RAVENSHAW UNIVERSITY CUTTACK

ENTRANCE TEST - 2008 for Admission - 2008

Programme:UndergraduateSubject / CourseBachelor of Science PCM GroupDate: 22 June 2008, Time: 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.Bachelor of Science CBZ GroupDate: 22 June 2008 Time: 2.30 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.Bachelor of Science in QEFDate: 24 June 2008 Time: 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.Bachelor of ArtsDate: 24 June 2008 Time: 2.30 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.Bachelor of Science in ISTDate: 25 June 2008 Time: 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.Bachelor of Science in ITMDate: 25 June 2008 Time: 2.30 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)Date: 26 June 2008 Time: 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.Bachelor of CommerceDate: 26 June 2008 Time: 2.30 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.Postgraduate Subject / CourseBiotechnology, Computer ScienceDate: 28 June 2008 Time: 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 NoonJournalism and Mass Communication (JMC), Information Technology ManagementDate: 28 June 2008 Time: 02.30 p.m. – 04.30 p.m.Applied Geography, Chemistry, English, Mathematics, Oriya, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, ZoologyDate: 29 June 2008 Time: 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 NoonBotany, Commerce, Economics, Education, Hindi, History, Physics, PsychologyDate: 30 June 2008 Time: 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 NoonThe 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.ADMISSION 2008ACADEMIC PROGRAMMERavenshaw, one of the premier educational institutions in the country was established in 1868 in the town of Cuttack in Orissa. After hundred forty years of eventful existence, it was converted into Ravenshaw University by an Act of the State Legislature in November 15, 2006. Thus, as one of the heritage educational institutions, and as a young university, Ravenshaw is a veritable blend of the old and the new. The old Ravenshaw Campus with its majestic structures was set up in the year 1919 over about a hundred acres of land on the eastern side of Cuttack. After being a university, Ravenshaw has acquired about another hundred forty acres of land on the bank of river Mahanadi to build its second campus for the new disciplines of management and applied sciences. The old Ravenshaw campus is located very close to Cuttack Railway Station, and requires about 45 minutes of driving time to reach from Bhubaneswar Airport. As a young university, the old Ravenshaw is now in the throes of preservation and change. Its infrastructure, both academic and physical, is being strengthened and expanded to meet the needs to make it more contemporary, and raise the level of its excellence. For instance, Ravenshaw University is soon going to recruit a brand new faculty for its various disciplines.Undergraduate CoursesRavenshaw University offers 26 undergraduate courses of which 5 are ‘self financing’ in nature, requiring an increased fee structure. These courses are available as honours courses, with subjects divided as Major and Subsidiary in all the three streams of Humanities, Science and Commerce including Business.Honours in Bachelor of Arts (256 seats)i) Economicsii) Educationiii) Englishiv) Geographyv) Hindivi) Historyvii) Mathematicsviii) Oriyaix) Philosophyx) Political Sciencexi) Psychologyxii) Sanskritxiii) Sociologyxiv) StatisticsHonours in Bachelor of Science (288 seats)Information Science and Telecommunication (IST) – 128 seatsThis course is a self financing course which combines Information Science with Telecommunication, and is offered by the university in collaboration with Heritage Vision Educational Trust. This has a course fee of Rs. 25,000/- per annum.Information Technology and Management (ITM)- 192 seatsThis course prepares for a professional career in Software Design and e-Commerce and Networking Engineering. The university offers this course in collaboration with Star Computer Institute Pvt. Ltd. This has a course fee of Rs. 25,000/- per annum.Quantitative Economics and Finance (QEF)- 32 seatsThis course offers a Bachelors Degree in Quantitative Economics and Finance (QEF). A rigorously designed course, accessible only to candidates with Mathematics at Higher Secondary level (Arts or Science), it is expected to upgrade the capacity of students to cope with advance courses in Finance offered by B-Schools, and help in admission into M.Sc. courses in QEF or similar subject combinations. This has a course fee of Rs. 20,000/- per annum.Honours in Bachelor of Commerce (272 + 128* seats)* Additional 128 seats in honours programme for Bachelor of Commerce will be filled-up strictly from the merit list after the initial 272 are selected, subject to the students paying a course fee of Rs.5000/- per