Under Graduate (B.A., B.Sc. & B.Com.) Eligibility Criteria for the Admission - 2016
Please note that Aggregate obtained in class XII shall be calculated by adding the marks in top FOUR Subjects in order of marks secured by a candidate.
Marks in compulsory Environmental Education / Environmental Science / Environmental Studies shall not be taken into account for calculation of Aggregate Marks.
If the Environmental Science is studied as an Elective Subject of 100 Marks, it may be taken into account for the purpose of determining the Aggregate Marks.
There Are Five (05) Types of Student Categories General, SC, ST, OBC-A & OBC-B.
- B.A. (Honours)
- B.Sc. (Honours)
- B.A. / B.Sc. (General)
- B.Com. (Honours) - Morning & Evening Shift
- Self Financed Courses
Subject (B.A.) | Category | Board | Eligibility Criteria For Form Fill Up | Additional Criteria | Index Marks Calculation for Merit List |
Bengali (Hons) | General | All | (Minimum 50% aggregate AND 45% in Bengali) OR (55% in Bengali if aggregate below 50% but more than 45%) |
Must have passed in English | (Aggregate + Bengali) / 2 |
Education (Hons) | General | All | (Minimum aggregate 50% AND 45% in Education or related subject) OR (55% in Education or related subject given below if aggregate below 50% but more than 45%). Related subjects are Psychology, History, Philosophy, Economics, Mathematics, Political Science, Sociology. |
Preference will be given to students who have passed in maths in the Class X board Exam. Must have passed in English |
(Aggregate + Education or Related Subject) / 2 |
English (Hons) | General | All | (Minimum aggregate 50% AND 50% in English) OR (55% in English if aggregate below 50% but more than 45%) |
-- | (Aggregate + English (1st or 2nd Language)) / 2 |
Hindi (Hons) | General | All | (Minimum aggregate 50% AND 45% in Hindi) OR (55% in Hindi if aggregate below 50% but more than 45%) |
Must have passed in English | (Aggregate + Hindi ) / 2 |
History (Hons) | General | All | (Minimum aggregate 50% AND 45% in History) OR (55% in History if aggregate below 50% but more than 45%). Candidates not having History in Class XII may apply provided they have obtained 55% in aggregate. |
Must have passed in English | With History : (Aggregate + History) / 2 Without History : (Aggregate + English (1st or 2nd Language)) / 2 |
Philosophy (Hons) | General | All | (Minimum aggregate 50% AND 45% in Philosophy or Psychology) OR (55% in Philosophy or Psychology if aggregate below 50% but more than 45%). Candidates not having Philosophy in Class XII may apply provided they have obtained 55% in aggregate. |
Must have passed in English | With Philosophy : (Aggregate + Philosophy) / 2 Without Philosophy : (Aggregate + English (1st or 2nd Language)) / 2 |
Political Science (Hons) | General | All | Minimum aggregate 50% AND 50% in Political Science AND 50% in English. Candidates not having Political Science in Class XII may apply provided they have obtained 55% in aggregate |
Must have passed in English | With Political Science : (Aggregate + Pol. Sc.) / 2 Without Political Science : (Aggregate + English (1st or 2nd Language)) / 2 |
Candidates belonging to the SC, ST, OBC-A & OBC-B communities should obtain a minimum of 40% marks in the aggregate OR 40% marks in the subject or related subjects. SC, ST & OBC communities recognised by Govt. of West Bengal are only eligible for the exemption mentioned above.
Subject (B.Sc.) | Category | Board | Eligibility Criteria For Form Fill Up | Additional Criteria | Index Marks Calculation for Merit List |
Botany (Hons) | General | All | Minimum aggregate 60% AND 60% in Botany or Biology or Biotechnology AND 50% in Chemistry | Must have passed in English | (Aggregate + (Botany or Biology or Biotechnology) + Chemistry) / 3 |
Economics (Hons) | General | All | Minimum aggregate 60% AND 60% in Pure Maths | Must have passed in English | (Aggregate + Mathematics) / 2 |
Geography (Hons) | General | All | Minimum aggregate 60% AND 60% in Geography AND 50% in English. Candidates not having Geography in Class XII may apply provided they have obtained 70% in aggregate and 50% in English. Preference will be given to candidates having Geography in Class - XII |
Must have passed in English | With Geography : (Aggregate + English (1st or 2nd Language) + Geography) / 3 Without Geography : (Aggregate + English (1st or 2nd Language)) / 2 |
Mathematics (Hons) | General | All | Minimum aggregate 65% AND 70% in Pure Mathematics | Must have passed in English | (Aggregate + Mathematics ) / 2 |
Marks in Art, BPO Skills, Commercial Art - Application, Dance / Kathak, Data Entry Operators, Drawing, Entrepreneurship, Fashion Studies & Design, Fine Arts, Food Nutrition, Geometrical and Building Drawing, Geometrical and Mechanical Drawing, Home Mangement, Home Nursing, Home Science, Office Practice & Procedures, Painting, Physical & Health Education, Physical Education, Secretarial Practice, Tailoring, Vocational Subjects (As offered by ISC & CBSE boards), Word Processing shall not be taken into account for calculation of aggregate marks. [Applicable for JMC (H) also.
