Eligibility Criteria for Admission to B.A. / B.Sc. Honours Courses

• 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.
• 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.
• 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	Subjects to be passed at the H.S or equivalent exam	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 = 80% English-B= 85% For other Boards English = 85%	English (%) + Admission Test (%)
History	English	55%	English – 50%	Aggregate (%) + English (%) + 1/4th of History (%)
Philosophy	Philosophy / Psychology, English	55%	Philosophy / Psychology - 60% English - 50%	Aggregate (%) + English (%) +1/4th of Philosophy (%)
Political Science	English	55%	English-60%	Aggregate (%) + English (%) + 1/4th of 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