Acharya Prafulla Chandra College (APC College)

Acharya Prafulla Chandra College

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Affiliated to West Bengal State University

Acharya Prafulla Chandra College (APC College)

Admission to Honours / General / Major Course

The admission sub-committee formulates rules for admission following the guidelines of the University.

Regulations for Admission to the Six Semester B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. (Honours and General) for the Academic Session 2019-2020 under Choice Based Credit System.

1. Admission Qualifications

  • A minimum of 50% marks in aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination.
  • OR

  • 55% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination.
  • OR

  • 50% marks in aggregate when the candidate has not studied the subject in his/her previous qualifying examination provided all other clauses are satisfied.

A candidate who has passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) or its equivalent examination is eligible to seek admission to the First Semester of the Six Semester B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. (Hons. and Genl.) or B.A. Music. (Hons. and Genl.) Course of studies provided he/she has also passed in English having full marks not being less than 100.

In any case, where there is an ambiguity regarding the admissibility of a particular examination at the Higher Secondary (10+2) level of study, the matter shall be referred to the Equivalence Committee of the University who shall determine the eligibility of the said examination.

However, no candidate, in general, shall be allowed for admission after a lapse of more than 3 years from the year of passing the previous qualifying examination. Those desirous to do so will seek permission from the University Authority. The year of admission shall not be taken into account while calculating 3 years from the year of passing the previous qualifying examination. However, in exceptional cases a candidate, may be allowed for admission after 3 years of the previous qualifying examination but within 3 years after discontinuation of a recognized regular Course of Study. Those desirous to do so will seek permission from the University Authority.

For the purpose of determining eligibility for admission to the Honours Course, aggregate marks shall be calculated by adding the marks of top four subjects in order of marks secured by a candidate. However, marks in compulsory Environmental Education/Studies shall not be taken into account for calculation of aggregate marks. If the subject “Environmental Science” is studied as an elective subject of 100 marks, it may be taken into account for the purpose of determining the aggregate marks.

2. Eligibility Conditions:

(a) A candidate taking up Honours Course in a subject must obtain :

However, if in any Honours subject, the number of applications are so low that even the permitted intake of the colleve cannot be filled up, then the Principal may use his discretionary power to reduce the minimum requirement for admission in that subject. A written note in that respect should reach the Registrar for consideration of that decision for a final approval by the University and the decision will be communicated to the Dept. of Higher Education, Govt. of West Bengal for information.

(b) However, candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe Community taking up Honours Course of study must have obtained a minimum of 40% marks in the aggregate and 40% marks in the subject or related subjects at the previous qualifying examination, as the case may be.However, candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribe community taking up Honours Course of study must have obtained a minimum of 40% marks in the aggregate or 40% marks in the subject or related subjects at the previous qualifying examinations, as the case may be.

3. Candidates from other Boards

3(a) Students, who have passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) examination or its equivalent from the All India Boards/Councils or State Boards/Councils including Open Schools and vocational studies, are eligible for study at the UG level.

3(b) Students who have passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) examination or its equivalent from the All India Boards/Councils (i.e. CBSE, ISC and National Institute of Open Schooling) are not required to submit the Migration Certificate for getting Registration under this University.

3(c) Any dispute regarding eligibility criteria would be resolved by the Equivalence Committee set up by the University or by the Executive Council in its absence.

4. Choice of Courses:

4(a) For the B.A./B.Sc. (Honours) Course of Studies, a candidate is required to choose his/her Honours in a discipline and two other disciplines for Generic Elective courses, from among Group-I to Group-VIII as follows by taking not more than one disciplines from any of the groups mentioned hereunder :

4(b) For the B.Sc. (General) Course of Studies, a candidate is required to choose three disciplines from among Group-I to Group-VIII as follows by taking not more than one disciplines from any of the groups mentioned hereunder :

4(c) For the B.A. (General) Course of Studies, a candidate is required to choose two main disciplines and for Generic Elective courses the student is required to choose a third discipline, from among Group-I to Group-VIII as follows by taking not more than one disciplines from any of the groups mentioned hereunder :

Groups of disciplines :

Gr. I : Physics, Zoology, Education, Film Studies, Physical Education, Human Rights, Women Studies.

Gr. II : Mathematics, Development, History, Environmental Science

Gr. III : Chemistry, Sociology, Defense Studies, Music, Arabic, Sanskrit, Bio-chemistry.

Gr. IV : Botany, Economics, Food and Nutrition.

Gr. V : Political Science, Electronics.

