The University invites applications (to be downloaded from the University website : www.rbu.ac.in) for admission to the UG Courses under the Faculties of Visual Arts and Fine Arts in the session 2014-2015. Application Forms can be downloaded from the website from 05.6.2014 to 12.6.2014 (upto 5:00 P.M.).

• Faculty of Visual Arts :

  Course :
  B.F.A. (Honours) (4-year under semester system consisting of 8 Semesters of 6- month each)
  
  Subjects :
  Painting, Sculpture, Graphics, History of Art and Applied Art.
  
  Minimum Eligibility :
  Candidates having passed the H.S. Examination or its equivalent with special aptitude in the concerned subject are eligible to apply.
  
  Upper Age limit :
  23 years as on 30th June 2014 (for SC/ST/PH candidates: 25 years as on 30th June 2014).
  
  Break of study : Permissible up to 2 year.
  
  

  Norms being adopted for preparation of merit list

  Subjects : Painting, Sculpture, Graphics, History of Art and Applied Art.
  
  (a) H.S. / Class 12 or its equivalent - 20 (score)
  (b) Admission Test - 80 (score)
  
  (including theory, practical, etc)
  
  Aggregate of the total score (a + b = total score) will be counted towards preparation of merit lists which will be subject to verification.

• Faculty of Fine Arts :

  Course :
  B.A. (Honours) (3- year under semester system consisting of 6 semesters of 6-month each)
  
  Subjects :
  Rabindra Sangeet, Vocal Music, Dance, Drama, Instrumental Music (Indian Classical and Western Classical) & Percussion.
  
  Note :
  • Indian Classical includes the following instruments: Sitar, Sarod, Violin, Flute, Esraj, Harmonium, Santoor and Guitar (Hawaiian).
  • Western Classical includes the following instruments: Piano, Violin, Guitar.
  • Percussion includes the musical instruments: Tabla, Pakhwaj and Khole.
  Eligibility :
  Candidates having passed the H.S. Examination or its equivalent with special aptitude in the concerned subject are eligible to apply.
  
  Upper Age limit :
  26 years as on 30th June, 2014 (for SC/ST/PH candidates : 28 years as on 30th June, 2014).
  
  

  Norms being adopted for preparation of merit list

  Subjects : Rabindra Sangeet, Vocal Music, Dance, Drama, Instrumental Music (Indian Classical and Western Classical) & Percussion.
  
  (a) H.S. / Class 12 or its equivalent - 20 (score)
  (b) Admission Test - 80 (score)
  
  (including theory, practical, etc)
  
  Aggregate of the total score (a + b = total score) will be counted towards preparation of provisional merit lists which will be subject to verification.

At the undergraduate level of studies under the faculty of Fine Arts, students will have to take up 2 (two) Elective subjects of 300 marks each. Following Groups of Elective Subjects are offered for the undergraduate students of Fine Arts Faculty in 2014-15 academic session :

• Mathematics will be the compulsory Elective subject for the students of Economics honours.
• Students opting for Instrumental Music as Elective subject is not allowed to take Percussion as Elective subject any more and vice-versa.
• No student is allowed to choose the subject as Elective which is his/her Honours subject, i.e. A student of Bengali honours cannot take Bengali as Elective subject any more.
• Other than usual fees, additional fees of Rs. 2000/- will have to be paid by the students opting to take up Mass Communication & Videography as Elective subject within one month from the date of his/her admission.
• No application for change of Elective subjects will be entertained after 2 (two) months from the date of his/her admission.

For downloading Application Form, it will be mandatory for the candidates to make proper entry of the requisite information in the prescribed spaces provided on the website. Please follow the under mentioned instructions to fill-in the application form online :

