Eligibility
A candidate who has passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) or its equivalent Examination is eligible to seek admission to the 1st semester of the 3 year (six semesters) B.A./B.Sc. (Honours) Course of Studies provided she has also passed in English having full marks not being less than 100 and fulfils the conditions as laid down in Clauses 1 and 2.
Clause 1:
For the purpose of determining eligibility for admission to the B.A./B.Sc. (Honours) Course, aggregate marks shall be calculated by adding the marks in top-four subjects in order of marks secured by a candidate. Marks in compulsory Environmental Education/Studies shall not be taken into account for calculation of aggregate marks.
A candidate taking up Honours Course in a subject must have obtained:
(a) i. A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination.
Or
ii. 55% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination.
Or
iii. 50% marks in the aggregate when the candidate has not studied the subject in her previous qualifying examination provided all other clauses are satisfied.
(b) Candidates belonging to Reserved Categories taking up Honours Course of Study must have obtained a minimum of 40% marks in the aggregate or 40% marks in the subject or related subjects at the previous qualifying examination, as the case may be.
(c) Reservation Policy for admission in three year (six semesters) degree courses of studies shall be guided by the West Bengal State Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission), Act, 2013 and the West Bengal State Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Rules, 2014.
Clause 2:
A candidate shall be allowed to take up the subject(s) as Honours if
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Honours Courses/ Programme:
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Subject
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Basic Rule
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Subject specific Rule (Passed in both Theory and practical)
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Subject specific special Rule
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1
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Bengali
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A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the Bengali in the previous qualifying examination or 55% marks in Bengali
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2
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English
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A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the English in the previous qualifying examination or 55% marks in English
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3
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History
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A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the Subject or related subject in the previous qualifying examination or 55% marks in subject or related subject or 50% marks in the aggregate when the candidate has not studied the subject in his/her previous qualifying examination provided all other clauses are satisfied
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4
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Philosophy
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A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the Philosophy in the previous qualifying examination or 55% marks in Philosophy
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If the candidate has not studied Philosophy as a subject in the previous qualifying examination then Psychology/ Math/ Education/ Sociology/ Political Science be treated as related subjects
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5
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Political Science
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A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the Subject or related subject in the previous qualifying examination or 55% marks in subject or related subject or 50% marks in the aggregate when the candidate has not studied the subject in his/her previous qualifying examination provided all other clauses are satisfied
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6
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Sanskrit
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A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the Sanskrit in the previous qualifying examination or 55% marks in Sanskrit or 50% marks in the aggregate when the candidate has not studied the subject in his/her previous qualifying examination provided all other clauses are satisfied
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B.: For B.Sc.
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Sr. No.
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Subject
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Basic Rule
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Subject specific Rule (Passed in both Theory and practical)
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Subject specific special Rule
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1
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Botany
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A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination or 55% marks in the subject or related subject
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Botany/Biology/Bio-Technology
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2
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Computer Science
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A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination or 55% marks in the subject or related subject
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Mathematics & any one of (Physics/ Statistics/ Computer Science)
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3
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Economics
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A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination or 55% marks in the subject or related subject
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Passed in Mathematics/ Business Mathematics or Business Economics including Business Mathematics in H.S. (10+2) level from West Bengal Council of H.S. Education .
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4
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Food and Nutrition
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A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination or 55% marks in the subject or related subject
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A candidate shall be allowed to semester-wise Honours in Food and Nutrition if he/she has passed in Chemistry at the previous qualifying examination
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5
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Geography
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A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination or 55% marks in the subject or related subject
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For science student seeking Geography (H) may not have the subject in HS other must have the subject Geography in HS
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6
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Geology
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A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination or 55% marks in the subject or related subject
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(Geology/Geography/ Physics) and Chemistry
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Mathematics
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A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination or 55% marks in the subject or related subject
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A candidate shall be allowed to take up Honours in Mathematics if he/she has passed in Mathematics at the previous qualifying examination. A candidate who has passed in Business Mathematics is not eligible for admission to the Mathematics Honours Course.
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Physics
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A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination or 55% marks in the subject or related subject
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Physics and Mathematics
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Physiology
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A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination or 55% marks in the subject or related subject
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Botany/Biology/Bio-Technology
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A candidate shall be allowed to semester-wise Honours in Physiology if he/she has passed the subject Physiology/Biology/Bio-Technology and Chemistry in the previous qualifying examination. The subject Biology/Bio-Technology may be treated as the related subject.
