Information Brochure 2025
Information Brochure 2025
PG ADMISSION 2025
INFORMATION BROCHURE
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University of Calcutta
University Colleges of Arts & Commerce
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CONTENTS
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SECTION 1
4. All information, given in the Brochure, is provisional and subject to change from time to
time, and will be notified through the University Website in the admission portal.
5. Applicant must select group(s) and course(s) with affiliated College(s), if any; in order of the
preference he/she intends to apply. System will automatically generate the required No(s). of
Application Form(s), Acknowledgement Slip, e-Receipt etc.
6. There are various fee structures in affiliated colleges, therefore, the applicants must see to their
affordability by contacting the respective college before opting for an affiliated college.
8. C.U or Non-C.U candidates who have appeared in final year/ final semester examinations
this year (2025) and are waiting for the publication of results of final year/ final semester
examinations (and not any other semester results) are eligible to apply for admission to P.G.
Courses of the academic session 2025-27 but they are required to necessarily upload the final
year mark sheet as and when r equ ir ed eit her before the generation of Provisional Draft
merit list or before publication of Provisional Selection list.
9. Similarly C.U or Non-CU candidates, having qualified their final semester /year examinations,
not before the year 2024, are also eligible to apply for admission to P.G. Courses for the
academic session 2025-26.
10. CU or Non- CU candidates with final mark sheet showing PNC or SNC (semester not cleared)
are not eligible. Eligibility for admission to P.G. Course is subject to uploading of all clear mark
sheets of all years or all semesters in time. (A clear mark sheet means the one which does not
show Fail/ Arrear etc in any subject of any year/ any semester mark sheet.)
11. Admission in all courses will strictly be based on UG passing years (i.e. not before 2024) in
addition to the course-wise eligibility criteria for both CU and Non-CU applicants as
mentioned in Section-2. 4
12. The admission of Non-C.U. candidates passing out from any University/ University approved
colleges outside the state of West Bengal through regular or distance mode, is subject to
equivalence of their U.G. Course of Study with respect to the under graduate course of
study offered by C.U. The equivalence Department of C.U will issue a certificate of
equivalence after verification of relevant documents. However, Non-C.U candidates passing out
in regular mode from different Universities of West Bengal will not require any equivalence
certificate. (See Section 16)
13. A domicile certificate procured in the appended formats, from a competent authority under
Govt. of West Bengal must be uploaded at the time of submission of application form by
candidates applying under reserved categories with S.C/ S.T/ OBC/ PWD/ EWS certificates
issued by a state other than West Bengal, ( see Section-5 & 17 of Information Brochure). A
domicile certificate procured from his / her state of Origin will not be accepted. Kindly visit the
website of CU frequently and follow the information, instruction, notification and admission
schedules which will be uploaded from time to time in course of admission process.
14. The Two (2) years Post Graduate M.A./ M.Sc. or M.Com course ( Under CBCS) shall be
for a minimum duration of 4 consecutive semesters of 6 months each i.e. two (2)
years. (Odd Semester: July to December ; Even Semester: January to June)
For submission of Application through online, please visit: www.caluniv.ac.in or
www.caluniv-ucsta.net under M.A./ M.Sc. or M.Com Admission.
No personal communication will be made.
For further enquiry please contact us at
Helpdesk Emails:
1) cuadmissionmcom25@gmail.com (For M.Com. Candidates College Street Campus)
2) macuadmission25collegestreet@gmail.com (For M.A. Candidates , College Street Campus)
3) macuadmission25alipur@gmail.com (For M.A. Candidates, Alipore Campus)
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SECTION – 2
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Education Journalism Library Science
Eligibility details for Application: Following courses with corresponding No. of Seats under Sl. No.
1 to 26 are offered directly under University Departments and courses under Sl. No. 27 to 62 are offered
by the different UG colleges affiliated to this University.
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Sl. Abbre- Intake
Courses oup Minimum Eligibility
No. viation Capacity
No.
B.A Hons. In (i) Ancient Indian and World
Ancient Indian History/History [(ii) one seat of each subject:
1 History & Culture AIHCCU 323 128
Sanskrit, Pali, Political Science, Geography for
CU current year candidate only.]
2 Arabic ARBCU 306 90 B.A. Hons. in Arabic.
BA/B.Sc Hons. In Ancient Indian & World
History & Culture/ Sanskrit/ History/ Pali (50%
3 Archaeology ARCCU 320 28 of seats) and Anthropology /Geography/
Geology /Botany/Zoology/ Environmental
Science (50% of seats)
4 Bengali BNGCU 301 385 B.A. Hons. in Bengali
B Com(H)/B.Sc.(H) /B.A.(H) in Ancient
Indian History and Culture, Archaeology,
Bengali, Buddhist Studies, Comparative
Literature, Economics, Education, English,
French, German, Hindi, History, Islamic
5 Buddhist Studies BSCU 311 40 History, Museology, Pali, Philosophy, Sanskrit,
Sociology, Tibetan;,
B.A Hons. in any
Language/Literature/Comparative
literature/Linguistics/History/Sociology/
Philosophy/Political science/ International
Comparative Indian relations/ Education/Journalism& Mass Com./
6 CILCU 307 34
Language &Literature Buddhist Studies/Film Studies/Tribal
Studies/Economics/Geography/Archeology/
Anthropology/India Studies/Liberal
Arts/Performance Studies with adequate
knowledge/exposure of English & Bengali
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B.A Hons. in English
9 English ENGCU 302 245
10 French FRNCU 310 18 B.A Hons. in French.
B.A Hons. in Hindi
11 Hindi HINCU 304 121
Part B:
Integrated B.Lib. A minimum of Bachelor’s Degree with
14 LISCCU *341 35
I.Sc – M.Lib.I.Sc. Honours/Research with 3 or 4 Years duration
Hons. Graduates (other than library studies) from
CU.
