- Eligibility Criteria for Master of Library and Information Science course

- Eligibility Criteria for Master of Library and Information Science (Digital Library) course

• All applicants must have completed results of Bachelor's and BLIS Degree course or equivalent degree from any University / Institute recognized by the UGC at the time of application.]
• Applications with incomplete results shall be rejected. A candidate shall be denied admission (even if he / she is provisionally selected on the basis of information provided by the applicant) if, at the time of verification of results, it is detected by the Faculty Office / Department of Library and Information Science that his / her results are not complete.
• For candidates under 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 candidates under OBC-A/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 July 2023) 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 verification/ 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.
• For Candidates under PD category:
  Persons with 40% or more disability will only be considered for admission under PD quota under RPD Act, 2016.
• FOR E.W.S CATEGORY:
  Reservation under Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) will be as per notification no. 339-Edn (CS)/OM-74L/2023 dated 26th May, 2023 from Government of West Bengal.
  
  The EWS certificate of 2024-25 financial year is only valid for admission in this academic session.
• It is being brought to the notice of all concerned that Ragging is not only a social evil but also a penal offence. Any student/s indulging in ragging of any student/s including freshers during admission / interview and / or subsequently at the hostel or in the class or in the corridors or anywhere inside and outside of the campus, shall be severely dealt with on pain of punishment ranging from loss of academic year / loss of hostel boardership to expulsion from the university itself. Reporting to the Police Station may also be made in addition to the above punishment. The University is to follow all the directives of the “UGC REGULATION ON CURBING THE MENACE OF RAGGING IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 2009 under the direction of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. The “UGC REGULATION ON CURBING THE MENACE OF RAGGING IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 2009’ as well as the names and phone numbers of the members of the Anti-Ragging Committee and Anti-Ragging Squad are available in the following link;

Click here for UGC & JU Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging.