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General Structure of Courses

Reservation of Seats

Courses Offered

Criteria for Admission

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Admission 2013

• Applications for admission to First Year B.A. / B.Sc. (Honours) courses for the Academic Session 1st July, 2013 to 30th June, 2014 will be received only online after publication of the result of Higher Secondary Examination, 2013 through the website -

» 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 candidates from West Bengal only are 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.

General Structure of Courses

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• Language Group
  • English (Compulsory)
  • Bengali / Hindi / Alternative English
• Honours Subject with General subject combinations
• Environmental Studies

Reservation of Seats

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• Scheduled Caste – 22%
• Scheduled Tribe – 6%
• Physically Handicapped – 3%

Courses Offered

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

Combination of Subjects

Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Honours Subjects	• No. of Seats				General Subjects (Choose any two) *
	General	SC	ST	Total
Bengali	22	7	2	31	a. Sanskrit b. Philosophy / Political Science c. History
English	31	10	3	44	a. History / Women Studies b. Philosophy / Psychology/ Political Science
History	22	7	2	31	a. English / Bengali / Hindi / Sanskrit b. Political Science / Philosophy
Philosophy	22	7	2	31	a. English/Bengali/Hindi/Sanskrit b. Political Science c. History/ Women’s Studies
Political Science	22	7	2	31	a. English/Bengali/Hindi/Sanskrit b. History/ Women’s Studies c. Philosophy/ Economics
Sanskrit	22	7	2	31	a. History b. Bengali c. Philosophy / Political Science
Psychology (B.A.)	26	8	2	36	a. English/Bengali/Hindi/Sanskrit b. History / Women’s Studies

* Choice of General subjects will be subjected to availability of seats.

Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Honours Subjects	• No. of Seats				General Subjects (Choose any one combination) *
	General	SC	ST	Total
Botany	22	7	2	31	Chemistry & Zoology
Chemistry	26	8	2	36	Mathematics &  Physics
Computer Science	14	4	1	19	Mathematics & Physics
Economics	22	7	2	31	a. Mathematics & Political Science b. Mathematics & Statistics (10) c. Mathematics & Computer Science (4)
Mathematics	22	7	2	31	a. Physics & Computer Science (6) b. Physics & Chemistry c. Physics & Statistics (10)
Physics	22	7	2	31	a. Mathematics & Chemistry b. Mathematics & Computer Science (10) c. Mathematics & Statistics (5)
Zoology	22	7	2	31	Chemistry & Botany
Psychology (B.Sc.)	26	8	2	36	a. Zoology(10) & Botany(10) b. Economics & History/Women Studies

• No. of seats as on the academic year 2012-2013.

* Seats available for Computer Science (General), Statistics (General), Botany & 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

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1.	A candidate who has passed the Higher Secondary or its equivalent Examination (on 2013 or, 2012) may apply for admission to the B.A. / B.Sc. (Honours) courses.
2.	Candidates must secure pass marks in the General Subjects opted for (applicable to candidates who had the subjects at (10+2) level).
3.	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.
4.	Admission will be conducted strictly on the basis of merit. Merit list will be prepared based on INDEX MARK for all categories of students.
5.	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 of 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 = 80% English-B= 85% For other Boards English = 85%	English (%) + Admission Test (%)
History	English	55%	English – 50%	1. Aggregate (%) + English (%) + 1/4th of History(%) for candidates with History 2. Aggregate (%) + English (%) for candidates without History
Philosophy	Philosophy / Psychology, English	55%	Philosophy/ Psychology - 60% English - 50%	1. Aggregate (%) + English (%) + 1/4th of Political Science (%) for candidates with Philosophy 2. Aggregate (%) + English (%) for candidates without Philosophy
Political Science	English	55%	English-60%	1. Aggregate (%) + English (%) + 1/4th of Political Science (%) for candidates with Political Science 2. Aggregate (%) + English (%) for candidates without Political Science
Psychology	English	55%	English – 60%	Aggregate (%) + 2 x English (%)
Sanskrit	Sanskrit	55%	Sanskrit – 60% 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	Chemistry, Mathematics & Physics, English	60%	Chemistry – 65% Mathematics- 60% English - 50%	2 x Chemistry (%) + Physics (%) + Mathematics (%)
Computer Science	Physics & Mathematics, English	60%	Physics – 60% Mathematics-60% English - 50%	Aggregate (%) +2 x {Physics (%) + Mathematics (%)}
Economics	Mathematics, English	60%	Mathematics-65% English - 50%	Aggregate (%) +2 x {English (%) + Mathematics (%)}
Mathematics	Physics & Mathematics	60%	Mathematics - 65% English - 50%	Aggregate (%) + 2x Mathematics (%)
Physics	Physics & Mathematics, English	60%	Physics – 65% Mathematics – 60% English - 50%	Aggregate% + 2x {Physics% Mathematics (%)}
Zoology	Zoology/Biology & Chemistry, English	60%	Zoology/Biology- 65% Chemistry-55% English - 50%	Aggregate (%) + 2xBiology/ Zoology(%) (Whichever is higher) + Chemistry(%)
For SC/ST 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