Eligibility and Selection Criteria
No candidate shall be eligible for admission after a lapse of more than five years from the year of passing the previous qualifying examination. The year of admission will not be taken into account while calculating 5 years from the year of passing the previous qualifying examination.
For admission to all courses other than Bengali Honours, a student must have studied and passed in English in the +2 level. Admission of students failing in English or not having English will be cancelled (excluding the foreign students for whom there is a separate set of rules).
UG Honours/General courses and
Integrated Masters courses:
- Aggregate is calculated with 4 subjects at +2 level including the compulsory subjects as indicated in the eligibility criteria for application and the subjects having the maximum marks from the rest of the subjects.
- The following subjects must not be included in the calculation of Aggregate:
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All Dance Courses |
All Vocational Courses |
SUPW |
All Music Courses** |
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Agriculture |
Environmental Education |
Fashion Studies |
Physical Education |
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Art / Fine Arts** |
Environmental Science |
Heritage Craft |
Fashion Designing |
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Security |
Environmental Studies |
Home Science |
Entrepreneurship |
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Work Experience |
Gen. Foundation Course |
Painting * |
Health Education |
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Fabric Study |
Electricity/Electrical Courses |
Salesmanship |
Floriculture |
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Subjects marked with * may be included in Aggregate calculation for the course M.Sc. Multimedia Subjects marked with ** may be included in Aggregate calculation for the courses B.Sc. Mass Communication and M.Sc. Multimedia.
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Every applicant must fulfil the eligibility criteria as laid down for each course.
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The student must have passed in all the papers as per the respective board/council pass marks.
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The student must have obtained 45% marks in each of the 4 subjects included in the aggregate calculation.
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In addition, the student must have obtained the required marks in individual subjects as mentioned in the REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICATION.
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Marks in all subjects indicated in the +2 level marksheet must be entered in the application form.
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Students passing the GCE examination of the UK are eligible for admission only if they have passed with 2 'A' Levels and 3 'O' levels. Only subjects passed at 'A' level can be considered as compulsory as per the individual course eligibility criteria. Such candidates must have completed and passed the 'A' level examination at the time of application. Candidates with projected mark sheets are not eligible.
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Foreign Nationals need to produce their English Proficiency certificate (TOEFL, IELTS) if the medium of instruction in the qualifying examination is not English. Students without TOEFL, IELTS are not eligible to apply.
The College reserves the right to reject the candidature and/or cancel the application / admission at any stage, if an applicant fails to fulfil the above conditions.
I nternational Students applying to St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata can do so only through the Study in India Portal of the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India.
ELIGIBILITY & SELECTION CRITERIA:
UG Courses:
60% in aggregate is not a mandatory criteria for application.
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B.A. English (Honours) |
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Eligibility Criteria for Application: |
Compulsory Subject(s) in +2 level: |
English |
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Aggregate calculation: |
English + Any 3 |
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Marks requirement for Application: |
45% each in English and any 3 subjects as included in aggregate calculation. |
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Selection: |
On the basis of index calculated with the board marks in +2 level |
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Index Calculation: |
(2 x ENGLISH%) + AGGREGATE% (OUT OF 300) |
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B.A. Political Science (Honours) |
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Eligibility Criteria for Application: |
Compulsory Subject(s) in +2 level: |
English |
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Aggregate calculation: |
English + Any 3 |
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Marks requirement for Application: |
45% each in English and any 3 subjects as included in aggregate calculation. |
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Selection: |
On the basis of index calculated with the board marks in +2 level |
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Index Calculation: |
ENGLISH% + AGGREGATE% (OUT OF 200) |
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B.A. Sociology (Honours) |
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Eligibility Criteria for Application: |
Compulsory Subject(s) in +2 level: |
English |
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Aggregate calculation: |
English + Any 3 |
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Marks requirement for Application: |
45% each in English and any 3 subjects as included in aggregate calculation. |
