B.A. in Defence Studies 

at UP Allahabad University, Allahabad

Candidates need to pass Class 12 or equivalent in Arts, Science or Commerce stream to apply for University of Allahabad BA course. Besides, aspirants must also pass CUET-UG for admission to BA programme. Candidates must hold the documents proving their eligibility for verification at the time of admission.

AU does not release course-wise placement data officially. In the absence of BA-specific placements data, the placement highlights of Allahabad University for its 3-year UG courses are tabulated below:

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Candidates seeking admission to BA at Allahabad University are required to appear for CUET (conducted by NTA). Students seeking admission, however, are required to meet the below minimum eligibility criteria which is to pass Class 12 from a recognised board of education. 

As per the data collated from an unofficial source of information, the overall intake for BA seats at Allahabad University campus and its affiliated colleges goes up till 10,834. This data, however, is completely indicative because of its sourcing from an unofficial website. The total intake is spread over all the specialisations available at AU for BA, which include Arabic, Anthropology, Ancient History, Defence Studies, English Language, English Literature, Education, Economics, Geography, Hindi, Medieval History, Modern History, Mathematics, Persian, Painting, Political Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Statistics, Sanskrit, Sociology, Sitar, Tabla, Urdu, Vocal, Media Studies and Fashion Design &Technology.

The total tuition fee for Allahabad University BA ranges btw 1,800 & 1.1 L. This info is sourced from official ste/ sanctioning body & is subject to change. Students need to pay the course fee at the time of admission to confirm their seat in the university. On investing fee in BA, students can expect an average package ranging between 50,000 & 4.8 L.

Yes, Allahabad University accepts CUET-UG scores for admission to its UG courses. These courses include BA, BCom, BSc, BPA, BFA and Integrated BA LLB (Hons). All these courses are offered across multiple specialisations. To be eligible for this exam, all the UG aspirants must have completed their Class 12 with the relevant subjects. The details on the subject combinations required for different courses can be checked on the official website of CUET-UG. 

Allahabad University UG Counselling process is now over for 2024 admission. Allahabad University cutoff 2024 has been released for LLB admission. Candidates seeking admission at Allahabad University for LLB courses must have minimum CUET scores of 160 for the General AI category students. Also, candidates seeking admission to the university must keep a check on the official website for the cutoffs of all courses. 

The University Library was started in 1916. The library has a collection of approximately 7.60 Lacs Books & Bound Vols Journals, 20,000 PhD Thesis (Hard + Soft Copy), 4,000 E-Books, and various e-journals, print journals, databases, and newspapers. The library also has collections of rare objects of historical value and considerable research/archival importance.

Allahabad University offers admission to BTech courses across various specialisations through JEE Main scores. In order to secure admission to Allahabad University BTech course, candidates must appear for JEE Main and meet the cutoff. Going as per the latest Allahabad University cutoff 2023, it is possible to get admission at the university with JEE Main rank in 40000. Tabulated below is the latest Allahabad University BTech cutoff 2023 along with previous year ranks:

In terms of placement, Allahabad university has a decent placement record. The table below represents the number of students placed across various fields during Allahabad University placements 2024:

NOTE: The above data is obtained from the NIRF report 2025