Bachelor’s Degree Programmes (BDP)-B.A./BSW/B.Com/B.Sc.

Bachelor’s Degree Programmes (BDP)-B.A./BSW/B.Com/B.Sc.

The University offers Bachelor’s Degree Programme leading to Bachelor’s Degree in the following fields:

1. B.A. Bachelor of Arts

2. B.Com. Bachelor of Commerce

3. B.Sc. Bachelor Degree in Science

4. B.S.W. Bachelor of Social Work

(A) Admission to (1) BTS (1) B.A. (3) B.Com, (4) B.Sc. and (5) BSW Programmes is through two streams.

(i) Non-formal : The non-formal stream is for those student who have not passed 10+2 or its equivalent examination. They have to pass Bachelor’s Preparatory Programme of IGNOU to qualify for admission to B.A., BTS, B.Com. & BSW.

(ii) Formal : Formal stream of admission is 10+2 or its equivalent examination. Eligibility: For B.Sc. is 10+2 with science subjects.

Medium of instruction can be either English or Hindi. A learner can complete the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in a minimum period of three years and a maximum period of six years.

The university follows the credit system. One credit is equal to 30 hours of learners study time. To earn Bachelor’s Degree in any of the disciplines mentioned above a learner has to earn 96 credits in three years period. i.e. 32 credits per year. For earning 96 credits, a student has to opt for from three categories

of courses (i) Foundation Course (2) Elective Courses and (3) Application-Oriented Courses as given hereunder.

In addition to these courses, all BDP students have to study an awareness course on environment entitled - ‘An Introduction to the Environment’ (NEV-001). The course aims to improve the understanding and enrich knowledge about the prevalent environmental concerns and issues; and management of various environmental problems. There will be no examination for this course. As the credit systems explained above are new to students from conventional system of education, there is no need to get confused. At every stage, you will get clear and specific guidance to make choices from various courses across the disciplines available in the above three categories. However, to make you known about wide array of courses made available to choose from, category wise full details are enumerated below.

FOUNDATION COURSES – Common to all B.A./B.Com./B.Sc./BSW

[Compulsory 24 Credits (1st year 16 credits, 2nd year 8 credits)] The following are the Foundation Courses which are compulsory:

BSHF-101 Foundation Course in Humanities

& Social Sciences 8

FST-1 Foundation Course in Science &

Technology 8

FEG-1 Foundation Course in English-1 4

OR

FHD-2 Foundation Course in Hindi-2 4

Optional Courses: (Choose any one)

 Modern Indian Languages

 A Foundation Course in any of the following Modern Indian Languages is to be opted:

FAS	1 Assamese 4
FBG	1 Bengali 4
FEG	2 English 4
FGT	1 Gujarati 4
BHDF	101 Hindi 4
FKD	1 Kannada 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	001 Maithilee 4

ELECTIVE COURSES - B.A./B.Com./B.Sc./BSW

Following are the Elective Courses:

HINDI

EHD-1 Hindi Gadya 8

EHD-2 Hindi Kavya 8

EHD-3 Hindi Sahitya ka Itihas

evam Sahitya Parichaya 8

EHD-4 Madhya Kaleen Bhartiya

Sahitya: Samaj aur Sanskriti 8

EHD-5 Adhunik Bhartiya Sahitya: 8

Rashtriya Chetna aur Navjagran

EHD-6 Hindi Bhasha : Itihas aur Vartman 8

BHDE-107 Hindi Samrachna 8

EHD-8 Prayojanmoolak Hindi 8

ENGLISH

BEGE-101 From Language to Literature 8

BEGE-102 The Structure of 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

(ELECTIVE) URDU

BULE-001 Elements of Urdu Structure 8

BULE-002 History of Urdu Language 8

BULE-003 Urdu Poetry 8

BULE-004 Urdu Fiction 8

BULE-005 Urdu Non-fiction Prose 8

BULE-006 History of Urdu Literature 8

BULE-007 Socio-Cultural Forms in Urdu 8

BULE-008 Women in Urdu Literature 4

BULE-009 Diasporic Urdu Literature 4

POLITICAL SCIENCE

EPS-11 Political Ideas and Ideologies 8

EPS-12 Government and Politics in India 8

EPS-03 Modern Indian Politics Thought 8

EPS-15 South Asia: Economy, Society

and Politics 8

EPS-06 Government and Politics in

East and South East Asia 8

EPS-07 International Relations 8

EPS-08 Government and Politics in Australia 8

EPS-09 Comparative Government

and Politics 8

HISTORY

EHI-01 Modern India: 1857-1964 8

EHI-02 India: Earliest Times to the

8th Century A.D. 8

EHI-03 India: From 8th Century to

15th Century A.D. 8

EHI-04 India: From 16th to

Mid-18th Century 8

EHI-05 India: From Mid-18th to

Mid-19th Century 8

EHI-06 History of China and Japan :

1840-1949 8

EHI-07 Modern Europe: Mid Eighteenth

to Mid Twentieth Century 8

ECONOMICS

BECE-015 Elementary Mathematical

Methods in Economics 8

BECE-016 Economic Development:

Comparative Analysis &

Contemporary Issues 8