE
103
Communication Skills in English 8
BEGE
104
English for Business
Communication
8
BEGE
105
Understanding Prose 8
EEG 6 Understanding poetry 8
BEGE
107
Understanding Drama 8
BEGE
108
Reading the Novel 8
IGNOU BA Urdu Subjects
BULE 1 Elements of Urdu Structure 8
BULE 2 History of Urdu Language 8
BULE 3 Urdu Poetry 8
BULE 4 Urdu Fiction 8
BULE 5 Urdu Non-Fiction Prose 8
BULE 6 History of Urdu Literature 8
IGNOU BA Political Science
Subjects
EPS 11 Political Ideas and Ideologies 8
BPSE
212
Government and Politics of India 8
EPS 3 Modern Indian Political Thought 8
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7. EPS 6 Government of East and South
East Asia
8
EPS 7 International Relations 8
EPS 8 Government and Politics of
Australia
8
EPS 9 Comparative Government and
Politics
8
EPS 15 South Asian:- Economy, Society
and Politics
8
IGNOU BA History Subjects
EHI 1 Modern India: 1857-1964 8
EHI 2 Earliest time of India 8
EHI 3 Period of 8th to 15th Century A.D.
in India
8
EHI 4 Period of 16th to Mid-
18th Century in India
8
EHI 5 Period of Mid 18 to19th Century
in India
8
EHI 6 History of China and Japan 8
EHI 7 Modern Europe: Mid 18 to 20
Century
8
IGNOU BA Economics Subjects
BECE
15
Basic Maths Methods in
Economics
8
BECE
16
Economic Development 8
BECE
107
Industrial Development in India 8
ECE 10 National Income Accounting 8
ECE 11 Fundamentals of Economics 8
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8. BECE 2 Indian Economic Development 8
ECE 13 Elementary Statistical Methods 8
BECE
214
Agricultural Development in India 8
IGNOU BA Public
Administration Subjects
EPA 1 Administrative Theory 8
BPAE
102
Indian Administration 8
EPA 3 Development Administration 8
EPA 4 Personnel Administration 8
EPA 5 Financial Administration 8
EPA 6 Public Policy 8
IGNOU BA Sociology Subjects
ESO 11 The Study of Society 8
ESO 12 Society in India 8
ESO 13 Sociological Thought 8
ESO 14 Society and Stratification 8
ESO 15 Society and Religion 8
ESO 16 Social Problems in India 8
IGNOU BA Philosophy Subjects
BPY 1 Indian ideology (Both have to be
chosen at once)
4
BPY 2 Logic: Classical and Symbolic (Both have to be
chosen at once)
4
BPY 3 Ancient ideology (Both have to be
chosen at once)
4
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9. BPY 4 Religions of the World (Both have to be
chosen at once)
4
BPY 5 Indian ideology: – 2 part (Both have to be
chosen at once)
4
BPY 6 Modern Western ideology (Both have to be
chosen at once)
4
BPY 7 Metaphysics (Both have to be
chosen at once)
4
BPY 8 Ethics (Both have to be
chosen at once)
4
BPY 9 Coexisting Western ideology (Both have to be
chosen at once)
4
BPY 10 Epistemology (Both have to be
chosen at once)
4
BPY 11 Philosophy of Human being (Both have to be
chosen at once)
4
BPY 12 Philosophy of Science &
Cosmology
(Both have to be
chosen at once)
4
BPYE 1 Religion of Philosophy (Both have to be
chosen at once)
4
BPYE 2 Tribal and Dalit ideology (Both have to be
chosen at once)
4
IGNOU BA Psychology (Study of
the Mind) Subjects
BPC 1 General Psychology/study of
mind
(Both have to be
chosen at once)
4
BPC 2 Developmental Psychology/study
of mind
(Both have to be
chosen at once)
4
BPC 3 Research Methods in
Psychology/study of mind
(Both have to be
chosen at once)
4
BPC 4 Statistics in Psychology/study of
mind
(Both have to be
chosen at once)
4
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10. BPC 5 Theories of Personality/character (To be taken together) 4
BPC 6 Social Psychology/study of mind (To be taken together) 4
BPCL
7*
Psychological Testing (To be taken together) 4
BPCL
8*
Experimental Psychology (To be taken together) 4
BPCE
11
School Psychology/study of mind 4
BPCE
13
Motivation and Emotion 4
BPCE
14
Psychopathology 4
BPCE
15
Industrial and Organizational
Psychology
4
BPCE
17
Introduction to Counseling
Psychology
4
BPCE
18
Neuropsychology 4
BPCE
19
Environmental Psychology 4
BPCE
21
Forensic Psychology 4
BPCE
21*
Practicals in Clinical
Psychology OR
Practicals in Industrial &
Orgnisational Psychology OR
Practicals in Counseling
Psychology
4
BPCE
23*
Internship in Psychology 4
IGNOU BA airthmatics Subjects
MTE 1 Calculus 4
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11. MTE 4 Elementary Algebra 2
MTE 5 Analytical Geometry (Both got to be chosen at
once)
2
MTE 2 Linear Algebra 4
MTE 6 Abstract Algebra (Both got to be chosen at
once)
4
MTE 7 Advanced Calculus 4
MTE 8 Differential Equations (Both got to be chosen at
once)
4
MTE 9 Real Analysis 4
MTE 10 Numerical Analysis (Both got to be chosen at
once)
4
MTE 11 Probability and Statistics 4
MTE 12 Linear Programming (Both got to be chosen at
once)
4
MTE 13 Discrete Mathematics 4
MTE 14 Mathematical Modeling (Both got to be chosen at
once)
4
Note:-
1. A psychology course will not be offered to ignou ba general students. And it
is compulsory for ignou ba major students.
