Candidates will be selected strictly on the basis of merit list prepared from effective total calculated using the following formulae.

Subjects	Effective Total
Bengali	Aggregate (%) + Bengali (%) + 20 for Candidates with Bengali as first Language.
English	Aggregate (%) + English (%).
History	1. Aggregate (%) + History (%) + 20 for Candidates with History. 2. Aggregate (%) + English (%) for Candidates without History.
Political Science	1. Aggregate (%) + Political Science (%) + 20 for Candidates with Political Science. 2. Aggregate(%) + English (%) for Candidates without Political Science.
Philosophy	Aggregate (%) + English (%) + Philosophy (%) / Psychology (%).
Sanskrit	Aggregate (%) + Sanskrit (%).
Physics	Aggregate (%) + 2 x {Physics (%) + Maths (%)}.
Chemistry	Aggregate (%) + 2 x {Physics (%) + Chemistry (%) + Maths (%)}.
Mathematics	Aggregate (%) + 2 x Maths (%).
Computer Science	Aggregate (%) + 2 x {Physics (%) + Maths (%)}.
Botany	Aggregate (%) + 2 x Biology (%) + Chemistry (%) + Maths (%) / Physics (%) (Whichever is higher).
Zoology	Aggregate (%) + 2 x Biology (%) + English (%) + Chemistry (%).
Economics	Aggregate (%) + 2 x { Maths (%) + English (%)}.
Psychology	Aggregate (%) + 2 x English (%).

Officer-In-Charge Bethune College, Kolkata