Hello Rachna,

I think you are Talking about DU Admission. So best four means the percentage obtained in your top 4 subjects including one language subject. Suppose you have 5 subjects in your 10+2. Here , In calculating Best 4 subjects percentage, You have to exclude that subject in which you got least marks. You can calculate your percentage from best 4 marks obtained subjects.

Concept of ‘ DU Best of Four’ Subjects – Candidates can follow the guidelines below to get an overview of the DU Best of Four Subjects concept and know how to calculate the Best of Four Subject Marks

• The Best of Four subjects need to include the following –

  • One language (Core/Elective/Functional)

  • One subject in which admission is sought – A candidate needs to include the subject in Best of Four, in for the Honours programme in which admission is being sought, otherwise a disadvantage of 2.5% will be applicable to the calculates Best of Four percentage

  • Any two other academic/elective subjects as per List A – If a candidate doesn’t include the subject as enlisted in List A, then a disadvantage of 2.5% will be imposed to the Best of Four calculated

  • List A includes the following disciplines offered by the University of Delhi for admissions to the three-year undergraduate programmes must be treated as Academic/Elective subjects. All the disciplines subjects must have at least 70% component of theory and 30% component of practical. Theory component doesn’t include internal assessments or continuous evaluation

#Accountancy will be considered equivalent to Commerce wherever the examination board does not offer Commerce as subject
*Music and Physical Education will be treated as academic/elective only for Honours in Music and Physical Education, respectively
Biology, Biotechnology and Business Studies will be treated as academic/elective subjects