PROSPECTUS FOR ADMISSION INTO POST GRADUATE COURSES 2018-19 RAMA DEVI WOMEN S UNIVERSITY BHUBANESWAR-751022 Website: www.rdwuniversity.nic.in OFFICIAL ADDRESS Bhoinagar,Bhubaneswar, 751022 1
CONTENTS 1. PG Courses------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Seat availability in different courses------------------------------------------------ 3. Eligibility for admission---------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Reservation of Seats------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. How to apply Online------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Submission of Hard Copy------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Selection Procedure------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Documents to be required at the time of Admission---------------------------- 9. PG Admission Fees and other charges (2018-19)-------------------------------- 10. Course fees & other charges to be paid at the time of admission ---------- 11. Important dates --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. General Information---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2
1. P.G. Courses: PG prospectus 2018-19 The University offers post graduate courses in 10 subjects as given below. The course duration is 02(Two) years consisting of 04 semesters. The Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) is followed. 1. School of Science: Biotechnology, Computer Science, Life Science. 2. School of Humanities& Liberal Arts: English, Hindi, Odia. 3. School of Social Science: Economics, Gender Studies, Home Science 4. School of Commerce & Management: Commerce. 2. Details of Seat Availability in Different Courses: Schools Subjects Subject Seats School of Science Biotechnology(SF)* 32 School of Humanities & Liberal Arts Computer Science(SF)* Life Science 32 16 32 Odia 32 Hindi 40 English 32 No. and Types of Seats 100% Self- Financed seats 16 School of Social Science Economics 48 16 32 Gender Studies 32 16 16 Home Science 32 Seat School of Commerce and management Commerce 48 16 32 *SF-Self Financing 3. Eligibility for Admission for P.G. Courses 2018-19 : Only Women Candidates can apply as follows: Biotechnology (Self Financing): 45% of marks secured in Honours in Biotechnology/Botany/ Zoology at graduation level. Computer Science (Self Financing):45% of marks secured in Honours in Computer science/ Information Technology / Information Science and Technology/ Information Technology and Management at graduation level. Life Science: 45% marks secured in Honours in Botany/Zoology/ Life science at graduation level. Hindi, Odia, English:45% of marks secured in Honours at graduation levels in concerned subjects. 3
Economics: 45% of marks secured in Honours in Economics at graduation level. Gender Studies: 45% of marks secured in any Honours subject (Arts, science, commerce) at graduation level. Commerce: 45% of marks secured in Honours in Commerce at graduation level. Home Science : 45% of marks secured in Honours in Home Science at graduation level. N.B.: Those who have passed the Three-year Degree Course Examination from a University / Institution where provision of teaching in Honours does not exist, will be eligible to apply for P.G. courses provided they have passed the examination in the concerned subject with minimum of 8 papers carrying at least 800 marks, subject to the fulfilment of the minimum eligibility condition.(45% in the concerned subject) 4. Reservation of Seats: For all the courses reservation of seats will be as follows: A) As per the Government of Odisha Notification No.HE-PTC-SAMS-0006-2017/10161/HE Bhubaneswar dated 07.04.2018 following reservation principles will be adopted: 22.5% of seats shall be reserved for Scheduled Tribe students. 16.25% of seats shall be reserved for Scheduled Caste students. The seats reserved for the SC & ST are not inter-changeable.in case of non-availability of applicants/candidates in one of these categories, seats will be filled up from the candidates of the General merit list. SC/ST caste certificates, issued by Revenue Officers, not below the rank of Tahasildar/ Additional Tahasildar are to be produced. B. 5% of total number of seats in each subject will be reserved for (PWD) students with extent of disability not below 40% (blindness and low vision, hard of hearing, locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy, autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness). C. 1% of the sanctioned seats shall be reserved for Self/ Children /Wife /Husband of Ex-Serviceman, Serving Defence Personnel & Children of Martyrs. D. Sports I. One seat of the total seats is reserved for the candidate who has represented in the international sports event during the last 03 years. II. Those who have represented the state during last three years at National level sports shall get 10% of marks over and above the aggregate career marks. NB-Sports events, approved by the Indian Association of Universities, will only be considered. Sports Certificate must be countersigned by the Director of Sports and Youth Services 4
