You are welcome if you wish to avail of counselling by our Teachers regarding the choice of subjects before the filling in of Application Forms for Admission to Loreto College.

Counselling dates: (will be announced shortly)

Applications for Admission to the First Year B.A./ B.Sc. course 2013 – 1014 will be on-line from the day of the declaration of the Class XII Ucchya Madhyamik / Higher Secondary (West Bengal Board) results.

Forms duly filled in on-line will also need to be submitted in hard copy to the College with attested copies of Marksheets / Certificates attached.

College Website : www.loretocollege.in

Courses Offered

KINDLY READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE CHOOSING YOUR SUBJECTS AND FILLING IN THE FORM. IF YOU CHOOSE AN INVALID SUBJECT COMBINATION, YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

• B.A. Honours
  
  Loreto College offers B. A. Honours Courses in -
  English /Education * / History / Political Science / Psychology **
  
  A candidate wishing to apply for B. A. Honours must choose her Honours subject from any ONE of the above and her TWO Elective subjects from Groups I to VII given below, (NOT TAKING MORE THAN ONE SUBJECT FROM EACH GROUP as Honours / Elective subjects).
  
  Please note, the Honours and Elective subjects must not be identical. The Honours and Elective subjects must not be from the same Group.

  Category I	Education / Film Studies / Human Rights
  Category II	Education / Film Studies / Human Rights
  Category III	Economics
  Category IV	Political Science
  Category V	Psychology / Journalism & Mass Communication
  Category VI	English (Limited seats)
  Category VII	Bengali / Hindi

  Journalism may be taken with Film Studies / Human Rights.

  The following are Invalid Combinations for B.A. Honours. Hence kindly do not opt for them :

  • Economics & Film Studies
  • Film Studies & Psychology
  • Economics & Psychology
  • Economics & Mathematics

  PLEASE NOTE :

  * Students opting for Education Honours (without Education as a subject at the Higher Secondary level) must ensure that they have qualified in a related subject viz. Psychology / Philosophy / Mathematics (not Business Mathematics) / Sociology / Economics (not Business Economics) / Political Science / History.
  
  ** While opting for Psychology Honours, kindly ensure that you have studied Psychology / Pure Science at the Higher Secondary level and obtained the requisite marks.

  FILM STUDIES, HUMAN RIGHTS ARE SELF-FINANCING COURSES.

• B.Sc. Honours
  
  

  Honours Subjects	Electives Offered
  Geography	1. Economics / Mathematics 2. Political Science / Human Rights
  Psychology	1. Economics / Mathematics 2. Education / History / Political Science
  Economics	1. Mathematics 2. Political Science / Human Rights / History

• B.A. General
  

  Loreto College offers B.A. General Courses with any THREE Electives from one of the following combinations :

  1.	History	Political Science	Education
  2.	History	Education	English / Hindi / Bengali
  3.	Geography	Political Science	Political Science
  4.	Economics	History	Education / Political Science
  5.	Education	Political Science	English / Hindi / Bengali

• B.Sc. General
  

  Loreto College offers a B. Sc. General Course with the following THREE Electives :

  1.

  Geography

  Economics

  Political Science

Compulsory Subjects for all Honours and General Courses

• Compulsory English
• Hindi / Bengali / Alternative English
• Environmental Studies (Only at the 3rd Year Level)

The printout of the Application Form along with attested copies of Report cards of classes X, XI, XII, Board marksheets of Classes X and XII, Character Certificate will need to be submitted to the College office within four days of the last day of the release of the Application Form for admission.

• A Pass in the Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination in FOUR recognized subjects of which one should be English.
• Candidates who have passed 10+2 Examination or its equivalent Examination in 2010 and onwards are eligible to seek admission to the 1st year B.A. / B.Sc Courses of Studies provided she has also passed in English with full marks not being less than 100.
• A candidate applying for Honours must have obtained a minimum of 60% in the subject/related subject and 50% in the aggregate (based on best FOUR subjects including English, excluding compulsory Environmental Education/Studies, Home Science) of the Higher Secondary Examination.

Given below are the MINIMUM requirements for this College for the HONOURS COURSES.

PLEASE NOTE, SELECTION WILL BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF MERIT.

For English Honours :

ENG. A / Elec -
75 % & Aggregate - 60% (best 4 subj. including Eng. excluding compulsory Environmental Education/Studies, Home Science)

ENG. B / Core -
75 % & Aggregate - 60% (best 4 subj. including Eng. excluding compulsory Environmental Education/Studies, Home Science)

For Geography / History / Education / Political Science / Psychology / Economics Honours :

Respective Subject -
60% & Aggregate - 60% (best 4 subj. including Eng. excluding compulsory Environmental Education/Studies, Home Science)

Before filling in of forms, if you wish to avail of Counselling regarding choice of subjects, you are welcome any day during counselling (once the dates are announced) between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 noon. Please bring your class X, XI, XII Report Cards, Board Mark Sheets and relevant documents without which students can not be counselled.

CHRISTIANS, S.C., S.T., O.B.C, PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED AND OTHER CHALLENGED CANDIDATES DESERVING OF CONSIDERATION - may meet the Principal, if available, between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Meeting the Principal does not ensure admission.

Baptism Certificate and Reference from the Parish Priest (for Christians) and Caste Certificates (for S.C. / S.T. /O.B.C. candidates) are required to be submitted with the printout of the duly filled in On-line Application Form to the College office.

All information regarding admission (including dates of the various stages of admission) will be available on the Website (www.loretocollege.in) and on the College Notice Board.

Admissions in Loreto College are made on the basis of merit considering:

• Marks of the Qualifying Examination
• A study of the School Reports
• Written Tests and / or Interview

A final list of candidates selected for Interviews with the Principal will be put on the College Notice Board (within the stipulated date). At the time of Interview with the Principal, candidates must come in with at least one parent and bring all the necessary ORIGINAL documents. Once the selection is complete, the fees should be paid at the bank. After payment of fees, the candidate must return to the college with at least one parent or guardian to fill in the Admission Form. The ORIGINAL MIGRATION CERTIFICATE (for students from all Boards other than the W.B.H.S., C.B.S.E., I.S.C. and N.I.O.S.), COPIES OF CHARACTER CERTIFICATE, ADMIT CARD AND MARKSHEET must be submitted at that time.