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Jadavpur University - M.A. (Day & Evening) Courses 2018-2019 under Faculty of Arts


JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Arts
Online Submission of Application(s) for Admission to M.A. Courses
(Day & Evening)
Academic Session: 2018-2019

Last Date for online submission of application 01/06/2018.

Last Date of submission of application fees through SBI-Collect Online system is 03/06/2018.

Enter the Date of Birth in ddmmyyyy format at SBI server at the time of online payment.

Upload the fees deposit details in website with in 3 days.

The University shall not be liable for any implication (be responsible in any way) in case any of the information submitted by the applicant is found to be erroneous and incorrect. His/her application/ counseling/ admission may be terminated in such cases.

Important Instructions

  • Candidates who have completed BA/BSc. Final Results and fulfill the eligibility conditions laid down below may apply for admissions to M.A (Day & Evening) Courses for the academic session 2018-19.
  • OR
  • A candidate who has appeared or due to appear in the B.A./B.Sc. Final Year/Semester Examination 2018, within 31st May 2018 may also apply, provided he/she fulfills the minimum eligibility criteria (laid down below) in Honours/Major papers in the earlier parts/semesters (PART I/ PART II examinations or semesters up to the Final semester) together. For such a candidate the latest available marks Honours/Major papers in semester system/ annual system of examination will be considered for preparing the merit list. Such a candidate, if provisionally selected for admission, shall have to produce a certificate in the prescribed format (click here) that his/her B.A/ B.Sc Final Examination has been completed on or before May 31, 2018, at the time of counselling/admission.
  • For any candidate, increase in marks due to post-publication review/scrutiny after the closing dates of application (01/06/2018) for admissions to M.A (Day & Evening) 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.
  • A student whose mark-sheet/grade-card does NOT mention marks obtained, and only shows grades, must submit an equivalent certificate/formula from the concerned University to convert grades to percentage marks at the office of the Dean & Secretary, Faculty of Arts, Jadavpur University, on or before 18/06/2018. Failure to do so will lead to cancellation of her/his application.

Important Dates for Master of Arts (Day & Evening) Courses
Provisional List of candidates for admission test will be published on June 6, 2018 after 4:00 P.M.
Dates and time of admission tests for M.A. (Day & Evening) Courses

Subject Date & Time Venue
Comparative Literature Category I: 13/06/2018, 2:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Dept. of Comparative Literature
Category II:
Paper I: 13/06/2018, 2:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Paper II: 14/06/2018, 11:30 A.M. - 1:30 A.M.
Economics 18/06/2018, 2:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Dept. of Economics
English 18/06/2018, 11:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. Dept. of English
Film Studies 11/06/2018, 2:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Dept. of Film Studies
History (Day & Evening) 14/06/2018, 2:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Dept. of History
Linguistics 12/06/2018, 2:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. School of Languages & Linguistics
Philosophy 12/06/2018, 11:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. Dept. of Philosophy
Political Science with
International Relations		 18/06/2018, 2:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Dept. of International Relations
Sanskrit (Day & Evening) 12/06/2018, 11:30 A.M. - :30 P.M. Dept. of Sanskrit

Publication of provisional merit list (tentatively): on or before July 3, 2018

Eligibility Criteria for Master of Arts (Day) Courses

Bengali 3-Year B.A. Honours/Major degree* in the subject or in Comparative Literature from a recognised University with at least 55% marks (49.5% for PD/OBC-A/OBC-B category, 45% for Sports category and 41.25% for SC/ST category) in Honours papers.

(In case Honours/Major is NOT specified/ mentioned in the mark-sheet for the BA Degree of an applicant, then he/she will NOT be eligible.)
Comparative Literature Category-I
A minimum three-year Bachelors degree* with Honours/Major in Comparative Literature with at least 40% marks, or, a three-year Bachelors degree* with Honours/Major in any literature subject with at least 50% marks (45% for PD/Sports/OBC-A/OBC-B category and 40% for SC/ST category) in Honours/Major papers.
(In case Honours/Major is NOT specified/ mentioned in the mark-sheet for the BA Degree of an applicant, then he/she will NOT be eligible.)

Category-II
A Bachelors degree* with a minimum of three years of formal instruction with Honours/Major/Specialization in any nonliterature subject in Arts/Science/Commerce stream with at least 50% marks (45% for PD/OBC-A/OBC-B/Sports category, 40% for SC/ST category) in Honours/Major/Specialization papers or a degree in Engineering/Technology/Medical Science or any other recognised Bachelors degree*, with a minimum of three years of formal instruction.
Economics 3-Year B.A./B.Sc. Honours degree* or Major in Economics from a recognised University with at least 60% marks (54% for PD/OBC-A/OBC-B category, 50% for Sports category and 45% for SC/ST category) in Honours papers and at least two papers/courses in Mathematics or Mathematical Economics.

