B.A. (Hons) in French 

at Doon University, Dehradun

Yes, Doon University conducts its own entrance exam based on which it selects candidates in various disciplines of the BA programme. Candidates seeking admission to BA courses offered at Doon University must take the aforesaid exam.

Based on their Doon University entrance exam performance, candidates will get selected and become eligible for the counselling round followed by document verification and fee payment, which will finalise their BA admission process at Doon University.

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.

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.

Doon University has no specific dress code; students are encouraged to dress decently. The university management and heads of departments have emphasised the importance of maintaining a respectful and appropriate appearance.

For more information on this, candidates can visit the official website of Doon University.

At Doon University, students are offered various specialisations for the BA programme. The university offers BA (Hons) and BA research course. The eligibility and selection criteria is same across all of the BA courses. The university provides the course through its School of Languages. Eligible students can pursue the following BA specialisations at Doon University:

• BA (Hons) in Psychology
• BA (Hons) in French
• BA (Hons) in English
• BA (Hons) in Japanese
• BA (Hons) in German
• BA (Hons) in Spanish
• BA (Hons) in Chinsese

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 offers the BSc course in differet specialisations. The students looking forward to study BSc in this university must acquire the information about the fee structure as it is a important factor while selecting college. In Doon University the cost of studying the BSc course ranges from INR 60,000 to INR 1 lakh. 

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.

During 2023 placements, 17% of UG (3-year), 36% of UG (4-year), and 26% of PG (2-year) students were placed. Take a look at the table below illustrating the course-wise Doon University placement rate trends for the past three years:

NOTE: The above percentage is calculated from the details given in the NIRF report 2024.