ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• A candidate who has passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) or its equivalent Examination is eligible to seek admission to the 1st year of the 3-year B.A./B.Sc./B.Com (Honours and General) and B.A.(Major) Course of Studies provided he/she has also passed in English having full marks not being less than 100.
• Candidates who have passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) Vocational examination conducted by the “West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and Training” shall be eligible to seek admission to the B.A. (General) 1st year Course of Studies taking the subjects under Humanities Division only.
• Candidates who have passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) Vocational Examination in Business & Commerce conducted by the “West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and Training” shall be eligible to seek admission to the B.Com. (General) 1st year Course of Studies under this University.
• A candidate taking up Honours Course in a subject must have obtained :
  • A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination. OR
  • 55% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination. OR
  • 50% marks in the aggregate when the candidate has not studied the subject in his/her previous qualifying examination provided all other clauses are satisfied. [(iii) does not apply for B. Com. Hons. Course]

  However, candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe Community taking up Honours Course of Study must have obtained a minimum of 40% marks in the aggregate or 40% marks in the subject or related subjects at the previous qualifying examination, as the case may be

• A candidate shall be allowed to take up the subject(s) under heading “A” if he/she had passed the subject (s) under heading “B” at the previous qualifying examination:

• Some Special conditions for admission to Honours Courses are as follows :