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Rabindra Bharati University - Admission to PG Courses under Faculty of Arts, 2022-23


RABINDRA BHARATI UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Arts
Admission to PG (M.A.) Courses
Academic Session: 2022-23

The University invites online applications for admission to Post-graduate academic programmes (M.A.) of 2-years duration consisting of 4 Semesters of 6-months each in the following subjects under the Faculty of Arts in the session 2022-2023.

Online Application can be made on the University admission portal online.rbu.net.in from 01/09/2022 to 15/09/2022.

    + Subjects (with Intake)

    Sl. No. Programme Seats Sl. No. Programme Seats
    1. M.A. in Bengali 128 9. M.A. in Human Rights and Human Development 28
    2. M.A. in Economics 91 10. M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication 54
    3. M.A. in Education 28 11. M.A. in Philosophy 151
    4. M.A. in English 95 12. M.A. in Political Science 132
    5. M.A. in Environmental Studies 60 13. M.A. in Sanskrit 154
    6. M.A. in Geography 119 14. M.A. in Sociology 60
    7. M.A. in Hindi 60 15. Master in Social Work (MSW) 31
    8. M.A. in History 126      
    (Note: SC, ST, PWD, OBC-A, OBC-B reservations as per government rules).

    + Academic Programmes

    • M.A. (Two years, under semester system) in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Education, Geography, Sociology, and Hindi.
      Eligibility: Graduation with Honours or its equivalent under 10+2+3 system from any U.G.C. recognized University in the concerned subject.
      Break of study permissible up to only 2 years i.e the candidates who have passed Graduation with Honours or its equivalent in 2022, 2021 & 2020 are only eligible to apply.
      Applicants will be admitted to these courses according to their merit as per norms prescribed by the University.
    • M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication (Two year, under semester system)
      Eligibility: Honours Graduate or Post Graduate or its equivalent under 10+2+3 system from any U.G.C. recognized University in any subject is eligible to apply.
      Break of study permissible up to only 2 years i.e the candidates who have passed Graduation with Honours or Post Graduation or its equivalent in 2022, 2021 & 2020 are only eligible to apply.
      Admission to this programme will be made on basis of the performance in admission test and academic score.

    + Self-Financed Academic Programmes: M.A. (2-year under semester system)

    • Subjects: Geography
      Eligibility: Graduation with Honours or its equivalent under 10+2+3 system from any U.G.C. recognized University in the concerned subject.
      Break of study permissible up to only 2 years i.e the candidates who have passed Graduation with Honours or its equivalent in 2022, 2021 & 2020 are eligible to apply.
      Admission to the above courses will be taken according to merit as per norms prescribed by the University.
    • Subjects: Environmental Studies and Master of Social Work (MSW)
      Eligibility: Graduation with Honours or its equivalent under 10+2+3 System in any subject from any U.G.C. recognized University.
      Break of study permissible up to only 2 years i.e the candidates who have passed Honours or its equivalent in 2022, 2021 & 2020 are eligible to apply.
      Admission to the above courses will be taken according to merit as per norms prescribed by the University.
    • Human Rights and Human Development: Graduation with Honours or it equivalent from any UGC recognized University in any subject of Social Sciences, management and law (3yrs/5yrs) under 10+2+3 system with 50% marks in aggregate.
      (30% for SC/ST/PWD and 36% for OBC-A & OBC-B candidates).
      Admission to this programme will be made on basis of the performance in admission test and academic score.
      For fresher’s: Break of study permissible up to only 2 years i.e the candidates who have passed Graduation with Honours or its equivalent in 2022, 2021 & 2020 are eligible to apply. Exception may be made for the candidates already working in Army / Paramilitary force / Police or in any human rights organization / NGO.

    + Norms being adopted for preparation of merit list

    • M.A. in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Political Science, History, Philosophy, Economics, Education, Geography, Sociology, Hindi, Environmental Studies and M.S.W.:
      • H.S or equivalent – 50% (on pro-rata basis when full score will be considered equivalent)
        [best 4 subjects other than Environmental Education (ENVS)]
      • Honours or its equivalent – 50% (on pro-rata basis when full score will be considered equivalent)
      Aggregate of the total score (a +b = total score) will be counted for preparation of provisional merit lists which will be subject to verification.
      N.B.: To prepare the Merit list, the score will be calculated on basis of the following procedure:
      • H.S or its equivalent 50% (on pro-rata basis where full score will be considered equivalent)
        [best 4 subjects other than Environmental Education (ENVS)]
      • Honours or its equivalent 50% (on pro-rata basis when full score will be considered equivalent)
      For Hornours courses under NON CBCS system only the percentage of marks of Honours subject or equivalent percentage of CGPA of the Honours subject is considered where as under CBCS system percentage of marks of all courses or equivalent percentage of CGPA of all courses is considered.
    • M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication & Human Rights and Human Development Following norms will be followed.
      (a) H.S or its equivalent
      (best 4 subjects other than Environmental Education (ENVS))      		 10
      (on pro-rata basis when full score will be considered equivalent)
      (b) B.A. (Hons.) or its equivalent
      OR
      M.A. or its equivalent
      (if applicant has a Master’s degree, the Marks of Master’s degree will be considered)      		 10
      (on pro-rata basis when full score will be considered equivalent)
      (c) Admission Test (including Written Test and Viva Voce)
      [Written Test Full Marks: 60 and Viva-voce Full Marks:20]
      Admission test would be conducted offline.      		 80
      Qualifying Marks:
      • Written Test: 40% (30% for SC/ST/PWD, 36% for OBC-A and OBC-B candidates)
      • Viva-voce: 40% (30% for SC/ST/PWD, 36% for OBC-A and OBC-B candidates)
      The candidates who will qualify the Written Test will only be eligible for the Viva-voce.
      Aggregate of the total score (a + b + c = total score) will be counted towards preparation of the provisional merit lists which will be subject to verification.

