Bachelor of Arts

Eligibility

BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A) F.Y.B.A. :

R. Adm./Arts/2024-BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.)

INHOUSE STUDENTS: Inhouse students must have passed, Higher Secondary Examination, (class XII) preferably in one attempt and they will be given admission as per admission schedule as notified by the college from time to time.

Other than Inhouse students : A candidate for b e i n g eligible for admission to the three y e a r integrated U G program u n d e r N E P 2 0 2 0 leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts, must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (12th Class) examination conducted by the different Divisional Boards of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education OR its equivalent examination from any other board, having passed in all subjects with 45 % of marks in aggregate* in one and the same sitting with the following subjects:-

1. English

2. Any one of the Modern Indian Languages or Modern Foreign Languages or any classical Language or Information Technology

3. Any four subjects carrying 100 marks each.

Must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (12th Class) examination with vocational subjects conducted by the different Divisional Boards of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education OR its equivalent examination from any other board in all subjects with 45 % of marks in aggregate* in one and the same sitting with the following subjects:-

1. English

2. Any one vocational subject carrying 200 marks prescribed by the Board from time to ti

3. Any three subjects carrying 100 marks each.

Must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (12th Class) examination with the Minimum Competency based vocational courses conducted by the different Divisional. Boards of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education

its equivalent examination from any other board in all subjects, with 45 % of marks in aggregate* in one and the same sitting with the following subjects:-

1. English

2. Any o n e of t h e m o d e r n Indian Languages or Modern Foreign Languages or Classical Language or Information Technology.

3. General Foundation Course.

4. Any one subject carrying 300 marks from among the Minimum Competency based Vocational Courses (MCVC) prescribed by the Higher Secondary School Certificate examination from time to time.

*Applicable to other than INHOUSE students. Inhouse students must have passed, Higher Secondary Examination in one attempt.

Courses Offered (FY-NEP 2020)

FIRST YEAR – NEP 2020

L. S. Raheja College of Arts & Commerce (Autonomous) offers three major subjects for Bachelor of Arts degree. The subjects offered as MAJOR are Economics, Sociology, and Psychology. Along with these, there are minor subjects as well. Sociology, Economics, Psychology, and History are offered as minor subjects. The choice of MAJOR and MINOR subjects is based on MERIT and the minimum number of students requirement.

F.Y. B. A –ECONOMICS AS MAJOR

Course Code	Semester I	Credits	Course Code	Semester II	Credits
	Major Mandatory			Major Mandatory
UGBAIECOMJ124	Microeconomics-I	4	UGBAIIECOMJ124	Microeconomics-II	4
UGBAIECOMJ224	Indian Economy	2	UGBAIIECOMJ224	Kautilya’s Arthashastra	2
	Minor			Minor (Any one)
	NIL		UGBAIISOCMN24	Essentials of Sociology	2
			OR
			UGBAIIHISMN24	Introduction to Archaeology OR
			UGBAIIPSYMN24	Introduction to Psychology
Open Electives: OE (Any-two)			Open Electives: OE (Any-Two)
UGBAIOE124	Statistics I (compulsory)	2	UGBAIIOE124	Statistics II (compulsory)	2
UGBAIOE224	Advance Excel I	2	UGBAIIOE224	Advance Excel II	2
OR			OR
UGBAIOE324	Personal Branding		UGBAIIOE324	Leadership Skills
Vocational Skill Courses: VSC			Vocational Skill Courses: VSC
UGBAIECOVSC24	Economics of Start-up	2	UGBAIIECOVSC24	Dynamics of Start-up	2
Skill Enhancement Courses: SEC(Any one)			Skill Enhancement Courses: SEC (Any one)
UGBAISEC124	Heritage Tourism Management	2	UGBAIISEC124	Museum Management Skills	2
	OR			OR
UGBAISEC224	Gardening Operations		UGBAIISEC224	Cartography
Ability Enhancement Courses: AEC			Ability Enhancement Courses: AEC
UGBAIAEC24	Communication Skills – I	2	UGBAIIAEC24	Communication Skills – II	2
Value Education Courses: VEC			Value Education Courses: VEC
UGBAIVEC24	Ethics and Integrity	2	UGBAIIVEC24	Indian Constitution	2
Indian Knowledge System: IKS (Any one)			Indian Knowledge System: IKS (Any one)
UGBAIIKS124	Introduction to Indian Knowledge System	2		*NIL*
OR
UGBAIIKS224	Indian Knowledge System: Custodian of Knowledge
Co-curricular Courses: CC; (Any one)			Co-curricular Courses: CC; (Any one)
UGBAICC124	Foundation Course in NSS	2	UGBAIICC124	Foundation Course in NSS	2
OR			OR
UGBAICC224	Foundation Course in NCC		UGBAIICC224	Foundation Course in NCC
OR			OR
UGBAICC324	Dance Appreciation		UGBAIICC324	Dance Appreciation
OR			OR
UGBAICC424	Physical Education and Sports		UGBAIICC424	Physical Education and Sports
OR			OR
UGBAICC524	Yogic Aasanas and Meditation		UGBAIICC524	Yogic Aasanas and Meditation
Total Credits		22	Total Credits		22

