college is pledged to provide desire hostel accommodation must quality education to help our indicate this in the space specified in COLLEGE the college online application form. students excel in life and ESTD. 1967 Details will be available at the time become successful as well as of Admission. good human beings. UGC Recognised and Affiliated to the # The College has well equipped and maintained laboratories for Chemistry, University of As a Govt.-aided college Physics, Botany, Zoology and Dow Hill Road, Kurseong – 734203 recognized by UGC and affiliated and computer lab for Mathematics. Phone: 6296258920 to University of North Bengal, # College canteen provides the PROSPECTUS always tries to students with hygienic quality food 2019-2020 keep the spirit of academics high products at moderate rate under the and become the best place of guidance and vigilance of Canteen Sub-Committee. higher education in the “Land of ACTIVITIES Kurseong College, a White Orchids”, i.e. Kurseong. co-educational institute of higher # NCC unit of the College has always learning with all the three been active and both boys and girls are FACILITY faring well in all the training camps. The streams of Arts, Science and NCC unit also actively participates in the Commerce, was established in # The Library housed in a 3 storey Independence Day and Republic Day building with a spacious Reading Room the year 1967 with an objective parades at Kurseong, and other activities for the students needs a special mention. of providing undergraduate level such as blood donation, tree plantation, The Library houses the books within AIDS awareness rally, slum clearance, education to the people of academic curriculum along with the disaster management & relief and other Kurseong Sub-Division and the collections from the local culture and social schemes. The College NCC unit is dialects. Also the journals and periodicals surrounding areas of hills, under the 5 Bengal Battalion of NCC, for teachers and researchers have been . and . The motto of the given due place in the collection. Today College since its inception has there are more than 21,000 books in the # Students and faculty members of the College participate in extension activities always been “Akash tira College library. The students’ book ratio stands approximately at 1:21 which is organized by the NSS wing of the College. Pakheta Chalon, Prithvi very healthy. Tree plantation, anti-malarial campaigns, AIDS awareness, literacy drives etc. are Basera”, which literally means # Kurseong College has opened the “Spread your wings with conducted by the NSS in order to promote Girls’ Hostel from this session the participation of students and faculty your feet on the earth”. The (2016-17). Girl candidates who in extension activities. # Annual Foundation Day is celebrated 3. Economics, Political Science Bachelor of Arts: on 17th August every year. The B.A. – Nepali (Hons.) Students applying for General Programme Programme includes a mix of cultural and 1. History, Political Science can opt for maximum two (02) 2. History, Sociology combinations as mentioned below. modern performances from the students 3. Economics, Sociology and is a good platform for young talents. 4. Economics, Political Science B.A. Programme Course # College Magazine is a medium for the B.A. – History (Hons.) 1. English, History, Political Science 2. Nepali, History, Political Science students to express their creative talents 1. English, Political Science 2. Nepali, Political Science 3. English, Economics, Sociology in the form of poems, stories and other 3. Economics, Political Science 4. Nepali, History, Geography write ups. B.A. – Pol. Science (Hons.) Bachelor of Science: # Sports in the college is organized 1. History, Sociology every year to showcase the sporting skills 2. English, Sociology B.Sc. Programme Course 3. History, Geography 1. Maths, Chemistry, Physics (Pure of students in various indoor and outdoor B.A. – Economics (Hons.) games. The College also sends the Science) 1. Maths, Sociology 2. Botany, Zoology, Chemistry students to several inter college sporting 2. English, Sociology (Bio-Science) events. 3. Nepali, Sociology 4. History, Political Science Bachelor of Commerce Programme # There are options of other co-curricular Course: activities including debate, quiz etc. B.A. – Geography (Hons.) 1. Nepali, Sociology B.Com. (General) Subjects taught in the College and 2. English, Political Science All papers are compulsory. subject combinations in both 3. History, Political Science Honours and General for AECC-1 (Ability Enhancement B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. Bachelor of Science: Compulsory Course) For B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. 