Admission to the 3-year degree course (B.A./B.Sc.), 2017 Admission 2017 shall be conducted online. All dates given here are tentative and subject to changes. Applicants are instructed to check this space regularly for any updates Admission forms for the session 2017-2018 will be available from 26.5.17(12.00 noon) to 7.6.17 (8.30pm) On websites www.ladybrabourneadmissions.com www.collegeadmission.in All information regarding admission forms and online submission shall be available on either of these pages and under the 'Notice Board' link Students from all boards such as ISC, CBSE, West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education and different boards of other states in India are eligible for admission to this college. Overseas students with their fully published results are also welcome. Applicants are required to deposit application fees at any core banking branch of Indian Bank through cash only on presentation of challan (Bank copy) which can be downloaded after submitting forms online. The Indian Bank challan will be valid for 10 days including the date of submission. Candidates are instructed to pay within 10days of submission of forms or 08.06.2017 whichever is earlier. Please refer to the table below for more clarification. However candidates may submit their application fees online also. For detailed information regarding submission of application forms and payment of fees, refer to the next page. Banks won t receive any fees after 4 pm of 9.6.2017.
Kindly note that the Indian Bank Challan Generation Server will not be available between 8.45 PM to next day morning 8.30 AM every day. Hence, kindly do not make any applications during this period. Any attempt to apply during this period will not be entertained by the College. Candidates who are paying their application fees online can apply 24x7. Students of Jammu and Kashmir are requested to contact the college. Forms will not be considered valid unless payment is made to the bank or online payment done For applicants from within the State, a list of all the branches of Indian Bank in West Bengal has been given for their convenience. Click Here for the list of INDIAN BANK branches in Kolkata In order to facilitate on-line admission to B.A. / B.Sc. courses (2016) at Lady Brabourne College, Enquiry-desks will operate in the College on and from 2.6.17 to 7.6.17 from 11 am to 3.30 pm. Admission forms for the session 2016-2017 will be available on the following designated sites from 26.5.2017 (12 noon). www.ladybrabourneadmissions.com www.collegeadmission.in Each candidate can apply for a maximum of four subjects. Candidates must take a printout of the application form and payment challan generated after successful online submission of the forms and produce the same only at the time of admission. Kindly note that the Bank Challan Generation Server will not be available between 8.45 PM to next day 8.30 AM every day. Hence, kindly do not make any applications during this period. Any attempt to apply during this period will not be entertained by the College. Candidates who are paying their application fees online can apply 24x7. Applicants who are paying offline are required to deposit application fees within 26.5.17 to 8.6.17 ( please refer to the attached table)at any core banking branch of Indian Bank through cash only on presentation of challan (Bank copy) which can be downloaded after submitting
forms online. For applicants from within the State, a list of all the branches in West Bengal has been given for their convenience. Please refer to the table below for submission of fees (offline only). These dates are not applicable for online payments. For payment of application fees to the bank, kindly refer to the following dates: Date of online submission of form Dates for depositing fees at the bank 26.5.17 26.5.17 to 2.6.17 27.5.17 27.5.17 to 5.6.17 28.5.17 28.5.17 to 6.6.17 29.5.17 29.5.17 to 7.6.17 30.5.17 30.5.17 to 8.6.17 31.5.17 31.5.17 to 8.6.17 1.6.17 1.6.17 to 8.6.17 2.6.17 2.6.17 to 8.6.17 3.6.17 3.6.17 to 8.6.17 4.6.17 4.6.17 to 8.6.17 5.6.17 5.6.17 to 8.6.17 6.6.17 6.6.17 to 8.6.17 7.6.17 7.6.17 to 8.6.17 8.6.17 8.6.17 to 8.6.17 College won t accept any application form if payments are made to the bank after 4 pm of 8.6.2017. The price of each form is Rs. 150/- only. The candidates do not have to submit the college copy of the bank challan or payment receipt to the college immediately after online submission of the form. They are instructed to keep the challan with themselves and submit it at the college only at the time of admission and not prior to that.
