MALDA COLLEGE (Govt. Aided) Accredited by NAAC & Affiliated to the Estd. 1944

Prospectus for the year 2016-2017

Rabindra Avenue, Malda, -732101

Phone No: (03512) 220608 / 253705 Fax No: 03512-220516

website: www.maldacollege.ac.in

e-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] Malda College was established in the year 1944 and with over 6,000 students in a total of 18 Honours and 4 Pass Course; it is one of the largest educational institution of West Bengal. Apart from 18 Honours Course at undergraduate level the College also offers Bachelor of Computer Application (B.C.A) and postgraduate course in Bengali, English and History.

Subjects offered at undergraduate level:

Arts Stream*

Honours subject: 1. Arabic 5. English 9. Political science 2. Bengali 6. Geography 10. Sanskrit 3. Economics 7. History 11. Sociology 4. Education 8. Philosophy

General Course: 1. Arabic 5. English 2. Bengali 6. Geography 9. Political Science 3. Economics 7. History 10. Sanskrit 4. Education 8. Philosophy 11. Sociology

Science Stream*

Honours subject: 1. Botany 5. Mathematics 2. Chemistry 6. Physics 3. Computer Science 7. Zoology 4. Economics

General Course: 1. Botany 3. Mathematics 5. Zoology 2. Chemistry 4. Physics

Commerce Stream*

Honours subject:  Accounting

General Course:  Students will have to study three groups.

*Students of every stream will have to study Compulsory Bengali in the 1st Year, Compulsory English in the 2nd Year and Environmental Science in the 3rd year. Marks Division

Honours Course

Compuls Year Honours General ory 1st 200 300 50 2nd 200 300 50 3rd 400 - 50 Total 1550

General Course

Year General Compulsory 1st 150 x 3=300 50 2nd 150 x 3=300 50 3rd 100 x 3=300 50 Total 1350

Seat capacity for general course (pass course) SL NO. SUBJECT GENERAL OBC A OBC B SC ST PH TOTAL 1 B.A 699 130 91 285 78 14 1297 2 B.Com 71 13 9 29 8 1 131 3 B.Sc. (Bio) 19 4 2 8 2 0 35 4 B.Sc. (Pure) 19 4 2 8 2 0 35 5 Geography** 26 5 4 11 3 1 50 6 BCA 31 4 3 8 2 1 49

** Geography pass course will be offered to B.A. students on the basis of merit after admission.

Seat Capacity for Honours Subjects Sl Subject General OBC A OBCB SC ST PH Total No 1 Accounting 75 14 10 31 8 2 140 2 Arabic 38 7 5 16 4 1 71 3 Bengali 64 12 8 26 7 1 118 4 Botany 14 3 2 6 2 0 27 5 Chemistry 16 3 2 6 2 0 29 6 Computer Science 20 4 2 8 2 0 36 7 Economics 57 11 7 23 6 1 105 8 Education 16 3 2 7 2 0 30 9 English 64 12 8 26 7 1 118 10 Geography 16 3 2 6 2 29

11 History 64 12 8 26 7 1 118 12 Mathematics 64 12 8 26 7 1 118 13 Philosophy 64 12 8 26 7 1 118 14 Physics 16 3 2 6 2 0 29 15 Political Science 64 12 8 26 7 1 118 16 Sanskrit 64 12 8 26 7 1 118 17 Sociology 16 3 2 7 2 0 30 18 Zoology 14 3 2 6 2 0 27

B.A. Honours students will have to choose two optional subjects (for pass subject) from the list below (only one subject from any group).

Group Choose two subjects (only one subject from any group.) Group A Bengali Arabic Sanskrit English Group B Economics Education Sociology -- Group C History Political Science -- -- Group D Geography** Philosophy -- -- ** Geography pass course will be offered to B.A. students on the basis of merit after admission.

B.A. General Course (Pass Course) students will have to choose three subjects from the list below (only one subject from any group).

