UNIVERSITY OF DELHI BULLETIN OF INFORMATION ADMISSION TO UNDERGRADUATE COURSES (2016-2017) 1 Message from the Vice-Chancellor We are glad that you are considering applying to the University of Delhi. You are welcome to apply for admission to any course of your choice from the wide-ranging courses that the University offers during its academic session 2016-2017. Established in 1922, the University of Delhi is one of the finest seats of learning in the world. The University has several colleges, faculties, departments and recognized institutes spread all over the attractive national capital territory. The University is endowed with a large pool of intellectual resources in diverse fields of learning. Our values find reflection in the motto of the University of Delhi: Nishtha Dhriti Satyam (Firm devotion to Truth). The University recognizes that the primary duty of an educational institution is to channelize the energies of youth towards productive and creative goals through the pursuit of knowledge. The University aims to lead in knowledge creation and dissemination. It remains committed to educating future leaders of the 21st century for our society through the transformative power of liberal arts, social sciences and cutting edge science and technology education. The University believes in building and sustaining an ambience that enables all students to actualize their full potential. At the University, you will be part of a diverse and supportive community that nurtures creativity and independent thinking. The University offers world-class education that makes our students highly sought after by employers. Recognizing that equity and excellence are mutually linked, the University of Delhi is committed to enrolling a proportion of students from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds from all over the country, and ensuring that no potential student is deterred from applying for admission. The University provides assistance to students in financial need. Also, the University has earmarked almost five per cent of its seats for foreign students as a token of its commitment to Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World Is One Family). The University of Delhi stands out for its exceptional educational opportunities as it offers a wide range of courses, advanced curriculum, constructive teaching methodology, excellent faculty, comprehensive extracurricular activities, good infrastructure, its history of success, its dedication to nation building and its adherence to universal values. The University stands firm on its anti-ragging policy and expects cooperation from its students in maintaining a peaceful and purposeful atmosphere at its campuses and colleges. We invite you to become an integral part of this thrilling journey of endless opportunities for learning, service and nation building at the University of Delhi. We look forward to welcoming you at the University. Best wishes, Yogesh Tyagi 2 IMPORTANT •An eligible applicant for the academic session 2016-17 must familiarize with the contents of this Bulletin of Information. •Changes made in any Programme after the release of this Bulletin shall become effective from the date it is posted on Undergraduate (UG) admission portal. http://ug.du.ac.in •University reserves the right to revise, amend, update, or delete any part of this Bulletin without giving any prior notice. Any change so made shall be updated on the UG admission portal. •Applicants are responsible for regularly checking the portal for any updates. FOREIGN STUDENTS The University has designated the Foreign Students’ Advisor to handle all enquiries regarding rules and responsibilities for admitting Foreign Students. Therefore, the applicants should approach: FOREIGN STUDENTS’ REGISTRY OFFICE Room No. 11, First Floor, Conference Centre, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Phone No: 011-27666756, E-mail : [email protected], [email protected] Dealing Timings: 09.30 am - 1 pm & 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm (Office will remain closed on Saturdays, Sundays and all Public/ Gazetted Holidays) Disclaimer This Bulletin of Information is a compendium of inputs collected and collated from various colleges, departments, faculties, institutions and related sources. Due care has been taken to reproduce the officially adopted texts as well as verify the authenticity of the content of this Bulletin, to the extent possible. It should, in no case, be construed as a warranty, express or implied, regarding completeness and accuracy of the information so provided, as a ready reference. The University of Delhi disclaims any liability towards any individual for any loss or damage caused to him/her arising out of any action taken on the basis of this information, which may be due to inadvertent omissions, clerical errors or for any other reason whatsoever. The University reserves the right to suitably modify, update or delete any part of the Bulletin without any prior notice. 