Applications are invited from graduate candidates for admission to the following courses :

• Certificate and Diploma* Courses (2015-16) in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Korean (only certificate), Pali, Persian, Russian, Spanish, Tibetan and Urdu Languages.
• Pre-M.A.** Course (2015-16) in Russian Language.

*Candidates who have obtained one year certificate in a language from C.U. or an equivalent certificate from other Institutes are eligible to apply for 'Diploma Course' in that language.

**Graduation and a two year Diploma in Russian is the eligibility for Pre M.A.

Candidates are to qualify an entrance test for admission to Pre-M.A. Course. Detail schedule of the test will be announced in due course.

Duration of the courses		:	All the courses are of one year duration
Eligibility
	Certificate course	:	Graduation in any discipline
	For other courses	:	As stated above
Classes are held		:	From 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
Attendance during the session		:	Minimum 60%

Admission Test : Admission to Certificate course will be made on the basis of objective-type written test of 100 marks followed by a counseling. The written test will be held on 03.07.15. Detail schedule in this regard will be announced in due course.

The candidates selected provisionally may note the following requirements at the time of admission :

i	All original testimonials
ii	Two (2) copies of recent passport size photographs
iii	Tuition fees for six (6) months only (for certificate course)
	June’15 to Nov’15 @ Rs. 125/- per month	Rs. 750.00
	Admission fee	Rs. 100.00
	Session Charge	Rs. 40.00
	Student Aid Fund	Rs. 4.00
	Total	Rs. 894.00

The classes for Certificate and Diploma courses will commence on 22.07.15. Class schedule will be announced in due course. A list of selected candidates will be published in the Departmental notice board. Unlisted candidates may contact the office of the Department. The students who apply from other universities (Marked as OU in the selection list) must apply for Calcutta University registration within a month from the date of admission and submit the relevant papers at the dept. office. Any other information regarding eligibility, etc. will be available from the office of the Dept. of Languages, Asutosh Building (2nd Floor). The application form for admission may be downloaded from the University webside (www.caluniv.ac.in) / or may be obtained at the office of the department. The filled in application along with attested copies of testimonials and the paid challan of Rs. 100/- (For SC/ST/DA candidates Rs. 50/- only) payable at C.U. Cash Section or Deposit to SBI, CU Br. Savings A/c No. 10444444211 under the head "University of Calcutta". Please attach Counter part of Cash Deposition receipt and write on the reverse Name,Course applied for and Mobile No. of the Candidate are to be submitted (2:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.) at the office of the Department on or before 24.06.2015. Successful candidates of Diploma examination (2015) in Russian may submit their application for Pre-M.A. within seven days of publication of their result.

College Street Campus (Asutosh Siksha Prangan)
87/1 College Street, Kolkata - 700073.
Phone : 033 2241 0071

Course	Subjects
M.A. (2 years duration)	Bengali, English, Linguistics, Pali, Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, Arabic & Persian, French, Tamil Studies.
M.Com. (2 years duration)	Day & Evening Classes
M.Phil. (2 Years duration)	Bengali, English, Hindi, Pali, Sanskrit, Urdu, Commerce
Pre-M.A. (1 year duration)	Pali, French, Arabic, Persian

Alipur Campus (Khudiram Siksha Prangan)
1. Reformatory Street, Kolkata - 700027.
Phone : 033 2479 1645, 2479 2861, 2479 2358, 2439 8451 / 53

Course	Subjects
M.A. (2 years duration)	Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Islamic History & Culture, Ancient Indian History and Culture, Archaeology, South & South East Asian Studies, Museology, Education
M.Phil. (2 Years duration)	Women’s Studies, A.I.H.C., History, Pol-Science, Philosophy, Sociology & S. S. E. A. S.

Economics Department
56 A, B.T, Road, Kolkata - 700050
Phone : 033 2557 5082

Course	Subjects
M.A. / M.Sc. (2 years duration)	Economics
M.Phil. (2 Years duration)	Economics

