Guidelines for Admission (2015-­‐16) at Faculty of Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Guidelines for Bachelor of Arts (Honors) programme Dear Student-­‐Parents, Greetings from the Faculty of Arts! Congratulations on your success at the H.S.C. exam! With a deep sense of pleasure, we welcome your decision to apply for admission to F.Y.B.A. class at the Faculty of Arts for the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (Honors) programme and convey our heartfelt wishes for your bright future...! Please read carefully the Admission guidelines for B.A. programme published in this document followed by the detailed subject (of your choice) template before proceeding for online registration for Admission. Best Wishes…! Admission Announcement (Final and Second Round) Dates for online Registration | Bachelor of Arts programme Opening Date Closing Date 03rd August, 2015 | Monday 07th August, 2015 | Friday (5 pm) Eligibility Criteria Who are eligible to apply for admission into B.A. Semesters 01 and 02? 1. Fresh Case Candidates, who have passed HSC or its equivalent Examination of March | July 2015 with English as one of their subjects are eligible to apply for admission into the First Semester of the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) programme of the Faculty of Arts. 2. Gap Case Candidates, who have passed HSC or its equivalent Examination of March | July 2014, 2013 or 2012 with English as one of their subjects are eligible to apply for admission into the First Semester of the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) programme of the Faculty of Arts. Admission to such candidates may be granted subject to availability of seats. 3. Readmission Case Candidates, who have passed HSC or its equivalent Examination of March | July 2014, 2013 or 2012 with English as one of their subjects and have taken admission in any degree | diploma programme in any University | Faculty | College shall have to furnish transfer certificate | migration certificate from the previous University | Faculty | College before being granted admission. Admission to such candidates may be granted subject to availability of seats. 4. Core Psychology requires 50% at HSC Exam. | Core English requires 45% in English subject at HSC Exam. Who are not eligible to apply for admission into B.A. Semesters 01 and 02... 1 Published by Web Content Design Committee for the office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts | [email protected] Guidelines for Admission (2015-­‐16) at Faculty of Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
5. Candidates, who have not passed HSC or its equivalent Examination with English as one of the subjects. 6. Candidates, who have passed HSC or its equivalent Examination as PRIVATE CANDIDATES from Examination Boards, other than the Gujarat Higher Secondary Education Board. 7. Candidates, who have passed HSC or its equivalent Examination before March 2012. Notes 8. Online Registration for admission doesn't guarantee admission to the Faculty of Arts. 9. Must bring original and photocopy of online registration form. Final Admission will be confirmed only after – 10. Candidates seeking their admissions need to select their subjects during the visit at Faculty of Arts. 11. Submission of original and photocopied set (self attested) of the documents required (list is printed at the end of the guidelines) which will be duly verified and cleared by the admission committee. 12. Payment of fees for semester 1 and 2 | Boy -­‐ 6500 (including examination fees) | Girl -­‐ 5300 (including examination fees) 13. Further that all students, thus admitted into Semester 01, 03, 05 will have to strictly observe rules of the Faculty of Arts in terms of intake capacity for various courses and SEAT LIMITS, which may change from time to time. Terms v Semester An academic year (July-­‐June) gets split into two semesters. Each semester has Admissions, Teaching, Mid Semester Test and End Semester Examination and other related activities. v Programme The term Programme replaces term Degree in semester system. v Credit Every course carries some defined weight, it is Credit. 1 credit = 1 hour of direct teaching per week per semester or two hours of practical | field work per week per semester. v Course Courses construct programme. The term Course replaces term Paper in semester system. Each course is identified by a unique course code. Course has a course title and topics for study divided into three units. Therefore, each course is a three credit course. 