Bethune College Eligibility Criteria & Index Mark Calculation 2025

Bethune College

Kolkata, West Bengal

Eligibility Criteria & Index Mark Calculation 2025

Bethune College: Eligibility Criteria & Index Mark Calculation 2025

Bethune College
Minimum Eligibility Criteria and Formula for INDEX MARKS calculation

For GENERAL Category students

Honours Subject	Subject(s) Required at 12th level	Minimum Eligibility		Formula for INDEX MARK
Honours Subject	Subject(s) Required at 12th level	Aggregate	Subject Marks	Formula for INDEX MARK
Bengali	Bengali, English	55%	Bengali - 60% English - 50%	Aggregate(%)+ 2×Bengali(%)
English	English	75%	English – 85%	Aggregate(%)+ 2×English(%)
History	English	50%	English - 50%	Aggregate (%) +Bengali/English (%) (whichever is higher)
Philosophy	English, Philosophy / Psychology/ Political Science/ Sociology/ Mathematics/ Education	50%	Philosophy/Psychology/ Political Science/ Sociology/ Mathematics/ Education – 55% English – 50%	Aggregate (%) + Philosophy / Psychology / Political Science/ Sociology/ Mathematics / Education (%) (whichever is higher)
Political Science	English	50%	English – 50%	Aggregate (%) + Bengali/English (%) (whichever is higher)
Psychology	English	60%	English – 60%	Aggregate (%) + 2 x (English (%) / Psychology(%)) whichever is higher
Sanskrit	Sanskrit, English, Bengali	50%	Sanskrit - 50% Bengali – 55% English – 50 %	Aggregate (%) + Sanskrit (%)

Hindi	Hindi, English	50%	Hindi - 50% English - 50%	Aggregate (%) + Hindi (%)
Botany	Botany / Biology, Chemistry & English	60%	Botany / Biology – 65% Chemistry – 55% English – 50%	Aggregate (%) + 2 x Botany / Biology (%) (whichever is higher) + Chemistry (%)
Chemistry	Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics & English	60%	Chemistry – 65% Mathematics – 60% Physics – 50% English – 50%	Aggregate (%) + Chemistry (%) + Physics (%) + Mathematics (%)
Computer Science	Mathematics, Physics / Comp. Sc. / Statistics & English	60%	Physics / Computer Science / Statistics – 60% Mathematics – 60% English – 50%	Aggregate (%) + Mathematics (%)
Economics	Mathematics & English	60%	Mathematics – 65% English – 50%	Aggregate (%)+2 x Mathematics (%) + 2 x English (%)
Mathematics	Mathematics, Physics & English	60%	Mathematics – 65% English - 50% Must have to pass in Mathematics, Physics & English at 12th level. Must have to pass in Chemistry if Chemistry is taken as a Minor subject.	Aggregate (%) + 2 x Mathematics (%)
Physics	Physics, Mathematics & English	60%	Physics – 65% Mathematics – 60% English – 50% Must have to pass in Chemistry if Chemistry is taken as a Minor subject.	Aggregate (%) + Physics (%) + Mathematics (%)
Zoology	Zoology / Biology, Chemistry & English	60%	Zoology / Biology – 65% Chemistry – 55% English – 50%	Aggregate (%) + 2 x Zoology / Biology (%) (whichever is higher) + Chemistry (%)
Statistics	Mathematics, English	60%	Mathematics – 65% English - 50% Must have to pass in Physics if Physics is taken as a Minor subject.	Aggregate (%) + Mathematics (%)

For SC, ST, OBC-A and OBC-B Category

Honours Subject	Subject(s) Required at 12th level	Minimum Eligibility		Formula for INDEX MARK
		Aggregate	Subject Marks
All Honours Subjects	Same as above.	40% marks in aggregate or 40% marks in the subject or related subject.		Index marks formula is same as mentioned above for each subject

Note: A student must have to pass in the subjects taken as Major or Minor subject if she had studied the subject in H.S. level.

The College reserves the right to modify the above criteria as and when necessary. Please follow the website regularly for updated information.