Group Choose three subjects (only one subject from any group.) Group A Bengali Arabic Sanskrit English Group B Economics Education Sociology -- Group C History Political Science -- -- Group D Geography** Philosophy -- -- **After admission Geography pass course will be offered to B.A students on the basis of merit.

B.Sc. Honours students will have to study the following pass subjects.

Sl.No Honours General Subjects (Pass Course) Subject 1 Chemistry Physics Mathematics 2 Botany Zoology Chemistry Computer 3 Mathematics Physics Science 4 Mathematics Physics Chemistry 5 Physics Mathematics Chemistry 6 Zoology Botany Chemistry

B.Sc. General Course (Pass Course) students will have to study the following subjects.

Subject General Subjects (Pass Course)

B.Sc.(pure) Chemistry Mathematics Physics B.Sc. (Bio) Botany Chemistry Zoology

B.Com (Hon`s) & General (Pass) Course students have to study 1CHG-I, 1CHG-II, 1CHG-III, 1CHG-IV, 1CHG-V and compulsory Bengali/English.

Qualification and rules for admission in under graduate course provided by Gour Banga University 1) One has to qualify Higher Secondary Examination with pass marks in five subjects (pass marks in English and Environmental Science are mandatory). 2) The best five marks obtained in Higher Secondary Examination shall compulsorily include English and compulsorily exclude Environmental Science will be used to calculate merit point. 3) Students who have passed in the previous academic years (2014 and 2015) are eligible for admission. However, 10 % (2014) and 5% (2015) marks will be deducted from the merit point. 4) Students who have passed before the academic session 2014 (i.e. 2013 and earlier) are not eligible for admission. 5) Minimum marks for admission in Honours course is 45% in aggregate or 40% in aggregate and 50% in the subject opted for Honours. If any applicant has not scored required marks in H.S. or equivalent examination then his/her application form will be rejected. 5% relaxation from this standard will be applicable for ST and SC candidates. 6) Formula for merit point calculation:

푀푎푟푘푠 표푓 퐻표푛표푢푟푠 푆푢푏푗푒푐푡 푂푝푡푒푑 + 5 퐵푒푠푡 푀푎푟푘푠∗∗ 푀푒푟푖푡 푀푎푟푘푠 = 6

** best marks as per point 2 above, may include the marks of Honours subject also. 7) If the student has not studied the subject for which he/she has opted for Honours then the merit point will be calculated as follows: 5 퐵푒푠푡 푀푎푟푘푠∗∗ 푀푒푟푖푡 푀푎푟푘푠 = 6 ** best marks as per point 2 above.

8) If the student has not studied Computer science, Economics, Accounting, Zoology and Botany but wishes to study any of these as Honours subject then the marks of following subjects will be used to calculate merit point in lieu of Honours subject marks as per formulas in point 6 above.

Sl. Honours Subject Marks obtained in following subject is to be use in place No. of Honours marks for merit point calculation as per formula in point 6 above. 1 Computer science Mathematics 2 Economics Mathematics / Business Mathematics 3 Accounting Mathematics / Business Mathematics 4 Zoology Life Science/Biology 5 Botany Life Science/Biology

9) Formula for merit point calculation for general course (pass course):

푀푒푟푖푡 푀푎푟푘푠 = 푇표푡푎푙 표푓 5 퐵푒푠푡 푀푎푟푘푠∗∗ ** % best marks as per point 2 above. 10) Students, who have studied vocational courses under West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and Training or any other recognized body are NOT eligible for Honours Course. However, they are eligible for admission in general course, provided they have compulsorily studied English at +2 level. 11) Student of Boards other than West Bengal (WBCHSE) will have to submit migration certificate at the time of admission. 12) Students who have studied under any open school or distance education institutions are not eligible for admission to any Honours or Pass Course. 13) Total admission will be through e-counseling after pre-counseling verification as per merit list. 14) If any students from Jammu and Kashmir apply for admission to any course then the intake capacity of the respective subject will be increased by two.