(In case Honours/Major is NOT specified/ mentioned in the mark-sheet for the BA Degree of an applicant, then his/her B.A. Degree will be considered to be equivalent to Major in Economics if he/she had studied course/ papers in Economics for at least 50% of total marks for the BA degree.)
Education Category-I:
3-Year B.A. Honours/Major degree* in Education from a recognised University with at least 50% marks (45% for PD/Sports/OBC-A/OBC-B category and 40% for SC/ST category) in the Honours papers.
(In case Honours/Major is NOT specified/ mentioned in the mark-sheet for the BA Degree of an applicant, then he/she will NOT be eligible.)

Category-II:
3-Year Honours/Major degree in any subject and a B.Ed degree with at least 50% marks (45% for PD/Sports/OBC-A/OBC-B category and 40% for SC/ST category) in both degrees from any recognised University. (Among the 6 seats available for the category, 4 seats for Jadavpur University students and 2 seats for other University students. If all the seats are not filled up under category-II then remaining seats will be offered to candidates under category-I).
English A Bachelors degree* with a minimum of three years of formal instruction with Honours/Major/Specialization in any subject in Arts/Science/Commerce stream with at least 50% marks (45% for PD/OBC-A/OBC-B/Sports category, 40% for SC/ST category) in Honours/Major/Specialization papers or a degree in Engineering / Technology / Medical Science or any other recognised Bachelors degree*, with a minimum of three years of formal instruction and with at least 50% marks (45% for PD/OBCA/OBC-B/Sports category, 40% for SC/ST category).
Film Studies 3-Year Honours degree or Major in Film Studies or any subject in Arts/Commerce/Science stream or degree in Engineering/Technology/Medical Science or such other recognised Bachelor degree.
History 3-Year B.A. Honours/Major degree* in the History from a recognised University with at least 55% marks (49.5% for PD/OBC-A/OBC-B category, 45% for Sports category and 41.25% for SC/ST category) in Honours papers.

(In case Honours/Major is NOT specified/ mentioned in the mark-sheet for the BA Degree of an applicant, then he/she will NOT be eligible.)
Linguistics 3-Year Honours degree* or Major in any literature or nonliterature subject in Arts/Commerce/Science stream with at least 45% marks (40% for PD/Sports/OBC-A/OBC-B/SC/ST category) in Honours papers or degree in Engineering/Technology/Medical Science or any other recognised Bachelor degree.

(In case Honours/Major is NOT specified/ mentioned in the mark-sheet for the BA Degree of an applicant, then he/she will NOT be eligible.)
Philosophy 3-Year B.A. Honours/Major degree* in Philosophy from a recognised University with at least 50% marks (45% for PD/Sports/OBC-A/OBC-B category and 40% for SC/ST category) in Honours papers.

(In case Honours/Major is NOT specified/ mentioned in the mark-sheet for the BA Degree of an applicant, then his/her BA Degree will be considered to be equivalent to Honours in Philosophy if he/she had studied a BA degree course with at least 800 marks in aggregate, of which at least 50% marks in Philosophy.)
Political Science with International Relations 3-Year B.A. Honours degree* or Major in Political Science from a recognised University with at least 55% marks (49.5% for PD/OBC-A/OBC-B category, 41.25% for SC/ST category and 45% for Sports category) in Honours papers.

(In case Honours/Major is NOT specified/ mentioned in the mark-sheet for the BA Degree of an applicant, then he/she will NOT be eligible.)
Sanskrit 3-Year B.A. Honours/Major degree* in Sanskrit or Shastri from a recognised University with at least 55% marks (49.5% for PD/OBC-A/OBC-B category, 45% for Sports category and 41.25% for SC/ST category).

(In case Honours/Major/Shastri is NOT specified/ mentioned in the mark-sheet for the BA Degree of an applicant, then he/she will NOT be eligible.)
Sociology 3-Year B.A. Honours degree* or Major in Sociology from a recognised University with at least 50% marks (45% for PD/Sports/OBC-A/OBC-B category and 40% for SC/ST category) in Honours papers.

(In case Honours/Major is NOT specified/ mentioned in the mark-sheet for the BA Degree of an applicant, then he/she will NOT be eligible.)


Eligibility Criteria for Master of Arts (Evening) Courses

Bengali 3-Year B.A. Honours/Major degree* in the subject or in Comparative Literature from a recognised University with at least 55% marks (49.5% for PD/OBC-A/OBC-B category, 45% for Sports category and 41.25% for SC/ST category) in Honours papers.

(In case Honours/Major is NOT specified/ mentioned in the mark-sheet for the BA Degree of an applicant, then he/she will NOT be eligible.)
Sanskrit 3-Year B.A. Honours/Major degree* in Sanskrit or Shastri from a recognised University with at least 50% marks (45% for PD/Sports/OBC-A/OBC-B category and 40% for SC/ST category).

