Sl. No.	Stage	Date (s)
1.	Submission of Online Admission Form for admission to PG and other Courses	01.09.2023 - 15.09.2023
2.	Last date of submission of Online Admission Form	15.09.2023
3.	Publication of Provisional Lists	16.09.2023
4.	Correction/Editing of submitted data by the candidate (in case of any mistake that occurred during submission through online portal) [ maximum two times and no further opportunity will be extended]	17.09.2023- 18.09.2023
5.	Publication of updated Provisional merit List for Admission	20.09.2023
6.	Beginning of Online Admission (Phase-wise online admission schedule will be notified later in the university website)	22.09.2023
7.	Beginning of Classes	03.10.2023

* The schedule may be changed due to unavoidable circumstances. The students are required to visit the university website regularly for further updates/changes if any.

• Faculty of Arts & Commerce

  PG Programme	Total Seats	PG Programme	Total Seats
  M.A. in Bengali	142	M.A. in Sanskrit	130
  M.A. in English	142	M.A. in Santali	69
  M.A./M.Sc. in Economics	90	M.A. in Sociology	82
  M.A. in Hindi	69	M.Com.	130
  M.A. in History	142	Master of Business Administration (MBA)	60
  M.A. in Philosophy	142	Bachelor of Library and Information Science (1 year)	42
  M.A. in Political Science	123	Master of Library and Information Science (1 year)	18

• Faculty of Science

  PG Programme	Total Seats	PG Programme	Total Seats
  M.Sc. in Anthropology	69	M.Sc. in Fisheries Science	41
  M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics with Oceanology and Computer Programming	110	M.Sc. in Geography	89
  M.Sc. in Botany	77	M.Sc. in Human Physiology	56
  M.Sc. in Bio-Medical Lab. Sc. and Management	41	M.Sc. in Microbiology	41
  M.Sc. in Chemistry	77	M.Sc. in Physics	77
  Sc. in Computer Science	46	M.Sc. in Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System	64
  M.Sc. in Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics	41	M.Sc. in Zoology	64
  M.Sc. in Electronics	32	Master of Computer Application (two years)	60

N.B.:

• As per the notification of the Govt. of West Bengal (Ref No. 439 - Edn(CS)/l0M-95/14, Dated: 13 th July 2023) 80% of total seats in each subject will be reserved for the students of Vidyasagar University& autonomous college(s) affiliated to Vidyasagar University and the rest 20% seats are reserved for other University/Institution. If the other university students (20% category) in the merit list of a particular category (UR /EWS/ SC/ ST/ OBC-A/ OBC-B) are unavailable, the vacant seats will be filled in with that particular category from 80% category students in the merit list and vice-versa.
• For detailed distribution and conversion of seats, see Prospectus 2023-2024.

• The students passed out in the year 2022 and 2023 are only eligible for admission to the following Post-Graduate & other Programmes for the academic session 2023-2024.

  Subject	Criteria
  Bengali, English, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sanskrit, Santali	Honours in the concerned subject
  Bachelor of Library & Information Science	UG (Hons.) /PG (with Hons. in UG level)
  Master of Library &Information Science	Bachelor of Library and Information Science (B.Lib.I.Sc)
  Anthropology, Applied Mathematics with Oceanology and Computer Programming, Botany, Chemistry, Geography, Physics, Human Physiology, Zoology	Honours in the concerned subject
  Computer Science	Hons in Computer Science / Physics / Mathematics / Electronics / B.Tech. in Electronics
  Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management	BMLT/M.Sc. in Human Physiology in 2019 or 2020/ B.Sc(H)in Physiology/ Zoology/Molecular Biology/ Microbiology/Botany / Bio-Chemistry/BioTechnology/ B.Sc with DMLT / B.Sc. in Laboratory Instrumentation /BAMS/BHMS/MBBS
  Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics	Honours in Nutrition/Nutrition and Dietetics/Food Science/ Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics/Physiology/ Molecular Biology/ Zoology/Biochemistry/BioTechnology/Home Science/ Microbiology/B.Sc. in Nursing/BHMS/ Major subject in Clinical Nutrition/ Human Development
  Fisheries Science	Hons in Aquaculture Management / Zoology/ Marine Science/ Life Science/ Bio-Chemistry/ Microbiology/ Hons. in any discipline of Life Science having Zoology as one of the subsidiary subjects/ Major Course in Industrial Fish & Fisheries.
  Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System	Honours in Geography / Geology /Agricultural Science /Zoology/Botany/Physiology/Chemistry/Physics/ Mathematics / Computer Science / Electronics

• The students passed out in year 2019/2020/2021/2022/2023 are only eligible for admission to following Post-Graduate Programmes for the academic session 2023-24.

