Burdwan University: Admission to 2-Year PG Courses of Studies (Round-2) for the Session 2026-2028 under Faculty Council (Arts)

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University of Burdwan

Bardhaman, West Bengal

Admission to 2-Year PG Courses of Studies (Round-2) for the Session 2026-2028 under Faculty Council (Arts)

University of Burdwan
Bardhaman, West Bengal
Admission to 2-Year PG Courses of Studies (Round-2) for the Session 2026-2028 under Faculty Council (Arts)

THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN
Office of the Secretary, Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Arts, Com., Law, etc.)
ADMISSION TO 2-YEAR PG COURSES OF STUDIES IN DIFFERENT SUBJECTS UNDER THE
FACULTY COUNCIL OF ARTS, ETC. FOR THE SESSION 2026-2028 (ROUND-2) UNDER NEP 2020

Online applications are invited from the eligible intending candidates for admission to the 2-Year PG Courses of Studies for the Session 2026-2028 (Round-2) in different subjects under the Faculty Council (Arts, Commerce, Law etc.), The University of Burdwan. Online form will be available in the University website (www.buruniv.ac.in ) on and from 04/09/2026 to 20/09/2026.

Online submission of application form by a candidate does not automatically ensure his/her admission to the Programme.

The University reserves the right to drop or include any name if any suppression of facts on the part of the applicants or any mistake in the calculation of grade point is detected at any stage before and after admission. Rules/Guidelines/Orders of The University of Burdwan, Govt. of West Bengal & UGC will be followed in case of admission to the above-mentioned Programme.

Online Application Submission

Enrollment of Academic Bank of Credit:
For Enrollment in Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) in National Academic Depository (NAD) and procurement of ABC ID which is mandatory as per the UGC order (Link for the UGC Order: https://tinyurl.com/2j3dj75x ), follow the link given below:
Link for User Manual of ABC ID Creation https://tinyurl.com/mrx4njny
How to Apply:
After completion of the above-mentioned steps, the applicants should fill in the online application form through the links given below:

LINKS FOR ONLINE Application form for Admission to 2-Year PG Courses of Studies (Round 2):
Registration Link:
https://www.digialm.com:443//EForms/configuredHtml/1254/68612/Registration.html
Login Link:
https://www.digialm.com:443//EForms/configuredHtml/1254/68612/login.html

After successful submission of Application Form, all applicants are advised to take a Printout of the submitted Application form along with Application Sequence Number for future references.
Candidates, while filling in the Application Forms, shall have to upload the relevant documents online. Candidature shall be cancelled if it is not found during verification or at any stage of the Programme that the uploaded documents are in conformity with the original document.
Candidates, engaged in any Job/Full-time Work, shall not be allowed to pursue this course unless NOC is provided by the appointing authority.

Subject Code

Post Graduate Subjects Offered under Arts Faculty:

SUBJECTS UNDER FACULTY COUNCIL (ARTS, COMMERCE, LAW, MUSIC ETC.)
Sl. No.	Subject Code	Post Graduate Subject/Course	Course
1	ARBC	ARABIC	M.A.
2	BENG	BENGALI	M.A.
3	ECON	ECONOMICS	M.A. / M.Sc.
4	EDUC	EDUCATION	M.A.
5	ENGL	ENGLISH	M.A.
6	FREN	FRENCH	M.A.
7	HIND	HINDI	M.A.
8	HIST	HISTORY	M.A.
9	LISC	LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE	M.L.I.S.
10	MCMN	MASS COMMUNICATION	M.A.
11	PHIL	PHILOSOPHY	M.A.
12	POLS	POLITICAL SCIENCE	M.A.
13	SANT	SANTALI	M.A.
14	SANS	SANSKRIT	M.A.
15	SOCI	SOCIOLOGY	M.A.
16	URDU	URDU	M.A.
17	HCVM	HINDUSTHANI CLASSICAL VOCAL MUSIC	M.A.
18	RBNS	RABINDRA SANGEET	M.A.
19	WMNS	WOMEN’S STUDIES	M.A.
20	MSWK	MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK	MSW
21	COMM	COMMERCE	M.Com.
22	MBAD	BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	MBA
23	MBHR	BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (HUMAN RESOURCE)	MBA (HR)
24	MBAT	TOURISM MANAGEMENT	MBA (Tourism)

Vacancy*

Subject wise tentative vacancies available for 80% Seat Category (ie. BU Candidates), 20% Seat Category (ie. OU Candidates) and 100% Seat Category (for Multidisciplinary Subjects) under Arts Faculty for 2-Year PG Program after complition of Round-1:

Subjectwise, Centrewise and Categorywise tentative Vacancy Position after Roung-1: For 80% Seat Category
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Subjectwise, Centrewise and Categorywise tentative Vacancy Position after Roung-1: For 20% Seat Category
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Subjectwise, Centrewise and Categorywise tentative Vacancy Position after Roung-1: For 100% Seat Category (ie. Multidisciplinary Subjects)
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* After Document Verification of the admitted candidates of Round-1, actual vacancy position will be declared at the time of Online Counselling Notification (Round-2, Phase–1)

