Bethune College Eligibility Criteria : 2014 - 2015
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
BETHUNE COLLEGE
Eligibility Criteria for B.A. / B.Sc. Honours Admission, 2014
Eligibility 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.
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.
Principal Bethune College, Kolkata |