A co-educational Jesuit College offering

Four Year Undergraduate courses

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE

DARJEELING
ADMISSIONS WILL BE PROCESSED IN STATND ALONE MODE
(NOT THROUGH THE CENTRALIZED ADMISSION PORTAL)

PROSPECTUS
2025 -2026

Affiliated to North Bengal University

Accredited by NAAC with Grade B+ in the Third cycle
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 Table of Content

SN Particular Page
1 Principal’s Message 3
2 A Brief History of the College 4
3 Jesuits and Coat of Arms 5
4 Vision and Mission of the College 6
5 Uniform and Dress Code 7
6 Courses Offered - Aided and Self-Financed 8
7 Major Courses - Eligibility Criterion 9
8 Multi-Disciplinary Courses - Eligibility Criterion 10
9 Criterion for Degree and Certificates 11
10 Session Gap and Merit Points Calculation 12
11 Courses Criterion - Subject Combinations 13
12 Fee Structure (2025 - 2026) and Refund Policy 14
13 Admission Procedure 15
14 Filling -up Admission Forms - Requirements 16
15 Merit List and Securing of Admission 17
16 Documents Required for Physical Verification 18
17 Hostel Facilities 19
18 Admission Office and College Address 20

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Dear Students and Parents

St Joseph’s College, managed and administered

by the Darjeeling Jesuits of North Bengal, is
committed to fostering an environment where
every student's God-given talent can flourish.
We firmly believe that with the right support
and conducive surroundings, each individual can
reach to their fullest potential.

At our institution, we provide more than just classrooms; we offer a

holistic educational experience. Our spacious classrooms and well-
equipped laboratories cater to academic needs, while a plethora of
co-curricular activities ensures a well-rounded development. The
dedicated staff, both teaching and supportive, are committed to
guiding and nurturing every student on their academic journey.

At the College offers a diverse range of opportunities aligned with

the National Education Policy 2020. With the implementation of One
Major and one Minor and Two Major and One Minor (Multi-
Disciplinary) Papers, coupled with the flexibility of multiple entry and
exit points, students have the freedom to pursue their academic path
according to their aspirations.

The college offers amenities including a full-time counselor for

emotional support, a placement cell for career opportunities, and a
campus with a WiFi connectivity, all of which enrich the learning
experiences of our students.

We warmly invite all students who are driven by the desire to achieve
their dreams and are fully committed to pursuing their studies with a
dedicated focus on learning. Join us at St. Joseph’s College, where
excellence is not just a goal but a way of life.

Fr. Dr. Donatus Kujur SJ

Principal
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 A Brief History of the College

St. Joseph' s College is a Catholic Minority Co-educational

Degree College managed by the Darjeeling Jesuits of
North Bengal through St. Joseph' s North Point College
Educational Trust.

The College Section began as a part of St. Joseph’s

School, which started its journey in 1888. In 1927, the
College Section (offering basically the Intermediate
Course) was affiliated to the Calcutta University. In 1927,
there were only four students in our College! By 1949, the
College was fully accredited to give courses in B.A. and
B. Sc. Later, with the establishment of the University of
North Bengal in 1962, the College was affiliated to it. The
College moved out of the school premises into the present
site in 1963.

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 Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic
order of priests and brothers founded
in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola. In the
vision of our founder, we seek to “find
God in all things. ” We dedicate
ourselves to the “Greater Glory of
God” and the good of all humanity.
And we do so gratefully in
St. Ignatius of Loyola collaboration with all who share our
Founder of Jesuits values. Since its origin, the Society of
Jesus has been active in the field of
education throughout the world.

The coat of arms first designed by Fr. A. Neut,

underwent a few modifications over the years.
The top red half contains the monogram of the
Society of Jesus, the three Greek letters iota,
eta and sigma which form the first letters of
the name of Jesus in Greek capitals IHS. The
cross over the ita and the three nails are also
from the monogram and symbolizes the
manner of Christ’s death. The lower blue half
contains the outline of white snow mountains.
Diagonally across the centre is the white bar
with the motto – SURSUM CORDA which means
“Lift up your hearts”. The scroll around the
batton of the escutcheon contains the name
and location of the college.

