B.A. in French 

at Loyola College, Nungambakkam

Loyola College offers a BA in French via the departments of language that lasts for a period of three years. The UG-level course is spread across six semesters and each semesters has subjects ranging form five to seven. The first semester of BA French has subjects as listed below:

• General Language  (Français Niveau-I)
• General English
• Compétence orale -I 
• Initiation à l'expression écrite
• German - I
• Personality Development

The Loyola College application portal for admission to the BA course 2024-25 was closed on May 17, 2024. As per the official website, the application form was open from May 3, 2024 onwards. After the conclusion of the complete admission process, the college releases the course commencement date for both the UG and PG courses. However, for the academic session 2023-24, the course commencement date for the UG courses was June 28 and for PG courses the date was July 5. Therefore, the exact  commencement date will be out soon.  

Loyola College's cost of BA programme ranges from INR 67,100 – INR 1.1 lakh. The fee is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. The college offers an exemption from registration fees for ST/SC students. The Institution will also charge other fees which are to be paid during admission. Provisionally selected candidates must pay the prescribed fees through credit card, debit card, Net banking, or cash at any branch of Axis Bank. Candidates can get the latest recent fee information in Loyola College website.

The BA application fee for Loyola College must be paid once students are offered final admission. The fees are tabulated below:

Provisionally selected candidates must pay the prescribed fees through credit card, debit card, Net banking, or cash at any branch of Axis Bank.

NOTE: Candidates belonging to the SC and ST category are exempt from the application fee.

From the available information, the tuition fee for Loyola College BA courses is less expensive in the first shift. The tuition fee for BA courses at Loyola College can range between INR 13,120 - INR 14,550 per semester in the first shift. The tuition fee in the second shift ranges between INR 21,580 - INR 25,750 per semester. This is because, Loyola College Shift 1 is for the aided category. Candidates can check the exact fees in each shift on Loyola Colelge's official website.

According to the College Prospectus, 100% placement was recorded in the Department of LIAC (Loyola - International Academic Collaboration) during the placement drive 2025. The highest package offered in 2025 was 9 LPA. In 2024, the highest package was 22.5 LPA. 

Loyola College Chennai is ranked 8 among the top 10 colleges in India by NIFR 2024 ranking and is accredited with an A+ grade by NAAC. The college is also awarded the status of 'College of Excellence' by UGC. The college offers more than 50 UG, PG, and PhD courses in the fields of Science, Computers & IT, Management, Arts & Humanities, Accounting & Commerce, etc. Loyola College admission to UG courses is merit-based, except for Media courses, where students need to qualify for the Loyola Visual Aptitude Test (LoVAT). Similarly, admission to PG courses is done through a college-based PG entrance test. Loyola College offers various facilities to its students. The college has a central and digital library, boys and girls hostel, prayer room, health centre, food court, wifi, recreational centre, sports, pavilion and gymnasium. The college also offers good placement opportunities. As per the latest placement statistics, 517 UG (3-year) and 154 PG (2-year) students were placed during Loyola College placements 2022. The median package offered to UG (3-year) and PG (2-year) students stood at INR 4.09 LPA and INR 5.86 LPA, respectively.

Loyola College admission only closes once the class commencement for undergraduate and postgraduate courses is done. Admission-seeking applicants can access the Loyola College admission portal 2025 for the application. Students can check the table below to know detailed course-wise selection criteria:

The average package recorded during Loyola College placement 2024 was 6.34 LPA. The overall median package recorded in 2024 was 5.88 LPA. 

Loyola College is divided into Shift 1 and Shift 2. Shift 1 contains the fees payable by candidates who fall within the aided group. Shift 2 contains the fee information applicable to self serving candidates. There are also 3 sub categories which includes different fee amounts.