Jogamaya Devi college Kolkata Course Admission 2025: Dates, Fees, Eligibility, Application Process, Selection Criteria

Jogamaya Devi College offers a horde of 3-year General and Honors degree programs in the disciplines of Arts, Science and Commerce. The subjects available under the BA program (General / Honors) include Bengali, English, Political Science, History, Philosophy, Sanskrit, Sociology, Psychology, Economics and Geography. For the B.Sc. program, General and Honors degree are offered in the disciplines of Botany, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Geology and Zoology with only General degree offered for B.Sc. Statistics. The department of commerce offers a General B.Com degree and two B.Com Honors programs with specializations in Accounting & Finance and Taxation.

The basic eligibility criteria for admission to the General BA/ B.Sc./ B.Com courses is a pass in HSC/ 10+2 or equivalent exam from a recognized board or institute. For admission to the Honors degree courses, candidates are required to have passed the 10+2 level exam in the relevant discipline (for instance, candidates clearing the 10+2 exam in Arts stream can pursue the only B.A. Honors program). Selection of candidates is done on the basis of marks obtained in the last qualifying exam with respect to merit. Honors candidates are further evaluated through a personal interview session.

Aspiring candidates may visit the institute campus and purchase the application form by paying the cost of application form in cash. However, the registration fee can be paid only via demand draft which needs to be submitted at the time of submission of application form. The institute doesn’t facilitate online submission of application forms at the moment.

Eligibility Table

Key Points:

• If a candidate has failed in a subject at 10+2 level, he/ she is not allowed to pursue the Bachelor’s degree in that subject.
• Candidates applying for General courses must score at least 30% marks in the last qualifying exam.
• For admission to any of the UG courses offered by the college, candidates are required to pass the English paper (not less than 100 marks) at 10+2 as a mandatory clause.

Jogamaya Devi College offers 2-year M.A., M.Sc. and M.Com programs under Calcutta University and Vidyasagar University (Mindapore) respectively. The M.A. program is offered in Bengali (Lang. & Literature) and the M.Com degree is offered with specialization in Farm Management. Candidates for the M.Sc. program may apply for the following specializations as applicable: Botany/ Zoology/ Chemistry/ Geography/ Environmental Science. The basic eligibility criteria for admission to these courses is a Bachelor’s degree in the relevant subject from a recognized institute or university. Selection of candidates is done on “first come first serve basis” provided the applicants have secured a minimum of 55% marks on the qualifying exam. M.A. Bengali candidates are however selected on Merit basis only.

Candidates wishing to take admission to these courses may fill the application form for Jogamaya Devi College after obtaining a physical copy of the same in person from the institute campus. For payment of application fee, only demand drafts are allowed. To be noted that the DD must be drawn in favor of “DDE, Vidyasagar University” payable at Mindapore.

Eligibility Table:

Key Points:

• The MA Bengali program including the M.Sc. Botany program is offered under Calcutta University. The rest of the PG courses are offered under Vidyasagar University.
• SC/ST candidates are required to secure a minimum of 45% aggregate marks in graduation in order to be eligible for direct admission to the PG programs offered under Vidyasagar University.
• Candidates can also apply for direct admission to MA Bengal. Admissions are subject to availability of vacant seats.