BA (Hons) Bengali Course, Eligibility, Syllabus, Career, Fees

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Bachelor of Arts [BA] {Hons} (Bengali) is an undergraduate full-time course. The duration of this course is 3 years divided into 6 semesters. This course concerns the field of arts and covers the Bengali language. This course covers studies of the Bengali Grammar, Literature, and Poetry.

Some of the Top colleges/universities are:

For BA Hons Bengali course eligibility, students have to pass their H.S.C examination (10+2) in the stream of Science, Arts, or Commerce with the Bengali language from a recognized university. 50% marks are required but the marks can vary from state to state and from college to college.

Admission for this course is based on the marks obtained in the 10+2 examination or entrance exam marks. Few colleges can directly admit to this course. Most of the colleges conduct entrance exams for admissions. Entrance exams can vary from state to state and from college to college. Some colleges select students based on merit-list created by the college.

The average fees for this course range between INR 1,000 to 2 Lakhs based on the performance in entrance exams and the marks obtained in 10+2 examinations.

Career options are available for graduates in this field, once the candidates can become teacher, a translator, or a freelancer as well. These graduates can impart a program in the foreign language and the educational institutions mostly look for experts in this field. The average salary for these professionals ranges between INR 2 to 6 Lakhs per annum based on the expertise and experience in this field.

Top Colleges for Bachelor of Arts [BA] {Hons.} (Bengali)

BA (Hons) Bengali: Course Highlights

Written below are some of the major highlights of the course.

Course Level	Undergraduate
Duration	3 years
Examination Type	Semester type
Eligibility	10+2
Admission Process	JNU entrance exam, West Bengal Entrance exam, Banaras Hindu University entrance exam
Top recruiting organizations	GENPACT, Apollo Hospitals, Intelnet, HGS, Cactus, Concentrix, Sitel, Oracle, Eccentric Solutions, Tech Mahindra
Top recruiting areas	Educational Institutes, Language departments, Tourism Industry, Translation Offices
Top job profiles	Account Manager, Bengali Interpreter, Content editor, Letter Translator, Bengali Voice over Script
Course Fee	INR 1,000 to 2 lakhs
Average Starting Salary	INR 2 to 6 lakhs

BA (Hons) Bengali: What is it about?

BA (Hons) Bengali course provides an introduction to the Bengali language with emphasis on practical written and spoken Bengali. This course covers tenses, script and sounds, verb morphology, and adverbs, postpositions, noun phrase structure and case, adjectives, conjunctions and basic sentence structure. This course provides candidates with a basis to approach research topics relating to Bengali literature and culture.

This course allows candidates to interact with Bengali speakers in Bengali and to acquire familiarity with the Bengali script. Some communicative practice is established through learning language around dialogues and role plays dealing with a range of everyday situations. This course also provides candidates with a basic knowledge of Bengali and practice of using Bengali in a variety of everyday situations.

BA (Hons) Bengali: Top Institutes

Given below are the college names, location and the average structure of the fees which will be taken by the college for this course.

COLLEGE NAME	CITY	AVERAGE ANNUAL FEE IN INR
Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College	Behar	INR 1,80,000
Acharya Girish Chandra Bose College	Kolkata	INR 2,970
Ananda Chandra College	Jalpaiguri	INR 6,072
Ananda Mohan College	Kolkata	INR 3,520
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Bihar	INR 12,881
Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya	Midnapore	INR 11,413
Bangabasi college	Kolkata	INR 75,567
Barabazar Bikrum Tudu Memorial College	Purulia	INR 19,333
Barasat Government College	Kolkata	INR 1,227
Bethune College	Kolkata	INR 1,910
Chandidas Mahavidyalaya	Birbhum	INR 1,295
Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya	Bankura	INR 2,320
Derozio Memorial College	Kolkata	INR 2,460
Nehru College	Cachar	INR 5,520
JD Women’s College	Patna	INR 70,000
Purnea College	Purina	INR 7,000
TNB College	Bhagalpur	INR 1,063
Miranda House College	Delhi	INR 12,160
University of Delhi	Delhi	INR 10,395
Ranchi University	Ranchi	INR 22,313
Maharaja Mahindra Chandra College	Kolkata	INR 2,121

Eligibility for BA (Hons) Bengali

Candidates who have completed 10+2 or Intermediate examination from a recognized board in the stream of Arts, Science, or Commerce with the Bengali language are eligible. Students who have secured a minimum of 50% marks in the examination are eligible. Reduction of 5% marks is for SC/ST/OBC students. Percentage marks can vary from college to college. Candidates who have attended the final examination in 10+2 are also eligible to apply for this course.

