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Admission Information Brochure
ADMISSION INFORMATION BROCHURE
BETHUNE COLLEGE
Established in 1879 – The First Women’s College in India
181 Bidhan Sarani, Kolkata 700 006
College Phone no: 033-2257-1712(office), 033-2241-1731(PBX)
Admissions to B.A. (Hons) / B.Sc. (Hons) for 2014-2015


Admission 2014

  • Applications for admission to First Year B.A. / B.Sc. (Honours) courses for the Academic Session 2014-2015 will be received only online between 4th June 2014 (10:00 A.M.) and 14th June 2014 (8:00 P.M.) through the following websites : -
  • » www.bethuneadmissions.ac.in
    or
    » www.collegeadmission.in

  • Queries related to B.A. / B.Sc. admission may be directed to:
  • » bethune.admn@gmail.com

Admission to the college is granted on the understanding that the student undertakes to conform in all respects to the rules and discipline of the college.

  • A candidate may apply for a maximum of three honours subjects. Separate applications must be submitted for each honours subject.
  • The college does not offer any three years General Course.
  • SC / ST / OBC-A (non-creamy layer) / OBC-B (non-creamy layer) candidates from West Bengal are only eligible for reserved seats.
  • Admission to any course of the college is provisional, subject to the final approval of the University of Calcutta.
  • In exercise of the power conferred by clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 26 of the University Grant Commission Act, 1956, “UGC Registration on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Education Institutions, 2009”, an anti-ragging cell shall be constituted.
  • There is no hostel facility in the college.
  • Admission will be made strictly in order of merit.


General Structure of Courses
  • Language Group
    • English (Compulsory)
    • Bengali / Hindi / Alternative English
    * Alternative English is not available for English (Hons.) candidates
  • Honours Subject with Two General subject combinations
  • Environmental Studies

Reservation of Seats
  • Number of Reserved seats for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, OBC-A & OBC-B (Non-creamy layer) are shown against each Honours subject.
    For Physically Handicapped candidates 3% of seats are reserved in each category.

Courses Offered

The college offers the following Honours courses of study in the B.A. / B.Sc. stream.

Combination of Subjects

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Honours Courses With General Subject Combinations
  Honours Subjects *No. of Seats General Subjects (Choose any two) *
General SC ST OBC-A OBC-B Total
1 Bengali 22 7 2 1 0 32 a. Sanskrit
b. Philosophy / Political Science
c. History
2 English 31 10 3 0 0 44 a. History / Women's Studies
b. Philosophy / Psychology / Political Science.
3 Hindi 12 4 1 2 1 20 a. History / Women's Studies
b. Philosophy / Political Science, Psychology
4 History 22 7 2 0 1 32 a. English / Bengali / Hindi / Sanskrit
b. Political Science / Philosophy.
5 Philosophy 22 7 2 1 1 33 a. English / Bengali / Hindi / Sanskrit
b. Political Science
c. History / Women's Studies
6 Political Science 22 7 2 1 0 32 a. English / Bengali / Hindi
b. History / Women's Studies
c. Philosophy / Economics
7 Sanskrit 22 9 2 4 3 40 a. History
b. Bengali
c. Philosophy / Political Science
8 Psychology 13 4 1 0 0 18 a. English / Bengali / Hindi / Sanskrit
b. History / Women's Studies.
* Choice of General subjects will be subjected to availability of seats.

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Honours Courses With General Subject Combinations
  Honours Subjects *No. of Seats General Subjects (Choose any one combination) *
General SC ST OBC-A OBC-B Total
1 Botany 22 7 2 0 0 31 Chemistry & Zoology.
2 Chemistry 26 8 2 0 0 36 Mathematics & Physics
3 Computer Science 14 4 1 1 0 20 Mathematics & Physics
4 Economics 22 7 2 1 0 32 a. Mathematics & Political Science
b. Mathematics & Statistics (10)
c. Mathematics & Computer Science (4)
5 Mathematics 22 7 2 0 1 32 a. Physics & Computer Science (6)
b. Physics & Chemistry
c. Physics & Statistics (10)
6 Physics 22 7 2 0 1 32 a. Mathematics & Chemistry
b. Mathematics & Computer Science (10)
c. Mathematics & Statistics (5)
7 Zoology 22 7 2 1 0 32 Chemistry & Botany.
8 Psychology 13 4 1 0 0 18 a. Zoology (10) & Botany (10)
b. Economics & History
c. Women Studies & Economics
* Seats available for Computer Science (General), Statistics (General), Botany (General) and Zoology (General) for Honours in Physics, Mathematics, Economics and Psychology (B.Sc.) are given within brackets.

