JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Arts
On-line submission of application(s) for admission to B.A (Honours) Courses 2021- 22

 Do not visit the university offices for admission details. All information related to ad-
mission procedures is available on this website.

 An applicant must have completed results at the 10+2 level at the time of application.

 Incomplete and/or incorrect application shall be liable to be cancelled.

 For any candidate, increase in marks due to post-publication review/scrutiny after the
closing dates of application (20/8/2021) for admissions to B.A (Honours) Courses for the
academic session 2021- 22, shall NOT be considered, and his/her merit position shall
NOT be changed.
 For a candidate selected provisionally for admission, if it is found at the time of document
verification that the marks he/she had stated at the time of application is more than what
he/she has actually obtained (as in his/her mark-sheets), then his/her provisional
admission will be cancelled.
 Following eligibility and selection procedures are applicable only for students who have
completed school (10+2) in India. Foreign students or others who have completed
schools (10+2) outside India must check Foreign Students Admission at
http://www.jaduniv.edu.in/foreign_student.php for application procedure, eligibility
and other criteria.
 Department of Economics had introduced 5-Year (10-Semester) Dual degree
Integrated programme with lateral exit and entry at the end of Sixth Semester
from session 2018-19. Students after passing the 10+2 level shall be admitted to
this programme only. The first three years (or six semesters) shall cover the
existing C.B.C.S syllabus, whereas in the next two years (four semesters) the new
syllabus prepared under R.U.S.A that is going to be introduced by the
Department shall be taught. Students opting for exit at the end of the sixth
semester shall get only the B.A (Hons.) in Economics degree, and those opting to
continue shall receive the Dual degree [B.A (Hons.) and MA in Economics] at the
end of successful completion of all 10 semester papers.
 Maximum tenure of studentship for the admitted candidates will be as per the UGC
circular no- F.12-1/2015(CPP-II).
 If any Board does not provide any marks (only grade) to the candidates in class 10 th
board examination, then the candidates of that particular Board have to convert their
grades into marks as per the rules of that concerned Board and should enter that marks
into the online application form.
 Eligibility Criteria in Specific Subjects

Department General PD** SC/ST OBC-A/OBC-B/

Kashmiri Migrants/
Sports*
For Bengali At least 75% in At least 71% in At least 56% in At least 67% in
aggregate with 75% aggregate with 71% in aggregate with 56% in aggregate with 67% in
in Bengali Bengali Bengali Bengali
For Comparative At least 70% in At least 66% in At least 52% in At least 63% in
Literature aggregate with 70% aggregate with 66% aggregate with 52% aggregate with 63%
marks in first & marks in first & marks in first & marks in first & second
second language each. second language each. second language each. language each.
Candidates must have Candidates must have Candidates must have Candidates must have
two languages in H.S two languages in H.S two languages in H.S two languages in H.S or
or equivalent or equivalent or equivalent equivalent Examination
Examination Examination Examination
For Economics At least 80% in At least 76% in At least 60% in At least 72% in
[5-year aggregate with 80% aggregate with 76% aggregate with 60% aggregate with 72%
Integrated marks in Mathematics marks in Mathematics marks in Mathematics marks in Mathematics
B.A(Hons.) & (marks in Business (marks in Business (marks in Business (marks in Business
M.A course] Mathematics will not Mathematics will not Mathematics will not Mathematics will not be
be considered). be considered). be considered). considered).
For English** At least 90% in At least 85% in At least 67% in At least 81% in
aggregate. aggregate. aggregate. aggregate.
For History At least 65% in At least 61% in At least 48% in At least 58% in
aggregate. aggregate. aggregate. aggregate.
For Philosophy At least 65% in At least 61% in At least 48% in At least 58% in
aggregate. aggregate. aggregate. aggregate.
For Political At least 65% in At least 61% in At least 48% in At least 58% in
Science aggregate. aggregate. aggregate. aggregate.
For Sanskrit At least 70% in At least 66% in At least 52% in At least 63% in
aggregate and 80% in aggregate and 76% in aggregate and 60% in aggregate and 72% in
Sanskrit. Sanskrit. Sanskrit. Sanskrit.
For Sociology At least 80% in At least 76% in At least 60% in At least 72% in
aggregate. aggregate. aggregate. aggregate.