5. How to apply online: PG prospectus 2018-19 Application Fee for PG: Rs.500/- only Candidates are advised NOT to use mobile phones for filling up Online e-admission form in order to avoid possible mistakes, otherwise University will NOT be responsible for those wrong entries. Availability of online application form: 24.05.18 to 13.06.18 Date of entrance test: 20.06.18 & 21.06.18 (in 02 sittings) Submission of Hard copy with requisite documents in the University office: 18.06.18 to 03.07.18 (11AM to 04.PM) Important Instructions to all students for online Application: The candidate has to register online for appearing the entrance examination and admission to P.G. Programme. Application Procedure Important Instructions to all P.G. students for online Application A. Pre-Registration Requirement The Following documents must be made ready before starting the Application process. Scanned copy of your recent passport size photograph in JPG Format with maximum dimension of 150px in width & 180px in height not exceeding 200KB in size. Scanned copy of your signature in JPG format 50KB in size. B. Registration Process: Step1: For Registration, the candidate should have a valid & active Mobile Number and also have a valid & active e- mail ID. Step2: For registration please click http://rdwuniversity.nic.in/candidate-registration.html (New User Registration) and provide the relevant data in appropriate fields. This will take you to the Registration page Select Course Applied for form the dropdown list. Select Department from the Department dropdown list. Select Subject From the Subject dropdown list. In the Name field write your Full Name as per your HSC (10 th ) certificate. Enter a valid & active Mobile Number and email ID, which will be the registered for the entire registration process. In the D.O.B field, enter your Date of Birth as per your HSC (10 th ) certificate by selecting through the Calendar. Now click on the Register button to get yourself registered. You will receive an OTP in your Mobile Phone and email ID. Provide the OTP to validate your registration and proceed for the Payment. C.Payment Procedure: Payment of Application Fee can be done through MAKE PAYMENT Link. Payment can be done online through Net Banking/ Debit Card using SBI e-pay. After successful payment through Net Banking or Debit Card using SBI E-Pay, you will get an e-receipt generated immediately from the System containing a reference number. After making a successful payment you will receive Login ID & password on your Mobile Phone and email ID immediately. In case you have not received the same, e-mail may be sent indicating your Application Id and Date of payment of application Fee to helpdeskrdwu@gmail.com. After getting Login ID and password please visit to http://rdwuniversity.nic.in/candidate-login.html to fill up the prescribed application form. Submit the application form online after filling the form completely, If Your Result is awaited the PRINTOUT can t be generated. Edit option will be available for entry of +3 final degree marks only to those candidates who have registered on or before 13.06.18. They can update +3 final degree marks till 29. 06.18 or 15 days after the publication of +3 final degree result of Rama Devi Women s University whichever is later. After that the candidates can take PRINTOUT and submit the Hard Copy of the Application with required documents on or before 03.07.2018. Send the filled in print out of the application form with your signature along with all the relevant documents. However, Each Applicant (who have the application fees) will be intimated through SMS and email to download the admit card for entrance test in due course of time. 5
6. SUBMISSION OF HARD COPY: The applicants are required to send the hard copy of application along with the following documents by a registered post/speed post/by hand in a A4 size envelope addressed to The Chairperson, PG Council R.D. Women s University, Bhubaneswar,751022 so as to reach at the University office on or before 03.07.18 by 4 PM. The University will not be held responsible for any postal delay. The applicants are required to write Application for admission to the P.G. Course in subject on the top of the A4 size envelope. Self-Attested photo copies of following documents are to be enclosed with the Hard copy of application form at the time of submission. a. Certificates and mark sheets of 10 th,+2 and +3 Degree examinations /equivalent examinations. b. ST/SC Caste Certificate, issued by Revenue Officer, not below the rank of Tahasildar/ Additional Tahasildar. SC Certificate should be in the name of Applicant. In case of ST Candidates the