annum.Honours in Bachelor of Business Administration (128 seats)Postgraduate CoursesThe following courses, strength indicated in brackets, have postgraduate teaching facilities.i) Applied Geography (16)ii) Biotechnology (24)iii) Botany (24)iv) Chemistry (40)v) Commerce (64)vi) Computer Applications (30)vii) Computer Science (32)viii) Economics (64)ix) Education (40)x) English (64)xi) Information Technology Management (24)xxii) Zoology (16)xii) Hindi (32)xiii) History (64)xiv) Journalism and Mass Communication (60)xv) Mathematics (48)xvi) Oriya (64)xvii) Philosophy (32)xviii) Physics (56)xix) Political Science (48)xx) Psychology (20)xxi) Sociology (32)The university offers three M.Sc. Courses (Biotechnology, Computer Science and Information Technology Management) and one M.A course (Journalism and Mass Communication) in self financing mode with increased course fee.(i) M.Sc. in Biotechnology (24) :Biotechnology, a comparatively new branch of science, is an emerging area. The objective is to create human resource to further research and teaching in Biotechnology. The course fee is Rs. 25,000/- per annum.(ii) M.Sc. in Computer Science (32) :This course offers a scope of vertical progression to the graduates in computer science and information technology by producing high quality software personnel to cater to the needs of IT industries. The course fee is Rs. 20,000/- per annum.(iii) M.Sc. in Information Technology Management (24) :The course, offered in collaboration with Star Computer Institute Pvt. Ltd., aims at preparing students to pursue professional career in Software Design and Network Engineering. The course fee is Rs.30,000/- per annum.(iv) M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication (60) :This course, offered in collaboration with Heritage Vision Educational Trust provides a sound infrastructure for career-building in a wide range of activities covering print and electronic journalism, advertising and public relations, etc., and also imparts practical training. The course fee is Rs. 20,000/- per annum.(v) Master of Computer Applications (30) :The Ravenshaw University imparts teaching facilities in Master of Computer Applications (MCA). Admission into the Course is made through the Joint Entrance Examination conducted by BPUT, Orissa, and not through Ravenshaw University’s own admission process.M.Phil. Courses (116 seats)The university offers Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) courses in the following disciplines. The strength in each discipline is indicated in brackets.1. Applied Geography (8)2. Botany (8)3. Chemistry (8)4. Commerce (8)5. Economics (8)6. Education (8)7. English (12)8. Hindi (8)9. History (8)10.Mathematics (8)11.Oriya (8)12.Physics (8)13.Political Science (8)14.Zoology (8)No university accommodation is available for M.Phil. Students.Residential Facility: The university has limited residential facilities for boys and girls. Therefore, candidates who do not come under subject/course wise merit list for available accommodation in hostels, shall have to make their own arrangements for living.Selection for admission in the hostels shall be made on the basis of merit. However, 20% (12% for ST + 8% for SC) of seats shall be reserved for SC / ST candidates. Local students (i.e. students whose parents / grand parents are residing within the jurisdiction of Cuttack Municipal Corporation) are not allowed to avail hostel accommodation not withstanding their position in general merit list for admission.RULES AND PROCEDURE OF ADMISSIONApplication 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 Applicant2. 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) 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 Copyb) Photocopy of Certificate of the HSC or equivalent examinationc) Photocopies of Certificates in support of reservation, weightage, and domiciled) Photocopies of Provisional Certificate and Mark sheet of the last qualifying examinatione) 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.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 courses 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.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.(iii) 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.Date of SubmissionLast date of submission of application online for admission into all courses indicated above is 16 June 2008.Documents to be Produced at Counsellingi) 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 Certificateiii) Four recent stamp size photographsiv) Demand Draft for admission fees as intimated by the university officev) For Ex-service men and family members, Discharge Certificate in originalvi) Four self-addressed Post Cards for further correspondenceAdmission from Outside Orissai) 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. Admission - 2008
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