F.Y. B. A – SOCIOLOGY AS MAJOR

Course Code	Semester I	Credits	Course Code	Semester II	Credits
Major Mandatory			Major Mandatory
UGBAISOCMJ124	Foundations of Sociology	4	UGBAIISOCMJ124	Fundamentals of Sociology	4
UGBAISOCMJ224	Sociology of Development	2	UGBAIISOCMJ224	Indology	2
Minor			Minor (Any one)
	NIL		UGBAIIPSYMN24	Introduction to Psychology	2
			OR
			UGBAIIHISMN24	Introduction to Archaeology
			OR
			UGBAIIECOMN24	Introduction to Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
	Open Electives (OE): (Any-two)			Open Electives (OE): (Any-two)
UGBAIOE124	Statistics I- ( Compulsory)	2	UGBAIIOE124	Statistics II ( Compulsory)	2
UGBAIOE224	Advance Excel I	2	UGBAIIOE224	Advance Excel II	2
OR			OR
UGBAIOE324	Personal Branding		UGBAIIOE324	Leadership Skills
	Vocational Skill Courses (VSC)			Vocational Skill Courses (VSC)
UGBAISOCVSC24	Sociology of Entrepreneurship	2	UGBAIISOCVSC24	Social Entrepreneurship in India	2
Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC): (Any one)			Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC): (Any one)
UGBAISEC124	Heritage Tourism Management	2	UGBAIISEC124	Museum Management Skills	2
OR			OR
UGBAISEC224	Gardening Operations		UGBAIISEC224	Cartography
Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC)			Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC)
UGBAIAEC24	Communication Skills I	2	UGBAIIAEC24	Communication Skills II	2
Value Education Courses (VEC)			Value Education Courses (VEC)
UGBAIVEC24	Ethics and Integrity	2	UGBAIIVEC24	Indian Constitution	2
Indian Knowledge System (IKS) (Any one)			Indian Knowledge System (IKS)
UGBAIIKS124	Introduction to Indian Knowledge System	2		NIL	–
OR
UGBAIIKS224	Indian Knowledge System: Custodian of Knowledge
Co-curricular Courses (CC) (Any one)			Co-curricular Courses (CC) (Any one)
UGBAICC124	Foundation Course in NSS	2	UGBAIICC124	Foundation Course in NSS	2
OR			OR
UGBAICC224	Foundation Course in NCC		UGBAIICC224	Foundation Course in NCC
OR			OR
UGBAICC324	Dance Appreciation		UGBAIICC324	Dance Appreciation
OR			OR
UGBAICC424	Physical Education and Sports		UGBAIICC424	Physical Education and Sports
OR			OR
UGBAICC524	Yogic Aasanas and Meditation		UGBAIICC524	Yogic Aasanas and Meditation
Total Credits		22	Total Credits		22

