MALDA COLLEGE

(GOVT SPONSORED)

PROSPECTUS – 2013

ESTD. 1944

MALDA COLLEGE, MALDA

P.O. & Dist – Malda, Pin – 732101, Phone: 03512-253705 FAX : 03512-220516 Website : www.maldacollege.ac.in Admission Link: onlinemaldacollege.org e-mail : [email protected] [email protected]

Page 1 of 9 COURSES OFFERED UNDER THE

 B.A., B.Sc., B.Com. : Honours and General three year degree course

 B.C.A. (Bachelor of Computer Application) three year degree courses (self financed).

 Computer Science (Honours): 3 year degree course (self financed).

 2 YEAR P.G. Course in History and English: (Self Financed).

Page 2 of 9 The Subjects offered by the College in B.A. / B.Sc. / B.Com. Honours Courses are as follows

Compulsory Elective Subject / Honours subject Group Part – 1 *History *Bengali *Compulsory Bengali / *Political Science *English Alternative English *Sanskrit *History B.A. Part – II *Philosophy *Political Science (Honours Compulsory English. *Economics *Philosophy and Part – III *Arabic *Sanskrit General) *Environmental *Elective English *Economics Studies. *Elective Bengali *Geography *Geography *Arabic *Mathematics Part – I *Physics *Physics *Compulsory Bengali/ *Chemistry *Chemistry Alternative English *Mathematics *Mathematics B.Sc. *Part –II *Botany *Botany (Honours *Compulsory English. *Zoology *Zoology and Part –III *Computer Science General) *Environmental Studies

B.Com. Part – I B.Com. Honours (Honours *Compulsory Bengali / *Gr A (Accounting ) and Alternative English General) Part – II *Gr B *Compulsory English Part – III *Gr C Environmental Studies

Page 3 of 9 Information regarding seats available in different Honours Subjects

Honours NO. OF SEATS Subjects Gen SC ST PH Total Bengali 65 21 6 2 94 English 65 21 6 2 94 Sanskrit 65 21 6 2 94 History 65 21 6 2 94 Pol. Science 65 21 6 2 94 philosophy 65 21 6 2 94 Economics 58 18 5 2 83 Geography 16 5 1 22 Accounting 77 24 7 2 110 Computer Sc. 20 6 2 - 28 Physics 16 5 1 - 22 Chemistry 16 5 1 - 22 Mathematics 65 21 6 2 94 Botany 14 4 1 - 19 Zoology 14 4 1 - 19 Arabic 27 9 2 1 39

Page 4 of 9 Information regarding Seats available in different General Subjects

Subjects NO. OF SEATS

GEN SC ST PH Total B.Sc. ( Bio) 19 6 2 1 28

B.Sc. ( Pure 27 9 3 1 40

Arts (General) 693 218 59 20 990 (Including Geo General ) Geography 35 11 3 1 50 (General) Only Arts General student can opt B.Com. 140 44 12 4 200 ( General)

The requirements for offering certain subjects are given below

Subjects Offered Must have passed the Higher Secondary ( 10 + 2 ) Course or equivalent examination ) with Computer Science Mathematics , Physics ( Honours) Physics Physics , Chemistry , Mathematics (Honours or Elective) Chemistry ( Honours) Physics , Chemistry , Mathematics Chemistry ( Elective) Chemistry Mathematics ( Honours) Mathematics , Physics, Chemistry Botany Biology or Life Science (Honours or Elective ) Zoology Biology or Life Science (General Stream) Economics ( Honours) Mathematics or Business Economics including Business Mathematics. Geography Geography ( Honours or Elective) Accounting (Honours) Accountancy or Mathematics or Business Economics & Mathematics

Page 5 of 9 Subjects Combination available for General and Honours Students

B.A. (General): – (Choose one from each group) Gr-1 –, Political Science. Economics, Sociology

Gr-2 – Arabic, Elective Bengali, Elective English, Sanskrit, Education

Gr-3 – History, Philosophy, Geography*

*Geography will be provided to the 50 students who are getting admitted in B.A. (general) course on the basis of merit. For this, separate applications will be asked for duly from the interested students.