1st Semester Candidates are allowed to apply for Arts B.Sc. – Math (Hons.) (Honours & General) or Science or Commerce stream based on 1. Chemistry, Physics the subjects appeared in Class XII (i) Environmental Studies B.Sc. – Chemistry (Hons.) Examination. A candidate can choose a 1. Math, Physics maximum of Two (2) Honours Subjects and corresponding Generic Subject B.Sc. – Zoology (Hons.) AECC-2 [Major Indian Languages Combinations from the following subjects 1. Botany, Chemistry (MIL)] and AECC-1 and AECC-2 at the time of For B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. 2nd Semester Bachelor of Commerce: Online application for admission. (Honours & General)(Any one) B.Com. – Accountancy (Hons.) Bachelor of Arts: i. Nepali All elective papers are compulsory ii. Hindi B.A. – English (Hons.) Subject combination of Programme iii. Compulsory English 1. History, Political Science iv. Bengali 2. Economics, Geography Course: LCC-1 (Language Core Course) aggregate, or (b) 45% in the aggregate vi) A candidate shall be allowed to take For B.A. & B.Com. 1st & 3rd Semester with 60% marks in a subject in the last up Zoology Subject if he/ she has passed (General Programme) (Any one) qualifying Examination shall be eligible to in Biology at the qualifying examination. apply for Honours Programme in that i. Nepali x) A candidate shall be allowed to take up subject. Provided further that in matter of ii. Hindi Honours Programme in Economics as if he eligibility 54.5% marks or above shall be iv. Bengali / she has passed in Mathematics or equal to 55%, 49.5% and above shall be Business Economics including Business LCC-2: Language Core Course equal to 50% and 59.5 marks or above st rd Mathematics and other subjects as For B.A. & B.Com. 1 & 3 Semester shall be equal to 60%. (General Programme) prescribed at the qualifying examination. b) Programme Course: A student shall xi) No student other than those of i. English be allowed to take admission in the Science stream and Economics / Programme Course of B.A. /B.Sc. /B.Com. Geography of Arts stream shall be if he/ she has passed in at least four (04) ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSIONS: allowed to take Science subjects as subjects excluding Environmental Studies % of Marks: Generic Elective Subjects. with English as compulsory subject in the a) Honours Programme Course: A Higher Secondary [10+2] Examination xii) No student of Honours Programme in student shall be allowed to take held by the Council of Higher Arts and Commerce stream other than admission in the Honours Programme Secondary Education or any other those of Geography and Economics shall Course of B.A. /B.Sc. /B.Com. if he/ she Examination which is recognized by the be allowed to take Science subjects as has passed in at least four (04) subjects University as equivalent thereto. A Generic Elective Subjects. excluding Environmental Studies with candidate shall be allowed to pursue xiii) A candidate shall be allowed to take English as compulsory subject in the B.A. / B. Sc. / B. Com Programme Course up Geography subject as Honours Higher Secondary [10+2] Examination if he/ she have passed the qualifying Programme/ Programme Course if he / held by the West Bengal Council of Higher Examination in Vocational Stream she has passed in Geography with other Secondary Education or any other subjects. Provided however that subjects at the qualifying examination. Examination which is recognized by the i) A candidate shall be allowed to take up University as equivalent thereto Provided xvii) A candidate pursuing Honours in a B.Com. Honours Programme/ Programme that a candidate who has obtained- (a) subject shall not be allowed to take up Course if he/ she has studied Science 55% marks in the aggregate, or (b) 50% the same subject as Generic Elective. subjects along with Maths in the previous in the aggregate with 60% marks in a qualifying exams. xviii) A candidate pursuing Honours subject in the last qualifying Examination Programme Course in a Language subject shall be eligible to apply for Honours v) A candidate shall be allowed to take up will be allowed to take another Language Programme in that subject. Admission Chemistry Subject if he/she has passed in subject as a Generic Elective Subject. shall however be on merit and availability Mathematics and Physics along with Reservation of Seats: There will be of seats. A SC/ST Candidate who has Chemistry and other subject as reservation of seats for obtained - (a) 50% marks in the prescribed at the qualifying examination. SC/ST/OBC/Differently Able Candidates as per Govt. Rules. For differently – able candidates minimum disability at least 40% will be considered. ATTENDANCE: No student shall be allowed to take the end semester written Examination if the student concerned has not attended minimum of 75% of the classes held in the course concerned and also in other curricular components.