Khalisani Mahavidyalaya, Hooghly

Ans. As per records, about 40% students proceed to postgraduate studies after graduation from Khalisani Mahavidyalaya while 10% of them choose to gain employment through either campus placement or other means.28

Ans. Records reveal that most graduates of Khalisani Mahavidyalaya are educationists or have entered public services. Some of the noteworthy alumni of the college are: 29

Ans. Apart from personal counseling and mentoring by the Faculty, Khalisani Mahavidyalaya also conducts UGC Sponsored Career Oriented Job programs to develop competitive skills. The Career and Counseling Cell of the college also frequently organizes seminars to equip students for their future career.30 The College has additionally started a couple of Skill-oriented certificate programs such as Basic Computer and Communicative English in collaboration with the British Institute and Customer Relation and Sales/ ITES- BPO in association with Bandhan Bank, Konnagar.31

Ans. Khalisani Mahavidyalaya does not have a very prominent industry interface as of now. However, through a recent collaboration with the Bandhan Bank, students of Khalisani Mahavidyalaya have the opportunity of Internship/ On-job Training or Final Placements with the Private Bank.

Ans. The college follows the following process to calculate merit of an applicant:

For Honours programs: Total Marks of 10+2= Marks scored in Relevant Subject + Score in Best five excluding Environmental Studies.

For General Programs: Total Marks of 10+2= Score in Best five excluding Environmental Studies

Please note that abiding by the admission policy of University of Burdwan, Khalisani Mahavidyalaya does not screen applicants through admission tests or interviews; however, candidates are required to appear for counseling sessions with the faculties prior to admission.33

Ans. As per applicant data and also number of students enrolled, B. A. General receives the highest number of applicants (1555 in 2015) and enrolled the maximum students too (610 the same year). Bengali Honours trails behind with 899 applicant and 68 enrolments in 2015.34

Ans. The minimum eligibility for admission in a Honours program at Khalisani Mahavidyalaya remains 45% and 30% in case of General courses. The following table reveals the minimum and maximum scores obtained in 10+2 level examination by candidates applying at the college for different subjects in the session 2015 - 2016:35