General Admission Procedure for the Session 2013 – 2014

• The academic session 2013-2014 starts from 1st July, 2013 and ends on 30th June, 2014.
• A candidate may be admitted to the first year of Three-Year B.A. / B.Sc. (Honours/General) courses of studies on passing H.S. (10 + 2) Examination in General or Vocational Stream conducted by West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (W.B.C.H.S.E.) or an equivalent examination conducted by other State Board/Council such as All India Boards/Councils (i.e., C.B.S.E., I.S.C.) or Rabindra Mukta Vidyalaya or National Open School recognized by the Distant Learning Council
  subject to the conditions mentioned below :
  • In case of Board/Council other than W.B.C.H.S.E., a candidate shall have to pass in five recognised subjects of full marks not being less than 100 each of which one shall be English. A candidate passing in four subjects shall not be eligible to such admission to the course.
  • Marks obtained in top five subjects shall be considered to ascertain the aggregate marks of a candidate passing the examination under grade system. Also for candidates passing H.S. (10+2) Examination from the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education under old system, marks obtained in top five subjects shall be considered to determine the aggregate marks.
  • Marks obtained in Environmental Education as a compulsory subject at the H.S. (10 + 2) Examination conducted by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent shall not be taken into account for calculation of the aggregate marks in top five subjects for the purpose of admission.
  • No candidate shall be considered for admission after a lapse of more than 3 (three) years from the year of passing the previous qualifying examination or discontinuation of recognised regular courses of study after passing the previous qualifying examination.
    
    Explanation : The year of admission shall not be taken into account while calculating 3 years from the year of passing the previous qualifying examination.
  • A candidate shall be allowed to take up the subject(s) under heading '(A)' if she has passed the subject(s) under heading '(B)' at the previous qualifying examination

    Table - I

    Sl.  No.	A	Sl. No.	B
    1.	Mathematics	1.	Mathematics/ Business Mathematics of ISC
    2.	Physics	2.	Physics and Mathematics
    3.	Chemistry	3.	Chemistry
    4.	Zoology	4.	Zoology / Biology / Biotechnology
    5.	Botany	5.	Botany / Biology / Biotechnology
    6.	Physiology	6.	Physiology / Biology / Biotechnology
    7.	Electronics	7.	Electronics / Physics and Mathematics
    8.	Economics	8.	Mathematics / Economics / Business Mathematics
    9.	Education	9.	Related subjects : Psychology / Philosophy / Mathematics / Sociology / Economics / Political Science / History
    10.	Philosophy	10.	Philosophy / Related subject : Psychology
    11.	Sociology	11.	Related subjects : Psychology / Political Science

    
    Some special conditions for admission to Honours Courses in Economics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physiology

    Sl.  No.	For taking up Honours in	Must qualify in the subject(s)
    1.	Economics	Mathematics (For WBCHSE) or Mathematics or Business Mathematics (ISC board)
    2.	Mathematics	Mathematics
    3.	Chemistry	Physics Chemistry Mathematics
    4.	Zoology	Physiology or Biology or Bio-technology Chemistry

• Admission to all Honours courses will be strictly on the basis of eligibility criteria and merit.
• Applicants must produce the following documents in original at the time of admission :
  • Mark sheet.
  • Admit card of the HS or equivalent examination.
  • Document showing the date of birth of the applicant.
  • Transfer certificate in case the applicant already admitted in another college.
  • A letter from the guardian mentioning the name and address of a local guardian in case of an outstation applicant.
• Course Offered :
  • The college offers 3 year Honours and General degree courses a list of which along with the subject combinations is given below. Following points are to be noted :
    • For each Honours course two general subjects must have to be taken as subject combination.
    • For each General course three subjects must have to be taken as subject combination.
    • Two Compulsory Languages (1. English 2. Bengali or Hindi) are mandatory for all students (Honours and General both).
    • Environment Studies is mandatory for all students.
      • Humanities Honours