Eligibility for Admission to M.A. Course

• Three years Honours Graduates of the Current and Immediately Previous Year in the System of (10+2+3) under Calcutta University.
• Honours Graduates from other recognised Universities.
• Candidates passing Honours/Major Courses in Arts in Under Graduate Degree Level from Indira Gandhi National Open University / Netaji Subhas Open University and the Distance Education Programmes of other Universities in West Bengal.
• Qualified in the Pre-M.A. Examination of this University of the Current Year.
• C.U. Final year P.N.C. candidate may also apply as appeared candidate to be included in the Merit List after production of Pass Mark sheet immediately after publication of result satisfying the requisite eligibility criteria.
• Percentage of cut off marks for entrance test, criteria, if any, will be notified after receiving the application form.
• For South and South East Asian Studies :
  Honours in History, Political Science, Economics, Geography, Anthropology, Sociology from Calcutta University or Honours Degree from any other recognised Universities in the above mentioned subject.
• For Museology (for M.A. / M.Sc. Course) :
  • Any candidate who has passed B.A. (Hons.) / M.A. Examination in History / Ancient Indian History and Culture / Islamic History and Culture / Archaeology / Pali / Sanskrit / Persian / Education / Anthropology / Ethnology / Sociology or Modern Indian Languages like Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, English and other languages in 8th schedule of Indian Constitution, / Folklore / Tourism or In service (deputed candidate); he/she will be eligible to take admission in the M.A. in Museology. In case of admission in M.Sc. Museology the student has to pass B.Sc. (Hons.) / M.Sc. Examination in Zoology / Botany / Agriculture / Anthropology / Geology / Geography / Earth Science / Environmental Science / Marine Science from Calcutta University or obtained any equivalent degree from any other recognised University / Institution, provided he/she has pursued regular course of studies with any one subject as an cillary besides the Honours subject. The student having an M.Sc. degree in the afore-stated subject must have at least one subject stated above in his/her B.Sc. pass.
  • Persons with M.A. or M.Sc. in the subjects mentioned above or persons in active museum or similar organisation for at least two years, if otherwise, qualified and deputed by the institution concerned will be given preference in time of selection for not more than one seat in each group, provided the applicant has good academic record all through. However, he/she should have the same qualification similar to that of regular course of studies.
• For Buddhist Studies (subject to approval)
  Honours in Pali, Sanskrit, History of different categories, Journalism and Mass Communication, Philosophy, Bengali and any subject of Humanities group. Students who complete their P.G. Diploma in Buddhist Studies.

Eligibility for admission to M.Com. Course

• Three years Honours Graduates of the B.Com. Examination of this University of the Current and immediately previous year.
• Honours graduates in Commerce from other recognized Universities. Candidates passing Honours/Major Courses in Commerce in Under Graduate Degree Levels from Indira Gandhi National Open University, Netaji Subash Open University and the Distance Education Programmes of other Universities of West Bengal.
• Candidate shall state his/her preference DAY or EVENING and option for Special paper in 2nd year M.Com.
  (1) Accounting & Finance or
  (2) Marketing at the time of submission of form.

Eligibility for admission to M.A. Course in Journalism & Mass Communication
(No. of seats 90)

• Three years Honours Graduate in Journalism and Mass Communication or any subject of this University. Or Honours graduate from other recognized universities. (Age within 30 years as on 01.06.15)
  
  For working Journalist candidates minimum qualification is honours graduate of any recognized university and maximum age limit is 35 years. (as on 01.06.2015).

No. of Seats in different subjects. For the year 2015-2016

Subjects	Gen	SC	ST	OBC-A	OBC-B	Total
Bengali	261	85	23	10	06	385
English	166	54	15	06	04	245
Linguistics	60	20	05	02	02	89
Pali	21	07	02	02	02	34
Sanskrit	115	37	10	04	03	169
Hindi	82	27	07	03	02	121
Urdu	54	18	05	02	02	81
Arabic & Persian	57	19	05	02	02	85
French	11	04	01	01	01	18
Buddhist Studies	22	09	02	04	03	40
History	114	37	10	04	03	168
Ancient Indian History & Culture	87	28	08	03	02	128
Islamic History & Culture	115	37	10	04	03	169
Archaeology	18	06	02	01	01	28
Museology	29	10	03	02	01	45
Philosophy	159	52	14	06	04	235
Political Science	159	52	14	06	04	235
Sociology	40	13	04	02	01	59
Economics	159	52	14	06	04	235
Commerce (Day)	284	92	25	11	07	419
Commerce (Eve)	284	92	25	11	07	419
South and South East Asian Studies	72	23	06	03	02	106
Education	90	29	08	03	02	133
Journalism & Mass Communication	61*	20	05	02	02	90

• 5 (Five) seats reserved for Working Journalists.

