Kerala University Thiruvananthapuram BA: Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Kerala University BA admission 2023 is ongoing. Kerala University UG Special Supplementary Allotment has been released on August 16, 2023. Candidates who have applied for admission can check the allotment result through the official website – keralauniversity.ac.in. The last date of admission for the special supplementary allotment is August 18, 2023. Check Kerala University Admission 2023

The B.A. program is offered in subjects namely, Sanskrit (Vyakaran, Sahitya, Jyothisha), Mass Communication, Malayalam, English and Media Studies, Arabic, Hindi, Music, Sociology, History, Philosophy, etc.

Kerala University BA Admission Dates 2023

Kerala University BA Eligibility Criteria

The admission is offered to the candidates based on fulfilling the eligibility criteria as mentioned below:

Candidates need to get passing marks in class 12 or Higher Secondary Examination or any other examination considered as equivalent and recognized by the University from a recognized board or statutory body. 

Along with it, candidates must have studied the particular subject in which they are seeking admission at the Higher Secondary Examination. 

Kerala University BA Seat Allotment Process

Kerala University issues the trial allotment which is published on the official website. Mere having a name in the trial allotment does not guarantee admission into the course.

Candidates can revise the options given during filling the application form after the trial allotment. After submission of the options, the University issues the first allotment list. Candidates need to remit the fees as per their category. 

Further, a second-round allotment process is also conducted which is followed by remitting of the fees. Candidates who have successfully remitted the fees can download the Allotment memo from the official website by logging in with their respective ID and password. After the allotment process has been over, candidates need to report to the particular college for the document verification process. Failure to do so may result in cancellation of admission into the course. 

Kerala University BA Admission Guidelines

The selection criteria are based on the marks scored by the candidates at a higher secondary level or class 12 along with adding the marks of the particular subject for which the candidate is opting for specialization. 

Kerala University BA Application Process

• Visit the official website of Kerala University and visit the admission portal.
• Under the registration tab for U.G. courses, click on the registration option and fill up the application form.
• The application form needs to be filled with accurate information regarding the candidate’s name, parent’s name marks scored in the qualifying examination and all other relevant information asked in the application form.
• Candidates will receive a unique login id and password on their registered number and email address. 
• Log in with the credentials and upload the necessary documents along with the signature and photograph as described per the format.
• Cross verify the filled information and click on the submit button to complete the registration process.

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Kerala University BA Course Details

The course curriculum is divided into 3 years. The course is divided into each of the six semesters. Candidates need to meet the specific credits requirements to complete the course curriculum. 

The specializations are as mentioned below:

• BA Arabic Language & Literature
• BA Communicative Arabic
• BA Economics
• BA English and Communicative English
• BA English Language & Literature
• BA Hindi Language & Literature
• BA History
• BA Islamic History
• BA Journalism and Mass Communication and Video Production
• BA Malayalam and Mass Communication
• BA Malayalam: Language, Culture & Literature
• BA Music
• BA Philosophy
• BA Political Science
• BA Psychology
• BA Sanskrit (Special Jyothisha)
• BA Sanskrit (Special Nyaya)
• BA Sanskrit (Special Sahithya)
• BA Sanskrit (Special Vedanta)
• BA Sanskrit (Special Vyakarana)
• BA Sanskrit General
• BA Sanskrit Special
• BA Sociology
• BA Tamil

The syllabus for some of the above-mentioned specializations is given in the table below- 

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Kerala University BA Fees

The semester fees for the B.A. program is mentioned in the table below:

For General Category:

The course fees for the B.A. programs are only Rs. 7700 for General category and Rs. 8680 for the Reserved category. The miscellaneous charges are paid at admission time once only.

Kerala University BA Reservation Criteria

The categorization of seats is done mainly as merit seats, Community quota seats, Management Quota Seats, and Reservation seats. The merit seats are filled by preparing the merit-based list of candidates for admission into the course. In this, admission is done irrespective of the category of the candidate. 

The Community quota seats are also filled based on merit preparation, however, it is opened only for students who belong to the Community of Management who runs the colleges. The reservation seats are open for candidates belonging to reserved categories such as SC/ST/SEBC/EWS in General Category, Tamil Linguistic Minority, Sportsperson, Transgender candidates, etc. Candidates can avail of anyone reservation category at a time.

The reservation offered by the university in the course is as mentioned in the table below:

There is also a norm of providing special weightage to the candidates under certain sections. A weightage of 15 marks is given to NCC/NSS/SPC certificate holders. Candidates having defense personnel background or from Ex-serviceman quota are also provided with 15 marks in the merit list.

Kerala University BA Placements

Kerala University has a well-dedicated placement cell working to provide career opportunities to the students. Even with the ongoing program, candidates are provided with part-time jobs to gain work experience and knowledge. The average package offered by the University in B.A. program is that of INR. 3-4 LPA. The package depends upon the specialization also. The selection of candidates for placements is done through the interview process. Top recruiters for the University include Infosys, UST, HDFC, etc.

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