2 Published by Web Content Design Committee for the office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts | [email protected] Guidelines for Admission (2015-­‐16) at Faculty of Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Orientation towards the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) programme… v Admissions for B.A. programme are conducted once in a year for first and second semester together v B.A. programme (144 credits) is of three academic years having six semesters v Core, Allied, Foundation, Inter Disciplinary Elective (IDE) and Project – five types of courses constitute the structure of B.A. programme v 20 Core | 08 Allied | 10 Foundation | 08 Inter Disciplinary Elective (IDE) | 02 Project – total 48 courses are offered for B.A. programme during three years | each semester has 08 courses to learn v Each course is of 100 marks : 30 marks for mid semester test + 70 marks of end semester exam Structure of B.A. Programme First Year (2015-­‐16) Semester I Semester II Core 01 Core 02 Second Year (2016-­‐17) Semester III Semester IV Core 03 Core 06 Third Year (2017-­‐18) Semester V Semester VI Core 09 Core 15 Allied 01 Allied 03 Core 04 Core 07 Core 10 Core 16 Allied 02 Allied 04 Core 05 Core 08 Core 11 Core 17 Foundation 01 Foundation 05 Allied 05 Allied 07 Core 12 Core 18 Foundation 02 Foundation 06 Allied 06 Allied 08 Core 13 Core 19 Foundation 03 Foundation 07 Foundation 09 Foundation 10 Core 14 Core 20 Foundation 04 Foundation 08 Inter Disciplinary Elective (IDE) 03 Inter Disciplinary Inter Disciplinary Inter Disciplinary Elective (IDE) 01 Elective (IDE) 02 Elective (IDE) 04 Inter Disciplinary Project 01 Project 02 Elective (IDE) 05 Inter Disciplinary Inter Disciplinary Inter Disciplinary Elective (IDE) 06 Elective (IDE) 07 Elective (IDE) 08 Each Semester has 08 Courses | Each course is of 03 Credits | Each Semester Credits 24 | Entire Programme Credits 144 Explanation of Courses v Core Subject selected for Core course is centrally located in your selection and holds the first level of importance. Selection of other subjects revolves around Core. After completion of your B.A. Honors, you will earn a degree in Core subject. You become eligible for Master of Arts programme in the Core subject after B.A. Hence, before deciding to opt for Core Course, please think carefully and then decide. Example, if you select, Sociology as your Core subject, then you will be awarded B.A. in Sociology. Total Core courses: 20 3 Published by Web Content Design Committee for the office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts | [email protected] Guidelines for Admission (2015-­‐16) at Faculty of Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Core has to be different than both Allied subjects. v Allied Subject selected for Allied course holds second level of importance. You are expected to select two Allied subjects (both have to be different from each other) to Core. Learning of Core should become easy because of the learning of Allied! Selection of subjects for Allied should help understand Core subject more effectively! Example, if you wish to do BA in Literature of any language, then your Allied courses should help you learn that Literature better! Total Allied courses: 08 (Allied: 1, 3, 5 and 7 | One subject of your choice) | (Allied: 2, 4, 6 and 8 | Second subject of your choice) Subjects of Allied 01 and 02 should be different from each other and should also be different from Core subject. v Foundation Foundation Course is a basic level mandatory course aiming at preparing students for advanced study. Selection has to be made from the choices offered for particular course. Total Foundation Courses: 10 v Inter Disciplinary Elective (IDE) Subject for Inter Disciplinary Elective course is to be selected based on the interest and free choice. These courses are essentially aimed at enhancing the knowledge base of students of their choice. Total IDE courses: 08 v Project Project is an independent and self-­‐learning opportunity guided by the teachers of the Department in specific areas of Core subject as offered by the Department of core subject. Selection of Courses v Core 01 will need one subject selection. Selected subject will continue as 01-­‐20 core courses of that subject. It is one time selection. Core 01 subject has to be different from Allied 01 and 02. 