Forms will not be considered valid unless payment is made. For hostel accommodation candidates are required to check the hostel option on each form. No further application for hostel will be entertained once the form has been submitted online. Admission is conducted strictly on the basis of merit. There will be an admission test for Microbiology Honours, English Honours,and Bengali Honours. Dates of admission tests : English: 10/6/2017( 11.00am-12.30pm)(Regarding instructions to candidates appearing for English admission test a special notice will be published on a later date) Microbiology- 12/6/2017 (2.00pm- 3.00pm) Date of Admission Test Bengali -12/6/2017 (12 noon-1.30 pm). All applicants have to appear for the same with valid Bank Challan which will act as admit cards. There is no provision for admission to pure general courses / B. Ed courses. Direct admission can be sought to Persian (Honours) course. Candidates are to contact the department after submitting the form. Self financing career oriented courses in PUBLIC RELATIONS and ADVERTISING and MULTIMEDIA and ANIMATION are also available for students pursuing graduate courses under Calcutta University. A self financing computer-training course is also held in collaboration with WEBEL Informatics Ltd. (under Dept. of Information Technology, Govt. of West Bengal) and a Spanish Language Training Programme in collaboration with WTCC School of Trade and Communication, Kolkata. Candidates seeking readmission( only applicable for present students who could not qualify in the College Test/ Part I exam) to 1st year B.A. / B.Sc. Honours, 2017 are requested to consult their respective departments and office on 1.6.2017 and 2.6.2017. They will have to give an application to the Principal forwarded by the Head of the Department of their respective subjects and then collect their application form from the office at a cost of Rs. 50/- and submit it to the respective department on the same day. Jammu and Kashmir candidates are requested to contact the college admission committee. The admission of these candidates will be conducted on the same date as the fresh candidates (the dates of which will be announced later).
In order to facilitate on-line admission to B.A. / B.Sc. courses (2017) at Lady Brabourne College, admission enquiry desk will operate in the College on and from 2.6.17 to 7.6.17 from 11 am to 3.30 pm. ADMISSION CRITERIA (ARTS), 2017 HONOURS Aggregate % in H.S. or equivalent Subject Marks % or Marks in Associated subjects as mentioned Additional Requirements (If any) Bengali 55% 60% ADMISSION TEST English 75% 85% ADMISSION TEST Sanskrit 50% 50% Urdu 50% 50% 35% in English Persian 50% 45% in Persian / Urdu DIRECT ADMISSION 45% 55% in Persian / Urdu History 65% 65% 70% in English Philosophy (only Arts Stream) 55% 65% In (Philosophy / Psychology) If Philosophy exists must pass in Philosophy 55% in English / Bengali (All Boards) Sociology 70% 65% In (Sociology / Political Science / Psychology / History) (04/05/2017) 60% in English / 60% in Bengali Political Science 65% 65% in (Political Science / Sociology / Philosophy / Economics) 60% in Bengali / English Hindi 55% 60% 50% in English Aggregate = Total of best Four subjects
Best 4 Aggregate Calculation for all subjects excludes Environmental Education (Compulsory), Environmental Science (Compulsory), Environmental Studies (Compulsory), Home Science, Music, Book Keeping, Nutrition, Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, Fashion Designing, Art, Fashion Studies, Physical Education, Dance, Fine Arts, SUPW, Electricity, Home Management, Home Administration, Home Science & Home Management, Home Management & Home Science, Home Management & Home Nursing, Commercial Art, Commercial Arts, Painting. NOTE: Alternative English (ENGM) will NOT be provided to candidates who have studied Bengali / Urdu / Hindi at Class VIII Level. ADMISSION CRITERIA (SCIENCE), 2017 Honours subjects Aggregate in H.S. or equivalent % Subject Marks % Additional Requirements if any Botany 65% 65% in Biology OR 80% in Biotechnology a) 60% in Chemistry Chemistry 70% 75% a) 60% in Mathematics b) 60% in Physics Economics 70% 70% in Mathematics for al Boards / a) Separate lists for Science & Arts to be prepared. Commerce to be included in Arts. 70% in Business Mathematics (for Delhi and Central Boards) Geography 70% 75% a) 60% in Mathematics at the secondary level (Class X) for all. Mathematics 70% 80% General Subjects taken in college should also be subjects in Class XII Exam a) Must have studied Physics at 10+2 level. Microbiology 75% 70% in Biology / Biotechnology, 70% in Chemistry a) 60% in Mathematics b) 60% in Physics
ADMISSION TEST Physics 70% 75% a) 75% in Mathematics b) Must have passed in Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Biology/Stats/Comp Sc should be a combination at at 10+2 level. Statistics 70% 70% in Statistics / Mathematics Zoology 80% 80% in Biology OR 80% in Biotechnology If Statistics is present then must pass in Statistics a) 60% in Chemistry b) Must have passed in Physics at 10+2 level. Aggregate = Total of Best Four subjects Candidate must secure 60% in English for all Science Subjects. Best 4 Aggregate Calculation for all "SCIENCE" subjects excludes Environmental Education (Compulsory), Environmental Science (Compulsory), Environmental Studies (Compulsory), Sanskrit, Home Science, Music, Book Keeping, Nutrition, Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, Fashion Designing, Art, Fashion Studies, Physical Education, Dance, Fine Arts, SUPW, Electricity, Home Management, Home Administration, Home Science & Home Management, Home Management & Home Science, Home Management & Home Nursing, Commercial Art, Commercial Arts, Painting. NOTE: All Science Candidates Must Have 60% IN ENGLISH at H.S. (10 + 2) Level. Alternative English (ENGM) will NOT be provided to candidates who have studied Bengali / Urdu / Hindi at Class VIII Level. Two languages have to be selected of which English is Compulsory with Bengali/Urdu/Hindi. For those opting for Computer Science as General subject should have Mathematics and Physics at H.S. level.
