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B.A. major
Education as a B.A. subject studies how people learn and how education systems work — the philosophy, psychology and sociology of education, child development, educational policy, and basic research methods. It is an academic subject, not a teacher-training course.
3 years
Course length
4-year Honours option under NEP
No
Teaching qualification
School teaching needs a B.Ed (or D.El.Ed for primary classes)
How you get in
Class 12 in any stream. Education is offered as a major or one of the subjects in a B.A. at many state and central universities, through CUET-UG or Class 12 marks.
At a glance
- It pairs naturally with a later B.Ed, which is the actual licence route to school teaching.
- The four-year integrated ITEP is a separate route that combines a degree with a B.Ed from the start.
- Graduate jobs without a B.Ed are mainly in tutoring, preschools, ed-tech and education NGOs.
- College teaching of Education needs a Master's plus UGC-NET or a Ph.D.
In numbers
Postgraduate students in Education2
in students
PG level in the subject Education, which includes M.Ed. as well as M.A. Education; UG figures for the B.A. major are not reported separately. AISHE counts responding institutions only; coverage varies by year.