PROGRAMMES TAUGHT
Four-year B.A./B.Sc. (Honours or Honours with Research) Courses (under
Curriculum and Credit Framework, 2022)
Subject Combinations offered by the College
SL. NO. MAJOR MINOR 1 MINOR 2
History Philosophy
1. BENGALI History English
Journalism and Mass History
Communication
Philosophy English
Philosophy Sanskrit
Sanskrit Journalism & Mass
Communication
2. BOTANY Chemistry Zoology
3. CHEMISTRY Physics Mathematics
Mathematics Statistics
4. ECONOMICS
Mathematics Political Science
Political Science Journalism & Mass
Communication
Political Science Philosophy
5. ENGLISH
History Philosophy
History Journalism & Mass
Communication
6. EDUCATION Philosophy Political Science
Philosophy Sociology
History Sociology
7. FINANCE & All subjects prescribed by the University
ACCOUNTING
8. GEOGRAPHY Economics Mathematics
Political Science Mathematics
Economics Political Science
Political Science Economics
Political Science Bengali
Political Science Philosophy
9. HISTORY
Political Science Education
Economics Philosophy
Bengali Philosophy
Chemistry Physics
Statistics Physics
10. MATHEMATICS
Political Science Economics
Statistics Economics
Political Science History
11. PHILOSOPHY Political Science Sanskrit
History Sanskrit
Mathematics Chemistry
12. PHYSICS
Mathematics Electronics
13. PHYSIOLOGY Zoology Chemistry
Zoology Botany
Philosophy History
Philosophy Mathematics
14. POLITICAL SCIENCE
Philosophy Economics
History Economics
Philosophy Bengali
15. SANSKRIT
Philosophy History
16. ZOOLOGY Chemistry Botany
Physiology Botany
Four-year B.A. (Honours with Core Vocational Subject) Course (under
Curriculum and Credit Framework, 2022)
Subject Combinations offered by the College
SL. NO. Core Vocational MINOR 1 MINOR 2
Subject
1. Communicative English English Journalism & Mass
Communication
English History
Three-year Bachelor in Vocation B.Voc
1 B.Voc in Tourism and Hotel
Management
2 B.Voc in Retail Management
B.A. Multidisciplinary Courses (similar to B.A. General
Courses)
Sl. No. Subject Combinations
Core 1 Core 2 MINOR
1 Bengali English History
2 Bengali English Philosophy
3 Bengali English Political Science
4 Bengali Sociology History
5 Bengali Sociology Geography
6 Bengali Sociology Philosophy
7 Bengali Sociology Political Science
8 Bengali History Philosophy
9 Bengali History Geography
10 Bengali History Sanskrit
11 Bengali History Education
12 Bengali Geography Political Science
13 Bengali Philosophy Political Science
14 Bengali Political Science Sanskrit
15 Bengali Political Science Education
16 English History Education
17 English History Economics
18 English History Geography
19 English History Philosophy
20 English Philosophy Economics
21 English Philosophy Education
22 English Philosophy Political Science
23 English Geography Education
24 English Geography Political Science
25 English Political Science Economics
26 English Political Science Education
27 Sanskrit History Education
28 Sanskrit History Philosophy
29 Sanskrit Philosophy Education
30 Sanskrit Philosophy Political Science
31 Sanskrit Education Political Science
32 Sanskrit Geography Education
33 Sociology History Philosophy
34 Sociology History Education
35 Sociology History Geography
36 Sociology History Economics
37 Sociology Philosophy Education
38 Sociology Philosophy Political Science
39 Sociology Philosophy Geography
40 Sociology Philosophy Economics
41 Sociology Political Science Education
42 Sociology Political Science Geography
43 Sociology Political Science Economics
44 Sociology Geography Education
45 History Philosophy Education
46 History Philosophy Economics
47 History Philosophy Geography
48 History Geography Education
49 Philosophy Political Science Education
50 Philosophy Political Science Economics
51 Philosophy Political Science Geography
52 Political Science Education Economics
53 Political Science Education Geography
If there is no vacant seat available in any specific B.A. Multidisciplinary
Course subject then the college will have the right to ask the candidates to
re-register and select from available general subjects.