** For English - Students who have completed the Cambridge International Examinations General Certificate of
Education or of approved British examining bodies as recognized by AIU, with at least two Advanced level
subjects, will be eligible to apply to the BA English Honours class provided that:

1. They have previously completed GCSE with at least 5 subjects

2. One subject in which Advanced (A) level certification has been obtained is English
3. That the average quantitative score obtained in the Advanced level is not less than that
prescribed for other applicants.
 SC/ST CATEGORY

As per circular Nos. BC-16014/1/82-SC dt.06/08/1984 & BCD-1, D.O.12017/11/89-SCD(R.CELL)

dt.09/01/1990 and letter No.1510-SCW dt.31/05/2007 from the Government of West Bengal, Scheduled Castes/
Scheduled Tribes of the States other than West Bengal are not entitled to get the benefit of reserved quota in Ed -
ucational Institutions in West Bengal. Such students may get the benefit of reserve quota if they have domicile
certificate of 10 years residency in West Bengal.

OBC-A/OBC-B CATEGORY

The candidates who will be provisionally selected under the OBC- A and OBC- B categories must
produce an OBC certificate (the date of issue of the certificate should not be earlier than August
2020) issued by the competent authority that clearly indicates (i) the category (A or B) they belong
to; (ii) that they do not belong to creamy layer of the society, at the time of document verification.
OBC-A and OBC-B candidates from the States other than West Bengal are not entitled to get the
benefit of reserved quota in Educational Institutions in West Bengal. Such students may get the
benefit of reserve quota if they have domicile certificate of 10 years residency in West Bengal.

*FOR SPORTS CATEGORY

In addition to the above mentioned academic eligibility, the following eligibility conditions under
Sports Quota shall apply:
Candidate should have represented a state or equivalent in any National Championship (Junior/ Senior/
Federation Cup) or above conducted under the aegis of respective Federation/ Association recognized
by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports / Indian Olympic Association
OR
Candidate should have represented state in National School Competition conducted by School Games
Federation of India (SGFI)
OR
st nd rd
Candidate having position 1 /2 /3 for individual event/sports or member of Champion / Runners up
team for team event/sports/games in Inter-Dist / State Championship (open) or above conducted under
the aegis of respective Federation/ Association recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports /
Indian Olympic Association in the sports and games offered by the A.I.U, with percentage of marks
specified above is eligible to apply for admission under the sports quota.
For chess, applicant having the FIDE rating (standard) 1700 and above for Boys and FIDE rating
(standard) 1300 and above for girls is eligible to apply for admission under the sports quota.
For Tennis, applicant having the AITA ranking up to 300 for under 18 years boys/girls or ranking up to
500 for open (Men/Women) category is eligible to apply for admission under the sports quota. The
rating/ranking for chess & tennis is applicable on the day / week of publication of advertisement for
admission under sports quota. The FIDE rating/ AITA ranking for chess & tennis respectively is
applicable either on the day / week of publication of advertisement or any update from 01.01.2020 for
admission under sports quota.
For Cricket & Football, applicant must have represented any 1st Division Club or above with
participation of 20% matches or represented any 2nd Division Club or above with participation of 40%
matches either in the current year or any one of the three preceding years organized by either CAB / IFA
or any State Association OR having the criteria as specified above for UG Level.
Such sports representations are to be made within current year or any one of the three preceding
calendar years (i,e commencing from 1st January, 2018) only.

Certificates of participation (Click here for format) in Sports/Games must be obtained from the competent
authorities. Applicant must send the certificates in prescribed format along with a print out of online
application and all Sports Certificate in pdf format at the mail id (artsadmission@jadavpuruniversity.in) or
by post to the Office of the Dean and the Secretary, Faculty Council of Arts, U.G. Arts Building, Ground
Floor, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, on or before August 22, 2021.
Participants in Tournaments/Events organized or certified by bodies other than those mentioned
above are not eligible.

