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

Aggregate: Sum of Best 4 Marks (Excluding ENVS if it is compulsory and Including if it is an Elective subject in H.S/Equivalent Examination)

• Declared PASS by the respective H.S/Equivalent Board.


• Pass in the Subject applied for Honours. If the subject is not in her H.S/Equivalent Exam [Applicable only for Students applying for Honours in Philosophy/Pol. Sc./History/ Economics], then follow the Application Eligibility Criteria for these candidates].


• Pass in English in her H.S/Equivalent Exam.


• Pass in Optional Subjects chosen from the List. If the subject(s) is(are) not in her H.S/Equivalent Exam [Applicable only for Students applying in Honours in Philosophy/Pol. Sc./History/Economics], then follow the Effective Total Criteria for these candidates.


• For Honours in Physiology candidates must have to Pass in Chemistry in her H.S/Equivalent Exam.


• For Honours in Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics, combination of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and Pass in each of these subjects in her H.S/Equivalent Exam. are mandatory.

Subjects	Effective Total
Bengali	Aggregate (%) + Bengali (%).
English	Aggregate (%) + English (%).
Hindi	Aggregate (%) + Hindi (%).
History	Aggregate (%) + English (%).
Philosophy	1. Aggregate (%) + Philosophy (%) / Psychology (%) (Whichever is higher) for Candidates having the above subjects (PHILOSOPHY / PSYCHOLOGY) in H.S/Equivalent Exam. 2. Aggregate (%) + English (%) / Bengali (%) (Whichever is higher) for Candidates NOT having PHILOSOPHY / PSYCHOLOGY in H.S/Equivalent Exam.
Political Science	1. Aggregate (%) + Political Science (%) for Candidates having POLITICAL SCIENCE in H.S/Equivalent Exam. 2. Aggregate (%) + English (%) / Bengali (%) (Whichever is higher) for Candidates NOT having POLITICAL SCIENCE in H.S/Equivalent Exam.
Economics	Aggregate (%) + Maths (%) + English (%).
Geography	Aggregate (%) + Geography (%).
Physics	Aggregate (%) + 2 x {Physics (%) + Maths (%)}.
Chemistry	Aggregate (%) + Chemistry (%).
Mathematics	Aggregate (%) + 2 x Maths (%).
Botany	Aggregate (%) + Biology (%).
Zoology	Aggregate (%) + Biology (%).
Physiology	Aggregate (%) + Biology (%).

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