Kolkata

No, mathematics is not compulsory to pursue microbiology in St. Xaviers College Kolkata!
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Candidates who have successfully completed B.Sc. Honours in Microbiology / Life Science Zoology / Botany / Physiology / Biochemistry / Biotechnology / Molecular Biology / Genetics / Bioinformatics with a minimum of 55% marks in the Honours Papers (45% marks for the reserved
category). Students with 3 Major subjects in graduation are not eligible to apply. Candidates who have completed 2nd year or 5th Semester and are awaiting final year / 6th
semester Examination Results are also eligible to apply. Admission for such candidates will be
provisional and be conditional to their passing the qualifying examination with the minimum
required marks [55% marks in the Honours Papers (45% marks for the reserved category. No candidate shall be eligible for admission after a lapse of more than five years from the year of
passing the previous qualifying examination. The year of admission will not be taken into account
while calculating five years from the year of passing the previous qualifying examination. At the time of application, the candidate must not have any arrear or failed papers from the
previous years or semesters. Noncompliance with the eligibility criteria will lead to rejection of the application.