3 INDEX Topic Page No. 1. Important Information 6 1.1Dates at a Glance 1.2Registration Fee 2. Admission Procedure 7 2.1. Online Registration 2.2. Admission Process 2.3. Schedules for announcement of cut-off lists, verification of documents, approval of admission in colleges and online payment of admission Fee 2.4. Admission Process at the colleges after fifth cut-off list 2.5. Application and Admission Schedule after fifth cut-off list in colleges wherever seats are vacant 2.6. Admission Schedule for Children/Widows of eligible Armed Forces personnel (CW) 2.7. Admission Schedule for NCWEB Teaching Centres 3. Courses Offered 15 3.1 Faculty of Arts / Humanities / Music and Fine Arts 3.2 Faculty of Commerce 3.3 Faculty of Mathematical Sciences 3.4 Faculty of Sciences 4. Requirements for Admission 16 4.1 Qualifying Examinations 4.2 Age Requirement 4.3 Equivalence Criteria 4.4 Grade Conversion 4.4.1 Admission for International Board (IB) Students (IB Grade to Marks Scheme) 4.4.2 Admission for University of Cambridge (International Examinations) Students 5. Minimum Percentage of Marks Requirements 18 5.1 Arts / Commerce 5.2 Mathematical Sciences 5.3 Sciences 5.4 Music 6. Rechecking / Revaluation 21 7. List of Courses in different colleges 23 7.1 List of Arts/Humanities Courses in Different Colleges 7.2 List of Science Courses in Different Colleges 7.3 List of Music Courses in the Faculty of Music and Fine Arts 8. List of Documents Required at the Time of Admission 25 9. Reservations and Relaxations 25 9.1 Reservation of Seats for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) Candidates 9.2 Reservation of Seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) 9.3 Reservation of Seats for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) 9.4 Reservation for Children/Widows of eligible Armed Forces personnel 4 (CW) 9.4.1 Format of the Educational Concession Certificate 9.5 Registration of Kashmiri Migrants (KM) 9.6 Reservation of Seats for Foreign Students 9.7Sports/ECA Quota 9.7.1. Guidelines for admission on the basis of ECA 9.7.2. Guidelines for admission on the basis of Sports 10.Admission Grievance Committees 33 11. Hostel Facilities 33 11.1.Admission to Hostel for Scheduled Castes / Tribes Students / PwD /CW 12. Admission in the School of Open Learning (SOL) 34 13.Admission in Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board 34 14. Central Placement Cell/Cultural Council 35 15.Delhi University Library System 35 16. Funding Status of the Colleges 36 17. Ordinances 37 17.1. Ordinance XV-B 17.2. Ordinance XV-C 17.3. Ordinance-XV-D 18. List of Colleges and Contact details 40 19. Frequently Asked Questions 44 20.Annexure - I: Procedure for calculation of “Best Four” subjects percentage for 47 different courses 21.Annexure - II: Colleges/Courses where permission of concession to girls 51 candidates in the cut-off is granted by the admission committee for the year 2016-17. 22.Annexure – III: List of college wise ECA activities 56 23.Annexure – IV: Certificates marking criteria for Sports and list of college wise 63 Sports activities 24.Annexure –V: Cut-off percentage of marks at which admission to various 77 courses of study was offered by different colleges of University of Delhi for the academic year 2015-2016 25.Annexure – VI: Rules for Refund of Fee on account of 99 withdrawal/cancellation of admission etc. Important: For further updates on Information regarding admissions, All the candidates seeking admission to the Undergraduate (UG) Courses, based on merit (for which there is no entrance exam) in different colleges of the University of Delhi, are required to register online. For notification regarding UG admissions, visit http://www.du.ac.in For further updates on information regarding UG admissions, visit http://ug.du.ac.in 5 1. Important Information All the candidates seeking admission to the Undergraduate (UG) Courses, based on merit (for which there is no entrance exam) in different colleges of the University of Delhi (DU), are required to register online at the following UG admission portal. http://ug.du.ac.in • The candidates who wish to be considered for admission to various Undergraduate Courses in different colleges of the University of Delhi, based on merit (for which there is no entrance exam), are required to register online for all categories, including unreserved (UR) / OBC / SC / ST / PwD. • The candidates who wish to apply under Kashmiri Migrant (KM) and CW categories shall also apply online on the UG admission portal. • The registration of candidates seeking admission under Sports / Extra-curricular activities (ECA) categories is through the same UG admission portal. • The registration of women candidates belonging to National Capital Territory in Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board (NCWEB) for B.A./B.Com. is also online through the UG admission portal. • Candidates seeking admission in minority colleges also need to register online through the UG admission portal. This Bulletin contains essential information for all those who have passed the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (Class XII) of the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi, or an Examination recognized as equivalent thereto. Details of courses offered, minimum eligibility conditions and admission procedure are outlined in the subsequent sections of this Bulletin. Effort has been made to summarize all vital information. However, clarifications for any specific case for which guidelines are not provided herein may be obtained from the respective college/department. 1.1. Dates at a Glance Starting Date for Online Registration 1st June 2016 Closing Date for Online Registration 22nd June 2016 Notification of First Admission List 30th June 2016 Commencement of Classes 20th July 2016 Closing date of Admission 16th August 2016 1.2. Registration Fee 1.2.1.Registration fee (non-refundable) for Undergraduate Courses is as follows: Online Registration Fee for Admission to Undergraduate Courses (2016-2017) Registration fee for UR/OBC: Rs. 100 (Non-refundable) Registration fee for SC/ST/PwD: Rs. 50 (Non-refundable) Registration fee for Sports/ECA : Rs. 100 (Additional, Non-refundable) 1.2.2.Registration fee has to be paid during online registration process through any one of the available online payment options. 1.2.3.It may be noted again that your application submission process shall be completed only after payment of the online registration fee. Candidates can fill as many Course Choices as they want. There will be no extra fee. 6 2. Admission Procedure 2.1. Online Registration i. Candidates seeking admission to the Undergraduate (UG) Courses in different colleges of the University of Delhi are required to register online. ii. There is a common Web Portal for the centralized registration of candidates and a common registration form for admission to all the Undergraduate Courses in the University. iii. Online registration details are available on the following UG admission portal: http://ug.du.ac.in • As a first time user, candidate shall create the login details by entering the details in “New User signup” (At the right bottom of the front page of the portal). • In the “New User Signup”, candidate shall provide the email-id, which would be used for any future communication with the University for admission purpose. • Candidate shall then create a password (of minimum six characters) for online registration purpose. This password does not need to be same as candidate’s email account password, which is used to access one’s email account. • Candidate shall also provide a valid mobile phone number (10 digit number without any prefix). iv. On completion of this process a verification email will be sent on candidate’s email account with a confirmation link, which a candidate shall have to click to confirm the registration. Please note that this email account is same as the one provided by the Candidate in point (ii) above. v. Applicant shall now log on to the UG admission portal to fill the online registration form. In the “Registered User Login” section applicant shall enter “registered email-id” as username and the “password”, which the applicant created in point (ii) above. The same login information is used every time to login to the applicant’s account. vi. In the applicant’s home area, the applicant shall now start with the online filling of the registration form by clicking “Apply Now”. vii.The entire registration form is divided in eight sections and applicant needs to fill the details in each of these sections. viii.In the first section, the applicant needs to fill the Personal details (as in Applicant’s Certificates). In the additional information of the same section, the applicant should mention if the applicant is applying under the category of Kashmiri Migrant (KM) and Children/Widow of Armed Forces Personnel (CW). ix. In case the applicant is applying under Ward Quota of the University, then the applicant needs to provide the additional relevant information like Name of the employee (Father/Mother), designation etc. x. The female applicants can choose to apply to NCWEB. If applying for NCWEB, then the applicant shall mention the Courses of their choice. (See Section 13 for further details on NCWEB) xi. The applicant shall also mention the address details. 