  Subject	Criteria
  M.Com.	Honours in Commerce / Accountancy / Marketing / BBA
  Hindi	Honours in the Hindi
  Economics	Honours in Economics
  Sociology	Honours in Sociology or Honours in Political Science / Philosophy / Psychology / Anthropology / English / History
  Microbiology	Honours in Microbiology or Honours in BMLT / Bio-Chemistry / Bio-Technology / Physiology / Botany / Zoology / Biophysics / Molecular Biology / Fisheries Science
  Electronics	Honours in Electronics / Physics or Honours in Computer Science / Mathematics with Physics / Electronics as general subject

• The students having the following eligibility criteria are eligible for admission to following Post-Graduate Programmes for the academic session 2023-24.

  Subject	Criteria
  MBA	Graduate in Science / Arts / Commerce / Medical / Engineering / Law (5 year) under 10+2+3 system or equivalent with 45% marks in Hons or in aggregate (40% marks for SC/ST). Selection will be made through the Group Discussion and Personal Interview
  MCA	JECA rank of year 2023

N.B.: The advertisement for admission to MCA Programmes will be made later in the university website.

The applicants have to fill in the form with the personal details, academic details and have to upload the scanned copy(s) of all the Marksheets & certificates, photo and signature. As per order of the Govt. of West Bengal ((Ref No. 439 - Edn(CS)/l0M-95/14, Dated: 13th July 2023) the authority of the University decided to waive the application fee.
The eligible applicants have to fill in the forms for admission to Post-Graduate and other Programmes with their Percentage (%) of Marks (Part-I, II & III) obtained in UG (Honours) course in annual system as described in sections C or D or E. In case of semester system, applicant have to fill equivalent percentage of marks corresponding to their CGPA obtained as described in sections C or D or E as per the rule fixed by their home institution. Candidates have to upload the documents showing official conversion rule (reverse side of the marksheet if conversion rule for CGPA to equivalent percentage is mentioned. Otherwise, candidates have to upload the official conversion rule for the same along with their marksheet). All the candidates have to produce all the original marksheets, certificates and identity proof at the time of verification. N.B.: The students are required to visit the university website regularly for further updates/changes.

