Bachelor of Arts in Bengali Top Colleges, Syllabus, Scope and Salary

Stream: Bengali     
Duration: 3 Years

Course: B.A.

Course Type: Graduation

B.A. in Bengali is a 3- year undergraduate course in the Bengali language. It is concerned with the subject of Bengali language, and the field of arts covered therein. Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which makes present-day Bangladesh, the Indian State of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian States of Tripura and Assam.

Bachelor of Arts in West Bengal

Bachelor of Arts in Assam

Bachelor of Arts in Jharkhand

Bachelor of Arts in Bihar

The course is also offered on part-time basis at certain institutes.The average starting salary offered in India to successful graduates of the course lies between INR 10,000 and 40,000 monthly.

B.A. in Bengali: Course Objectives

Listed here are some of the principle objectives of the course.

To prepare eligible candidates to:

• efficiently serve in Bengali language and administration-related jobs.
• pursue translation-related roles in courts and other administrative areas.
• pursue academia as teachers/professors at both private and government educational institutes.

B.A. in Bengali: Course Highlights

Given here are the basic highlights of the course.

Name of the course	B.A. In Bengali
Course Level	Graduation
Duration	3 years, full-time/ Distance Learning
Stream	Bengali
Examination Type	Annual
Eligibility	10+2, or (Diploma in Bengali or equivalent studies)
Admission Process	On the basis of entrance test. Some institutions conduct their own entrance test for offering admission.
Average Course Fee	INR 1.5K to 1 Lacs
Average Starting Salary	INR 3 to 9 Lacs
Top Recruiting Companies	T.N.B. College, Marwari College, Netaji Subhash Mahavidyalaya, News Channels, Print media, News Paper, Bangla TV, etc.

Top Institutes offering B.A. in Bengali  

The average tuition fee charged in India for B.A. in Bengali ranges between INR 1,500 (government institutes) and 1 lakh (private institutes).

Listed below are some of the top institutes in India that offer B.A. in Bengali.

SR.NO.	INSTITUTE	STATE	TUITION FEES (PER YEAR) IN INR	ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA	ADMISSION PROCEDURE
1	Miranda House College	New Delhi, Delhi NCR	12,160	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
2	Presidency University	Kolkata, West Bengal	3,700	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
3	St. Xavier's College	Kolkata, West Bengal	25,700	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
4	Lady Brabourne College	Kolkata, West Bengal	3,509	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
5	Jadavpur University	Kolkata, West Bengal	2,400	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
6	Bethune College	Kolkata, West Bengal	11,217	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
7	Scottish Church College	Kolkata, West Bengal	10,200	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
8	Gokhale Memorial Girls' College	Kolkata, West Bengal	13,800	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
9	Asutosh College	Kolkata, West Bengal	9,400	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
10	Maulana Azad College	Kolkata, West Bengal	1,194	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
11	Arya Vidyapeeth College	Guwahati, Assam	1,500	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
12	Ranchi University	Ranchi, Jharkhand	2,370	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
13	Sivanath Sastri College	Kolkata, West Bengal	7,580	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
14	Shri Shikshayatan College	Kolkata, West Bengal	28,200	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
15	Handique Girls College	Guwahati, Assam	7,360	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
16	Ranchi Women's College	Ranchi, Jharkhand	5,311	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
17	Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College	Kolkata, West Bengal	7,100	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
18	Vidyasagar College	Kolkata, West Bengal	3,070	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
19	Sri Ramanujar Bengali Training & Education Centre	HOWRAH, WEST BENGA	8,200	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.
20	Patna College	Patna, Bihar	1,858	10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized school Board.	Based on the candidate’s performance in the relevant entrance test.

Eligibility for B.A. in Bengali  

Listed here are the minimum criteria of eligibility needed to be fulfilled for admission to the course.

• 10+2 or equivalent qualification in the Arts stream from a recognized educational Board.
• Qualification of a relevant, often institute-specific entrance exam followed by occasional rounds of interview.

Bachelor of Arts in Tripura

Bachelor of Arts in Uttar Pradesh

Bachelor of Arts in Meghalaya

Bachelor of Arts in Sikkim

B.A. in Bengali: Admission Process

Admission to the course is done in 2 stages:

1. Institutional Test.
2. Personal Interview- involving assessment of fitness, work experience, publications and Statement of Purpose.

Most institutes admit students to the course based on their performance in the institute-specific entrance test. However, admission process may vary from college to college. A few institutions shortlist candidates based on their performance in the last qualifying examination.

B.A. in Bengali: Syllabus and Course Structure

A semester- wise breakup of the course’s syllabus is given here.

Semester I

Paper I - Socio-cultural background of Bengali

Paper II - Ancient and Medieval Literature

Paper III - History of Literature (Ancient & Medieval)

Paper IV - Concurrent – Qualifying Language

Semester II

Paper V - 19th Century Poetry

Paper VI - 19th Century Play

Paper VII - 19th Century Fiction & Rhetoric

Paper VIII - Concurrent – Credit Language

Semester III

Paper IX - Tagore (i) (Novel, Criticism, Autobiography)

Paper X - Indian Literature in Translation

Paper XI - 20th Century Literature (Novels)

Paper XII - Concurrent – Interdisciplinary

Semester IV

Paper XIII - Tagore (ii) (Novel, Criticism, Autobiography)

Paper XIV - 20th Century Literature (Short Stories)

Paper XV - Concurrent – Discipline Centered I

Semester V

Paper XVI - History of Literature (19th & 20th Century)

Paper XVII - Bengali Linguistics & Prosody

Paper XVIII - Post Tagore Poetry

Semester VI

Paper XIX - Prose (Non-Fiction)

Paper XX - Literary Theory & Criticism

Paper XXI - Concurrent – Discipline Centered II

B.A. in Bengali: Academic Options

Upon successful completion of the course, candidates interested in further studies in the discipline may go for pursuing M.Phil., Ph.D., or post-doctoral studies in Bengali, to pursue professions such as Professor, Teacher, Translator etc.

B.A. in Bengali: Career Prospects

Such graduates can explore career opportunities in a variety of areas such as central and State governments, National and International NGOs, foreign embassies and consulates, electronic and print media and administration-related jobs.

They are hired in capacities such as Bengali Voice-over Script

Interpreter, Accounts Manager, Lead Features Editor, Content Editor, Journalist, Instructor, Bilingual Call Centre Customer Service Representative, Letter translator, among others such.

Areas of employment for such professionals prominently include colleges and universities, temples, literature, translation and other language services, tourism, print media, TV channels, etc.

Some of the popular professional avenues open to such graduates are listed below with the corresponding salaries offered for the respective positions.

Job Title		Job Description		Average Annual Salary in INR
Interpreter - Bengali		Mediators and Interpreters aid correspondence by changing over message or content from one dialect into another dialect. Albeit a few people do both, mediators work with oral correspondence, and interpreters work with composed correspondence.		1,24,868 – 9,30,797
Account Manager		An Account Manager is in charge of the administration of offers and associations with specific clients. A Record Director keeps the organization's current associations with customers, for expanding the clientele.		2,62,426 - 1,390,567
Content Editor		Content Editors are in charge of content improvement, outline, creation, introduction, assessment and investigation, among others. They utilize information and criticism from clients to help assess and improve composed content.		1,56,216 – 6,14,451

Candidate must have pass 10+2 or its equivalent qualification from a recognized board.