01. Reopening and Commencement of
Classes
The University shall reopen after the Summer Vacation
on 16.6.2008, Monday, and dates of commencement of classes shall be notified by
the Registrar after reopening.
02.
Application Procedure
(i) Candidates seeking
admission into different UG or PG courses of the University shall submit online application available in the
Ravenshaw University Website (www.ravenshawuniversity.com) on or before 16 June
2008.
Applicants shall remit Rs. 160/- (Rupees one hundred and sixty
only) in the form of demand draft
drawn in favour of Ravenshaw University on any nationalized bank, payable at
Cuttack.
Applicants are required to make the following entries on the reverse of the demand
draft before it is despatched to the Registrar, Ravenshaw University.
1.
Name and Address of the
Applicant
2.
Application Form No.
Applicants are advised
to send the demand draft by Speed Post or Registered Post, incase they are
unable to submit it in person. Applicants may choose to use the services of private couriers but as regards the date of
receipt of the bank draft in the university office, the confirmation of the
university shall be taken as final and binding.
(ii) Admit Card: On receipt of the draft, the University shall issue
the Admit Card for the Entrance Examination online, which can be downloaded.
The Admit Card shall have two parts: one for the Candidate (Candidate’s Copy), and the other
for the Office (Office Copy). Applicants shall affix two recent passport size
photographs on spaces indicated, and provide necessary information in both
parts of the Admit Card. They are required to bring both the copies
(Candidate’s Copy as well as Office Copy) to the Examination Centre on the date
of examination. No other intimation
shall be issued for reporting at the examination centre.
The candidates having Admit Cards are requested to
report at least one hour before the
commencement of examination, for the scrutiny
of their documents. They are required to bring the following documents to
the examination centre.
a)
Admit Card, duly filled, with
photographs – both Candidate’s Copy and Office Copy
b)
Photocopy of Certificate of
the HSC or equivalent examination
c)
Photocopies of Certificates in
support of reservation, weightage, and domicile
d)
Photocopies of Provisional
Certificate and Mark sheet of the last qualifying examination
e)
Photocopy of Admit Card of the
last qualifying examination in case the results are not published.
All documents will be signed by the candidate himself
/ herself as proof of self attestation. Veracity of the documents is subject to police verification, and
submission of incorrect information with intention to defraud may lead to
cancellation of admission, and make the candidate liable for criminal proceedings.
(iii) Separate applications are required to be made for admission into
various Undergraduate Honours Courses /Groups such as Arts, Commerce, BBA, IST,
ITM, QEF, CBZ and PCM. Similarly separate applications are required to be made
for each subject for Postgraduate study.
03. Eligibility for Admission
(i) UG Course: A minimum of 40% marks
in aggregate (excluding marks in extra optional or fourth elective) in the
Higher Secondary or equivalent examination, and a minimum of 40% marks in the
University Entrance Test.
Needless to say, only the students of Higher
Secondary Science Stream will be eligible to apply for all Bachelor of Science
Courses in the PCM and CBZ group, and for IST & ITM groups except QEF (See
Grouping Pattern at para-9). However, students of Higher Secondary, of Arts and
Science streams, having Mathematics as a subject can offer QEF.
In addition to the students of Higher Secondary
Science Stream, students with Three year Diploma in Engineering, recognized by
State Council
of Vocational and Technical Education, Orissa are also eligible for IST and ITM
group of the Bachelor of Science courses.
(ii) PG
Course: A second class honours
(45%) in the subject in which the candidate seeks to pursue the PG course, and
a minimum of 40% marks in the University Entrance Test.
However, for pursuing PG programme in (i) Biotechnology, (ii) Computer Science, (iii) Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC), (iv) Information Technology Management(ITM), the minimum
eligibility criteria as laid down above is required to be secured in the
following pre-requisite subjects mentioned against each.
a) Biotechnology: Honours in Biotechnology,
Microbiology, Botany, Zoology, Chemistry or any other subject relating to Life
Sciences.
b) Computer
Science and ITM : Honours in Computer Science, ITM, IST or B.Tech. in Computer
Science.
c) JMC :
Bachelor Degree in any discipline.
(iii) M.Phil Course: Postgraduate Degree in the subject concerned with at
least 50% marks in aggregate.
04. Selection Norms
(i) Admission to the
University cannot be claimed as a matter of right, and may be refused by the
authority without citing any reason. Conduct of the candidate shall be an
important factor in the admission process. The decision of the Admission
Committee in matters of admission shall be final and binding.
(ii) Allotment of subjects
for honours and electives will be strictly according to merit, and the outcome
of counselling. Non-participation in counselling may lead to cancellation of
admission.
(iv) Admission into M.Phil
does not require any entrance test, the merit of the candidate as per his/her
academic career will be evaluated primarily on the basis of performance in the
Postgraduate examination. In the event of a tie, precedence will be given to
marks secured in the honours subject concerned.
05. Date of submission
Last date of submission of application online for admission
into all courses indicated above is 16 June 2008.
06. Documents to be produced at
Counselling
i) All
original Certificates and documents in support of qualification (such as Mark
sheets), School or College Leaving, Reservation and Weightage shall be produced
in original. If results are not published, submission of provisional documents
will be required.
ii) Blood
Group Certificate
iii)
Four recent stamp size
photographs
iv)
Demand Draft for
admission fees as intimated by the university office
v)
For Ex-service men and
family members, Discharge Certificate in original
vi)
Four self-addressed
Post Cards for further correspondence
07. Pattern of Questions and the
Subjects
(i) For
UG Courses:
Multiple choice questions will be set in the Entrance Test separately
for all the three streams of Science, Humanities and Commerce. Separate sets of
questions will be set also for the BBA and QEF.