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Selection: |
On the basis of index calculated with the board marks in +2 level |
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Index Calculation: |
ENGLISH% + AGGREGATE% (OUT OF 200) |
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B.A. Bengali (Honours) |
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Eligibility Criteria for Application: |
Compulsory Subject(s) in +2 level: |
Bengali |
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Aggregate calculation: |
Bengali + Any 3 |
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Marks requirement for Application: |
45% each in Bengali and any 3 subjects as included in aggregate calculation. |
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Selection: |
On the basis of index calculated with the board marks in +2 level |
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Index Calculation: |
(2 x BENGALI%) + AGGREGATE% (OUT OF 300) |
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5) |
B.A. GENERAL |
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Eligibility Criteria for Application: |
Compulsory Subject(s) in +2 level: |
English |
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Aggregate calculation: |
English + Any 3 |
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Marks requirement for Application: |
45% each in English and any 3 subjects as included in aggregate calculation. |
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Selection: |
On the basis of index calculated with the board marks in +2 level |
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Index Calculation: |
ENGLISH% + AGGREGATE% (OUT OF 200) |
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B.SC. Mathematics (Honours) |
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Eligibility Criteria for Application: |
Compulsory Subject(s) in +2 level: |
Mathematics (Business Mathematics / Applied Mathematics is not valid) |
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Aggregate calculation: |
Mathematics + Any 3 |
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Marks requirement for Application: |
Mathematics 60% and 45% each in any 3 subjects as included in aggregate calculation. |
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Selection: |
On the basis of index calculated with the board marks in +2 level |
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Index Calculation: |
2 x MATHEMATICS% + AGGREGATE% (OUT OF 300) |
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B.SC. Physics (Honours) |
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Eligibility Criteria for Application: |
Compulsory Subject(s) in +2 level: |
Physics & Mathematics |
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Aggregate calculation: |
Physics + Mathematics + any 2 |
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Marks requirement for Application: |
Physics 60%, Mathematics 60% and 45% each in any 2 subjects as included in aggregate calculation. |
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Selection: |
On the basis of index calculated with the board marks in +2 level |
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Index Calculation: |
(3 x PHYSICS%) + (2 x MATHEMATICS%) : (OUT OF 500) |
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B.SC. Chemistry (Honours) |
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Eligibility Criteria for Application: |
Compulsory Subject(s) in +2 level: |
Chemistry, Physics & Mathematics |
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Aggregate calculation: |
Chemistry + Mathematics + Physics + any 1 |
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Marks requirement for Application: |
Chemistry 60%, Physics 45%, Mathematics 45% and 45% in any 1 subject as included in aggregate calculation. |
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Selection: |
On the basis of index calculated with the board marks in +2 level |
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Index Calculation: |
(2 x CHEMISTRY%) + MATHEMATICS% + PHYSICS% (OUT OF 400) |
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B.SC. Economics (Honours) |
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Eligibility Criteria for Application: |
Compulsory Subject(s) in +2 level: |
Mathematics (Business Mathematics / Applied Mathematics is not valid) |
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Aggregate calculation: |
Mathematics + any 3 |
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Marks requirement for Application: |
Mathematics 60% and 45% each in any 3 subjects as included in aggregate calculation. |
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Selection: |
On the basis of index calculated with the board marks in +2 level |
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Index Calculation: |
AGGREGATE% + MATHEMATICS% (OUT OF 200) |
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B.SC. Statistics (Honours) |
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Eligibility Criteria for Application: |
Compulsory Subject(s) in +2 level: |
Mathematics (Business Mathematics / Applied Mathematics is not valid) |
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Aggregate calculation: |
Mathematics + any 3 |
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Marks requirement for Application: |
Mathematics 60% and 45% each in any 3 subjects as included in aggregate calculation. |
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Selection: |
On the basis of index calculated with the board marks in +2 level |
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Index Calculation: |
AGGREGATE% + MAXIMUM of MATHEMATICS% or STATISTICS% (OUT OF 200) |
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B.SC. Computer Science (Honours) |
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Eligibility Criteria for Application: |
Compulsory Subject(s) in +2 level: |
Physics & Mathematics |
