GENERAL INFORMATION

• The information brochure is for the admission to the Post-Graduate Degree Programme (M.Arch. (Urban Design) offered by Department of Architecture under Faculty of Engineering & Technology (FET) for the session 2023-2024.
• The programme is a 4-Semester Day Programme.
• The M.Arch programme is also approved by Council of Architecture (CoA).

+ ADMISSION TEST

• Admission Test for Category B & Category C for the above course will be held on 16.10.2023 at 12:00 noon at Department of Architecture, 5th Floor, Prayukti Bhavan, Jadavpur University, Kolkata – 700032
• Candidates are requested to read the Information Brochure for details regarding the Admission Test and further procedures.
• All further notifications regarding this admission will be displayed in the admission portal (https://admissionju.jadavpuruniversity.in/fengadmission)
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+ SCHEDULE FOR PHYSICAL DOCUMENT VERIFICATION

+ ADMISSION SCHEDULE

Tentative Schedule of Admission Process
Sl. No.	Activity	Date	Venue
1	Application starts - Publication of Information Brochure on Website & online payment of Application Fee (Pl see Brochure for details)	29.09.2023	Online (Admission Portal)
2	Application closes (Pl see Brochure for details)	05.10.2023	Online (Admission Portal)
3	Publication of Schedule and List of candidates for Physical Document Verification for Categories A, B & C and Notice for Admission Test for Category B & Category C on Website	06.10.2023	Online (Admission Portal)
4	Physical Document Verification for Categories A, B & C	13.10.2023	Dept. of Architecture, JU Main Campus (Jadavpur)
5	Publication of List of Eligible Candidates for Admission Test for Category B & C	13.10.2023	Online (Admission Portal)
6	Admission Test for Category B & Category C	16.10.2023	Dept. of Architecture, JU Main Campus (Jadavpur)
7	Publication of Merit List with Waiting List for Categories A, B & C & Admission Schedule	17.10.2023	Online (Admission Portal)
8	Round 1 Admission	Dates will be declared on the Admission Portal in due course of time	JU Main Campus
9	Publication of Vacancy Matrix or Merit List		Online (Admission Portal)
10	Round 2 Admission		JU Main Campus
11	Spot Wrap Up Round (If any)		JU Main Campus

+ ADMISSION NOTICE

• Notification for Admission to PG Degree Programme for M.Arch. (Urban Design) under Faculty of Engineering & Technology (FET) for the Session 2023-2024
• Application forms for admission in the above course will be available from 29th September 2023 to 05th October 2023. Please visit https://admissionju.jadavpuruniversity.in/fengadmission for the Application forms.
• Interested candidates are requested to read the Information Brochure carefully before filling up the admission form. All further notifications regarding this admission will be displayed in the admission portal (https://admissionju.jadavpuruniversity.in/fengadmission).

+ ADMISSION CATEGORIES

Admission Categories: Admissions to this programme is open under the following categories:
• Category A: GATE – for candidate qualified through GATE and having a valid GATE score in terms of the validity period, the cut-off marks in the candidate’s respective reservation category, if any.
• Category B: Sponsored – for in-service professionals with a minimum experience, as stipulated in the eligibility condition, after passing the qualifying degree and duly sponsored by his/her employer. Vacant Sponsored Seat(s) may be filled by Self-Sponsored candidate(s) Merit wise.
• Category C: Self-Sponsored – for candidates satisfying minimum eligibility condition with or without valid GATE score for specified programme only and fulfilling other programme specific criteria, if any.

+ SCHOLARSHIPS

Award of scholarships for GATE qualified candidates is not the responsibility of the University.
• There will be NO SCHOLARSHIP for candidates admitted under Category A (GATE). However, the candidates with valid GATE score and admitted under Category A (GATE) may start to enjoy the scholarship if sanctioned by funding agencies.
• There will be NO SCHOLARSHIP for candidates admitted under category B (Sponsored) and category C (Self-Sponsored).
• Candidates with valid GATE score will not be considered eligible for corresponding scholarship if they take admission under Sponsored or Self-Sponsored Category in M.Arch programme.