Subjects	Allied Subjects (Candidates with Honours in the following subjects are also eligible to apply. Honours students in the subjects will get first preference)
Ancient Indian History and Culture	Ancient Indian & World History, Sanskrit, History, Pali, Political Science, Geography
Archaeology	Ancient Indian & World History & Culture, Sanskrit, History, Pali, Anthropology, Geography, Geology,Botany, Zoology, Physics, Chemistry
Linguistics	English, Bengali,Sanskrit, Pali, A.I.H.C., Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology
Arabic & Persian	For Arabic - Arabic honours, For Persian - Persian honours graduate
Islamic History & Culture	I.H.C., History
Pali	Sanskrit, Philosophy, History, Ancient Indian & World History, Linguistics, Bengali
Sociology	Only Sociology
Museology (M.A.)	History, Archaeology, AIHC, IHC, Pali, Sanskrit, Education, Fine Arts, Visual Art, History Art, Anthropology, Ethnology, Sociology, Persian, Modern Indian language, Folklore, Tourism (See Eligibility)
Museology (M.Sc.)	Botany, Zoology, Geology, Geography. Agriculture, Anthropology, Earth Science, Env. Science, Marine Science
South & South East Asian Studies	History, Political Science, Sociology, Economics, Anthropology, Geography. (Please see Eligibility)
Education	Education
Buddhist Studies	Pali, Sanskrit, History of diff. categories, Journalism & Mass Com., Philosophy, Bengali, Any subject of humanities group
Journalism & Mass Communication	Journalism & Mass Communication, or any honours graduate from C.U. or from other UGC recognized University

• dmission in M.Com Course under the Faculty of Commerce will be conducted online.
• Admission in M.A. / M.Sc. (Economics) under Faculty of Arts, Journalism & Library Science will be conducted through offline admission process.
  For online process, after online submission of the application, the copy of the application is to be downloaded and printed copy of the downloaded application along with relevant supporting documents self-attested by the candidate are to be submitted to the concerned Secretary’s Office. The documentary evidence of the payment of Application Fee must be attached with the hard copy of the application.
  
  For offline process, copy of the application form is to be downloaded from the website and duly filled-in application form along with relevant supporting documents self-attested by the candidates are to be submitted to the concerned Secretary Office. The documentary evidence of the payment of Application Fee must be attached with the hard copy of the application.
  
  Application Form & Brochure can be do wnloaded from University website (www.caluniv.ac.in).
  
  Application form be submitted online/offline. Application fees of Rs. 100/- for each application form M.A. / M.Sc. / M.Com. Admission. SC / ST / PWD candidates will be required to pay Rs. 50/- as application fee.
  
  Mode of payment of application fee :
  For online system application fee may be deposited in any of the following manner :
  • Through "SBI Collect" system
    • By internet banking / debit card / credit card of any bank.
    • By cash to any branch of SBI. For SBI collect system additional commission for bank transaction to be borne by the candidate. No bank charge will be payable if cash deposition made in SBI, C.U. Br. at University of Calcutta, College St. Campus. Copy of the fee deposition slip is to be attached with the printed copy of the application.
    • DD in favour of 'Calcutta University' payable at Kolkata.
  Mode of Payment of Application for Offline System :
  Application fee may be deposited with the S.B.I. Calcutta University Branch, College St. or with any other SBI Branch by paying the required additional Bank Transaction fee. The Fees would be paid to C.U. Savings a/c No. 10444444211 (with SBI, CU Br.) under head "University of Calcutta". Counterpart of the Slip in original after Cash deposition or DD in favour of "Calcutta University payable at Kolkata" is to be attached with the application form.
  In case of DD please write on the reverse of the DD
  (a) Name of the applicant;
  (b) Application No. (if applicable);
  (c) Course applied for
  
  Eligibility :
  • riginally only those students shall be eligible for admission who have passed three years degree course(10+2+3) with Honours of Calcutta University and Honours after Graduation(Special Honours) in the subject to which the admission is sought for or in a subject which has been decided to be an allied subject by the Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Arts, Calcutta University.
  • Just previous Year Honours Candidates (i.e., who passed last year) may also apply.
  • Honours graduates from other recognised Universities are eligible to apply.
  • Each candidate should apply in a single application form from his/her subject or subjects in order of preference (if not otherwise mentioned for separate application).
    • Honours graduates in Bengali may apply in Bengali, Lingustics & Pali.
    • Honours graduates in English may apply in English and Lingustics.
    • Honours graduates in Pali may apply in Pali, Museology and Ancient Indian History & Culture (1 Seat).
    • Honours graduates in Sanskrit may apply in Sanskrit, Museology, Pali, Linguistics and A.I.H.C. (1 Seat).
    • Honours graduates in History may apply in History, Islamic History & Culture, Ancient Indian History & Culture, Archaeology, Pali, Museology and South & South East Asian Studies.
    • Honours graduates in Philosophy may apply in Philosophy, Pali.
    • Honours graduates in Political Science may apply in Political Science, South & South East Asian Studies and A.I.H.C.(1 Seat).
    • Honours graduates in Sociology may apply in Sociology.
    • Honours graduates in Economics may apply in Economics, South & South East Asian studies.
  • Separate application forms should be submitted for the following subjects :
    • Economics
    • South & South East Asian Studies
    • Museolog
    • Linguistics
    • Archaeology
    • Education
    • Pali
  • For admission in South & South East Asian Studies, Honours graduates of Calcutta University or Other recognised Universities of the following subjects :
    • History
    • Economics
    • Political Science
    • Anthropology
    • Sociology
    • Geography
    are eligible to apply.
  • Application forms should be submitted in the following campuses(between 11:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. on all working days) :