** FOR PD CATEGORY

Persons with 40% or more disability will only be considered for admission under PD
quota under RPD Act, 2016.

Anti- Ragging:
Jadavpur University has accepted in principle that each and every student of the University shall be
duty bound during the entire period of studentship with the University to immediately report to the
Dean of Students if any ragging is noticed either in University hostel or on University campus.

If any incident of ragging comes to the notice of the Authority, the concerned student shall be given
liberty to explain and if his explanation is not found satisfactory, the Authority would expel him/her
from the University.

Selection Procedure

For Economics Marks obtained by the candidates in Mathematics shall be added to the aggregate
[5-year Integrated marks calculated following the guideline laid down in aggregate marks calculation
B.A(Hons.) & M.A for H.S./Equivalent Examination to arrive at the final score. Students shall be
course] ranked according to their final score out of 500.
For Comparative On the basis of 1) 20% weightage to the aggregate percentage obtained in
Literature H.S./Equivalent Examination + 2) 40% weightage of marks obtained in best two
language subjects taken together in H.S./Equivalent Examination + 3) 40%
weightage on the marks acquired in an online Group Discussion to evaluate their
aptitude.
Important Note: A list of candidates selected for the online Group Discussion
will be put up on the Jadavpur University website on 25 August 2021, along
with details of how to join the online Group Discussion. A candidate selected for
the online Group Discussion who may not be in a position to join online for
reasons like lack of internet connectivity, or other logistical issues, may contact
sujitk.mandal@jadavpuruniversity.in or samantak.das@jadavpuruniversity.in
to request alternative arrangements for his/her scheduled Group Discussion.
The request for an alternative arrangement should be made at least one day
before her/his Group Discussion.
For Political Science, On the basis of aggregate marks obtained in H.S./Equivalent Examination (Score
Sanskrit out of 400)
On the basis of aggregate marks obtained in H.S./Equivalent Examination + marks
Sociology
obtained in first language in H.S./Equivalent Examination (Score out of 500)
On the basis of: 2 x marks secured in Bengali in H.S./Equivalent examination + 2 x
marks secured in Bengali in Secondary / Equivalent examination + marks secured in
For Bengali
English in H.S./Equivalent examination + marks secured in English in Secondary /
Equivalent examination (Score out of 600)
On the basis of: Aggregate marks scored in best four (4) subjects in Secondary /
Equivalent examination + Aggregate marks scored in best four (4) subjects in H.S. /
For Philosophy
Equivalent examination + Highest marks secured in any language paper in Secondary /
Equivalent examination (Score out of 900)
On the basis of: 1) 50% weightage to the aggregate percentage obtained in
H.S./Equivalent Examination, 2) 25% weightage to the percentage marks obtained in
For English
the language group in H.S./Equivalent Examination, 3) 25% weightage to the marks
obtained in English in Secondary/Equivalent Examination. (Score out of 100)
On the basis of marks obtained in best of three (3) subjects in H.S./Equivalent
For History Examination + marks obtained in first (1st) language subject in H.S./Equivalent
Examination (Score out of 400)

*Sports Category: (1) Selection under the Sports category for a particular subject of study will be made in
order of merit on the basis of the Selection Procedure as given above, for all the games/events taken together.
(2) Eligible candidates under the sports category must separately apply for each subject as they would like to be
considered for.
(3) Not more than two students will be selected for admission in a particular subject under the sports
quota.
PD Category: (1) A provisional merit order of eligible candidates will be prepared on the basis of the
academic performance (as per the selection criteria of the concerned department as mentioned above).

Aggregate marks calculation for H.S./ Equivalent Examination

Examination Board
West Bengal Council of Higher
Secondary Examination
Instruction for calculating marks.
For Economics [5-year Integrated B.A(Hons.) & M.A course] only:
Aggregate marks of best 3 subjects (excluding Mathematics and
Environmental Studies/ Environmental Education/ Environmental
Science) plus marks of Mathematics (total out of 400).

