Eligibility Criteria

• Do not visit the university offices for admission details. All information related to admission procedures is available on this website.
• An applicant must have completed results at the 10+2 level at the time of application.
• Incomplete and/or incorrect application shall be liable to be cancelled.
• For any candidate, increase in marks due to post-publication review/scrutiny after the closing dates of application (03.06.2016) for admissions to B.A (Honours) Day & Evening Courses for the academic session 2016-17, shall NOT be considered, and his/her merit position shall NOT be changed.
• For a candidate selected provisionally for admission, if it is found at the time of admissions that the marks he/she had stated at the time of application is more than what he/she has actually obtained (as in his/her mark-sheets), then his/her merit position shall be revised accordingly and he/she may be denied admission.
• Following eligibility and selection procedures are applicable only for students who have completed school (10+2) in India. Foreign students or others who have completed schools (10+2) outside India must check Foreign Students Admission at http://www.jaduniv.edu.in/htdocs/foreign_student.php for application procedure, eligibility and other criteria.

Eligibility Criteria in Specific Subjects

Department	General	PD**	SC/ST	OBC-A/OBC-B/ Kashmiri Maigrants/ Sports*
For Bengali	At least 65% in aggregate	At least 61% in aggregate	At least 48% in aggregate	At least 58% in aggregate
For Comparative Literature	At least 60% in aggregate with 60% marks in first & second language each. Candidates must have two languages in H.S or equivalent Examination	At least 57% in aggregate with 57% marks in first & second language each. Candidates must have two languages in H.S or equivalent Examination	At least 45% in aggregate with 45% marks in first & second language each. Candidates must have two languages in H.S or equivalent Examination	At least 54% in aggregate with 54% marks in first & second language each. Candidates must have two languages in H.S or equivalent Examination
For Economics	At least 70% in aggregate with 75% marks in Mathematics (marks in Business Mathematics will not be considered)	At least 66% in aggregate with 71% marks in Mathematics (marks in Business Mathematics will not be considered)	At least 52% in aggregate with 56% marks in Mathematics (marks in Business Mathematics will not be considered)	At least 63% in aggregate with 67% marks in Mathematics (marks in Business Mathematics will not be considered)
For English	At least 75% in aggregate	At least 71% in aggregate	At least 56% in aggregate	At least 67% in aggregate
For History	At least 75% in aggregate	At least 71% in aggregate	At least 56% in aggregate	At least 67% in aggregate
For Philosophy	At least 50% in aggregate	At least 47% in aggregate	At least 37% in aggregate	At least 45% in aggregate
For Political Science	At least 60% in aggregate	At least 57% in aggregate	At least 45% in aggregate	At least 54% in aggregate
For Sanskrit	At least 60% in aggregate with 65% marks in Sanskrit	At least 57% in aggregate with 61% marks in Sanskrit	At least 45% in aggregate with 48% marks in Sanskrit	At least 54% in aggregate with 58% marks in Sanskrit
For Sociology	At least 60% in aggregate	At least 57% in aggregate	At least 45% in aggregate	At least 54% in aggregate

SC/ST Category

As per circular Nos. BC-16014/1/82-SC dt.06/08/1984 & BCD-1, D.O.12017/11/89-SCD(R.CELL) dt.09/01/1990 and letter No.1510-SCW dt.31/05/2007 from the Government of West Bengal, Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes of the States other than West Bengal are not entitled to get the benefit of reserved quota in Educational Institutions in West Bengal. Such students may get the benefit of reserve quota if they have domicile certificate of 10 years residency in West Bengal.

OBC-A/OBC-B Category

The candidates who will be provisionally selected under the OBC-A and OBC-B categories must produce an OBC certificate (the date of issue of the certificate should not be earlier than June 2015) issued by the competent authority that clearly indicates (i) the category (A or B) they belong to; (ii) that they do not belong to creamy layer of the society, at the time of counselling/ admission.

OBC-A and OBC-B candidates from the States other than West Bengal are not entitled to get the benefit of reserved quota in Educational Institutions in West Bengal. Such students may get the benefit of reserve quota if they have domicile certificate of 10 years residency in West Bengal.

* For Sports Category

In addition to the above mentioned academic eligibility, the following eligibility conditions under Sports Quota shall apply:

For the sports and games recognised by AIU (list of national university games available on (www.aiuweb.org), the student must have:

• a record of participation in the Inter-State competition or above not before 01.01.2014

OR

• secured position 1st/2nd/3rd for individual event/sports or member of Champion / Runners up team for team events/sports/games in Inter-District (open) competition not before 01.01.2014.

For Chess : The student must have FIDE rating of 1700 and above along with the criteria specified above is eligible for admission under sports quota.

For Tennis : A student having AITA ranking up to 300 for under 18 years boys/girls or ranking up to 500 for open (Men/Women) category is eligible to apply for admission under sports quota.

Certificates of participation in Sports/Games must be obtained from competent authorities as specified below. Applicant must submit attested photocopies of the certificates along with a copy of online payment receipt at the Office of the Dean and Secretary, Faculty Council of Arts, U.G. Arts Building, Ground Floor, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, on or before June 17, 2016 (11:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.).

Inter District / Inter State / National	Secretary/Competent authority of the State/National Sports Bodies, viz., I.F.A. / B.H.A. / C.A.B. / A.I.F.F. etc.
International	Secretary/Competent authority of the National/International Sports Bodies, viz., F.I.F.A. / B.C.C.I. / I.O.A. etc.

Participants in Tournaments/Events organized or certified by bodies other than those mentioned above are not eligible.

* For PD Category

• Persons with 40% or more disability will only be considered for admission under PD quota under PWD (Equal Opportunity, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.
• Candidates applied under this category must submit an attested photocopy of certificate of disability issued by the relevant authority either in person (or by post) along with a photocopy of online payment receipt within 17th June, 2016 (5pm) in the Office of the Dean and Secretary, Faculty Council of Arts, Ground Floor, UG Arts Building, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032.

Anti- Ragging:
Jadavpur University has accepted in principle that each and every student of the University shall be duty bound during the entire period of studentship with the University to immediately report to the Dean of Students if any ragging is noticed either in University hostel or on University campus.

If any incident of ragging comes to the notice of the Authority, the concerned student shall be given liberty to explain and if his explanation is not found satisfactory, the Authority would expel him/her from the University.

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