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 VISION
Rooted in the Ignatian Charism of forming men and women for others, St Joseph’s
College, Darjeeling strives towards the fostering of academic excellence and the
promotion of a humane society.
MISSION
To ensure Academic Quality in Higher Education.

To ensure access and equity to all deserving and meritorious students with a
preference for the poor and marginalized sections irrespective of caste and creed.

To strive for intellectual endeavor that facilitates collaboration, problem solving,

critical and creative thinking through diverse teaching-learning processes and methods.

To promote pluricultural values aimed at the integration of all stakeholders in the

campus.

To nurture leadership qualities among the students to become agents of social change.

To collaborate and network with institutions of higher learning and other agencies for
expansion and promotion of quality education.

To contribute to the well-being of the nation and its people in the spirit of Sursum Corda
(Lift up your Hearts), the motto of the College.

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 UNIFORM & DRESS CODE
It is recommended that students come to College in simple and
unostentatious dress suitable for an academic environment. The
following specific guidelines are to be observed: Any kind of captions or
writing on shirts/T- shirts/Tops etc. are prohibited, Sleeveless dresses
are prohibited and only full length trousers are allowed and wearing
caps inside the College buildings is prohibited. For boys, ear-rings, or
ear/chin/nose/lip/eye-brow studs, head bands and wrist bands are
strictly prohibited.
For all the undergraduate students the following
prescribed uniform is mandatory:
FOR BOYS: FOR GIRLS:
Deep Grey Blazer Deep Grey Blazer
Navy Blue Pants Navy Blue Pants
Sky Blue Shirt (or) Tunic up to to knee length
Blue & Red Strip Tie Sky Blue Shirt
Plain Black Leather Shoe Blue & Red Strip Tie
Socks-Deep Blue Plain Black Leather Shoe
Deep Grey Overcoat Socks-Deep Blue
(winter) Deep Grey Overcoat (winter)

AUTHORISED OUTFITTERS FOR UNIFORM

Chandu Cloth Bhandar, Chowk Bazaar, Beside Lower Bata, Darjeeling -
734101; Mobile: 9871389154 / 9851110340
Kapurchand and Sons, HD Lama Road, Darjeeling - 734101;
Mobile: 8250600321

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 ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE,
DARJEELING

AIDED COURSES AIDED COURSES

B.A - Arts, Humanities B.Sc - Science
and Social Science
Ec o n o mics
B otany
En g lis h
Ch emis try
His to ry
Math e ma tics
Ne p a li
Ph ysic s
Po litic a l Scie nce
Z oo lo gy
So cio lo g y
Be n g a li
Hin d i

COURSES OFFERED

AIDED COURSES SELF- FINANCED COURSES

COMMERCE BBA
B CA
Co mpu te r Science
B.Co m
Ge o graph y
Mas s C ommunica tion &
Jo urnalism
Micr obio logy

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 SINGLE MAJOR AND SINGLE MINOR
ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION
A student shall be allowed to take admission in the Single Major and
Single Minor course of B.A. /B.Sc. /B.Com. if he/ she has passed in at
least four (04) subjects with English as compulsory subject in the
Higher Secondary [10+2] Examinations held by the West Bengal
Council of Higher Secondary Education or any other Examinations
which is recognized by the University as equivalent thereto.

Provided that a candidate who has obtained- (a) 55% marks in the
aggregate, or (b) 50% in the aggregate with 60% marks in a subject /
related subject in the last qualifying Examination shall be eligible to
apply for Single Major and Single Minor course in that subject.

