Regulations relating to Admission for the Three-Year B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. (Honours, General

and Major) and B.Mus. (Honours and General) Courses of Studies conducted by the University of

Calcutta.

1. These Regulations shall be called the University of Calcutta (Admission Regulations relating to Three-Year B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. (Honours & General and Major) & B.Mus. (Honours and General) Degree Courses of Studies Regulations, 2016.

2. These shall apply to every candidate prosecuting the above Courses in this University.

3. Notwithstanding anything contained in any other regulations or rules for the time being inforce the

study for the above Courses shall be guided by these Regulations effective from the Academic Session

2016-2017 and for other candidates who shall appear in the Part-I examination as a whole in the year

2017.

Note:- A candidate prosecuting a regular course of study for three-year degree course shall have to clear

all the Part-I, II and III examinations in all respect within a span of five years from the year of admission

to the particular course and combination, failing which he/she shall have to leave the course subject to

fulfillment of following condition.

A candidate who will prosecute a regular course of study for the first year of the three-year course shall have to

appear at the Part-I examination within two years from the year of admission to the course failing of which he/ she

shall have to prosecute a fresh course of study from the first year provided however that such candidate shall not be

entitled to seek such readmission to the first year class beyond five years of his/her passing the previous qualifying

examination.

PART-_A

ADMISSION QUALIFICATIONS (for B.A./B.Sc./B.Mus (Honours and General) and

B.A./B.Sc./B.Com.(Major):

4. A candidate who has passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) or its equivalent Examination is eligible to seek admission to the 1

st year of the 3-year B.A./B.Sc. (Honours and General), B.A./B.Sc./B.Com.(Major) and

B.Mus. (Honours and General) Course of Studies provided he/she has also passed in English having full marks

not beings less than 100.

Candidates who have passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) Vocational examination conducted by the

West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and Training shall be eligible to seek admission to the

B.A. (General/Major) 1st year Course of Studies taking the subjects under Humanities Division only. However,

candidates who have passed the aforesaid H.S. Examination in Business & Commerce shall also be eligible

for admission to the B.Com. (Major) 1st year Course of Studies under this University. However, no

candidate shall be allowed for admission after a lapse of more than 5 years from the year of passing the

previous qualifying examination.

(Explanation: The year of admission shall not be taken into account while calculating five years from the

year of passing the previous qualifying Examination).

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) need not require to submit

the Migration Certificate for getting Registration under this University.

For the purpose of determining eligibility for admission to the Honours Course, aggregate marks shall

be calculated by adding the marks in 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.

5.(a). A candidate taking up Honours Course in a subject must have obtained :

(i). A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or related subject at the

previous qualifying examination [in case of B.Mus. (Hons.) 45% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in

the subject Music, in the pre-qualifying examination]

Or

(ii). 55% marks in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination [in case of

B.Mus.(Hons) 50% marks in the subject at the pre-qualifying exam.] Or

(iii). 50% marks in the aggregate when the candidate has not studied the subject in his/her previous

qualifying examination provided all other clauses are satisfied [ in case of B.Mus.(Hons.) - 45% marks in the

aggregate when the candidate has not studied the subject Music in the pre-qualifying exam. Candidates shall be admitted on the basis of the Admission Test to be conducted by the College authority concerned.]

5(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 or 40% marks in the subject or related subjects at the previous qualifying examination, as the case may be.

*5(c). Seat reservation in the first year class of three-year degree courses of studies shall be guided by the

West Bengal State Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission), Act, 2013 and the West

Bengal State Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Rules, 2014.

6. Examination under the three–year B.A./B.Sc. (Honours and General), B.A./B.Sc./B.Com.(Major) and B.Mus. (Honours and General) course will be conducted in three parts: part - I, part - II and part - III with part - I examination to be held ordinarily in the month of May at the end of first year of study. Part - II examination to be held ordinarily in the month of April at the end of second year of studies and Part - III examination to be held ordinarily in the month of March at the end of third year studies.

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) need not require to submit the Migration Certificate for getting Registration under this University.

