Lady Brabourne College was established in July 1939 by the government of Bengal. Presently, the institute offers Bachelor’s and Master’s in several disciplines under the departments of Bengali, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Persian, History, Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology, Geography, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology, Computer Science and Statistics. It is one of the state's most reputed colleges for Women's education. Lady Brabourne College is affiliated to Calcutta University.
Lady Brabourne College BA and B.Sc Admission 2025
Lady Brabourne College offers Bachelor’s in Science under Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Microbiology, Economics, Statistics, Botany, Zoology, Geography and Computer Science. Candidates must have passed class 12th in the Science stream with 50% aggregate marks. Admissions will be as per the norms of Calcutta University that is, through the entrance exam conducted by the university. The college also offers Bachelor’s in Bengali, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Persian, History, Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, and Psychology. Candidates must have passed class 12th in any stream with 50% aggregate marks. Admissions will be merit-based as per the university's rules.
| Course | Specialization | Eligibility | Selection Process |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.Sc | Physics | Passed 10+2 in Science stream with Physics & Mathematics as one of the compulsory subjects | Entrance based |
| Chemistry | Passed 10+2 in Science stream with Chemistry as one of the compulsory subjects | ||
| Microbiology | |||
| Mathematics | Passed 10+2 in the Science stream with Mathematics as one of the compulsory subjects | ||
| Economics | |||
| Statistics | |||
| Botany | Passed 10+2 in the Science stream with Biology/ Biotechnology as one of the compulsory subjects | ||
| Zoology | |||
| Geography | Passed 10+2 in Science stream | ||
| Computer Science | Passed 10+2 in Science stream with Mathematics and Physics/ Statistics/ Computer Science | ||
| B.A | Bengali | Passed 10+2 examinations in any stream | Merit based |
| English | |||
| Hindi | |||
| Sanskrit | |||
| Persian | |||
| Urdu | |||
| Political Science | |||
| Sociology | |||
| Philosophy | |||
| History |
Lady Brabourne College M.Sc and MA Admission 2025
At the postgraduate level, LBC offers Master’s programs in Geography, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Bengali, Political Science and English. Candidates must hold B.Sc in the concerned disciplines if they wish to apply for M.Sc courses at LBC. For M.A courses, candidates who have passed Bachelor’s in Arts with at least 50% aggregate marks are eligible to apply. Admissions will be made as per the university norms. 60% of the total intake will be merit-based, and the university will conduct the admissions. The college will conduct an entrance exam for the remaining 40% of seats.
| Course | Specialization | Intake | Eligibility | Selection Process | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Admission (60%) | Admission Test (40%) | |||||
| M.Sc | Geography | 16 | 10 | B.A/ B.Sc Geography with 50% aggregate marks in case candidates passed from Calcutta University and 55% for other universities | Direct and Entrance based | |
| Mathematics | 18 | 12 | B.Sc Mathematics with 45% aggregate marks | |||
| Microbiology | 15 | 10 | B.Sc Microbiology with 55% aggregate marks | |||
| Physics | 9 | 6 | B.Sc Geography with 50% aggregate marks in case of candidates passed from Calcutta University and 60% for other universities | |||
| Chemistry | 10 | 8 | B.Sc Chemistry with 50% aggregate marks | |||
| Botany | 9 | 6 | B.Sc Botany with 45% aggregate marks | |||
| Zoology | 11 | 6 | B.Sc Zoology with 45% aggregate marks | |||
| M.A | Bengali | 12 | 8 | B.A Bengali with 50% aggregate marks | ||
| Political Science | 10 | 6 | B.A Political Science with 50% aggregate marks | |||
| English | 9 | 6 | B.A English with 50% aggregate marks | |||
Key Points for Admission:
- For M.A Political Science, no admission test will be conducted by the college under the remaining 40% seats. Admissions to these seats will also be based on merit in qualifying examination.
- Qualifying marks for SC/ST candidates is 40% in the qualifying exam, candidates belonging to SC/ ST category from other than West Bengal state, will be considered as general candidates.
Lady Brabourne College Application Procedure 2025
Applications for admission to Lady Brabourne College will have to be submitted online through the official portal of the college. Application forms for PG courses will be available on the website.
- Visit the official website of LBC, Kolkata.
- Select the ‘Admissions’ tab at the home page of the website.
- Select the ladybrabourne admissions link on the redirected page.
- Click on the ‘Admissions to Post Graduate Courses’ link.
- Select the Application Form link and register with valid details.
- Login to complete the application process.
- Proceed to pay the application fee of INR 500 for PG courses online.
- In case a candidate wants to fill the application fee offline, the fee needs to be paid at a core branch of Indian Bank through bank challan.
- Candidates must carry the following documents at the time of admission:
- Passport-size photographs pasted on the application form attested by the gazette officer
- Mark sheet of qualifying examination
- Date of birth proof
- SC/ ST/ OBC certificate
- Bank challan copy