B.Sc. Multidisciplinary Courses (similar to B.Sc. General Courses)
SL. NO. SUBJECT COMBINATIONS
Core 1 Core 2 Minor
1 Botany Zoology Physiology
2 Physics Chemistry Mathematics
3 Physics Electronics Mathematics
4 Physics Mathematics Statistics
5 Economics Mathematics Statistics
6 Economics Mathematics Political Science
7 Economics Mathematics Geography
8 Mathematics Geography Political Science
9 Economics Geography Political Science
Each student of B.A./ B. Sc. (Honours/ Major/ Core Vocational/
Multidisciplinary) courses has to study Inter Disciplinary Course (IDC) in
Semesters I, II and III. They have to select a subject in each Semester from
the following list other than the subjects they have opted as Honours/ Major/
Core Vocational/ Minor Subjects.
IDC (SEMESTER 1) – Any ONE from Education, Bengali, Library &
Information Studies, Botany, Economics, Political Science. (the subject
chosen as IDC cannot be a subject chosen as Honours/ Major/ Core
Vocational/ Minor subjects)
IDC (SEMESTER II) – Any ONE from Electronics, Geography, Journalism
& Mass Communication, Philosophy, Zoology. (the subject chosen as IDC
cannot be a subject chosen as Honours/ Major/ Core Vocational/ Minor
subjects)
IDC (SEMESTER III) – Any ONE from Chemistry, English, History,
Physiology, Statistics, Sociology. (the subject chosen as IDC cannot be a
subject chosen as Honours/ Major/ Core Vocational/ Minor subjects)
B.Com. Course (similar to B.Com. General Course)
All subjects prescribed by the affiliating university in the Finance & Accounting
Group.
ELIGIBILITY
1. A candidate who has passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) or its equivalent
Examination is eligible to seek admission to the 1st year of the Four-year
B.A./B.Sc./B.Com (Honours and/or Honours with Research ) Courses of
Studies provided he/she has also passed in English having full marks not being
less than 100.
2. Candidates who have passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) Vocational
examination conducted by the “West Bengal State Council of Vocational
Education and Training” shall be eligible to seek admission to the B.A.
Multidisciplinary 1st year Course of Studies taking the subjects under
Humanities Division only.
3. Candidates who have passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) Vocational
Examination in Business & Commerce conducted by the “West Bengal State
Council of Vocational Education and Training” shall be eligible to seek
admission to the Three-year B.Com. Course of Studies under this University.
4. A candidate taking up Honours Course in a subject must have obtained:
(i) A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or
related subject at the previous qualifying examination.
Or
(ii) 55% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying
examination.
Or
(iii) 50% marks in the aggregate when the candidate has not studied the subject
in his/her previous qualifying examination provided all other clauses are
satisfied. [(iii) does not apply for B. Com. Hons. Course]
However, candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe
Community taking up Honours Course of Study must have obtained a minimum
of 40% marks in the aggregate or 40% marks in the subject or related subjects
at the previous qualifying examination, as the case may be.
5. A candidate taking up Honours Course with Core Vocational Subject must have
obtained:
A minimum of 45% marks in the aggregate at the previous qualifying
examination.
However, candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe
Community taking up Honours Course of Study must have obtained a minimum
of 40% marks in the aggregate at the previous qualifying examination.
6. A candidate shall be allowed to take up the subject(s) under heading “A” if
he/she had passed the subject (s) under heading “B” at the previous qualifying
examination:
SL. Sl No. A Sl No. B
NO.