7. For the B.A./B.Sc. (Honours/General/Major) Course of Studies a candidate is required to choose his/her

Honours and two/three elective subjects, as the case may be, from among Groups-I to VIII as follows by taking

not more than one subject from any of the groups mentioned hereunder :

GROUPS:

Group-I: Physics, Zoology, Education, Home Science Extension Education, Social Science, Film Studies,

Physical Education, Human Rights, Russian, Women Studies.

Group-II: Human Development, History, Ancient Indian and World History, Islamic History & Culture,

Mathematics, Environmental Science.

Group-III: Chemistry, Sociology, Defense Studies, Music, Household Art, Pali, Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Bio-Chemistry.

Group-IV: Botany, Economics, Food & Nutrition.

Group-V: Geology, Political Science, Electronics.

Group-VI: Geography, Molecular Biology, Psychology, Philosophy, Microbiology, Journalism & Mass

Communication.

Group- VII: Statistics, Physiology, English Group- VIII: Anthropology, Computer Science, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, French, Linguistics.

8. 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 Sl. No. B

1. Mathematics 1. Mathematics/Business Mathematics

2. Statistics 2. Statistics/Business Mathematics / Mathematics

3. Physics 3. Physics and Mathematics

4. Chemistry 4. Chemistry

5. Zoology 5. Zoology/Biology/ Bio-Technology

6. Botany 6. Botany/Biology/Bio-Technology

7. Physiology 7. Physiology/Biology/Bio-Technology

8. Geology 8. Geology/Geography/ Physics and Chemistry

9. Molecular Biology 9. Biology/ Bio- Technology and Chemistry/ Physics

10. Micro-Biology 10. Biology/ Bio-Technology and Chemistry/ Physics

11. Computer Science 11. Mathematics & any one of

Physics/Statistics/Computer Science 12. Electronics 12. Electronics/ Physics and Mathematics

13. Commerce 13. Accountancy/ Business Economics including Business

Mathematics/ Business Organization & Management/

Mathematics/ Economics/ Statistics/ Commerce/

Accounts/ Business Studies/Financial Accounting/ Office

Practice and Secretarial/ Elements of Cost Accountancy

and Auditing/ Book Keeping/ Business Mathematics/ Cost

Accountancy and Principal of Management. 14. Environmental Science 14. Chemistry

15. Education 15. Psychology/Philosophy/Mathematics/Sociology/Economics/

Political Science/History.

16. Philosophy 16. Psychology

17. Anthropology 17. Biology

18. Sociology 18. Psychology/Political Science

19. Persian 19. Urdu

9. Some Special conditions for admission to Honours Courses as follows:

(i). Economics: A Candidate shall be allowed to take up Honours in Economics if he/she has passed in

Mathematics at the H.S. Examination (10+2) conducted by the West Bengal Council of H.S. Education or its

equivalent examination in Mathematics/ Business Mathematics. Students who have passed Business

Economics including Business Mathematics in H.S.(10+2) level from West Bengal Council of H.S. Education

are also eligible for admission in the Honours Course in Economics.

(ii). Mathematics: A candidate shall be allowed to take up Honours in Mathematics if he/she has passed in

Mathematics at the previous qualifying examination. A candidate who has passed in Business Mathematics is

not eligible for admission to the Mathematics Honours Course.

(iii). Chemistry: A candidate shall be allowed to take-up Honours in Chemistry if he/she has passed in

Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at the previous qualifying examination.

(iv). Bio-Chemistry: A candidate shall be allowed to take up Honours in Bio-Chemistry if he/she has passed

in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology/Bio-Technology at the previous qualifying examination.

* A candidate of B.Sc. (Honours) in Bio-Chemistry shall have to take-up elective subjects as stated hereunder

and inconformity with Grouping of Subjects:

(a) Any one of the subjects: Physics/Mathematics/Statistics

and (b) Any one of the subjects: Zoology/ Botany/ Microbiology/ Physiology/ Molecular-Biology.

(v). Micro-Biology: A candidate shall be allowed to take-up Honours in Micro Biology if he/she has passed

in Chemistry in the previous qualifying Examination..

*Subject combination for Micro-Biology: Chemistry and any one of the following subjects :

Mathematics/Physics/Computer Science/Botany/Zoology/Physiology.