4 Published by Web Content Design Committee for the office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts | [email protected] Guidelines for Admission (2015-­‐16) at Faculty of Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Choices | Subjects on offer for Core Course : Archaeology & Ancient History, Economics, English, French, Geography, German, Gujarati, Hindi, History, Linguistics, Marathi, Mathematics, Persian, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology , Russian, Sanskrit, Sociology v Allied 01 and 02 will need two subject selections. Selected subject for Allied 01 will continue as Allied 01, 03, 05, 07. Selected subject for Allied 02 will continue as Allied 02, 04, 06, 08. This is one time selection. Allied 01 subject has to be different from Allied 02. Both Allied subjects should be different from Core 01. Choices | Subjects on offer for Allied Courses : Archaeology & Ancient History, Economics, English, French, Geography, German, Gujarati, Hindi, History, Linguistics, Marathi, Mathematics, Persian, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Russian, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Sociology, Statistics v Foundation will have to be chosen from the choices given. (Refer to the table Selection of Subjects) v IDE will have to be chosen from the choices given. (Refer to the table Selection of Subjects) v No change of subject is permissible in any category of course after securing admission. Hence, students and parents are strongly advised to be aware about the entire scheme of the semester system and choice based credit system; i.e. broad contents, career prospects and salient features of the various subjects as well as the suitability and interest of the student in particular subject before finalizing the choice. Please note that a wrong selection of subjects can result into complete rupture of student's academic career. v The Faculty of Arts will provide counseling to students to sensitize them to the scope, opportunities and prospects of various subjects offered by Faculty of Arts. Students are advised to go through such counseling before finally reporting to the admission counter. 5 Published by Web Content Design Committee for the office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts | [email protected] Guidelines for Admission (2015-­‐16) at Faculty of Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Selection of Subjects at the time of Admission for Semester I and II into B.A. Programme No change of subject is permissible in any category of course after securing admission First Year (2015-­‐16) Semester I Semester II Core 01 Core 02 Choose only one subject from the list for Core 01 Selected subject will continue as your 01-­‐20 core courses of that subject | One time selection Core 01 subject has to be different from Allied 01, 02 Choices | Subjects Archaeology & Ancient History, Economics, English, French, Geography, German, Gujarati, Hindi, History, Linguistics, Marathi, Mathematics, Persian, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Russian, Sanskrit, Sociology Allied 01 Allied 03 Choose only one subject from the list for Allied 01 Selected subject will continue as your Allied course 1, 3, 5, 7 | One time selection Allied 01 subject has to be different from Allied 02 and Core 01 Choices | Subjects Archaeology & Ancient History, Economics, English, French, Geography, German, Gujarati, Hindi, History, Linguistics, Marathi, Mathematics, Persian, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Russian, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Sociology, Statistics Allied 02 Allied 04 Choose only one subject from the list for Allied 02 Selected subject will continue as your Allied 2, 4, 6, 8 | One time selection Allied 02 subject has to be different from Allied 01 and Core 01 Choices | Subjects Archaeology & Ancient History, Economics, English, French, Geography, German, Gujarati, Hindi, History, Linguistics, Marathi, Mathematics, Persian, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Russian, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Sociology, Statistics Foundation 01 Foundation 05 (Mandatory Course) | Foundation Course in English – I (Mandatory Course) | Foundation Course in English – II Foundation 02 Foundation 06 (Course for those students who have studied Hindi during their entire schooling) a. Samanya Hindi (Higher Level) OR (Course for those students who have not studied Hindi during their entire schooling) b. Saral Hindi (Lower level) Choose only one subject from the list for Foundation 06 Choices| Subjects Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology Foundation 03 Foundation 07 Choose only one subject from the list for Foundation 03 Choose only one subject from the list for Foundation 07 Choices | Subjects English, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi Choices | Subjects Archaeology & Ancient History, Economics, History, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology Foundation 04 Foundation 08 Choose only one subject from the list for Foundation 04 Choices | Subjects French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, History, Persian, Russian, Sanskrit Choose only one subject from the list for Foundation 08 Choices | Subjects French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, History, Persian, Russian, Sanskrit Inter Disciplinary Elective (IDE) 01 Inter Disciplinary Elective (IDE) 02 Choose only one subject from the list for IDE 01 