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Admission to B.A/B.Sc(Hons) for 2013-2014

ADMISSION 2013


Applications for admission to First Year B.A. / B.Sc. (Honours) courses for the Academic Session 1st July, 2013 to 30th June, 2014 will be received only online after publication of the result of Higher Secondary Examination, 2013 through the website -

www.bethuneadmissions.ac.in  or www.collegeadmission.in

Queries related to B.A. / B.Sc. admission may be directed to: bethune.admission@gmail.com


   PRINCIPAL
Bethune College
 

Admission to the college is granted on the understanding that the student undertakes to conform in all respects to the rules and discipline of the college.

  • A candidate may apply for a maximum of three honours subjects. Separate applications must be submitted for each honours subject.
  • The college does not offer any three years General Course.
  • SC/ST candidates from West Bengal only are eligible for reserved seats.
  • Admission to any course of the college is provisional, subject to the final approval of the University of Calcutta.
  • In exercise of the power conferred by clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 26 of the University Grant Commission Act, 1956, “UGC Registration on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Education Institutions, 2009”, an anti-ragging cell shall be constituted.
General Structure of Courses:
  1. 1. Language Group
    • English (Compulsory)
    • Bengali / Hindi / Alternative English
  2. Honours Subject with General subject combinations
  3. Environmental Studies


Reservation of seats:
Scheduled Caste – 22%, Scheduled Tribe – 6%,
Physically handicapped – 3%

Courses offered:
The college offers the following Honours courses of study in the B.A. / B.Sc. stream.
 
Combination of Subjects

Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Honours Subject

No. of Seats

General Subjects (Choose any two) *
General SC ST Total
1 Bengali 22 7 2 31 a. Sanskrit
b. Philosophy / Political Science
c. History
2 English 31 10  3 44 a. History / Women Studies
b. Philosophy / Psychology/ Political Science
3 History 22 7  2 31 a. English/Bengali/Hindi/Sanskrit
b. Political Science/ Philosophy
4 Philosophy 22 7 2 31 a. English/Bengali/Hindi/Sanskrit
b. Political Science
c. History/ Women’s Studies
5 Political Science 22 7 2 28 a. English/Bengali/Hindi/Sanskrit
b. History/ Women’s Studies
c. Philosophy/ Economics
6 Sanskrit 22 7   2 28 a. History
b. Bengali
c. Philosophy/ Political Science
* Choice of General subjects will be subjected to availability of seats.
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Honours Subject No. of Seats General Subjects
(Choose any one combination) *
General SC ST Total
1 Botany 22 7 2 31 Chemistry & Zoology
2 Chemistry 26  8 2 36 Mathematics & Physics
3 Computer Science 14 4 1 19 Mathematics & Physics
4 Economics 22 7 2 31 a. Mathematics & Political Science
b. Mathematics & Statistics (10)
c. Mathematics & Computer Science (4)
5 Mathematics 22 7 2 31 a. Physics & Computer Science (6)
b. Physics & Chemistry
c. Physics & Statistics (10)
6 Physics 22 7 2 31 a. Mathematics & Chemistry
b. Mathematics & Computer Science (10)
c. Mathematics & Statistics (5)
7 Zoology  26 8 2 36 Chemistry & Botany
Honours Subject  No. of Seats General Subjects
(Choose any one combination)
General SC ST Total  
8  Psychology (B.Sc.) 26 8 2 36 a. Zoology(10) & Botany(10)
b. Economics & History/Women Studies
Psychology (B.A.) a. English/Bengali/Hindi/Sanskrit
b. History / Women’s Studies
• No. of seats as on the academic year 2012-2013.

* Seats available for Computer Science (General), Statistics (General), Botany & Zoology (General) for Honours in Physics, Mathematics, Economics and Psychology (B.Sc) are given within brackets.
 
Criteria for Admission to B.A. / B.Sc. Honours Courses:
  1. 1. A candidate who has passed the Higher Secondary or its equivalent Examination (on 2013 or, 2012) may apply for admission to the B.A. / B.Sc. (Honours) courses.
  2. Candidates must secure pass marks in the General Subjects opted for (applicable to candidates who had the subjects at (10+2) level).
  3. Aggregate means total marks of the BEST FOUR subjects (at least 100 marks paper). Marks in compulsory Environmental Education / Studies shall not be included in Aggregate marks.
  4. Admission will be conducted strictly on the basis of merit. Merit list will be prepared based on INDEX MARK for all categories of students.
  5. An ADMISSION TEST will be held for candidates applying for ENGLISH Honours course.

A candidate should secure at least 50% marks in English
( at least 100 marks paper ) to apply for B.A/ B.Sc Course.
 For GENERAL Category
Honours Subject Subjects to be passed at the H.S or equivalent exam   Minimum eligibility Formula for INDEX MARK
Aggregate Subject Marks
Bengali Bengali 55% Bengali – 60% Aggregate (%) + Bengali (%) + 1/4th of Bengali % for candidates with Bengali as first language
English English 75% For H.S.
English A – 80%
English B – 85%

For Other Boards
English – 85% 		English (%) + Admission Test (%)
History English 55% English/Bengali – 60%

Aggregate (%) + English (%) + 1/4th of History (%)

Philosophy Philosophy/
Psychology		 55% Philosophy/
Psychology - 60%		 Aggregate (%) + English (%) +1/4th of Philosophy (%)
Political Science English 55% English-60% 1. Aggregate (%) + English (%) + 1/4th of Political Science (%)
Psychology English 55% English – 60% Aggregate (%) + 2 x English (%)
Sanskrit Sanskrit 55% Sanskrit – 60% Aggregate (%)+ Sanskrit (%)
Botany Botany/Biology
& Chemistry		 60% Botany/Biology- 65%
Chemistry-55%		 Aggregate (%) + 2xBiology/ Botany(%)+Chemistry(%)
Chemistry Chemistry,
Mathematics
& Physics		 60% Chemistry – 65%
Mathematics- 60%		 2 x Chemistry (%) + Physics (%) + Mathematics (%)
Computer Science Physics &
Mathematics		 60% Physics – 60%
Mathematics-60%		 Aggregate (%) +2 x {Physics (%) + Mathematics (%)}
Economics Mathematics 60% Mathematics-65% Aggregate (%) +2 x {English (%) + Mathematics (%)}
Mathematics Physics & Mathematics 60% Mathematics – 65% Aggregate (%) + 2x Mathematics (%)
Physics Physics & Mathematics 60% Physics – 65%
Mathematics – 60%		 Aggregate% + 2x {Physics% Mathematics (%)}
Zoology Zoology/Biology & Chemistry 60% Zoology/Biology- 65%
Chemistry-55%		 Aggregate (%) + 2xBiology/ Zoology(%)+Chemistry(%)
For SC/ST Category :
All Honours Subjects Same as above 40% marks in aggregate or,
40% marks in the subject or related subject		 Formula is same as mentioned above for each subject
 
The College reserves the right to modify the above criteria as necessary. Please refer to the website for the latest information.
 
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