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Statistics
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A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination or 55% marks in the subject or related subject
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Statistics/ Mathematics
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Passed in Mathematics
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Zoology
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A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination or 55% marks in the subject or related subject
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Botany/Biology/Bio-Technology
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Admission guideline and steps to follow for admission and list of documents to be submitted during documents verification.
Before you go for payment, we have some queries:
Question a: Are you a fresh candidate? (2020 HS or equivalent examination pass out)
If yes, then there is no problem. Click the link using our guidelines.
But if no, then
Question b: Do you have a CU registration number or have you ever register under University of Calcutta for undergraduate studies?
If no, then there is no problem. You are eligible but your year of HS of equivalent examination should not be older than 2015.
But if yes, then
Question c: Have you ever appeared for CU examination (Part 1, Part 2 or Part 3 of 1+1+1 system)?
If no, then there is no problem. Click the link using our guidelines. (Also email your registration certificate and admit card (if any) )
But if yes, then we are sorry to say that you are not eligible for admission under CBCS system as per University notification no CSR/3/18 dater 7th May, 2018 and CSR/4/18 dater 7th May, 2018.
One more important information we want to share with you is that if you are a registered student of CU (1+1+1 system) and have never appeared in any examination under CU, then you are eligible for admission under CBCS, but kindly note that you cannot change your honours subject you already had taken.
However if are already registered as CBCS student, then you can change your honours subject you already had taken.
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Stream |
HonsSubject |
Criteria |
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BA HONS |
BENGALI (H) |
Candidate must score 50% marks in aggregate and 45% marks in subject/related subject OR 55% marks in subject/related subject for GEN. IF candidate belonging to the to SC/ST/OBC taking up Hons. course, must have obtained a minimum of (40% in aggregate and 30% marks in Bengali/Bengali A/Bengali B) or 40% marks in subject or related subject.( subject / related subject: Bengali/Bengali A/Bengali B) |
| 2 |
BA HONS |
ENGLISH (H) |
Candidate must score 50% marks in aggregate and 45% marks in subject/related subject OR 55% marks in subject/related subject for GEN. IF candidate belonging to the to SC/ST/OBC taking up Hons. course, must have obtained a minimum of (40% in aggregate and 30% marks in English/English A/English B) or 40% marks in subject or related subject. ( subject / related subject: English/English A/English B) |
| 3 |
BA HONS |
PHILOSOPHY (H) |
Candidate must score 50% marks in aggregate and 45% marks in subject/ related subject OR 55% marks in subject/related subject for GEN. IF candidate belonging to the to SC/ST/OBC taking up Hons. course, must have obtained a minimum of 40% in aggregate and (30% marks in subject or related subject) or 40% marks in subject or related subject. ( subject / related subject:Philosophy/ Psychology/ Mathematics/ Education/ Sociology/ Political Science) |
| 4 |
BA HONS |
POLITICAL SCIENCE (H) |
Candidate must score 50% marks in aggregate and 45% marks in subject/related subject OR 55% marks in subject/related subject OR 50% marks in aggregate for GEN. IF candidate belonging to the to SC/ST/OBC taking up Hons. course, must have obtained a minimum of 40% in aggregate or 40% marks in subject or related subject. (subject / related subject: No subject bar). |
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BA HONS |
SANSKRIT (H) |
Candidate must score 50% marks in aggregate and 45% marks in subject/related subject OR 55% marks in subject/related subject OR 50% marks in aggregate for GEN. IF candidate belonging to the to SC/ST/OBC taking up Hons. course, must have obtained a minimum of 40% in aggregate or 40% marks in subject or related subject.( subject / related subject: Sanskrit) |
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BSC HONS |
BOTANY (H) |
Candidate must score 50% marks in aggregate and 45% marks in subject/related subject OR 55% marks in subject/related subject for GEN. IF candidate belonging to the to SC/ST/OBC taking up Hons. course, must have obtained a minimum (40% in aggregate of and 30% marks in Botany/Biology/Bio-Technology ) OR 40% marks in subject or related subject. (subject or related subject:Botany/Biology/Bio-Technology) |