Honours Subject Combination of Subjects (Science), 2017 Permitted Combination of Pass subjects (two in each group) "/" between two or more subjects indicates that only one of the strings may be selected No. of Seats Botany Chemistry, Zoology 36 Chemistry Physics, Mathematics 41 Economics Mathematics, Statistics / Political Science / Language (Elective 50 English) Geography Economics, History / Political Science / Sociology 36 Mathematics Physics, Chemistry / Statistics / Computer Science 41 Microbiology Physics, Chemistry 41 Physics Mathematics, Statistics / Chemistry / Computer Science 41 Statistics Mathematics, Physics / Economics 22 Zoology Chemistry, Botany 41 Honours COMBINATION OF SUBJECTS (ARTS) 2017 Permitted Combination of Pass Subjects (two in each group) / between two or more subjects indicates that only one of the stream may be selected No. of Seats Bengali English 1) History 2) Philosophy, 3) Political Sc. / Sociology, 4) Sanskrit / Sociology 1) History, 2) Economics, 45 38
History Persian Sanskrit Philosophy Political Sc. Sociology 3) Political Sc. / Sociology, 4) Women s Studies / Philosophy 1) Political Sc. / Sociology, 2) Elec. Eng. / Elec. Beng. / Elec. Urdu / Persian / Sanskrit / Elec. Hindi / Sociology, 3) Persian / Sociology, 4) Women s Studies / Philosophy 1) Elec. Urdu, 2) History, 3) Political Sc. 1) History, 2) Philosophy, 3) Political Sc., 4) Elec. Beng. / Elec. Hindi 1) History, 2) Political Sc. / Sociology, 3) Elec. Eng. / Elec. Beng. / Elec. Urdu / Persian / Sanskrit / Hindi, 4) Sanskrit / Sociology, 5) Persian / Sociology, 6) Women s Studies 1) Sociology, 2) History, 3) Economics, 4) Elec. Hindi 5) Women s Studies / Philosophy 1) Political Sc., 38 24 33 38 38 45
Urdu Hindi 2) History, 3) Economics, 4) Elec. Hindi 5) Women s Studies / Philosophy 1) Persian, 2) History, 3) Political Sc. / Sociology, 4) Persian / Sociology 1) History, 2) Sociology / Political Sc., 3) Philosophy, 4) Elec. English 43 26 Languages: Two languages have to be selected of which English is Compulsory with Bengali / Urdu / Hindi / Alt. English NOTE: Alternative English to be offered as a subject who did not have Bengali / Urdu / Hindi at Class VIII Level
INDEX MARKS FORMULA FOR COMPUTING MERIT LIST FOR 1ST YEAR ADMISSION (ARTS) 2017 Subject Index Marks Formulae Bengali A= Aggregate% + Subject% B= Marks of Admission Test Final List: 60% of A + 40% of B. English A= Subject% B= Marks of Admission Test Final List: 30% of A + 70% of B. Sanskrit Urdu Persian History Aggregate + Subject% Aggregate + Subject% DIRECT ADMISSION - Applicant to contact the Department after submission of form. Aggregate + Subject% Philosophy Aggregate + Subject% / Related subjects % (whichever is higher) + English / Bengali % (whichever is higher). Political Science Subject% / Related subjects % (If Pol.Sc. exists then it will come in index else whichever is higher among the related subjects) + English / Bengali % (whichever is higher). Sociology Aggregate + Subject% / Related subjects ($$)% (If Sociology exists then it will come in index else whichever is higher among the related subjects). Hindi Aggregate + Subject% Related Subjects (@@) Philosophy Philosophy / Psychology (##) Pol. Sc Sociology / Philosophy / Economics ($$) Sociology Pol.Sc./ Psychology / History