• ADMISSION PROCESS FOR POST-GRADUATE (PG) PROGRAMMES
  [The merit list will be prepared based on the marks obtained in the qualifying examinations.]
  • Preparation of Merit List for the students of Vidyasagar University(VU) [Vidyasagar University and its autonomous colleges] [80% Category: 80% of total seats]
    • The admission of the Vidyasagar University (VU) students (80% category), the merit list will be prepared in the following manner.
      • UG (Hons.) final percentage of marks (Part-I, Part-II & Part-III taking together) in case of annual system. OR
      • UG (Hons.) equivalent percentage of marks converted from CGPA, in case of semester (CBCS) system.
    • In case of a tie, marks obtained in the immediately preceding Examinations are to be considered for ranking.
  • Eligibility Criteria for Vidyasagar University (80% Category) Honours in relevant subjects (as mentioned in point B).
  • Reservation for Vidyasagar University (80% Category)
    • Reservation policy will be considered as per Govt. order 906 Edn/Estt dated 18.09.1997. The category wise percentage (%) of reserved seat is as follows: SC-22%, ST-6%, OBC-A-10%, OBC-B-7%. Fraction of 0.5% or more will be rounded to the next whole number.
    • 5% of each category will be reserved for differently-abled candidates. Merit list will be prepared on the percentage of disability. In case of non-availability of differently-abled candidate, the seat reserved for differently-abled candidates of the particular category will be converted to that Category only.
    • 1% of total seats of all PG Programmes are reserved as Sports/ Culture quota.
    • Prize holders at International/National/State representation in the last two years will be considered for Sports Quota provided that he/she has participated in the Inter College Competition / Inter College Athletic Meet organized by our university in his/her tenure in UG level. The sports events are Football, Volleyball, Athletic, Yoga, Khokho, Kabadi, Chess and Table Tennis. A committee will be constituted to assess the performance of the applicants in the respective field.
    • Prize holders in the International/National/State meets in the last two years will be considered for Cultural Quota provided that he/she has participated in the Inter College Cultural Competition organized by our university in his/her tenure in UG level. A committee will be constituted to assess the performance of the applicants in the respective field.
    • The number of seats in the particular subjects will be reduced by the number of candidates selected for Sports/Culture Quota in that subject. The number of seat will be reduced from the particular category (UR/SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B) in which he/she belongs.
  • Preparation of Merit List for Other University students (20% Category:20% of total seats):
    • The admission of the Other University students (20% category), the merit list will be prepared in the following manner.
      • UG (Hons) final percentage of marks (Part-I, Part-II & Part-III taking together) in case of annual system. OR
      • UG (Hons) equivalent percentage of marks converted from CGPA, in case of semester (CBCS) system.
    • In case of a tie, marks obtained in the immediately preceding Examinations are to be considered for ranking.
  • Eligibility criteria for Other University students (20% Category):
    The minimum marks required for admission of Other University students (20% Category) is as follows:
    Arts & Commerce and Science:
    • All Subjects except Commerce, Economics, Hindi, Sociology, Electronics and Microbiology:
      45% marks in Hons. (for UR Candidates)
      40% marks in Hons. (for SC / ST / differently-abled / OBC-A / OBC-B Candidates)
    • Commerce, Economics, Hindi, Sociology, Electronics and Microbiology: 40% marks in Hons.
  • Reservation for Other University students (20% Category)
    • Reservation policy will be considered as per Govt. order 906 Edn / Estt dated 18.09.1997. The category wise percentage (%) of reserved seat is as follows: SC-22%, ST-6%, OBC-A-10%, OBC-B-7%. Fraction of 0.5% or more will be rounded to the next whole number.
    • 5% of each category will be reserved for differently-abled candidates. Merit list will be prepared on the percentage of disability. In case of non-availability of differently abled candidate, the seat reserved for differently-abled candidates of the particular category will be converted to that Category only.
• ADMISSION PROCESS for B.Lib.I.Sc.:
  [The merit list will be prepared based on the marks obtained in the qualifying examinations.]
  • Preparation of Merit List for the students of Vidyasagar University (VU) [Vidyasagar University and its autonomous colleges] [80% Category: 80% of total seats]
    • The admission of the Vidyasagar University students (80% category), the merit list will be prepared in the following manner.
      For candidates with UG (Hons.)
      • UG (Hon.) final percentage of marks (Part-I, Part-II & Part-III taking together) in case of Annual system. OR
      • UG (Hons.) equivalent percentage of marks converted from CGPA, in case of semester system (CBCS).
      For candidates with PG (with hons in UG level)
      • PG final year percentage of marks (SEM-I, II, III, IV, V & VI taking together) [wherever Applicable]
    • In case of a tie, marks obtained in the immediately preceding Examinations are to be considered for ranking.
  • Preparation of Merit List for Other University students (20 Category: 20% of total seats)
    • The admission of the Other University students (20% category) the merit list will be prepared in the following manner.
      For candidates with UG (Hons.)
      • UG (Hons) final percentage of marks (Part-I, Part-II & Part-III taking together) in case of annual system. OR
      • UG (Hons.) equivalent percentage of marks converted from CGPA, in case of semester system (CBCS).
      For candidates with PG (with hons in UG)
      • PG final year percentage of marks (SEM-I, II, III, IV, V & VI taking together) [Wherever Applicable]
    • In case of a tie, marks obtained in the immediately preceding Examination are to be considered for ranking.
• ADMISSION PROCESS for M.Lib.I.Sc.:
  [The merit list will be prepared based on the marks obtained in the qualifying examinations.]
  • Preparation of Merit List for the students of Vidyasagar University (VU) [Vidyasagar University and its autonomous colleges] [80% Category: 80%of total seats]
    The admission of the Vidyasagar University students (80% category), the merit list will be prepared based on the final year percentage of marks obtained in B.Lib.I.Sc.
  • Preparation of Merit List for Other University students (20% of total seats)
    The admission of the Other University students (20% category), the merit list will be prepared based on the final year percentage of marks obtained in B.Lib.I.Sc.

