Bachelor of Arts

Rani Parvati Devi, College of Arts and Commerce, Belagavi.
The South Konkan Education Society’s (SKE) Rani Parvati Devi, College of Arts,
Commerce and BBA is a premier educational institute of repute in the North Karnataka region.
It is granted the status of linguistic minority institution in the border town of Belagavi. It was
first housed in a heritage building, the summer palace of the Patwardhans of Jamkhandi in
1948. The college is in a central and strategic location spread over an area of 28 acres in an
environment friendly green and spacious campus. Over the years the college has gained
reputation as an educational institution of reckoning
The South Konkan Education Society was founded at Sawantwadi in 1944 out of a
strong patriotic fervor to build a new and modern India through the pathways of
education.
Vision of the Society:
The vision vidyaya vindate amrutam i.e. ‘Empowering the Individual with Knowledge’
states the society’s belief in education as its fundamental premise.
Vision of the College:
The College shall endeavour to ensure and promote teaching-learning and research to
contribute to knowledge society in a globalised world.
Mission Statement of the College:
Belief in education as transference of living values, empowering future citizens to
fulfill individual and social responsibility with maturity.
Objectives:
To transfer the relevance of the study of Humanities, Social Sciences, Commerce and
Management in this globalised world, fostering self respect and a belief in the intrinsic
goodness of human beings.
 To empower through processes so as to be able to formulate Indian methods of
modernity forged from the influences of the past and the present, the eastern and
western aspect of human life.
 To perceive that Indian society is an amazing showcase of ‘Unity in Diversity’ in its
cultural, religious and linguistic aspects.
 To sensitize the students in areas of business ethics and corporate social
responsibility.
 To foster an atmosphere of mutual respect and responsibility between the male
members and female members of society so as to create and sustain a stable and
valuable family unit towards building a knowledge society and nation in a
globalised world.
The Courses offered at undergraduate level:
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
The institution is affiliated to Rani Channamma University, Belagavi,The University
offers subject like Kannada, Marathi, Applied statistics, Elements of Maths & Statistics,
English, Urdu, Computer Application, Psychology, Persian, Pol. Science, Sanskrit, Yoga,
Home Science, Arabic, Geography Hindi, Philosophy, Library and Information Science,
Sociology, Social Work, Agri Marketing as five groups.
The college offers 11 Elective subjects:
11 Elective subjects
Hindi, Geography Philosophy Sociology, Kannada,
Marathi, English Pol. Science, Economics, Computer
Application, History and Archeology in three groups.
 Basic English and Indian Constitutions (for B.A.I
Sem.)
 Basic English and Human Rights and
Environmental studies (for B.A.I 2nd Sem.)
 Personality Development and Communication
Skills (for BA III Sem.) Computer Application (for
B.A. IV Sem.)
 From 2007-08, college offers Tourism Studies as an optional paper for BA III Final
Semester.
The compulsory papers
COURSE OFFERED : B.A.
Eligibility: For the admission to B.A. Part-I the candidate must have passed the Pre-University
second year examinations of PUC Board of Karnataka or any other examination recognized as
equivalent by the Rani Channamma University, Belagavi.
Pattern of Study: Semester System
Duration of the Courses: 3 (three) years with 6 Semesters.
B.A. Part-I (I & II Semester)
Ø Group I: English
Ø Group II: Any one of the following languages: Kannada / Marathi / Hindi/Additional English
Ø Optional Subjects: The students shall offer any one of the following subject combinations consisting
of three optional subjects of equal importance
Division - A
1. Hindi/ Geography/
Philosophy/Sociology
Division -B
1. Hindi/ Geography/
Philosophy/Sociology
Division- C
1. Hindi/ Geography/
Philosophy/Sociology
2. Kannada/Marathi/Engl
ish
2. Pol. Science/ Computer
Application
2. Kannada/Marathi/English
3. Pol. Science/
Computer
Application
3. History/ Archaeology
4. Economics
Group III: Compulsory for all
1.Indian Constitution
B.A. Part-I (II Semester)
Group I and Group II subjects offered at B.A. I semester shall continue.
Group III: Compulsory for all students
1. Human Rights and Environmental studies
B.A. Part-II (III Semester)
Group I and Group II subjects offered at B.A. I semester shall continue.
Group III: Compulsory for all students
1. Personality Development and Communication Skills
B.A. Part-II (IV Semester)
Group I and Group II subjects offered at B.A. I semester shall continue.
Group III: Compulsory for all students
1. Computer Application
B.A. Part-III (V & VI Semester)
Group I and Group II subjects offered at B.A. I semester shall continue.
3. Economics
4. History/ Archaeology