Rabindra Bharati University
Kolkata, West Bengal
Notice for PG admission under the Faculty of Arts, 2026-2027

The University invites online applications for admission to Post-graduate academic programmes (M.A) of 2-year duration consisting of 4 Semesters of 6-months each under the NEP 2020 guidelines in the following subjects under the Faculty of Arts in the session 2026-2027.

Application Forms can be filled up Online on the University admission portal: https://online.rbu.net.in
from 01/09/2026 to 10/09/2026.

• Academic Programmes:
  M.A. (Two years, under semester system) in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Education, Sociology, Hindi and Geography (Self-Financed).
  Eligibility:
  • Candidates under the 10+2+3 system:
    Candidates who have successfully completed a UG programme under the 10+2+3 system with Honours in the concerned subject shall be eligible for admission.
  • Candidates under the 10+2+4 system with Honours/Honours with Research/Major:
    Candidates who have successfully completed a UG programme under the 10+2+4 system with Honours, Honours with Research, or Major in the concerned subject shall be eligible for admission.
  • Candidates under the 10+2+4 system with Minor:
    Candidates who have successfully completed a UG programme under the 10+2+4 system with Minor in the concerned subject shall be eligible for admission.
  • Candidates exiting after successful completion of the 6th Semester:
    Candidates who have successfully completed the 6th Semester of a UG programme under the 10+2+4 system, with Honours/Major/Minor in the concerned subject, shall also be eligible for admission, subject to fulfillment of the following conditions:
    The candidate must have earned at least 120 credits in total; and
    The candidate must have earned at least 24 credits in the concerned subject.
  Break of study:
  A break of up to four years from the year of completion of the qualifying examination shall be permissible for admission. Accordingly, candidates who have successfully completed the qualifying examination under the applicable eligibility criteria in the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 or 2026 shall be eligible to apply for admission, subject to fulfillment of all other prescribed eligibility conditions.
  
  Norms being adopted for preparation of merit list:
  For candidates falling under the eligibility criteria specified in Clause (a) and (b) above, admission shall be made on the basis of merit determined from the marks obtained in the qualifying examination/earlier examinations.
  • 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/ NCrF system percentage of marks of all courses or equivalent percentage of CGPA of all courses is considered.
  
  For candidates falling under the eligibility criteria specified in Clause (c) and (d) an admission test shall be conducted by the concerned Department. The merit list for such candidates shall be prepared on the basis of marks obtained in the admission test, in accordance with the criteria and procedure determined by the concerned Department.
• Self-Financed Academic Programmes:
  M.A. (2-year under semester system):
  Subjects: Environmental Studies, Master of Social Work (MSW) and Human Rights & Human Development:
  Eligibility:
  • Candidates under the 10+2+3 system:
    Candidates who have successfully completed a UG programme under the 10+2+3 system with Honours in any subject shall be eligible.
  • Candidates under the 10+2+4 system with Honours/Honours with Research/Major:
    Candidates who have successfully completed a UG programme under the 10+2+4 system with Honours, Honours with Research, or Major in any subject shall be eligible.
  • Candidates exiting after successful completion of the 6th Semester:
    Candidates who have successfully completed the 6th Semester of a UG programme under the 10+2+4 system, with Honours/Major/Minor in any subject, shall also be eligible for admission, subject to fulfillment of the following conditions:
    The candidate must have earned at least 120 credits in total.
  Break of study:
  A break of up to four years from the year of completion of the qualifying examination shall be permissible for admission. Accordingly, candidates who have successfully completed the qualifying examination under the applicable eligibility criteria in the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 or 2026 shall be eligible to apply for admission, subject to fulfillment of all other prescribed eligibility conditions.
  
  Norms being adopted for preparation of merit list:
  For candidates falling under the eligibility criteria specified in Clause (a) and (b) above, admission shall be made on the basis of merit determined from the marks obtained in the qualifying examination/earlier examinations.
  • 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/ NCrF system percentage of marks of all courses or equivalent percentage of CGPA of all courses is considered.
• Reservation:
  • Reservation of seats for the reserved categories will be as per the Rules / Regulations / Notifications etc. published / issued by the competent authority of the Government time to time in this regard. Reserved category candidate from the state other than West Bengal will be treated as unreserved 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. 2026-2026, will get the chance to apply.
  • Sports quota is applicable only in the subjects of Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Economics, Philosophy & Political Science.
• General Provision:
  All admissions shall be subject to fulfillment of the prescribed eligibility conditions, reservation policy, intake capacity and other applicable provisions of the PG Regulations, 2026 in compliance with NEP 2020.
• How to Apply:
  The applicants are advised to follow the instructions noted here under 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 numbervia 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 andcheck 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, bylogin 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.
  • The University will not provide any admission related information to each applicant individually through email, messages or letters. All information is provided by the University on its admission portal (https://online.rbu.net.in ).
  • Candidates interested in admission will be required to collect all information regarding interview/test and admission dates in this regard from the University admission portal: https://online.rbu.net.in .
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Admitted candidate should be submitted Migration Certificate (if applicable) and Registered himself/herself to the RBU within 45 days from the date of admission, otherwise his/her admission will be cancelled.
  • In case of any disputes, the decision of the University will be final and binding to all concerned.

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