B.A. (Hons) in French 

at Doon University, Dehradun

Yes, Doon University indeed reserves a certain amount of seats for students who are residents of Uttarakhand. However, this reservation can only be availed by those who belong to the reserved categories. The university reserves 50% of the total seats for the reserved categories. Find below category-wise seat break-up below:

Note: This information is taken from the official source/ sanctioning body, and is subjective.

Doon University is established as a university by an Act of the Uttrakhand Government, and it is also recognised under section 12 (B) of the University Grant Commission (UGC) Act 1956. Hence, all the courses and specialisations offered at Doon University are valid all over India.

Candidates who want to opt for higher studies after their BA or if they want to do a job after the completion of their BA course can do both as the degree awarded to them by Doon University is valid.

According to the information given in the Doon University admission prospectus:

• Students are required to maintain a minimum of 75% attendance for appearing in the end-semester examinations. The Vice-Chancellor may allow the shortage of attendance to the extent of 5% based on the recommendation of the HoD concerned under conditions prescribed by the Academic Council.
• Students whose total attendance is less than 75% will not be allowed to appear in the end semester examination and will be declared fail for that semester and year accordingly.

Yes, admission is open for the BA course at Doon University. The last date for BA application submission is May 31, 2024. BA course admission is conducted through an entrance test conducted by Doon University itself. Candidates must fill out the application form for the entrance test conducted at Doon University. The application process for Doon University BA admission is generally concluded between July and August.

Based on their performance in Doon University entrance test, candidates can register further for the counselling process and should verify their documents. The last step of the BA course admission process is to pay the tuition fee. 

The candidate should have passed Class 12 in any stream with a minimum of 50% (45% for reserved categories from Uttarakhand). Those candidates who have the aforesaid aggregate in their Class 12 marksheet can appear for the entrance test conducted by Doon University for admission in any of the BA domains. Candidates whose names will appear in the selected candidate's list published on the official website of the university can register for the counselling process, where they can fill in their branch preferences. The final step to complete the counselling and admission process is to get the document verified and tuition fees paid.

The 2023 placement session concluded with 71 UG (3-year), 4 UG (4-year) and 80 PG (2-year) students placed. The median package offered to PG (2-year) students was the highest, which stood at INR 6.50 PA. Check the complete insights of Doon University placements 2023 from the table below:

NOTE: The aforementioned details are fetched from the NIRF report 2024.

Doon University accepts admission for most of its UG, PG, certificate and doctoral level courses under various specialisations based on the candidate’s performance in the entrance test conducted by Doon University.

The Doon University entrance test application generally gets concluded in May and June. Aspiring candidates must apply and appear for the university’s entrance test to get eligible for the counselling process, followed by document verification and fee payment.

No, there is no such provision for getting direct admission in any courses at Doon University. Aspiring candidates must take the Doon University Entrance test to get eligible for the admission process for programmes offered at Doon University. Selected candidates can register further for the counselling process after submitting the counselling fees; during this round, candidates will be required to report to the admission cell at Doon University for document verification and other admission formalities along with fee payment.

The Doon University highest package details are yet to be released. However, the median package has been released. The highest median package offered during 2023 placements was INR 6.50 LPA and was made to PG (2-year) students. Tabulated below are the course-wise Doon University packages for 2023:

NOTE: The above salary data is collated from the NIRF report 2024.

Doon University offers a limited intake capacity BTech course. A total of 40 seats are available for the students to apply. Some seats are reserved for the reserved category candidates. 23% of seats are given for SC/ST students. 14% is given to the OBC, and 10% is for EWS. Rest are for the general category.