(vi). Physiology: A candidate shall be allowed to take-up Honours in Physiology if he/she has passed the

subject Physiology/Biology/Bio-Technology and Chemistry in the previous qualifying examination. The

subject Biology/Bio-Technology may be treated as the related subject.

(vii). 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 previous qualifying examination and to take up Chemistry as one of the

elective subjects.

(viii). Anthropology: A candidate shall not be allowed to take-up Anthropology along with Sociology.

(ix). Environmental Science: Candidates have to take up Chemistry as one of the elective subjects.

(x) Computer Science: The combination of subject for Computer Science Hons. Course shall be Mathematics as one of

the General subjects and any one of the subjects: either Physics or Statistics or Electronics .

10. Divisions of Honours and General subjects B.A./B.Sc

(i). Humanities:

History, English, Bengali, Ancient Indian & World History, Islamic History and Culture, Hindi,

Urdu, Russian, Political Science, Sanskrit, Pali , Philosophy, Sociology, Education, Arabic, Persian,

Journalism & Mass Communication, French, Gujrati, Music, Linguistics, Physical Education, Human Rights,

Women Studies.

(ii). Science : Physics, Film Studies, Zoology, Chemistry, Botany, Psychology, Mathematics, Molecular

Biology, Statistics, Microbiology, Anthropology, Geology, Geography, Physiology, Economics, Defence

Studies, Computer Science, Electronics, Bio-Chemistry, Physical Education, Environmental Science,

(iii). Home Science: Food and Nutrition, Household Art, Human Development, Social Science, Home Science Extension Education.

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

(i). Honours in any one subject of the Humanities Division and any two other elective subjects taking at least one from the Humanities Division.

(ii). However, that other things remaining the same, a candidate may take up Honours Course in the B.A.

in the following subjects without taking any elective subject from the Division of Science/Home Science.

a)Mathematics, b) Geography, c) Anthropology, b) Psychology e) Economics, f) Statistics

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

i) Any three subjects from the Humanities Division

Or

ii) Any two subjects from the Humanities Division and any one from the Science Division /

Home Science Division.

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

Honours in any one subject from the Division of Science/Home Science and any two other elective

subjects taking at least one from the Science/ Home Science Division.

14. A Candidate taking up General Course for the B.Sc. Degree shall study :

i) Any three subjects from the Science Division/Home Science Division.

Or

ii) Any two subjects from the Science/Home Science Division and any one subject from the

Humanities Division.

For awarding B.Sc. Degree subjects under the Home Science Division shall be treated as the subjects of

Science Division

15. A candidate admitted in a College which is not affiliated in Music/Psychology/Russian or any other

subject as combination subject, may study such a subject in another College/University department where the

subject is taught, subject to the consent of the concerned College/University department.

16. Candidates taking up Hons. Course in their first year of study may be allowed to switch over to

General Course by the Principal of respective College by the end of the year of admission.

17. Colleges will not hold any elimination/qualifying test in the midway for students admitted to the Honours Courses of Studies at the degree level. However, College can hold test and examinations according to the precedence in vogue.

18. Question papers shall be set in English only for the Honours papers of the following subjects:

Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Computer Science, Bio-Chemistry, Microbiology, Anthropology, Electronics, Statistics, Geology, Molecular Biology, Food & Nutrition, Geography and Psychology.

Regulations for Admission to the Three-year B.A./B.Sc./B.Com (Major) Degree Course of Studies:

19. A candidate who secures a minimum of 45% marks in the aggregate at the H.S. (10+2) or in an

equivalent examination shall be eligible for admission to the B.A./B.Sc./B.Com.(Major) Degree Course of

Studies provided he/she has passed in English having full marks not being less than 100.

For the purpose of determining eligibility for admission to the Major Course, aggregate marks shall

be calculated by adding the marks in 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.

20. However, candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe community taking up Major 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.

21. A candidate taking up Major course of study for the B.A. Degree shall study:

i) One Major Subject of Humanities Division ii) Two Non- Major (Elective) subjects from the Humanities Division.

Or

One Non-Major (Elective) subject from the Humanities Division and one Non-Major (Elective)

subject from the Science Division/Home Science Division.

iii) Two Compulsory Languages. iv) Environmental Studies.