Subject B.A/B.SC (General) | Category | Board | Eligibility Criteria For Form Fill Up | Additional Criteria | Index Marks Calculation for Merit List |
Botany, Chemistry and Zoology | General | All | 45% and above in the subject AND 50% in aggregate | Must have passed in English | -- |
Economics | General | All | Minimum 50% in aggregate AND 50% in English | Must have passed in English | -- |
English | General | All | 50% and above in the subject. | -- | -- |
Geography | General | All | Minimum 50% in aggregate AND 50% in subject | Must have passed in English | -- |
Mathematics | General | All | Minimum aggregate 55% AND 55% in Pure Mathematics | Must have passed in English | -- |
Physics | General | All | 45% in the subject AND 50% in aggregate | Must have passed in English | -- |
Sociology | General | All | 50% and above in aggregate AND 50% in English | Must have passed in English | -- |
Statistics | General | All | 85% and above in Mathematics | Must have passed in English | -- |
Computer Science | General | All | 60% and above in aggregate | Must have passed in English | -- |
For all other subjects | General | All | 45% and above in aggregate | Must have passed in English | -- |
Candidates belonging to the SC, ST, OBC-A & OBC-B communities should obtain a minimum of 40% marks in the aggregate OR 40% marks in the subject or related subjects. SC, ST & OBC communities recognised by Govt. of West Bengal are only eligible for the exemption mentioned above.
Subject (B.Com.) | Category | Board | Eligibility Criteria For Form Fill Up | Additional Criteria | Index Marks Calculation for Merit List |
B.Com. (Hons.) - from Commerce Stream | General | All | Minimum 60% aggregate AND 60% in Accountancy | Must have passed in English & Mathematics | With Maths : (Aggregate + Accountancy / 2) |
Must have passed in English | Without Maths : (Aggregate + Accountancy / 2) |
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B.Com. (Hons.) - from Science Stream | General | All | Minimum 60% aggregate AND 60% in Mathematics | Must have passed in English | (Aggregate + Maths / 2) |
B.Com. (Hons.) - from Eco/Stat/Math Stream | General | All | Minimum 60% aggregate AND 60% in Mathematics | Must have passed in English | (Aggregate + Maths / 2) |
Marks in Art, BPO Skills, Commercial Art - Application, Creative Writing & Translation Studies, Dance / Kathak, Drawing, ENVS, Fashion Designing, Fine Arts, Food Nutrition, Geometrical and Building Drawing, Geometrical and Mechanical Drawing, Home Mangement, Home Nursing, Home Science, Mordern Foreign Languages, Multimedia, Music, Painting, Physical & Health Education, Physical Education, SUPW shall not be taken into account for calculation of aggregate marks.
Candidates belonging to the SC, ST, OBC-A & OBC-B communities should obtain a minimum of 40% marks in the aggregate OR 40% marks in the subject or related subjects. SC, ST & OBC communities recognised by Govt. of West Bengal are only eligible for the exemption mentioned above .
Subject (Self Financed) | Category | Board | Eligibility Criteria For Form Fill Up | Additional Criteria | Index Marks Calculation for Merit List |
B.A. - Journalism and Mass Communication (Hons.) | General | All | Minimum aggregate 50% AND 50% in English | Must have passed in English | (Aggregate + English (1st or 2nd Language) / 2 |
B.B.A. (Hons.) | General | All | Minimum 55% marks in aggregate with Mathematics / Business Mathematics / BEBM in Class XII | Must have passed in English & Mathematics | For GDPI List (1) : (Aggregate + English + Mathematics/BEBM) / 3 For Final Merit List : (50% of Index Marks published on Previous List -1 + 25% of GD Score + 25% PI Score) |
B.B.A. (Hons.) | SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B | All | Minimum 50% marks in aggregate with Mathematics / Business Mathematics / BEBM in Class XII | Must have passed in English & Mathematics | For GDPI List (1) : (Aggregate + English + Mathematics/BEBM) / 3 For Final Merit List : (50% of Index Marks published on Previous List -1 + 25% of GD Score + 25% PI Score) |
B.Com. Computer Application (Major) (Evening Shift) |
General | All | Minimum 60% marks in aggregate AND 55% in Accountancy AND 60% in Computer / Mathematics / BEBM | Must have passed in English | Aggregate |
Candidate from Science OR Eco/Stat/Maths : Minimum 60% marks in aggregate AND 60% in Mathematics / Economics | Aggregate | ||||
M.A. English | General | All | 40% In English (Hons.) For C.U. Candidates; 50% In B.A. English (H) For Other Recognised Universities AND 60% IGNOU, NSOU and Distance Learning Universities In West Bengal candidates | -- | (80% of Aggregate in Graduation + 20% of PI Score) |
M.Com. | General | All | 40% In B.Com. (Hons.) For C.U. Candidates; 50% In B.Com. (H) For Other Recognised Universities AND 60% IGNOU, NSOU and Distance Learning Universities In West Bengal candidates | -- | (80% of Aggregate in Graduation + 20% of PI Score) |