• Before filling in, keep all the information required in this form ready.
• Details of the demand draft are mandatory for downloading the application form. So draft must be prepared before filling in this form.
• Demand Draft/Pay Order (non-refundable) for Rs. 300/- needs to be drawn in favour of "Rabindra Bharati University", payable at Kolkata.
• It is mandatory to attach the Demand Draft/Pay Order (non-refundable) with the downloaded application form as processing fee.
• Students applying for both courses must apply separately alongwith separate demand draft for Rs. 300/- in the same manner as mentioned above.
• Draft CANNOT be purchased from SBI, Rabindra Bharati University Campus Branch. This must be purchased from any other branch of SBI or any other bank drawn on Kolkata.
• It is to be noted that the information entered in the prescribed places on the website will reflect on the downloaded Application Form and the same information will be saved in the database for further processing of the form for admission. Candidates are advised to make correct entry only. Therefore, application forms with manual corrections will not be accepted.
• No fictitious information should be entered.
• No application for change of information already reflected on the downloaded application form will be entertained.
• Incomplete application form, if downloaded and submitted, will be treated as cancelled.
• After successful submission of application form online, candidates are advised to print the downloaded form and retain it with them because this printed application form will be required to be produced at the time of admission confirmation, if selected.
• Duly filled-in downloaded application form should be signed by the candidate and his/her parent/guardian at the given spaces of the form.
• Duly filled-in application form along with self-attested copies of all mark sheets, certificates and other relevant documents and demand draft/pay order must reach the Office of the Secretary, Faculty Councils at 56A, B. T. Road, Kolkata - 700 050 within 5:00 P.M. of 13.6.2014 positively.
• Duly filled-in application form can be submitted to the Office of the Secretary, Faculty Councils at 56A, B. T. Road, Kolkata - 700 050 on all working days on and from 05.6.2014 to 13.6.2014 upto 5:00 P.M. (except Saturdays, Sundays & university holidays).

• Reservation of seats for the reserved categories of ST/SC/OBC/PH will be as per the West Bengal Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Rules, 2013.
• Few seats are reserved in each course for Foreign / NRI students against a higher rate of tuition fees. In case of non-availability of Foreign / NRI students, Indian students may be considered in those seats against the same higher rate of tuition fees. For these seats, application will be invited after the admission of 2 nd merit list. Such applications will have to be downloaded from the University website by entering the system generated application form number which has already been submitted for consideration of admission.
  
  Therefore, it is to be noted that only the candidates who have already submitted application form for admission in this session i.e. 2014-15, will get the chance to apply.
• Sports quota is available only in the subjects under the Faculty of Arts.

Exercise of Option

As per Govt. Rules, the candidates belonging to reserved categories (SC / ST/ OBC-A / OBC-B) who have found place in the general merit list on the basis of their merit will also be placed in the merit list for the reserved categories of candidates. It is mandatory for such candidates to exercise their option on whether they would like to be placed in the general merit list or the separate merit list for reserved categories of candidates. Admission would be made as per the option exercised by the candidates. The option once exercised shall not be altered under any circumstances.

Subjects under Fine Arts :
Rabindra Sangeet, Vocal Music, Dance, Drama, Instrumental Music (Indian Classical and Western Classical) & Percussion

Subjects under Visual Arts :
Painting, Sculpture, Graphics, History of Art and Applied Art.

• Date for publication of lists of the candidates selected for Admission Test (on the website) : 17.06.2014 (after 4:00 P.M.).
• Downloading of Admit Cards : 19.06.2014 and 20.06.2014
  
  Verification of Admit Cards : 19.06.2014, 20.06.2014 between 11:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. and on 23.06.2014 between 11:00 A.M. to 11:45 A.M.
  
  Admit Cards will have to be downloaded by the candidates themselves by entering their Form Number printed on their downloaded Application Form. The candidates must print two copies of the downloaded admit card and affix recent passport size photographs on both copies on the space provided on the downloaded Admit Cards. The candidate must submit both the copies of the Admit Cards at the Admission Section of the University for verification and signature. After verification and signature, one copy of the admit card will be returned to the candidate which will be required to be produced at the time of Admission Test. Candidate will not be allowed to sit for the Admission Test without Admit Card.
• Prospective dates of Admission Test (Both Theoretical & Practical including viva- voce) : Between 23.06.2014 to 30.06.2014.
• Publication of 1st provisional merit list (on the website) : 03.07.2014 (after 4:00 P.M.).
• Admission of 1st provisional merit list : 04.07.2014 and 07.07.2014 (from 11:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.).
• Prospective date of commencement of classes : 10.07.2014.

• No student will participate in, abet or propagate ragging in the University campus and hostels.
• Candidates admitted elsewhere in any degree course must submit certificate or any other relevant document showing cancellation from the said degree course at the time of admission. Failing which, his/her candidature will be treated as cancelled.
• No candidate will be allowed for admission to two or more concurrent degree courses in the same University (regular/external) in the same calendar year.
• No individual communication will be sent to any candidate. Candidates interested in admission will be required to collect all information regarding interview / test and admission dates in this regard from the University Website : www.rbu.ac.in.
• Admission of a candidate will be cancelled if any information given by him/her is found to be wrong or suppressed.
• Submission of application Forms for admission does not imply any right to admission and selection for admission does not assure accommodation in University Hostels.
• The list of the Candidates selected for interview/written test / admission will generally be treated as cancelled as soon as the corresponding last date is over.
• In case of any disputes, the decision of the University will be final and binding to all concerned.

