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PG prospectus 2019-20

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PROSPECTUS FOR ADMISSION

INTO POST GRADUATE COURSES

2019-20

RAMA DEVI WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY

VIDYA VIHAR

BHUBANESWAR-751022

Website: www.rdwuniversity.nic.in

OFFICIAL ADDRESS

Bhoinagar, Bhubaneswar

751022


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CONTENTS

PG Courses------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01

1. Seat availability in different courses------------------------------------------------ 01

2. Eligibility for admission---------------------------------------------------------------- 02

3. Reservation of Seats------------------------------------------------------------------- 03

4. How to apply Online-------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-05

5. Submission of Hard Copy------------------------------------------------------------- 06

6. Selection Procedure------------------------------------------------------------------- 07

7. Level of Questions ------------------------------------------------------------------- 08

8. Documents to be required at the time of PG admission ----------------------- 09

9. Fees and other charges for PG admission 2019-20-----------------------------10

10. Amount to be paid at the time of admission ------------------------------------- 11

11. Important dates for admission into PG courses 2019-20 --------------------- 12

12. General Information ------------------------------------------------------------------- 13


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P.G. Courses:

The University offers post graduate courses in 12 subjects as given below. The course

duration is 02(Two) years consisting of 04 semesters under Choice Based Credit System

(CBCS) pattern.

1. School of Science: Biotechnology, Computer Science, Life Science, Industrial Microbiology

2. School of Humanities & Liberal Arts: English, Hindi, Odia.

3. School of Social Science: Economics, Gender Studies, Home Science

4. School of Commerce & Management: Commerce.

5. School of Pedagogical Science: Education

1. Details of Seat Availability in Different Courses:

Schools Subjects Subject

Seats

No. and Types of

Seats

School of Science Biotechnology 32

******* Computer

Science

32

Life Science 32 16

Free

16

Paid

Industrial

Microbiology (Self

Financed)

24 100% Self

Financed

School of

Humanities &

Liberal Arts

Odia 32

***** Hindi 40

English 32

School of Social

Science

Economics 48 16

Free

32

Paid

Gender Studies 32 16

Free

16

Paid

Home Science 32 *****

School of Commerce

and management

Commerce 48 16

Free

32

Paid

School of

Pedagogical Science

Education 48

*****


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2. Eligibility for Admission for P.G. Courses 2019-20 :

Only Women Candidates can apply as follows:

• Biotechnology: 45% of marks secured in Honours in Biotechnology/ Botany/ Zoology/

Environmental Sciences/ Microbiology/ Bioinformatics/ Genetics/ Biochemistry/ Life Sciences at

graduation level.

• Computer Science: 45% of marks secured in Honours in Computer Science/ Information

technology/Information science and Technology/Information technology and management at

graduation level or Bachelor in Computer Application with 45% marks in concerned subject

• Life Science: 45% marks secured in Honours in Botany/Zoology/ Life science at graduation

level.

• Industrial Microbiology: 45% marks secured in Honours in Micro Biology/ Botany/ Zoology/

Bio-Technology/ Bio-Chemistry at graduation level.

• Hindi, Odia, English: 45% of marks secured in Honours at graduation levels in concerned

subjects.

• Economics: 45% of marks secured in Honours in Economics at graduation level.

• Gender Studies: 45% of marks secured in any Honours subject (Arts, science, commerce) at

graduation level.

• Commerce: 45% of marks secured in Honours in Commerce at graduation level.

• Home Science: 45% of marks secured in Honours in Home Science at graduation level.

• Education: 45% of marks secured in Honours in Education at graduation level.

N.B.: Those who have passed the Three-year Degree Course Examination from a University / Institution

where provision of teaching in Honours does not exist, will be eligible to apply for P.G. courses provided

they have passed the examination in the concerned subject with minimum of 8 papers carrying at least 800

marks, subject to the fulfilment of the minimum eligibility condition. (45% in the concerned subject)


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3. Reservation of Seats:

For all the courses reservation of seats will be as follows:

A) As per the Government of Odisha Notification No.HE-PTC-SAMS-0006-2017/10161/HE

Bhubaneswar dated 07.04.2018 following reservation principles will be adopted:

22.5% of seats shall be reserved for Scheduled Tribe students.