Part-A
B.A Hons in Journalism & Mass Com.
Journalism & Mass (CU Students only)
15 JMCCU 312 60
Communication Part B:
Hons. Graduate of any subject.
(Non-CU candidates.)
B.A Hons. in
Linguistics/English/Bengali/Sanskrit
16 Linguistics LINCU 308 89
Pali/ AIHCU/ Political Science/Philosophy/
Sociology
BA Hons. in History/ Archeology
/AIHC/IHC/ Pali/ Sanskrit/ Fine Art/ VisualArt/
Graphic Art/ Applied Art/ CommercialArt/
History of Art/Anthropology/ Persian/ Folklore.
17 Museology MUSCU 321 30 B.Sc. Hons in Botany/Zoology / Geology/
Geography/ Anthropology/ Env. Science
/Env. Studies/ Electronics /Computer
Science/ Physiology/ Physics/ Chemistry.
In service (deputed candidate) – one (1) seat.
a) B.A Hons./Sanskrit /Philosophy/
History/Ancient Indian & world History/
Linguistics/Bengali/Anthropology/ Arabic/
Archeology/Buddhist Studies/ CILL/ Education/
English/French/Hindi/ History/ Islamic History &
18 Pali PALCU 309 34 Culture/Journalism & Mass Communication/
Persian/ Philosophy/Political Science/Urdu
B.Sc.(Hons) and B. Com.(Hons)
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24 Sociology SOCCU 318 60 B.A Hons. in Sociology
South & South East B.A Hons in History, Political Science,
25 SSEACU 322 106
Asian Studies Economics, Anthropology, Human Rights.
26 Urdu URDCU 305 81 B.A Hons. in Urdu
*Note 1:
• For subject code 341, Hons. Graduates (other than library studies) from CU have been brought under Part-B.
• A maximum of 15% of seats out of total of 35 seats may be filled up by the University of Calcutta undergrads
studying Bachelor (Honours) in Library and Information Studies.
34 Bengali in Fakir Chand College BNGFC 301 161 B.A. HONS. IN BENGALI
35 Bengali in Rammohan College BNGRM 301 50 B.A. HONS. IN BENGALI
36 Bengali in Vivekananda College BNGVK 301 50 B.A. HONS. IN BENGALI
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B.A. HONS. IN
46 Education in Fakir Chand College EDUFC 319 156 EDUCATION
B.A. HONS. IN ENGLISH
47 English in Bethune College ENGBT 302 16 FOR FEMALE CANDIDATES
B.A. HONS. INENGLISH
48 English in Lady Brabourne College ENGLB 302 15 FOR FEMALE CANDIDATES
B.A. HONS. IN
Political Science in Lady Brabourne POLITICAL
60 PLSLB 317 15
College SCIENCE
FOR FEMALE CANDIDATES
B.A. HONS. IN SANSKRIT
61 Sanskrit in Bijay Krishna Girls’ College SANBG 303 30
FOR FEMALE CANDIDATES
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Faculty of Commerce, Social Welfare & Business Management
M. Com Course
A. Eligibility details for Application: Following courses with corresponding No. of Seats under
Sl. No. 1 & 2 are offered directly under University Departments and courses under Sl. No. 3 to 9
are offered by the different UG colleges affiliated to this University.
Sl.
Courses Abbreviation Group No. No. of Seats Minimum Eligibility
No.
No.
Sl. Group
Courses Abbreviation of Minimum Eligibility
No. No.
Seats
Commerce in
3 Goenka College of Commerce
& BusinessAdministration COMGC 313 65 B.COM HONS.
N. B.: The number of seats for PG courses offered by UG Colleges is subject to change.
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SECTION – 3
Choice of Course(s)/ Group(s) and College(s)
Read the following instructions carefully before filling up the Application Form.
Candidate; if eligible (as per Sections – 2 & 3); may apply for more than one group and course/college
according to their choice/preference.
Candidate intending to apply for more than one group/ course/ college must carefully opt for order of
preference. Computer will automatically generate the required number of Application Form(s).
Order of preference must be carefully selected as no change in order of preference is usually allowed.
During Selection process the options of candidate with Higher Merit will be considered first then the
options of the next higher merit candidates will be considered.
Once the candidate is selected in one option, all the lower options will be closed, only higher options
if available will remain open for future chances.
The preference 1 is higher option than preference 2 and so on. The candidate should select the course
as preference 1 which he thinks the best one and he intends to get admission if he gets chance.
Accordingly 2nd best course as preference 2 and so on.
** Order of preference must be in ascending order (i.e.1,2,3,4,5….) and not in a random order
(i.e.1,3,4,2,6,5…….).
Group
Courses with abbreviations
No.
Application Form for admission to M.A in Bengali by Bengali Hons. Graduates :
301 BNGCU, BNGBT, BNGLB, BNGAS, BNGBS, BNGBL, BNGCC, BNGJD, BNGFC, BNGRM,
BNGVK, BNGVW, BNGWM, BNGGD, BNGRS, BNGNH, BNGBG, BNGNB, BNGPJ and BNGUL.