        Honours Subjects	Subject Combination (as General Paper)
        Bengali	History or Philosophy Political Science or Education or Sociology or Film Studies or Sanskrit
        English	History or Philosophy Political Science or Education or Sociology or Film Studies or Sanskrit
        Hindi	History or Philosophy Political Science or Education or Sociology or Film Studies or Sanskrit
        History	Economics or Bengali General or English General or Hindi General Political Science or Education or Sanskrit or Sociology or Film Studies
        Philosophy	Bengali General or English General or Hindi General Political Science or Education or Sociology or Sanskrit or Film Studies
        Political Science	History or Philosophy Economics or Bengali General or English General or Hindi General or Sociology or Film Studies or Sanskrit
        Geography	Bengali General or English General or Hindi General Sociology or Political Science

      • Science Honours

        Honours Subjects	Subject Combination (as General Paper)
        Physics	Mathematics Chemistry or Electronics
        Chemistry	Physics Mathematics
        Mathematics	Physics Chemistry
        Economics	Mathematics Political Science or Education or Sociology or Film Studies
        Geography	Economics Political Science or Film Studies
        Botany	Zoology Chemistry or Physiology
        Zoology	Botany Chemistry or Physiology
        Physiology	Zoology Chemistry

      • Humanities General

        Option 1 (without Geography)

        Economics or Bengali General or English General or Hindi General or Sanskrit Political Science or Education or Film Studies History or Philosophy or Mathematics.

        Option 2 (with Geography)

        Geography. Economics or Bengali General or English General or Hindi General Political Science or Sanskrit or Film Studies

      • Science General

        Physical Science General

        Physics Chemistry or Electronics Mathematics

        Bio-Science General

        Botany Zoology Physiology

• Eligibility Criteria for Application :
  • For Honours Degree (General Category) :
    • 50% marks in aggregate with 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 and pass marks in aggregate
    • OR
    • 50% marks in aggregate in case the candidate opting Honours in the subject which is not included in her previous qualifying examination.
  • For Honours Degree (SC / ST Category) :
    • 40% marks in aggregate
    • OR
    • 40% marks in the subject and pass marks in aggregate
    • OR
    • 40% marks in the subject or related subject* at the previous qualifying examination.
    • *Related subjects are given in Table 1
  • For General Degree Courses :
    • Applicant must qualify in H.S. or equivalent examination
• Number of Seats :
  • Honours Course

    Subjects	General (69%)	S.C. (22%)	S.T. (6%)	Physcally Challenged (3%)	Total
    Bengali	42	13	4	2	61
    English	42	13	4	2	61
    Hindi	33	11	3	1	48
    History	33	11	3	1	48
    Political Science	33	11	3	1	48
    Philosophy	33	11	3	1	48
    Geography	21	7	2	1	31
    Economics	33	11	3	1	48
    Physics	25	8	2	1	36
    Chemistry	17	5	1	1	24
    Mathematics	33	11	3	1	48
    Botany	33	11	3	1	48
    Zoology	25	7	2	1	36
    Physiology	17	5	1	1	24

  • General Course

    Subjects	General (69%)	S.C. (22%)	S.T. (6%)	Physcally Challenged (3%).	Total
    Humanities (without Geography)	126	40	11	5	182
    Humanities (with Geography)	33	11	3	1	48
    Physical Science	67	21	6	3	97
    Bio-Science	100	32	9	4	145

• Application Fee for each course is Rs. 150/- and to be submitted to the college office along with the Printed Challan received after filling up the Application Form online between 7:30 AM and 11:30 AM within the deadline mentioned in the
• Admission Fees (Provisional) :
  • Amount to be paid at the time of admission to different courses of study (including 6 months’ tuition fees and C.U. Registration fees) is given in the following table.

    Sl. No.	Section	Subjects	Amount
    1.	AG	B.A. General without Geography	Rs. 4,400
    2.	AG	B.A. General with Geography	Rs. 5,000
    3.	AH	B.A. Honours (except Geography & English)	Rs. 4,550
    4.	AH	B.A. Honours (with Film Studies)	Rs. 4,850
    5.	AH	B.A. Honours in English	Rs. 5,050
    6.	AH	B.A. Honours in English (with Film Studies)	Rs. 5,350
    7.	AH & SH	B.A. / B.Sc. Honours in Geography	Rs. 6,550
    8.	SG	B.Sc. General	Rs. 5,200
    9.	SH	B.Sc. Honours in Economics	Rs. 5,800
    10.	SH	B.Sc. Honours in Chemistry	Rs. 6,000
    11.	SH	B.Sc. Honours in Physics	Rs. 6,800
    12.	SH	B.Sc. Honours in Mathematics	Rs. 6,500
    13.	SH	B.Sc. Honours in Botany	Rs. 6,000
    14.	SH	B.Sc. Honours in Zoology	Rs. 6,000
    15.	SH	B.Sc. Honours in Physiology	Rs. 6,000
    *** B.A. Honours (except Geography) candidates having Film Studies as a general subject have to pay Rs. 300/- as Laboratory Charges in addition with their scheduled Honours Course Fees.