Gr. VI : Geography, Molecular Biology, Psychology, Philosophy, Microbiology, Journalism & Mass Communication.

Gr. VII : Statistics, Physiology, English.

Gr. VIII : Anthropology, Computer Science, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu.

5. Mandatory Subject Requirement (at H.S. level)

A candidate shall be allowed to take up the subject(s) under heading ‘(A)’ if he/she had passed the subject(s) under heading ‘(B)’ at the previous qualifying examination.

Sl. No. A B
1. Mathematics Mathematics
2. Statistics Statistics/Mathematics
3. Physics Physics and Mathematics
4. Chemistry Chemistry and Mathematics
5. Zoology Zoology/Biology/Biotechnology
6. Botany Botany/Biology/Biotechnology
7. Anthropology Anthropology/Biology/Biotechnology
8. Molecular Biology Chemistry/Physics and Biology/Biotechnology
9. Microbiology Chemistry/Physics and Biology/Biotechnology
10. Computer Science Computer Application/Computer Science/Mathematics
11. Electronics Electronics/Physics and Mathematics
12. Food & Nutrition Chemistry and Biology
13. Geography Economics /Statistics / Mathematics/ Biology
14. Economics Mathematics
  • 6. Some special conditions for admission to Honours Courses as follows:

     

      To take up Honours in any subject, the candidate has to pass in that “subject” or “any related subject” in the H.S. examination. In the above table, in general, “subject” and “related subject” are given under the columns A and B. However, the following restrictions supersede the previous clause.

    • Economics : A candidate shall be allowed to take up Honours in Economics if he/she has passed in Mathematics at the H.S. or its equivalent Examination. However, it is advisable that a student pursuing Honours in Economics takes Mathematics as a Generic Elective (for pursuing higher studies in the subject in future)
    • A student shall be given B.Sc. Honours degree in Economics if he/she takes up at least one discipline from the Science group for his/her Generic Elective (as given in sec 7a) and shall be awarded B. A Hons. degree in Economics if both the disciplines chosen for Generic Electives are from the Arts & Humanities group (as given in Sec 7b)

      A student will be given B.Sc. degree in Economics if he/she earns required number of credits in the structure appropriate for B.Sc. General and chooses at least one discipline from science group besides economics.

      A student will be given B.A. degree in Economics if he/she earns required number of credits in the structure appropriate for B.A. General and chooses the other main discipline (and not the Generic Elective) from Arts & Humanities group besides economics.

    • Mathematics : A candidate, who has passed Mathematics (and not Business Mathematics) at H.S. level, is eligible for admission to Mathematics Honours course. A student will only be given the B.Sc. degree for Mathematics subject. It is mandatory for the student to choose both the subjects from the Science group (as given in sec 7a) to be eligible for the aforesaid degree.
    • Microbiology :Students studying Honours in Microbiology will have to take elective subjects from the following list : Chemistry and Mathematics / Physics / Botany / Zoology / Physiology
    • Anthropology : Students pursuing Honours in Anthropology should take Generic Elective disciplines from the Science Group (as given in sec 7a).
    • Philosophy : Subject Psychology is a related subject.
    • Food and Nutrition : A candidate shall be allowed to take up Honours in Food and Nutrition if he/she has passed in Chemistry at the H.S. Examination and has to take up Chemistry as one of the elective subject. A student will only be given the B.Sc. degree for Food and Nutrition subject. It is mandatory for the student to choose both the subjects from the Science group (as given in sec 7a) to be eligible for the aforesaid degree.
    • Physics : Students studying Honours in Physics will have to take elective subjects as stand hereunder and in conformity with Grouping of subjects : (a) One of the subjects : Mathematics and (b) Any one of the subjects : Chemistry, Electronics, Statistics, Computer science.
    • Electronics : Students studying Honours in Electronics will have to take elective subjects as stand hereunder and in conformity with Grouping of subjects : One of the subjects : Mathematics. The other subject has to be choosen from : Physics and Computer Science. However, it is advisable that a student pursuing Honours in Electronics takes Mathematics and Physics as Generic Elective (for pursuing higher studies in the subject in future).
    • Geography : A student will only be given the B.Sc. Honours degree for Geography subject. Students studying Geography will have to take two disciplines as generic elective subjects from the disciplines mentioned hereunder and in conformity with Grouping of subjects : Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, Political Science, Zoology, Anthropology.
    • Computer Science : Students studying Honours in Computer Science will have to take Generic Elective subjects as stand hereunder and in conformity with Grouping of subjects : Two disciplines from the following list : Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Electronics.
    • 7. Divisions of Honours and General subjects B.A./B.Sc. :

      (a) Arts & Humanities : History, English, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Political Science, Sanskrit, Pali, Philosophy, Sociology, Education, Arabic, Journalism & Mass Communication, Music, Physical Education, Human Rights, Film Studies.

      b) Science : Physics, Zoology, Chemistry, Botany, Psychology, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Statistics, Microbiology, Anthropology, Geography, Physiology, Economics, Defence Studies, Computer Science, Electronics, Biochemistry, Physical Education, Environmental Science, Food and Nutrition, Agriculture & Rural Development.

      c) Home Science : Human Development, Social Science.