The responses to the questions shall be made on the OMR sheets by
blackening the relevant oval in HB pencil.
Irrespective of the stream, each candidate shall have to opt for two
optional subjects from the list (Annexure-I) over and above English, which is
compulsory.
The course in each subject shall be the same as that of Higher Secondary
level. The duration of the Entrance Test
shall be for one and half hours. There shall be 25 questions in each
subject.
There shall be negative marking for
wrong answers.
(ii) For
PG Courses:
Applicants for various PG Courses (except Biotechnology, Computer
Science, ITM and JMC) are required to take the entrance test in the subject
concerned. The detailed subjects for the entrance test are given at
Annexure-II.
Multiple choice questions will be set in the Entrance Test. The
responses to the questions shall be made on the OMR sheets by blackening the
relevant oval in HB pencil. The duration
of Entrance Test shall be for two hours.
There shall be 75 questions and all are compulsory. There shall be negative marking for wrong answers. The Courses of
Studies in the subjects for PG Entrance Test are enclosed at Annexure-III.
08. Merit List
The merit list will be prepared on the basis of (a)
performance of the candidate of the University Entrance Test and (b) marks
secured in the last qualifying examination, on 50:50 basis.
In case of tie, the marks secured in the entrance test shall take
precedence, and in case of second tie, the marks secured in the last qualifying
examination shall take precedence.
Allotment of subjects shall be
strictly on basis of the merit list.
09. Reservation of seats
Scheduled Caste(SC) - 8%, Scheduled Tribe(ST)-12%,
Ex-Service Men and Family(ESM) -1%, Service Defence Personnel(SDP) - 1%,
Physical Handicapped (PH) with above 40% disability – 3%.
In M.Phil Courses, one seat in each discipline is
reserved for SC/ST candidates.
In case of non-fulfillment of reserve seats, they
shall be de-reserved.
In calculation of reserve seats, any fraction above
0.5 shall be counted as one.
ST / SC candidates from within the state can be
admitted upto 18% (10% ST and 8% SC) beyond the sanctioned strength
10. Weightage
(i) NCC: Cadets holding ‘B’ certificates
and having passed the last qualifying examination in one attempt shall be given
weightage of 10% marks. Of other cadets, those who have represented the State
(as well as Central School or Sainik School) at the national level shall be
given weightage of 5% of marks, subject to production of appropriate participation
certificates, by DG, NCC or Director, NCC of the sponsoring state.
(ii) NSS: (a) State NSS Award- 5%, (b)
National Award- 7%, and (c) International participation – admission on
fulfillment of minimum eligibility criteria.
Certificate
of participation shall be countersigned by Assistant Programme Advisor, NSS
Regional Centre, Bhubaneswar.
(iii) Sports and Games: (a) Representation of
State, and representation at Inter-university or Inter-state level – 5%, (b)
Representation of State at National level – 10%, (c) Representation of the
Country at International level - admission on fulfillment of minimum
eligibility criteria.
Participation
events are to be recognized by the Director of Sports/University/Council of
Higher Secondary Education. Participation Certificates are to be countersigned
by the Director of Sports, Government of Orissa.
(iv) Co-curricular: Candidates who have
earned distinction and won awards at the National or International level in
debates, Group Discussions, Essay Writing, Histrionics, Dance and Music, Film
Making and similar cultural activity shall be given weightage of 10% in case of
representing the State at National level, and admission subject to fulfillment
of minimum eligibility criteria for representing the Country at International
level.
(v) Women: Weightage of 5% for seeking
admission into courses such as Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Business
Administration, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Management (ITM),
Bachelor of Science in Information Science and Telecommunication (IST), and
Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Economics and Finance (QEF) which are not
taught in local Women’s Colleges.
(vi) Conditions for Weightage: (a) all
weightage are applicable for Undergraduate courses. Weightage for Co-curricular
activities are however available also for Postgraduate courses. (b)Events of
participation for which weightage is claimed should have occurred within two
years of the date of admission, (c) Not more than 10% of seats in each course
can be allotted on the basis of weightage, (d) a candidate can claim weightage
maximum of 10%.
11. Admission from outside Orissa
i) The number of students admitted from outside
Orissa to any undergraduate course shall not exceed five per cent (5%) of the
strength, subject to a maximum of one per cent (1%) from any particular state.
ii) Such candidates who do not have permanent
residence certificate for their Orissa origin from competent Revenue Officers,
and those who have not passed their High School Certificate or equivalent
examination from any school situated within Orissa shall be treated as
candidates from outside Orissa.
In
case of non-availability of permanent residence certificate, candidates
claiming Oriya origin shall have to prove bonafides on the basis of Land
Records and/or educational certificates of any one of their parents. Mere
residing certificates issued by Tahasildars will not be accepted.
12. Period of admission
All admissions shall be complete ordinarily within
four weeks of the publication of results of the entrance test, and within two
weeks thereafter with payment of late fee.
13. Forfeiture of claim for admission
If a selected candidate fails to submit the documents and admission fees
on the specified dates of counselling, the claim for admission shall be
forfeited.
14. Interpretation of Rules
The decision of the Admission Committee with regard to anything not
covered in the official Brochure, or has given rise to dispute in
interpretation of any rule, shall be final and binding.
Registrar
Ravenshaw
University
Cuttack-753 003