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Jadavpur University - Admission to M.A. (Day & Evening) Courses 2022-2023 for external applicants


JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Arts
Admission to M.A. (Day & Evening) Courses
(for external applicants)

Academic Session: 2022-2023

Last Date for online submission of application is 15/09/2022.

As per the order of the Govt. of West Bengal there is no application fee. However, there will be Admission Test fees of Rs. 100/- for applicants belongs to SC/ST/PD categories & applicants with annual family income less than Rs. 2,50,000/- and Rs. 200/- for other applicants.
Last date of submission of online admission test fees is 16/09/2022.

For any help regarding online submission of application mail at artsadmission@jadavpuruniversity.in
(from 11:00 A.M. to 05:00 P.M. except Saturdays, Sundays & Holidays).

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.

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 time of documents verification. Failure to do so will lead to cancellation of her/his application.

    + Date and Time of Admission Tests

    Category Date & Time Venue
    Bengali (Day & Evening) 23/09/2022
    (11:30 A.M. to 01:30 P.M.)
    Jadavpur University,
    Main Campus
    Comparative Literature Category I:
    22/09/2022
    (02:30 P.M. to 04:30 P.M.)
    Jadavpur University,
    Main Campus
    Category II:
    Paper I:
    22/09/2022
    (02:30 P.M. to 04:30 P.M.)
    Paper II:
    27/09/2022
    (11:30 A.M. to 01:30 P.M.)
    Economics 27/09/2022
    (02:30 P.M. to 04:30 P.M.)
    Jadavpur University,
    Main Campus
    Education 22/09/2022
    (02:30 P.M. to 04:30 P.M.)
    Jadavpur University,
    Main Campus
    English 21/09/2022
    (11:30 A.M. to 01:30 P.M.)
    Jadavpur University,
    Main Campus
    Film Studies 21/09/2022
    (02:30 P.M. to 04:30 P.M.)
    Jadavpur University,
    Main Campus
    History (Evening) 27/09/2022
    (02:30 P.M. to 04:30 P.M.)
    Jadavpur University,
    Main Campus
    Linguistics 22/09/2022
    (11:30 A.M. to 01:30 P.M.)
    Jadavpur University,
    Main Campus
    Philosophy 23/09/2022
    (11:30 A.M. to 01:30 P.M.)
    Jadavpur University,
    Main Campus
    Political Science with International Relations 27/09/2022
    (02:30 P.M. to 04:30 P.M.)
    Jadavpur University,
    Main Campus
    Sanskrit (Day & Evening) 23/09/2022
    (02:30 P.M. to 04:30 P.M.)
    Jadavpur University,
    Main Campus
    Sociology 23/09/2022
    (02:30 P.M. to 04:30 P.M.)
    Jadavpur University,
    Main Campus
    Publication of provisional merit list (tentatively): October 14, 2022

