B.A. (Hons.) in Economics 

at Hindu College, North Campus

At the undergraduate level, Hindu College offers BA (Hons) courses to students in various specialisations. One of the specialisations in which BA is offered is Political Science. The eligibility criteria to apply for the same is clearing CUET wih good scores. CUET is a highly competitive exam which is conducted for admissions to mostly colleges under the Delhi University. So prepare well in advance for a successful admission.

Hindu College has a placement cell known as “DISHA”. The cell has played a key role in bridging the information gap between students and industry professionals, giving them the power to choose wisely regarding their careers, and enhancing their employability. The cell acts as a crucial point of contact between the business and the students, helping recruiters choose the best candidates for jobs, internships, and fellowships.

Hindu College does not release official course-wise placement reports. As per the data released by NIRF, the below table mentions the median salary offered to three-year UG course students and students' placed by Hindu College over the past three years.

Read more: Hindu College Placements

Candidates who have passed their class 12 in any stream from a recognised board are eligible to get admission in Hindu College BA (Hons) Political Science. The Hindu College shortlists candidates on the basis of CUET-UG scores. Interested candidates need to perform extremely well in the entrance exam to secure admission at Hindu College. 

In 2023, the cut off for Hindu College BA (Hons) Political Science was 99 percentile. 

To perform well in the CUET test, candidates must thoroughly go through the CUET syllabus. Aspirants need to strategise their plans on a monthly, weekly and daily basis. Candidates can prepare better by knowing which topics to cover in-depth and which require superficial knowledge. The candidate can do so as per the below-mentioned pointers:

• Make a list of topics, subject wise
• Segregate the subjects and topics into easy and difficult as per personal experience.
• Note down topics that will carry maximum weightage (as per previous year’s question papers).

Available across 4 subject combinations, BA Prog. at Hindu College has a total of 62 seats. A combination-wise seat intake is as follows:

• BA Program (English + Economics): 16
• BA Program (Hindi + Philosophy): 15
• BA Program (History + Political Science): 16
• BA Program (Sanskrit + Political Science): 15

Read more on Hindu College BA courses here. 

The following table mentions a comparison between both these top colleges of DU for their undergraduate courses in the field of Arts and Humanities:

Based on the details mentioned in the above table, it can be concluded that both these colleges are equally good and candidates can go for any of the two options where they qualify for admission. However, there is a minute difference in between the course fee and salary that the BA/ BA (Hons) passouts get after completing this course. But the gap is too small to be considered in rating a college better than the other. Miranda7 Hindu College with other colleges here. 

The total fee for BA (Hons) at Hindu College ranges between INR 52,680 and 52,770. This fee, however, is sourced from unofficial sources on the internet. Hence, is indicative. For the exact fee, students are advised to visit the official website or the admission office of Hindu College and confirm the same. The final fee for the BA (Hons) course will also be inclusive of other fee components such as the application, hostel, development charges and exam fee. More details on these components can be fetched from the Hindu College admission office. However, the below table mentions the application fee that students are required to submit while filling out the CUET UG exam form.

The admission process for Hindu College BA (Hons and Programme) is a multi-step process. The same has been enlisted below:

1. Register for CUET UG with DU as the desired university & BA in choses specialisation as the desired course
2. Download the admit card and appear for the exam
3. Register for CSAS on the official website of DU
4. In the CSAS portal, submit the college and course preferences with Hindu College and BA (desired course) at the top of the list
5. On allotment of a seat, accept the allocated seat and pay the fee for seat confirmation.

Admission to all the courses offered by Hindu College is entrance-based including BA. While Hindu College accepts CUET UG exam for admission to its undergraduate courses, such as BA, BSc and BCom, admission to all the PG programmes will be subject to the CUET- PG exam  The institute along with DU started accepting CUET UG starting 2022 and the CUET PG from 2023 session onward. Before this, admission to UG was based on merit in Class 12 and PG admission was mostly subject to DUET exam previously conducted by DU. Hence, those who are seeking direct admission to Hindu College for BA can reach out to the admission office for any information in this regard.