B.A. 4 YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

Students should choose any one subject as Major and choose
the Minor from the remaining subjects: (* = Self-financed courses)
1. Economics
2. English
3. Geography*
4. History
5. Mass Communication & Journalism*
6. Nepali
7. Political Science
8. Sociology
B.SC. 4 YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
Students should choose any one subject as Major and choose the
Minor from the remaining subjects (* = Self-financed courses):
1. Botany
2. Chemistry
3. Computer Science *
4. Mathematics
5. Microbiology*
6. Physics
7. Zoology
B.COM. & MANAGEMENT 4 YEAR UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAM (* = Self-financed courses)
Major: B.Com. in Accounting & Finance
Major: B.Com in Business Management
Major: BBA ( Finance, Human Resource, Marketing)*.
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THREE DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC COURSES (MULTIDISCIPLINARY)
ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION
A student shall be allowed to take admission in the Multidisciplinary
Course of B.A. /B.Sc. / B.Com / BBA/BCA/ if he/ she has passed in at least
four (04) subjects with English as compulsory subject in the Higher
Secondary [10+2] Examination held by the West Bengal Council of Higher
Secondary Education or any other Examination which is recognized by the
University as equivalent thereto.

While this ‘Three Discipline Specific Courses (Multidisciplinary)’ is for

those candidates who have obtained below 55% marks in the aggregate,
the students having above 55% marks may also apply for this course if they
so wish.

A candidate shall be allowed to pursue B.A. / B. Sc. / B. Com / BBA / BCA

Multidisciplinary Course if he/ she has passed the qualifying Examination in
Vocational Stream subjects. Such students shall have the option to study
up to the end of 6th semester.

Students should choose any two subjects from any two

B. A. Combinations as Major subjects and choose the third subject
from the other remaining Combinations as Minor subject

Combination - A Combination - B Combination - C

Bengali Geography* Economics

English Mass Communication & Journalism* History

Hindi Political Science Sociology

Nepali

* = Self-financed courses
Students should choose any two subjects from any two
B. Sc. Combination as Major subject and choose the third
subject from any one of the remaining two Combinations
as Minor subject
Combination - A Combination - B Combination - C Combination - D

Botany Mathematics Chemistry Zoology

Computer
Physics Microbiology*
Science*

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Three Discipline Specific Courses (Multidisciplinary)
Three Discipline Specific Courses (Multidisciplinary) for
B.Com. 4 Year U.G.P.

Major Papers Minor Papers

B. Com. in Accounting &

Commerce Papers
Finance

DEGREES, DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES

An UG Certificate after completion of 1 Year (2 Semesters)

of study in the chosen field of study. (After completing
specific number of courses and 2 week internship).

An UG Diploma
1. Botany
after completing 2 years (4 Semesters) of
Study and
2 . an
C h Internship.
emistry
3. Computer Science
4. Mathematics
5. Microbiology
A Bachelor's Degree after completing 3 Years
6. Physics
(6 Semesters)
7 . S t a tof
i s tProgramme
ics of Study.
8. Zoology
9. Economics
A 4 year1 0Bachelor's
. Geograph y
Degree with Honors after completion
of 8 Semesters (4 Years) of Programme of Study and a
Research Project in final semester.

A 4 year Bachelor's Degree (Honors) with Research after

completion of 8 Semesters (4 Years) of Programme of
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 COURSES St. Joseph's College
Darjeeling
CRITERION

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Session Gap: For admission to the Undergraduate Program there should not be
a gap of more than 3 years between the year of Higher Secondary
Examinations and the year of admission to Undergraduate Program of study.

MERIT CALCULATION

For a Single Major and Single Minor course (4 year UG), where a student has
studied the subject at +2 level = (Marks obtained in Major/ related subject +
Marks obtained in English + Best marks obtained in other two subjects) / 4.

For a Single Major and Single Minor course (4 year UG), where a student has
not studied the subject at +2 level = (Marks obtained in English + Best marks
obtained in other three subjects) / 4.

For a three discipline specific Multidisciplinary course = (Marks obtained in

English + Marks obtained in 3 Core / related subjects) /4.

