General Information

  • The College has an online application process. There won’t be any physical distribution of forms.
  • After application and payment of the application fee, please keep checking the website for the merit list. Don’t make inquiries with the college, the list will be uploaded on the college website.
  • On being merit listed, you shall receive an SMS and email on your registered mobile/ email ID. Please follow the instruction given in the email.
  • There is no need to submit your application form, fee challan or any other document to the college office. Please keep them with you for your records.
  • Students with compartmental or fail result in Class XII board examinations are not eligible to apply for any courses in the College

As per the new Curriculum and Credit Framework (CCF) issued by the University of Calcutta, all Honours programmes of studies shall be for a duration of Eight (8) Semesters (4 Years) with exit option after third year.

  • Students who complete the full four-year programme will earn a UG Honours Degree or a UG Honours Degree with Research.
  • Students opting for a research project or dissertation in the fourth year (Semesters 7 and 8) will be awarded an Honours with Research degree.
  • Students who choose not to undertake a research project in the eighth semester will be awarded an Honours degree.
  • Students who utilize the exit option after the third year, provided they have acquired the required minimum credits, will receive a Bachelor’s 3 year Honours degree.
  • The University of Calcutta now uses the nomenclature Major for ‘Honours’ and Minor for ‘General
  • Electives.’ In addition to this, the CCF has also introduced new courses such as Inter-Disciplinary Courses (IDC), and Common Value-Added Courses (CVAC).

Admissions are processed only through official college procedures. Do not trust agents or touts offering "direct admission" outside the official process.

Eligibililty Criteria

Minimum Eligibility Criteria for 4-year Honours Programmes
  • A candidate who has passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) or its equivalent examination is eligible to seek admission to the first Semester of the Four-year (eight semesters) B.A. / B.Sc. / B.Com. / BBA (Honours) Courses provided he/ she has also passed in English, the full marks not being less than 100 and fulfils the conditions given below.
  • No candidate shall be allowed admission after a lapse of over three years from the year of passing the previous qualifying examination or discontinuation of recognised regular course of studies after passing the previous qualifying examination. The year of admission shall not be considered while calculating three years from the year of passing the previous qualifying examination, i.e., a candidate should have passed the previous qualifying examination not before March 2022.
  • Candidates who have passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination or its equivalent from CBSE, CISCE (ISC), WBCHSE (WB Board) and National Institute of Open Schooling, need not submit the Migration Certificate for registration under the University of Calcutta.
  • Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe community (Applicable for Applicants having valid certificates issued by the state of West Bengal only) taking up honours course must have a minimum of 40% marks in the aggregate and 40% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination, as the case may be .
  • 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 considered 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 to determine the aggregate marks.

Additional course-specific criteria for admission also apply. Kindly read below.

Courses Offered

All
Arts
Business Administration
Commerce
Science
B.Sc (H) Physics

Duration: 4 Years

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B.Sc. (H) Chemistry

Duration: 4 Years

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B.Sc. (H) Mathematics

Duration: 4 Years

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B.Sc. (H) Economics

Duration: 4 Years

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B.Sc. (H) Computer Science

Duration: 4 Years

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B.Sc. (H) Electronics

Duration: 4 Years

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M.Com

Duration: 2 Years

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M.A English

Duration: 2 Years

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B.com (H)

Duration: 4 years

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B.B.A. (H) Business Administration

Duration: 4 Years

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B.A (H) Bengali

Duration: 4 years

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B.A (H) Political Science

Duration: 4 Years

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B.A (H) Sociology

Duration: 4 Years

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B.A (H) History

Duration: 4 Years

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B.A (H) Journalism & Mass Communication

Duration: 4 years

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B.A. (H) English

Duration: 4 years

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