Merit Index Calculation (Selection Criteria) 2016

Merit Index Calculation for Merit List of Candidates for Admission to
Undergraduate CBCS Courses 2016

• Calculation of Merit Aggregate : *
  • For H.S. and boards with two Compulsory Languages :
    AGGREGATE = Total of marks in First Language, Second Language and best three out of the remaining conventional subjects (excluding Compulsory Environmental Studies).
    MERIT AGGREGATE will represent the percentage aggregate marks.
  • For Boards without compulsory Second Language :
    AGGREGATE = Total marks in English and best four out of the remaining conventional subjects (excluding Compulsory Environmental Studies).
    MERIT AGGREGATE will represent the percentage aggregate marks.
  [* 10%, 7.5% and 5% of the Merit Aggregate will be deducted in case of the candidates passing in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively.]
• Merit Index Calculation for Honours Subjects :
  Merit Aggregate will be expressed as percentage marks; Marks in a subject means marks secured in 10+2 level Examination.

  CBCS Courses	Subjects to be considered for Merit Index calculation	Merit Index
  Accountancy	Accountancy (for candidates having commerce in HS / equivalent) Mathematics / Business Mathematics (for candidates not having commerce in HS / equivalent)	Merit Aggregate + Marks in Accountancy / Mathematics / Business Mathematics
  Bengali	Bengali	Merit Aggregate + Marks in Bengali
  Botany	Biology & Chemistry	Merit Aggregate + Marks in Biology + Marks in Chemistry
  Chemistry	Chemistry	Merit Aggregate + Marks in Chemistry
  Economics	Economics (for candidates having Economics in HS/equivalent) Mathematics (for candidates not having economics in HS/equivalent)	Merit Aggregate + Marks in Economics / Mathematics
  English	English	Merit Aggregate + Marks in English
  Geology	Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics	Merit Aggregate + Marks in Mathematics + Marks in Chemistry + Marks in Physics
  History	History	Merit Aggregate + Marks in History
  Mathematics	Mathematics	Merit Aggregate + Marks in Mathematics
  Philosophy	Philosophy	Merit Aggregate + Marks in Philosophy
  Physics	Physics & Mathematics	Merit Aggregate + Marks in Physics + Marks in Mathematics
  Political Science	Political Science	Merit Aggregate + Marks in Political Science
  Sanskrit	Sanskrit	Merit Aggregate + Marks in Sanskrit
  Zoology	Biology & Chemistry	Merit Aggregate + Marks in Biology + Marks in Chemistry