Undergraduate Admission Notification 2025

ADMISSION TO FOUR YEAR B.A. / B.Sc. PROGRAMME: 2025 – 26
(ONLY FOR BOYS)
NOT INCLUDED IN CENTRALIZED ADMISSION PROCEDURE
PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

• A Candidate can apply for as many subjects as he chooses. Students who passed H.S./equivalent Examinations before 2024 cannot apply.
  Cost of Application Form for each subject: Rs 500/- only, to be paid online
• • For filling up of online application form, please visit www.rkmrc.in and click on to the ‘Admission 2025’ tab. The form will also be available at : https://rkmrc.org/iemEn/rkmrc_online_form_503.jsp
  • For any clarifications regarding the procedure for filling out the application forms, applicants may contact the admissions office via email at admission@rkmrc.in. Alternatively, they may attempt to reach 8981395656 between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on working days. Kindly note that this mobile number will not be available after the publication of the merit lists.
• Please note that the selection of candidates across the different subjects will be determined exclusively by their performance in the written examination, with the exception of Mathematics and Sanskrit (refer to Table 12 for details).
  
  
  

  Minimum Eligibility for Appearing in the Admission Test:

  Sl.	Honours (Major)	Year of Passing	Criteria
  			Aggregate	Subject(s)
  1	Bengali	2024/2025	50%	Bengali – 50%
  2	Chemistry	2024/2025	-	Math – 65%; Chem. – 65%; Phys. – 65%
  3	Computer Science	2024/2025	60%	Math. – 60%
  4	Economics	2024/2025	60%	Math. – 60%, Eng. – 60%
  5	English	2024/2025	70%	Eng. – 75%
  6	History	2024/2025	60%	-
  7	Life Sciences	2024/2025	60%	Chem.-60%
  8	Mathematics	2024/2025	65%	Math. – 70%
  9	Philosophy	2024/2025	50%	-
  10	Physics	2024/2025	70%	Math.– 70%; Phys. – 75%
  11	Political Science	2024/2025	60%	-
  12	Sanskrit	2024/2025	50%	-
  13	Statistics	2024/2025	75%	Math. – 80%

  Note: (a) Aggregate marks shall be computed by adding the marks of the top-five subjects (in case of West Bengal Council) and the top-four subjects (in case of other boards including CBSE and ISC) in order of the marks secured by a candidate.

  (b) Marks in compulsory Environmental Education/Studies shall not be taken into account for calculation of aggregate marks. However, if the subject “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.

  (c) There will be a relaxation of 5% marks in aggregate & subject score (wherever applicable) for SC/ST candidates.

• Issue & Submission of Application Forms (Online only):
  • Date: 7 May 2025 (10.00 p.m.) to 8 June 2025 (10.00 p.m.)
    Note: All the formalities including online payment to be completed within this period.
  • Applicant should carefully keep with him the Admit Card generated through the college admission web portal. This may be required at different stages of the admission process and even during the actual time of arrival at the hostel if selected /admitted.
  • Applicants are required to upload a recent passport size photograph & signature (JPG format, file size < 100 kb).
  • No Candidate will be allowed to take the admission test without production of the Admit Card.
• Reservation Policy:

  Reservation Policy for admission in the degree courses of studies shall be guided by the West Bengal State Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission), Act, 2013 and the West Bengal State Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Rules, 2014.

• Dates of Admission Tests:

  Date	12 pm. To 2:00 pm.	2:30 pm. To 4:30 pm.
  10 June 2025 Tuesday	Physics, Philosophy	Chemistry, History
  11 June 2025 Wednesday	Mathematics, Sanskrit	Statistics, English
  12 June 2025 Thursday	Computer Science, Political Science	Bengali, Economics, Life Sciences

  Note: There will be no written admission test for Sanskrit; only an oral interview (viva) will be conducted.

• Date of Publication of Results:

  Date of publication of the list of candidates provisionally selected for admission:

  25 June 2025 Wednesday

• Venue of Entrance Examination:

  Name of the Examination Centre	Address
  Narendrapur	Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous), Narendrapur, Kolkata-700103
  North Bengal	Ramakrishna Mission Sahudangi, P.O.: Sahudangi Hat, Siliguri Dist -Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India, Pin 735135 Route direction: Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Sahudangi is located approximately 3.5 to 4 km from NJP station and 12 km from Siliguri city. To reach the ashrama from NJP, you can take an auto rickshaw.
  Purulia	Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Purulia P.O.-Vivekananda Nagar, Pin-723147, Dist.- Purulia, West Bengal, India.