(In case Honours/Major/Shastri is NOT specified/ mentioned in the mark-sheet for the BA Degree of an applicant, then he/she will NOT be eligible.)
History 3-Year B.A. Honours/Major degree* in History from a recognised University with at least 55% marks (49.5% for PD/OBC-A/OBCB category, 45% for Sports category and 41.25% for SC/ST category) in Honours/Major papers.

(In case Honours/Major is NOT specified/ mentioned in the marksheet for the BA Degree of an applicant, then he/she will NOT be eligible.)
*At the time of application, a student must have completed results up to and including 5th semester (or semester up to the Final semester) or PartI and PartII of Honours course in the relevant subject.

  • For Sports category:
    Candidate should have attained the standard of minimum 4th place in any Zonal Inter-University competition or any team event/ sports/ games where direct All India Inter-University competition is conducted under the aegis of AIU.

    OR

    Candidate should have secured minimum 8th place for individual event/ sports in any All India / Inter- Zonal Inter-University Championship/ Tournament in the AIU conducted sports/games.

    OR

    Candidate having participation in any recognized National repute Competition/ National Championship (representing any state) affiliated by competent authority of the respective National sports bodies (Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports / Indian Olympic Association) in the sports and games offered by the A.I.U.

    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 1st 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.

    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 and print out of online application 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 June 18, 2018 (11:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.).
  • For PD category:
    • Persons with 40% or more disability will only be considered for admission under PD category under PWD (Equal Opportunity, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.
    • Candidates who have applied under PD category must submit an attested photocopy of certificate of disability issued by the competent authority along with a print out of online payment receipt within June 18, 2018 (5pm) to the Office of the Dean and the Secretary, Faculty Council of Arts, Ground Floor, UG Arts Building, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032. The photocopy of the certificate and bank challan may also be sent by post. The last date of receiving the certificates by post is June 18, 2018.
    • Applicants under PD category will have to appear before an expert committee to be constituted by the University. The date will be notified later.
  • For 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 unless they can produce Domicile Certificate for residing in West Bengal for at least 10 years issued by the competent authority.
  • FOR 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 of the states other than West Bengal are not entitled to get the benefit of reserved quota in educational institutions in West Bengal, unless they can produce a domicile certificate of 10-year residency issued by competent authority.
  • 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 Master of Arts (Day) Courses

Comparative
Literature		 For Category-I (those with Honours in any literature subject including Comparative Literature):
Selection will be made on the basis of marks secured in the Admission Test. There will be a single paper for Category-I candidates.

For Category-II (those with Honours in non-literature subjects in Arts/Science/Commerce or with a degree in Engineering/Technology/Medical or any other recognized Bachelor degree):
Selection will be made on the basis of marks secured in the Admission Test. Category-II students will have to appear for two papers in general literature in the Admission Test.
Linguistics, Economics, Political Science with International Relations, History, English Selection will be made solely on the basis of Admission Test in the subject concerned.
Philosophy and Sanskrit Selection will be made on the basis of equal weight on the marks secured in the Honours papers and an Admission Test in the subject.
Film Studies Category-I: Candidates with 3-Year Honours degree or Major in Film Studies having at least 50% marks in honours/major papers will be directly admitted.

Category-II: All the eligible candidates other than Category I will be selected on the basis of an Admission Test.
Bengali** and Sociology** Selection will be made on the basis of marks obtained in the Honours/Major papers. However for those candidates who have passed the correspondence courses/distance education courses, etc. of any recognised university will have to sit for a qualifying test.
Education** Category-I:
Higher Secondary or equivalent: % of marks x 0.5
B.A. (Hons.) in Education: % of marks x 0.5

Category-II:
Higher Secondary or equivalent: % of marks x 0.5
B.Ed.: % of marks x 0.5
**Candidates who have passed B.A.(Hons.)/ B.Ed. or its equivalent examination through a correspondence course or distance mode will be required to sit for a Preliminary Qualifying Test (PQT) to be held on 11/06/2018 at 11:30 A.M. for Bengali, Education & Sociology.

Selection Procedure for Master of Arts (Evening) Courses

Bengali** Selection will be made on the basis of marks obtained in the Honours/Major papers. However for those candidates who have passed the correspondence courses/ distance education courses, etc. of any recognised university will have to sit for a qualifying test.
Sanskrit Selection will be made on the basis of equal weight on the marks secured in Honours papers and an Admission Test in the subject.
History Selection will be made solely on the basis of Admission Test in the subject concerned.
**Candidates who have passed B.A.(Hons.)/ B.Ed. or its equivalent examination through a correspondence course or distance mode will be required to sit for a Preliminary Qualifying Test (PQT) to be held on 11/06/2018 at 11:30 A.M.

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