16.25% of seats shall be reserved for Scheduled Caste students.

The seats reserved for SC & ST are not interchangeable. In case of non-availability of

applicants / candidates in one of these categories, seats will be filled up from the candidates of

General merit list.

SC/ST caste certificates, issued by Revenue Officers, not below the rank of Tahasildar/

Additional Tahasildar are to be produced

B) 5% of total number of seats in each subject will be reserved for (PWD) students with extent

of disability not below 40% (blindness and low vision, hard of hearing, locomotor disability

including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular

dystrophy, autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness)

C) 1% of the sanctioned seats shall be reserved for Self/ Children /Wife /Husband of Ex-

Serviceman, Serving Defence Personnel & Children of Martyrs.

D) Sports

I. One seat of the total seats is reserved for the candidate who has represented in the

international sports event during the last 03 years.

II. Those who have represented the state during last three years at National level sports shall get

10% of marks over and above the aggregate career marks.

NB-Sports events, approved by the Indian Association of Universities, will only be considered.

Sports Certificate must be countersigned by the Director of Sports and Youth Services


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4. How to apply online:

Application Fee: PG: Rs.500

Candidates are advised NOT to use mobile phones for filling up Online e-Admission form in

order to avoid possible mistakes, University will NOT be responsible for any wrong entries.

Availability of online application form: 22.05.19 to 10.06.19

Date of entrance test: 25.06.19, 26.6.2019 and 27.06.19

Submission of Hard copy with requisite documents

in the University office: on or before 03.07.2019 (By

Registered/Speed Post Only)

Important Instructions to all students for online Application

The candidate has to register online for appearing the entrance examination and taking

admission to P.G. Programme.

Application Procedure A. Pre-Registration Requirement

The Following documents must be made ready before starting the Application

process.

Scanned copy of your recent passport size photograph in JPG Format from 30KB-

100KB in size.

Scanned copy of your signature in JPG format from 30KB-100KB in size.

B. Registration Process:

Step1: For Registration, the candidate should have a valid & active Mobile Number

and also have a valid & active e-mail ID.

Step2: For registration please click http://rdwuniversity.nic.in/candidate-

registration.html (New User Registration) and provide the relevant data in

appropriate fields.

This will take you to the Registration page

Select Course Applied for from the dropdown list.

Select Department from the Department dropdown list.

Select Subject from the Subject dropdown list.

In the Name field write your Full Name as per your HSC (10th) certificate.

Enter a valid & active Mobile Number and email ID, which will be registered for

the entire admission process.

In the D.O.B field, enter your Date of Birth as per your HSC (10th) certificate by

selecting through the Calendar.

Now click on the Register button to get yourself registered. You will receive an

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OTP in your Mobile Phone and email ID.

Provide the OTP to validate your registration and proceed for the Payment.

C. Payment Procedure:

Payment of Application Fee can be done through MAKE PAYMENT Link. Payment can be

done online through Net Banking/ Debit Card using SBI E-Pay. After successful

payment through Net Banking/ Debit card using SBI E-pay you will get an e-Receipt

generated immediately from the System containing a reference number.

After making a successful payment you will receive Login ID & password

on your Mobile Phone and email ID immediately. In case you have not

received the same, e-mail may be sent indicating your Application Id and

Date of payment of application Fee to [email protected]

After getting Login ID and password please visit

to http://rdwuniversity.nic.in/candidate-login.html to fill up the prescribed

application form.

Submit the application form online, after filling the form completely,

If your Result is awaited, the PRINTOUT of application form cannot be

generated.

Edit option will be available for entry of +3 final degree marks only to

those candidates who have registered on or before 10.6.2019. They

can update +3 final degree marks till 02.07.2019 or 15 days after the

publication of +3 final degree result of Rama Devi Women’s University

whichever is later.

