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Eligibility Criteria 2026
Undergraduate Admission 2026-27
Please note that aggregate obtained in Class XII shall be calculated by adding the marks in top four subjects in order of marks secured by a candidate. Marks in compulsory Environmental Education / Environmental Science / Environmental Studies shall not be taken into account for calculation of aggregate marks. If the Environmental Science is studied as an elective subject of 100 marks, it may be taken into account for the purpose of determining the aggregate marks.
Students shall not be allowed to take up a subject (Major/ Minor) at U.G. level admission, if they have studied the same subject at the previous qualifying examination (10+2 level) and failed in that, irrespective of the fact that whether such students have passed or failed in related subject (s), if any.
Students with Compartmental or Fail result in Class XII Board are not eligible to apply in any courses
There are Five (05) types of Student Categories General, SC, ST, OBC-A and OBC-B.
(Certificate issued by WB Govt. only should be produced)
| B.A. / B.SC. – 04 YEARS (HONOURS AND HONOURS WITH RESEARCH) – DAY SHIFT |
| Category: General / OBC-A / OBC-B |
| Subject | : Bengali Major (Hons) |
| Eligibility Criteria | : Minimum 50% aggregate AND 45% in Bengali OR 55% in Bengali if aggregate below 50% but more than 45% |
| Additional Criteria | : Must have passed in English |
| Agg/Index Marks Calculation | : [Best of Four Marks (Top four Subjects) + Marks of Bengali]/5 |
| Subject | : Botany Major (Hons) |
| Eligibility Criteria | : Minimum 50% aggregate AND 45% in Botany or Biology or Biotechnology AND 45% in Chemistry |
| Additional Criteria | : Must have passed in English |
| Agg/Index Marks Calculation | :[Best of Four Marks (Top four Subjects) + Marks of Botany/ Biology /Biotechnology]/5 |
| Subject | : Chemistry Major (Hons) |
| Eligibility Criteria | : Minimum 50% aggregate and 45% marks in the Chemistry OR 55% in Chemistry if aggregate below 50% but more than 45% |
| Additional Criteria | : Must have passed in English, Physics & Mathematics |
| Agg/Index Marks Calculation | : [Best of Four Marks (Top four Subjects) + Marks of Chemistry]/5 |
| Subject | : Economics Major (Hons) |
| Eligibility Criteria | :Minimum 50% aggregate AND 45% in Pure Mathematics/Applied Mathematics/Business Mathematics OR 55% in Pure Mathematics/Applied Mathematics/Business Mathematics if aggregate below 50% but more than 45% |
| Additional Criteria | : Must have passed in English |
| Agg/Index Marks Calculation | :[Best of Four Marks (Top four Subjects) + Marks of Pure Mathematics / App Mathematics / Business Mathematics]/5 |
| Subject | : Education Major (Hons) |
| Eligibility Criteria | : Minimum 50% aggregate AND 45% in Education OR 55% in Education or related subject if aggregate below 50% but more than 45%. Related subjects are Psychology, Philosophy, Mathematics, Sociology, Economics, Political Science, History, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. |
| Additional Criteria | : Must have passed in English(If Education is not studied in +2 only then English / Related Subject will be considered) |
| Agg/Index Marks Calculation | : [Best of Four Marks (Top four Subjects) + Marks of Education or Related Subject]/5 |
| Subject | : English Major (Hons) |
| Eligibility Criteria | : Minimum 50% aggregate AND 45% in English OR 55% in English if aggregate below 50% but more than 45% |
| Additional Criteria | : NIL |
| Index Marks Calculation | : [Best of Four Marks (Top four Subjects) + Marks of English]/5 |
| Subject | : Geography Major (Hons) |
| Eligibility Criteria | : Minimum 50% aggregate AND 45% in Geography OR 55% in Geography or English if aggregate below 50% but more than 45% |
| Additional Criteria | : Must have passed in English (If Geography is not studied in +2 only then English will be considered) |
| Agg/Index Marks Calculation | : [Best of Four Marks (Top four Subjects) + Marks of Geography / English]/5 |
| Subject | : Hindi Major (Hons) |
| Eligibility Criteria | : Minimum 50% aggregate AND 45% in Hindi OR 55% in Hindi if aggregate below 50% but more than 45% |
| Additional Criteria | : Must have passed in English |
| Agg/Index Marks Calculation | : [Best of Four Marks (Top four Subjects) + Marks of Hindi]/5 |
| Subject | : History Major (Hons) |
| Eligibility Criteria | : Minimum 50% aggregate AND 45% in History or English OR 55% in History or English if aggregate below 50% but more than 45% |
| Additional Criteria | : Must have passed in English (If History is not studied in +2 only then English will be considered) |
| Agg/Index Marks Calculation | :[Best of Four Marks (Top four Subjects) + Marks of History / English]/5 |
| Subject | : Journalism and Mass Communication Major (Hons) |
| Eligibility Criteria | : Minimum 50% aggregate AND 45% in English OR 55% in English if aggregate below 50% but more than 45% |
| Additional Criteria | : NIL |
| Agg/Index Marks Calculation | : [Best of Four Marks (Top four Subjects) + Marks of English]/5 |
| Subject | : Mathematics Major (Hons) |
| Eligibility Criteria | : Minimum 50% aggregate AND 45% in Pure Mathematics OR 55% in Pure Mathematics if aggregate below 50% but more than 45% |
| Additional Criteria | : Must have passed in English |
| Agg/Index Marks Calculation | : [Best of Four Marks (Top four Subjects) + Marks of Pure Mathematics]/5 |
| Subject | : Political Science Major (Hons) |
| Eligibility Criteria | : Minimum 50% aggregate AND 45% in Political Science or English OR 55% in Political Science or English if aggregate below 50% but more than 45% |
| Additional Criteria | : Must have passed in English (If Political Science is not studied in +2 only then English will be considered) |
| Agg/Index Marks Calculation | : [Best of Four Marks (Top four Subjects) + Marks of Political Sc. / English]/5 |
| Subject | : Sociology Major (Hons) |
| Eligibility Criteria | : Minimum 50% aggregate AND 45% in English OR 55% in English if aggregate below 50% but more than 45% |
| Additional Criteria | : Students from Commerce background are not eligible to apply for Sociology Honours. |
| Agg/Index Marks Calculation | : [Best of Four Marks (Top four Subjects) + Marks of Sociology / English]/5 |
Candidates belonging to the SC / ST communities should obtain a minimum of 40% marks in the aggregate OR 40% marks in the subject or related subjects. SC & ST communities recognised by Govt. of West Bengal are only eligible for the exemption mentioned above. Reservation of seats for OBC-A & OBC-B as per University rules.
