Arts / Humanities
Humanities (Arts) covers subjects such as History, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Geography and languages. It leads to law, the social sciences, media, design and the civil services — and adding Mathematics or Psychology opens further routes.
Subjects
- History / Political Science / Sociology / Psychology
- Geography / Philosophy / Fine Arts
- English / Hindi / Regional Language
- Optional (Economics / Mathematics / Music / Physical Education)
Common routes
- Civil Services (IAS/IPS/IFS)
- Law (BA LLB / LLB)
- Journalism & Mass Communication
- B.A. Honours (any subject)
- Hotel Management
- Fashion Design (NID/NIFT)
- Social Work (BSW)
- Fine Arts (BFA)
- Foreign Languages
- Event Management
- Liberal Arts (Ashoka, Flame, etc.)
- Engineering (B.Tech)
- Medicine (MBBS)
- Chartered Accountancy (without Commerce background)
- Pure Sciences (B.Sc)
These are the routes our Stream Picker shows for this stream. Exact subject rules differ by university and year — check each course's bulletin.
Arts / Humanities with Maths
- DU BA (Hons) Economics accepts only a CUET combination containing Mathematics/Applied Mathematics, open to humanities students who took maths. [University of Delhi, Bulletin of Information UG Programmes 2026-27 (CSAS-UG), 2026-27]
- DU B.Sc (Hons) Statistics needs Mathematics/Applied Mathematics in CUET, with one or two languages and List B subjects, so a humanities student with maths can apply. [University of Delhi, Bulletin of Information UG Programmes 2026-27 (CSAS-UG), 2026-27]
- ISI B.Stat (Hons) accepts any stream as long as Mathematics and English were studied in 10+2. [Indian Statistical Institute: Admission Notice 2026, 2026]
- IPMAT tests Quantitative Ability in two of three sections, favouring students who kept maths. [IIM Indore: Admission Procedure for IPM 2026-31 Batch (Domestic Applicants), IPM 2026-31]
Arts / Humanities with Psychology
- DU BA (Hons) Psychology has no subject prerequisite in CUET: a language plus any three List B subjects, or two languages plus two. [University of Delhi, Bulletin of Information UG Programmes 2026-27 (CSAS-UG), 2026-27]
Entrance exams you can sit
- CUET (UG) (open to any stream) — UG admission at central universities (e.g. Delhi University) and many state and private universities [Source]
- CLAT (UG) (open to any stream) — 5-year integrated law (B.A. LLB etc.) at National Law Universities [Source]
- NDA & NA (open to any stream) — Officer training for the Army, Navy and Air Force [Source]
- IPMAT (IIM Indore) (open to any stream) — 5-year integrated BBA + MBA at IIM Indore [Source]
- NCHM JEE (open to any stream) — B.Sc Hospitality and Hotel Administration at IHMs [Source]
- NIFT (B.Des / B.F.Tech) (open to any stream) — B.Des and B.F.Tech at NIFT campuses [Source]
- NID DAT (B.Des) (open to any stream) — B.Des at NID Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Bengaluru (Prelims shared with other NIDs) [Source]
- CA Foundation (open to any stream) — CA Intermediate and then Chartered Accountancy [Source]
"Open to any stream" means the bulletin lets any stream sit the exam; a particular programme can still need a subject — for example the NDA's Air Force and Navy wings need Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, and NIFT's B.F.Tech needs Mathematics.
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