+ ELIGIBILITY FOR APPLICANTS

General Eligibility Criteria for all Three Categories:
• Obtained Qualifying Degree (refer to Clause 2.3) with minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 6.75 in a scale of 10 (or 60% marks) for General Candidates including EWS Candidates; minimum GPA of 6.15 (or 54%) for OBC (both A & B) – Non-Creamy Layer Candidates and minimum GPA of 5.25 (or 45%) for SC / ST / PwD Candidates.
• Candidates passing Membership / Associate Membership Examination in the appropriate discipline conducted by the Government of India approved professional body, namely, Indian Institute of Architects, with same minimum GPA (or marks) as mentioned above (Clause 2.1.1) are also eligible for admission to this programme.
Category wise Additional Eligibility Criteria: The candidates MUST have to also fulfil the following criteria, as applicable, over and above those mentioned under clause
• Category A: GATE – Having a valid GATE score in terms of the validity period and the cut-off marks in the candidate’s respective reservation category, if any
• Category B: Sponsored – Being in service with a minimum of 1 (one) year experience in the relevant field and duly sponsored by his/her present employer for the entire duration of the programme. The relevant experience shall be counted from the date of joining the job, but not earlier than the date of publication of the final result of the qualifying degree, till the last date of online SBI i-Collect Form submission.
• Category C: Self-Sponsored – Candidates are allowed to apply under this category for this programme. Eligible self-sponsored candidates may be considered against vacant seats of both GATE and Sponsored category.
Qualifying Degrees: Bachelor Degree in Architecture or Equivalent courses recognised by Council of Architecture (COA).

+ SCHEDULE OF THE ADMISSION PROCESS

The admission process involves following stages, from application to admission, which will be conducted partly in ONLINE and partly OFFLINE mode as described here under strictly adhering to the timeline to be notified in due course.
• Step 1: Payment of the Application Fee through SBI Collect System. The Link and payment guideline will be available on the JU FET Admission portal in due time. The link of the admission portal is https://admissionju.jadavpuruniversity.in/fengadmission. Candidates have to provide relevant personal and academic details in order to complete the payment. Having the Confirmed Payment Acknowledgement Receipt from SBI Collect system is mandatory.
• Step 2: Publication of List of candidates satisfying Clause 2 based on uploaded data in SBI i-Collect Form, for Physical Document Verification.
• Step 3: Manually filling up of Application Form after downloading the proforma from the JU FET Admission Portal.
• Step 4: Reporting for original document verification in person at scheduled date and time (to be notified on the University website in due course of time) with application fee payment acknowledgement receipt and self-attested copies of relevant testimonials as enclosures and getting the verification done. Not completing the verification process will automatically remove the candidature without further communication.
• Step 5: Publication of List of Eligible candidates for Admission Test for Categories B & C as per Clause 2.
• Step-6: Conduction of Admission Test for Category B & Category C and Publication of Consolidated Merit List including Waiting List for Category A, B & C.
• Step 7: Final Admission, if selected, including verification and payment of Admission Fees in person at the Jadavpur University Main Campus at scheduled date and time (to be notified on the University website in due course of time).
• Note: Failing to comply with the published time schedule at any stage will summarily cancel the application / eligibility /selection / admission without any further intimation.
  No Individual Communication will be made at any stage. The candidates MUST keep themselves updated through notifications published time to time on the Admission Portal.

+ GUIDELINES OF APPLICATION

• An individual can submit only ONE application. Filling up of multiple application forms may lead to cancellation of all such applications without any further correspondence.
• A candidate MUST provide his/her valid e-mail address (gmail domain only), mobile number and AADHAAR number as mandatory personal identifiers during online payment of the application fee and the same in the hardcopy application form. The e-mail address and phone number provided will be considered as the official medium of communication for all correspondence from and to the university and no change of such will be entertained at any stage of admission.
• Applicants will have to pay a NON-REFUNDABLE Application Fee of Rs. 500.00 (Rupees Five Hundred only)
• An application will be considered as submitted only after successful payment of application fee through SBI i-Collect and completion of offline document verification. Not completing any of these steps will automatically reject the application without any further communication and application fee, if paid, will be forfeited.
• Application with wrong, misleading and or incomplete information or suppression of information will summarily be rejected without further communication.
• Candidates MUST follow all the guidelines and schedule as published in this brochure and notified time to time on university admission website. University will not be responsible for any issues arisen due to non-compliance of this advice.

