KALIPADA GHOSH TARAI MAHAVIDYALAYA

Recognized by UGC u/s2(f) G12(b)

NAAC accredited B grade.
[Affiliated to the University of North Bengal] ESTD: 1988

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ADMISSION PROSPECTUS 2024 – 2025

(Under Four Year UG Programme) B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. Semester I
VISION
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 MISSION
To promote academic
To provide education among To make the campus eco-
excellence.
students of lower economic friendly and also to make
To include a civic sense
with ethical, moral and
social values in students and
strata.
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To provide quality and value
the community aware of
preservation of natural
resources.
help them to grow into
good citizen.
community.
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based higher education
irrespective of caste and To provide community
service through an active
To empower students to lead NSS unit.
To provide the supports for
productive lives and become
the excellence in sports and To make the campus
agents of social economic
cultural activities. ragging free.
change of the community.
 About the
College:
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Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya, recognised by UGC
under 2f and 12B was established in November 1988 as an
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undergraduate College. This is a grant-in aid college affiliated
to the University of North Bengal. The College has around 2.22
acres of land in a rural-tribal belt of Darjeeling district, West
Bengal and this is a co- educational institution.
The college has been accredited at the B level by the executive
committee of NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation
Council) on February 02, 2006.
 A BRIEF INTRODUCTION
The library has
The College was
The College holds been
established with a
Counseling computerized and The college has
mission of Meritorious and
sessions in is well equipped. signed MOU with
spreading higher poor students are
collaboration with The College has Bajaj FINSERV
education among given financial
different some extension and
the under assistance out of
organizations on activities of running the
privileged class poor fund,
the issues of DrugBasicCommunity
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and rural students from the
addiction, Development, students of all
community. The ST, SC & OBC
Juvenile Health and departments on
college provides communities are
delinquency etc. Hygiene Finance,
undergraduate given State Govt.
The college has Awareness, Insurance &
programme stipends. Below
Career Medical Camp, Banking, gearing
which enable Poverty Line
Counseling Cell, Adult education up students of all
students for students are also
Anti-Ragging and awareness, streams together
competitive given financial
Squad and AIDS awareness, for
examinations and assistance out of
Women especially the future
nurture the poor fund. .
Harassment through NCC and employment.
cultural heritage
Redressal Cell. NSS wings of the
as well.
 Games and Sports:
The college is proud of its performances in inter-College
events in the field of games and sports. Our College has
been constantly improving the facilities to encourage
students to achieve milestones in the sports area.

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National Cadet Corps (NCC)
NCC unit of the college maintains a glorious face. The cadets
FACILITIES of NCC have participated in State and National level

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Republic Day parade

National Service Scheme(NSS):

The students can take part in the N.S.S.
activities offered by the college, such as
Aids Awareness Programs, Cleanliness
Program, Environmental awareness program,
Gender sensitization, Blood donation etc. in
neighboring villages.
Smart Class Rooms: The College has developed a smart
class room fully equipped with latest teaching aids

Netaji Subhas Open University

Study Center: Apart from the regular
courses, the College provides platform for
many front-line courses in Distance Basic
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Education from Netaji Subhas Open
University (NSOU).
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Library: The College has a library with a
collection of approximately more than 17,000
books besides magazines and journals for the
use of students, faculty members
 Laboratories: The College has Science
laboratories equipped with latest instruments
for carrying out practical work

Reading Room: The College has a spacious

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air-conditioned reading room with a capacity

FACILITIES of 100 seats.

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Magazine: The College publishes
annual college magazine “Arani”. Students are
encouraged to write in English, Bengali,
Nepali and Hindi. It provides an excellent
opportunity to students and staff members to
express their views and talents.
 Canteen: The College runs a canteen on
contract basis on competitive rates. The
Canteen committee encourages student
feedback for quality canteen services.

Students’ Aid Fund: Poor and meritorious

students are given aid in the form of
concession in tuition fees. Students from
economically weaker section can avail Basic
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government scholarship to meet their fees
and other charges.
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Anti-Ragging and Disciplinary Cell: The
Cell is empowered to take severe disciplinary
action against such students indulging in any
disturbing activities.
 Drinking Water: The College has created a centralized
facility for pure and safe drinking water for the students.