    Subjects	Campus
    Philosophy, Pol. Science, Sociology, History, Ancient Indian History & Culture, Islamic History & Culture, Museology, Acheology, South & South East Asian Studies, Education	Alipur Campus (Khudiram Siksha Prangan) 1. Reformatory Street, Kolkata - 700 027. Phone : 033 2479 1645
    Economics	Economics Department 56 A, B. T. Road, Kolkata - 700 050. Phone : 033 2557 5082
    Other remaining subjects	College Street Campus (Asutosh Siksha Prangan) 87/1, College Street, Kolkata - 700 073. Phone : 033 2241 0071 Asotosh Building (Ground Floor) for Arts Subjects - Room No. 3G for Commerce - Room No. 3K

  • Marksheets in original (Part I, Part II & Part-III) should be shown during the submission of forms.
  • Self-Attested copies of marksheets (Part I, Part II & Part III) and other testimonials should be attached with the application form.
  • SC/ST candidates should write "SC/ST candidate" on the top of the application form and they must attach self-attested Xerox copy of SC/ST certificate from the office of the S.D.O.
  • Persons with Disability (PWD) candidates must mention the words "PWD" on the top of the application form and must attach a certificate from the Competent Authority.
  • BC-A or OBC-B candidates should write "OBC-A" or "OBC-B" on the top of the application form and they must attach self-attested Xerox copy of OBC certificate issued by the Office of the S.D.O.
  • List of selected candidates will be displayed in the Notice Board at the office of the Secretary - College Street Campus, Alipur Campus and Economics Department.
  • No personal communication will be made with the selected candidates.
  • Selection will be made strictly in order of merit on the basis of percentage of marks for 60% of seats for C.U. students and rest 40% of seats on the basis of subject wise Entrance Test for Non C.U. and C.U. Students including back year (Passed in 2014)students. Under the category of 40% of seats, the students will be admitted on the basis of an MCQ test on OMR sheet either with 50 questions each carrying 2 marks or adhering to the standardized format of MCQ test of the university, whichever is applicable; [negative marks & cut off marks will be applicable, if necessary. Distribution of marks : For each correct answer 2 marks, for wrong answer minus 0.5 marks and not attempted 0 mark will be awarded].
  • reference once exercised can not be changed. And declaration regarding SC/ST/PWD/OBC-A/OBC-B/General once given can not be altered.
  • For admission to different courses, a SC or ST candidate getting admission should have obtained in the previous examination; qualifying marks not lower by more than 25% of the marks obtained by the last candidate of the general category. In case of OBC-A and OBC-B the candidates getting admission should have obtained in the previous examination, qualifying marks not lower by more than 10% from the marks obtained by the last candidate of the general category.

In any case, if a candidate obtains marks lower than the minimum qualifying marks prescribed by the University / Appropriate Authority for admission to the relevant course, he/she will not be eligible for admission.

For M.A. / M.Com. Course

• Tuition fees Rs. 100/= per month.
• Admission fees Rs. 100/= per year.
• Session charge Rs. 44/= per year.
• Library fees Rs.200/= per year.
• Laboratory fees (for Laboratory Subjects only) Rs. 60/= per month.
• Examination fees : For M.A. / M.Com.
  I) For Part I Rs. 130/= / Exam fee per Semester Rs. 200/=
  II) For Part II Rs. 100/= in M.A. and Rs. 130/= in M.Com.
• Non-Collegiate (Short Percentage) fees Rs. 100/=.
• Transfer fees Rs. 50/= per transfer.
• Delay fine for examination Rs. 70/=.
• Examination fees :
  For Semester I/II/III/IV, Each Semester Rs. 200/=, Centre fees RS. 30/=, Diploma fees Rs. 30/= (For final examination/Semester).
• Registration fees :
  (if applicable) Rs. 100/= (General category), Rs. 25/= (SC/ST/OBC/PWD/BPL).