For Bengali only: Aggregate marks of best 2 subjects (excluding

Bengali, English, Environmental Studies/ Environmental Education/
Environmental Science and Computer Science/Application) plus
marks of Bengali and English (total out of 400).

For English only: Aggregate marks of best 3 subjects (excluding

English and Environmental Studies/ Environmental Education/
Environmental Science) plus marks of English (out of 400 marks).
 For Other Subjects: Aggregate marks of best 4 subjects excluding
Environmental Studies/ Environmental Education/ Environmental
Science (out of 400).
Council for the Indian School Certificate For Economics [5-year Integrated B.A(Hons.) & M.A course] only:
Examination/Central Board of Aggregate marks of best 3 subjects (excluding Mathematics) plus
Secondary Education/Other Boards marks of Mathematics (total out of 400).

For Bengali only: Aggregate marks of best 2 subjects (excluding

Bengali, English and Computer Science/Application) plus marks of
Bengali and English (total out of 400).

For English only: Aggregate marks of best 3 subjects (excluding

English) plus marks of English (out of 400 marks).

For Other Subjects: Aggregate marks of best 4 subjects, out of 400

marks.

Aggregate marks calculation for Secondary/Equivalent Examination

Examination Board Instruction for calculating marks.

For All Boards Aggregate marks of best 4 subjects, out of 400 marks.

The following principle will be applied to determine merit position of the candidates who have
secured same score in provisional merit list:

1st Level:- Marks obtained in Bengali in Secondary / Equivalent Examination

For Bengali 2nd Level:- Aggregate marks obtained in Secondary / Equivalent Examination
3rd Level:- Marks obtained in Bengali in H.S./Equivalent Examination
1st Level:- Marks obtained in best two language subjects in H.S./Equivalent
For Comparative Examination
Literature
2nd Level:- Aggregate marks obtained in Secondary / Equivalent Examination
1st Level:- Marks obtained in Mathematics in H.S./Equivalent Examination
For Economics [5-year 2nd Level:- Marks obtained in English in H.S./Equivalent Examination
Integrated B.A(Hons.) & rd
3 Level:- Aggregate marks obtained in H.S./Equivalent Examination
M.A course]
4th Level:- Aggregate marks obtained in Secondary / Equivalent Examination
1st Level:- Marks obtained in English in H.S./Equivalent Examination
For English 2nd Level:- Marks obtained in English in Secondary/Equivalent Examination
3rd Level:- Aggregate marks obtained in H.S./Equivalent Examination
For History 1st Level:- Marks obtained in first language in H.S./Equivalent Examination
2nd Level:- Aggregate marks obtained in Secondary / Equivalent Examination
 3rd Level:- Marks obtained in History in class 10th Board Examination
1st Level:- Highestmarks obtained in language subject in Secondary / Equivalent
Examination
2nd Level:- Highestmarks obtained in language subject in H.S./Equivalent
For Philosophy Examination
3rd Level:- Highest marks scored among all the subjects in the H.S./Equivalent
examination.
1st Level:- Marks obtained in English in H.S./Equivalent Examination
2nd Level:- Marks obtained in language group in Secondary / Equivalent
For Political Science Examination
3rd Level:- Aggregate marks obtained in Secondary / Equivalent Examination
1st Level:- Marks obtained in Sanskrit in H.S./Equivalent Examination
2nd Level:- Percentage marks obtained in language group subjects in H.S./Equivalent
For Sanskrit Examination
3rd Level:- Aggregate marks obtained in Secondary / Equivalent Examination
1st Level:- Percentage marks obtained in language group subjects in H.S./Equivalent
Examination
For Sociology 2nd Level:- Aggregate marks obtained in Secondary / Equivalent Examination
3rd Level:- Marks obtained in Mathematics in Secondary / Equivalent Examination