The University invites applications (to be downloaded from the University website : www.rbu.ac.in) for admission to the UG Courses under the Faculty of Arts in the session 2014-2015. Application Forms can be downloaded from the website from 05.6.2014 to 12.6.2014 (upto 5:00 P.M.).

• Faculty of Arts :

  Course :
  B.A. (Honours) : (3- year under semester system consisting of 6 Semesters of 6-month each)
  
  Subjects :
  Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Philosophy, Political Science and Economics.
  
  Eligibility :
  Candidates having passed the H.S. Examination or its equivalent with 50 % marks (45 % for SC/ST/PH) in the respective subject in which Honours is sought for, are eligible to apply.
  
  Note :
  (i) This 50 % cut off marks is not applicable to the candidates seeking admission under sports category.
  
  For Economics :
  Candidates must have pass marks in Mathematics in H.S. level.
  
  Break of study admissible :
  2 years i.e the candidates who have passed H.S or its equivalent in 2014, 2013 & 2012 are only eligible to apply.
  
  

  Norms being adopted for preparation of merit list

  Subjects : Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Philosophy, Political Science and Economics.
  
  

  • M.P. / Class 10 or its equivalent - 20 (score)
  • H.S. / Class 12 or its equivalent - 80 (score)
    
    (best four subjects excluding ENVS)
    
    Aggregate of the total score (a + b = total score) will be counted towards preparation of merit lists which will be subject to verification.
  • 50 (score) in the concerned subject of H.S in which Honours is sought for.
  • Aggregate of the total score (a+b+c= total score) will be counted towards preparation of merit lists which will be subject to verification.
    
    Example :
    Percentage of Marks obtained in (a) M.P / Class 10 or its equivalent : 80%
    Then the score for (a) will be 80 x 10 /100 = 8.000
    Percentage of Marks obtained (best four subjects excluding ENVS)
    in (b) H.S / Class 12 or its equivalent : 70%
    Then the score for (b) will be 70 x 30 /100 = 21.000
    Percentage of Marks obtained in (c) Concerned subject of H.S in which Honours is sought for, like English : 85%
    Then the score for (c) will be 85 x 50 /100 = 42.500
    Therefore, the Total Score i.e. (a) + (b) + (c) = 8.000 + 21.000 + 42.500 = 71.500
  • For English : There will be two separate merit lists (category-wise each like General, SC, ST, OBC, etc.), one for the students passing H.S / Class 12 or its equivalent with English as First Language and the other for the students passing H.S / Class 12 or its equivalent with English as Second Language. For other subjects there will be only one merit list (category-wise like General, SC, ST, OBC, etc.).
  
  However, for the candidates passing from other states and Open Boards (other than ISC & CBSE), there will be admission test to be conducted by the concerned department. Only qualified candidates will be eligible for admission.

At the undergraduate level of studies under the Faculty of Arts students will have to take up 2 (two) Elective subjects of 300 marks each. Following Groups of Elective Subjects are offered for the undergraduate students of Arts Faculty in 2014-15 academic session :

• Mathematics will be the compulsory Elective subject for the students of Economics honours.
• Students opting for Instrumental Music as Elective subject is not allowed to take Percussion as Elective subject any more and vice-versa.
• No student is allowed to choose the subject as Elective which is his/her Honours subject, i.e. A student of Bengali honours cannot take Bengali as Elective subject any more.
• Other than usual fees, additional fees of Rs. 2000/- will have to be paid by the students opting to take up Mass Communication & Videography as Elective subject within one month from the date of his/her admission.
• No application for change of Elective subjects will be entertained after 2 (two) months from the date of his/her admission.

