JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY Faculty of Arts On-line submission of application(s) for admission to B.A (Honours) Courses 2018-19 Do not visit the university offices for admission details. All information related to admission procedures is available on this website. An applicant must have completed results at the 10+2 level at the time of application. Incomplete and/or incorrect application shall be liable to be cancelled. For any candidate, increase in marks due to post-publication review/scrutiny after the closing dates of application (22/06/2018) for admissions to B.A (Honours) Courses for the academic session 2018-19, shall NOT be considered, and his/her merit position shall NOT be changed. For a candidate selected provisionally for admission, if it is found at the time of admissions that the marks he/she had stated at the time of application is more than what he/she has actually obtained (as in his/her mark-sheets), then his/her merit position shall be revised accordingly and he/she may be denied admission. Following eligibility and selection procedures are applicable only for students who have completed school (10+2) in India. Foreign students or others who have completed schools (10+2) outside India must check Foreign Students Admission at http://www.jaduniv.edu.in/htdocs/foreign_student.php for application procedure, eligibility and other criteria. Department of Economics will introduce 5-Year (10-Semester) Dual degree Integrated programme with lateral exit and entry at the end of Sixth Semester from session 2018-19. Students after passing the 10+2 level shall be admitted to this programme only. The first three years (or six semesters) shall cover the existing C.B.C.S syllabus, whereas in the next two years (four semesters) the new syllabus prepared under R.U.S.A that is going to be introduced by the Department shall be taught. Students opting for exit at the end of the sixth semester shall get only the B.A (Hons.) in Economics degree, and those opting to continue shall receive the Dual degree [B.A (Hons.) and MA in Economics] at the end of successful completion of all 10 semester papers. Maximum tenure of studentship for the admitted candidates will be as per the UGC circular no- F.12-1/2015(CPP-II).
Eligibility Criteria in Specific Subjects Department General PD** SC/ST OBC-A/OBC-B/ Kashmiri Migrants/ Sports* For For Comparative Literature with 60% in At least 70% in with 65% with 57% in At least 66% in with 61% with 45% in At least 52% in with 48% with 54% in At least 63% in with 58% For Economics [5-year Integrated B.A(Hons.) & M.A course] At least 70% in with 75% At least 66% in with 71% At least 52% in with 56% At least 63% in with 67% For English** At least 75% in At least 71% in At least 56% in At least 67% in For History At least 80% in At least 76% in At least 72% in For Philosophy At least 50% in At least 47% in At least 37% in For Political Science At least 65% in At least 61% in At least 48% in At least 58% in For Sanskrit with 65% with 61% with 48% with 58% For Sociology ** For English - Students who have completed the Cambridge International s General Certificate of Education or of approved British examining bodies as recognized by AIU, with at least two Advanced level subjects, will be eligible to appear in admission test to the BA English Honours class provided that: 1. They have previously completed GCSE with at least 5 subjects 2. One subject in which Advanced (A) level certification has been obtained is English 3. That the average quantitative score obtained in the Advanced level is not less than that prescribed for other applicants.
SC/ST CATEGORY As per circular Nos. BC-16014/1/82-SC dt.06/08/1984 & BCD-1, D.O.12017/11/89-SCD(R.CELL) dt.09/01/1990 and letter No.1510-SCW dt.31/05/2007 from the Government of West Bengal, Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes of the States other than West Bengal are not entitled to get the benefit of reserved quota in Educational Institutions in West Bengal. Such students may get the benefit of reserve quota if they have domicile certificate of 10 years residency in West Bengal. OBC-A/OBC-B CATEGORY The candidates who will be provisionally selected under the OBC- A and OBC- B categories must produce an OBC certificate (the date of issue of the certificate should not be earlier than June 2017) issued by the competent authority that clearly indicates (i) the category (A or B) they belong to; (ii) that they do not belong to creamy layer of the society, at the time of counselling/ admission. OBC-A and OBC-B candidates from the States other than West Bengal are not entitled to get the benefit of reserved quota in Educational Institutions in West Bengal. Such students may get the benefit of reserve quota if they have domicile certificate of 10 years residency in West Bengal. *FOR SPORTS CATEGORY In addition to the above mentioned academic eligibility, the following eligibility conditions under Sports Quota shall apply: Candidate should have represented a state in any National Championship (Junior/ Senior/ Federation Cup) or above conducted under the aegis of respective Federation/ Association recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports / Indian Olympic Association OR Candidate should have represented state in National School Competition conducted by School Games Federation of India (SGFI) OR Candidate having position 1 st /2 nd /3 rd for individual event/sports or member of Champion / Runners up team for team event/sports/games in Inter-Dist / State Championship (open) or above conducted under the aegis of respective Federation/ Association recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports / Indian Olympic Association in the sports and games offered by the A.I.U, with percentage of marks specified above is eligible to apply for admission under the sports quota. For chess, applicant having the FIDE rating (standard) 1700 and above for Boys and FIDE rating (standard) 1300 and above for girls is eligible to apply for admission under the sports quota. For Tennis, applicant having the AITA ranking up to 300 for under 18 years boys/girls or ranking up to 500 for open (Men/Women) category is eligible to apply for admission under the sports quota. The rating/ranking for chess & tennis is applicable on the day / week of publication of advertisement for admission under sports quota For Cricket & Football, applicant must have represented any 1 st Division Club or above with participation of 40% matches either in the current year or any one of the two preceding years organized by either CAB / IFA or any State Association OR having the criteria as specified above for UG Level. Such sports representations are to be made within current year or any one of the two preceding calendar years (i,e commencing from 1 st January) only. Certificates of participation (Click here for format) in Sports/Games must be obtained from the competent authorities. Applicant must submit the certificates in prescribed format along with a print out of online