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 COURSES ADMISSION CRITERION
REQUIREMENTS
COURSES
(Should have had and passed
(SINGLE MAJOR)
in class XII in the subjects)

B.Sc (Maths) Maths, Physics, Chemistry

B.Sc (Physics) Physics, Chemistry, Maths
B.Sc (Chemistry) Chemistry, Physics, Maths
SCIENCE
AIDED B.Sc (Botany) Biology
B.Sc (Zoology) Biology
B.Sc (Economics) Maths (Pure/Applied/Business)

B.Sc Geography Geography

SELF - B.Sc Microbiology Chemistry, Biology

FINANCED B.Sc Computer Science Mathematics

BCA Any stream with English

B.A English Any stream with English

B.A Nepali Any stream with Nepali

B.A Economics Maths (Pure/Applied/Business)

AIDED
B.A History History

B.A Political Science Political Science

ARTS

B.A Sociology Any stream with English

B.A/B.Sc Geography Geography

SELF -
B.A Mass
FINANCED communication & Any stream with English
Journalism
MANAGEMENT

Commerce stream / from

AIDED B.Com
Science with Maths
B.COM &

SELF - Any stream with English

BBA
FINANCED

The Course Criterion and Admission is as per affiliating

North Bengal University's norms
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 FEE STRUCTURE (2025 -2026)
TOTAL FEE IN ADMISSION SECOND
AIDED COURSES/ WITH SFC COMBINATIONS A YEAR TIME SEMESTER

B.A. MAJOR 17870 10810 7060

B.A. MAJOR With Mass Communication as MINOR 23870 16810 7060
B.A. MAJOR With Geography as MINOR 23870 16810 7060
B.A. MULTIDISCIPLINARY 17370 10560 6810
B.A. MULTIDISCIPLINARY with MASS COM / GEOGRAPHY as MINOR 23370 16560 6810
B.SC. MAJOR 20370 12060 8310
B.SC. MAJOR With Computer Scienc as MINOR 26370 18060 8310
B.SC. MAJOR With GEOGRAPHY as MINOR 26370 18060 8310
B.SC. MAJOR With MICROBIOLOGY as MINOR 26370 18060 8310
B.SC. MULTIDISCIPLINARY 19570 11660 7910
B.SC. MULTIDISCIPLINARY with Computer science /GEOGRAPHY /
25570 17660 7910
MICROBIOLOGY as MINOR
B.COM MAJOR 18070 10910 7160
B.COM. MULTIDISCIPLINARY 17550 10650 6900

SELF - FINAN CED COURSES TOTAL FEE IN ADMISSION SECOND

A YEAR TIME SEMESTER

B.B.A MAJOR 43270 23510 19760

B.C.A. MAJOR 43270 23510 19760

MASS COMMUNICATION MAJOR 43270 23510 19760

GEOGRAPHY MAJOR 43270 23510 19760

COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR 43270 23510 19760

MICROBIOLOGY MAJOR 43270 23510 19760

The fee Structure is only for the session 2025-2026. Management may revise the
fee structure if deemed necessary. Any changes in the Fees will be displayed on
the Notice Board and the college website.

FEE REFUND POLICY

In the past, it is learnt that many students who are selected in the first merit list
take their admission and later on they take admission elsewhere. Thus many
students who desire to study in St Joseph's College are deprived of their
admission. Therefore, the management of the college expects that only those
students who desire to pursue their studies at St Joseph's take admission.
Further, the college authority wishes to inform the prospect students that those
who leave the college after securing their admission in this institute and join
elsewhere, the admission and Course fees will not be refunded under any
circumstances for the academic session 2025-26.
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 Log in to the college website
www.sjcdarjeeling.edu.in and
fill up the application form as
per the given instructions. St.
Joseph’s College is outside the
perview of centralised
admission.

Selected list, purely made on

ADMISSION
the basis of merit and
reservation, will be published
on the college website and the

PROCEDURE notice board. Students are

advised to check the college
website frequently for all the
2025 - 2026 college related updates.

Selected students are to pay the

admission fees through online
payment mode to the designated
bank in the college website
portal within the stipulated
time.
Based on the availability of seats
a second or third list will be
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 ADMISSION FORM FILLING
A student may apply for more than one stream / subject but each
application is to be made through separate online application
forms with prescribed fee with separate phone numbers.

