CITY COLLEGE

102/1, RAJA RAMMOHAN SARANI, KOLKATA 700 009

Admission to First Year Classes for the Session 2014-2015 (Honours and General)
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
A) FOR ALL STUDENTS INTENDING TO APPLYa. Only candidates passing out HS/Equivalent Examination in 2013 and 2014 are eligible
to apply.
b. Candidates should pass in ENGLISH in a 100 Marks Paper.
B) Criteria for General Category Applicants intending to take Honours
A candidate intending to take up Honours course in a subject must have obtained:
i. A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate (Calculated by adding the marks in
top four subjects in order of marks secured by a student) and 45% in the
subject or related subject* (List of Related Subjects) at the previous qualifying
examination.
OR
ii. 55% marks in the subject or related subjects*
OR
iii. 50% marks in the aggregate, when the subject is not studied. (Students
willing to switch over from Science or Commerce to Humanities)
iv. Marks in compulsory Environmental Education/Studies will not be taken into
account for calculation of aggregate marks. If the subject Environmental
Science is studies as an elective subject of 100 marks, it may be taken in to
account for the purpose of determining the aggregate marks

C) Criteria for SC/ST Category* Applicants intending to take Honours

a. A candidate intending to take up Honours course in a subject must have obtained:
i. A minimum of 40% marks in the aggregate or 40% marks in the subject or
related subject* (List of Related Subjects) at the previous qualifying
examination.

D) Special Conditions for Admission in different Honours Courses :

a. Mathematics (Honours) - Candidates must pass in Mathematics at the previous
qualifying examination.
b. Chemistry (Honours) - Candidates must pass in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
at the previous qualifying examination.
c. Physics (Honours) - Candidates must pass in Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry at
the previous qualifying examination.
d. Economics (Honours) - Candidates must pass in Mathematics at the previous
qualifying examination.
e. Physiology (Honours)- Candidates must pass in Biology/Biotechnology and Chemistry
at the previous qualifying examination.
f. Botany (Honours)- Candidates must pass in Biology/Biotechnology and Chemistry at
the previous qualifying examination.
g. Zoology (Honours)- Candidates must pass in Biology/Biotechnology and Chemistry at
the previous qualifying examination.
E) Criteria for Admission in General Stream
a. General Category Candidates
i. B.A. (General) Pass marks in aggregate and pass marks in subjects, he/she
intends to study.
ii. B.Com (General) Pass marks in aggregate and passed the subject(s) at the
previous qualifying examination as mentioned below:
Accountancy / Business Economics including Business Mathematics /
Business Organization / 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 &
Principle of Management.
iii. B.Sc. General (Physical Sc.) - Pass marks in aggregate and pass marks in
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at the previous qualifying examination.
iv. B.Sc. General (Bio Sc.) - Pass marks in aggregate and pass marks in Biology at
the previous qualifying examination.
b. SC/ST Category* Candidates
i. B.A., B.Sc. and B.Com (General) Pass marks in aggregate.
* SC/ST APPLICANTS FROM OTHER STATES WILL BE CONSIDERED AS GENERAL
CANDIDIATES
ALL ADMISSIONS ARE PROVISIONAL SUBJECT TO SCRUTINY AND APPROVAL
OF THE CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY
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