      8. A candidate taking up Honours in B.A. Degree Course shall study :

      i) Honours in any one subject of the Humanities Group, which shall consist of 14 core courses (ACOR) and any two other subjects as Generic Elective Courses (HGEC) which shall consist of 4 courses (two courses from each discipline) taking at leat one from Humanities Group.

      ii) In addition to i) above, a candidate also has to do 4 courses in Discipline Specific Elective (ADSE) in his/her chosen Honours subject area.

      iii) However, that other things remaining the same, a candidate may take up Honours course in B.A. in the following subjects without taking any elective subject from the Group of Science/ Home Science : a) Psychology, b) Economics.

      9. A candidate taking up General Course of study for the B.A. Degree shall study :

      i) Any two subjects from the Humanities Group, which shall consist of 8 core courses (GCOR) taking 4 courses from each discipline. In addition the candidate has to do 2 core courses in English language (ENGLCOR) and two core courses in Modern Indian Language (XXXLCOR).

      ii) The candidate also has to choose 4 courses in Discipline Specific Elective (GDSE) in his/her above chosen 2 subject areas.

      iii) The candidate also has to choose two courses from one subject (other than the subjects chosen above under sec 10.1) as a Generic Elective Course (GGEC).

      10. A candidate taking up Honours Course for B.Sc. Degree shall study :

      i) Honours in any one subject of the Science Group, which shall consist of 14 core courses (ACOR) and any two other subjects as Generic Elective Courses (HGEC) which shall consist of 4 courses (two courses from each subject) taken from the Science Group.

      ii) In addition to i) above, a candidate also has to do 4 courses in Discipline Specific Elective (ADSE) in his / her chosen Honours subject area.

      iii) However, that other things remaining the same, a candidate may take up Honours course in the B.Sc. in the following subjects by taking atleast one Generic Elective subject from the Group of Science / Home Science.

      a) Psychology, b) Economics.

      11. A candidate taking up General course for the B.Sc. Degree shall study :

      i) Any three subjects from the Science Group / Home Science Group which shall consist of 12 core courses (GCOR) taking 4 courses from each subject.

      ii) The candidate also has to choose 6 courses in Discipline Specific Elective (GDSE) in his/her above chosen 3 subject areas.

      iii) However, that other things remaining the same, a candidate may take up General course in B.Sc. in Economics General if the candidate chooses any one subject from the Science / Home Science Group.

      12. A candidate taking Honours course in B.Com degree shall study :

      i) Honours in any one subject of the Comerce Group, shall consist of 14 core courses (ACOR) and any two other subjects as Generic Elective Courses (HGEC) which shall consist of 4 courses (two courses from each subject) taken from the Commerce Group.

      ii) In addition to 13 i) above, a candidate also has to do 4 courses in Discipline Specific Elective (ADSE) in his/her chosen Honours subject area.

      13. A candidate taking General Courses in B.Com. degree shall study :

      i) Any two subjects from the Commerce Group, which shall consist of 8 core courses (GCOR) taking 4 courses from each subject. In addition the candidate has to do 2 core courses in English language (ENGLCOR) and two core courses in Modern Indian Language (LCOR).

      ii) The candidate also has to choose two courses from one subject (other than the subjects chosen above under sec 14.1) as a Generic Elective Course (GGEC).

      iii) The candidate also has to choose 4 courses in Discipline Specific Elective (GDSE) in his/her above chosen 2 subject areas.

      14. A candidate taking General Course in B.Com./B.A./B.Sc. degree shall study :

      i) In addition to what has been mentioned above a candidate under the General stream has to complete two courses under Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course. One such course shall be in Environmental Science (ENVSAEC) and the other course will be communicative course either in English (ENGSAEC) or any Modern Indian Language (MIL) (SAEC).

      ii) The candidate also has to study 4 Skill Enhancement courses (SEC) from any subject of his choice across the different disciplines offered by the institute where he/she is studying.