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Application Form for admission to M.A in French :
310 FRNCU.
Application Form for admission to M.A in Buddhist Studies :
311 BSCU.
Application Form for admission to M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication :
312 JMCCU and JMCWM.
Application Form for admission to M.Com in English by B.Com Hons. Graduates :
313 COMCU, COMECU, COMGC, COMBG, COMNB, COMNN, COMSD and COMPC.
N.B: Candidates have liberty to opt for either all courses or a few course(s) partially in accordance with
their choice or order of preference from the above given course abbreviation corresponding to the
respective group(s), whichever applicable.
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TABLE SHOWING COURSE ABBREVIATION, COURSES IN INSTITUTIONS, C OURSE GROUP NO. AND SEATS
COURSE
Sl.No. Abbreviation Courses in Institutions GROUP
Seats
No.
12 BENFC 2 Yr. M.A in Bengali in Fakir Chand College (BNGFC) 301 161
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17 BNGGD 2 Yr. M.A in Bengali in Gurudas College, Fulbagan (BNGGD) 301 35
20 BNGBG 2 Yr. M.A in Bengali in Bijoy Krishna Girls' College (BNGBG) 301 30
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34 ECOCU 2 Yr. M.A in Economics in CU (ECOCU) 314 235
36 EDUFC 2 Yr. M.A in Education in Fakir Chand college (EDUFC) 319 156
52 IHCCU 2 Yr. M.A in Islamic History And Culture in CU (IHCCU) 324 169
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56 MUSCU 2 Yr. M.A/MSc. in Museology in CU (MUSCU) 321 30
66 SANBG 2 Yr. M.A in Sanskrit in Bijoy Krishna Girls's College (SANBG) 303 30
N. B.: The number of seats for PG courses offered by C.U. affiliated UG Colleges is subject to change.
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SECTION – 4
(1) SCANED COPIES OF: (not more than 200 kb) in .jpg format
(a) MARK SHEET of FINAL YEAR/SEMESTER (FOR C.U & Non - CU Candidates)
(b) CASTE CERTIFICATE (SC/ST/OBC*) if any,
(c) PWD/EWS CERTIFICATE if any,
(d) DOMICILE CERTIFICATE FOR SC/ST/OBC*/PWD/EWS ISSUED BY A COMPETENT
AUTHORITY UNDER GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL.( See Section -17)
(2) COLOR PHOTOGRAPH IN WHITE BACK GROUND (within 50 kb) in .jpg format.
(3) APPLICANT’S SIGNATURE IN WHITE BACK GROUND (within 30 kb) in .jpg format.
1) All the fields in the Application Form are correctly filled up.
5) Selection of points 3 & 4 must be done very carefully as any change of preference with respect to
Group(s)/Course(s)/College(s) afterward may not be allowed.
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SECTION – 5
SELECTION PROCEDURE AND ADMISSION RULES
A) 60% of total seats in each course termed as Part – “A” be earmarked for current year (i.e. 2025) C.U. students
only. All the current year (2025).
B) Rest 40% of total seats in each course termed as Part – “B” be earmarked for Honours Graduates of current
year (2025) and back year (2024) of Calcutta University (C.U) and for Honours graduates of other Universities
(Non-C.U.), having passed out in the current year (2025) and the immediately preceding year (2024).
C) If 60% of seats earmarked for current year CU Students remains vacant due to unavailability of applicants in
PART-A, may be filled up by Part B candidates in accordance with the merit based on Entrance Test
Marks/Percentile and similarly, any number of 40% of the seats earmarked for the applicants of current year and
back year CU & NON-CU applicants from Other Universities remains vacant in Part B, may be filled up by
applicants from Part A earmarked for Current year CU candidates only.
D) Candidates who were admitted to any P.G. Course in the previous year (2024); either in CU Departments or in
any U.G College offering P.G. Course affiliated to University of Calcutta; cannot apply.
In case of a tie, the aggregate of marks in Honours subjects (1+1+1 System) OR Honours Core Course (CC),
Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) and Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) subjects (CBCS System).
In case of a tie in Honours marks too, the aggregate of marks in general subjects (1+1+1 System) and
Generic Elective (GE) subjects (CBCS System) will be taken into consideration.
(a) B) Another for Part – “B” (Current year and back year CU & Non-CU Candidates), as
mentioned above.
2. Selection in each course may be done simultaneously from two merit lists
i) Part –“A” and ii) Part –“B”.
3. Existing SC/ST/PWD/ OBC*/EWS reservation rules will be followed separately for both Part – “A”
i.e. 60% of total seats earmarked for C.U. students and Part – “B” i.e. 40% of total seats earmarked
for CU & Non-C.U. students.
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4. If sufficient number of suitable candidates (UR/ SC/ST/OBC*/EWS) are not available
in Part – “A”, the same may be filled up from Part – “B” and vice versa.
D. Counseling Mechanism
General Rules:
• The choices / preferences submitted by the candidates in their applications will be processed and seat
will be provisionally allotted in the order of merit as per application form submitted.
• Set – 1: Applicants who did not get any seat allotment in the 1st round.
• Set – 2: Applicants who were allotted a seat in lower preference in the previous selection list.
• A candidate is not eligible to a specific course if he/she has higher percentage of marks/Final
Score/Entrance Test Marks ( as applicable) than the last candidate selected in the previous counseling
/selection list of that specific course.
• For example; in one counseling last candidate had following scores :
i. for course A – 490
ii. for course B – 480
iii. for course C – 470
iv. for course D – 460
In the next round of counseling, a candidate having score 472 is not eligible for course C & D but the
candidate is eligible for course A & B and like that.
