B. A. (Hons) English at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya

Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, offers B. A. (Hons) English as a 3-year undergraduate degree. There are 75 seats in each batch. Fees for the full course come to ₹16,150 (roughly ₹5,000 a year).

Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya is a other institute, founded in 1983. This page brings together what is on record for this course at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya — fees, seats, eligibility, the admission route and placements — so you can judge it before you apply.

The fee figures on record for this course are below. Fees are for the whole course unless marked otherwise.

Colleges revise fees most years, and hostel, transport and exam charges are often billed separately. Confirm the current figure with Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya before you pay anything.

To get into B. A. (Hons) English, you usually need Class 12 from a recognised board. The minimum marks on record at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya are: X: 0.0, XII: 50.0, Graduation: 0.0.

Admission to this kind of course is usually on merit in the qualifying exam. Reserved-category candidates generally get a relaxation in the minimum marks. Check Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya's prospectus for the exact cut-off this year.

In most years, admission follows these steps:

1. Check that you meet the eligibility above.
2. Keep your qualifying-exam marksheet ready; seats are filled on merit.
3. Apply to Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya on its website (www.ggu.ac.in) or through the enquiry form on this page, and take part in counselling if a state or central body runs it.
4. Once you are offered a seat, verify your documents (marksheets, ID, category certificate if any) and pay the admission fee to confirm it.

For B. A. (Hons) English specifically, the average salary on record is ₹3.05 lakh a year.

Placement numbers vary a lot by year and by branch. Ask the placement cell for the branch-wise report of the last two batches.

Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya runs 5 BA specialisations in all. If this one is not quite right, compare it with:

• BA (Hons) in Political Science
• BA (Hons) in Journalism & Mass Communication
• BA (Hons) in History
• B.A. (Hons) in Hindi

Ask yourself — and the college — these questions first:

• Do the subjects of B. A. (Hons) English genuinely interest you? You will spend 3 years on them.
• Can you manage ₹16,150 over the course, plus hostel and living costs? Ask about scholarships and education loans.
• What do recent graduates of this course actually go on to do?
• How does Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya compare with other colleges offering BA in and around Bilaspur?