      15. A candidate taking Honours Course in B.Com./B.A./B.Sc. degree shall study :

      i) In addition to what has been mentioned above a candidate under the Honours stream has to complete two courses under Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course. One such course shall be in Environmental Science (ENVSAEC) and the other course will be communicative course either in English (ENGSAEC) or any Modern Indian Language (MIL) (SAEC).

      ii) The candidate also has to study 2 Skill Enhancement courses (SEC) from any subject of his choice across the different disciplines offered by the institute where he/she is studying. Paper code for the courses will be SSEC.

      16. Interdisciplinary Subjects :

      Any B.A./B.Com. Student can choose any Science subject as a HGEC or GGEC fourse and all such candidates shall be admitted on the basis of the admission Test/Screening to be conducted by the College Authority Concerned to assess the aptitude of the candidate in the relevant subject.

      17. Post-admission Stipulations :

      i) Colleges have the freedom to hold any number of tests and examinations of its own students. However, Colleges will not hold any eliminaion/qualifying test in the midway for students admitted to the different Course of Studies.

      ii) The evaluation and assessment pattern under CBCS system will be regulated as per provisions of the regulation which will be in force at eh time of the said examination. Any dispute regarding the above would be resolved by the relevant Examination rules and regulations set up by the University or by the Executive Council.

      iii) It is expected that the semester examinations will be held every six months as per the academic calender which will be duly intimated in advance by the University.

      18. BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) :

      i) The minimum qualification for admission to the 1st year of the B.B.A. course shall be a pass in Higher Secondary (General/Vocational) from West Bengal Council of Secondary Education or any other equivalent qualification recognized by the West Bengal State University with at least 55% marks for General Candidates (50% for S.C./S.T. Candidates). There shall be no common Admission Test : instead College(s) shall hold group discussions followed by interview for such admission. There shall be option to the colleges for holding Written Admission Test.

      ii) The medium of instruction for the B.B.A. course shall be English and candidates will have to answer the examination papers in English only.

      iii) B.B.A. Course shall be a 6 semester course extending over three academic years.

      19. Foreign Nationals :

      The candidate (Foreign Nationals) will have to show “Original Copy” of Certificate of Madhyamik (or equivalent), Certificate of Higher Secondary (or equivalent) and original Passport (along with Visa) at the time of admission. Foreign Nationals will have to pay the fees five times higher than the Indian Nationals.

      20. College Transfer :

      Transfer of candidates from one affiliated college to another will be possible as per the provisions laid out in the regulation of CBCS system which will be in force at the relevant time. However, in all cases such transfers will be efected after due approval of the application of the candidate concerned alongwith requisite non refundable fees to the University administration without contravening the provisions of the Regulation inforce. The University reserves the right to approve or reject such applications of transfer and it cannot be treated as a matter of right on behalf of the applicant concerned.

      21. Re-admission :

      In case of discontinuation of Studies, the candidate concerned can be permitted only fresh admission with the issuance of new Registration (in cancellation of the earlier registration) after submission of an affidavit from a 1st class Judicial Magistrate that he/she has not taken admission under any other University / Institution in the intervening period. All such cases of fresh admission have to be preceded with the cancellation of earlier registration. For all such re-admission the provisions fo this regulation in consonance with the Act and Statute of the University and the guidelines issued by the West Bengal Higher Education Council from time to time should be followed.

      22. Completion of UG Course :

      As per UGC norms, a candidate has to complete the Under Graduate Course (6 semester) within 5 years (five years) from the date of Registration :

      i) A student enrolled for a Honours degree of the University shall be awarded the same if he/she completes a total course of 140 credits alongwith the mandatory satisfactory completion of thedifferent courses under the said course for the aforesaid degree.

      ii) A student enrolled for a General degree of the University shall be awarded the same if he/she completes a total course of 120 credits alongwith the mandatory satisfactory completion of the different courses under the said course for the aforesaid degree.

      23. The admission to the UG courses under CBCS regulations shall be followed strictly on the basis of the aforesaid provisions. However, in cases where the provisions fail to claify any regulation or is ambiguous in its interpretation, the matter shall be referred to the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor whose decision in the said matter would be final. The Vice Chancellor’s decision shall be comunicated to the Executive Council of the University.

      24. For all admission and re-admission cases, the provisions of this regulation in consonance with the Act and Statute of the University, guidelines issued by the West Bengal Higher Education Council and Department of Higher Education, Govt. of West Bengal from time to time should be strictly followed.

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