Procedure for calculation of best of four
I. Procedure for calculation of ‘Best Four’ for honours programme (For admission to Arts/Humanities Programmes)
1. The merit shall be determined on the basis of one language and three best academic/elective subjects from List A. (Please see the table on the next page)
2. Out of three academic/elective subject chosen above, one must be the concerned subject in which the admission is sought, failing which a deduction of 2.5% will be imposed on the calculated ‘Best Four’ percentage.
3. If an applicant does not include the subjects given in List A in ‘Best Four,’ then a deduction of 2.5% of maximum marks will be levied for each subject, in addition to deduction for change of stream, if any, for the purpose of calculating ‘Best Four.’
4. All subjects to be included in the calculation of ‘Best Four’ must have at least 70% theory component of exam. In case, the subject to be considered does not have 70% theory component and 30% practical component, then the marks of theory and practical shall be converted to 70% and 30% respectively on pro rata basis. These new marks will then be considered for calculation of ‘Best Four.
5. Mass Media Studies will be treated as an academic subject for the purpose of admission to B.A. (Hons) Journalism (Hindi/English).
6. In case an applicant has studied elective and core languages, the core language subject will be treated as language, while elective language can be considered as academic/elective subject.
7. Admission to B.A. (Hons) Philosophy will be based on ‘Best Four’ percentage including one language and any three academic/elective subjects.
8. The applicants must have studied and passed Mathematics at the qualifying exam for admission to BA (Hons) in Economics.
9. For admission to honours in any language programme, advantage of 2% in the ‘Best Four’ percentage will be given to those applicants who have studied that particular elective language.
10. In case an applicant has not studied a language at qualifying exam and is seeking admission to honours in that language (except for honours in English and Hindi), deduction of 5% will be imposed on ‘Best Four’ percentage.
11. For admission to honours in English and Hindi, the applicant must have studied and passed the respective language in the qualifying exam and should include the respective language for calculation of ‘Best Four’ percentage.
(Academic/Elective Subjects)
The following discipline subjects must be treated as Academic/ Elective subjects for the purpose of undergraduate admissions. All other subjects offered by different boards may be treated as non-elective.
| Arabic | English | Italian | Psychology |
| Bengali | French | Legal Studies | Sanskrit |
| Botany | Geography | Mathematics | Sociology |
| Biology/Biotechnology | Geology | Persian | Spanish |
| Chemistry | German | Philosophy | Statistics |
| Commerce/Business Studies | Hindi | Physics | Urdu |
| Computer Science/Informatics Practices | History | Political Science | Zoology |
| Economics | Home Science | Punjabi | Zoology |
II. Procedure for calculation of ‘Best Four’ subjects percentage for B.Com. (Honours)/ B.Com.
1. One Language from Part 1 of List C1 + three best subjects out of Part 2 of List C1.
OR
One Language from Part 1 of List C1 + any combination of subjects out of Part 2 of List C1, List C2 or any other subject (not listed in List C1 or C2). In such a case, the deduction of marks from aggregate percentage of ‘Best Four’ shall be as follows:
(i) For every subject included from List C2, a deduction of 1% in aggregate percentage of ‘Best Four.’
(ii) For every other subject (not listed in either in List C1 or List C2), a deduction of 2.5% per subject in aggregate percentage of ‘Best Four.’
2. All subjects to be included in the calculation of ‘Best Four’ must have at least 70% theory component of examination. In case, the subject to be considered does not have 70% theory component and 30% practical component, then the marks of theory and practical only shall be converted to 70% and 30% respectively on pro rata basis. These new marks will then be considered for calculation of ‘Best Four.’
3. The applicant must have studied and passed Mathematics/Business Mathematics at the qualifying examination for admission to B. Com. (Hons.).
4. The computation of 'Best Four' subjects in the above framework should lead to an effective and unique 'Best Four' which would be higher than any other combination of 'Best Four' subjects.
| Part-I (Language) | Part-2 (Core Subjects) |
| English | Mathematics |
| Hindi | Accountancy |
| Business Studies/Commerce | |
| Economics |
| Botany | Geography | Philosophy | Statistics |
| Business Mathematics | Geology | Physics | Zoology |
| Biology/Biotechnology | History | Political Science | |
| Chemistry | Home Science | Psychology | |
| Computer Science/Informatics Practices | Legal Studies | Sociology |
III. Procedure for calculation of ‘Best Four’ subjects percentage for B. A. Programme:
1. One language (Core/Elective/Functional)
2. Any three elective subjects can be chosen from List A (Given above). Kamala Nehru College will deduct 4% on 'Best Four' percentage if there is a change of stream for admission to BA Programme, which means either from Commerce stream to Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences or from Science stream to Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences.
3. One non-listed subject (not listed in List A above) subject can be included in calculation of 'Best Four' without any deduction.
4. If an applicant who has studied Sanskrit till class XII, opts for Sanskrit as Modern Indian Language (MIL), an advantage of up to 7% may be given in 'Best Four'.
5. All subjects to be included in the calculation of 'Best Four' must have at least 70% theory component of exam. In case, the subject to be considered does not have 70% theory component and 30% practical component, then the marks of theory and practical only shall be converted to 70% and 30% respectively on pro rata basis. These new marks will then be considered for calculation of 'Best Four'.
