Rabindra Bharati University
Kolkata, West Bengal
Admission Notification for vacent seats of UG courses 2025-26 after admission through WBCAP
Rabindra Bharati University
Faculty of Arts
Kolkata, West Bengal
Admission Notification for vacent seats of UG courses 2025-26 after admission through WBCAP
The University invites online applications for filing up the remaining vacant seats after completion of two phases admission processes through the Centralized Admission Portal for admission to 4-year Under Graduate Programme (B.A. Honours) under the National Curriculum and Credit Framework (NCCF) in the following subjects under the Faculty of Arts in the session 2025-2026.
Application Forms can be filled up Online on the University admission portal https://online.rbu.net.in from 16/10/2025 to 25/10/2025.
Subjects: Bengali, English, Economics, History, Political Science, Philosophy & Sanskrit.
Minimum Eligibility: Candidates having passed the H.S. Examination or its equivalent with 50 % marks (45 % for SC/ST/PWD) in the respective subject in which Major/Hons./Hons. with Research is sought for, are eligible to apply.
Note:
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For Sports Quota: This 50% cut off marks is not applicable to the candidates seeking admission under sports category.
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For Economics:
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Candidates having Economics as Subject in H.S. level must have pass marks (30%) in Mathematics in H.S. level.
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Candidates not having Economics as Subject in H.S. level must have 50% (45 % for SC/ST/PWD) marks in Mathematics in H.S. level.
Break of study admissible:
Two (2) years i.e the candidates who have passed H.S or its equivalent in the year 2025, 2024 & 2023 are only eligible to apply for the subjects of English, Bengali, Sanskrit, History, Political Science, Philosophy and Economics. For all subjects under the Faculty of Arts any candidates who have already completed the Graduation in any subject or appeared in the final examination of Graduation are not eligible for admission.
Number of seats determined as per The West Bengal Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Rules, 2013 and reservation rules for EWS as per Notice No. 339-Edn(CS)OM-74L/2023 dated 26/05/2023 of Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.
Reservation of Seats:
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Reservation for SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/ EWS and PWD.
Reservation of seats for the reserved categories of ST/SC/OBCA/OBCB/EWS/PWD will be as per the West Bengal Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Rules, 2013 and EWS reservation will be as per Notice No.339-Edn(CS)/OM-74L/2023 dated 26/05/2023. Reserved category candidate from the state other than West Bengal will be treated as unreserved category.
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Reservation of seats under Sports Quota
There would be 5 seats reserved under Sports quota for each subjects (English, Bengali, Sanskrit, History, Political Science, Philosophy and Economics). At least district level participation will be required for application under sports quota.
The number of vacant seats as given bellow:
| Sl. No. |
Subjects |
UR |
UR
PWD |
SC |
SC
PWD |
ST |
ST
PWD |
OBC-A |
OBC-A
PWD |
OBC-B |
OBC-B
PWD |
EWS |
EWS
PWD |
Sports |
Total |
| 1 |
Bengali |
19 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
5 |
64 |
| 2 |
Economics |
42 |
3 |
23 |
1 |
7 |
|
9 |
1 |
8 |
|
10 |
1 |
5 |
110 |
| 3 |
Political Science |
20 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
|
9 |
1 |
3 |
|
10 |
1 |
5 |
65 |
| 4 |
History |
15 |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
2 |
|
10 |
1 |
5 |
47 |
| 5 |
Philosophy |
33 |
3 |
21 |
1 |
7 |
|
10 |
1 |
6 |
|
10 |
1 |
5 |
98 |
| 6 |
Sanskrit |
38 |
3 |
23 |
1 |
6 |
|
10 |
1 |
8 |
|
10 |
1 |
5 |
106 |
| 7 |
English (English as 1st language in HS label) |
6 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
12 |
| 8 |
English (English as 2nd language in HS label) |
8 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
|
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
8 |
1 |
4 |
36 |
At the time of provisional admission only 1st semester admission fees (For Indian: Rs. 1465/- and for Foreign: Rs. 4315/-) will be deposited through online payment gateway.
At the undergraduate level of studies under the National Curriculum and Credit Framework (NCCF), students will have to take up 7 types of courses: Major, Minor, Multi-Disciplinary, Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC), Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC), Value-Added course (VAC) & Internship.
The choice of the courses will be done after admission
The applicants are advised to follow the instructions noted hereunder while filling up the Application Forms online:
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In order to apply online, applicants have to register themselves first.
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During registration, applicant will be asked to provide an e-mail id and a mobile number, these must be valid ones because initial login password will be sent to the provided e-mail id and mobile number via SMS, and in future, all correspondences in this regard may be made to this e-mail id and the given mobile no. via SMS.
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Applicants must provide valid email id & mobile number; else the registration process will not be completed.
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After registration, the password will be sent to the registered e-mail id and mobile number.
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It is recommended that the applicant should change their password on the first log in, if required.
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After successful login, applicant will be required to select course(s) he / she may wish to apply and check the eligibility first. Once found eligible he / she can fill up rest of the Admission Form.
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An applicant will be required to upload scanned copy of mark sheet of Secondary and Higher Secondary examination, his/her scanned Photograph and Signature during filling up the admission form, therefore, he/she is advised to keep these ready before filling up the admission form.
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If the applicant does not have all required information at the time of filling the form, he/she can save the incomplete application as a draft (by clicking on ‘Next’ or ‘Previous’ button) and log out. Later, by login back to his/her account again he/she may complete the rest of application form.
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After filling up all required information to submit the same, applicant must agree with the given declaration, clicking on check box. It is important to note that, once it is submitted, the information already entered cannot be altered under any circumstances. Therefore, they are advised to be sure about the accuracy and relevance of the filled up information before clicking the submit button.
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The automatically generated AIN (Application Identification Number) number shall be treated as unique identification number for an application during the admission process. Therefore, any Application Form erroneously downloaded and printed without automatically generated AIN (Application Identification Number) will not be accepted under any circumstances.
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No student will participate in, abet or propagate ragging in the University campus and hostels as per order of the Honorable Supreme Court.
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Candidates admitted elsewhere in any degree course must submit certificate or any other relevant document showing cancellation from the said degree course at the time of admission. Failing which, his/her candidature will be treated as cancelled.
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Candidates interested in admission will be required to collect all information regarding interview/test and admission dates in this regard from the University Website: www.rbu.ac.in.
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Admission of a candidate will be cancelled if any information given by him/her is found to be wrong or suppressed.
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Submission of application Forms for admission does not imply any right to admission and selection for admission does not assure accommodation in University Hostels.
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The list of the Candidates selected for interview/written test /admission will generally be treated as cancelled as soon as the corresponding last date is over.
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In case of any disputes, the decision of the University will be final and binding to all concerned.
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Edited By: Sahadeb
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