7 xii. All the entries should be saved by clicking at the “Save” button at the bottom of the page. The entries if needed can be edited by clicking on “Edit”. The applicant can proceed to the next section by clicking on “Next” at the bottom of the page. xiii. Applicant shall also provide the Academic details. xiv. Applicant shall choose the Courses in which the applicant wishes to apply based on the eligibility of the candidate. The applicant is advised to check the eligibility of the Courses before making a choice. (See Section 4, Section 5 and Annexure-I for calculation of “Best Four” subjects). There is no limit on the maximum number of courses in which the applicant can apply. There are no extra registration fee charges for applying in multiple courses. xv. In the Sports section, the applicant needs to mention if the application is to be considered under Sport’s Category. In case the applicant is applying under Sport’s Category then the applicant shall furnish the relevant details like : the name of the sport, Colleges for which the applicant’s application is to be considered under Sport’s category, details of the certificates in the relevant sport. The applicant can opt to apply for more than one sport if the applicant is eligible. The applicant needs to save the details and continues to choose the next sport, if applicable, or else proceed to the next section. (See Section 9.7.2 and Annexure-IV for further details.) xvi.In the ECA section, the applicant needs to mention if the application is to be considered under Extra Curricular Activities Category (ECA). In case the applicant is applying under ECA Category then the applicant shall furnish the relevant details like: the name of the Extra Curricular Activity, Colleges for which the applicant’s application is to be considered under ECA category, details of the ranking/certificates in the relevant ECA activity. The applicant can opt to apply for more than one ECA activity if the applicant is eligible The applicant needs to save the details and continues to choose the next ECA, if applicable, or else proceed to the next section. (See Section 9.7.1 and Annexure-III for further details.) xvii.In the Mandatory Upload section, the applicant has to upload the following items: a) Passport size photograph of the applicant. The specification of the passport size photo is same as that used in the Indian Passport. b) Scanned signature of the applicant c) Self attested copy of Class X Board Certificate (for the date of birth) d) Self attested Class XII Marks-Sheet, if result is announced. (In case Mark-Sheet is not issued by the Board then the self attested copy of the Mark-Sheet downloaded from the respective boards’ website should be uploaded). e) Self attested copy of SC/ST/OBC/PwD/KM/CW Certificate, if applicable. f) Self attested copy of income certificate (for OBC non-creamy layer) Certificate, if applicable. g) Self attested copy of Sport Certificate(s) for last three years, if applicable. h) Self attested copy of Extra Curricular Activities Certificate(s), if applicable. xviii. The University will accept self-attested copies of documents / papers provided by the students. It is made clear that if any false attestation / falsified records are detected, the student will be debarred from attending any course in the University / or its Colleges for next five years and in addition, a criminal case under relevant sections of IPC (viz. 470,471,474 etc.) will be instituted against him/her. 8 xix. Once all the above-mentioned files are uploaded, applicant can preview the entire application form. If any changes are to be made then the applicant can edit it. The applicant can edit different sections by clicking at the label (name) of each section and then choose to edit. All the changes should be saved by clicking the save button at the bottom of each page. xx. In case the applicant does not need to edit the registration form any further and the registration form is completely filled then the applicant can proceed to the online registration payment. xxi.Candidate’s application submission process shall be completed only after payment of the online registration fee. xxii.For any query related to the admission process, candidate may first check the FAQs in Section 19. Applicants may also send their general and technical queries related with online registration and admission process to the email addresses provided in Section 18. xxiii. Step-by-step guide for filling up the online registration form is given in the UG admission portal under “UGAdmission 2016: Help” link. xxiv. For Persons with Disabilities (PwD) only: In order to assist PwD applicants in filling the online registration form, two centres are exclusively established in the University of Delhi, one in North Campus and another in South Campus. xxv.Foreign nationals may visit http://fsr.du.ac.in for details related with their registration/admission process, and check Section 9.6 for details. After payment of the online registration fee, corrections, additions, deletions etc. in any manner shall not be allowed in the registration form. The candidates are, therefore, advised to fill their forms carefully. 