a) As per order of the Govt. of West Bengal 60% of total seats in each subject will be reserved for the students of V.U. and 40% seats will be available for Open Competition.

b) Selection will be made strictly on the basis of merit. Marks obtained in Honours will be the sole criteria. Honours candidates of the current session and the immediately preceding session will be considered equally. In the case of equal marks in Honours, total marks/ percentage of marks of immediately preceding examination are to be taken into account for ranking.

c) Normally 60% seats will be for the students of the Vidyasagar University and 40% seats for other Open Competition. This 60% and 40% may be relaxed in case of non-availability of the applicants in either category.

d) 40% seats in each department will be for Open Competition. The students of other universities will have to appear at Entrance Test. The minimum marks for appearing at Entrance Test is as follows :-

Bengali, History & Sanskrit : 45% marks in Hons.(for Gen. Candidates) 40% marks in Hons.(for reserved category). Applied Maths, Computer Science, Zoology : 50% marks in Hons.(for Gen. Candidates) & Human Physiology 45% marks in Hons.(for reserved category).

The students of V.U. may appear at the Entrance Test provided they have secured the minimum marks as specified above. The students who have appeared in the final exam of undergraduate but have not received their results may also apply. Their candidature will be provisional, subject to production of marksheet before Admission and fulfilling the criteria of minimum marks.