Barasat Government College offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) course under one specialization, which is Bengali and the Master of Science (M.Sc.) course under 3 different specializations which are – Botany, Physics and Zoology.

Candidates who have are Holders of a Bachelor’s degree from a related field of study are eligible to apply for the respective M.A. and M.Sc. courses. Seats will be allotted based on academic merit from Bachelor’s degree and/or 10 + 2 studies and based on candidates’ performance in written test which will be conducted by the college.

• Preference will be given to the marks of the most relevant General subject in case of candidates scoring equal merit marks in the Hons.
• For M.A. in Bengali, candidate securing better marks in Bengali at the 10 + 2 level will be given first preference.
• For M.Sc. in Physics, candidate securing better marks in Mathematics general at undergraduate level will be given preference.
• For M.Sc. in Botany and Zoology, candidates securing better marks in Chemistry General at undergraduate level will be given preference.