• Total seats distribution of Arts & Commerce

  Subject	80%						20%						Total
  	UR/UR-DA	EWS	SC/SC-DA	ST	OBC-A	OBC-B	UR/UR-DA	EWS	SC	ST	OBC-A	OBC-B
  Bengali	54/3	6	24/1	7	10/1	8	13/1	1	6	2	3	2	142
  English	54/3	6	24/1	7	10/1	8	13/1	1	6	2	3	2	142
  History	54/3	6	24/1	7	10/1	8	13/1	1	6	2	3	2	142
  Pol. Sc.	47/3	5	21/1	6	9/1	7	11/1	1	5	1	2	2	123
  Philosophy	54/3	6	24/1	7	10/1	8	13/1	1	6	2	3	2	142
  Economics	34/2	4	15/1	4	7/0	5	9/0	1	3	1	2	1	90
  Sociology	31/2	3	13/1	4	6/0	5	8/0	1	3	1	2	1	82
  Sanskrit	49/3	5	22/1	6	9/1	7	12/1	2	5	2	3	2	130
  Santali	27/1	2	11/1	3	6/0	4	7/0	1	3	1	1	1	69
  Hindi	27/1	2	11/1	3	6/0	4	7/0	1	3	1	1	1	69
  Commerce	49/3	5	22/1	6	9/1	7	12/1	2	5	2	3	2	130
  MBA	23/1	2	9/1	3	5	3	6	1	3	1	1	1	60

• Total seats distribution of Science

  Subject	80%						20%						Total
  	UR/UR-DA	EWS	SC/SC-DA	ST	OBC-A	OBC-B	UR/UR-DA	EWS	SC/SC-DA	ST	OBC-A	OBC-B
  Anthropology	27/1	2	11/1	3	5	3	7/0	1	3	1	1	1	69
  Appl. Math	42/2	5	18/1	5	8	6	10/1	1	4	1	2	2	110
  Biomedical Lab. Sc. & Management	16/1	2	7/0	2	3	2	4/0	0	2	0	1	0	41
  Botany	29/2	3	13/1	3	6	4	8/0	1	3	1	1	1	77
  Chemistry	29/2	3	13/1	3	6	4	8/0	1	3	1	1	1	77
  Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics	16/1	2	7/0	2	3	2	4/0	0	2	0	1	0	41
  Computer Sc.	18/1	2	8/0	2	3	2	4/0	0	2	0	1	1	46
  Electronics	12/1	2	6/0	1	2	2	3/0	0	1	0	1	1	32
  Fisheries	16/1	2	7/0	2	3	2	4/0	0	2	0	1	0	41
  Geography	34/2	3	15/1	4	6	5	9/0	1	3	1	2	1	89
  Human Physiology	22/1	2	9/1	3	4	3	5/0	1	2	1	1	1	56
  Microbiology	16/1	2	7/0	2	3	2	4/0	0	2	0	1	0	41
  Physics	29/2	3	13/1	3	6	4	8/0	1	3	1	1	1	77
  Remote Sensing &GIS	25/1	2	10/1	3	5	3	7/0	1	2	1	1	1	64
  Zoology	25/1	2	10/1	3	5	3	7/0	1	2	1	1	1	64

  • UR: Unreserved, EWS: Economically Weaker Section, DA: Differently-Abled, UR-DA= Differently-Abled Unreserved, SC= Schedule Castes, SC-DA= Differently-Abled Schedule Castes, ST= Schedule Tribes, OBC-A= Other Backward Classes-A, OBC-A-DA= DifferentlyAbled Other Backward Classes-A, OBC-B= Other Backward Classes-B
  • The number of particular category column indicates availability of seat.
  • 1% of total seats of each PG Programmes are reserved as Sports/ Culture quota.
• Seat distribution for B.Lib.I.Sc.