• Documents Required During Admission :
  • All valid applicants appearing in the Merit lists for the Honours courses must bring the following documents at the time of counselling:
    • FILLED IN APPLICATION FORM [PRINTOUT OF THE FORM (2 PAGES) SUBMITTED ONLINE]
    • RECIEPT OF THE APPLICATION FEE (ORIGINAL CHALLAN-RECEIPT)
    • ALL DOCUMENTS (IN ORIGINAL) LIKE MARKSHEETS, ADMIT CARD FOR H.S. OR EQUIVALENT EXAMINATION, SC/ST CERTIFICATE (IF APPLICABLE), DOCUMENT SHOWING DATE OF BIRTH. ETC.
    • TWO RECENT STAMP-SIZE COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS
  • All applicants for the General courses (Humanities, Pure-Sc. and Bio-Sc.), appearing in the Merit Lisr may take their admission to the respective courses directly on the date mentioned [visit www.vcfw.org/brochure.mht] on the First-Come-First-Served basis. During admission, the above documents are required to produce at College Office.
  • *Date of counselling and admission will be announced later after obtaining the C.U. notification. Visit www.vcfw.org/admission.html time to time.
• Keep in Mind :
  As per the recent verdict of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, ragging and sexual harassment in any form are criminal offences. Students involved in either of these unlawful events will be liable to disciplinary action taken by the competent authorities. Also, students have to abide by the discipline in the College and the rules framed by the Calcutta University. Candidates with short fall of attendance in their classes will be taken disciplinary action as per C.U. guidelines.
• Other Relevant Information
  • Comprehensive Computer courses conducted by the College are compulsory for Geography, Physics, Mathematics and Economics Honours students.
  • Communicative English is compulsory for English Honours students.
  • Concessions, Scholarships : Concessions in college tuition fees are granted to meritorious and economically backward students for which applications are invited during the session. Production of BPL card is mandatory for full concession of all fees.
    
    Concessions are available for regular students only.
    
    Concessions are awarded subject to regular attendance, good conduct and satisfactory results in the class / college examinations.
    
    All prescribed concessions and scholarships are available to students belonging to reserved and physically challenged categories as per rule.
    
    Mandatory requirements :
    • BPL Card
    • Income certificate of parents
    • Original Medical Certificate [as and when required]
    • Original Caste Certificate [as and when required]
  • Candidate should note that :
    • No application form(s) without bank challan(s) will be accepted.
    • The college reserves the right to admission. Submission of the application form along with requisite fees does not guarantee admission of the applicant.
    • The applicants must note that all admissions are provisional and subject to C.U approval.
    • Any false information furnished in the application form is a punishable offence and renders the cancellation of the candidature though she gets admitted.
    • After getting admission if a candidate wishes to discontinue her studies or wants to strike out her name from this college, no money will be refunded.
    • Ragging in all forms are liable to appropriate disciplinary action.
    • Eligibility to appear in C.U. Examinations are subject to attendance in college as per C.U. norms as follows
    • Acandidate attending less than 75% but not below 60% of attendance in one or more subjects/groups of subjects shall be declared as “NON-COLLEGIATE” and may be allowed to appear at the concerned examination on payment of requisite Non-Collegiate fees.
    • A candidate attending less than 60% lectures delivered and practical classes held in one or more subject(s)/group(s) of subjects shall be declared as “DISCOLLEGIATE” and shall be debarred from appearing at the C.U. Examination.
    • Attendance in a subject/group of subjects shall be counted from the date of commencement of classes or admission to the course whichever is later.

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