Related subject will be considered only in the absence of the main subject in class XII Marksheet
For selection of Minor subjects, candidates should ensure the following:
For B.A. / B.Sc. please visit: https://s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/caluniv/news/CSR-05-admsn-regu-4yr-BA-BSC-H.pdf
| B.A. / B.SC. – 03 YEARS MULTIDICIPLANARY – DAY SHIFT | |
| Category: General / OBC-A / OBC-B | |
| Subject | : B.A. / B.Sc. – MDC |
| Eligibility Criteria | : Minimum 50% aggregate AND 45% in English OR 55% in English if aggregate |
| Additional Criteria | : NIL |
| Index Marks Calculation | : Aggregate (% of Bo4) |
Candidates belonging to the SC / ST communities should obtain a minimum of 40% marks in the aggregate OR 40% marks in the subject or related subjects. SC & ST communities recognised by Govt. of West Bengal are only eligible for the exemption mentioned above. Reservation of seats for OBC-A & OBC-B as per University rules.
| B.COM – 04 YEARS (HONOURS & HONOURS WITH RESEARCH) – MORNING & EVENING SHIFT |
| Category: General / OBC-A / OBC-B |
| Subject | : B.Com Major in Accounting & Finance (Hons) |
| Eligibility Criteria | : Minimum 50% aggregate AND 45% in Accountancy or Related Subjects OR 55% in Accountancy or Related Subjects if aggregate below 50% but more than 45% |
| Additional Criteria | : Must have passed in English(If Accountancy is not studied in +2 only then related subject will be considered)
(If Accountancy is not studied in +2 only then related subject will be considered) |
| Index Marks Calculation | : Aggregate (% of Bo4) |
Related Subjects: Accountancy, Computer Application, Information Practices, Mathematics, Entrepreneurship, Economics, Business Studies, Commerce, Commercial Law and Preliminaries of Auditing, Costing and Taxation.
Candidates belonging to the SC / ST communities should obtain a minimum of 40% marks in the aggregate AND 40% marks in the subject or related subjects. SC & ST communities recognised by Govt. of West Bengal are only eligible for the exemption mentioned above. Reservation of seats for OBC-A & OBC-B as per University rules.
For B.Com. Please visit: https://s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/caluniv/news/CSR-06-Admsn-regu-4yr-3yr-Bcom-H.pdf
| B.B.A. – 04 YEARS (HONOURS AND HONOURS WITH RESEARCH) – DAY SHIFT |
| Category: General |
| Subject | : B.B.A. Major in Finance (Hons) |
| Eligibility Criteria | : Minimum 50% aggregate AND 45% in English or Related Subjects |
| Additional Criteria | : Must have passed in English. (Full marks not being less than 100 in each paper) |
| Index Marks Calculation | : Aggregate (% of Bo4) |
| Subject | : B.B.A. Major in Marketing (Hons) |
| Eligibility Criteria | : Minimum 50% aggregate AND 45% in English or Related Subjects |
| Additional Criteria | : Must have passed in English. (Full marks not being less than 100 in each paper) |
| Index Marks Calculation | : Aggregate (% of Bo4) |
Related Subjects: Commerce, Accountancy, Business Economies including, Business Management, Business Mathematics, Business Organisation, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Business Studies, Office & Secretarial Practices, Human Rights and Practices, Public Related, Data Base Management, Financial Accounting, Elements of cost Accounts, Auditing, Book Keeping courses, Law, Business law, Cost Accounting, Principles of Management, Taxation, Business Economics and other Science and Humanities.
Candidates belonging to the SC / ST communities should obtain a minimum of 40% marks in the aggregate OR 40% marks in the subject or related subjects. SC & ST communities recognised by Govt. of West Bengal are only eligible for the exemption mentioned above. Reservation of seats for OBC-A & OBC-B as per University rules.
For B.B.A. Please visit: https://s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/caluniv/news/4Yr-BBA-CSR-09.pdf
For more details please visit: https://www.caluniv.ac.in/ccf-ug/ccf-ug.html