2. BPCE 22 is a theory course of BPCE14/ BPCE15 / BPCE17 as mentioned above table.
3. The student from the ignou ba course(major), for them it is mandatory to choose 4
credits from BPCE 14/BPCE 15/BPCE 17 and 4 credits from BPCE 11/BPCE 13/BPCE
18/ BPCE 19/BPCE 21.
****Psychology course will be available in English only for a time been****
NOTE:-
Students who will complete or gain 96 credits in any of them will be awarded a BA
Major degree And the students who will complete or gain 48 credits will be awarded a
BA General degree.
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12. Students who so willing to go for BA (Major) course in Mathematics,
Has to be completed 40 credits with MTE 1, MTE 2, MTE 4 and MTE 9 (in all worth 28
credits). Moreover, the student should not go for this option by coming from BPP
(BACHELOR’S PREPARATORY PROGRAMME) exam.
Students and candidates whoever want mathematics course with Ignou BA Course
should be a mathematics student in class 10+2 otherwise it is really difficult for the
student to clear the exam.
If candidates choose
1. MTE 1 with MTE7 to MTE 10
2. MTE 7 with MTE 11
3. MTE 7 with MTE 8
4. MTE 8 with MTE 14
this pattern will help the students to study related courses easily.
IGNOU BA COURSE WITH APPLICATION COURSES
https://ignoustudent.com/ignou-ba-course/
Indra Gandhi National Open University, Ignou BA Course also comprises of application in
the courses. These courses are specially developed for the students so that students can
get the advantage of the course. Ignou BA course application stands for the application
of skills, For example, Feature Writing, etc.
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13. When the student is in 3 (third) year the student has to pick up the application courses
this almost worth around 16 credit.
While choosing one of the listed application course make sure that you will take the
benefit of the course in the future.
Candidates can select a minimum of 8 credits worth of ignou ba application course from
this group.
Candidates can also select a maximum of 16 credits from this ignou ba application
course mention in the table below.
List of Ignou BA Application courses
Course
Code
Title of the Course Credits
AFW(E) Feature Writing (English) 4
OR
BHDA
101
4
AWR(E) Writing for Radio (English) 4
OR
BRPA
101
Writing for Radio in Hindi 4
ATR 1 Translation (English) 8
ACC 1 Organizing Child Care Services 8
ANC 1 Nutrition for the Community 8
AHE 1** Human Environment (6 Credits Theory + 2 Credits Project) 8
AMK 1* Marketing 4
AED 1* Export Procedure and Documentation 4
AOM 1* Office Organization and Management 4
ASP 1* Secretarial Practice 4
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14. AMT 1** Teaching of Primary School Mathematics (6 Credit Theory +
2 Credit Project)
8
ACS 1 Consumer Studies 8
CTE 3 Teaching Strategies 4
CTE 4 Teaching English-Elementary 4
OR
CTE 5 Teaching English-Secondary School (With CTE 3 take anyone
either CTE 4 or CTE 5)
4
AST 1*** Statistical Techniques 4
AOR 1 Operational Research 4
+AEC 1* Environmental Chemistry (6 Credit Theory + 2 Credit
Project)
8
APM 1* Integrated Pest Management 8
BCOA 1 Business Communication and Entrepreneurship (In English
Only)
4
Some listed ignou ba application course has a combination of project and theory,
where theory consists of 6 credit and project consist of credit of 2.
The project has to be submitted to the regional center in case of
Delhi the project submitted at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi 110068,
IGNOU.
Students can take any course mentioned in the above table with the combination
of the course of at least 4 credit courses to make up 8 credits in total.
The students are free to choose any ignou ba application course they want. The purpose
of this course is to develop the student at their full potential. The student learns and gets
practical knowledge as well.
Documents required for Ignou BA Course Admission Process
Candidates who are willing to take the IGNOU BA COURSE fill the form with these
documents
Aadhar card
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Phone number
E-mail Id
Photograph
The academic certificates ( class 10, class 12 and bachelors degree, etc)
Work Experience Certificate
Soft copy of Signature (in the online mode of form submission)
Just in case if the form applied by offline mode the hard copy is needed (obviously
photocopy of original documents) otherwise in online mode you have to apply with a
scanned copy of the original documents (soft copy).
You should apply this form with entrance fees Rupees 1000*
by debit card, in case online transaction charges will apply* or in offline only need 1000*
rupees this time.
Documents specification is
Candidates who are applying
through online mode of form
submission
are requested to upload the
scanned copy of documents
such as Photograph, Signature and
other documents, etc.
Note:-
Documents should not be blurred
otherwise the application form will
be rejected. Make sure the scanned copy is not blurred.
Scanned Documents Size Format
Photograph 10 kb – 200 kb. JPG/JPEG
Signature 4 kb – 30 kb. JPG/JPEG (make a table of it)
************Late Fees should be applied**********
“Students have to fill the Ignou Ba Course forms and submitted to the
regional center but nowadays the ignou university has changed the offline
mode to online mode known student have to fill and submit the form
online”
Note:-
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16. In some regional centers, Ignou still accepts the offline mode of the submission form.
You can contact the helpline numbers…(page link of helpline number)
site map
Minimum Duration: 3 Years
Maximum Duration: 6 Years
Course Fee: Rs. 6,000
Minimum Age: No bar
Maximum Age: No bar
Note:-
All details mentioned above are taken from the official source.
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