B.A/B.COM/B.SC – 4 YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM (FYUGP) WITH SINGLE MAJOR

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ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION

a) General eligibility criteria

A student will be allowed to take admission in the Major Course of B.A./B.Com./BBA/B.Sc./BCA if he/she/transgender has passed in at least four (04) subjects with English as a compulsory subject in the Higher Secondary [10+2] Examination held by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or any other Examination which is recognized by the University as equivalent thereto.

Admission will be on merit and availability of seats, provided that for SC/ST Candidates, the minimum marks for eligibility will be as per the rules of the State Government.

Provided however that:

i. A candidate will be allowed to take up any subject except Computer Science, Microbiology, and other interdisciplinary subjects in B.A./B.Com./BBA/B.Sc./BCA FYUG Program, if he/she/transgender has passed in the corresponding subject(s) at the Higher Secondary Examination (10+2) is recognized as equivalent by the University.

ii. A candidate will be allowed to take up Sociology or Psychology or Education if he/she/transgender has passed the previous qualifying examination of any stream.

iii. A candidate will be allowed to take up B.Com. if he/she/transgender has studied Science subjects along with Mathematics in the previous qualifying exams.

iv. A candidate will be allowed to take up Physics Subject if he/she/transgender has passed Mathematics and Chemistry along with Physics and other subjects as prescribed at the qualifying examination.

v. A candidate will be allowed to take up Chemistry Subject if he/she/transgender has passed Mathematics and Physics along with Chemistry and other subject as prescribed at the qualifying examination.

vi. A candidate will be allowed to take up Botany/Zoology Subjects if he/she/transgender has passed Biology at the qualifying examination.

vii. A candidate will be allowed to take up a Physiology subject if he/she/transgender has passed Biological Science and Chemistry at the qualifying examination.

viii. A candidate will be allowed to take up Computer Science Subject if he/she/transgender has passed in Mathematics at the qualifying examination.

ix. A candidate will be allowed to take up Microbiology Subject if he/she/transgender has passed Chemistry and Biology at the qualifying Examination.

x. A candidate will be allowed to take up Economics if he/she/transgender has passed in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics Business Economics including Business Mathematics, and other subjects as prescribed at the qualifying examination. 

xi. No student other than those of the Science stream and Economics/Geography of Arts stream will be allowed to take Science subjects as Minor Subjects.

xii. No student of Arts and Commerce streams other than those of Geography and Economics will be allowed to take Science subjects as Minor Subjects.

xiii. A candidate will be allowed to take up Geography subject if he/she/transgender has passed Geography with other subjects at the qualifying examination.

xiv. A candidate will be allowed to take up Geology subject if he/she/transgender has passed Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry at the qualifying examination.

xv. A candidate will be allowed to take up Mass Communication and Journalism if he/she/transgender has passed in any Stream at the qualifying examination.

xvi. A candidate will be allowed to take up BBA and BCA if he/she/transgender has passed in any Stream at the qualifying examination.

xvii. A candidate pursuing a Major in a subject will not be allowed to take up the same subject as a Minor.

xviii. While taking Major & Minor subjects, the availability of the said subjects in the concerned Colleges will be taken into cognizance.

xix. A candidate pursuing a Major in Economics will be awarded:

a. B.Sc. Major if he/she/transgender chooses at least one subject from Mathematics or Statistics or Computer Science, as a Minor. The other subject as a Minor may be from the pool of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences subjects mentioned under Minor Courses of Appendix I.

b. B.A. Major if he/she/transgender chooses both the subjects as Minor from the pool of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences mentioned under Minor Courses of Appendix I.

xx. A candidate pursuing a Major in Geography will be awarded:

a. B.Sc. Major if he/she/transgender chooses at least one subject from the pool of Science subjects mentioned under Minor Courses of Appendix I, as Minor. The other subject as a Minor may be from the pool of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences subjects mentioned under Minor Courses of Appendix I.

b. B.A. Major if he/she/transgender chooses both the subjects as Minor from the pool of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences mentioned under Minor Courses of

Appendix I.

b) Merit calculation 

•  For a Major course, where a student has studied the subject at +2 level – Marks obtained in Major/related subject + Marks obtained in English + Best marks obtained in other two subjects.
• For a Major course, where a student has not studied the subject at +2 level – Marks obtained in English + Best marks obtained in other three subjects.

Note:

A candidate will be allowed to pursue a maximum of Three Years under a Major Course if he/she/transgender has passed the qualifying examination in Vocational Stream subjects.

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OTHER REGULATIONS

Reservation of Seats: There will be a reservation of seats for SC/ST/OBC/EWS/Differently-Abled Candidates as per Government Rules. For differently-abled candidates’ minimum disability, at least 40% will be considered.

Session Gap: For admission to the Undergraduate Program there should not be a gap of more than 3 years between the year of Higher Secondary Examination and the year of admission to the Undergraduate Program of study.

Session Break: Students who exit with Undergraduate Certificate or Undergraduate Diploma, are permitted to re-enter within 3 (three) years and complete the Degree Program Students are also permitted to take a break from the study, during the period of study, but the total duration for completing the program will not exceed seven years.

Admission on Transfer: If a student has been admitted to a College, he/she/transgender will not, except as otherwise provided in the Ordinances, be subsequently admitted to any other College without the production of a Transfer Certificate from the Principal of the College in which he/she/transgender studied last.

A student admitted to a College, will not ordinarily be allowed to take transfer to any other College, except at the end of a semester. If an application for transfer is made at any time, other than at the end of a Semester, on the ground of (a) transfer of the parent/guardian of the student from the station at which the College is situated, or (b) reasoned need for a change on the ground of health supported by proper medical evidence, or any other sufficient reason, the Principal may grant the transfer.

A student may apply for a transfer within one month from the date of publication of the semester-end examination and the student should qualify for all the previous semester examinations without any back paper(s).

Admission on Transfer should abide by the following stipulations:

A candidate taking a transfer from one College to another is required to pursue the same set of courses of study in both colleges;

a) Admission on transfer must not violate the approved intake of the course concerned of the College granting admission. Only in cases of wards of Government employees who have been transferred, a relaxation of intake may be granted with the permission of the Vice-Chancellor;

b) Cases of admission on transfer must be intimated in writing to the University authority by the College admitting such candidates within a fortnight of such admission without which such admission on transfer will not be recognized;

c) All other steps and procedures related to the transfer will be in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinances.

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ADMISSION PROCEDURE

As per guidelines of North Bengal University in compliance with W.B. Govt. Rules provided that a student who has been admitted in the 1st Semester of an Academic year will not ordinarily require to take admission again on progressing to a subsequent Semester.