Pure Sc. (General) : Physics, Chemistry, Math Bio.Sc. (General) : Botany, Zoology, Chemistry B.Com (General) : Gr.-A, Gr.-B, Gr.-C

B.A.(Hons): (Choose one from each group) Gr-1- Political Science, Economics, Sanskrit, Arabic, Elective Bengali, Elective English, Gr-2- History, Philosophy, Mathematics B.Sc.(Hons) Physics (H) : Mathematics, Chemistry Chemistry (H) : Mathematics, Physics Mathematics (H) : Physics, Chemistry Botany (H) : Zoology, Chemistry Zoology (H) : Botany, Chemistry B.Com. ( Hons) Accounting : Gr.-A, Gr.-B

Page 6 of 9 Admission information

 Online Form Fill-Up for admission to Honours and General Courses at the Under Graduate level will open (onlinemaldacollege.org) 24 hours after the publication of the result of Higher Secondary Examination of W.B.C.H.S.E.  B.A. / B.Sc. / B.Com. – Honours and General degree are meant for those who have passed the Higher Secondary Examination conducted by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education in 10+2 pattern after a period of 12 years study or an examination recognized as equivalent by the University of Gour Banga provided she/ he passed at least in five subjects with English as a Compulsory subject.  Students passed in 2012 and 2011 can apply on condition that 5% marks will be deducted from merit points for every year.  The eligibility criteria as furnished by the University of Gour Banga for admission to first year Regular Honours Courses are : i) 45 % Marks in the aggregate or ii) 40% marks in the aggregate and 50% marks in the subject opted for Honours in the qualifying examination.

Merit Marks Calculation formula.

(Subject Marks) + Total marks of Best five subjects 6 Best five means including English but excluding Environmental Study. Subject marks be “0” in case a student opts for a subject but not passed in H.S.  In case of Honours in Computer Science, opted but not in H.S., marks of either Mathematics or Physics will be taken in place of Subject Marks.  For General course Merit Marks Calculation Formula:

Total marks of Best five subjects 5

Best five means including English but excluding Environmental Study

Page 7 of 9  Merit lists to be notified on the College Notice Board / College web site and the listed candidates are asked to appear on a notified date along with Original Mark-Sheet of the last qualifying Examination, Caste Certificate (if any), certificate for Physically Handicapped (if any), School Leaving Certificate, original proof of residence (Voter ID, Ration Card or Adhar Card) and 1(one) Passport Size Photograph for counseling failing which they forfeit their claim for admission.

 The Candidates passing H.S. either General stream (Arts & Commerce) or in vocational stream are eligible for the admission to B.A. / B.Com. General stream respectively and the candidates passing qualifying Exam in Science (General Stream) are eligible for the admission to B.Sc. general course.

 Students of other State Board are eligible to apply but they have to produce Migration Certificate. Students from Open School (Mukta Vidyalaya) or Distance Education can not apply.

 In General Course only residents of Englishbazar and Manikchak Block of can apply.

Page 8 of 9 Form Fill-Up Procedure

1. A student can opt for one Honours Subject in single Form. 2. Incomplete Forms will be treated as cancelled. 3. Applicants are advised to go through the Guidelines carefully before filling in the application form. 4. Before filling in Form applicants are advised to place a soft copy of passport size photograph in the computer in order to upload it in the Form. 5. After completion of filling in Form and clicking the submission button the applicant will get a THREE PART CHALLAN from which College Part and Bank Part should be submitted to any branch of United Bank of and deposit Rs.50/- (Rupees Fifty only) for one Form (Both for Hons &General). 6. If selected, candidate has to submit a copy of the printed form with his/her signature in it at the admission counter of Malda College. 7. Merit lists will be available from the website www.maldacollege.ac.in and also from Malda College Notice Board. 8. Admission schedule will be announced after completion of Form Fill-Up and publication of Merit List. 9. The admission is purely provisional and subject to cancellation if any error/mistake is detected. 10. The Form Fill-Up and Admission schedule are subject to change or postponement any time.

Sd/- Prabhas Choudhuri Teacher-in-Charge Malda College, Malda

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