Certificate may be in the name of Candidate or her Father. c. PH/OH Certificate issued by the CDMO/SDMO/CMO of Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar. d. Ex-serviceman certificate (issued by ZillaSainik Board) e. Children of Martyr (CoM) Certificate issued by District Collector f. Serving Defence Personnel (Army / Navy / Air Force) Certificate issued by the Commanding Officer of the Unit. g. Sports Certificate, approved by the Indian Association of Universities and countersigned by the Director of Sports and Youth Services. h. Migration Certificate, if the candidate has passed from other University. i. One recent passport size colour photograph, to be fixed in the application form. j. E-receipt of Application Fee. NB: Your application will not be considered, if the hard copy of your filled in application form along with relevant documents do not reach the University office in time. 6
7. Selection Procedure a. Selection will be made on the basis of marks secured in the entrance examination and the career mark from HSC to +3 level(as per eligibility criteria) taken together. Maximum marks for career will be 60 and Entrance 40 marks. Examinations Career marking 1 st Division 2 nd Division 3 rd Division/ Compartmental HSC or equivalent 10 7 4 +2 or equivalent 10 7 4 +3 or equivalent Honours in relevant subject /Average 30 20 - of 8 papers in relevant subject Distinction- +3 ( As per Rama Devi 10 10 - Women s University regulation) 50% or above in aggregate Total 60 44 08 b. For CBSE 10 th mark sheet where letter and point grades are given the grade may be multiplied by 9.5 to get the equivalent percentage of marks. c. Career marks for Distinction will be awarded only if the distinction is mentioned in the certificate. d. In case of a tie, first consideration will be Honours mark &next the aggregate mark in +3 Degree to break up tie. Entrance examination is compulsory for PG Admission. Level of question: 1. UG level honours of respective subject except Gender Studies, Life Science and Biotechnology. 2. For PG in life Science questions will be from honours level of Botany, Zoology & Life Science and for Biotechnology questions will be from Honours level of Botany, Zoology & Biotechnology 3. For Gender Studies questions will be from Gender related and General Knowledge questions. Question Pattern for entrance test: a. Multiple choice questions (MCQ) with 04 options. b. Each question carries 01 mark c. Duration 01 hours. 7
8. Documents to be required at the time of P.G. Admission: PG prospectus 2018-19 a) Original Certificates & Mark sheets of 10 th, +2 and +3 degree examinations/ Equivalent Examinations. b) Original College Leaving Certificate and Conduct Certificate from the Institution last attended. c) Original University Registration Receipt. d) Original Migration certificate (for students from other University) e) Original Blood Group Certificate f) Three self-attested recent coloured passport size photographs. g) Original Caste Certificate in case of ST/SC candidates, issued by Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tahasildar /Additional Tahasildar. h) For ST candidate her father s caste certificate may be taken into consideration. i) PH/PwD certificate/id should be issued by District Welfare Officer / community Development Officer / Social Welfare Department of State Government Officer Or certificate issued by the CDMO/ Chief Medical Officer, Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar. j) Sports event, approved by the Indian Association of Universities, will only be considered for reservation. Sports certificate must be countersigned by the Director of Sports and Youth Services. 8
9. Fees & Other charges for P.G. Admission (2018-19) Annual Fee: Sl. No. PARTICULARS PG prospectus 2018-19 Amount (in Rs.) 1 Admission 10 2 Athletic Club 50 3 Information Bulletin 50 4 Student's Union 50 5 Student's Common room 20 6 Cycle stand 30 7 Health Centre 20 8 Development 500 9 Dramatic Society 50 10 Identity card 50 11 Library card 20 12 Library Development charge 100 13 Magazine 50 14 Time table 30 15 SSG 20 16 SAF 10 17 Reading room 20 18 Students' insurance 3 19 NSS 10 20 Students' counselling Cell 50 21 Career counselling Cell 50 22 Multy Gym 50 23 Syllabus 50 24 University sports fee 100 25 Youth Red Cross 10 26 National Day Celebration 5 27 University Foundation Day fund 15 28 e-facilities 100 29 University registration fee 70 30 Computer Centre Charges 500 31 Mid Semester fee 150 Fee for Semester Examination 32 For all subject except Biotechnology 1080 For Biotech 2480 33 Laboratory Development (For Practical subjects) 500 34 Seminar fees 500 Total fee to be collected at the time of Admission a)non-practical courses 3823 b)practical courses 4323 For PG Biotechnology 5723 a)self-financing P.G. Courses : P.G. Course Fee (Per Year) 1 Biotechnology 50000 2 Computer Science 40000 b) seats in P.G. Courses: (For ; 1.Economics ; 2.Commerce; 3 Gender Studies) 10000 4. seats for Life Science 20000 9
