Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
For WBCHSE and other Boards, a candidate must pass (10+2) at least four subjects including English as compulsory subject.
Admission to all B.A Major courses will be based strictly on merit. Merit shall be calculated as per the following norms
Merit = {Marks obtained in English+Marks obtained in the subject opted for Major+best marks of other two subjects [excluding the subject opted for Major and English]} /4
If the Student does not have the specific subject opted for Major in his/her previous Course, the procedure for Merit Calculation will be as follows :
Merit = {Marks obtained in English+Best marks obtained in other three subjects} /4.
A candidate will be allowed to take up Bengali, English, History, Hindi, Political Science & Geography subject if he/she/ transgender has passed the same at the qualifying examination. A candidate will be allowed to take up Sociology or Education, if he/she/transgender has passed in the previous qualifying examination of any stream.
Note: A candidate will be allowed to pursue a maximum of Three Year under a Major Course if he/she/transgender has passed the qualifying Examination in Vocational Stream subjects.
Major (MAJ) Courses (any one from the following)
Bengali
Education
English
Geography
Hindi
History
Political Science
Sociology
Minor (MIN) Courses. Any two from the following subjects, choosing one from each group, excluding the Major subject opted for
Group-A
History
Economics
English
Hindi
Nepali
Bengali
Group-B
Geography
Education
Political Science
Sociology
NCC
Multidisciplinary Courses (MDC) (any three from the following, excluding courses belonging to the group of the Major and / or Minor subjects chosen and excluding those courses already undergone at the Higher Secondary Level (12th) class): one each to be chosen from each Semester-wise pool of courses.
Sl No | Course | Eligibility Condition |
---|---|---|
Pool A – for Semester 1 only | ||
1 | History of North Bengal | All Students |
2 | Human Rights | All Students |
3 | Gender Studies | All Students |
4 | Great Indian Educators | All Students |
5 | Distance Education | All Students except those who have studied Education at +2 level and/or are having Education as a Major or a Minor. |
Pool B – for Semester 2 only | ||
1 | Understanding Shakespeare and Tagore | All Students |
2 | Sustainable Development | All Students |
3 | International Relations | All Students |
4 | Local Language & Folk Culture | All Students |
5 | Tourism and Travel Management | All Students |
Pool C – for Semester 4 only | ||
1 | Constitutional Law | Any stream |
2 | Public Administration | All students except those who are having Political Science as a Major or a Minor |
3 | Social Work | Except Sociology |
4 | Global Environment & Health | All Student |
5 | Rural Studies | All Student |