F.Y. B. A – PSYCHOLOGY AS MAJOR

Course Code	Semester I	Credits	Course Code	Semester II	Credits
	Major Mandatory			Major Mandatory
UGBAIPSYMJ124	Fundamentals of Psychology I	4	UGBAIIPSYMJ124	Fundamentals of Psychology II	4
UGBAIPSYMJ124	Behavioral Research Methods	2	UGBAIIPSYMJ224	Psychological Thought in Indian Knowledge System	2
	Minor			Minor (Any one)
	NIL		UGBAIISOCMN24	Essentials of Sociology	2
			OR
			UGBAIIHISMN24	Introduction to Archaeology
			OR
			UGBAIIECOMN24	Introduction to Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
	Open Electives: OE (Any-two)			Open Electives: OE (Any-Two)
UGBAIOE124	Statistics I (compulsory)	2	UGBAIIOE124	Statistics II (compulsory)	2
UGBAIOE224	Advance Excel I	2	UGBAIIOE224	Advance Excel II	2
OR			OR
UGBAIOE324	Personal Branding		UGBAIIOE324	Leadership Skills
	Vocational Skill Courses: VSC		Vocational Skill Courses: VSC
UGBAIPSYVSC124	Body language: Key to Professional Success	2	UGBAIIPSYVSC24	Psychological First Aid	2
Skill Enhancement Courses: SEC (Any one)			Skill Enhancement Courses: SEC (Any one)
UGBAISEC124	Heritage Tourism Management	2	UGBAIISEC124	Museum Management Skills	2
OR			OR
UGBAISEC224	Gardening Operations		UGBAIISEC224	Cartography
Ability Enhancement Courses: AEC			Ability Enhancement Courses: AEC
UGBAIAEC24	Communication Skills – I	2	UGBAIIAEC24	Communication Skills – II	2
	Value Education Courses: VEC		Value Education Courses: VEC
UGBAIVEC24	Ethics and Integrity	2	UGBAIIVEC24	Indian Constitution	2
Indian Knowledge System: IKS (Any one)			Indian Knowledge System: IKS
UGBAIIKS124	Introduction to Indian Knowledge System	2		NIL
OR
UGBAIIKS224	Indian Knowledge System: Custodian of Knowledge
Co-curricular Courses: CC (Any one)			Co-curricular Courses: CC (Any one)
UGBAICC124	Foundation Course in NSS	2	UGBAIICC124	Foundation Course in NSS	2
	OR			OR
UGBAICC224	Foundation Course in NCC		UGBAIICC224	Foundation Course in NCC
	OR			OR
UGBAICC324	Dance Appreciation		UGBAIICC324	Dance Appreciation
	OR			OR
UGBAICC424	Physical Education and Sports		UGBAIICC424	Physical Education and Sports
	OR			OR
UGBAICC524	Yogic Aasanas and Meditation		UGBAIICC524	Yogic Aasanas and Meditation
Total Credits		22	Total Credits		22

Syllabus

SYLLABUS

Economics 2024-2025
History 2024-2025
Media and Mass Communication 2024-2025
Psychology 2024-2025
Sociology 2024-2025

Courses Offered (SY & TY - NON-NEP 2020)

Second and Third Year – NON-NEP 2020

The subjects offered with various combinations are as under:

Semester III Second Year	Semester IV Second Year
Foundation Course – II	Foundation Course II
Economics III Psychology III Statistics III	Economics IV Psychology IV Statistics IV
Sociology III Economics III Commerce III	Sociology IV Economics IV Commerce IV
Psychology III Sociology III History III	Psychology IV Sociology IV History IV
APPLIED COMPONENT	APPLIED COMPONENT
(ANY ONE)	(ANY ONE)
Elementary Quantitative Techniques OR Stress Management OR Advertisement	Elementary Quantitative Techniques OR Stress Management OR Advertisement

for (Eco. / Psy. / Stat)	for (Eco. / Psy. / Stat)
Elementary Quantitative Techniques OR Advertisement	Elementary Quantitative Techniques OR Advertisement

for (Soc./ Eco./ Com.)	for (Soc./ Eco./ Com.)
Elementary Quantitative Techniques OR Stress Management OR Advertising	Elementary Quantitative Techniques OR Stress Management OR Advertising

for (Psy. / Soc. / Hist.)	for (Psy. / Soc. / Hist.)

Information regarding Course Choice

Choice of Applied Component subject will be allotted based on MERIT and a minimum number of student’s requirement of 24.
Choice of a MAJOR subject at TYBA is also on the basis of MERIT and a Minimum number of student’s requirement of 24.
Students opting STATISTICS will need to pay unaided subject fee of Rs. 2000/- at FYBA and Rs. 4000/- at SYBA.