Choices | Subjects Economics, English, Gujarati, Hindi, History, Marathi, Mathematics, Persian, Political Science, Psychology, Russian, Sindhi, Sociology Choose only one subject from the list for IDE 02 Choices | Subjects Economics, English, Gujarati, Hindi, History, Marathi, Mathematics, Persian, Political Science, Psychology, Russian, Sindhi, Sociology 6 Published by Web Content Design Committee for the office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts | [email protected] Guidelines for Admission (2015-­‐16) at Faculty of Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Notes v The Medium of Instruction at the Faculty of Arts is English. All subjects are taught in English except the Modern European or Indian Languages which are taught in the respective languages and the examinations are also conducted in the same languages. v 70% attendance in all classes is mandatory. Students who do not adhere to this rule are liable to be restricted from appearing in examinations. v The social Orientation and Extension Activity courses include: NCC, NSS and ACC, which are conducted under the aegis of the NCC units, NSS coordination office at the Faculty of Social Work and ACC at the Department of Physical Education (Union Pavilion) and all new entrants are required to opt for any one of them, for which they are advised to contact the concerned offices directly. v M. K. Amin Arts and Science College and College of Commerce, Padra is not offering any course at any level from the academic year 2015-­‐16 onwards. Therefore students are advised not to apply for admission at any programmes of Arts at M . K. Amin Arts and Science College and College of Commerce, Padra. v Foreign students applying for admission should have obtained a valid Visa for the study and should furnish required documents like PEC (Provisional Eligibility Certificate), HIV status and police registration before being granted admission. Foreign students taking admission will have to pay additional amount of Rs. 5000/-­‐ to the Foreign Students' Welfare Fund. v The Disciplinary rules regarding students determined by the Faculty | University authorities and as applicable from time to time will have to be strictly observed by the students admitted to any class in the Faculty of Arts. University is smoke free zone and smoking is not allowed anywhere inside the campus. Ragging in any form will be punished strictly and before finalizing his | her admission the student has to sign anti ragging affidavit as per UGC rules during the online registration process. v Wherever applicable in terms of limited number of seats, the Faculty of Arts follows guidelines of the Government of Gujarat in the matter of reservation of seats for candidates belonging to the categories of SC (7%), ST (15%) and SEBC (27%). v All fees including examination fees for both semesters will have to be paid on the spot at the time of admission. Boy -­‐ 6500 (including examination fees) | Girl -­‐ 5300 (including examination fees). Students whose family income is less than rupees 2.25 lakhs per annum are eligible to get full refund of the fees through the Directorate of Students Welfare. The eligible students for such fee refund should apply separately to the Directorate with the required documents for availing of this benefit. The necessary announcement for the same will be made by the Faculty of Arts office in due course. v For economically disadvantaged students with parental income of less than rupees 4.5 lakhs per annum, the Government of Gujarat offers Chief Minister's Scholarship Scheme. The announcement for the same along with terms and conditions will be made in due course of time by the University. 7 Published by Web Content Design Committee for the office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts | [email protected] Guidelines for Admission (2015-­‐16) at Faculty of Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
v Grade Table Grade Points 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 Description Outstanding Excellent Very Good Good Fair Average Dropped Percentage of Marks 90.01 – 100.00 % 80.01 – 90.00 % 70.01 – 80.00 % 60.01 – 70.00 % 50.01 – 60.00 % 40.00 – 50.00 % Upto 39.99 % Division | Grade First | O First | A First | B First | C Second | D Pass | E F Range 9.01 – 10.00 8.01 – 9.00 7.01 – 8.00 6.01 – 7.00 5.01 – 6.00 4.00 – 5.00 Upto 3.99 Admission Plan (Fresh | Gap | Readmission Cases) | Bachelor of Arts programme (Candidates are requested to report to the Faculty of Arts as per the table given below | Fresh, Gap and Readmission cases may report as per the percentage secured at HSC on the respective day) Visit Plan Date | Day 12th August, 2015 | Wednesday th
