WHAT IS BAG & CBCS in Ignou
CBCS Based Bachelor’s Degree Programmes
CBCS Based Bachelor’s Degree Programmes: The University has launched three Bachelor’s Degree Programmes- Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce and
Bachelor of Science- under the Choice Based Credit System.
WHAT IS BAG & CBCS in Ignou
These are broad-based programmes with a mix of
disciplinary, interdisciplinary and skill-based courses. Each programme has 24 courses totalling 132 credits.
The University offers a Bachelor of Arts Degree with the following Disciplines:
1) Anthropology
2) Economics
3) History
4) Political science
5) Psychology
6) Public administration
7) Sociology
8) Mathematics
9) Hindi
10) Urdu
11) English, and
12) Sanskrit
Objectives: The Bachelors of Arts programme is a broad-based programme with a mix of disciplinary, interdisciplinary and skill-based courses. It has the following objectives:
1. Introduce the learners to the main themes and topics of disciplines in humanities, social sciences and
sciences,
2. Provide the learners with the information and skills necessary to understand and analyse their world,
3. Enable the learners to work towards ability and skill enhancement through exposure to appropriate courses.
4. Impart reading and writing skills through assignments and exercises of such kind at an undergraduate level.
5. Expose the learner to the importance of interdisciplinary
WHAT IS BAG & CBCS in Ignou
Eligibility: 10+2 or it’s equivalent or BPP from IGNOU
The medium of Instruction: English & Hindi
Duration: Minimum 3 years and Maximum 6 years; offered in both January and July cycle of admission.
Fee Structure: For B.A. Rs. 8,100/- for the full programme to be paid year wise @ Rs. 2,700/- per year. The fee
to be paid in 1st year, including Registration Fee of Rs.200/-is Rs.2,900/-
Learners opting B.A. Psychology courses with Practicum component are required to pay an extra
the fee of Rs.600/-
The University follows the credit system for offering all its programmes. One credit is equal to 30 hours of
learners study time. To earn a Bachelor’s Degree, a learner has to complete 132 credits in a minimum of six semesters
(three years) with 22 credits per semester. The 132 credits of the programme have to be earned by completing
the following categories of courses:
a) Core Courses(CC)
b) Discipline-Specific Electives (DSE)
c) Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC)
d) Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC)
e) Generic Electives (GE)
SEMESTER-WISE COURSE OPTIONS FOR BAG
The 132 credits of this Bachelor’s Degree programme are spread over six semesters of 22 credits each. In each
semester, the learners have to choose 4 courses in all from different categories of courses. While the courses
under CC, DSE and GE categories are of 6 credits each, the courses under AECC and SEC are of 4 credits each.
While the detailed nomenclature and number of credits for different courses have been presented earlier, the
following Table presents the CODES of