After that the candidates can take PRINTOUT and submit the Hard

Copy of the Application with required documents on or before

03.07.2019 to reach the University office by Registered post/ Speed

post only.

Send the filled in print out of the application form with your signature along with

all the relevant documents as mentioned in next page.

Each Applicant (who has paid the application fees) will be intimated

through SMS and email to download the admit card for entrance test in due

course of time.

Each Applicant has to bring a valid photo ID proof at the time of entrance

examination.

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5. SUBMISSION OF HARD COPY:

The applicants are required to send the hard copy of application along with the following

documents by registered post/speed post only in a A4 size envelope addressed to:

The Chairperson, PG Council, R.D. Women’s University, Vidya Vihar, Bhubaneswar,

751022 so as to reach at the University office on or before 03.07.2019 by 5 PM. The University

will not be held responsible for any postal delay.

The applicants are required to write “Application for admission to the P.G. Course in

_____________ subject” on the top of the A4 size envelope.

Self-Attested photo copies of following documents are to be enclosed with the Hard copy of

application form at the time of submission, in the following order.

a. Certificates and mark sheets of 10th

, +2 and +3 Degree examinations /equivalent examinations.

b. ST/SC Caste Certificate, issued by Revenue Officer, not below the rank of Tahasildar/

Additional Tahasildar.

● SC Certificate should be in the name of Applicant.

● In case of ST Candidates the Certificate may be in the name of Candidate or her Father.

c. PH/PWD Certificate issued by CDMO/SDMO/CMO of Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar.

d. Ex-serviceman certificate (issued by Zilla Sainik Board)

e. Children of Martyr (CoM) certificate issued by District Collector.

f. Serving Defence Personnel (Army/Navy/Air Force) certificate issued by the Commanding

officer of the Unit.

d. Sports Certificate, approved by the Indian Association of Universities and countersigned by the

Director of Sports and Youth Services.

g. Migration Certificate, if the candidate passed from other University.

h. One recent coloured passport size photograph, to be fixed in the application form.

i. E-receipt of Application Fee.

NB: Your application will not be considered, if the hard copy of your filled in application form

along with relevant documents do not reach the University office in time.


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6. Selection Procedure

a. Selection will be made on the basis of marks secured in the entrance examination and

the career mark from HSC to +3 level (As per eligibility criteria) taken together. Maximum

marks for career will be 60 and Entrance 40.

Examinations

Career marking

1st Division 2nd Division 3rdDivision/

Compartmental

HSC or equivalent 10 7 4

+2 or equivalent 10 7 4

+3 or equivalent

Honours in relevant subject

/Average of 8 papers in relevant

subject

30 20 -

Distinction- +3 ( As per Rama

Devi Women’s University

regulation) 50% or above in

aggregate

10 10 -

Total 60 44 08

a. For CBSE 10th

mark sheet where letter and point grades are given the grade may be

multiplied by 9.5 to get the equivalent percentage of marks.

b. Career marks for Distinction will be awarded only if the distinction is mentioned in the

certificate.

c. In case of a tie, first consideration will be Honours mark & next the aggregate mark

in +3 Degree to break up tie.


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Entrance examination is compulsory for PG Admission.

7. Level of question:

1. UG level honours of respective subject except Gender Studies, Life Science, Biotechnology and

Industrial Microbiology.

2. For PG in life Science question will be from honours level of Botany, Zoology & Life Science.

3. For PG in Industrial Microbiology question will be from honours level of Microbiology, Botany,

Zoology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry.

4. For PG in Biotechnology question will be from honours level of Biotechnology, Botany,

Zoology, Environmental Sciences, Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Genetics, Biochemistry and

Life Sciences

5. For PG in Computer Science question will be from honours level of Computer Science,

Information Technology, Information Science and Technology, Information Technology and

Management and Bachelor in Computer Application.

