Hi Dharmesh

A Bachelors degree, or Bachelors degree (Hons), are both academic degrees given to undergraduate students. Though these two are both academic degrees, they only have a very slight difference.

One cannot find much difference between a Bachelor's of Science degree and a Bachelor's of Science (Hons) degree. The Bsc and the BSc (Hons) takes almost the same time to complete. In some universities, the Bsc (Hons) may take one more year than Bsc to complete. Therefore, three years are needed to complete a B.sc degree, and four years for the completion of a Bsc (Hons) degree.

A student will have to write a dissertation for the completion of a Bsc (Hons) degree. On the other hand, this is not mandatory for a Bsc degree.

A Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree is considered to be superior and is more of a focussed or specialized course in a particular area in comparison to the Bachelor of Science degree. The Bsc (Hons) is considered to be, academically, more standard than the ordinary Bsc degree. Another thing is that a student can get Bsc degree more easily than a Bsc (Hons) degree.


It is also observed that a Bsc (hons) degree is more beneficial than a Bsc degree. If two candidates, one with a Bsc degree, and another with a Bsc (hons) degree (with similar skills and experience), apply for a job, the candiate with the Bsc (Hons) degree will be given the first preference. Well, this is also the case when studying for a higher degree. A student with a Bsc (Hons) degree will always have the first preference, over that of a sudent with a Bsc degree.


Hope this resolves your query.