St. Joseph’s College is outside the preview

of centralised admission WB . Therefore,
an applicant has to apply in the College
website www.sjcdarjeeling.edu.in
seeking for admission.
Application forms are to be filled in and
submitted only online through the
College website after paying the
processing fee of Rs. 200/-.
College will not be responsible for
unsuccessful uploading of the required
documents (listed below).

Ensure to take a printout of the filled-in

application form after successful online
submission.
Any wrong entry or manipulation in the
application form (in marks obtained in
class XII or in the categories) will result
in the cancellation of the form and the
admission.
Documents to be uploaded compulsorily
at the time of online form filling up.
a. Class XII Mark Sheet
b. Class XII Admit Card
c. Class X Admit Card
d. Caste Certificate (if applicable)
e. Letter from Parish Priests for
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The selection of the candidates will Merit List and Payment
be done purely on merit and of College Admission and
reservation basis and availability Semester Fee
of seats.

The list of candidates selected for

admission will be published
through the College Website and
the College Notice Board.

Appearance of name in the merit

list alone does not necessarily
assure the right of admission in the
applied courses.

Selected students are to pay the

admission fees through online
payment mode to the designated
bank in the college website portal
within the stipulated time.

Payment of fees within the

stipulated dates is mandatory,
otherwise his/ her candidature will
be cancelled and those who are in
the waiting list will be called for
admission.

In case of any discrepancy found,

during the verification of
admission related documents or
later in the University registration
process, the candidature of the
concerned candidate will be
cancelled and all fees will be
forfeited.
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 DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
FOR ADMISSION
The following documents are to be presented to the
college for verification.
FOUR passport size photographs

Original Class XII mark sheet

Original Class XII admit Card

Original Migration Certificate (Non WBCHSE boards)

TWO copies (both sides xerox) of Class XII mark sheet

(self-attested)

TWO copies (both sides xerox) of Class X Admit card

(self-attested)
TWO copies (both sides xerox) of Caste Certificate
(self-attested) - if applicable

Letter from the Parish Priest for Catholic students

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 HOSTEL FACILITIES
X AV I E R H O ST E L F OR B OYS

FAIRVIEW HOSTEL FOR GIRLS

S t . J o s e p h' s C o l l e ge , D a r j e e l i n g o f fe r s c o m fo r t a b l e a n d s a fe h o s t e l
a c c o m m o d a t i o n to i t s st u d e n t s , w i t h s e p a r a te h o ste l s fo r b oys a n d g i r l s .
Our hostels provide a home away from home for students from different
b a c k g ro u n d s a n d c u l t u re s , a n d we t a ke g re at c a re to e n s u re t h at a l l o u r
residents have a comfortable and supportive living environment. There
a r e t wo h o ste l s o n e e a c h fo r b oys a n d g i r l s . B ot h t h e h o ste l s a r e o p e n to
all the students of this College. Candidates who need hostel
accommodation must indicate this in the space specified in the College
Application Form. A separate Application Form for hostel
a c c o m m o d a t i o n (ava i l a b l e a t t h e h o ste l o f f i c e ) s h o u l d b e s u b m i t te d to
the Hostel Director after getting admission in the College. Information
regarding the hostel fees is given in the prospectus and is also available
in the hostel.

C O N TA C T :
1 . F r. K . L . G e o r ge S J , ( + 9 1 75 0 1 3 75 8 3 5 ) : D i r e c t o r : Xa v i e r ’s B oys H o s t e l .
2 . S r . M a r i e R o s e L e p c h a + 9 1 8 4 3 6 5 1 1 9 7 7/ 9 8 3 2 0 8 0 8 7 3
( H o ste l S u p e r i n te n d e n t o f Fa i r V i ew H o ste l fo r G i r l s .
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St. Joseph's College
North Point P.O
Singamari
Darjeeling 734 104
West Bengal, India
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