  Subject	Eligibility	80%							20%					Total
  		UR	UR-DA*	EWS	SC	ST	OBC-A	OBC-B	UR	SC	ST	OBC-A	OBC-B
  B.Lib.I.Sc.	UG (Hons.)	8	0	1	3	1	2	1	2	1	1	0	1	42
  	PG (with Hons. in UG level)	8	1	1	4	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	0

  *if the candidates under category UR-DA of UG (Hons) is unavailable then, vacant seat will be filled in with UR-DA category of PG (with Hons in UG level)
• Seat distribution for M.Lib.I.Sc.

  Subject	Eligibility	80%							20%						Deputed
  		UR	DA*	EWS	SC	ST	OBC-A	OBC-B	UR	EWS	SC	ST	OBC-A	OBC-B
  M.Lib.I.Sc.	B.Lib.I.Sc.	7	0	1	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1

  • UR: Unreserved, EWS: Economically Weaker Section, DA: Differently-Abled, UR-DA= Differently-Abled Unreserved, SC= Schedule Castes, SC-DA= Differently-Abled Schedule Castes, ST= Schedule Tribes, OBC-A= Other Backward Classes-A, OBC-A-DA= DifferentlyAbled Other Backward Classes-A, OBC-B= Other Backward Classes-B.
  • The number of particular category column indicates availability of seat.
  • 1% of total seats of each PG Programmes are reserved as Sports/ Culture quota.

• Masters in different Govt./Govt. aided Degree Colleges (22)

  Sl. No.	Name of Colleges	Subjects & No. of Seats
  1.	Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya	Sanskrit- 45, Bengali- 45, Geography- 20, Philosophy- 40, History- 30
  2.	Belda College	Bengali- 55, English- 55, Applied Mathematics- 20, Physics- 20, Chemistry- 20, Geography- 20
  3.	Bhatter College, Dantan	Bengali- 50, English- 50, History- 50, Education- 50
  4.	Debra Thana S.K.S. Mahavidyalaya	English- 20
  5.	Egra S.S.B. Mahavidyalaya	Bengali- 45, Zoology- 20
  6.	Garhbeta College	App. Mathematics- 20, History- 30, Bengali- 30, Zoology- 20
  7.	Rabindra Shatabarshiki Mahavidyalaya, Ghatal	Bengali- 55,Sanskrit- 60, English- 50, Applied Mathematics- 23, History- 30, Philosophy- 40
  8.	Haldia Govt. College	Chemistry- 25, Geography- 25
  9.	Jhargram Raj College	Bengali- 35, Chemistry- 25, Zoology- 25
  10.	Kharagpur College	Bengali- 58, English- 40, History- 40
  11.	Mahishadal Girls’ College	MSW- 40
  12.	Mahishadal Raj College	Bengali- 51, English- 50, Chemistry- 30, Appl. Mathematics- 40, History-30, Sanskrit-30, Zoology-20, Physics-20
  13.	Mugberia Gangadhar Mahavidyalay	M.P.Ed.- 40, Appl. Mathematics- 30, Bengali- 40
  14.	Narajole Raj College	Bengali – 35, Sanskrit- 30
  15.	Pingla Thana Mahavidyalay	Bengali- 45, Commerce- 25, English- 40, History- 25
  16.	Prabhat Kumar College	Bengali- 45, English- 45, Sanskrit- 45, Commerce- 45, Physics- 25, Chemistry- 20
  17.	Sevayatan Sikshan Mahavidyalaya	Education- 61
  18.	Sabang Sajanikanta Mahavidyalaya	Physics- 15, Chemistry- 20, Botany- 15, Bengali- 40, Sanskrit- 35, English- 20
  19.	Sitananda College	Bengali- 40, Sanskrit- 30
  20.	Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya	Bengali- 56 , History- 45, Sanskrit- 45, Zoology- 25
  21.	Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya	Bengali- 39, History- 34, Philosophy- 34,Commerce- 34
  22.	Ramnagar College	Bengali- 30, Fisheries Sciences- 17

• Masters in different Govt./Govt. aided Degree Colleges(Autonomous)(3)