+ SELECTION AND ADMISSION

• A consolidated merit list based on GATE Score for Category A candidates and another list based on the process mentioned earlier for Category B & C candidates (refer clause 4) will be published for each category.
• There will be Two rounds regular Admission and subsequent Wrap-up Round of Selection and Admission. The First round (All categories) will be conducted as per the following process.
• A first round selection list and waiting list, if any, prepared according to the merit and following the seat matrix will be published category wise.
• Admission will be according to merit at scheduled date and time and venue (detail schedule to be notified in due course). Failure to report at the scheduled date and time will automatically remove one’s chance of admission, if any.
• Once the candidate is recommended for admission, he/she must complete the admission process on that day by paying the full fee (as mentioned in Table 1). No partial payment or payment in instalments is acceptable.
• Admission fee payment can be made by cash or credit / debit card only. No other mode of payment is acceptable.
• Failing to complete the payment on schedule will automatically remove his/her candidature and he/she will no longer be considered for admission under this category.
• On completion of the payment the candidate will be considered as “Admitted to the Master of Architecture (Urban Design) degree programme”.

Unfilled seats, if any after the first round, will be filled up in the second round from wait listed candidates according to merit and following the same procedure as first round.

After the Two rounds of regular admission, if vacancies exist, a Wrap- Up round to fill vacant seats may be conducted where selection, recommendation and admission MUST have to be completed on spot. Schedule and details of spot round, if any will be notified separately in due course of time

The candidates are advised to bring all documents as referred under clause 7.3 at the time of selection and admission.

+ IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• The JU-FET admission portal is https://admissionju.jadavpuruniversity.in/fengadmission
• The fees structure for the Master of Architecture (Urban Design) Degree programme (along with categories) is as given in Table: 1.
• The seat matrix (with specialisation and reservation wise break up, if any) is as given in Table: 2.
• All admission related communication / notification from the university including publication of the detailed schedule of every stages of admission process like, verification, admission tests, admission etc. will be notified in due time on the university admission portal only and no individual communication will be made.
• Being updated of the admission related notification and /or instruction is the responsibility of the applicant. No individual communication will be made. University will not be responsible for the candidate not following the instructions or failing to act as per schedule and this will lead to automatic cancellation of application / candidature / selection, if any, without further communication any consequences arising out of not adhering to this guideline.
• Any complaint of not being aware of a published notification / schedule will not be entertained
• Verification of application or fulfilment of minimum eligibility criteria does not confer any right of the applicant to be considered for admission.
• The Admission Committee reserves the right of not selecting any candidate who is considered physically unfit or otherwise unsuitable.
• All J.U. courses are non-residential. Hostel seats are not guaranteed.
• Any wrong or misleading information furnished or suppression of information or ineligibility, if detected at any point of time, may lead to cancellation of the application or admission at any point of time without any correspondence.
• . For any admission related query mails may be sent to pgenquiryarch@jadavpuruniversity.in, which will be entertained within office hours (10am to 6pm) on weekdays (Mon – Fri) only. No other mode of communication or communication to any other email will be entertained by the admission helpdesk.
• After final admission, no query will be entertained by the admission help desk. Admitted students, may contact the department or the office of the FET or Muster Roll (MR) Section for further issues, if any.
• If any student, after taking admission, desires to withdraw from the programme of study he/she must contact the Muster Roll (MR) section of the university in person and complete the process as advised. Refund of course fee, if any, will be considered as per UGC and university guideline.

+ ADMISSION BROCHURE

+ APPLICATION FORM

Official Admission Website - For M.Arch. (Urban Design)

• Online Application for Registration.