B.A. (Hons.) in English with Research 

at Uttaranchal University, Dehradun

Yes, Uttaranchal University does follows credit system to asses students work and effort. The overall credit system for the six semesters is 122, where each semesters consist of 20 credits, except for the 6th semester which has 22 credits. 

Uttaranchal University BA English lasts for three years acorss six semesters. The specialisation curriculum is mainly has core subjects, major subjects, and elective subjects. The overall subjects covered in the first semester of BA English is six, which are as follows:

• Essays, Stories and Poems
• Effective Oral Communication
• Personality Development through Applied Philosophy of Ramcharitmanas
• Introduction to Digital Marketing
• An Introduction to Nutrition and Health Care System
• Environmental Studies

The qualification for BA at Uttaranchal University is common for all the specialisations. Candidates are required to have twelve years of school education or equivalent examination in any stream from any recognised board with minimum 50% in aggregate for general category and 45% aggregate for SC/ST category. Admission is merit based. Therefore, candidates must qualify the eligibility criteria to get admitted to the BA programme for the academica year 2024.

Uttaranchal University provides scholarships for the BA program. Students admitted to the BA programme are eligible for these scholarships. The scholarship options are:

• Girl Candidate are offered 5% scholarship on Net Academic Fee (after merit scholarship) for the complete programme
• Defence Personnel are offered 5% scholarship on Net Academic Fee (after merit scholarship) for the complete programme
• Alumni of Uttaranchal University (only in 1st year) are offered 10% scholarship on Net Academic Fee (after merit scholarship) for the complete programme
• Sibling of Uttaranchal University (only in 1st year) are offered 10% scholarship on Net Academic Fee (after merit scholarship) for the complete programme.

The Uttaranchal University placement season 2025 recorded 80% placement rate. Check out the table to the same: 

Uttaranchal University offers several courses, admission to which are mostly entrance-based. With the limited number of seats and ever-increasing competition, Uttaranchal University admission chances vary depending on a lot of factors. Students need to appear for the entrance examination accepted by the university (if applicable) in addition to clearing the basic eligibility. Hence, yes, it might be slightly difficult to get into the university. However, with the right prep and strategy, one can get into the course of choice at Uttaranchal University.

Yes, Uttaranchal University is good amoung private colleges. It has good placements. The avarage package at this university is around 10LPA. If you don't any other option such as NITs, GFTIs, CFTIs you can go for Uttranchal University.

This is in the locality of Uttarkhand, if you can go to any other state then there are many other good private colleges also available. 

You may get into the univeristy with 60% in Class 12, however, this depends on several factors. Uttaranchal University UG admissions require students to pass Class 12 in a relevant stream and with specified aggregate. The aggregate usually ranges from 42% to 50% (based on the course and category). Hence, yes, 60% is certainly enough to clear that criteria. However, as admission to certain courses, such as BTech are done on an entrance basis, students need to provide scores obtained in the accepted exam to be eligible for admission. Students may connect with the admission desk of the university to learn more about the admission chances of the university.

Uttaranchal University fees (total tuition fee) is include various components such as hostel fees, tuition fees, security deposits, and more. It is within the rights of the university to revise the fee structure. Below are  Uttaranchal University courses and fees:

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