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: 0342-2634975 EPABX Extn. 250 & 210.

Fax: (091)-342-2530452

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 Undergraduate 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:

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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 20th 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, 1st 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.)

Serial No.

Price Rs. 450/-

THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN

Application for admission to Ph.D. Programme
Subject--------------------------------- Year: 2015-16

Affix self
attested
stamp size
self
photograph
here

(Please put tick mark in appropriate boxes, wherever applicable)

1. Name of the candidate (in block letters)

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(Start with Mr/Mrs/Miss)

2. Date of birth (in christian era)

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3. Fathers name

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4. Mothers name

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5. Husbands name (in case of married

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female candidate)
6. Mailing Address with contact No.

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7. Permanent address

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8. Whether working in any Institution on

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whole-time basis (Say, Yes/No)

9. If yes:
(a) Name of the Institution & Address

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with phone No.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------(b) Nature of the post held

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(c) Date of joining

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(d) Total length of service as on the

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date of application
(e) Name & address of Employer

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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 wholetime 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

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Office of the Secretary, Faculty Council

(Arts, Com., Law etc.)
Entrance Test for admission to the Ph. D. Course Work
Programme in
Subject: _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _

Roll No. _________

ADMIT CARD
Name of the candidate .
.

Only Viva-voce test

Both the Written and Viva-voce tests

-------------------------------------Signature of the receiving Assistant

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THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN

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

Roll No. ______________

Subject:

ADMIT CARD
Name of the candidate
For written test:
Venue of Test
: University Auditorium, Golapbag, B.U.
Date of Test
: 14.10.2015 (Wednesday )
Affix self
Commencement of Test : 12 noon
attested
Reporting Time
: 11-30 a.m.
stamp size
Duration of Test
: Two hours
self
photograph
Only Viva-voce test (Venue: Department concerned)
Both the Written and Viva-voce tests
------------------------------------------Signature of the Receiving Assistant