10. COURSE FEES & OTHER CHARGES TO BE PAID AT THE TIME OF ADMISSION Subjects Bio-Technology(SF) Seat type ----------- Course fee per Semester (in Rs.) 25000.00 Admission & other fees (in Rs.) 5723.00 Total fee at the time admission (for 02Semester) (in Rs.) 55723.00 Computer Science (SF) ------------ 20000.00 4323.00 44323.00 Life Science 10000.00 NIL 4323.00 4323.00 24323.00 4323.00 Gender Studies 5000.00 NIL 1 Commerce 5000.00 NIL 1 Economics 5000.00 NIL 1 English, Hindi NIL Home Science NIL 4323.00 4323.00 For Odia PG, no fee to be paid at the time of admission as per the Govt. letter No.HEFEI (B)policy-1/2018 1340/HE, Bhubaneswar dated 12.01.2018 NB: The above fee structure is subject to change. 10
Important Dates for Admission into P.G. & Self- financing courses: 2018-19 Narration Date Day & Time Online registration for application starts: Online registration closes Last date for online entry of +3 marks/15 days of +3 final degree result publication of RDWU Last date of submission of hard copy of application form with copies of requisite documents at University Office Dates of entrance Examination: ( visit website for entrance examination schedule) Publication of 1st Merit List in University website Admission Day (1st Selection) Publication of 2nd Merit List with waiting list in University website Admission Day (2nd Selection) Reporting of waiting list candidates Publication of merit list of reporting candidates for Balance seats Admission to balance seats De-reservation of SC/ST/PWD of PG Seats if required Publication of merit list after dereservation Final Admission and closing of admission 24.05.2018 13.06.2018 29.06.2018 18.06.2018 to 03.07.2018 20.06.18 and 21.06.18 11.07.18 17.07.18 19.07.18 25.07.18 26.07.18 30.07.18 3.08.18 4.08.18 7.08.18 14.08.18 Thursday 05.00PM Wednesday 12 o clock Midnight Friday 12 o clock Midnight 11.00 to 04.00pm Wednesday and Thursday Wednesday 5 PM Tuesday ( 11 AM-2 PM) Thursday 5 PM Wednesday 11 AM-2 PM Thursday (11AM-1 PM) Monday 5 PM Friday (11 AM-2 PM) Saturday 5 PM Tuesday 5 PM Tuesday (11 AM-2 PM) NB: The above dates are provisional and subject to change. 11
16. General Information: PG prospectus 2018-19 1. Course fee will be collected for two semesters along with admission fees and other charges. 2. In case of any doubt regarding the authenticity of documents produced, the same will be forwarded to the DIG, Crime branch, Bhubaneswar for scrutiny. 3. Application without copies of certificates in support of reservation / relaxation of dues will not be considered for the same. 4. Suppression of facts/submission of incorrect information of the applicant, if detected at the time of admission or thereafter, will render the selection/admission invalid. 5. Incomplete application in any form will be rejected. 6. Ragging in any form is strictly prohibited. Each applicant has to furnish an undertaking in this regard. 7. Indiscipline in any form in the campus or in Department or in Hostel will not be allowed. This may lead to rustication from the University. 8. Students must come to the campus in proper uniform. 9. Students must abide the University Rules, Department Rules, Hostel Rules (For Boarders) and other such rules enacted from time to time by the University. 10. Examination: In order to be eligible to appear at the University Examination, a student has to secure at least 75% of attendance and a student having attendance between 60% to75% will be permitted with Medical Certificate. 11. Correspondence regarding Admission: All correspondence (with application id number) in connection with P.G. Admission should be addressed to the Chairperson, P. G. Council, R. D. W. University, Bhubaneswar. 12. Under no circumstances, the application fee is refundable. Each has to submit the application fee of Rs.500 (Rupees Five hundred only) separately for each application. 13. After admission to the PG courses in RDW University, if a student takes TC, the fees and charges paid at the time of admission will not be refunded. However, In case of all self-financing courses, paid courses of PG if a candidate takes TC before the last date of Admission only the course fee will be refunded. But, No course fee will be refunded if the candidate takes TC after the last date of admission. 14. For Self-financing courses of PG and paid seats of PG if the candidate desires to take TC after the last date of admission of that course, TC will be issued only after payment of full course fee for total duration of the course. 15. Few seats available in the hostel (only for those who have opted) and merit is the only consideration for selection. Important Note: The candidates are advised to visit the university website www.rdwuniversity.nic.in regularly for important notices related to admission. *** 12