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Bachchan family
The Bachchan family, an Indian dynasty known for Hindi cinema, descends from poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, whose son Amitabh married actress Jaya; Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan continue the line.
Bachchhan Paandey
Bachchhan Paandey is a 2022 Hindi action comedy film directed by Farhad Samji. It stars Akshay Kumar as a gangster whose life is researched by an aspiring director.
Bachelor
Bachelor: a never-married man; also a holder of a first university degree (BA, BSc) and a small one-person apartment. From Old French bacheler, originally a young knight; primary sense shifted to unmarried status in the eighteenth century.
Bachelor (2021 film)
Bachelor (பேச்சுலர்), 2021 Tamil romance drama directed by debutant Sathish Selvakumar, starring G.V. Prakash Kumar and Divyabharathi; a live-in relationship, unplanned pregnancy, and dowry case lead to a courtroom drama; released 3 December 2021, certified A.
Bachelor in Paradise (American TV series)
Bachelor in Paradise is an ABC reality dating series (2014–present) where former Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants seek love at a tropical resort; known for rose ceremonies, the 2017 misconduct-investigation shutdown, and the 2025 Golden-cast, Costa Rica revamp.
Bachelor of Architecture
The Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) is a five-year professional undergraduate degree in architecture, accredited by the NAAB, that satisfies the education requirement for licensure in the United States and several other countries.
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts (BA): an undergraduate degree combining a major with humanities, social science, and language coursework; counterpart to the Bachelor of Science, with no standardized BA/BS difference across institutions.
Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery
Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery (BAMS, Ayurvedacharya) is India's 5.5-year undergraduate Ayurveda medical degree, including a one-year internship, regulated by NCISM (formerly CCIM), with over 240 colleges and NEET-based admission.
Bachelor of Business Administration
The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a four-year undergraduate degree of about 120 credit hours covering accounting, finance, marketing, operations, and management; business is the largest bachelor's degree field in the United States.
Bachelor of Commerce
The Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) is an undergraduate business degree covering accounting, finance, economics, and marketing, running three years in most Commonwealth countries and four in Canada and the United States.
Bachelor of Economics
The Bachelor of Economics (BEcon, BEc) is an undergraduate degree covering economic theory, econometrics, and quantitative methods, awarded by universities in Australia, Hong Kong, Portugal, Singapore, and the United States.
Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed., BEd): undergraduate teacher-preparation degree combining subject study, education sciences, pedagogy, and school practice; lengths range from 3 years (Germany) to 5 (Hong Kong), with honours and alternative-certification variants worldwide.
Bachelor of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng, B.E.) is an undergraduate professional engineering degree, typically three to four years, defined by accreditation criteria such as ABET's 30 math/science and 45 engineering credit hours and recognized internationally through the 25-signatory Washington Accord.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), the professional undergraduate degree in visual and performing arts, emphasizing intensive studio practice over the broader Bachelor of Arts; typically 120 credits, portfolio admission, senior exhibition, and the pathway to the MFA.
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws (LLB, Legum Baccalaureus) is the undergraduate law degree of most common law countries, entered after secondary school; first awarded in English law in 1839, replaced by the JD in the US in the 1960s.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, also MBChB; Latin Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae) is the primary undergraduate medical degree in Commonwealth and related systems, regulated in India by the NMC with NEET-UG admission and CBME 2024 curriculum.
Bachelor of Pharmacy
Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm, BS in Pharmacy): undergraduate degree qualifying pharmacists. Entry-level credential in India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore; replaced by the six-year PharmD in the US beginning in 2000.
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc): an undergraduate degree distinguished from the BA by more math, lab science and technical coursework; typically 120 US credits or 180-240 ECTS, first awarded at Harvard in 1851.
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) is an undergraduate degree in selecting, developing, and administering secure computing technologies, typically 120 credits over four years.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN): the four-year US baccalaureate degree for registered nurses, distinct from the ADN and diploma pathways; covers curriculum, 400–1,000 clinical hours, NCLEX-RN licensure, costs, patient-outcome evidence, and RN-to-BSN and accelerated routes.
Bachelor of Veterinary Science
The Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) is an undergraduate professional degree qualifying holders to practice veterinary medicine, awarded in countries including Australia, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand.
Bachelor pad
Bachelor pad: a mid-1950s American housing type for the single professional man, defined by Playboy and films; apartment for entertaining, pleasure, and stylish consumption, coined in print by the Chicago Tribune.
Bachelor party
Bachelor party (stag do, buck's night, enterrement de vie de garçon): pre-wedding celebration for a groom, traced to fifth-century B.C. Sparta; modern stag/hen form from the mid-19th century, with coed parties now rising.
Bachelor Party (1984 film)
Bachelor Party (1984) is a Neal Israel sex comedy starring Tom Hanks as Rick Gassko, a school bus driver whose stag night before marrying Debbie (Tawny Kitaen) spirals into chaos; it grossed $38.4 million for 20th Century Fox.
Bachelor Party (2024 film)
Bachelor Party (ಬ್ಯಾಚುಲರ್ ಪಾರ್ಟಿ) is a 2024 Kannada comedy-drama, Abhijith Mahesh's directorial debut, produced by Rakshit Shetty's Paramvah Studios. Released 26 January 2024 with Diganth and Yogi; shot largely in Thailand; later the subject of a Delhi High Court copyright case over two songs.
Bachelor Point
Bachelor Point (ব্যাচেলর পয়েন্ট) is a Bangladeshi comedy-drama series created by Kajal Arefin Ome, first aired 4 August 2018 on Channel 9, about bachelors sharing a Dhaka flat; five seasons, led by Ziaul Hoque Polash as Kabila.
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree, also known as a baccalaureate degree or baccalaureus, is the usual undergraduate qualification awarded by universities after completing a required program of study and its examinations.
Bachelorette (film)
Bachelorette is a 2012 American comedy film written and directed by Leslye Headland, adapted from her off-Broadway play, starring Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, and Lizzy Caplan.
Bachelorette party
Bachelorette party (hen party, hen do): a pre-wedding celebration for a bride-to-be, traditionally female-only. Emerged in the 1960s-1980s from bridal showers and stag/hen parties; now averages $1,300 per attendee.
Bachem
Bachem is a Swiss manufacturer of peptide and oligonucleotide active pharmaceutical ingredients and a CDMO, founded by Peter Grogg in 1971 and headquartered in Bubendorf, Switzerland.