Starting this year, inclusion of Mathematics is compulsory for BA Economics Honours. As per Bulletin of Information.

Hey Akshat!

For calculating best of four for BA economic honours , you must include three core subjects and one language subject which must be preferably english. In case , you want to include the marks of any elective subject , there will be a deduction of 2.5% . And yes , mathematics is necessary to be one of the main subjects you have studied but it is not necessary to use it in calculating best of four but you need to satisfy the minimum criteria of marks of mathematics which may be 60.

Hope it helps!

Hi Akshat



In case you need to calculate percentage for best of four subjects then you first select the four subjects in which you got the highest marks, then you need to add them up and at last you need to divide it by 4 to calculate the required percentage.

Understanding the DU Admission 2019 based on "Best of Four" marks

DU cut off for admission in UG courses are calculated keeping "Best of Four" formula in mind. It is the formula in which the average of the highest marks in any of the four subject will be considered. So the candidates before selecting the best of four should know how the best of four marks get calculated. While calculating the Best of four, the following things need to keep in mind

There must be one language included in the best of four (core/ elective/ functional)

The candidates need to include the subject in best of four in which the admission is being sought.

The candidates must include any two other academic/ elective subject as per List A (given on this page). Disadvantage of 2.5% will be imposed for not doing so.

The candidates should read all the information about Best of four before selection

Best of Four Subjects in DU: Percentage Calculations for Arts/Humanities (Hons) Course

Calculation of 'Best of Four' subjects percentage for Arts/Humanities will be calculated in the following manner. There will be One language and 3 best academic or elective subjects taken into consideration while preparing the merit list.

For Arts/Humanities Courses: Now out of the three electives/ academic programmes (opted by candidates in class 12), one of the subjects must be same as that of the course candidates is applying for the admission. If the elective/academic programme is not similar to the intended course, then there will be a deduction of 2.5% after the calculation of Percentage of best of four Subjects in DU Admission 2019.

For Language Honours Courses: In case the candidates are applying for the admission to Honours in any language programme then the advantage of 2% (Increment) will be given to those candidates who have studied that particular elective language (same as that of one candidate has applied for) in class 12. And in case the candidates have not studied the language in their earlier qualifying exam they are applying for admission in DU (Hons.) course, then they have to undergo the deduction of 5% while calculating the best of four subjects.

Basics of the Calculations of Best of Four Subjects DU

For BA Hons and Journalism (Hindi/English): Mass Media Studies is to be treated as the academic subject.

BA Hons in Economics: The applicants must have passed Mathematics in the qualifying exam.

If in case the Board is not offering Commerce as subject, then Accountancy will be treated as equivalent to Commerce.

Biology/Biotechnology and Business Studies will be treated as Academic /elective subjects.

For B.Com (H) and Economics (H) Admission: For admission to Honours in Economics and Commerce, the candidate must have studied and passed Mathematics.

B.A.(Hons) Hindi Patrakarita and B.A (Hons) Journalism: Mass Media studies will be treated as the subject for the purpose of admission to B.A. (Hons.) Journalism (Hindi/English)

B.A.(Hons) Applied Psychology: For admission to B.A.(Hons) Applied Psychology, Best of Four Percentage will be calculated in the same way as it will be calculated for BA(Hons) Psychology

For admission to B.Sc.(Hons.) Computer Science Informatics Practice subject will be considered equal to Computer Science

In case the candidate has studied elective and core languages, the core/elective language subject will be treated as a language, while elective language will be considered as academic/music elective subject

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