  Sl. No.	Name of Colleges	Subjects & No. of Seats
  1.	Midnapore College	Bengali-55, English-43, History-53, Sanskrit-45, Political Science -53, Appl. Mathematics- 25, Botany-23, Chemistry-30, Physics-25, Human Physiology – 25, Zoology-25, Geography-20, Philosophy-40, Computer Science-20
  2.	Panskura Banamali College	Bengali- 55, History- 44, Applied Mathematics- 29, Chemistry-29, Computer Science-24, Geography-24, Physics-24, M.P. Ed.- 40
  3.	R. N. L. Khan Women’s College	Zoology- 26, Bengali- 50, History- 50, Sanskrit-30 Applied Mathematics – 20, Human Physiology -20, Computer Science- 20, Geography-30, Music in Rabindra Sangeet-20, Music in Hindustani Vocal Classical-15, Botany-20 and Food Science & Nutrition-30

• Masters in different Self Financed Colleges and Institutions (10)

  Sl. No.	Name of Colleges	Subjects & No. of Seats
  1.	Oriental Institute of Science & Technology	Biochemistry- 65, Biotechnology- 65
  2.	Vidyasagar Institute of Health	Nutrition & Dietetics- 54
  3.	Vidyasagar School of Social Work	MSW- 54, Psychological Counseling- 25
  4.	AMIK, Institute of Management Science & Technology, Durgapur	MSW- 54
  5.	Haldia Law College	LLM- 27
  6.	Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management	MBA- 500
  7.	Bengal Institute of Business Studies (BIBS)	MBA- 500
  8.	Midnapore City College	Education-60, English-60, Geography-70, Botany-60, Zoology-60, Physics-60, Nutrition & Dietetics-60, Appl. Math.- 60, Food Science & Nutrition-60, Bengali-40, History-40, Chemistry-60, MMLT-40 , MHA-40, Agriculture( Agronomy):50, Agriculture( Genetics & Plant Breeding):40; Agriculture (Plant Pathology):40
  9.	IQ City United World School of Business, Salt Lake	MBA- 120 (each sections)
  10.	IQ City College of Health and Management, Durgapur	MBA- 60

The candidates who want to get admitted in the Post-Graduate and other Programmes running in the colleges / institutes affiliated to Vidyasagar University are requested to fill in the forms in the concerned college (s) separately. The concerned college (s) / institutes will make an arrangement for admission. No Admission Forms will be received in our university for admission to Post-Graduate and other courses running in the affiliated colleges / institutes.

• Fees for Post-Graduate Programmes for the academic year 2023-24 (Excluding Exam. Fees)

  Subject	Semester-I (Rs.)	Semester-II (Rs.)	Semester-III (Rs.)	Semester-IV (Rs.)
  Bengali, English, History, Hindi, Philosophy, Political Science, Santali	920/-	480/-	785/-	480/-
  Economics, M.Com.	1,070/-	480/-	785/-	480/-
  Bachelor of Library & Information Science	1,420/-	480/-	--	--
  Master of Library & Information Science	1,810/-	660/-	--	--
  Sociology, Sanskrit	2,390/-	1,955/-	2,260/-	1,955/-
  Master of Business Administration (MBA)	16,510/-	15,540/-	15,845/-	15,540/-
  Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Human Physiology, Zoology	1,480/-	660/-	1,165/-	660/-
  Geography	1,530/-	660/-	1,165/-	660/-
  Physics	1,630/-	660/-	1,165/-	660/-
  Applied Mathematics with Oceanology and Computer Programming	1,430/-	660/-	965/-	660/-
  Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics, Fisheries Science, Remote Sensing & GIS	10,395/-	9,675/-	10,230/-	9,675/-
  Bio-Medical Laboratory Science & Management	12,695/-	11,975/-	12,530/-	11,975/-
  Electronics, Microbiology	14,995/-	14,275/-	14,830/-	14,275/-
  Computer Science	14,260/-	13,540/-	14,095/-	13,540/-

• Fees for Master of Computer Application (MCA) for the academic year 2023-24 (Excluding Exam. Fees)

  Subject	Semester-I (Rs.)	Semester-II (Rs.)	Semester-III (Rs.)	Semester-IV (Rs.)
  MCA	15,360/-	14,650/-	15,195/-	14,650/-