2.2. Admission Process i. The list of constituent colleges of the University of Delhi, where candidates may seek admission through online registration process given in this Bulletin, along with their contact details, websites, emails and phone numbers etc. are provided in Section 18. ii. The list of Courses offered by various Colleges/Departments are provided in Section 3 and further details are provided in Section 7.1 and Section 7.2. iii. The requirements for seeking admission to various Courses are provided in Section 4 and Section 5. The candidates may also check the details given in Annexure-I for calculation of “Best Four” subjects percentage in various courses. iv. The reservation and relaxation policy of the University of Delhi for admission under various categories is provided in Section 9. v. The announcement of cut-off lists for all courses/categories (UR/OBC/SC/ST/PwD/KM) will be made through University website. The schedule for announcement of cut-off lists is given in Section 2.3. The CW candidates shall check the admission schedule and procedure in Section 2.6. The candidates seeking admission in NCWEB shall check the admission schedule in Section 2.7 and also check Section 13 for further details. vi. The candidates must check the University website and respective college website for cut-offs for different courses. 9 vii.The list of colleges/courses, where girl candidates are provided a concession of 1% in the cut-off list for the year 2016-17, is given in Annexure-II. viii.The candidates who meet the requisite cut-off should login to the UG admission portal and select college/course where the candidate wishes to take admission and meets the desired cut-off criterion. ix. The candidate shall take the print out of the admission form and together with the list of documents (see Section 8 for details) proceed to the respective college for verification of mark- sheet, calculation of cut-off percentage depending on the course and verification of other documents. The schedule for verification of documents in the colleges is also given in Section 2.3. x. The college will retain the certificates of approved candidate in order to avoid multiple admissions. The certificates will remain with the colleges during the admission process. However, the colleges shall promptly return the documents in case student withdraws/cancels the admission or student wishes to appear in counselling of any other university/ institute. xi. After this, the college will approve the admission on the UG admission portal. The candidate will then be required to log-on to the UG admission portal to make the online Admission Fee payment through one of the available online payment options. The approved candidate is permitted to make online admission fee payment till 12 noon of the next day of the given admission list deadline (see Section 2.3). xii.It may be noted that your admission in a college is completed only after payment of the online admission fee on the UG admission portal within the prescribed time-limit. xiii. A candidate can take admission only in one course in one college at any given time. In case a student wishes to withdraw/cancel the admission in a course/college, the candidate should approach the college where the admission is taken. Only after the college cancels the admission of a candidate, the candidate can proceed to take admission in other courses/colleges. Admission fee will be refunded to the candidate as per the College/University rules. xiv. The colleges shall admit all the candidates who meet the announced cut-off criteria. The policy will not be “first come first served.” xv. (a) The candidates who could not take admission in a given cut-off list can be considered for admission in the immediate next cut-off list only on the last date of admission, subject to availability of seats. (b) For Boards, like International Baccalaureate and others, whose results are declared late, candidates may be considered in whichever cut-off list their results are declared, subject to availability of seats and provided the candidate had completed the online registration process. xvi. After five cut-off lists, the colleges will notify vacant seats course-wise and category-wise on the college and University websites. The registered candidates will be required to apply in the colleges/courses against vacant seats through the UG admission portal, using the subsequent procedure given in Section 2.4. xvii. There shall not be any ‘Additional Eligibility Criterion’ for any category in any college/course. xviii. The colleges shall strictly follow the university guidelines with respect to gap year policy. Gap year(s) would be no bar for the purpose of admission to the undergraduate courses. xix. The candidates seeking admission under ECA category may check the Section 9.7.1 and Annexure-III for further details. 10