22. A candidate taking up Major Course of Study for the B.Sc. Degree shall study:

i) One Major subject from the Science Division

ii) Two Non-Major (Elective) Subjects from the Science Division

Or

One Non-Major (Elective) subject from the Science Division and one Non-Major

(Elective) from the Humanities Division/Home Science Division

iii) Two Compulsory Languages,

iv) Environmental Studies.

23. A candidate taking up Major Course of Studies in B.Com. Degree shall study:

i) One Major Subject from the Commerce Division

ii) All subjects of Groups- I & III of the B.Com. General Course.

iii) Two Compulsory Languages

iv) Environmental Studies.

24. Divisions of Major Subjects :

i) Humanities:

Functional Hindi, Communicative English, Tourism and Travel Management, Advertising, Sales

Promotion & Sales Management, Computer Applications.

ii) Commerce:

Office Management and Secretarial Practice, Tax Procedure and Practices, Advertising, Sales

Promotion & Sales Management, Tourism and Travel Management, Computer Applications,

Principles and Practices of Insurance.

iii) Science:

Industrial Chemistry, Industrial Fish and Fisheries, Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Sericulture,

Computer Applications, Advertising, Sales Promotion and Sales Management , Instrumentation,

Computer Maintenance, Electronic Equipment Maintenance, Food Science and Quality Control,

Mass Communication and Video Production, Forestry and Wild Life Management, Tourism &

Travel Management.

25. Students of B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. (Major) Degree Course of Studies shall have to take up subject combination as indicated hereunder and in conformity with the under mentioned regulations and with the relevant Regulations in force relating to Grouping of subjects:

M

a

Sl.

No. Non-Major Subject Subject(s)

Major Subject

Studied at H.S.

Non- Major Subject

(Elective)

1. Subject

Studied at H.S.

(10+2) Level

1 Functional Hindi Hindi Hindi

2 Communicative

English

English English

3 Tourism and Travel

Management

All subjects of B.Com General

Course excepting those of Group –

II or Two elective subjects of Those

Humanities/ Science

Division

Any subject

4 Tax Procedures and

Practices

All subjects of B.Com General

Course excepting those of Group –

II

Accountancy/

Business Studies

5. Office Management

and Secretarial

Practices

-do- Any Commerce

subject

6. Advertising, Sales

Promotion and Sales

management

All subjects B.Com. General

Course excepting those Group-II or

twoelective subjects of Humanities/

Science Division.

Any subject

7. Industrial Fish and

Fisheries

Zoology or Chemistry Physics,

Chemistry, Biology

8. Industrial Chemistry

Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics Chemistry,

Mathematics,

Physics

9. Clinical Nutrition and

Dietetics

Chemistry Physics or

Nutrition

Chemistry,

Biology

Sl. No

Major subject Non-Major Subject (Elective)

Subject(s) Studied at H.S. (10+2) level

10. Computer Application All subjects of B.Com. General course excepting those of Group-II or two Elective subjects from Humanities / Science Division.

Any subject

11 Sericulture Botany, Zoology Physics, Chemistry, Biology

12 Instrumentation Physics & Mathematics Biology, Physics/Chemistry, and Mathematics

13 Computer Maintenance Any two subjects out of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science

Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics.

14 Electronics Equipment Maintenance

Physics and Electronics/ Computer Science

Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics.

15 Food Science and Quality Control

Chemistry and any Science Subject

Physics or Nutrition, Chemistry and Biology.

16 Mass Communication and Video Production

Any subject from Arts, Science or Commerce Division

Any subject

17 Principles and Practices of Insurance

Commerce subjects except of Group-II

Any Commerce Subject

18 Forestry and Wild Life Management

Botany/Zoology/Chemistry/ Anthropology (any two)

Any Science subject with Biology

Course Structure with Distribution of Marks for B.A./ B.Sc. (Hons. & Major) Course of Studies under

1+1+1 System of Examinations:

1

0

1

Part - I Examination

(at the end of the first year-

ordinarily in the

month of May)

Marks

Part- II Examination

(at the end of 2nd

year-

ordinarily in the

month of April)

Marks

Part-III Examination

(at the end of the 3rd

year

ordinarily in the month

of March)

Marks

a) 2 Hons./ Major papers

(Papers I & II)