E. Course wise eligibility criteria both for CU and Non-CU applicants are same.
Eligible applicants of Other Universities (Non-CU) may also apply as appeared candidate subject to
production of Pass out Mark Sheet of all semesters /Years as a proof of fulfillment of eligibility criteria
before publication of Provisional Draft Merit List satisfying the requisite eligibility criteria.
ii. PWD (Persons with Disabilities) Persons with disabilities having 40% and above degree
of disability will enjoy a 5% reservation horizontally in each of the categories –
Unreserved and Reserved, i.e. UR, SC, ST, OBC* & EWS, and such candidates, if
available, shall be placed towards the top of the list prepared for each category of
students.
• The PWD candidates claiming seats under reserved category are required to
produce/upload appropriate PWD certificates, valid at the time of application
and issued by the competent authority satisfying the following criteria:
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• Officer-in-Charge or Medical Head of Primary Health Centers, Block Health
Centers, State General Hospitals, Rural Hospitals, Sub-Divisional Hospitals or the
District Hospitals run by the State Government or any hospital run by a statutory
body or authority.
• PWD category candidates will be ELIGIBLE with a minimum of 40% disability
subject to the condition that the candidate is capable of carrying out all activities
related to theory / practical work, as applicable ,to the courses without special
concession and exemption.
• For admission to different courses a PWD candidate getting admission should
have obtained in the previous examination, qualifying marks not lower by more
than 25% of marks obtained by the last candidate of the Unreserved category.
G. Candidates having SC/ST/OBC*/PWD/EWS Certificate issued from Govt. of West Bengal are
entitled to get the reservation facility for admission. Candidates with SC/ST/PWD/ OBC* /EWS
certificate issued from a State other than West Bengal are not eligible for such reservation benefits
for admission and they will be treated as General Category candidates.
Such candidate will be otherwise eligible if they procure and submit domicile certificate of West
Bengal in prescribed format from a competent authority under the Govt. of West Bengal at the
time of admission. The Domicile Certificate of West Bengal should be procured by candidate who
has been
EITHER
Residing in West Bengal continuously at least for last 10 years as on 31.12.2023
OR
Whose parent (s) is/ are permanent resident (s) of West Bengal having permanent address within
the state of West Bengal (Proforma-B)
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RESERVATION UNDER SC/ST/OBC*/PWD/EWS CATEGORIES; MUST HAVE BEEN
ISSUED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY, ON A DATE PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION
OF APPLICATION. CERTIFICATE ISSUED ON A LATER DATE BY ANY AUTHORITY,
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTABLE AT THE TIME OF ADMISSION.
H. If sufficient number of suitable SC/ST/PWD/OBC*/EWS C.U. candidates are not available in Part –
“A”,the seats may be filled up by the Part –“B” and vice- versa.
I. SC/ST/PWD/OBC*/EWS Candidates securing equal or higher marks than the last candidate
admitted from the unreserved category will be selected under “Unreserved Category” as well as
respective reserved category
J. P.N.C/ S.N.C candidates are not eligible to apply.
K. Admission to be closed within one month from the commencement of classes.
L. All the rules are subject to change by the order of the appropriate authority.
History 74
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Political Science 10
M.A. in South & South
Economics 06 106
East Asian Studies
Anthropology 06
Human Rights 10
History / A.I.W.A. 10
Geography 04
M.A. / M.Sc. in Sanskrit / Pali 01
Archaeology 28
Anthropology / Geology 01
Botany / Zoology 01
Environmental Science 01
Unreserved – Arts, any 02
subject
Unreserved – Science, any 02
subject
SC -3, ST-1 (Any Subject) 04
OBC* (Any 02
Subject)
Bengali 40
M.A. in Linguistics English 40 89
Other Hons. Subjects 09
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SECTION – 6
Venue of Admission
Admission of the candidates selected in the final selection list in various courses in
the University departments and in various P.G. courses offered by affiliated U.G.
colleges will be held in the following places.
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SECTION – 7
NON-C.U. CANDIDATES
Non-C.U. candidate means the candidate who has graduated with Honours or its equivalent
degree from a University other than the University of Calcutta and fulfills the required eligibility
criteria for admission in relevant P.G. course(s).
Non-C.U. candidate having graduated as Honours or its equivalent in the current year (2025)
or in the immediate preceding year (2024); are eligible for respective course subject to
fulfillment of eligibility criteria.
1. Course wise eligibility criteria for C.U. and Non-C.U. candidate both are same.
2. Non C.U. candidates; having graduated with Major course /or other course
equivalent to Honours and having mark sheets not clearly mentioning“ Honours” on
them,; must upload a certificate from the Registrar of the university graduating from;
stating that the course of the candidate is equivalent to Honours course in order to
fulfill the eligibility criteria.
Non-C.U candidates who have appeared in final year/ final semester examinations
this year (2025) and are waiting for the publication of results of final year/ final
semester examinations (and not any other semester results) are eligible to apply for
admission to P.G. Courses of the academic session 2025-26 but they have to
necessarily upload the final mark sheet before the last date of online submission of
application or window period for correction whichever is later.
3. CU or Non- CU candidates with final mark sheet showing PNC or SNC (semester not
cleared) are not eligible.
4. Eligibility for admission to P.G. Course is subject to uploading of all clear mark sheets
of all years or all semesters in time. (A clear mark sheet means a mark sheet which
does not show Fail/ Arrear etc in any subject of any year/ semester.)
5. For Hostel Facility please see “Post Admission” Section.
6. All Non-C.U. students admitted in the P. G. Courses are required to submit
application for Registration at Calcutta University in prescribed format along
with Original Migration Certificate from previous University within a month
from the date of admission.