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BSC HONS |
COMPUTER SCIENCE (H) |
Candidate must score 50% marks in aggregate and 45% marks in subject/related subject OR 55% marks in subject/related subject OR 50% marks in aggregate for GEN. IF candidate belonging to the to SC/ST/OBC taking up Hons. course, must have obtained a minimum of 40% in aggregate or 40% marks in subject or related subject. For all candidates:Must score passing marks in Mathematics. (subject / related subject:Mathematics/Computer Science/Physics/Statistics) |
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BSC HONS |
ECONOMICS (H) |
Candidate must score 50% marks in aggregate and 45% marks in subject/related subject OR 55% marks in subject/related subject OR 50% marks in aggregate for GEN. IF candidate belonging to the to SC/ST/OBC taking up Hons. course, must have obtained a minimum of 40% in aggregate or 40% marks in subject or related subject. (For all candidates:Must score 30% marks in Mathematics/Business Mathematics/Business Economics Including Business Mathematics) |
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BSC HONS |
FOOD AND NUTRITION (H) |
Candidate must score 50% marks in aggregate and 45% marks in subject/related subject OR 55% marks in subject/related subject for GEN. IF candidate belonging to the to SC/ST/OBC taking up Hons. course, must have obtained a minimum of (40% in aggregate and 30% marks in Food & Nutrition/ Biology) or 40% marks in subject or related subject. (For all candidates:Must score 30% marks in Chemistry) ( subject / related subject: Food & Nutrition/ Biology) |
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BSC HONS |
GEOGRAPHY (H) |
Candidate must score 50% marks in aggregate and 45% marks in subject/related subject OR 55% marks in Geography OR (50% marks in aggregate and Pass marks in Physics,Chemistry and Mathematics) for General. IF candidate belonging to the to reserve category taking up Hons. course, must have obtained a minimum of 40% in aggregate or 40% marks in Geography or OR (40% marks in aggregate and Pass marks in Physics,Chemistry and Mathematics.). ( subject / related subject: Geography) |
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BSC HONS |
GEOLOGY (H) |
Candidate must score 50% marks in aggregate and 45% marks in subject/related subject for GEN. IF candidate belonging to the to SC/ST/OBC taking up Hons. course, must have obtained a minimum of 40% in aggregate and pass marks in subject/related subject. Passed in Chemistry.(subject / related subject: Geology/Geography/Physics) |
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BSC HONS |
MATHEMATICS (H) |
Candidate must score 50% marks in aggregate and 45% marks in subject/related subject OR 55% marks in subject/related subject for GEN. IF candidate belonging to the to SC/ST/OBC taking up Hons. course, must have obtained a minimum of (40% in aggregate and 30% marks in Mathematics) or 40% marks in subject or related subject. ( subject / related subject: Mathematics) |
| 13 |
BSC HONS |
PHYSICS (H) |
Candidate must score 50% marks in aggregate and 45% marks in subject/related subject OR 55% marks in subject/related subject for GEN. IF candidate belonging to the to SC/ST/OBC taking up Hons. course, must have obtained a minimum of (40% in aggregate and 30% marks in Physics) or 40% marks in subject or related subject. (For all candidates:Must score 30% marks in Mathematics) ( subject / related subject:Physics) |
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BSC HONS |
PHYSIOLOGY (H) |
Candidate must score 50% marks in aggregate and 45% marks in subject/related subject OR 55% marks in subject/related subject for GEN. IF candidate belonging to the to SC/ST/OBC taking up Hons. course, must have obtained a minimum of (40% in aggregate and 30% marks in Physiology/Biology/Bio-Technology) or 40% marks in subject or related subject. (For all candidates:Must score 30% marks in Chemistry) ( subject / related subject: Physiology/Biology/Bio-Technology) |
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BSC HONS |
STATISTICS (H) |
Candidate must score 50% marks in aggregate and 45% marks in subject/related subject OR 55% marks in subject/related subject for GEN. IF candidate belonging to the to SC/ST/OBC taking up Hons. course, must have obtained a minimum of (40% in aggregate and 30% marks in subject/related subject) or 40% marks in subject or related subject. ( subject / related subject:Mathematics/Statistics) |
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BSC HONS |
ZOOLOGY (H) |
Candidate must score 50% marks in aggregate and 45% marks in subject/related subject OR 55% marks in subject/related subject for GEN. IF candidate belonging to the to SC/ST/OBC taking up Hons. course, must have obtained a minimum of (40% in aggregate and 30% marks in Zoology/ Biology/ Bio-Technology) or 40% marks in subject or related subject. ( subject / related subject: Zoology/Biology/ Bio-Technology) |
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