200

b) Elective subjects

(Paper I of 100 marks

each of two elective

subjects) 100x2=200

200

c) Language Group:

100

i)Compulsory English 50

ii)MIL/Alt. English 50

a) 2Hons./ Major papers

(Papers III & IV)

200

b) Elective subjects

(Paper II & III of 100

marks each of two

elective subjects)

100 x 2x 2 = 400

400

a) 4 Hons./ Major papers

( Papers V to VIII)

400

b) Environmental Studies

100

Total Marks : 500 Total Marks : 600 Total Marks : 500

Course Structure with Distribution of Marks for B.A./ B.Sc. (General) Course of Studies

under 1+1+1 System of Examinations

Part - I examination

(at the end of the first

year - ordinarily in the

month of May) Marks

Part - II Examination

(at the end of the 2nd

year - ordinarily in the

month of April) Marks

Part- III Examination

(at the end of the 3rd

year - ordinarily in the

month of March) Marks

a) Elective subjects

(Paper I of three

elective subjects of

100 marks each, 100 x 3 = 300 ) 300

b) Language group : 100

i) Compulsory English - 50

ii) MIL/Alt. English - 50

Elective Subject

(Papers II & III of three

elective subjects of 100

marks for each paper)

100 x 2 x 3 = 600 600

a) Elective Subject

(Paper - IV of three

elective subjects of 100

marks each, 100 x 3 = 300) 300

b) Environmental Studies 100

Total Marks: 400 Total Marks: 600 Total Marks: 400

*Course Structure with Distribution of Marks for the B.Com. ( Major) Course of Studies under 1+1+1 System of

Examinations

Part - I Examination

(at the end of the first

year- ordinarily in the

month of May) Marks

Part -II Examination

(at the end of the 2nd

year - ordinarily in the

month of April) Marks

Part III Examination

(at the end of the 3rd

year -

ordinarily in the month of March)

Marks a) 2 Hons./ Major Papers

(Papers I & II) 200

b) Common Papers:

i) Commerce Group I : Paper I 100

ii) Commerce Group II: Paper I 100

c) Language Group: 100

i) Compulsory English 50

ii) MIL/Alt. English 50

a)2 Hons. / Major Papers

(Papers - III & IV) 200

b) Common papers :

i)Commerce Group I:Papers II

& III 200

* ii) Commerce Group II:

Papers II & III 200

a) 4Hons. / Major Papers

(Papers - V to VIII) 400

b) Environmental Studies 100

Total Marks: 500 Total Marks : 600 Total Marks : 500

* Group -III for Major Course

Course Structure with Distribution of Marks for the B.Mus. (Hons .) Course of Studies under 1+1+1 System of Examinations.

Part-I Examination

(at the end of the first year-

ordinarily in the month of May)

Marks

Part-II Examination

(at the end of the second year-

ordinarily in the month of April)

Marks

Part-III Examination

(at the end of the third year-

ordinarily in the month of March)

Marks

A. Hons. Subjects:

i)Paper-I: (Theoretical) 100

a) Regional Folk Songs of

India 50

b)Acoustics 50

ii) Paper-II(Practical) 100

(Any one of the following)

Classical Music/Rabindra Sangeet/

Bengali Songs including Folk Songs

& Kirtan.

B. Compulsory General Subjects:

i)Paper-I (Theoretical) 100

History of Indian Music.

ii) Paper-II (Practical_ 100

Dhrupad, Dhamar, Tappa

or Thumri & Bhajan

C. Language Group 100

i)Compulsory English 50

ii) MIL/Alt.English 50

A. Hons. subject :

i) Paper - III Advance Theory:

(any one of the following) 100

Classical Music/ Rabindra Sangeet/

Bengali Songs

ii) Paper - IV (Practical) 100

(any one of the following)

Classical Music/ Rabindra Sangeet/

Bengali Songs

B. Compulsory General Subject :

i) Paper - III : History of

Indian Music 100

ii) Paper-IV : 100

a) Western Music - 50

b) Karnatak Music- 50

iii) Paper - V : Classical Music 100

iv) Paper - VI: Kheyal (Practical) 100

A. Hons. Subject ;

Paper - V : 100

(any one of the following)

Classical Music/

Rabindra Sangeet/

Bengali Songs including

Folk Songs and Kirtan

Paper - VI : 100

a) Analysis of Ragas & their

applications on different types

of composition - 50

b)Classification of Taal

System 50

Paper - VII : 100

i) Sight Singing from

Notation- 50

ii) Scoring of Notation by

Listening - 50

Paper - VIII : Stage

Performance 100

B. Environmental Studies 100

Total Marks : 500 Total Marks : 600 Total Marks : 500

Course Structure with Distribution of Marks for the B.Mus (Genl.)Course of Studies

under 1+1+1 System of Examinations.