Admission related other important points:

1) The student must create only one account on College website and can apply for any number of subjects through a single account. 2) The student will have to pay Rs. 100/- + bank & service charge for applying up to 3 subjects. If the student so desire, he/she can apply for up to six subjects in a single challan by paying Rs. 200/- + bank & service charge. 3) After 48 hours of challan payment at bank, the student must update the payment by logging in to their registered account on the college website. The student will be able to print the application form only after updating the payment status. 4) Merit list will be published on 13th June 2016 after 12 noon. 5) The students must attend pre-counseling verification else they will not be able to participate in e- counseling. The list of students called for first batch of pre-counseling verification will be published on 13th June 2016 along with the merit list. More such lists may be published if and when required. 6) Participation in pre-counseling verification is essential for online admission but it does not guarantee that the student will be admitted. 7) Those candidatures who are called for pre-counseling verification must be present themselves or their authorized representative along with the following documents i. Print out of admission form ii. Bank Challan, (the College Part must be submitted to college). iii. The following documents must be produced during pre-counseling verification a) Proof of date of birth (MP admit ) b) HS mark sheet c) Caste certificate if applicable d) PH certificate if applicable 8) e-counseling will be held as per merit list for those candidates who have attended pre- counseling verification. 9) If the student has applied for more than one subject then he/she must attend the pre-counseling verifications for each of the applied subject, as and when called for. 10) During e-counseling, those students who are eligible for admission will be informed through e- mail, college website and College notice board. 11) The student eligible for admission must log in to their registered account within the announced period to complete the admission procedure and print the challan. 12) After printing challan the money must be paid at any branch of United Bank of within the time mentioned on the challan. 13) The student must update the payment status by logging in to their registered account on the College website after 48 hours of payment. 14) If the student has been provisionally admitted in one subject and becomes eligible for another subject then he/she can get admitted to the second subject if he/she desire. However, the admission to the first subject will be automatically cancelled and the student will not get a chance to switch back to the old subject. 15) The admitted students will have to report to college with original documents and submit 2 sets of the following documents (self attested) as per the schedule to be published on College notice board and website. i. Marks sheet of higher secondary exam (or equivalent exam)** ii. Admit card of Madhyamik examination iii. Caste Certificate (if the student is ST or SC card holder)*** iv. PH certificate (for physically handicapped students) v. School leaving certificate vi. Migration Certificate (for the students of other state boards) vii. 2 copies of passport size photograph of the candidate. ** If the HS/equivalent mark sheet is laminated, the candidate must remove a part of the lamination to facilitate placing the college stamp on the mark sheet. *** If the students don’t have their own SC, ST, OBC certificate, they can submit cast certificate of their father. In such case they have to present the Madhyamik Examination admit card. As per WB Govt. order caste certificate issued by Panchayet Pradhan, Municipality Chairman/Councillor MLA, MP, Member/Sabhadhipati of Zilla Parishad, Member/Sabhapati of Panchayet Samiti will be accepted for admission procedure only. 16) If any information provided at the time of form fill up does not match with original documents then the admission will be cancelled. Admission will be provisionally confirmed only after the documents have been submitted. 17) In case of Arabic (Honours) if the ST or SC seats remain vacant, then such seats will be filled up with students from general caste. This rule is not applicable for other subjects. 18) If any student has less than 75% attendance during the first 15 days of classes then his/her admission will be cancelled and the vacant seat so created will be filled up through counseling. 19) The College has 3 boys hostel of which one is reserved for SC/ST candidates. The girl’s hostel is almost ready and is expected to be commissioned during the academic session. 20) The above mentioned admission procedure and dates may change. However, if this happens, the same shall be notified on the college website and notice board. 21) The students must have a working mobile number and an email id to complete the admission procedure. The students are encouraged to use their own/family e mail id and mobile number because the same shall be used for all future communications. For more information, please visit www.maldacollege.ac.in Sd/- Dr. T.K Mandal T.I.C Malda College,Malda