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Section-8
Part- B
Part-B candidates will be selected in order of merit on the basis of marks obtained at an
Entrance Examination to be held for each Group on a date to be notified in website.
1) Current year Cu candidates may or may not appear at Entrance test mandatory for Part B.
2) Back year CU candidates have been brought under Part –B therefore they will have to appear
at Entrance test mandatorily for Part B.
3) Current year and back year Non- CU candidates will have to appear at Entrance Test
mandatorily for Part-B.
4) Part-B (*CU) candidates who have been brought under Part-B, will have to appear at Entrance
Test.
5) If any current year CU applicants appear at Entrance test (Part B), he/she will be placed in the
merit list of both Part A & Part B, but only the higher option will be offered at the time of selection
for admission.
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Candidates under SC / ST / PWD categories will have to deposit Rs 200/- (Rupees Two
hundred only) as Entrance Test fee for each group at the time of submission of application.
Entrance Test fee of Rs 400/-(Rupees Four hundred only) is required to be paid by applicants
other than SC / ST / PWD for each group at the time of submission of application.
NOTE :
*CU Hons. Graduates for subject code 341, (Except
Hons.Graduates in library studies from CU) have been brought
under Part-B.
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SECTION –9
Reserved Categories
The following seats are reserved in each subject for the under mentioned categories (declaration once
given cannot be changed).
1) For SC/ST - 22% and 6% respectively of the total seats of the concerned subject.
Eligibility - SC/ST candidates should submit online scanned copy of SC/ST certificate issued as per
the West Bengal SC/ST (identification) Act 1994.Candidates from other Universities outside West
Bengal will have to submit online scanned copy of domicile certificate along with their SC/ST/OBC*
certificate.
2) For Persons with Disability: Reservation of 5% seats for PWD horizontally within each respective
category (SC/ST/ OBC*/EWS/ Unreserved) of the concerned subject.
N.B.- Candidates under Persons with disability(PWD) category having degree of disability not less
than 40% should submit copy of a certificate issued by the competent authority of a Govt. Hospital.
3) For OBC*: 7% of the total seats of the concerned subject. Implementation of reservation has already
been in effect from the Academic Session 2014-15 in a certain manner in compliance with the order
of the W. B. Govt. Rules in a phase-wise manner as given in relevant G.O.s and endorsed by the
C.U. Syndicate.
5) Sports Person: Additional Total 8 (Eight) seats for Faculty of Arts, Education, Journalism and Library
Science and 4(Four) seats for Faculty of Commerce and Social Welfare & Business Management.
N.B. : Eligibility will be decided by the appropriate authority of the C.U.
6) Military Quota: Additional 5 seats will be reserved for the children of the Ex-military service men who
have died or have become disabled in the battle field provided they are otherwise eligible.
7) Foreign Quota: 15% supernumerary seats for foreign students have been earmarked (vide UGC letter
no. F.1-30-94 (CPP-II) dt.13.10.2000.
5% out of 15% supernumerary seats for foreign students earmarked for children of Indian working in
the Gulf.
8) SC/ST/PWD/OBC*/EWS reservation as per University rules and practices will be followed in both
“Part -A” and “Part -B”. The University Reservation Rules framed time to time shall be applicable.
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Selection on the basis of marks:
i) For Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe candidates, reservations will be provided for SC: 22%, ST:
6% for all courses.
For admission to different courses an SC/ST candidate getting admission should have obtained in the
previous examination, qualifying marks not lower by more than 25% of marks obtained by the last
candidate of the Unreserved category.
ii) PWD (Persons with Disabilities) Persons with disabilities having 40% and above degree of
disability will enjoy a 5% reservation horizontally in each of the categories, i.e. in UR, SC, ST, OBC
in the Unreserved Category, and such candidates, if available, shall be placed towards the top of the
list prepared for each category of students.
The PWD candidates claiming seats under reserved category are required to produce appropriate PWD
certificates issued by the competent authority satisfying the following criteria:
Officer-in-Charge or Medical Head of Primary Health Centers, Block Health Centers, State General
Hospitals, Rural Hospitals, Sub-Divisional Hospitals or the District Hospitals run by the State
Government or any hospital run by a statutory body or authority.
PWD category candidates will be ELIGIBLE with a minimum of 40% disability subject to the condition
that the candidate is capable of carrying out all activities related to theory / practical work, as
applicable, to the courses without special concession and exemption.
For admission to different courses a PWD candidate getting admission should have obtained in the
previous examination, qualifying marks not lower by more than 25% of marks obtained by the last
candidate of the Unreserved category.
Where merit list will be prepared on the basis of score with fractional weightage of different fractions
(like entrance test, qualifying exam marks, 10+2 level exam marks, interview, etc. ), the PWD
candidate should obtain final score not lower than 25% than that of obtain by the last candidates
admitted of Unreserved Category.
iii) OBC* reservation has been 7% of the total seat. OBC student getting admission should obtain marks
in the previous qualifying examination in the relevant last qualifying examination not lower than 10%
than that obtained by the last candidate admitted from the Unreserved category (if applicable).
iv) Economically Weaker Section (EWS) reservation 10% seats for Economically Weaker Section will
be supernumerary in all P.G. Courses in CU departments and/ or P.G. courses in CU affiliated colleges.
EWS student getting admission should obtain marks in the previous qualifying examination in the
relevant last qualifying examination not lower than 10% than that obtained by the last candidate
admitted from the Unreserved category (if applicable).