payment receipt, print out of online application and all Sports Certificate to the Office of the Dean and the Secretary, Faculty Council of Arts, U.G. Arts Building, Ground Floor, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, on or before July 6, 2018 (11 am - 5 pm). Participants in Tournaments/Events organized or certified by bodies other than those mentioned above are not eligible. ** FOR PD CATEGORY (1) Persons with 40% or more disability will only be considered for admission under PD quota under PWD (Equal Opportunity, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. (2) Candidates applied under this category must submit an attested photocopy of certificate of disability issued by the relevant authority either in person (or by post) along with a photocopy of online payment receipt within July 6, 2018 (5pm) in the Office of the Dean and Secretary, Faculty Council of Arts, Ground Floor, UG Arts Building, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032. Anti- Ragging: Jadavpur University has accepted in principle that each and every student of the University shall be duty bound during the entire period of studentship with the University to immediately report to the Dean of Students if any ragging is noticed either in University hostel or on University campus. If any incident of ragging comes to the notice of the Authority, the concerned student shall be given liberty to explain and if his explanation is not found satisfactory, the Authority would expel him/her from the University. Selection Procedure For Economics* [5-year Integrated B.A(Hons.) & M.A course] For Sanskrit and Sociology For Comparative Literature* and History For Political Science* For * For Philosophy* For English* Marks obtained by the candidates in Mathematics shall be added to the marks calculated following the guideline laid down in marks calculation to arrive at the final score. Students shall be ranked according to their final score out of 500. On the basis of marks obtained in the H.S. /Equivalent. On the basis of a two hour written test. On the basis of 1) 50% weightage to the percentage obtained in H.S./Equivalent. 2) 50% weightage to the performance in a written test. On the basis of 1) 50% weightage of marks obtained in & English taken together in H.S./Equivalent. 2) 50% weightage to the performance in a written test. In accordance with a merit list based on 1) 50% weightage to the percentage obtained in H.S./Equivalent. 2) 50% weightage to the performance in a written test. All candidates will have to appear in a two-and-a-half-hour admission test. The test will be in two parts, of 30 + 100 marks respectively. The scripts of only those who obtain the minimum marks set by the Department in the first part will be evaluated in the second part. The merit list will be determined solely on the basis of marks obtained in the second part.
Candidates who have passed the H.S. or it's equivalent examination (under 10+2 system) through a correspondence course under any recognized Board/Council will be required to sit for a Preliminary Qualifying Test (PQT) for admissions to BA (Honours) in Sanskrit and Sociology and 5-year Integrated B.A(Hons.) & M.A course in Economics. PQT for, Economics, History, Sanskrit and Sociology will be held on 27/6/2017 at 3.00 pm in the respective departments. For further information, contact the Office of Dean and Secretary, Faculty of Arts, Ground Floor, UG Arts Building, Jadavpur Unversity. *Sports Category: (1) Selection under the Sports category for a particular subject of study will be made in order of merit on the basis of the Selection Procedure as given above, for all the games/events taken together. (2) Eligible candidates under the sports category must separately apply for, and if applicable, appear at the Written Test for each subject as they would like to be considered for. (3) Not more than two students will be selected for admission in a particular subject under the sports quota. PD Category: (1) A provisional merit order of eligible candidates will be prepared on the basis of the academic performance (as per the selection criteria of the concerned department as mentioned above). (2) Eligible candidates will have to appear before an expert committee to be constituted by the University to ascertain the nature of their disability. Aggregate marks calculation Board West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Instruction for calculating marks. Aggregate marks of best 4 subjects excluding Environmental Studies/ Environmental Education/ Environmental Science (out of 400). For Economics [5-year Integrated B.A(Hons.) & M.A course] only: Aggregate marks of best 3 subjects (excluding Mathematics and Environmental Studies/ Environmental Education/ Environmental Science) plus marks of Mathematics (total out of 400). Council for the Indian School Certificate /Central Board of Secondary Education/Other Boards For only: Aggregate marks of best 2 subjects (excluding, English, Environmental Studies/ Environmental Education/ Environmental Science and Computer Science/Application) plus marks of and English (total out of 400). Aggregate marks of best 4 subjects, out of 400 marks. For Economics [5-year Integrated B.A(Hons.) & M.A course] only: Aggregate marks of best 3 subjects (excluding Mathematics) plus marks of Mathematics (total out of 400). For only: Aggregate marks of best 2 subjects (excluding, English and Computer Science/Application) plus marks of and English (total out of 400).