THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN

THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN

ADMISSION NOTICE FOR Ph.D. COURSE WORK PROGRAMME: 2015-16

No. FC/PG (Arts)/Ph.D./ Course Work /2015-16/100 Date: 18.09.2015 Applications in prescribed form, downloadable from University website: www.buruniv.ac.in, are invited for admission to Ph.D. Course Work Programme during the year 2015-2016 in the subjects mentioned below from 21.09.2015 to 07.10.2015, between 11a.m. and 2 p.m. on all working days. Information sheet, containing other relevant details and Hall Ticket have to be downloaded along with application form.

Application fees should be remitted in mode of Demand Draft of Rs. 450/- (Rupees four hundred and fifty only) in favour of The Finance Officer, the University of Burdwan, payable at SBI B.U. branch.

Subjects: Bengali (05), English (06), Commerce (15), History (06), Philosophy (04), Economics (10), Lib.&Inf.Science (09), Bus.Admn. (15), Tourism Management (05), Business Administration (Human Resource: (01), Education (01), Sanskrit (16), Sociology (02), Law (11), Mass Communication (06)[The number within brackets denotes the actual vacancy]

Eligibility: Candidates holding Masters Degree in one of the above subjects or in allied subject, with at least having 55% marks or marks of similar value may apply for admission to the Ph. D. Course Work Programme. No candidates having M.A./M.Sc. or any P.G. degree from the open university and through Distance Education mode would be eligible to apply for pursuing a Ph.D. Degree. Selection in Course Work Programme shall not ensure admission to Ph. D Programme.

Reservation: As per Govt. Rules. Information Sheet to be issued along

Last date of issue and submission of form: 07.10.2015.

Secretary

Faculty Council (Arts etc.) No. FC/PG(Arts)/Ph.D./ Course Work/ 2015-16/100(30) Date: 18.09.2015

Copy forwarded for information & necessary action to:

(1) P.A. to V.C., B.U. (2) P.A. to Registrar, B.U. (3) All Heads under Faculty Council (Arts etc.), B.U. (4) All Officers of the University, B.U. (5) Cashier, B.U. (he is requested to collect Demand Draft or cash of the downloaded forms) (6) Sr. Supdt., Sales & Information, B.U. (7) Sr. Supdt. Research Section, B.U. (8) Sr.

Supdt., Kolkata Camp Office, B.U. (9) Sr. Suptd., P.G. office, Golapbag, B.U.

Secretary

Faculty Council (Arts etc.)

THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN

Office of the Secretary, Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Arts, Com., Law etc.

Rajbati, Burdwan-713 104, West Bengal, India

Phone:

EPABX Extn. 250 & 210.

Fax

INFORMATION SHEET

Admission to Ph. D. Course Work Programme in Arts, Commerce etc. for the year 2015-2016

General information to the candidates:

(i) Candidates holding Regular Masters Degree in one of the subjects mentioned below or in allied subject, with at least having 55% marks or marks of similar value may apply for admission to the Ph. D. Course Work Programme. No candidates having M.A./M.Sc. or any P.G. degree from the open university and through Distance Education mode would be eligible to apply for pursuing a Ph.D. Degree. Selection in Course Work Programme shall not ensure admission to Ph. D Programme.

(ii) Candidates will be selected for admission to Course Work Programme through written test and/or Personal interview, as the case may be.

(iii) The mere fact that a candidate, having the minimum qualifying marks in the written test, will not, by itself, ensure his/her admission to the programme.

(iv) All qualified candidates in the written test will be required to qualify in the subsequent viva-voce for admission to course work.

(v) Selection in Course Work Programme shall not ensure admission to Ph. D Programme.

(vi) No candidate, except J.R.F. or S.R.F., State Funded fellow/UGC Fellow will be entitled to fellowship money. He/she will have to carry on the course work, research work at his/her own expense under prescribed norms & conditions which will be intimated in due course.

Subject wise Vacancy: Bengali (05), English (06), Commerce (15), History (06), Philosophy (04), Economics (10), Lib.&Inf.Science (09), Bus.Admn. (15), Tourism Management (05), Business Administration (Human Resource: 01), Education (01), Sanskrit (16), Sociology (02), Law (11), Mass Communication (06). [The number within brackets denotes the actual vacancy]

Mode of selection:

For selection at the Ph. D. course work, a candidate has to obtain minimum qualifying marks of 50% or as may be determined by the appropriate authority at the written test. Qualified candidate, at the written test, be compulsorily required to appear at the interview test & must obtain minimum 50% marks or as may be determined by appropriate authority.

Who are exempted from appearing at the written test:

The candidate who have an M. Phil. /L.L.M. or a Degree deemed equivalent having at least 6 years of Under- graduate and Post-graduate studies, or who have qualified in the NET/SET/GATE/SLET/UGC(JRF)/CSIR(JRF) or any other examinations that may be deemed equivalent by the appropriate authority or Teacher Fellowship holder are exempted from appearing at the written test for Ph. D. course work Programme.

