JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Arts
Online submission of application(s) for admission to B.A. (Honours) Course 2017-18
Eligibility Criteria in Specific Subjects
Department | General | PD** | SC/ST | OBC-A/OBC-B/Kashmiri Maigrants/Sports* |
For Bengali | At least 60% in aggregate with 60% in Bengali | At least 57% in aggregate with 57% in Bengali | At least 45% in aggregate with 45% in Bengali | At least 54% in aggregate with 54% in Bengali |
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 65% in aggregate | At least 61% in aggregate | At least 48% in aggregate | At least 58% 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 2016) 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.*For Sports Category
In addition to the above mentioned academic eligibility, the following eligibility conditions under Sports Quota shall apply: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. |
*For PD Category
Selection Procedure
For Economics* | Marks obtained by the candidates in Mathematics shall be added to the aggregate marks calculated following the guideline laid down in aggregate marks calculation to arrive at the final score. Students shall be ranked according to their final score out of 500. |
For History, Sanskrit and Sociology | On the basis of aggregate marks obtained in the H.S./Equivalent Examination. |
For Comparative Literature* | On the basis of a two hour written test. |
For Political Science* | On the basis of 1) 50% weightage to the aggregate percentage obtained in H.S./Equivelant Examination. 2) 50% weightage to the performance in a written test. |
For Bengali* | On the basis of 1) 20% weightage of aggregate marks calculated following the guideline laid down in aggregate marks calculation. 2) 50% weightage of marks obtained in Bengali & English taken together in H.S./Equivelant Examination. 3) 130% weightage of marks obtained in Bengali in H.S./Equivelant Examination. |
For Philosophy* | In accordance with a merit list based on 1) 50% weightage to the aggregate percentage obtained in H.S./Equivelant Examination. 2) 50% weightage to the performance in a written test. |
For English* | All candidates will have to appear in a two-and-a-half-hour admission test. The test will be in two parts, of 30 + 100 marks respectively. The scripts of only those who obtain the minimum marks set by the Department in the first part will be evaluated in the second part. The merit list will be determined solely on the basis of marks obtained in the second part. |
Aggregate Marks Calculation
Examination Board | Instruction for calculating marks |
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Examination |
Aggregate marks of best 4 subjects excluding Environmental Studies/Environmental Education/ Environmental Science (out of 400). For Economics only: Aggregate marks of best 3 subjects (excluding Mathematics and Environmental Studies/ Environmental Education/Environmental Science) plus marks of Mathematics (total out of 400). For Bengali only: Aggregate marks of best 2 subjects (excluding Bengali, English, Environmental Studies/ Environmental Education/Environmental Science and Computer Science/Application) plus marks of Bengali and English (total out of 400). |
Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination/Central Board of Secondary Education/Other Boards |
Aggregate marks of best 4 subjects, out of 400 marks. For Economics only: Aggregate marks of best 3 subjects (excluding Mathematics) plus marks of Mathematics (total out of 400). For Bengali only: Aggregate marks of best 2 subjects (excluding Bengali, English and Computer Science/Application) plus marks of Bengali and English (total out of 400). |
Important Dates
Do not visit the university offices for admission details.
All information related to admission procedures is available on this website.
Last Date of submission of online applications | 14/06/2017 |
Last Date of submission of application fees through SBI-Collect system using credit card/ Debut card/ Net Banking | 17/06/2017 |
Last Date of submission of P.D certificate | 29/06/2017 |
Last Date of submission of Sports certificate | 29/06/2017 |
Date and Time of Admission Tests
Subject | Date | Time | Venue |
Comparative Literature | 27/06/2017 | 12 noon to 2:00 pm | Dept. of Comparative Literature |
English | 28/06/2017 | 12 noon to 2:30 pm | Dept. of English |
Philosophy | 29/06/2017 | 11:30 am to 1:30 pm | Dept. of Philosophy |
Political Science | 29/06/2017 | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | Dept. of International Relations |
Publication of Provisional Merit List
For Bengali, Economics, History, Sanskrit & Sociology | 28/06/2017 & 29/06/2017 |
For Other Departments | 13/07/2017 & 14/07/2017 |
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