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IGNOU Bachelor Programs 2024

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is renowned for its diverse range of bachelor’s degree programs, providing accessible and flexible educational opportunities to learners across the globe. These bachelor programs cater to a wide array of academic interests, career aspirations, and industry demands, empowering students to pursue higher education and realize their full potential. In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into the various bachelor programs offered by IGNOU, their significance, eligibility criteria, program structure, benefits, and career prospects.

Eligibility Criteria for Bachelor Programs

The eligibility criteria for bachelor programs offered by IGNOU vary depending on the specific program and discipline. However, some common eligibility requirements include:

Candidates must have completed 10+2 or its equivalent from a recognized board or institution.

For certain programs, candidates may be required to meet additional subject-specific eligibility criteria or pass entrance tests conducted by IGNOU.

It is essential for prospective students to carefully review the eligibility criteria specified for each program and ensure that they meet the requirements before applying for admission to an IGNOU bachelor program.

Program Structure and Duration

Bachelor programs at IGNOU typically have a duration ranging from three to six years, depending on the specific program and the mode of study chosen by the student. The programs are structured to provide a comprehensive understanding of the chosen field of study, along with opportunities for specialization and practical skill development. The curriculum comprises a combination of core courses, elective courses, project work, internships (where applicable), and practical sessions, designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies required for their chosen career paths.

