About the programme
The B.A. (Education) – BAFEDU Programme has been designed and developed by the School of Education, IGNOU. B.A. (Education) is a liberal undergraduate programme of Education as a general and knowledge-base discipline. The BAFEDU Programme has been developed initially for three years (up to 6 Semesters/3rd Year). There are exit points after first, second and third year. Those who exit after completing three years (120 credits) shall be awarded a Degree with Major in Education. The credit load of courses per Semester under different categories is 20 credits. The Bachelor of Arts (Education) under the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP) of IGNOU is designed in accordance with the requirements of the ODL mode to provide learners with theoretical knowledge in Discipline Specific Core Courses (DSC-Major), Discipline Specific Courses (DSC-Minor), Vocational Courses (VOC), Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC), Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC), Interdisciplinary Courses (IDC), and Value Added Courses (VAC) through Self-Learning Materials and also expose them to practical experiences through course based activities and assignments. The students of B.A. (Education) required to select ‘DSC-Minor’ courses in 3rd, 4th and 5th Semesters from select Disciplines of Social Sciences and Humanities.
The students who would like to take exist from the programme after completion of first or second year, will have to complete a Vocational Course worth 4 credits in addition to the required number of courses to be completed in these years (40+4 credits after first year and 80+4 credits after 2nd year). If a learner wants to leave after the completion of the first or second year, the learner will be given a UG Certificate or UG Diploma respectively, provided they secure the prescribed number of credits.
Who it is for
10+2 or its equivalent.
Eligibility
10+2 or its equivalent
Duration
At least 3 years, and at most 6 years.
Medium of instruction
English and Hindi
What IGNOU charges
₹16,500 for the full programme, paid to IGNOU — separate from anything bought on Degreelo.
Rs.5500/- per annum
Exam Fees is not included in Fee Structure it will be as decided by the University
Where it leads
Can pursue higher studies in Education discipline on the basis of B.A. (Education) degree such as M.A. (Education) and Research in Education. Can pursue B.Ed. on the basis of B.A. (Education) degree to engage in teaching profession in Schools. With required Higher Education degree and Research in Education, one can engage in teaching at the Higher Education level in Education as a Liberal Discipline and Teacher Education Discipline as well. Can engage in various NGOs that work for the cause of Education, Projects & Schemes of Education both at the Governmental and Private sectors.
Subjects
Year 1
- BABG-171 Understanding Ambedkar · 6 credits
- BCOS-185 Entrepreneurship · 4 credits
- BCOS-186 Personal Selling and Salesmanship · 4 credits
- BDIG-171 Introduction to Migration and Diaspora · 6 credits
- BECS-184 Data Analysis · 4 credits
- BEDSV-101 Value Education · 6 credits
- BEGG-171 Media and Communication Skills · 6 credits
- BESC-101 Education: Concept, Nature, and Perspectives · 6 credits
- BESC-102 Structure and Management of Education · 6 credits
- BEVAE-181 Environmental Studies · 4 credits
- BGDG-172 Gender Sensitization: Society and Culture · 6 credits
- BHDG-175 मध्यकालीन भारतीय साहित्य एवं संस्कृति · 6 credits
- BHDS-184 Radio Lekhan · 4 credits
- BMDG-171 Disability, Society and Culture · 6 credits
- BMPS-183 Employability and AI Skills · 4 credits
- BNME-001 Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda · 6 credits