6. For PG in Gender Studies question will be Gender related and from General Knowledge.

Question Pattern for entrance test:

a. Multiple choice questions (MCQ) with 04 options.

b. Each question carries 01 mark

c. Duration 01 hours.


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8. Documents to be required at the time of P.G. Admission:

a) Original Certificates & Mark sheets of 10th

, +2 and +3 degree examinations/ Equivalent

Examinations.

b) Original College Leaving Certificate and Conduct Certificate from the Institution last

attended.

c) Original Migration certificate (for students from other University)

d) Original Blood Group Certificate

e) Three self-attested recent coloured passport size photographs.

f) Original Caste Certificate in case of ST/SC candidates, issued by Revenue Officer not below the

rank of Tahasildar /Additional Tahasildar.

g) For ST candidate, her father’s caste certificate may be taken into consideration.

h) PH/PWD certificate/ID should be issued by District Welfare Officer / Community Development

Officer / Social Welfare Department of State Government Officer or certificate issued by the CDMO/

Chief Medical Officer, Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar.

i) Sports event, approved by the Indian Association of Universities, will only be considered for

reservation. Sports certificate must be countersigned by the Director of Sports and Youth Services.


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9. Fees and Other charges for P.G. Admission 2019-20 P.G. Admission Fees and other Charges (Annual)

Sl. No. PARTICULARS Amount (in Rs.)

A

1 Admission fee 10

2 Athletic charges 50

3 Information Bulletin charges 50

4 Student's Union 50

5 Common room charges 20

6 Cycle stand charges 30

7 Health Centre charges 50

8 Development 500

9 Dramatic Society 50

10 Identity card charges 50

11 Library card charges 20

12 Library charges 120

13 Magazine charges 50

14 Time table charges 30

15 SSG 20

16 SAF 10

17 Student’s insurance 3

18 NSS 10

19 Student’s counselling Cell 50

20 Career counselling Cell 50

21 Gym charges 50

22 Syllabus 50

23 University sports fee 100

24 Youth Red Cross 10

25 Celebration of National Day & Other Important Days 30

26 DSA 10

27 University Foundation Day charges 20

28 e-Facilities Charges 200

29 University registration fee 70

30 Computer Centre Charges 500

31 Mid Semester fee 150

32 Seminar charges 500

33 Semester fee for all subjects except Biotech 1080

SUB TOTAL for all subject except Biotech. Dept. 3993

34 Semester fee For Biotech 2480

SUB TOTAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY 5393

B 1 Science Society for Science Students 25

C 1 Hostel admission fee for Boarders 62

D

1 Lab Development charges, Biotechnology 20000

2 Lab Development charges, Computer Science 20000

3 Lab development charges (Education, Home Sc., Life Sc., & Ind. Microbiol.)

500

E 1 Paid seat for Economics, Commerce & Gend. Studies 10000

2 Paid seat for Life Sciences 20,000

F 1 Industrial Microbiology (Self Financing) 40,000

For Odia PG no fee to be paid at the time of admission as per the Govt. letter no.HEFEI(B)policy-1/2018

1340/HE, Bhubaneswar dated 12.01.2018


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10. AMOUNT TO BE PAID AT THE TIME OF ADMISSION

Subjects Seat Type Course fee/

Amount for

paid seat per

Year (in Rs.)

Admission Fee &

Other Charges

(in Rs.)

Total Amount to be

paid at the time of

admission (in Rs.)

Bio-

Technology

*****

*****

25418 25418

Computer

Science

*****

*****

24018 24018

Industrial

Micro Biology

Self

Financing

40,000 4518 44518

Life Science Free ***** 4518 4518

Paid 20000 4518 24518

Gender Studies Free ***** 3993 3993

Paid 10000 3993 13993

Commerce Free ***** 3993 3993

Paid 10000 3993 13993

Economics Free ***** 3993 3993

Paid 10000 3993 13993

English ***** ***** 3993 3993

Hindi ***** ***** 3993 3993

Home Science ***** ***** 4493 4493

Education ***** ***** 4493 4493

Odia ***** ***** ***** *****

For P.G. in Odia, no fee to be paid at the time of admission as per the Govt. Letter No. HEFEI(B)

policy-1/2018 1340/HE, Bhubaneswar dated: 12.01.2018


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11. Important Dates for Admission into P.G. courses: 2019-20