IGNOU Bachelor Programs 2024

SNo.	Course Name	Code	Eligibility Criteria	Fee Structure	Minimum Duration	Admission  Validity	Medium	Career Opportunities	Latest Course Prospectus with Syllabus
1.	Bachelor of Science (BSc.) General	BSCG	10+2 with science subjects or its equivalent	Rs. 5,300per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Technology and Research in Geography, Mathematics, Geology, Zoology, Botany, Physics	Download Course Prospectus
2.	Bachelor of Arts (BA) General	BAG	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs. 3,300/- per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Career in a vast range of subjects like anthropology, Philosophy, Public Administration, English, Urdu, Sociology etc.	Download Course Prospectus
3.	Bachelor of Education (BEd)	BED	a) At Least 50% in Bachelors or Masters Degree OR b) (i) Trained in-service teachers in elementary education. (ii) Candidates who have completed a NCTE recognized teacher education programme through face-to-face mode. Admission shall be done on the basis of the score obtained in the entrance test conducted by IGNOU all over India.	Rs. 55,000 for full course	2 Years	5 Years	English & Hindi	Teaching and Academic Research	Download Course Prospectus
4.	Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)	BCA	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs. 8000 per semester	3 Years	6 Years	English	Software development, IT consulting, web design, database administration, and system analysis	Coming Soon
5.	Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)	BBA	10+2 Passed or its equivalent	Rs. 10,000 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Leadership roles in corporate organizations, startups, consulting firms, and government agencies	NA
6.	Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) General	BCOMG	10+2 or BPP from IGNOU	Rs. 2700 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Accounting, banking, finance, management, entrepreneurship	Download Course Prospectus
7.	Bachelor of Tourism Studies	BATS/ BTS	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs. 5000 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Hospitality , Tourism studies, Hotel management, Travel agency management, tour operator	Download Course Prospectus
8.	Bachelor of Library and Information Science	BLIS	Bachelors degree with 50% marks for General and 45% and for the SC/ST/OBC/PH category respectively. OR Bachelors degree with Diploma (one year) in Library Science OR Bachelors degree with 2 years of working experience in Library and Information Centre	Rs. 8,700 for full course	1 Year	2 Years	English (Students can write assignment and TEE in Hindi language also.)	Librarian, Information Scientist, Archivist, Information Management	Download Course Prospectus
9.	Post Basic BSc. In Nursing	B.Sc.N. (PB)	Registered Nurses and Midwives (RNRM) having 10+2 with 3 years + Diploma in General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM) with minimum of 2 years Experience OR  Registered Nurses having 10th class with 3 year Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) with minimum of 5 years experience + Entrance Test	Rs. 20,000 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English	Nursing, Hospital Management and administration, Midwifery	Download Course Prospectus
10.	Bachelor of Social Work	BSW	10+2 or BPP from IGNOU	Rs. 4000 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Health care, community development,  counselling,  correction, social defense, women, children, disability industries	Download Course Prospectus
11.	Bachelor of Arts (Honours) History	BAHIH	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 5000 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Social science research, archivist, cultural heritage management, civil services	Download Course Prospectus
12.	Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Psychology	BAPCH	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 5500 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Clinical Psychologist, Forensic Psychologist, Sports Psychologist, Researcher, Counsellor	Download Course Prospectus
13.	Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Political Science	BAPSH	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 5000 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Civil Services,  law, Journalism, Politics	Download Course Prospectus
14.	Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Sociology	BASOH	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 5000 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Social research, public policy, and non-profit organization management, civil services	Download Course Prospectus
15.	Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Anthropology)	BSCANH	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 6300 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Research, government services, NGO management, cultural heritage management, corporate sector, healthcare, media	Download Course Prospectus
16.	Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Biochemistry)	BSCBCH	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 14,500 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Hospital management, pharmaceutical companies, research , biotechnology	Download Course Prospectus
17.	Bachelor of Commerce with Major in Accountancy and Finance B.Com (A&F)	BCOMAF	Exclusively for CA students	Rs 7200 for full course	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Chartered Accountancy, Consultancy, Accounting and Finance Dept, Auditing	Download Course Prospectus
18.	BCom with Major in Corporate Affairs and Administration	BCOMCAA	Exclusively for Company Secretary	Rs 6000 for full course	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Company Secretaryship	Download Course Prospectus
19.	BCom with Major in Financial and Cost Accounting	BCOMFCA	Registration in ICWAI Foundation Course	Rs 6000 for full course	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Finance Dept, Government services, Accounting Dept	Coming Soon
20.	Bachelor of Business Administration in Retailing	BBARIL	Direct Entry 10+2 /equivalent. University provides reservation of seats as per Government of India Rules OR Sponsored Admission	Rs 10,500  per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Retail Organizations, Government services in retail	Download Course Prospectus
21.	Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Economics	BAECH	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 5000 for full course	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Forecasting Firms, Stock Market, Manufacturing firms, agricultural companies, financial advisory firms, statistician, economist, banking	Download Course Prospectus
22.	Bachelor of Arts (Facility and Services Management)	BAFSM	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 10,500 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Property management (real estate and residence) to service apartments, malls, monuments, health facilities, sports facilities, airport and other area of supporting services.	Coming Soon
23.	B.A. in Gender Studies	BAGS	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 4000 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English	Gender Specialist, Research Associate, Counselor, Social Worker, Journalist	Download Course Prospectus
24.	Bachelor of Arts (General) in Urdu	BAG Urdu	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 4000 per year	3 Years	6 Years	Urdu	Urdu Translator, Urdu poet, Writer, Journalist	Download Course Prospectus
25.	Bachelor of Arts (General) in Hindi	BAG Hindi	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 4000 per year	3 Years	6 Years	Hindi	Translator, Urdu poet, Writer, Journalist	Coming Soon
26.	Bachelor of Arts (General) in Sanskrit	BAG Sanskrit	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 4000 per year	3 Years	6 Years	Hindi	Translator, Urdu poet, Writer, Journalist	Download Course Prospectus
27.	Bachelors Honours Degree Programme (English)	BAEGH	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 5000 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English	Journalist, poet, writer	Download Course Prospectus
28.	Bachelor’s Honours Degree Programme (Hindi)	BAHDH	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 5000 per year	3 Years	6 Years	Hindi	Journalist, poet, writer, Translator	Download Course Prospectus
29.	Bachelor’s Honours Degree Programme (Urdu)	BAUDH	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 5000 per year	3 Years	6 Years	Urdu	Journalist, poet, writer, Translator	Download Course Prospectus
30.	Bachelor of Arts in Applied Sanskrit	BAASK	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 4800 per year	3 Years	6 Years	Hindi	Journalist, poet, writer, Translator	Download Course Prospectus
31.	Bachelor of Arts in Applied Hindi	BAAHD	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 4800 per year	3 Years	6 Years	Hindi	Journalist, poet, writer, Translator	Download Course Prospectus
32.	Bachelor of Business Administration (Services Management)	BBASM	(i) Have passed10+2 or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution (ii) Have attained at least 18 years of age and (ii) Be working in services industry as a full time intern / Apprentice / Employee.	Rs 20,000 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English	On job training for service industry	Download Course Prospectus
33.	Bachelor of Performing Arts Hindustani Music (Honours)	BAPFHMH	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 9200 per year	3 Years	6 Years	Hindi	Music and Performing Arts	Download Course Prospectus
34.	Bachelor of Arts (General) Philosophy	BAG Philosophy	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 2900 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Civil Services, Research, Administrator, Social Worker	Download Course Prospectus
35.	Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Public Administration	BAPAH	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 5000 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Social worker, administrative officer, corporate operations manager , management analyst	Coming Soon
36.	Bachelor’s Honours Degree Programme (Sanskrit)	BASKH	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 5000 per year	3 Years	6 Years	Hindi	Journalist, poet, writer, Translator	Download Course Prospectus
37.	Bachelor of Arts (Vocational Studies) Tourism Management	BAVTM	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 5000 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Hospitality , Tourism studies, Hotel management, Travel agency management, tour operator	Download Course Prospectus
38.	Bachelor of Arts (Vocational Studies) Micro Small and Medium Enterprises	BAVMSME	10+2 or its equivalent.	Rs 5100 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Small and medium Entrepreneurship, business development manager	Download Course Prospectus

IGNOU Four Year Undergraduate Programs 2024

The University has launched the following Four – Year Undergraduate Programmes (FYUP) in 2024 for the below courses:

1. Bachelor of Arts (BAM) (3 Years)
2. Bachelor of Science (BSCM)
3. Bachelor of Arts (Economics) (BAFEC)
4. Bachelor of Arts (English) (BAFEG)
5. Bachelor of Arts (Hindi) (BAFHD)
6. Bachelor of Arts (History) (BAFHI)
7. Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy) (BAFPY)
8. Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) (BAFPS)
9. Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) (BAFPC)
10. Bachelor of Arts (Public Administration) (BAFPA)
11. Bachelor of Arts (Sanskrit) (BAFSK)
12. Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) (BAFSO)
13. Bachelor of Arts (Urdu) (BAFUD)
14. Bachelor of Arts (Journalism and Digital Media) (BAFJDM)
15. Bachelor of Arts (Facility and Services Management) (BAFSM)
16. Bachelor of Commerce (BCOMF)
17. Bachelor of Science (Anthropology) (BSCFAN)
18. Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry) (BSCFBC)
19. Bachelor of Social Work (BFSW)

SNo.	Course Name	Code	Eligibility Criteria	Fee Structure (Per Year)	Minimum Duration	Admission  Validity	Medium	Career Opportunities	Details
1.	Bachelor of Arts (FYUP)	BAM	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs. 4500 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Career in a vast range of subjects like anthropology, Philosophy, Public Administration, English, Urdu, Sociology etc.	Click Here
2.	Bachelor of Science (FYUP)	BSCM	10+2 with science subjects or its equivalent	Rs. 6000/- per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Technology and Research in Geography, Mathematics, Geology, Zoology, Botany, Physics	Click Here
3.	Bachelor of Arts (Economics) (FYUP)	BAFEC	10+2 or equivalent	Rs. 5000/- per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Forecasting Firms, Stock Market, Manufacturing firms, agricultural companies, financial advisory firms, statistician, economist, banking	Click Here
4.	Bachelor of Arts (English) (FYUP)	BAFEG	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs. 5000/- per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Journalist, poet, writer, Translator	Click Here
5.	Bachelor of Arts (Hindi) (FYUP)	BAFHD	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs. 5000/- per year	3 Years	6 Years	Hindi	Journalist, poet, writer, Translator	Click Here
6.	Bachelor of Arts (History) (FYUP)	BAFHI	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs. 5000/- per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Social science research, archivist, cultural heritage management, civil services	Click Here
7.	Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy) (FYUP)	BAFPY	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs. 5000/- per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Civil Services, Research, Administrator, Social Worker	Click Here
8.	Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) (FYUP)	BAFPS	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs. 5000/- per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Civil Services,  law, Journalism, Politics	Click Here
9.	Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) (FYUP)	BAFPC	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs. 5500/- per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Clinical Psychologist, Forensic Psychologist, Sports Psychologist, Researcher, Counsellor	Click Here
10.	Bachelor of Arts (Public Administration) (FYUP)	BAFPA	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs. 5000/- per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Social worker, administrative officer, corporate operations manager , management analyst	Click Here
11.	Bachelor of Arts (Sanskrit) (FYUP)	BAFSK	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs. 4900/- per year	3 Years	6 Years	Hindi	Journalist, poet, writer, Translator	Click Here
12.	Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) (FYUP)	BAFSO	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs. 5000/- per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Social research, public policy, and non-profit organization management, civil services	Click Here
13.	Bachelor of Arts (Urdu) (FYUP)	BAFUD	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs. 5000/- per year	3 Years	6 Years	Urdu	Journalist, poet, writer, Translator	Click Here
14.	Bachelor of Arts (Journalism and Digital Media) (FYUP)	BAFJDM	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs. 10,600/- per year	3 Years	6 Years	English	Journalist, writer, Media influencer, animation, graphic designing, development communications specialist	Click Here
15.	Bachelor of Arts (Facility and Services Management) (FYUP)	BAFSM	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs. 10,500/- per year	3 Years	6 Years	English	Property management (real estate and residence) to service apartments, malls, monuments, health facilities, sports facilities, airport and other area of supporting services.	Click Here
16.	Bachelor of Commerce (FYUP)	BCOMF	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs. 4500/- per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Accounting, banking, finance, management, entrepreneurship	Click Here
17.	Bachelor of Science (Anthropology) (FYUP)	BSCFAN	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs. 6300/- per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Research, government services, NGO management, cultural heritage management, corporate sector, healthcare, media	Click Here
18.	Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry) (FYUP)	BSCFBC	10+2 or its equivalent with science subjects	Rs. 14500/- per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Hospital management, pharmaceutical companies, research , biotechnology	Click Here
19.	Bachelor of Social Work (FYUP)	BFSW	10+2 or its equivalent	Rs 6300 per year	3 Years	6 Years	English & Hindi	Health care, community development,  counselling,  correction, social defense, women, children, disability industries	Click Here

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