- BPAG-171 Disaster Management · 6 credits
- BPAS-184 Logistics Management · 4 credits
- BPCG-171 General Psychology · 6 credits
- BPYI-101 Applied Ethics · 6 credits
- BSKG-178 प्राचीन भारतीय राजनीति · 6 credits
- BSOG-171 Indian Society: Images and Realities · 6 credits
- ENV-104 Fundamentals of Plastic Waste Management · 4 credits
Year 2
- BANM-161 Dimensions of Physical and Biological Anthropology · 4 credits
- BANM-162 Anthropology of Society and Culture · 4 credits
- BANS-184 Public Health and Epidemiology · 4 credits
- BCOS-184 E-Commerce · 4 credits
- BECM-161 Principles of Microeconomics · 4 credits
- BECM-162 Principles of Macroeconomics · 4 credits
- BEGAE-182 English Communication Skills · 4 credits
- BEGM-161 Understanding Poetry · 4 credits
- BEGM-162 Understanding Drama · 4 credits
- BESC-103 Curriculum, Teaching-Learning and Assessment · 6 credits
- BESC-104 Education as a Practice · 6 credits
- BESC-105 Educational Assessment and Evaluation · 6 credits
- BESC-106 ICT in Education · 6 credits
- BHDAE-182 Hindi Bhasha aur Samprashan · 4 credits
- BHDM-161 सर्जनात्मक लेखन और कौशल विकास · 4 credits
- BHDM-162 हिंदी भाषा के विविध आयाम · 4 credits
- BHIM-161 History of Bharat from the Earliest to 700 CE · 4 credits
- BHIM-162 History of Bharat from 8th Century to 17th Century CE · 4 credits
- BPCM-161 Foundations of Psychology · 4 credits
- BPCM-162 Introduction to Social Psychology · 4 credits
- BPCS-184 School Psychology · 4 credits
- BPCS-186 Managing Stress · 4 credits
- BPSM-161 Introduction to Political Theory · 4 credits
- BPSM-162 Indian Government and Politics · 4 credits
- BPYM-161 Introduction to Philosophy · 4 credits
- BPYM-162 Ethics: An Introduction · 4 credits
- BSDAE-182 Sanskrit · 4 credits
- BSKAE-181 Bhartiya Gyan Parampara · 4 credits
- BSKM-162 Sanskrit Gadya Sahitya · 4 credits
- BSKS-187 Patanjal Yogsutra · 4 credits
- BSOM-161 Introducing Sociology · 4 credits
- BSOM-162 Understanding Indian Society · 4 credits
- BSOS-184 Techniques of Ethnographic Film Making · 4 credits
- BUDAE-182 Study of Urdu Progressive Poetry · 4 credits
- FUD-1 Foundation Course in Urdu · 4 credits
- ONR-02 Basics of Hydrology · 4 credits
- OULE-1 Contemporary Urdu Poetry · 4 credits
Year 3
- BANM-163 Tribal Cultures of India · 4 credits
- BCOS-185 Entrepreneurship · 4 credits
- BCOS-186 Personal Selling and Salesmanship · 4 credits
- BECM-163 Introductory Statistics · 4 credits
- BECS-184 Data Analysis · 4 credits
- BEGM-163 The Novel: An Introduction · 4 credits
- BEGS-185 English Language Teaching · 4 credits
- BEGS-186 Business Communication · 4 credits
- BESC-107 Sustainable Development · 6 credits
- BESC-108 Lifelong Learning · 6 credits
- BESC-109 Inclusive Education · 6 credits
- BESC-110 Guidance and Counseling · 6 credits
- BFDI-073 Introduction to Fashion Industry · 4 credits
- BFLS-183 Elementary French · 4 credits
- BHDM-163 हिंदी भाषा और संप्रेषण · 4 credits
- BHDS-184 Radio Lekhan · 4 credits
- BHIM-163 History of India from c.1707 to 1950 · 4 credits
- BPAS-184 Logistics Management · 4 credits
- BPAS-186 Stress and Time Management · 4 credits
- BPCM-163 Understanding Psychological Disorders · 4 credits
- BPCS-187 Managing Human Resources · 4 credits
- BPCS-188 Application of Social Psychology · 4 credits
- BPSM-163 Comparative Government and Politics · 4 credits
- BPYM-163 Logic: An Introduction · 4 credits
- BSOM-163 Religion and Society · 4 credits
- BSOS-185 Society through the Visual · 4 credits
- OULE-2 Contemporary Urdu Fiction · 4 credits
Study material on Degreelo
Exam-focused study notes for BAFEDU, with practice MCQs, previous-year questions and mind maps — bought one subject at a time or a year at a time.