Day & Time Date Narration

Wednesday, 5.00PM 22.5.2019 Online Registration for Application starts

Monday, Midnight 10.06.2019 Online Registration closes

Tuesday,

Wednesday

and Thursday

25.06.2019, 26.06.2019

and

27.06.2019

Dates of entrance Examination ( visit

website for entrance examination

schedule)

Tuesday, Midnight 02.07.2019/

15 days of +3 final degree

result publication of RDWU

Last date for online entry of +3 marks

Wednesday 03.07.2019 Last Date of submission of hard copy of

application form with copies of requisite

documents at University Office

(by Registered or Speed post only)

Wednesday, 5PM 10.07.2019 Publication of 1st Merit List in

University website

Tuesday, 11 AM-2 PM 16.07.2019 Admission Day (1st Selection)

Thursday, 5 PM 18.07.2019 Publication of 2nd Merit List with

waiting list in University website

Monday

11 AM-2 PM

22.07.19 Admission Day (2nd Selection)

Monday

2PM-4 PM

22.07.19 Reporting of waiting list candidates

Wednesday 5 PM 24.07.19 Publication of merit list of reporting

candidates for Balance seat admission

Monday 11 AM-2 PM 29.07.19 Admission to balance seats

Wednesday 5 PM 31.07.19 De-reservation of SC/ST/PWD of PG

Seats if required

Friday 5 PM 02.08.19 Publication of merit list after

dereservation

Tuesday,

11AM-2 PM

06.08.19 Final Admission and closing of

admission

Wednesday 07.08.2019 Induction/ begining of class

NB: Submission of hard copy by registered post/speed post is mandatory, otherwise

online application form will be rejected. The University will not be responsible for any

postal delay. Hard copy of application form received after the deadline will be rejected.

*The above dates are provisional and subject to change.


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12. General Information:

1. In case of any doubt regarding the authenticity of documents produced, the same will be forwarded

to the DIG, Crime branch, Bhubaneswar for scrutiny.

2. Application without copies of certificates in support of reservation / relaxation of dues will not be

considered for the same.

3. Suppression of facts/submission of incorrect information of the applicant, if detected at the time of

admission or thereafter, will render the selection/admission invalid.

4. Incomplete application in any form will be rejected.

5. Ragging in any form is strictly prohibited. Each applicant has to furnish an undertaking in this

regard.

6. Indiscipline in any form in the Campus or in Department or in Hostel will not be allowed. This may

lead to rustication from the University.

7. Students must come to the campus in proper uniform.

8. Students must abide the University Rules, Department Rules, Hostel Rules (For Boarders) and

other such rules enacted from time to time by the University.

9. Examination: In order to be eligible to appear at the University Examination, a students has to

secure at least 75% of attendance and a student having attendance between 60% to 75% will be

permitted with Medical Certificate.

10. Correspondence regarding Admission: All correspondence (with application id number) in

connection with P.G. Admission should be addressed to the Chairperson, P. G. Council, R. D. W.

University, Vidya Vihar, Bhubaneswar, 751022.

11. Under no circumstances, the application fee is refundable. Each applicant has to submit the

application fee of Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five hundred only) separately for each application.

12. If an applicant takes TC within the admission period, Rs. 200/- will be deducted towards

processing charges from the amount paid at the time of admission and the rest amount shall be

refunded.

13. If an applicant takes TC after closing of P.G. admission, the amount paid at the time of admission

shall not be refunded.

14. For self financing courses of P.G. if a candidate desires to take TC after closing of admission of

the said course, TC will be issued only after the payment of full course fee for the total duration of

the course.

15. Merit is the only consideration for selection into hostel

Important Note: The candidates are advised to visit the university website www.rdwuniversity.nic.in

regularly for important notices related to admission.

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