Programme Overview
The B.A. is the most misunderstood degree in this district. Families treat it as what you do when nothing else works out, and colleges too often teach it that way — a register, a dictated note, an examination. We decided that if we were going to run an arts faculty at a technical institute, it would have to be worth the three years it asks of a student.
So the programme is built around three things. Subjects are taught bilingually, because a student who thinks in Hindi should not be penalised for it while learning to write in English. Every batch is capped at forty for tutorials. And from semester two onwards, a parallel competitive-examination track runs alongside coursework — UPPSC, SSC, UP Police, banking and CTET/UPTET — because that is where most of our arts graduates are actually heading.
Students choose three subjects in year one and carry two of them through to graduation, following the NEP-aligned CCSU scheme with credit-based major, minor and vocational components.
"I joined B.A. because my family could not afford anything else. The UPPSC track in the evening is what changed things — I cleared the prelims in my final year." — Kavita Rani, B.A. Political Science 2025
What You Will Learn
- Close reading and textual analysis in Hindi and English
- Political theory, Indian constitution and public administration
- Sociological method and rural social structure
- Modern Indian and world history
- Micro and macroeconomic reasoning
- Academic writing, essay structure and argument
- Research method, survey design and field work
- Data literacy — reading census, NSSO and budget data
- Public speaking, debate and interview technique
- Computer fundamentals and digital documentation
Curriculum — Year by Year
Three elective subjects plus compulsory foundation papers. A three-week bridge course in academic English and computer basics runs before teaching begins.
- Elective Subject I (Papers I & II)
- Elective Subject II (Papers I & II)
- Elective Subject III (Papers I & II)
- Compulsory Hindi / English
- Environmental Studies
- Computer Fundamentals Lab
Subjects continue at an advanced level, with the addition of research method and a vocational credit course chosen from the institute's skill catalogue.
- Elective Subject I (Papers III & IV)
- Elective Subject II (Papers III & IV)
- Elective Subject III (Papers III & IV)
- Research Methodology & Field Work
- Vocational Course (choice of six)
- Competitive Exam Track — General Studies
Students carry forward two subjects in depth and complete a supervised dissertation of 8,000–10,000 words on a topic of their choosing.
- Major Subject (Papers V, VI & VII)
- Minor Subject (Papers V & VI)
- Dissertation & viva voce
- Communication & Personality Lab
- Internship / community service (4 weeks)
- Competitive Exam Track — Aptitude & CSAT
Students securing 75% or above may continue for a fourth year leading to a B.A. (Honours) or B.A. (Honours with Research) degree, which is the direct qualifying route into a Ph.D.
- Advanced papers in the major subject
- Research design and academic publishing
- Full-year research dissertation
- Teaching assistantship (optional)
- NET/JRF preparation module
- Seminar presentation and defence
Subjects Offered
English
Literature from Chaucer to contemporary Indian writing in English, plus language and phonetics for those planning to teach.
Hindi
Bhakti and Reetikaal poetry, modern prose, Hindi journalism and translation practice — a strong pairing with the competitive-exam track.
Political Science
Political theory, Indian government, comparative politics and international relations — our largest and most popular subject.
Sociology
Social structure, rural sociology, gender and social change, taught with field work in villages around Muzaffarnagar.
Economics
Micro, macro, Indian economy, statistics and development economics, with practical work on real budget and census data.
History
Ancient, medieval and modern India plus world history — the backbone subject for civil-services aspirants.
Geography
Physical and human geography with practical map work, surveying and an introduction to GIS in the computer lab.
Psychology
General, social and abnormal psychology with a practical laboratory component — the fastest-growing subject in the faculty.
Careers & Outcomes
We do not publish a placement percentage for the B.A., because it would be misleading — most arts graduates are not looking for campus placement. Of the 2025 batch, 44% went on to postgraduate study (M.A., MBA, MSW or LLB), 31% were preparing full-time for government examinations, and 19% took up employment directly. We track all three groups and report them separately.
- School teacher (with B.Ed or CTET/UPTET)
- UPPSC, SSC and UP Police services
- Banking clerical and probationary officer roles
- Law — LLB via CLAT or CCSU
- Journalism, content writing and media
- Social work and NGO programme roles
- HR and administration in private firms
- Postgraduate study — M.A., MSW, MBA
Where the 2025 batch went: CCS University and MIT postgraduate programmes, Kendriya Vidyalaya and private schools across Muzaffarnagar and Shamli, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finserv, three district-level NGOs, and full-time examination preparation at our own coaching cell.
Head of Department
Dr. Anita Sharma
Ph.D. in Political Science from CCS University Meerut and nineteen years of undergraduate teaching. She designed the bilingual delivery model and runs the Saturday competitive-examination clinic personally.