Where to submit the prescribed application form:

All the application forms are to be submitted to the Office of the Faculty Council (Arts etc.), at Rajbati Campus, Burdwan University between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m..

(2) Documents to be enclosed with the forms:

Contd. to Page 2

Candidates must enclose with the form self attested photo-copies of mark sheets of all the public examinations passed by them up to the Masters/ Post Masters level and S.C.*/S.T.* certificate, if any, by the last date of submission of application form. Two self attested copies of recent stamp size photograph also to be enclosed.

Issue of Admit Card:

The applicants will be required to collect Admit Cards from the Office of the Faculty Council (Arts etc.) at time of submitting the application forms.

* Relevant Certificate must conform to West Bengal Govt. Memo No. 1813-BCW/MR-94/11 dated 20^th june, 2001. Candidates claiming reservation against SC/ST quota of seats must submit relevant caste certificates issued in their favour by one of the authorities listed below:

(i) Deputy Collector of Land Revenue, Kolkata Collector of Stamp Revenue, Kolkata Metropolitan Magistrate, Kolkata, Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Kolkata, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Kolkata, 1^st Class Stipendiary Magistrate, Executive Magistrate, Sub- Divisional Magistrate, Sub-Divisional Officer, Deputy Collector, Addl. District Magistrate, Collector and District magistrate within their respective jurisdictions in case of candidates claiming to be Schedule Caste or Schedule Tribe and ordinarily residing within such jurisdictions.

(ii) Deputy Director, Backward Classes Welfare, West Bengal and Commissioner, Backward Classes Welfare,West Bengal in the case of candidates claiming to be Schedule Caste or Schedule Tribe residing in any part of W.B.

About date and time of the test :

Written test for all the subjects will be held as per following programme: Date of the written test : 14.10.2015

Commencement of test : 12 noon Reporting time : 11.30 a.m. Duration of test : 2 hours

Venue of the Examination : University Auditorium, Golapbag, B.U. No postal communication will, however, be made in this regard.

Publication of the result of the written test and other details: To be notified later on in the University website i.e. www.buruniv.ac.in.

Last date of issue & submission of forms: 07.10.2015

• The Admission Schedule is liable to alteration in the exigency of the situation arising unavoidable circumstances

Sd/- Secretary

Faculty Council (Arts etc.)

Affix self attested stamp size

self photograph

here Serial No. Price Rs. 450/-

THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN

Application for admission to Ph.D. Programme

Subject--- Year: 2015-16

1. Name of the candidate (in block letters) : --- (Start with Mr/Mrs/Miss)

2. Date of birth (in christian era) : --- 3. Father’s name : --- 4. Mother’s name : --- 5. Husband’s name (in case of married : --- female candidate)

6. Mailing Address with contact No. : --- --- --- 7. Permanent address : ---

--- 8. Whether working in any Institution on : --- whole-time basis (Say, Yes/No)

9. If yes:

(a) Name of the Institution & Address : --- with phone No.

--- (b) Nature of the post held : --- (c) Date of joining : --- (d) Total length of service as on the : --- date of application

(e) Name & address of Employer : ---

10. Area of proposed research work, if identified : ---

11. Reservation claimed as :S.C./ S.T./ OBC-A/OBC-B: , Others:

D.A.:

12. Educational qualification (Attested photocopies of mark sheets/SF onwards to be enclosed) Name of the examination Board/Council/University Year of

passing

Total Marks

Marks obtained

Percentage of marks Matriculation/SF/Madhyamik

or equivalent examination H.S. or equivalent

examination

*Degree examination: Pass/Hons. Masters examination

M.Phil, if any

*For Hons. Candidates, marks of Hons. level are only required

DECLARATION OF THE CANDIDATE

I solemnly declare that the above statements are true to the best of my knowledge.

--- Date: --- Signature of the candidate

Certificate of the Employer (applicable in case of in-service candidates)

Certified that Sri/Sm. --- has been working on whole- time basis as --- in/of --- at --- since ---. The Institution has no objection if he/she carries on research work as an external candidate.

--- Date: --- Signature of the Head of the

Institution with seal

---

THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN

Office of the Secretary, Faculty Council (Arts, Com., Law etc.)

Entrance Test for admission to the Ph. D. Course Work Programme in

ADMIT CARD

Name of the candidate ……….

……….

Only Viva-voce test

Both the Written and Viva-voce tests

--- Signature of the receiving Assistant

*************************************************************

THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN

Office of the Secretary, Faculty Council ( Arts, Com., Law etc.)

Entrance Test for admission to the Ph. D. Course Work Programme in

ADMIT CARD

Name of the candidate ………

For written test:

Venue of Test : University Auditorium, Golapbag, B.U. Date of Test : 14.10.2015 (Wednesday ) Commencement of Test : 12 noon

Reporting Time : 11-30 a.m. Duration of Test : Two hours

Only Viva-voce test (Venue: Department concerned) Both the Written and Viva-voce tests

--- Signature of the Receiving Assistant

Subject: _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ Subject:

Affix self attested stamp size

self photograph Roll No. ______________ Roll No. _________