COURSES OFFERED

Semester V Third Year		Semester VI Third Year
ECONOMICS MAJOR (6 COURSES)
VII. Microeconomics		XIII. Macroeconomics
VIII. Economics of Development		XIV. International Economics
IX. Industrial and Labour Economics		XV. Industrial and Labour Economics
X. Mathematical and Statistical Techniques For Eco. Analysis		XVI. Mathematical and Statistical Techniques For Eco. Analysis
XI. Introduction to Econometrics		XVII. Introduction to Econometrics
XII. Project – I		XVIII. Project – II

PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR (6 COURSES)
VII. Psychological Testing & Statistics	XIII. Psychological Testing & Statistics
VIII. Abnormal Psychology	XIV. Abnormal Psychology
IX. Industrial & Organisational Psychology	XV. Industrial & Organisational Psychology
X. Cognitive Psychology – I	XVI. Cognitive Psychology – I
XI. Psych. Practical: Cognitive Processes & Psych. Testing	XVII. Psych. Practical: Cognitive Processes & Psych. Testing
XII. Counselling Psychology	XVIII. Counselling Psychology
VII. Psychological Testing &Statistics

SOCIOLOGY MAJOR (6 COURSES)
VII. Social Theory	XIII. Theoretical Anthropology
VIII- Sociology of Work	XIV. Sociology of Informal Sector
IX. Sociology of Gender	XV. Gender & Society In India: – Emerging Issue.
IX. Urban Sociology	XVI. Urbanization In India; Issue & Concern
IX. Sociology of Human Resource Development	XVII. Sociology of Organization
IX. Quantitative Social Research	XVIII. Qualitative Social Research


ECONOMICS-COMMERCE
ECONOMICS (VIII) – GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT	ECONOMICS (XIV) – INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS (VII) – MICROECONOMICS THEORY	ECONOMICS (XIII) – MACROECONOMICS THEORY
ECONOMICS (IX) – INDUSTRIAL AND LABOUR ECONOMICS	ECONOMICS (XV) – INDUSTRIAL AND LABOUR ECONOMICS
COMMERCE (VII) – INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT	COMMERCE (X) – INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT
COMMERCE (IX) – EXPORT MANAGEMENT	COMMERCE (XII) – EXPORT MANAGEMENT
COMMERCE (VIII) – HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT	COMMERCE (XI) – HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

PSYCHOLOGY-HISTORY
PSYCHOLOGY – Testing & Statistics Psychology-IV	PSYCHOLOGY – Testing & Statistics Psychology-IV
PSYCHOLOGY – Abnormal Psychology-V	PSYCHOLOGY – Abnormal Psychology-V
PSYCHOLOGY (VI)- Industrial-Organizational Psychology	PSYCHOLOGY (VI) – Industrial-Organizational Psychology
HISTORY (VII) – History of the Sultanate Period (1000 A.D.- 1526 A.D)	History -XIII-History of the Mughal Rule (1526 A.D-1701 A.D)
HISTORY (VIII) – History of Modern India (1857 A.D-1964 A.D)	History -XIV-History of Contemporary India (1964 A.D- 2000 A.D)
HISTORY (XI) – Archaeology and Historical Tourism	History -XV-Museology, Archival and Library Science
PSYCHOLOGY (IV) – Testing & Statistics Psychology	PSYCHOLOGY – Testing & Statistics Psychology-IV

SOCIOLOGY-HISTORY
SOCIOLOGY – Paper IV- Theoretical Sociology	SOCIOLOGY – Paper IV- Anthropology Thought
SOCIOLOGY – Paper V- Sociology Of Work	SOCIOLOGY – Paper V- Sociology Of Informal Sector
SOCIOLOGY – Paper VI- Sociology Of Gender	SOCIOLOGY – Paper VI- Gender And Society In India: Contemporary Debates And Emerging Issues
HISTORY (VII) – History Of The Sultanate Period (1000 A.D.- 1526 A.D)	HISTORY (XIII) – History Of The Mughal Rule (1526 A.D-1701 A.D)
HISTORY (VIII) – History Of Modern India (1857 A.D-1964 A.D)	HISTORY (XIV) History Of Contemporary India (1964 A.D- 2000 A.D)
HISTORY (XI) Archaeology & Historical Tourism	HISTORY (XV) Museology, Archival & Library Science