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SECTION – 10
SPORTS QUOTA
Candidates having following eligibility criteria may apply under sports quota and they are requested
to send his / her Application Form along with documents of sports mentioning the application no. &
group no. and the course applied in the email: cuadmissionsportsquota@gmail.com
within the last date of submission online submission.
Eligibility:
Candidates should have participation in Inter University Competition, conducted under the
aegis of AIU.
For Football & Cricket, applicant must have represented any First Division Club with either in
the current year or any one of two preceding years organised by CAB or IFA.
For chess, applicant having the FIDE current rating (standard) 1700 above for Boys and 1300
and above for girls is eligible to apply for admission under the Sports Quota.
For Lawn Tennis applicant having the AITA current ranking up to 500 for (M/W) 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.
Eligibility marks / Cut off Marks / Relaxation of Marks will be same as like SC / ST/ PWD.
Selected Candidate may be given chance for admission in super numeric additional seat subject to
approval of the competent authority.
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SECTION – 11
Foreign/International Candidate
For Foreign Students 15% additional (supernumerary) seats (15% of the total seats) be earmarked.
Foreign student may be selected through Interview by the respective departments.
Foreign student have to apply through Email / Hard Copy mentioning his / her all previous degrees,
mark sheets, certificates and syllabus of the last qualifying examination eligibility degree to the respective
HoD.
HoD after preliminary verification of the academic records, may call for Interview.
Foreign Students having graduated from a university outside India will have to Submit Equivalence
Certificate from AIU. (Association of Indian Universities)
Foreign National with last qualifying eligibility degree from University of Calcutta candidates may also
apply like other Calcutta University candidates.
Foreign National with last qualifying eligibility degree from other Indian University candidates may
also apply like other Non Calcutta University candidates.
Foreign National students if selected for admission have to pay specific Tuition Fees for the Foreign
National Student as prescribed by the University of Calcutta.
With the approval of the Vice Chancellor provisional selection letter may be issued mentioning the list of documents
required and to be produced in original and attested copies to be submitted before admission:
All types of Foreign National Candidates must produce the following documents in original at the time
of admission failing which the admission may be cancelled.
a) Permission of Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD)
b) Valid foreign passport
c) Financial undertaking
d) Migration/Transfer Certificate
e) Medical Fitness Certificate
f) Prior security clearance from Ministry of Home Affairs
g) Student Visa mentioning the specific course and University
h) Attestation of all educational documents by Indian High Commission
h) Any other document(s), if any required, by the authority at the time of admission
i) FRRO endorsement
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Fees & Communication Email I for for Foreign/International Candidate
For foreign/International student Tuition Fee will be $ 300.00 or equivalent INRper semester for
all courses. All other fees will be applicable like Indian Students.
Please see the separate notice for International / Foreign Students. CSR/45/2024
dated 24-07-2024 The Guidelines and Rules & Regulation for admission of
International students in C.U.
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SECTION – 12
a) If any Candidate by mistake submits online application in different time (with different application
No.) for different courses, authority will consider only the latest application.
b) A candidate applying for multiple groups will get a single Application No with different Group
Nos, a single payment e-receipt and a single Acknowledgement Slip.
c) No correction shall be allowed for change of order of preference and number of courses after
last date of online submission is over.
Helpdesk Emails:
4) cuadmissionmcom25@gmail.com (For M.Com. Candidates College Street Campus)
5) macuadmission25collegestreet@gmail.com (For M.A. Candidates , College Street Campus)
6) macuadmission25alipur@gmail.com (For M.A. Candidates, Alipore Campus)
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SECTION – 13
FEES STRUCTURE
M.A./M.Com. Course:
Heads Fees for Indian Students Fees for Foreign Students
Tuition fees Rs. 150/- per month * US.$ 300/- per semester #
Games fee Rs. 10/- per year Rs. 10/- per year
Union fee Rs. 10/- per year Rs. 10/- per year
Magazine fee Rs. 10/- per year Rs. 10/- per year
Student Aid fund Rs. 10/- per year Rs. 10/- per year
Student health fee Rs. 10- per year Rs.10/- per year
Laboratory fees
Rs. 1800/- per Semester Rs. 1800/- per Se mest er.
(for Laboratory Subjects only)
Departmental Library /
Workshop Fees (Rs 125/- per Rs 750/- Per Semester Rs 750/- Per Semester
month)*
Transfer fee Rs.200/- per transfer. Rs.200/- per transfer.
*For Integrated B.Lib.I.Sc. - M.Lib.I.Sc. course Tuition fee is Rs 300/- per month
and Departmental Library/ Workshop Fees is Rs 125/- per month, all other
fees are as mentioned in the table.
#Vide Notification No. CSR/45/2024 regarding “Guidelines and Rules &
Regulation for Admission of International Students”
N.B: At the time of admission Tuition Fees for 06 (six) months and Laboratory
Fee (if applicable) for 06 (six) months and Library Fee for two years along
with other fees have to paid. All the Fees are subject to change time to time
by the order of the appropriate Authority.
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2. Admission to PG Courses in the UG Colleges affiliated to C.U.
Sl.
College Name Course Subject Intake Official Website
No.
