Yes, an arts graduate can absolutely build a professional IT career in 2026, and the transition is not just possible in theory it is being done consistently by real people from BA backgrounds in India who are now working as Digital Marketing executives, Data Analysts, Business Analysts, UX Researchers, and Content Technology professionals at salaries that exceed most non-IT alternatives available to arts graduates.

The word “really” in the question is doing important work. It signals that you have probably been told this is not realistic. You have probably encountered the unspoken hierarchy that ranks engineering degrees above science degrees above commerce degrees above arts degrees in the Indian job market. That hierarchy exists. It is also, for specific IT career paths, increasingly irrelevant.…