Walk-­‐In 13 August, 2015 | Thursday 14th August, 2015 | Friday Commencement of Classes | 17th August, 2015 | Monday Reporting Time for Admission at the venue is 10.30 a.m. everyday Candidates are requested to report on time for the smooth conduct of the process Venue For Girl Candidate : Premanand Hall, Faculty of Arts, Sayajigunj, Vadodara Venue For Boy Candidate : Premanand Hall, Faculty of Arts, Sayajigunj, Vadodara Documents to be submitted at the time of Admission Admission Form can be collected from the Faculty of Arts, Administrative office, Sayajigunj, Vadodara Mandatory Enclosures to be supplied with Admission Form Two sets of attested photocopies (self attested) and original documents would be required for admission. Original Mark sheets, School Leaving Certificate will have to be submitted for enrollment and will be returned approximately after six months only. Therefore, students are advised to keep sufficient numbers of photocopies of these documents with them. 8 Published by Web Content Design Committee for the office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts | [email protected] Guidelines for Admission (2015-­‐16) at Faculty of Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
For Gujarat Higher Secondary Education Board students Online Registration Print Out + Photocopy of print out H.S.C. Mark sheets School Leaving Certificate Proof of Permanent Address (mentioning either student’s or parent's name as per HSC mark sheet) Any one of these : Ration Card| Election Card| Driving License |House Tax Bill | Light Bill | Telephone Bill | Passport | Aadhar Card Valid Caste Certificate (for SC|ST|SEBC students) For CBSE students and other than GHSEB students Online Registration Print Out + Photocopy of print out H.S.C. Mark sheets School Leaving Certificate | Transfer Certificate | Migration Certificate Proof of Permanent Address For students who have appeared as Private Candidate of GHSEB Online Registration Print Out + Photocopy of print out H.S.C. Mark sheets School Leaving Certificate | Transfer Certificate | Migration Certificate Proof of Permanent Address (mentioning either student’s or parent's name as per HSC mark sheet) Any one of these : Ration Card | Election Card |Driving License | House Tax Bill | Light Bill | Telephone Bill | Passport | Aadhar Card (mentioning either student’s or parent's name as per HSC mark sheet) Any one of these : Ration Card| Election Card | Driving License | House Tax Bill | Light Bill | Telephone Bill |Passport | Aadhar Card Valid Caste Certificate (for SC|ST|SEBC students) Valid Caste Certificate (for SC|ST|SEBC students) Private Candidate Enrollment Letter issued by Gujarat Higher Secondary Education Board, Gandhinagar (Permission Letter issued by School Authorities will not be valid) If applicable, Medical Certificate for Differently-­‐abled Applicants | Certificate showing Ex-­‐servicemen | Defense status | Copy of PEC (where ever applicable), Passport, Visa and HIV status certificate (for foreign students) | In case of readmission, transfer | migration certificate from the previous University | College | School certificate stating that student has not studied Hindi at any level in the school will have to be submitted for the selection of Hindi LL. Online Registration Help Desk (Faculty of Arts) | Coordinator: Dr. Biswanath Jena (987 972 6697) Help Desk will help aspirant for the following at no cost ü Provide Computer access with Internet connection for getting registered for any programme offered by Faculty of Arts ü Guiding and Helping visitor for Online Registration ü Print outs of the Registration Form and Payment receipt Venue Computer Centre, Opp. D. N. Cricket Ground, Pratapgunj, MSU (Direction: Enter from the gate of Baroda Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya which is near Natraj Cinema Hall) Time 11.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m. (working days) 9 Published by Web Content Design Committee for the office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts | [email protected] Guidelines for Admission (2015-­‐16) at Faculty of Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Help Desk (B.A. Admission 2015-­‐16 | Faculty of Arts) | Coordinator: Dr. Rajeshree Trivedi (982 430 1506) and Ms. Varda Vasa (992 429 9768) If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at: Email: [email protected] Phone: + 91 265 2795340 | + 91 823 823 6813 Walk in: Room No. 07, First Floor, Faculty of Arts Main Building (East Wing), Sayajigunj, Vadodara Time: 11.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m. (working days) Good Luck! Web Content Design Committee (Admission 2015-­‐16) for the office of the Dean | Faculty of Arts The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda 10 Published by Web Content Design Committee for the office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts | [email protected]