  • While completing the online application form, candidates must select a specific examination centre at which they intend to appear for the test. It is mandatory for candidates to report to their chosen centre on the day of the examination.
  • As the entrance examinations for certain subjects are scheduled to be held concurrently, applicants who have opted for such subject combinations are required to report to the Principal or the designated authority in charge of the Examination Centre at least thirty minutes prior to the commencement of the examinations. An alternative schedule will be arranged for their second subject.
• Selection of Minor Courses:

  All applicants are required to select two Minor subjects, one from each pool, as indicated in the table below.

  MINOR COMBINATION FOR SCIENCE
  DEPARTMENT	Pool 1 (Minor 1)	Pool 2 (Minor 2)
  CHEMISTRY	Physics/Stat/Electronics	Mathematics
  COMP. SC.	Physics/Stat/Electronics	Mathematics
  ECONOMICS	Mathematics	Chemistry/Comp. Sc.
  	Physics/Stat/Electronics	Mathematics
  LIFE SCIENCES	Physics/Stat/Electronics	Chemistry
  MATHEMATICS	Physics/Stat/Electronics	Chemistry/Comp. Sc./Economics
  PHYSICS	Mathematics	Chemistry/ Comp. Sc./Economics
  STATISTICS	Mathematics	Chemistry/Comp. Sc./Economics

  
  
  

  MINOR COMBINATION FOR HUMANITIES
  DEPARTMENT	Pool 1 (Minor 1)	Pool 2 (Minor 2)
  BENGALI	History/Philosophy/Sanskrit/ Mathematics	Pol Science/ Economics/ Comp Sc/Hindi
  ENGLISH	History/Philosophy/Sanskrit/ Mathematics	Pol Science/Bengali/Economics/ Comp Sc/Hindi
  HISTORY	Philosophy/Sanskrit/ Mathematics/Hindi	Pol Science/Bengali/Economics/ Comp Sc
  PHILOSOPHY	History/Sanskrit/Mathematics/Hindi	Pol Science/Bengali/Economics/ Comp Sc
  POLITICAL SCIENCE	History/Philosophy/Sanskrit/ Mathematics	Bengali/Economics/ Comp Sc/Hindi
  SANSKRIT	History/Philosophy/ Mathematics/Hindi	Pol Science/Bengali/Economics/ Comp Sc

• Subjects of Admission Test:

  The admission test syllabus will solely consist of the syllabi from Class XI and Class XII.

  Honours (Major)	To Appear Test in
  Bengali	Bengali
  Chemistry	Chemistry
  Computer Science	Physics & Mathematics
  Economics	Mathematics & English
  English	English
  History	English, Current Affairs & General Knowledge, History (Optional)
  Life Sciences	Biology
  Mathematics	Mathematics
  Philosophy	English, General Knowledge, Philosophy
  Physics	Physics
  Political Science	English, Current Affairs & General Knowledge, Political Science
  Sanskrit	General Knowledge of Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit
  Statistics	Mathematics

• • Full Marks and duration of tests:
    All subjects have Full marks: 50
    Duration of test: 2 hours
  • Use of Calculator:
    Scientific calculator can be used for the entrance test in Physics and Chemistry, however, for other subjects use of calculator is not permitted during the exam.
• Provisional Merit List:

  List for provisional selection will be prepared on the basis of the marks obtained in the Admission Test/Viva (except for Mathematics) of their respective subjects only.

  Subjects	Criteria
  All Except Mathematics, and Sanskrit	Marks obtained in the Admission Test
  Mathematics	Marks obtained in the Admission Test out of 50 will be converted to marks out of 200 + Marks obtained in HS Mathematics (100) + Marks obtained in HS English (100) = Total 400
  Sanskrit	Marks obtained in viva voce

  If there is a tie among the final short-listed candidates, the tie-breaking will be done based on the following order:

  • 1st Key:
    • Percentage of the Aggregate Marks obtained in H.S. (10+2) Examination
    • Aggregate percentage will be computed as explained in Note (a) under point no. 3 mentioned above.
  • 2nd Key: A suitable criterion will be decided by the college authority based on the department in question. The criterion will be announced at the time of announcement of result if the use of second tie-breaking situation arises.
• Please note that the college is a fully residential one. All students should reside compulsorily on campus. Day-scholars are not allowed.
• Scholarships are granted to a restricted number of meritorious but financially weak students.
• Important Note:
  Please note that if any candidate fails to fulfill the eligibility criteria as mentioned in our admission notice his candidature will automatically stand cancelled as soon as it is detected at any stage of the admission process or even after admission.