    + Reservation of Seats

    • Reservation of seats for the reserved categories of ST/SC/OBC-A&B/PWD(PH) will be as per the West Bengal Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Rules, 2013. Reserved category candidate whose Reservation Certificate issued by the Competent authority, Govt. of West Bengal are only will be treated as reserved category.
    • Exercise of Option:
      As per Govt. Rules, the candidates belonging to reserved categories (SC/ST/OBC) who have found place in the general merit list on the basis of their merit will also be placed in the merit list for the reserved categories of candidates. It is mandatory for such candidates to exercise their option on whether they would like to be placed in the general merit list or the separate merit list for reserved categories of candidates. Admission would be made as per the option exercised by the candidates. The option once exercised shall not be altered under any circumstances.
    • Few seats are reserved in each course for Foreign / NRI students against a higher rate of tuition fees. In case of non-availability of Foreign / NRI students, Indian students may be considered in those seats against the same higher rate of tuition fees. For these seats, application will be invited after the admission of 2nd merit list. Such applications will have to be downloaded from the University website by entering the system generated Application Identification Number (AIN) and the date of birth as entered during online application for admission. Therefore, it is to be noted that only the candidates who have already submitted online application for admission in this session i.e. 2022-2023, will get the chance to apply.
    • Sports quota is applicable only in the subjects of Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Economics, Philosophy & Political Science.

    + Course Fees

    Course Fees to be paid at the time of admission in 1st Semester:
    Subjects Admission Fees for Indian Students (Rs.) Admission Fees for Foreign Students (Rs.)
    Bengali 1765/- 4415/-
    Economics 1965/- 5115/-
    Education 1765/- 4415/-
    English 1765/- 4415/-
    Environmental Studies 6815/- 7315/-
    Geography 6815/- 7315/-
    Hindi 1765/- 4415/-
    History 1765/- 4415/-
    Human Rights and Human Development 5815/- 7315/-
    Journalism and Mass Communication 6415/- 7315/-
    Master of Social Work (MSW) 10568/- 11888/-
    Philosophy 1765/- 4415/-
    Political Science 1765/- 4415/-
    Sanskrit 1765/- 4415/-
    Sociology 1765/- 4415/-

    + How to Apply

    The applicants are advised to follow the instructions noted hereunder while filling up the Application Forms online:
    • In order to apply online, applicants have to register themselves first.
    • During registration, applicant will be asked to provide an e-mail id and a mobile number, these must be valid ones because initial login password will be sent to the provided e- mail id and mobile number via SMS, and in future, all correspondences in this regard may be made to these e-mail id and the given mobile no. via SMS.
    • Applicants must provide valid email id & mobile number. else the registration process will not be completed.
    • After registration, the password will be sent to the registered e-mail id and mobile number.
    • It is recommended that the applicant should change their password on the first log in, if required.
    • After successful login, applicant will be required to select course(s) he / she may wish to apply and check the eligibility first. Once found eligible he / she can fill up rest of the Admission Form.
    • An applicant will be required to upload scanned copy of mark sheet of Higher Secondary and Hons. examination, his/her scanned Photograph and Signature during filling up the admission form, therefore, he/she is advised to keep these ready before filling up the admission form.
    • If the applicant does not have all required information at the time of filling the form, he/she can save the incomplete application as a draft (by clicking on ‘Next’ or ‘Previous’ button) and log out. Later, by login back to his/her account again he/she may complete the rest of application form.
    • After filling up all required information to submit the same, applicant must agree with the given declaration, clicking on check box. It is important to note that, once it is submitted, the information already entered cannot be altered under any circumstances. Therefore, they are advised to be sure about the accuracy and relevance of the filled up information before clicking the submit button.
      The automatically generated AIN (Application Identification Number) number shall be treated as unique identification number for an application during the admission process. Therefore, any Application Form erroneously downloaded and printed without automatically generated AIN (Application Identification Number) will not be accepted under any circumstances.

    + General Instructions and Information to the Applicants

    • No student will participate in, abet or propagate ragging in the University campus and hostels as per order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court.
    • Candidates applying for more than one subject will have to apply separately following procedures mentioned above.
    • Candidates admitted elsewhere in any degree course must submit certificate or any other relevant document showing cancellation from the said degree course at the time of admission. Failing which, his/her candidature will be treated as cancelled.
    • No candidate will be allowed for admission to pursue two or more concurrent degree courses (regular/external) simultaneously as per UGC norms.
    • Candidates interested in admission will be required to collect all information regarding interview/test and admission dates in this regard from the University Website: www.rbu.ac.in. and www.online.rbu.net.in from time to time.
    • Admission of a candidate will be cancelled if any information given by him/her is found to be wrong or suppressed.
    • Submission of application Forms for admission does not imply any right to admission and selection for admission does not assure accommodation in University Hostels.
    • The list of the Candidates selected for interview/written test/admission will generally be treated as cancelled as soon as the corresponding last date is over.
    • Candidates applying for more than on subject will have to apply separately following procedures mentioned above.
    • Duly filled-in downloaded application form should be signed by the candidate and his/her parent/guardian at the given spaces of the form.
    • The duly filled-in application form along with self-attested copies of all mark sheets, certificates and other relevant documents, has to be retained by the candidate.
    • The applicant is not required to submit the hard copy of duly filled-in downloaded Application Form to the University. However, the hard copy of duly filled-in downloaded Application Form along with self-attested copies of all mark sheets, certificates and other relevant documents and copy of payment receipt will be preserved for future reference.
    • In case of any disputes, the decision of the University will be final and binding to all concerned.
Source: rbu.ac.in

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