Selection 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.

Subjects	Formula for Index Mark
Bengali	Aggregate (%) + Bengali (%) + 1/4th of Bengali % for candidates with Bengali as first language
English	English (%) + Admission Test (%)
History	1. Aggregate (%) + English (%) + 1/4th of History(%) for candidates with History 2. Aggregate (%) + English (%) for candidates without History
Philosophy	1. Aggregate (%) + English (%) + 1/4th of Political Science (%) for candidates with Philosophy 2. Aggregate (%) + English (%) for candidates without Philosophy
Political Science	1. Aggregate (%) + English (%) + 1/4th of Political Science (%) for candidates with Political Science 2. Aggregate (%) + English (%) for candidates without Political Science
Psychology	Aggregate (%) + 2 x English (%)
Sanskrit	Aggregate (%)+ Sanskrit (%)
Botany	Aggregate (%) + 2xBiology / Botany(%) (Whichever is higher) + Chemistry(%)
Chemistry	2 x Chemistry (%) + Physics (%) + Mathematics (%)
Computer Science	Aggregate (%) +2 x {Physics (%) + Mathematics (%)}
Economics	Aggregate (%) +2 x {English (%) + Mathematics (%)}
Mathematics	Aggregate (%) + 2x Mathematics (%)
Physics	Aggregate% + 2x {Physics% Mathematics (%)}
Zoology	Aggregate (%) + 2xBiology / Zoology(%) (Whichever is higher) + Chemistry(%)
For SC/ST Category
All Honours Subjects	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