Over the years there has been a rise in the marks obtained by students of all streams in their plus 2 Board Exams, and though not proportionately, but still there has also been a rise in the Cut-Off Scores for College. Of the 7.89 lakh candidates who appeared in the higher secondary examination this year, 3829 secured a whopping AA or above 90% score. Another 35860 students managed to bag between 80% and 89%. Yet, after the first merit list was out in most of the prominent city colleges, a grim picture was in view. In major colleges, even the last candidate in the first merit list has secured way above the minimum criteria. Also, the cutoff score to find a name in the first merit list has significantly increased over the past few years. According to Mohua Sarkar, dean of arts faculty in JU, in the history department of Jadavpur University , a student securing 90% in the aggregate is in the waiting list!. A look at the first merit list shows that of the 21 seats for HS candidates, the last qualified score is 92.75% in the aggregate.
The cut-off at Lady Brabourne College for general category students in political science is 97.94 percentile, beyond which all candidates are in the waiting list. In 2015, the cut-off for the first merit list was a little lower at 97.83 percentile. Similarly for sociology, it is 98.09 percentile this year. In the history department of Bethune College, there are 22 seats for the general category students. The last qualifying marks in the merit list is 90.75%, whereas in 2014 and 2015, the qualifying cut-off in the first merit list was 88% and 91.25% respectively.
In psychology there are 19 seats for general candidates and the first merit list cut-off is 93% in the aggregate. In 2014, the cut-off was 91.50% in the aggregate for the first list. In physics, the cut-off to be within the top 22 students in the first merit list is 93%. The aggregate was lower than that in 2014 and 2015. At Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration, the total number of seats combining the morning and day session is 293 for general category students. The cutoff percentage to qualify in the first merit list is 96.68 percentile.
Asutosh College English department has 50 seats for general students. To qualify in the first merit list the last secured aggregate percentage is 92.25%. The minimum criteria to apply for the department was, however, 50% in the aggregate and 45% in the subject. At Moulana Azad College, the minimum qualifying marks to apply in chemistry honors for general category students was 60% in the aggregate and 60% in the subject. The first merit list shows that for the general category candidates the aggregate was 94.5%. In English, the minimum application criteria was 60% in aggregate and subject. But, in order to qualify in the first merit list, a student has to achieve 91.75% in aggregate.
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