Applicants are required to check the minimum eligibility criteria given below before they apply for the course.
| Eligibility Criteria Required for Application |
Index Marks Calculation Formulae |
| Major Subjects offered |
Aggregate % in 10+2 level Examination & Marks % obtained in Subject /Associated Subject as mentioned 10+2 Examination |
Additional Requirements (if any) |
Merit List for respective courses reflect the Index Marks scored by applicants |
Bengali (B.A.) |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in Bengali OR |
NA |
Aggregate % + Bengali % scored in H.S. or equivalent |
40 in Aggregate & 55 in Bengali |
Botany |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in Botany/Biological Sc/ Bio-technology OR |
Pass marks in Chemistry |
Biological Sc. / Biotechnology/Botany %( whichever is higher if a candidate had both) + Chemistry % in H.S. equivalent |
(B.Sc.) |
40 in Aggregate & 55 in Botany/Biological Sc/ Bio-technology |
Chemistry (B.Sc.) |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in Chemistry OR |
Pass marks in Physics Chemistry and Mathematics |
Aggregate % + 2 x Chemistry % + Physics % + Mathematics % in H.S. or equivalent |
40 in Aggregate & 55 in Chemistry |
Economics (B.A. & B.Sc.) |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in Mathematics / Business Mathematics/ Applied Mathematics OR |
Must pass in Mathematics / Business Mathematics / Applied Mathematics in 10+2 |
Aggregate % + English % + 2 X {Mathematics % /Business Mathematics % /Applied Mathematics} in H.S. or equivalent. If a candidate had both Mathematics and Business Mathematics in 10+2, then marks of Mathematics to be added to Index |
40 in Aggregate & 55 in Mathematics / Business Mathematics/ Applied Mathematics |
English (B.A.) |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in English OR |
Open for all streams |
Aggregate % + English % scored in H.S. or equivalent |
40 in Aggregate & 55 in English |
Hindi (B.A.) |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in Hindi OR |
NA |
Aggregate % + Hindi % +50% of English scored in H.S. or equivalent |
40 in Aggregate & 55 in Hindi |
History (B.A.) |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in History OR |
Open for all streams |
Aggregate % + English % scored in H.S. or equivalent |
40 in Aggregate & 55 in History OR |
50 in Aggregate, if the student has not studied subject /related subject |
Geography (B.A. & B.Sc.) |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in Geography OR |
NA |
Aggregate % + Geography % in H.S. or equivalent+ Maths % scored in Madhyamik or equivalent |
40 in Aggregate & 55 in Geography |
Mathematics (B.Sc.) |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in Mathematics |
NA |
Aggregate % + 2 X Mathematics % in H.S. or equivalent |
40 in Aggregate & 55 in Mathematics |
Microbiology (B.Sc.) |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in Biological Sc/Bio-Technology and 45 in Chemistry/Physics OR |
a) Pass in Chemistry in H.S. or equivalent; b) Pass in Mathematics /Physics / Computer Science / Botany /Zoology / Physiology in HS or equivalent |
2 x Chemistry% + 2 x Biological Sc/ Biotechnology % (whichever is higher) + Physics%/Mathematics%/Computer Science/Botany/ Zoology/Physiology% (whichever is higher) in H.S. or equivalent |
| 40 in Aggregate & 55 in Biological Sc/Bio-Technology and 55 in Chemistry/Physics |
| Persian (B.A.) |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in Persian / Urdu OR |
NA |
Aggregate % + Persian/Urdu % whichever is higher scored in H.S. or equivalent |
40 in Aggregate & 55 in Persian / Urdu |
Philosophy (B.A.) |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in Philosophy or 45 in Psychology/ Maths/ Education/ Sociology/Political Science OR |
NA |
Aggregate % + English % or Bengali % whichever is higher scored in H.S. or equivalent |
40 in Aggregate & 55 in Philosophy or 55 in Psychology/ Maths/ Education/ Sociology/Political Science |
Physics (B.Sc.) |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in both Physics and Mathematics OR |
NA |
3 X Physics % + 2 X Mathematics % in H.S. or equivalent. |
40 in Aggregate & 55 in both Physics and Mathematics |
Political Science (B.A.) |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in Political Science OR |
NA |
Aggregate % + English % scored in H.S. or equivalent |
| 40 in Aggregate & 55 in Political Science OR |
| 50 in Aggregate, if the student has not studied subject /related subject |
Sanskrit (B.A.) |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in Sanskrit OR |
NA |
Aggregate % + Sanskrit % scored in H.S. or equivalent |
40 in Aggregate & 55 in Sanskrit |
Sociology (B.A.) |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in Sociology OR |
Open For All Streams EXCEPT COMMERCE |
Aggregate % + 2X English % scored in H.S. or equivalent |
40 in Aggregate & 55 in Sociology OR |
50 in Aggregate, if the student has not studied subject /related subject |
Statistics (B.Sc.) |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in Statistics/ Mathematics/Applied Mathematics OR |
NA |
Aggregate % + Mathematics % + Mathematics/ Statistics % (whichever is higher) |
| 40 in Aggregate & 55 in Statistics/ Mathematics/Applied Mathematics |
Urdu (B.A.) |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in Urdu OR |
NA |
Aggregate% + Urdu % + English% in H.S. or equivalent |
40 in Aggregate & 55 in Urdu |
Zoology (B.Sc.) |
50 in Aggregate & 45 in Biological Sc/ Biotechnology/Zoology OR |
Pass Marks in Chemistry in H.S. or equivalent |
Biological Sc. % / Biotechnology%/Zoology% (whichever is higher) of HS or equivalent+ Chemistry% of HS or equivalent |
40 in Aggregate & 55 in Biology/ Biotechnology/Zoology |
| Please note the clauses mentioned below |
| *A student who has passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) or its equivalent Examination is eligible to seek admission to the 1st year of the B.A./B.Sc. (Single-Major) Course of Studies provided the candidate has also passed in English having full marks not being less than 100 and fulfils the conditions as laid down in clause 5, 10, 11 and 12 of CU/CSR-5/2023. |
| Aggregate = Total of best four subjects |
| Best 4 Aggregate Calculation excludes: Environmental Education, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies studied in 10+2 level |
| For SC/ST/OBC-A and OBC-B applicants, minimum eligibility criterion will be 40% in Aggregate and 40% in subject or related subject in HS or equivalent and must fulfil additional requirements if any as given above. |
| Index marks calculation formulae will be same across all categories. |