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Add- On- Courses: Skill development and
industrial- centered courses are available for
FACILITIES all the students for their overall cognitive

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development and inculcate confidence while
dealing with employment opportunities.

Students Grievance Redressal Cell: Any person among the

students or staff can lodge his/her complaint with the cell
and demand appropriate Redressal
 •Department of
•Department of Bengali
•Department of History
Chemistry
DEPARTMENT •Department of Nepali
•Department of •Department of
Commerce Mathematics
•Department of •Department of
Economics
•Department of English
Basic Physics
OF •Department of
•Department of
Environmental Sciences
•Department of
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Philosophy
•Department of
Geography Political Science
•Department of Hindi KALIPADA GHOSH •Department of
TARAI Sanskrit
MAHAVIDYALAYA •Department of
Sociology
 CODE OF CONDUCT

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1. The students must follow the rules and regulations of the college. Strict action shall be taken by the
college administration if any student violates codes of conduct in the college campus.
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2. The students must always carry their college identity card with them in the college campus.
3. The students must be dressed in proper uniform as prescribed by the College Administration.
4. Those who don’t follow the proper dress code won’t be allowed to enter the college premises.
5. The students should check the college Notice Boards and websites on daily basis, to keep
themselves updated about the latest developments. Ignorance in this regard shall be of no excuse.
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6.It is mandatory for every student to attend at least 75% of the theory/ practical class delivered;
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otherwise he/she will not be allowed to appear in the Semester End Examination.
7.If a student is found to have fraudulently got admission in the college by submitting

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wrong/incomplete information, then he/she shall be removed from the college and he/ she shall forfeit
the claim to refund of all fees and other dues paid. The college may take further action it may deem fit
against the said student and his/her guardian.
8.The students must park their vehicles in the parking space provided for them, only.
9.Ragging within the college premises is strictly prohibited. Any Student found indulging in such
practice will be subject to strict disciplinary action including expulsion from the college and moreover
he/she will be liable to pay fine.
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10. Damaging college property in any way is prohibited. Any student involved in such activities shall
be liable to strict disciplinary action under rules.
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11. The college is a no-smoking and plastic free zone. As such smoking and use of plastic is strictly
prohibited.
12. The students should make judicious use of natural resources like water, electricity, paper, food etc.
13. The students are advised not to litter, spit or pollute the college campus.
14. The students should be aware that they are always under CCTV surveillance.
 UNIFORM

It is compulsory for the students to wear the prescribed uniform

at College.

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Light lemon coloured shirt. Dark grey coloured pants Maroon
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Black shoes
For Kurta and Salwar
Light lemon coloured kurta Dark grey salwar Maroon dupatta
with grey
border Black shoes
 CENTRALISED ADMISSION PORTAL

1. Centralised Admission Portal has been developed for admission to

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7217 undergraduate courses in the Government and Government-
aided General Degree Colleges/ Universities [16 Universities, 461
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Colleges/ HEIs] across the State of West Bengal barring a few
Higher Education Institutions.
2. Exclusions from the Centralized Online Admission System:
Presidency University, Jadavpur University, Autonomous Colleges,
Minority Colleges, B.Ed., Law, Fine Arts and Performing Arts,
Crafts, Dance, Music Colleges / Courses / Programmes.
 FEATURES:
1. The Indian students can explore HEIs across the State, including courses, fee structure, seat matrix,
eligibility criteria etc. through this portal.
2. Candidate can submit online applications through the following websites:
https://banglaruchchashiksha.wb.gov.in
https://wbsche.wb.gov.in
by clicking the “Centralised Admission” tab or directly to https://wbcap.in/
3. There is no application fee.
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4. An applicant can apply for a maximum of 25 programmes/ courses in one or multiple. An
applicant can create a Preference List, Higher Educational Institutions across the State. Higher