1 Asutosh College M.A. Bengali (BNGAS) 55 https://asutoshcollege.in/new-web/
2 Bankim Sardar College M.A. Bengali (BNGBS) 55 https://bankimsardarcollege.ac.in/
M.A. English (ENGBD) 40
3 Basanti Devi College https://www.basantidevicollege.edu.in/
M.A. Political Science (PLSBD) 15
4
M.A. Bengali (BNGBT) 23
5 Bethune College https://www.bethunecollege.ac.in/
M.A. English (ENGBT) 16
M.A. Bengali (BNGBG) 30
Bijay Krishna Girls College, M.Com. Commerce (COMBG) 30
6 https://bkgc.in/
Howrah M.A. Philosophy (PHIBG) 30
M.A. Sanskrit (SANBG) 30
7 Charu Chandra College M.A. Bengali (BNGCC) 55 https://charuchandracollege.ac.in/new-web/
M.A. Bengali (BNGFC) 161
Fakir Chand College, Diamond
8 M.A. Education (EDUFC) 161 https://fccollege.ac.in/
Harbour.
M.A. History (HISFC) 75
Goenka College of Commerce &
9 M.Com. Commerce (COMGC) 65 https://goenkacollege.net/
Business Administration
10 Gurudas College, Phool Bagan M.A. Bengali (BNGGD) 35 https://gurudascollege.edu.in/
11 Jogamaya Devi College M.A. Bengali (BNGJD) 50 https://jogamayadevicollege.ac.in/
M.A. Bengali (BNGLB) 20
12 Lady Brabourne College M.A. English (ENGLB) 15 https://ladybrabourne.com/
M.A. Political Science (PLSLB) 15
M.A. English (ENGMA) 27
13 Moulana Azad College https://maulanaazadcollegekolkata.ac.in/
M.A. Urdu (URDMA) 37
M.A. Bengali (BNGNB) 82
14 Naba Ballygunge Mahavidyala https://www.nbmahavidyalaya.in/
M.Com. Commerce (COMNB) 120
Nabagram Hiralal Paul College,
15 M.A. Bengali (BNGNH) 30 https://www.hiralalpaulcollege.ac.in/
Konnagar, Hooghly
16 Narasinha Dutt College M.A. English (ENGND) 30 https://narasinhaduttcollege.edu.in/ws/
17 Netaji Nagar Day College M.Com. Commerce (COMNN) 75 https://www.nndc.ac.in/
Prabhu Jagatbandhu College,
18 M.A. Bengali (BNGPJ) 30 https://pjc.ac.in/
Andul, Howrah
19 Prafulla Chandra College M.Com. Commerce (COMPC) 50 https://www.prafullachandracollege.ac.in/
20 Rammohan College M.A. Bengali (BNGRM) 50 https://rammohancollege.ac.in/
21 Ramsaday College, Amta M.A. Bengali (BNGRS) 51 https://ramsadaycollege.com/
Shibpur Dinobundhoo Institution
22 M.Com. Commerce (COMSD) 60 https://sdbic.ac.in/
(College), Howrah
23 Uluberia College, Howrah M.A. Bengali (BNGUL) 30 https://www.uluberiacollege.in/
M.A. Bengali (BNGVK) 50
24 Vivekananda College https://www.vckolkata63.org/
M.A. History (HISVK) 50
Vivekananda College for Women,
25 M.A. Bengali (BNGVW) 28 https://www.vivekanandacollegeforwomen.org/
Barisha
M.A. Bengali (BNGWM) 50
M.A. English (ENGWM) 30
26 Women’s College, Bagbazar M.A. History (HISWM) 60 https://www.womenscollegekolkata.ac.in/
Journalism & Mass
M.A. Communication 44
(JMCWM)
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SECTION – 14
Following the UGC guideline, if any candidate decides to withdraw from the course in
which he/she took admission, then the University shall follow the system mentioned below
of the UGC norms for fee refund.
Processing fee for cancellation of admission of Rs. 1000/- per candidate will be deducted
from the fees deposited in all cases.
Candidates have to apply for cancellation of admission taking clearance from the competent
section.
After getting cancellation of admission report, candidate has to submit claim for refund of
admission fees. Refund Application must have mentioned details of the Bank Account
having (i) Bank Name, (ii) Branch Name, (iii) Account No., (iv) IFSC Code, (v) Name of
the account holder, (vi) Type of account etc clearly.
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SECTION – 15
Termination of Studentship
A. If any student remains absent from classes continuously for seven days or intermittently for
more than 50% of classes held during any consecutive two (2) weeks from the date of his/her
admission, his/her name will be debarred and struck off the rolls and fees submitted by the
students at the time of admission shall not be refunded. Such candidates will not be re-admitted.
B. No cancellation of admission will be allowed after the admission process is closed and fees
submitted by the student shall not be refunded. Such candidates will not be re-admitted.
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SECTION – 16
ADMISSION
1) Declaration by the candidate using Format I (subject to be notified phase wise) under Section 15 this
Information Brochure.
2) Undertaking of Anti-Ragging by the candidate & the guardian using format II (annexure I & II) in
section 15.
3) Candidate already admitted in any Institute/ Course have to show letter of cancellation of the existing course
submitted in the respective Institute.
5. Candidate must submit his prayer for cancellation to the respective C.U. Secretary office, if he/she wants to
get admitted in another course/college.
6. Non-Calcutta University Student must submit his/her application for Registration at C.U. in prescribed
format along with original migration certificate from the previous University within a month of admission.
7. All the students should have requisite percentage of attendance in classes; otherwise he/she will not be
allowed to appear in the examination.
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SECTION – 17
DECLARATION FORMAT
UNDERTAKING / SELF DECLARATION OF SELECTED CANDIDATES OF
PART-A / PART-B CANDIDATES
FOR ADMISSION IN CU /CU AFFILIATED UG COLLEGES FOR PG COURSES
PROGRAMME: M.SC. / MA/ M.COM. / LIB SC.
