IA | +2 Intermediate with Arts course details
+2 intermediate with Arts or IA is the 12th level course; one can join this course after the successful completion of 10th or Matriculation.
The full form of IA is intermediate of Arts.
In the Intermediate of Arts course, you are given basic knowledge of the art subject. There are many subjects inside it, from which you can choose your topic according to your interests.
After doing intermediate arts, you become eligible for many jobs and Higher education courses.
So you can say that this course is the starting course of your career in the field of arts.
Students whose interests fall under arts and literature such as language subjects are in Hindi, English, History, Psychology, Philosophy, Political Science, Home Science, etc, should join this course.
After this course, you can choose your favourite subject from the option of many available subjects, and take your career to a good height.
You can guess the potential of the art course from the fact that many of the students who become IAS and IPS after qualifying UPSC are from the arts background.
Eligibility for IA course
Eligibility Criteria are very easy for Intermediate of Arts.
In many colleges and schools, you can get admission based on your 10th mark directly.
Your 10th or Matriculation should be from any recognized board, State Board, or CBSE Board.
It means you can get admission in most of the colleges with your 10th mark; the minimum percentage should be 33%.
But many colleges demand a high percentage on the 10th for admission in this course. For example, some such colleges are DU colleges.