The Best of Four subjects for undergraduate course in DU needs to include the following –One language (Core/Elective/Functional) for example English, One subject in which admission is sought  which means a candidate needs to include the subject in Best of Four, in which the candidate is seeking the admission for honors course, for example physics for BSc. In Physics honours The rest 2 could be of your preference which should be related to the choice of course.

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Admission to Delhi University has always been through a students Best of Four marks for most courses. This year, the University has released a notice on how students can go about calculating their Best of Four marks from their Class XII Board Exam results. The notice however, did not satisfactorily cover details of calculating the Best of Four marks for those who wish to take up courses like Bachelors in Management Studies and Journalism and Mass Communication.

The Best of Four marks can be broken down as (For courses wherein admission is done on the basis of Best of Four):

One Language (Core/Elective/Functional)
Subject in which admission is sought (Discipline I)
Any two other academic/elective  subjects (List of elective/academic subjects as per DU guidelines are given below)
Further guidelines for (A):  One Language (Core/Elective/Functional)

1) In case a student has studied both elective and core in any languages, then the core language will be treated as language, while elective language can be considered as academic/elective subject.

2) For those who seek to study a language course,  advantage of 2% in the Best of Four percentage may be given to those students who have studied the elective language. 2% disadvantage in the Best of Four percentage may be given to those who have studied functional language only. In case, a candidate has not studied the language at all and is seeking admission in Honours in that language, he/she may be given a disadvantage of 5% in Best of Four percentage.

However, for admission to Honours in English and Hindi, the student must have studied the respective language and must include it in the Best of Four calculation.

Further guidelines for (B): Subject in which admission is sought or Discipline I

The following Discipline I course options are provided by the University. These subjects are treated as academic or elective subjects during admissions. All other subjects are non electives/vocational.

Please note:
1) In case a student hasnt studied the subject he/she wants to take up as a Discipline I option in Class XII, a disadvantage of 2% may be imposed while calculating the Best of Four marks.

2) ** For Boards like CBSE that dont offer Commerce as a subject, Accountancy will be treated as equivalent to Commerce.

3) ## If a student wishes to study Honours in Music, Home Science or Physical Education only then can they be used as academic/elective courses.

4) Business Studies and Biology can also be included as academic/elective subjects even though the University doesnt offer Honours in Business Studies or Biology.

5) All the academic/elective subjects should have at least 70% as theory component, which does not include internal assessment or continuous evaluation. If a paper has more than 30% as non-theory, it will be considered a non elective subject for the purpose of Best of Four calculation.

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