Phase I
NAME OF THE STUDENT ……………………………………....................................................................................................................
I hereby declare that the information provided by me in the application form are complete and true to the
best of my knowledge and are based on records.
I have passed all the semesters / parts which are mentioned in all the semester wise / year wise mark-sheets
issued by the University. I also declare that I have fulfilled all the eligibility criteria as mentioned in the
admission notification in the website.
I hereby undertake to present all the original documents in time (as per notification of the University)
and I am aware that if I fail to do so i.e., if I do not submit these documents or if there is a discrepancy
between the information I have given in the application form and my original certificates, my admission
will be treated as cancelled. I further declare that admission may be cancelled at any stage, if I am
found ineligible and / or the information provided by me are found to be incorrect.
Date:
Place:
…………………………............ ………..…………………...
Student’s Name Student’s full Signature
…………………………............ ………..…………………...
Parent’s Name Parent’s full signature
Signature of deponent
Name:
VERIFICATION
Verified that the contents of this affidavit are true to the best of my knowledge and no part of the
affidavit is false and nothing has been concealed or misstated therein.
Signature of deponent
Solemnly affirmed and signed in my presence on this the ….. day of …………. , 2025,after reading
the contents of this affidavit.
OATH COMISSIONER
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Anti- Ragging Declaration
ANNEXURE II
AFFIDAVIT BY PARENT/ GUARDIAN
Signature of deponent
Name:
Address:
Telephone/ Mobile No.:
VERIFICATION
Verified that the contents of this affidavit are true to the best of my knowledge and no part of the
affidavit is false and nothing has been concealed or misstated therein.
Signature of deponent
Solemnly affirmed and signed in my presence on this the ....... day of …………… , 2025, after
OATH COMISSIONER
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SECTION – 19
CERTIFICATE OF EQUIVALENCY
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SECTION – 20
DOMICILE CERTIFICATES
Candidate seeking admission in Reserve category seats must be domicile of West Bengal and
accordingly submission of Domicile certificate in prescribed format from competent authority is
mandatory at the time of application. The Domicile of West Bengal shall be treated for those candidates
who are
EITHER
Residing in West Bengal continuously at least for last 10 years as on .................................... ( Proforma
A-I and A-II)
OR
Whose parent(s) is / are permanent resident ( s) of West Bengal having permanent address within the
state of West Bengal ( Proforma-B)
Competent Authority to issue Domicile Certificate
It must be signed and certified by any of the following competent authorities from Central Government
or
State Government having local jurisdiction over the place of the permanent residence of the concerned
candidate or his / her parents, as the case may be .viz. District Magistrate , (ii) Additional District
Magistrate, (iii) Deputy Magistrate ( iv) Deputy Collector; (v) Sub-divisional Officer ; (vi) Block
Development Officer ; (vii) Superintendent of Police; (viii) Additional Superintendent of Police (ix) Sub-
divisional Police Officer or Deputy Superintendent of Police (x) Commissioner, Additional
Commissioner, Joint Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner of Police
Commissioner ate; (xi) Judicial Magistrate of any rank or position in the concerned District or
Metropolitan Locality or Hon’ble High Court at Calcutta or Hon’ble Supreme Court of India; (xii)
Commissioner, Additional Commissioner, Joint Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner of Municipal
Corporation (xiii) Executive Officer of Municipality; xiii) Assistant Secretary / Equivalent or above in
the Secretariat to the Government of West Bengal ( including GTA) or Central Govt. (xv) Deputy
Director or above in the Directorate to the Government of West Bengal or Central Government.
Every Official certifying the Domicile Status of the candidate or his/her parents MUST provide one’s
Full NAME, DESIGNATION, PLACE OF POSTING WITH ADDRESS, LANDLINE AND
MOBILE NUMBER ALONGWITH EMPLOYEE’S IDENTITY CARD NUMBER, These details are
MANDATORY, CERTIFICATION FROM ANY AUTHORITY OTHER THAN WHAT HAVE
BEEN ENUMERATED ABOVE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Proforma A-II
Domicile certificate in this proforma should be obtained from Head of the Institution from which the
candidate has passed his/her 10+2 examination. Such certificate may be issued based on verification of
the school education record of the candidate. The proforma such certificate is given hereunder & to be
downloaded.
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PROFORMA : A-I
Certified that
Street
Assembly Constituency and has been living in the State of West Bengal continuously /
uninterruptedly at least for the last ten (10) years as on 31-12-2024.
Paste
4 cm x 3cm
size recent
Candidate’s signature
colour
photograph Signature of Candidate to be obtained
in front of the Certifying authority
attested
(Candidate’s photograph*)
Office Address
ID No: (optional)
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PROFORMA: A-II
Residential/Domicile Certificate for candidates residing in the State of
West Bengal continuously for at least last ten (10) years as on 31.12.2024
.
Paste
4 cm x 3cm
size recent
Candidate’s signature
colour
photograph Signature of Candidate to be obtained
attested in front of the certifying authority
(Candidate’s photograph*)
Office Address
ID No: (optional)
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PROFORMA: B
Certified that
Father/ mother of (the applicant) is/ are
Street
In the District of
Paste Paste
4 cm x 3cm size 4 cm x 3cm
recent colour size recent Candidate’s Signature
photograph colour
attested photograph
attested Signatures to be obtained in front of the
certifying authority
(Candidate’s Photograph*) (Father’s/ Mother’s Photograph*)
Office Address
ID No: (optional)
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