Criteria for Admission to B.A./ B.Sc. Honours Courses
  • A candidate who has passed the Higher Secondary or its equivalent Examination (on 2014 or, 2013) may apply for admission to the B.A. / B.Sc. (Honours) courses.
  • Candidates must have passed in English (at least 100 marks paper) in the previous qualifying examination.
  • Candidates must secure pass marks in the General Subjects opted for (applicable to candidates who had the subjects at (10+2) level).
  • Aggregate means total marks of the BEST FOUR subjects (at least 100 marks paper). Marks in compulsory Environmental Education / Studies shall not be included in Aggregate marks.
  • Admission will be conducted strictly on the basis of merit. Merit list will be prepared based on INDEX MARK for all categories of students.
  • An ADMISSION TEST will be held for candidates applying for ENGLISH Honours course.

A candidate should secure at least 50% marks in English (at least 100 marks paper)
to apply for B.A/ B.Sc Course.

For General Category
Honours Subject Compulsory Subject/s Required Minimum Eligibility Formula for INDEX MARKS
Aggregate Subject Marks
Bengali Bengali, English 55% Bengali - 60%
English - 50%
Aggregate (%) + Bengali (%) + 1/4th of Bengali % for candidates with Bengali as first language
English English 75% For H.S.
English-A = 85%
English-B= 85%
For other Boards
English = 85%
English (%) + Aggregate (%)
Hindi English / Hindi 55% Hindi  - 50%
English - 50%
Aggregate (%) + Hindi (%)
History English 60% English – 50% 1. Aggregate (%) + English (%) + 1/4th of History (%) for candidates with History 
2. Aggregate (%) + English (%) for candidates without History
Philosophy English,
Philosophy / Psychology
55% Philosophy / Psychology - 60%
English - 50%
1. Aggregate (%) + English (%) + 1/4th of Philosophy (%) for candidates with Philosophy 
2. Aggregate (%) + English (%) for candidates without Philosophy
Political Science English 55% English-55% 1. Aggregate (%) + English (%) + 1/4th of Political Science (%) for candidates with Political Science 
2. Aggregate (%) + English (%) for candidates without Political Science
Psychology English 60% English- 60% Aggregate (%) + 2 x English (%)
Sanskrit Sanskrit, English 55% Sanskrit - 55%
English - 50%
Aggregate (%)+ Sanskrit (%)
Botany Botany / Biology, Chemistry & English 60% Botany/Biology - 65%
Chemistry - 55%
English - 50%
Aggregate (%) + 2xBiology/ Botany(%) (Whichever is higher) + Chemistry(%)
Chemistry Physics, Chem, Maths 
& English
60% Chemistry – 65%
Mathematics- 60%
English - 50%
2 x Chemistry (%) + Physics (%) + Mathematics (%)
Computer Science Physics, Maths & English 60% Physics – 60%
Mathematics - 60%
English - 50%
Aggregate (%) +2 x {Physics (%) + Mathematics (%)}
Economics Maths & English 60% Mathematics - 65%
English - 50%
Aggregate (%) +2 x {English (%) + Mathematics (%)}
Mathematics Physics, Maths & English
60% Mathematics - 65%
English - 50%
Aggregate (%) + 2x Mathematics (%)
Physics Physics, Maths
& English
60% Physics – 65%
Mathematics – 60%
English - 50%
Aggregate (%) + 2 x {Physics (%) + Mathematics (%)}
Zoology Zoology / Biology, Chemistry & English 60% Zoology / Biology - 65%
Chemistry - 55%
English - 50%
Aggregate (%) + 2 x Zoology / Biology (%) (whichever is higher) + Chemistry (%)
For SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B Category
All Honours Subjects Same as above 40% marks in aggregate or,
40% marks in the subject or related subject
Formula is same as mentioned above for each subject

The College reserves the right to modify the above criteria as necessary. Please refer to the website for the latest information.



 
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Bethune College, Kolkata



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