General Eligibility Criteria

Minimum eligibility for admission to all M.A. / M.Sc. / M.Com. / MBA Programmes [MBA/MBA (HR)/ MBA(Tourism)] / MLIS / MSW Programme of Studies under Faculty Councils of Science & Arts shall be:
- For Unreserved Category candidates, the minimum 50% Marks or its equivalent grade “B” in a point scale (Minimum CGPA 5.00) in the UG Programme from any UGC recognized University;
- For SC / ST / OBC (Non-creamy Layer) / DA / SP / EWS Category candidates there shall be relaxation of 5% marks i.e. the minimum 45% Marks or CGPA 4.50 in the UG Programme from any UGC recognized University;

For the Under Graduate students of NEP 2020:
A successful student of a 3-Year Undergraduate Programme under CCFUP of NEP 2020 or a candidate exiting after successful completion of the third year of a 4-Year UG Programme under CCFUP of NEP 2020, shall be eligible for admission subject to fulfilment of the above conditions shall be eligible for admission to the 2-Year PG Programme in a discipline corresponding to either:
- Major subject at UG level; or
- Minor subject at UG level with at least 12 credits; or
- In any discipline which is neither a Major nor a Minor at the UG level, candidates qualifying in a National Level or University Level Entrance Examination in the concerned discipline may also be considered eligible for admission to the PG Programme.
For the Under Graduate students of CBCS or any other UGC recognized system (i.e. other than NEP2020):
Successful candidates of 3-Year Honours Programme (under CBCS or any other UGC recognized system) shall also be eligible for admission to the 2-Year PG Programme in the corresponding Honours/Major subject and Multidisciplinary Subjects as laid down namely Library and Information Science, Women’s Studies, MSW and MBA Programmes [MBA/MBA (HR)/Tourism Management].

All provisionally selected candidates must have to produce final Grade Card/Mark Sheet of successful completion of Under Graduate Programme at the time of Document Verification and must fulfil the Minimum Eligibility Criteria, stated above. Failure to produce the required documents or to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria will result in the cancellation of admission.

Selection Procedure

Other than Multidisciplinary Subjects
For the students Passed out from B.U. (i.e. 80% Seat Category)
Vacant seats under 80% Seat Category after Round 1 of each subject/ programme (other than Multidisciplinary Subjects) for 2-Year PG Programme under NEP 2020 will be allocated for the students passed-out from the Degree Colleges affiliated to the University of Burdwan. Admission to these seats will be offered strictly on the basis of Grade Points to be calculated as stated in the Sl. No. 6 above. In case of identical Grade Point, preference shall be determined on the basis of:
Step-I: Higher % of 12th Std. (10+2) Examination
Step-II: Higher % of 10th Std. Examination
Step-III: Date of Birth Signifying Seniority in age, with older candidate getting preference

For the students Passed out from the Universities other than B.U. (i.e. 20% Seat Category)
Vacant seats under 20% Seat Category after Round 1 of each subject/ programme (other than Multidisciplinary Subjects) for 2-Year PG Programme under NEP 2020 will be allocated for the students passed-out from the Universities other than The University of Burdwan and seats will be offered strictly on the basis of Grade Points to be calculated as stated in the Sl. No. 6 above. In case of identical Grade Point, preference shall be determined on the basis of:
Step-I: Higher % of 12th Std. (10+2) Examination
Step-II: Higher % of 10th Std. Examination
Step-III: Date of Birth Signifying Seniority in age, with older candidate getting preference
For Multidisciplinary Subjects
Vacant seats under 100% Seat Category after Round 1 of each subject/programme (For Multidisciplinary Subjects) for 2-Year PG Programme under NEP 2020 will be allocated from the eligible applicants strictly based on merit for the students passed-out from any UGC recognized Universities and seats will be offered strictly on the basis of Grade Points to be calculated as stated in the Sl. No. 6 above. In case of identical Grade Point, preference shall be determined on the basis of:
Step-I: Higher % of 12th Std. (10+2) Examination
Step-II: Higher % of 10th Std. Examination
Step-III: Date of Birth Signifying Seniority in age, with older candidate getting preference

Important Dates

The following calendar will be followed for conducting the stages of Admission (Round-2)

Submission of Online Application Form	From 04/09/2026 to 20/09/2026 upto 23:00 Hrs.
Editing the Application Form (if necessary)	From 18/09/2026 to 20/09/2026
Publication of list of applicants and schedule for Virtual Interaction Round (VIR) for admission to MBA Programmes 2026	22/09/2026 (Dates of Virtual Interaction Round: 25/09/2026 & 26/09/2026)
Publication of Provisional Broad Merit List (Rank List) (All categories and all Subjects) for Round 2	30/09/2026
Publication of Online Counselling Notice under Arts Faculty (Phase-1)	02/10/2026 (Dates of Counselling: 05/10/2026 to 08/10/2026)
Payment of Phase-1 for Provisional Selected Candidates	09/10/2026 to 11/10/2026 midnight
Date of joining in the Classes for all PG Courses	12/10/2026
Document Verification for Provisionally admitted candidates (Phase 1) of All PG Courses	12/10/2026 and 13/10/2026
Publication of Online Counselling Notice under Arts Faculty (Phase-2) if necessary	29/10/2026 (Dates of Counselling: 02/11/2026 & 03/11/2026)
Payment of Phase-2 for Provisional Selected Candidates	04/11/2026 to 05/11/2026 midnight
The university can revise the calendar, if needs arise and the same will be notified on the university website