1 Mathematics Mathematics/ Business Mathematics/ Applied
Mathematics
2 Statistics Statistics/ Business Mathematics / Mathematics/ Applied
Mathematics
3 Physics Physics and Mathematics
4 Chemistry Chemistry
5 Zoology Zoology/Biology/ Bio-Technology
6 Botany Botany/Biology/Bio-Technology
7 Physiology Physiology/Biology/Bio-Technology
8 Electronics Electronics/ Physics and Mathematics
9 Commerce Accountancy/ Business Economics including Business
Mathematics/ Business Organization & Management/
Mathematics/ Economics/ Statistics/ Commerce/
Accounts/ Business Studies/Financial Accounting/ Office
and Secretarial Practice / Elements of Cost Accountancy
and Auditing/ Book Keeping/ Business Mathematics/
Cost Accountancy and Principal of Management/
Commercial law and preliminaries of Auditing/ Costing
& Taxation.
7. Some Special conditions for admission to Honours/Major Courses are as
follows:
1 Economics 1. Mathematics (WBCHSE)
OR
2. Mathematics/ Business Mathematics/ Applied
Mathematics (Other Board) OR
3. Business Economics including Business Mathematics
(WBCHSE)
2 Mathematics Mathematics
3 Chemistry Physics and Chemistry and Mathematics
4 Physiology Physiology/Biology/Bio-Technology and Chemistry
5 Philosophy Philosophy/Psychology/Mathematics/Education/Sociology/
Political Science
6 Education Education/Psychology/Philosophy/Mathematics/Sociology/
Economics/Political Science/History/Statistics/
Physics /Chemistry/Biology
7 B. Com. Accountancy/ Business Economics including Business
Mathematics/ Business Organization/ Mathematics/
Business Mathematics/ Economics/ Statistics/ Business
Studies/ Office and Secretarial Practice/ Financial
Accounting/ Elements of Cost Accountancy & Auditing/
Book Keeping/ Commerce/ Cost Accountancy & Principle
of Management/ Commercial Law and preliminaries of
Auditing/ Costing and Taxation.
MERIT INDEX
1. For the purpose of determining eligibility for admission to the Major Course,
AGGREGATE MARKS SHALL BE CALCULATED BY ADDING THE
MARKS IN TOP-FOUR SUBJECTS in order of marks secured by a
candidate. However, marks in compulsory Environmental Education/ Studies
shall not be taken into account for calculation of aggregate marks. 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.
Sl. No. Subject (Honours/ Major/ Formula
Core Vocational)
1 Bengali (Honours) Aggregate + Subject
2 Botany (Honours) Aggregate + Subject/ Allied Subject (whichever is
higher)
3 Chemistry (Honours) Aggregate + Chemistry
4 Economics (Honours) Aggregate + Marks in Mathematics + Marks in
English
5 Education (Honours) Aggregate
6 English (Honours) Aggregate + Subject
7 Finance & Accounting Aggregate
(Honours)
8 Geography (Honours) Aggregate + Geography(for those with
Geography in class XII)
Aggregate + Mathematics(for those without
Geography in class XII)
9 History (Honours) Aggregate
10 Mathematics (Honours) Aggregate + Subject
11 Philosophy (Honours) Aggregate + Subject/ Allied Subject (whichever is
higher)
12 Physics (Honours) Aggregate + Physics + Mathematics
13 Physiology (Honours) Aggregate + Subject/Allied Subject (whichever is
higher)
14 Political Science (Honours) Aggregate
15 Sanskrit (Honours) Aggregate + Subject
16 Zoology (Honours) Aggregate + Subject/ Allied Subject (whichever is
higher)
17 Communicative English Aggregate + Marks in English
(Core Vocational)
18 B.Voc in Tourism and Best four
Hotel Management
19 B.Voc in Retail Best Four
Management
FOR Three-year B.Com. and Three-year Multidisciplinary B.A./B.Sc Courses:
MERIT INDEX = AGGREGATE
OTHER CONDITIONS
1. Applicants should have passed in FOUR subjects of 100 marks each and
passed the H. S./ Equivalent examination as a whole.
2. Applicants must have passed in English (at least 100 marks)
3. Applicants of Major subjects having same merit index will be ranked as per
their marks in subject / related subject. If deadlock still persists, candidate
who applied first will be entertained.
4. Candidates must have passed from a Board / Council recognized by the
University of Calcutta.