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Aggregate calculation: |
Physics + Mathematics + any 2 |
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Marks requirement for Application: |
Mathematics 60%, Physics 45% and 45% each in any 2 subjects as included in aggregate calculation. |
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Selection: |
On the basis of index calculated with the board marks in +2 level |
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Index Calculation: |
(2 x MATHEMATICS%) + PHYSICS% + AGGREGATE% (OUT OF 400) |
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B.SC. Microbiology (Honours) |
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Eligibility Criteria for Application: |
Compulsory Subject(s) in +2 level: |
Biology/Biotech, Chemistry, Physics & Mathematics |
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Aggregate calculation: |
Physics + Chemistry + Biology/Biotech + Mathematics |
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Marks requirement for Application: |
Biology/Biotech 60%, Chemistry 60%, Physics 45% & Mathematics 45% |
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Selection: |
On the basis of index calculated with the board marks in +2 level |
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Index Calculation: |
AGGREGATE% + BIOLOGY/BIOTECH% + CHEMISTRY% (OUT OF 300) |
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B.SC. Mass Communication (Honours) |
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Eligibility Criteria for Application: |
Compulsory Subject(s) in +2 level: |
English |
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Aggregate calculation: |
English + Any 3 |
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Marks requirement for Application: |
60% in English and 45% each in any 3 subjects as included in aggregate calculation. |
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Selection: |
On the basis of index calculated with the board marks in +2 level & Admission Test Marks |
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Index Calculation: |
AGGREGATE% + ADMISSION TEST% : (OUT OF 200) |
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B.M.S. (Honours) Due to change in nomenclature following UGC template on UG course under CBCS , the University of Calcutta approves the change of the course name BBA to Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) with effect from the academic year 2017 -18. |
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Eligibility Criteria for Application |
Compulsory Subject(s) in +2 level: |
English & (Mathematics / Business Mathematics / Statistics / Applied Mathematics) |
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Aggregate Calculation: |
English & (Mathematics / Business Mathematics / Statistics / Applied Mathematics) + ANY TWO |
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Marks requirement for Application: |
45% each in English, (Mathematics / Business Mathematics / Statistics / Applied Mathematics) and any 2 subjects as included in aggregate calculation. |
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Selection: |
On the basis of index calculated with the board marks in + 2 level & Admission Test Marks |
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Index Calculation: |
(AGGREGATE% / 2) + ADMISSION TEST (50): (OUT OF 100) |
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B.Com. (Honours) |
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Eligibility Criteria for Application: |
Compulsory Subject(s) in +2 level: |
English & (Mathematics / Business Mathematics / Statistics / Applied Mathematics) |
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Aggregate calculation: |
English & (Mathematics / Business Mathematics / Statistics / Applied Mathematics) + ANY TWO |
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Marks requirement for Application: |
45% each in English, (Mathematics / Business Mathematics / Statistics / Applied Mathematics) and any 2 subjects as included in aggregate calculation. |
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Selection: |
On the basis of index calculated with the board marks in +2 level |
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Index Calculation: |
AGGREGATE% |
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5 years Integrated PG Courses:
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M.Sc. Biotechnology (Integrated) |
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Eligibility Criteria for Application: |
Compulsory Subject(s) in +2 level: |
Biology/Biotech, Chemistry, Physics & Mathematics |
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Aggregate calculation: |
Physics + Chemistry + Biology/Biotech + Mathematics |
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Marks requirement for Application: |
Biology/Biotech 60%, Chemistry 60%, Physics 45% & Mathematics 45% |
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Selection: |
On the basis of index calculated with the board marks in +2 level |
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Index Calculation: |
AGGREGATE% + BIOLOGY/BIOTECH% + CHEMISTRY% (OUT OF 300) |
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M.Sc. MULTIMEDIA (Integrated) |
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Eligibility Criteria for Application: |
Compulsory Subject(s) in +2 level: |
English |
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Aggregate calculation: |
English + Any 3 |
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Marks requirement for Application: |
45% each in English and any 3 subjects as included in aggregate calculation. |
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Selection: |
On the basis of index calculated with the board marks in +2 level |
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Index Calculation: |
2 X ENGLISH% + AGGREGATE% (OUT OF 300) |
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