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Educational Institutions across the State. An applicant can create a Preference List, Institution wise
and course-wise.
5. A prospective student/ candidate can register on the Portal, after which the candidate will be given a
User ID and Password.
6. Student can edit (addition/alteration) preference at any point of time until the application window closes.
7. Merit list will be system generated, Institution-wise/ Course-wise and will be published on the same day.
8. The students can also see their merit positions for all the courses as applied for on their dashboards.
9. However, the student will be allotted only 01 (one) seat (higher available preference as per eligibility)
and can see the same in the dashboard.
10. An admitted applicant will get the scope of upgrading to higher level preference.
 COURSE OF STUDIES
SINGLE MAJOR AND SINGLE MINOR
A student will identify one Major Course in which he/she will concentrate. Apart
from one Core Major Course he/she will have to select one Minor course. He/she
will also have to select Interdisciplinary Courses (IDC) courses, Ability
Enhancement Courses (AEC), Value Added Courses (VAC), and Skill Enhancement
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Courses (SEC) from the provided pool of courses.

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THREE DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC COURSES
(MULTIDISCIPLINARY)
A student will identify two Courses in which he/she will concentrate. Apart from
two Courses he/she will have to select one Minor course. He/she will also have to
select Inter-disciplinary Courses (IDC) courses, Ability Enhancement Courses
(AEC), Value Added Courses (VAC), and Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC) from the
provided pool of courses.
 OUTLINES OF 4-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM:
a) Major Course (MAJ) (4 credits each): One/two major courses chosen from the
combination of subjects that a student is expected to imbibe in that particular
discipline. A course, which should compulsorily be studied by a candidate as a
requirement is termed as a Major Course.
b) Minor Course (MIN) (4 credits each): One Minor courses, to be chosen from

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the combination of subjects, with an intention to seek exposure beyond discipline/s
of choice is called a Minor Course. The purpose of this category of these courses is

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to offer the students the option to explore disciplines of interest beyond the choices
they make in Major.
c) Inter-disciplinary Courses (IDC) (3 credits each): All UG students are
required to undergo 3-introductory-level courses relating to any of the BROAD
DISCIPLINES and whose difficulty level, should not be higher than the +2 level.
Students are not allowed to choose or repeat courses already undergone at the Higher
Secondary Level (12th) class under this category. A student cannot study IDCs
from the same broad discipline.
d) Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC) (3 credits each): These courses (three in
number) may be chosen from a pool of courses designed to provide value-based and/or
skill-based knowledge and should contain both theory and Laboratory/hands-on
training/field work. The prime purpose of these courses is to provide students life-
skills in hands-on mode so as to increase their employability.
e) Internship (2 credits): A student will also have to undergo internship once either

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at the end of 2nd semester or at the end of 4th semester during Summer Vacations.
f) Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC) (2 credits each): One papers of each of the

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Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC) may be of two kinds, both pertaining to
enhancement in ability in language subjects:
a. Single Major and Single Minor course: Compulsory English to be studied in
2nd Semester and one from MIL Bengali or MIL Hindi or MIL Nepali or MIL Sanskrit
or MIL Urdu or Alternative English to be studied in the 3rd Semester.
b. Three Discipline Specific Courses (Multidisciplinary): Compulsory English to
be studied in 3rd Semester and one from MIL Bengali or MIL Hindi or MIL Nepali or
MIL Sanskrit or MIL Urdu or Alternative English to be studied in the 2nd Semester.
g) Value Added Courses (VAC) (4 credits each): These courses include courses based on
Environmental Education and Value based education:
a. Single Major and Single Minor course: Environmental Education to be studied in 1st
Semester and Understanding India to be studied in the 4th Semester.
b. Three Discipline Specific Courses (Multidisciplinary): Environmental Education to be
studied in 4th Semester and Understanding India to be studied in the 1st Semester.
h) Practical/Tutorials (One each with every Major and Minor Course): Practical means Laboratory or
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field exercises in which the student has to do experiments or other practical work of two-hour duration.
Tutorial means special instructions based on the Lectures.

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i) Levels of Courses: NEP Framework classifies all courses into certain levels based on the content and
level of Teaching-Learning standards adopted. While Introductory/Basic courses are taught in the
First/Second years of UG Degree programme, Core/Advanced courses are introduced at 3rd/4th years of
graduation.
The levels are:
o 100 to 199 = Foundation courses/Introductory courses
o 200 to 299 Intermediate Level courses
o 300 to 399 = Core courses/Advance courses
o 400 and above Specialization subjects
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