Distance/Correspondence B.A. colleges in India: Course, Fees, Admission 2026

Given below is the comparison between a few popular open universities for their BA course on the basis of their course fee and Shiksha review:

NOTE: The mentioned fee is taken from the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and, hence, is indicative.

Yes, BA is available at ANUCDE. Interested students can check the below table to know the key highlights of this programme:

Note: The above information is taken from official sources. However, it is subject to change.

After getting successfully registered for the course, students must have provide required documents to college for verification purpose. These are the documents, that students required for admission to BA at BVDU School of Distance Education:

• Original copies of Class 10 and Class 12 marksheets and one photocopy of each marksheet attested by the Director of the Learner Support Centre
• Original copy of marksheet of last qualifying examination for verification and one photocopy of each marksheet attested by the Director of the Learner Support Centre
• Original copy of passing certificate of last qualifying examination for verification and one photocopy of each marksheet attested by the Director of the Learner Support Centre
• Two I-card size photographs
• Transfer certificate/ leaving certificate (original)
• Migration certificate (original)
• Gap certificate (If there is a gap of more than two years in education)
• Caste certificate (if applicable) attested by the Director of the Learner Support Centre
• Experience certificate (if applicable)
• Bonafide certificate (if applicable)
• Gazette certificate/ official marriage registration certificate (in case of change in name) attested by the Director of the Learner Support Centre
• Photo identity document attested by the Director of the Learner Support Centre
• Document of age proof attested by the Director of the Learner Support Centre
• Aadhaar Card (photocopy)

CDLU follows a seat reservation policy as per the guidelines of Haryana government. The reservation policy is as follows:

• 15% of the seats shall be open/unreserved and will be filled through All India Quota (AIQ) (including Haryana). Out of the 15%  AIQ seats, 10% will be reserved for Economically Weaker Section (EWS)
• Remaining 85% seats are reserved for bona fide residents of Haryana (State Quota) and will be filled up as
  detailed below:
  i) Haryana Open General Open Category (HOGC) - 40% of the State Quota
  ii) Reserved category of Haryana - 60% of the State Quota
  iii) Scheduled Caste (SC) - 20% of State quota
  iv) Backward Classes of Haryana (A) (BCA) - 16% of State quota
  v) Backward Classes of Haryana (B) (BCB) - 11% of State quota
  vi) Economically Weaker Section (EWS) - 10% of State quota
  vii) Differently Abled Persons / Divyang - 3% of State quota

No, there is no provision for direct admission at DMIHER. Admission is either merit-based or entrance-based. The final selection is based on academic scores and entrance scores. The exams accepted are DMIHER CET, NEET, JEE Main, MH CET, CAT, MAT, CMAT, etc.

Yes, Bachelor of Arts or BA is available at Himalayan University as a UG-level course. The university offers full-time BA and BA (Hons) courses. The duration of these courses is three years. In addition to the BA (General) and BA in Geography, various BA (Hons) specialisations are also available at the university. The curriculum for these specialisations is desgined to follow the annual pattern. Himalayan University also offers an online BA course. The duration of this course is also three years.