BPA (Hons.) in Kathakali Dance 

at Visva Bharati University, West Bengal - Other

The admission to BA courses at Vidya Bharati University is primarily based on CUET scores. Also, candidates who are willing to secure a seat in the BA course must complete their Class 12 with decent scores. However, a CUET-UG score is not required for some BA specialisations available at VBU. For taking admission without CUET UG scores, candidates should have secured good scores in Class 12 so, they can be selected in the merit list. Therefore, candidates are not allowed to get direct admission to BA courses, they either have to get selected in the merit list or score well in the CUET UG entrance examination.

Yes, Visva Bharati does offer BA courses in three-year and four-year undergraduate degree courses. Visva Bharti offers BA specialisations in languages, dance forms, and other various subjects. The total number of 18 specialisations available in a three-year BA programme and four specialisations in four-year BA courses. For admission to these BA courses candidates are required to complete their Class 12 with a decent score, and the university accepts the CUET UG scores for admission.  

In recent times, a government job is more preferable to a private job. Most of the time government job aspirants pursue the BA courses to excel in the particular field. Some of the options are:-

• Civil Service
• State Civil Service
• Banking Sector 
• SSC Exam 
• Railways 
• Teaching Jobs
• Defense Service 
• Public Service Undertaking 
• Translators 
• Interpreters

The eligibility criteria for each BA specialisation available at Visva Bharati University are different. The primary eligibility criteria that are common for all BA courses are candidates must qualify for Class 12 with an aggregate of 50% to 75%. Candidates have to score well in the subject they want to specialise in. Visva Bharati University offers 18 specialisations in three-year BA courses and four specialisations in the four-year BA (Hons.) programme. To check the specific eligibility criteria, refer to the table mentioned above in the eligibility and highlights section. 

Visva Bharati University offers good placements annually for courses like BSc, MSc, MA, BDes, etc. The placement details of the batch 2024 are yet to be released on the official website. Once it is released, it will be updated here. However, the placement details of batch 2024 is disclosed in the NIRF report 2023. Let’s take a look at the key highlights of Visva Bharati University placements for the Class of 2022 and 2023 in the table below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)
Median package (UG 3-year)	INR 3.60 LPA	INR 4 LPA
Median package (UG 4-year)	INR 5.40 LPA	INR 5 LPA
Median package (PG 2-year)	INR 4.50 LPA	INR 6 LPA
Total students (UG 3-year)	1,015	1,079
Total students placed (UG 3-year)	116	135
Total students (UG 4-year)	229	259
Total students placed (UG 3-year)	104	233
Total students (PG 2-year)	1,827	1,869
Total students placed (PG 2-year)	508	814

Note: The above-mentioned data are gathered from the Visva Bharati University NIRF report 2024.

Now admission at Visva Bharati University to UG, PG, Certificate, and Diploma courses will be based on CUET. It is not mandatory. However, for UG courses, a CUET-UG score is mandatory to take admission. For courses like BA (Hons) students shall have CUET + Departmental Entrance Test (DET) with a 50:50 ratio with equal weightage for admissions.

The highest package offered during Visva Bharati University placements 2024 is yet to be released. Meanwhile, check out the table below for course-wise median packages offered during Visva Bharati University placements 2023:

Course	Median Package (2023)
UG 3-year	INR 4 LPA
UG 4-year	INR 5 LPA
PG 1-year	INR 4 LPA
PG 2-year	INR 6 LPA
PG 3-year	INR 5 LPA

Note: The above-mentioned data are gathered from the Visva Bharati University NIRF report 2024.

Admission to the UG programmes will be done through the entrance test called CUET in Visva Bharati University, and admissions to postgraduate programmes will be done on the performance of the candidates in the entrance examination. Given below is the application process for the Visva Bharati University West Bengal for the year 2024:

• Candidates who are interested in applying at the Visva Bharati University, West Bengal should visit the online application system of the Visva Bharati University, West Bengal which is visvabharatiadmission.samarth.edu.in
• Candidates can fill out the application form
• Candidates are then required to upload the latest scanned passport–size photo and their signature
• Then, candidates are required to pay the application fees

Viva Bharati is a public central university. The University was founded by Rabindranath Tagore and it follows Tagorean principles. Viva Bharati is approved by UGC and is accredited by NAAC with a B grade. Viva Bharati University is ranked 98 by NIRF 2022 in the University category. The university through its twelve affiliated colleges offers undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG), bridge, certificate, Diploma, and PhD courses to students across Science, Commerce, Arts, and various other streams. The Viva Bharati University admission 2023 for UG programmes will be based on the marks scored by the applicants in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET). However, for PG courses candidates will have to take the Viva Bharati University admission test applications which will be released on the official website.