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 1st 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 threeyear 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:

Sl. Major Subject Non- Major Subject 1. Subject

No. Studied at H.S. (Elective) Non-Major Subject Subject(s)
Studied at H.S.
(10+2) Level
1 Functional Hindi Hindi Hindi

2 Communicative English English

English

3 Tourism and Travel All subjects of B.Com General Any subject

Management Course excepting those of Group
II or Two elective subjects of Those
Humanities/ Science
Division

4 Tax Procedures and All subjects of B.Com General Accountancy/

Practices Course excepting those of Group Business Studies
II

5. Office Management -do- Any Commerce

and Secretarial subject
Practices

6. All subjects B.Com. General Any subject

Advertising, Sales
Course excepting those Group-II or
Promotion and Sales
twoelective subjects of Humanities/
management
Science Division.
M
a

7. Zoology or Chemistry Physics,

Industrial Fish and Chemistry,
Fisheries Biology
8. Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics Chemistry,
Industrial Chemistry Mathematics,
Physics
9. Chemistry Physics or
Clinical Nutrition and Nutrition
Dietetics Chemistry,
Biology
Sl. Major subject Non-Major Subject Subject(s) Studied at
No (Elective) H.S. (10+2) level

10. Computer Application All subjects of B.Com. Any subject

General course excepting
those of Group-II or two
Elective subjects from
Humanities / Science
Division.

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, Chemistry,

Physics, Mathematics and Mathematics.
Computer Science

14 Electronics Equipment Physics and Electronics/ Physics, Chemistry,

Maintenance Computer Science Mathematics.

15 Food Science and Chemistry and any Science Physics or Nutrition,

Quality Control Subject Chemistry and Biology.

16 Mass Communication Any subject from Arts, Any subject

and Video Production Science or Commerce
Division

17 Principles and Practices Commerce subjects except Any Commerce Subject

of Insurance of Group-II

18 Forestry and Wild Life Botany/Zoology/Chemistry/ Any Science subject

Management Anthropology (any two) 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:
Part - I Examination
(at the end of the first year-
ordinarily in the
month of May)
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
Total Marks : 500
Part- II Examination Part-III Examination
(at the end of 2nd year- (at the end of the 3rd year
ordinarily in the ordinarily in the month1
month of April) of March) 0
Marks Marks
a) 2Hons./ Major papers a) 4 Hons./ Major papers
(Papers III & IV) ( Papers V to VIII)
200 400
b) Elective subjects
(Paper II & III of 100 b) Environmental Studies
marks each of two 100
elective subjects)
100 x 2x 2 = 400
400
Total Marks : 600 Total Marks : 500
1
 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 Part - II Examination Part- III Examination

(at the end of the first
year - ordinarily in the
month of May)
a) Elective subjects
(Paper I of three
elective subjects of
100 marks each, 100 x 3 = 300 )
b) Language group :
i) Compulsory English - 50
ii) MIL/Alt. English - 50
(at the end of the 2nd
year - ordinarily in the
Marks month of April)
Elective Subject
(Papers II & III of three
elective subjects of 100
marks for each paper)
300 100 x 2 x 3 = 600
100
(at the end of the 3rd
year - ordinarily in the
Marks month of March) Marks
a) Elective Subject
(Paper - IV of three
elective subjects of 100
600 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 Part -II Examination Part III Examination

(at the end of the first (at the end of the 2nd (at the end of the 3rd year -
year- ordinarily in the year - ordinarily in the ordinarily in the month of March)
month of May) Marks month of April) Marks Marks
a) 2 Hons./ Major Papers a)2 Hons. / Major Papers a) 4Hons. / Major Papers
(Papers I & II) 200 (Papers - III & IV) 200 (Papers - V to VIII) 400
b) Common Papers: b) Common papers :
i) Commerce Group I : Paper I 100 i)Commerce Group I:Papers II
ii) Commerce Group II: Paper I 100 & III 200
c) Language Group: 100 * ii) Commerce Group II: b) Environmental Studies 100
i) Compulsory English 50 Papers II & III 200
ii) MIL/Alt. English 50

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 Part-II Examination Part-III Examination

(at the end of the first year- (at the end of the second year- (at the end of the third year-
ordinarily in the month of May) ordinarily in the month of April) ordinarily in the month of March)
Marks Marks Marks

A. Hons. Subjects: A. Hons. subject : A. Hons. Subject ;

i)Paper-I: (Theoretical) 100 i) Paper - III Advance Theory: Paper - V : 100
a) Regional Folk Songs of (any one of the following) 100 (any one of the following)
India 50 Classical Music/ Rabindra Sangeet/ Classical Music/
b)Acoustics 50 Bengali Songs Rabindra Sangeet/
ii) Paper-II(Practical) 100 ii) Paper - IV (Practical) 100 Bengali Songs including
(Any one of the following) (any one of the following) Folk Songs and Kirtan
Classical Music/Rabindra Sangeet/ Classical Music/ Rabindra Sangeet/ Paper - VI : 100
Bengali Songs including Folk Songs Bengali Songs a) Analysis of Ragas & their
& Kirtan. B. Compulsory General Subject : applications on different types
B. Compulsory General Subjects: i) Paper - III : History of of composition - 50
i)Paper-I (Theoretical) 100 Indian Music 100 b)Classification of Taal
History of Indian Music. ii) Paper-IV : 100 System 50
ii) Paper-II (Practical_ 100 a) Western Music - 50 Paper - VII : 100
Dhrupad, Dhamar, Tappa b) Karnatak Music- 50 i) Sight Singing from
or Thumri & Bhajan iii) Paper - V : Classical Music 100 Notation- 50
C. Language Group 100 iv) Paper - VI: Kheyal (Practical) 100 ii) Scoring of Notation by
i)Compulsory English 50 Listening - 50
ii) MIL/Alt.English 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
Part-I Examination
(at the end of the first year-
ordinarily in the month of May)
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
Total Marks : 400
under 1+1+1 System of Examinations.
Part-II Examination Part-III Examination
(at the end of the second year- (at the end of the third year-
ordinarily in the month of April) ordinarily in the month of March)
Marks Marks
A. Compulsory subjects : A. Compulsory Subjects :
Paper - III ( Theoretical): 100 (Practical)
History of Indian Music Paper-VII : Classical Music 100
Paper-IV : (Theoretical) : 100 Paper-VIII: Kirtan & Folk
a) Western Music - 50 Songs of Bengal 100
b) Karnatak Music- 50
Paper- V : Classical 100 B. Optional Subjects : (any one)
Music (Theoretical) (Practical)
Paper- VI : Kheyal 100 Paper - IV : Rabindra
(Practical) Sangeet/Bengali Songs 100
B. Optional Subject : (any one) 100 C. Environmental Studies 100
Paper - II (Theoretical)
Rabindra Sangeet/Bengali Songs
Paper-III : (Practical) 100
Rabindra Sangeet/Bengali Songs
Total Marks : 600 Total Marks : 400
 List of subjects of the Undergraduate (Hons./General) Courses offered under the
University of Calcutta

Serial Subjects Honours General Major Compulsory

No
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

500

Honours Total
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