Part-I Examination

(at the end of the first year-

ordinarily in the month of May)

Marks

Part-II Examination

(at the end of the second year-

ordinarily in the month of April)

Marks

Part-III Examination

(at the end of the third year-

ordinarily in the month of March)

Marks

A.Compulsory Subjects:

Paper- I : (Theoretical)

History of Indian Music 100

Paper- II : (Practical) 100

Dhrupad, Dhamar, Toppa or

Thumri and Bhajan

B. Optional Subjects (Practical):

Any one of the following :

Paper-I : Rabindra Sangeet/

Bengali Songs 100

C. :Language Group 100

i)Compulsory English 50

ii) MIL/Alt. English 50

A. Compulsory subjects :

Paper - III ( Theoretical): 100

History of Indian Music

Paper-IV : (Theoretical) : 100

a) Western Music - 50

b) Karnatak Music- 50

Paper- V : Classical 100

Music (Theoretical)

Paper- VI : Kheyal 100

(Practical)

B. Optional Subject : (any one) 100

Paper - II (Theoretical)

Rabindra Sangeet/Bengali Songs

Paper-III : (Practical) 100

Rabindra Sangeet/Bengali Songs

A. Compulsory Subjects :

(Practical)

Paper-VII : Classical Music 100

Paper-VIII: Kirtan & Folk

Songs of Bengal 100

B. Optional Subjects : (any one)

(Practical)

Paper - IV : Rabindra

Sangeet/Bengali Songs 100

C. Environmental Studies 100

Total Marks : 400 Total Marks : 600 Total Marks : 400

List of subjects of the Undergraduate (Hons./General) Courses offered under the

University of Calcutta

Serial

No

Subjects Honours General Major Compulsory

1. Advertising Sales Promotion & Sales

management

2. Alternative English

3. Ancient Indian & World History

4. Anthropology

5. Arabic

6. Bengali

7. Botany

8. Bio Chemistry

9. Chemistry

10. Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics

11. Computer Application

12. Computer Science

13. Communicative English

14. Defence Studies

15. Education

16. Electronic Science

17. Electronic Equipment Maintenance

18. Economics

19. English

20. Environmental Science

21. Environmental Studies

22. Food & Nutrition

23. Food Science & Quality Control

24. Forestry & Wild Life Management

25. French

26. Functional Hindi

27. Geography

28. Geology

29. History

30. Hindi

31. Home Science Extension Education

32. Household Art

33. Human Development

34. Human Rights

35. Industrial Chemistry

36. Industrial Fish & Fishery

37. Islamic History & Culture

38. Journalism & Mass Communication

39. Linguistics

40. Mass Communication & Video Production

41. Mathematics

42. Micro Biology

43. Molecular Biology

44. Music

45. Office Management & Secretarial

Practices

46. Pali

47. Persian

48. Physics

49. Philosophy

50. Political Science

51. Physiology

52. Psychology

53. Russian

54. Sericulture

55. Statistics

56. Sanskrit

57. Sociology

58. Social Science

59. Tax Procedures & Practices

60. Tourism & Travel Management

61. Urdu

62. Women Studies

63. Zoology

PART-B

Regulations relating to Admission and Examinations for the Three-Year B.Com.

(Honours & General) Courses of Studies conducted by the University of Calcutta

Admission Qualifications

1. A candidate who has passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) or its equivalent Examination is eligible to seek admission to the 1st year of the 3-year B.Com. (Honours/General) Course of Studies provided he/she has also passed in English having full marks not being less than 100 and fulfills the conditions as laid down in clause 2.