BA (Hons) Bengali: Admission Process

Admission to this course is based on both merit-based and entrance based. Some colleges/universities conduct both entrance based and direct admission to this course. Applications for admissions are available in the official website of the college and admission office of the certain college. Students have to fill the applications and submit at the time of admissions. Some of the colleges conduct entrance exams are:

JNU entrance exam
West Bengal Entrance exam
Banaras Hindu University entrance exam

Bachelor of Arts [BA] {Hons} (Bengali): Syllabus and Course Description

A semester-wise syllabus for BA Hons Bengali is given below. The syllabus may vary from one college to other.

SEMESTER I	SEMESTER II
Paper I Socio-cultural background of Bengali	Paper V – 19^th Century Policy
Paper II Ancient and Medieval Literature	Paper VI – 19^th Century play
Paper III History of Literature (Ancient and Medieval)	Paper VII – 19^th Century Fiction and Rhetoric
Paper IV Concurrent – Qualifying Language	Paper VIII – Concurrent – Credit Language
SEMESTER III	SEMESTER IV
Paper IX – Tagore (i) (Novel, Criticism, Autobiography)	Paper XIII – Tagore (ii) (Novel, Criticism, Autobiography)
Paper X – Indian Literature in Translation	Paper XIV- 20^th Century Literature (Short stories)
Paper XI – 20^th Century Literature (Novels)	Paper XV- Concurrent – Discipline Centred I
Paper XII – Concurrent- Disciplinary	-
SEMESTER V	SEMESTER VI
Paper XVI – History of Literature (19^th and 20^th century)	Paper XIX – Prose (Non-Fictional)
Paper XVII – Bengali Linguistics and Prosody	Paper XX – Literary Theory and Criticism
Paper XVIII – Post Tagore Poetry	Paper XXI – Concurrent – Discipline Centred II

BA (Hons) Bengali: Who should opt?

Candidates who have interest in the Bengali language and its related fields are suitable for this course.
Candidates who would like to work in teaching field particularly in Bengali language are also suitable for this course.

BA (Hons) Bengali: Career Prospects

After completing this course candidate have various types of jobs available for interpreters, such as general interpreter consecutive interpreter, and liaison interpreter. Bengali Voice-over Script, Lead Features Editor, Interpreter, Content Editor - Journalism, Bilingual Call Centre Customer Service Representative, Instructor - Foreign Language, Letter translator.

Translators also work in fields such as scientific-technical, literary, or business. Freelancing is the new trend in the field of language. They join translation bureaus, research firms, publishing houses, hotel industry, international organizations, publishing houses, travel and tourism sector etc.

Students who are interested in Bengali Language and its related areas are most suitable for this course. Candidates who intend to go for teaching jobs at private and Government Schools. This program also enables the students to go for various jobs in National and International NGOs, central & State governments, Electronic and Print Media, Foreign Embassies and consulates, and administration related jobs. These graduates may also take up translation jobs in courts and other administrative places. Candidates can go for higher degree programs in respective subjects, philosophy in Bengali literature.

Given below are the major job positions, their descriptions, and the Average annual salary for each position:

Bachelor of Arts Hons. Bengali annual salary

JOB POSITION	JOB DESCRIPTION	AVERAGE ANNUAL SALARY IN INR
Bengali Interpreter	Bengali Interpreters are responsible for handling phone calls and render the meaning of the conversation between the Bengali and respective language or English speakers. They help to translate non-Bengali speakers and work in any of the wide range of industries language line solutions are Hospitals, Insurance, Healthcare, Financial, Government, Travel and Tourism, Utilities, Court, Law Enforcement, and General Business.	INR 3,25,000
Content Editor	Content editor manage all the day-to-day operations of a publication, such as a trade publication, magazine, newspaper, or academic journal. Editor-in-chief oversees all of the assistant, or department of a publication and they ensure each issue is released on time. Few of editors-in-chief worked up to this top position by starting out as writers, and then they work as an assistant or managing editor.	INR 3,72,000
Account Manager	Account managers are responsible for managing an array of accounts, building relationships with the new clients, leading team productivity overseeing the work of account executives, and achieving high sales target. They also manage several customer accounts and often being the face of the company to many customers. They also achieve goals and high target sales while motivating the other executives to do the same.	INR 5,84,000
Letter Translator	Letter translators are responsible for reading letters or documents, writing and editing copies, consulting clients, preparing summaries, using computer translation programs and developing contacts. They can work in Translation companies, Commercial and industrial organizations, the civil service, international bodies such as the United States and the European Union. Many of them are self-employed or work as a freelancer and get paid for each word for translation.	INR 2,57,000
Tourist guide	Tour guides work on tour and cruise lines, visitors' bureaus travel guide companies, independent contractors, cruise lines, and hotels as seasonal workers, or full-time employees. Guides may lead driving tours or cruises, walking tours, through popular sites, national parks, museums, historic neighbourhoods, or other regional points of interest. They must be able to retain dates, historical facts, and anecdotes and then relay that information to visitors in an entertaining and informative way.	INR 3,00,00