For downloading Application Form, it will be mandatory for the candidates to make proper entry of the requisite information in the prescribed spaces provided on the website. Please follow the under mentioned instructions to fill-in the application form online :

• Before filling in, keep all the information required in this form ready.
• Details of the demand draft are mandatory for downloading the application form. So draft must be prepared before filling in this form.
• Demand Draft/Pay Order (non-refundable) for Rs. 250/- needs to be drawn in favour of "Rabindra Bharati University", payable at Kolkata.
• It is mandatory to attach the Demand Draft/Pay Order (non-refundable) with the downloaded application form as processing fee.
• Students applying for both courses must apply separately alongwith separate demand draft for Rs. 250/- in the same manner as mentioned above.
• Draft CANNOT be purchased from SBI, Rabindra Bharati University Campus Branch. This must be purchased from any other branch of SBI or any other bank drawn on Kolkata.
• It is to be noted that the information entered in the prescribed places on the website will reflect on the downloaded Application Form and the same information will be saved in the database for further processing of the form for admission. Candidates are advised to make correct entry only. Therefore, application forms with manual corrections will not be accepted.
• No fictitious information should be entered.
• No application for change of information already reflected on the downloaded application form will be entertained.
• Incomplete application form, if downloaded and submitted, will be treated as cancelled.
• After successful submission of application form online, candidates are advised to print the downloaded form and retain it with them because this printed application form will be required to be produced at the time of admission confirmation, if selected.
• Duly filled-in downloaded application form should be signed by the candidate and his/her parent/guardian at the given spaces of the form.
• Duly filled-in application form along with self-attested copies of all mark sheets, certificates and other relevant documents and demand draft/pay order must reach the Office of the Secretary, Faculty Councils at 56A, B. T. Road, Kolkata - 700 050 within 5:00 P.M. of 13.6.2014 positively.
• Duly filled-in application form can be submitted to the Office of the Secretary, Faculty Councils at 56A, B. T. Road, Kolkata - 700 050 on all working days on and from 05.6.2014 to 13.6.2014 upto 5:00 P.M. (except Saturdays, Sundays & university holidays).

For downloading Application Form, it will be mandatory for the candidates to make proper entry of the requisite information in the prescribed spaces provided on the website. Please follow the under mentioned instructions to fill-in the application form online :

• Reservation of seats for the reserved categories of ST/SC/OBC/PH will be as per the West Bengal Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Rules, 2013.
• Few seats are reserved in each course for Foreign / NRI students as supernumerary seats against a higher rate of tuition fees as per UGC guidelines. In case of non-availability of Foreign / NRI students, Indian students may be considered in those seats against the same higher rate of tuition fees. For these seats, application will be invited after the completion of the online booking of seats. Such applications will have to be downloaded from the University website by entering the system generated application form number which has already been submitted for consideration of admission. Therefore, it is to be noted that only the candidates who have already submitted application form online for admission in this session i.e. 2014-15, will get the chance to apply.

Exercise of Option

As per Govt. Rules, the candidates belonging to reserved categories (SC/ST/OBC- A/OBC-B) who have found place in the general merit list on the basis of their merit will also be placed in the merit list for the reserved categories of candidates. It is mandatory for such candidates to exercise their option on whether they would like to be placed in the general merit list or the separate merit list for reserved categories of candidates. Admission would be made as per the option exercised by the candidates. The option once exercised shall not be altered under any circumstances.

Subjects : Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Philosophy and Political Science.

• Publication of 1st provisional merit list (on the website) : 24.06.2014 (after 4:00 P.M.)
• Admission of 1st provisional merit list : 26.06.2014 and 27.06.2014 (from 11:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.)
• Publication of 2nd provisional merit list (on the website) : 30.06.2014 (after 4:00 P.M.)
• Admission of 2nd provisional merit list : 02.07.2014 and 03.07.2014 (from 11:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.)
• Interview of PWD(PH) Candidate : 03.07.2014 at 12:00 Noon.
• Publication of 3rd provisional merit list (on the website) : 04.07.2014 (after 4:00 P.M.)
• Admission of 3rd provisional merit list : 07.07.2014 (from 11:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.)
• Prospective date of commencement of classes : 10.07.2014

• No student will participate in, abet or propagate ragging in the University campus and hostels.
• Candidates admitted elsewhere in any degree course must submit certificate or any other relevant documents showing cancellation from the said degree course at the time of admission. Failing which, his/her candidature will be treated as cancelled.
• No candidate will be allowed for admission to two or more concurrent degree courses in the same University (regular/external) in the same calendar year.
• No individual communication will be sent to any candidate. Candidates interested in admission will be required to collect all information regarding interview/test and admission dates in this regard from the University Website : www.rbu.ac.in.
• Admission of a candidate will be cancelled if any information given by him/her is found to be wrong or suppressed.
• Submission of application Forms for admission does not imply any right to admission and selection for admission does not assure accommodation in University Hostels.
• The list of the Candidates selected for interview/written test /admission will generally be treated as cancelled as soon as the corresponding last date is over.
• In case of any disputes, the decision of the University will be final and binding to all concerned.

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