Candidates who have passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) Vocational Examination in Business &

Commerce conducted by the West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and Training shall

be eligible to seek admission to the B.Com. (General) 1st year Course of Studies under this

University. However, no candidate shall be allowed admission after a lapse of more than 5 years

from the year of passing the previous qualifying examination.

(Explanation: The year of admission shall not be taken into account while calculating five years

from the year of passing the previous qualifying Examination).

For the purpose of determining eligibility for admission to the B.Com. Honours Courses, aggregate

marks shall be calculated by adding the marks in 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. However, 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. (a) A candidate taking up B.Com. Honours Course in a subject must have obtained: i. A minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate and 45% marks in the subject or related subject

at the previous qualifying examination.

OR

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

(b) However, candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe Community taking

up Honours Course of Study mast have obtained a minimum of 40% marks in the aggregate or 40% marks

in the subject or related subject at the previous qualifying examination, as the case may be.

(c) Seat reservation for admission in the first year class of three-year degree courses of studies shall

be guided by the West Bengal State Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission), Act,

2013 and the West Bengal State Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Rules, 2014.

(d)Following subjects be treated as related subjects for admission to B.Com. Honours courses:

Accountancy, Business Economics including Business Mathematics, Business Organization, Mathematics,

Business Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Business Studies, Office and Secretarial Practice, Financial

Accounting, Elements of Cost Accountancy & Auditing, Book Keeping, Commerce, Cost Accountancy &

Principle of Management, Commercial Law and preliminaries of Auditing, Costing and Taxation.

(e)A candidate shall be allowed to take up B.Com. (General) Course if he/she had passed the subject(s) at

the previous qualifying examination as mention below:

Accountancy/ Business Economics including Business Mathematics/ Business Organization/

Mathematics/ Economics/ Statistics/ Commerce/ Accounts/ Business Studies/ Financial Accounting/ Office

and Secretarial Practice/ Elements of Cost Accountancy and Auditing/ Book Keeping/ Business

Mathematics/ Cost Accountancy & Principle of Management, , Commercial Law and preliminaries of

Auditing, Costing and Taxation.

3. 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) need not require to submit the Migration Certificate for getting Registration under this University.

4. A candidate who is admitted to the Honours Course of Studies may take any of the four Courses ( as offered by the College)

Honours in Accounting & Finance

Honours in Marketing

Honours in Taxation

Honours in Computer Application & e- Business.

General Course Students will have to take any of the four elective groups (as offered by the

College) -

Accounting & Finance,

Marketing,

Taxation,

Computer Application& e-business.

Subjects/ Papers in the 1st year for all Honours and General Courses are

same and be considered as Basic/Fundamental Subsidiary papers.

First two Papers/Subjects in the 2nd year shall be same for both Honours and General Courses. Remaining papers in the second year termed as Core papers for Honours/ General Course, shall be same irrespective of the specialized Honours Courses.

Subjects/ Papers in the 3rd year shall be different depending upon the specialized Courses.

5. B.Com. Honours & General Course Curricula / Structure

A. B.Com. Honours Courses

(i)

First Year Honours Course

Paper Subject Marks

1.1Chg Compulsory Language Group 100

Major Indian Language -- 50 marks

Communicative English -- 50 marks

Compulsory General Papers

1.2Chg Financial Accounting I 100

1.3Chg Business Regulatory Framework 100

1.4Chg Principles & Practice of Management & Business

Communication (50+50) 100

1.5Chg Economics I 100

1.6Chg Business Mathematics & Statistics 100

Total 600

(ii) Second Year Honours Course

Paper Subject Marks

Compulsory General Papers

2.1Chg Information Technology & Its Application in Business 100

(Theory -50 marks + Practical -50 marks)