    + Eligibility Criteria

    IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
    • Candidates who have completed B.A/B.Sc or equivalent Final Results and fulfill the eligibility conditions laid down below may apply for admissions to M.A. (Day & Evening) Courses for the academic session 2022-23.
    • For any candidate, increase in marks due to post-publication review/scrutiny after the closing dates of application for admissions to M.A. (Day & Evening) Courses for the academic session 2022-23, 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 time of documents verification. Failure to do so will lead to cancellation of her/his application.
    • Clarification of Honours papers:
      Non CBCS system: Honours/Major papers only
      CBCS system: Core papers and DSE papers only
    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 60% marks (54% for OBC-A/OBC-B category and 45% for SC/ST/PD/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.)
    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 55% marks (49.5% for OBC-A/OBC-B category and 41.25% for SC/ST/PD/Sports 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 non-literature subject in Arts/Science/Commerce stream with at least 55% marks (49.5% for OBC-A/OBC-B category and 41.25% for SC/ST/PD/Sports 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 OBC-A/OBC-B category and 45% for SC/ST/PD/Sports 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 BA 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 OBC-A/OBC-B category and 40% for SC/ST/PD/Sports 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.)
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    Category-II:
    3-Year Honours/Major degree in any subject and a B.Ed degree with at least 50% marks (45% for OBC-A/OBC-B category and 40% for SC/ST/PD/Sports category) in both degrees from any recognised University. (Among the 6 seats available for the category, 4 seats are 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 OBC-A/OBC-B category and 40% for SC/ST/PD/Sports category) in Honours/Major/Specialization papers or a Bachelors degree in Engineering/Technology/Medical Science or any other recognised Bachelor degrees*, with a minimum of three years of formal instruction and with at least 50% marks (45% for OBC-A/OBC-B category and 40% for SC/ST/PD/Sports category).
    (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.)
    Film Studies 3-Year Honours degree or Major in Film Studies or any subject in Arts/Commerce/Science stream or Bachelor degree in Engineering/Technology/Medical Science or such other recognised Bachelor degrees with at least 50% marks (45% for OBC-A/OBC-B category and 40% for SC/ST/PD/Sports category) in the Honours papers.
    History 3-Year B.A. Honours/Major degree* in the History from a recognised University with at least 55% marks (49.5% for OBC-A/OBC-B categoryand 41.25% for SC/ST/PD/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.
    Linguistics 3-Year Honours degree* or Major in any literature or non-literature 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 Bachelor degree in Engineering/Technology/Medical Science or any other recognised Bachelor degrees.
    (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 55% marks (49.5% for OBC-A/OBC-B category and 41.25% for SC/ST/PD/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 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 OBC-A/OBC-B category and 41.25% for SC/ST/PD/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 (49.50% for OBC-A/OBC-B category and 41.25% for SC/ST/PD/Sports category).
    (In case Honours/Major/Shastri is NOT specified/ mentioned in the marksheet 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 55% marks (49.50% for OBC-A/OBC-B category and 41.25% for SC/ST/PD/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.)
    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 60% marks (54% for OBC-A/OBC-B category and 45% for SC/ST/PD/Sports category) in Honours papers.
    Sanskrit 3-Year B.A. Honours/Major degree* in Sanskrit or Shastri from a recognised University with at least 55% marks (49.5% for OBC-A/OBC-B category and 41.25% for SC/ST/PD/Sports category).
    (In case Honours/Major/Shastri is NOT specified/mentioned in the marksheet for the BA Degree of an applicant, then he/she will NOT be eligible.)
    History 3-Year B.A. Honours/Major degree* in the History from a recognised University with at least 55% marks (49.5% for OBC-A/OBC-B category and 41.25% for SC/ST/PD/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.
    All applicants must have completed results of Bachelor's Degree course or equivalent degree from any University/Institute recognized by the UGC at the time of online application.

    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.

    Such sports representations are to be made within current year or any one of the threepreceding calendar years (i,e commencing from 1st January, 2019) 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 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 September 27, 2022.

    For PD category:
    Persons with 40% or more disability will only be considered for admission under PD category under RPD Act, 2016.

    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 1465–BCW/MR–67/10 dt.30/04/2010 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 September 2021) 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

    Selection Procedure for Master of Arts (Day) Courses
    For 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.
    For Bengali, Linguistics, Economics, Political Science with International Relations, English Selection will be made solely on the basis of Admission Test in the subject concerned.
    For History Selection will be made on the basis of marks obtained in the Honours/Major papers.
    For Film Studies Selection will be made solely on the basis of Admission Test.
    For Philosophy and Sociology Selection will be made on the basis of equal weightage on the marks secured in the Honours papers and an Admission Test in the subject.
    For Sanskrit Selection will be made on the basis of 1) 30% weightage of marks obtained in Honours papers 2) 70% weightage of the performance in a written admission test.
    For Education Category-I:
    Selection will be made on the basis of 1) 10% weightage of marks obtained in Secondary or equivalent examination, 2) 10% weightage of marks obtained in H.S. or equivalent examination 3) 30% weightage of marks obtained in Honours papers 4) 50% weightage of the performance in a written admission test.

    Category-II:
    Selection will be made on the basis of 1) 10% weightage of marks obtained in Secondary or equivalent examination, 2) 10% weightage of marks obtained in H.S. or equivalent examination 3) 30% weightage of marks obtained in B.Ed. examination 4) 50% weightage of the performance in a written admission test.
    Selection Procedure for Master of Arts (Evening) Courses
    For Bengali Selection will be made solely on the basis of Admission Test in the subject concerned.
    For History Selection will be made on the basis of equal weightage on the marks secured in the Honours papers and an Admission Test in the subject.
    For Sanskrit Selection will be made on the basis of 1) 30% weightage of marks obtained in Honours papers 2) 70% weightage to the performance in a written admission test.

    + How to calculate the marks obtained

    For Secondary or equivalent On the basis of aggregate of all marks obtained in class 10th board examination.
    For Higher Secondary or equivalent On the basis of:
    1. WBCHSE: Best of 4 subjects excluding marks of Environmental Studies/Environmental Education/Environmental Science (out of 400 marks)
    2. Central Board of Secondary Education: Best of 4 subjects (out of 400 marks)
    3. Council for the Indian School Certificate: Best of 4 subjects (out of 400 marks)
    4. Other Boards: Best of 4 subjects (out of 400 marks)
    For Honours Graduates (Non-CBCS system) On the basis of aggregate of all marks obtained in Honours papers only
    For Honours Graduates (CBCS system) On the basis of aggregate of marks obtained in Core papers and DSE papers only
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