INDEX MARKS FORMULA FOR COMPUTING MERIT LIST FOR 1ST YEAR ADMISSION (SCIENCE) 2017 Honours Subject Index Formula Botany (Biology% / Biotechnology% ) whichever is higher + Chemistry% Chemistry (2 x Chemistry%) + Physics% + Mathematics% + Aggregate% Economics Aggregate + English% + 2 x {Mathematics% / Business Mathematics% (Other Board) whichever is higher}. (If a candidate has both Mathematics and Business Mathematics, then marks of Mathematics to be added to Index) Geography Aggregate % + Geography % Mathematics 2 x Mathematics% + Aggregate Physics 3 x Physics% + 2 x Mathematics% Microbiology A= Physics% + Mathematics% +2 x Chemistry% + 2 x Biology% / Biotechnology% (whichever is higher). B= Marks in Admission Test out of 50. On the basis of these Qualifying Marks (Q.M.) (i.e. A) list to be prepared and all candidates to be called for Admission Test (I) Final List: 70% of A + 30% of B. Statistics Aggregate% + Mathematics% + (Statistics% / Mathematics%) whichever is higher
Zoology 2 x (Biology% / Biotechnology%) whichever is higher + Chemistry% Sample Questions and Syllabus: Bengali:
English: Syllabus : English Grammar ; Composition; Comprehension and Critical Appreciation of English Poetry 2017 Admission Test for English Honours SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER [THIS IS ONLY A SPECIMEN MEANT TO INDICATE THE NATURE OF QUESTIONS ASKED] Candidates are required to answer Part I of the paper on the question paper itself using the spaces provided. Part II should be answered in the separate script provided. Part I should be stapled to Part II at the time of submission. Candidates are to note that Part II will be evaluated only if Part I is cleared. Time:I hour 30 minutes marks-70 Full PART I 20 Marks 1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions: Lord Vetinari, Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, stopped reading and stared nothing. After a few seconds, nothing was eclipsed the form Mr. Drumknott, his secretary, (who, it must be said, had spent a career turning himself into something much like nothing as anything). 2. Do as directed: 1. Rewrite using indirect speech- Do you not want to know who has taken the house? cried his wife impatiently. 2. Mr. Bennet made no answer. (Change to Passive Voice) 3. I don t go looking for trouble, Harry said, Trouble usually finds me. (Rewrite as a single sentence)
4. Rewrite using a to-infinitive - I have a nice pen with which I can write. 5. Fill in the blank- The Jury divided in their opinion. 6. Fill in the blank: Each of the students given a prize. 3. Use the correct forms of the pronouns given in the brackets 1. Can you pass the salt? 2. Would you like to come with? (We) 3. Have you bought the tickets for? (They). 4. Please send the letter to. (He) 4. Correct the mistakes and rewrite the passage: The major problem- one of the major problems, for there are several- one of the many major problemwith governing people are that of whoyou get to do it; or rather of whommanages to get people to let them do it to them. To summarize: it is well-known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who are capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. ------- PART II Full Marks 50 The answers of Part II are to be written in the sheets provided and stapled to Part I 1. Write an essay in any one of the following topics within 600 words. a. The reality of poetry. b. The uses of literature.
2. Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow, in not more than150 words. The World Is Too Much With Us The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon; The winds that will be howling at all hours, And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers; For this, for everything, we are out of tune; It moves us not. Great God! I d rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn; So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea; Or hear old Triton blow his wreathèd horn. 1.Give a brief explanation of the title of the poem. 2.Why is the speaker forlorn? 3.Identify the images of Nature in the poem. 4.Why does the speaker want to be a Pagan? Microbiology: Chemistry and Biology of 10+2 level