2.2Chg Principles of Marketing* (50) & e-Commerce (50) 100

General Total 200

Compulsory Honours Papers

2.3Ch Auditing 100

2.4Ch Financial Accounting II 100

2.5Ch Direct & Indirect Taxation 100

2.6Ch Cost & Management Accounting 100

Honours Total 400

Second Year Total 600

(iii) Third Year Honours Course

Honours Courses

(Any one of the following courses (a), (b), (c), or (d) to be taken)

a. Honours in ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

Paper Subject Marks

3.1HA Financial Accounting III 100

3.2HA Economics II & Advanced Business Mathematics 100

3.3HA Indian Financial System and Financial Market Operations 100

3.4HA Financial Management 100

3.5HA Project Work (Written 50) + (Viva-voce 50) 100

Honours Total 500

b. Honours in MARKETING

Paper Subject Marks

3.1HM Consumer Behaviour (50) & Sales Management (50) 100

3.2HM Product & Pricing Management (50) + Marketing Communication (50) 100

3.3HM Retail Management (50) & Marketing of Services (50) 100

3.4HM Rural Marketing (50) & International Marketing (50) 100

3.5HM Project Work (Written 50) + (Viva-voce 50) 100

Honours Total 500

c. Honours in TAXATION

Paper Subject Marks

3.1HT Public Finance & Taxation 100

3.2HT Direct Tax:Laws & Practices 100

3.3HT Indirect Tax: Laws & Practices 100

3.4HT Tax Planning & Procedures 100

3.5HT Project Work (Written 50) + (Viva-voce 50) 100

Honours Total

500

d. Honours in Computer Applications & e-Business

Paper Subject Marks

3.1HeB Fundamentals of Computer 100

3.2HeB Data Base Management System (50) &

System Analysis & Design (50) 100

3.3HeB Internet & World Wide Web (50)

& Functional e-Business System (50) 100

3.4HeB Computer Applications (50) &

e-Business Applications (50) [Practical] 100

3.5HeB Project Work (Written 50) + (Viva-voce 50) 100

Honours Total 500

3.6Chg Compulsory Paper on Environmental Studies 100

Third Year Total 600

B. B.Com. General Degree Course

i) FIRST YEAR GENERAL COURSE

Paper Subject Marks

1.1Chg Compulsory Language Group 100

Major Indian Language -- 50 marks

Communicative English -- 50 marks

Compulsory General Papers

1.2Chg Financial Accounting I 100

1.3Chg Business Regulatory Framework 100

1.4Chg Principles & Practice of Management & Business

Communication (50+50) 100

1.5Chg Economics I 100

1.6Chg Business Mathematics & Statistics 100

First Year Total 600

(ii) SECOND YEAR GENERAL COURSE

Paper Subject Marks

Compulsory General Papers

2.1Chg Information Technology & Its Application in 100

Business (Theory -50 marks + Practical -50 marks)

2.2Chg Principles of Marketing* (50) & e-Commerce (50) 100

2.3Cg Financial Accounting II 100

2.4Cg Direct & Indirect Taxation 100

2.5Cg Cost & Management Accounting I 100

2.6Cg Auditing 100

Second YearTotal 600

(iii) Third Year General Course

(Any one of the following Elective Groups (a), (b), (c) or (d) to be taken)

a. Elective Group - Accounting & Finance

Paper Subject Marks

3.1GA Financial Accounting III 100

3.2GA Cost & Management Accounting II 100

3.3GA Financial Management 100

Group Total 300

b. Elective Group - Marketing

3.1GM Consumer Behaviour (50) & Sales Management (50) 100

3.2GM Product & Price Management (50) + Rural Marketing (50) 100

3.3GM Retail Management (50) & Marketing of Services (50) 100

Group Total 300

c. Elective Group - Taxation

Paper Subject Marks

3.1GT Direct Tax: Laws & Practices 100

3.2GT Indirect Tax: Laws & Practices 100

3.3GT Tax Planning & Procedures 100

Group Total 300

d. Elective Group - Computer Application & e-Business

Paper Subject Marks

3.1GeB Fundamentals of Computer 100

3.2GeB Data Communication & Networking (50)

& Functional e-Business (50) 100

3.3GeB Computer Applications (50) &

e-Business Applications (50) [Practical] 100

Group Total 300

3.4chg Compulsory Paper on Environmental Studies 100

Third Year Total 400

Chg: Common Paper for all Honours Courses & General Courses

Ch: Common Paper for Honours Courses Only

Cg: Common Paper for General Courses Only

HA/HM/HT/HeB: Papers for Honours in Accounting & Finance/Marketing/Taxation/Computer

Application & e-Business

GA/GM/GT/GeB: Papers for General Courses in the Elective Group: Accounting &

Finance/Marketing/Taxation/Computer Application & e-Business