School of Social Sciences and Humanities

The Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Arts) Honours and Research programme offers a rigorous, flexible, and interdisciplinary undergraduate education designed to develop intellectually agile, socially responsible, and industry-ready graduates. Structured as a four-year programme with multiple entry and exit options in line with NEP 2020, the curriculum provides a strong foundation in the humanities and social sciences while allowing students to progressively specialise in Psychology or English Literature. Spread across eight semesters, the programme integrates perspectives from psychology, literature, statistics, digital humanities, artificial intelligence, ethics, sustainability, and global studies to help students understand human behaviour, culture, communication, and contemporary social challenges.

The programme emphasises critical thinking, creativity, and effective communication through a carefully sequenced mix of foundation courses, core courses, interdisciplinary and discipline-specific electives, skill enhancement modules, and value-added courses. Students are trained in academic writing, research methodology, statistics, leadership, and persuasion, enabling them to analyse complex problems and articulate ideas with clarity across written, oral, and digital platforms. Experiential learning is a core strength of the programme, with internships embedded during each academic year, along with field projects, project-based learning, interdisciplinary projects, and a substantial research-based dissertation in the final year.

In the Psychology track, students gain strong grounding in cognitive, social, biological, counselling, organisational, and health psychology, supported by advanced statistics and hands-on field projects, preparing them for research, mental health–adjacent roles, and people-focused professions. The English Literature track offers in-depth engagement with British, American, Indian, world and subaltern literatures, along with literary theory, criticism, creative writing, and public-facing literary engagements such as festivals and book talks, nurturing strong analytical, interpretive, and cultural competencies.

Graduates of the programme are well prepared for diverse career pathways across human resources, learning and development, mental health support services (non-clinical roles), media and content development, publishing, education, NGOs, public policy and development organisations, cultural and creative industries, corporate communication, research assistance, and social enterprises. The programme also provides a strong foundation for postgraduate studies in psychology, literature, social sciences, public policy, liberal studies, management, and interdisciplinary research programmes, as well as preparation for competitive examinations.

Overall, the Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Arts) Honours and Research programme aims to nurture well-rounded, ethically grounded, and globally aware graduates who can think critically, collaborate effectively, and contribute meaningfully to society in an increasingly complex and interconnected world.