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FUNCTIONARIES OF THE UNIVERSITY

Telephone Numbers

Office Residence

Chancellor Shri Shivraj Vishwanath Patil 0172-2740740 0172-2740608

Vice-Chancellor Dr. Jaspal Singh 304 6001 304 6005

Dean, Academic Affairs Prof. S.S. Tiwana 304 6150 2280063

Registrar Prof. Manjit Singh 304 6030 2285217

Dean, Research Prof. Chandan Singh 304 6346 2283209

Additional Dean Research Prof. S.P. Singh 304 6356 2285218

OTHER IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Dean, Student's Welfare 304 6415 304 6291

Director Youth Welfare 304 6342

Director Sports 304 6430

Provost 304 6417 304 6233

Chief Engineer 304 6100 2285601

Chief Security Officer 304 6080 304 6085

Coordinator N.S.S. 304 6427

Health Centre 304 6099

University Inquiry 304 6366, 304 6367

Note: Telephone number of the University Exchange:(0175) 304 6598 and 304 6599.

Any officer/Branch/Department of the University can be reached through these numbers.


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THE PUNJABI UNIVERSITY, PATIALA

AN INTRODUCTION

Punjabi University Patiala, one of the premier

institutions of higher education in the north of

India, was established on the 30th April, 1962

under the Punjabi University Act 1961. This is

the second University in the world to be named

after a language, the first being Hebrew University

of Israel. Initially the University started with the

objective of developing and promoting the

language, literature and culture of the Punjabi

people, over the time, has evolved into a multi-

faceted multi-faculty educational institution.Presently it has fifty-five teaching and research

departments covering disciplines in Humanities,

Arts and Sciences as diverse as Fine Arts,

Biotechnology, Forensic Science and Space

Sciences. The University provides international

standard facilities for students and researchers

in various disciplines.

The University was awarded Five Star Status

by the National Assessment and Accreditation

Council (NAAC), an autonomous institution of

the U.G. C. in the year 2000. Recently a team of

(NAAC) again visited the University and after

thorough evaluation in the field of academic,sports and cultural activities has awared it 'A'

Grade in the year 2008. The University, for the

first time has also got the Maulana Abul Kalam

Azad (MAKA) Trophy for 2006-07 for its overall

performance in the field of Sports among the

universities of India which it won for the second

successive session of 2007-08. In addition to

above, the Univesity also won 93 Gold , 58 Silver

and 73 Bronze Medals in the Inter-University

competition at the National level and 6 Gold, 15

Silver and 17 Bronze Medals in the National/

Inter-National level in the Individual capacity

during 2009-2010 session. However, three

sportsmen participated in the World

Championships and three participated in the

Asian Championship during this period.

The University has a modern well planned

campus situated on Patiala-Chandigarh road at a

short distance from the main city. Sprawling

across 316 acres, the campus is away from the

din and noise of the city. It presents a splendid

sight of a magnificient buildings which include

the famous Guru Gobind Singh Bhawan.

The University has ten regional centres/

Neighbourhood campuses namely Guru KashiCampus, Talwandi Sabo; Regional Centre,

Bathinda; Regional Centre for Information

Technology and Management, Mohali; Nawab

Sher Mohammad Khan Institute of Advanced

Studies, Malerkotla; Dr. Balbir Singh Sahitya

Kendra, Dehradun; Neighbourhood Campus,

Rampura Phul; Neighbourhood Campus, Jhunir,

Punjabi University Baba Jogi Peer

Neighbourhood Campus Ralla; Punjabi

University Akali Phula Singh Neighbourhood

Campus Dallan Seehan; Punjabi University

Neighbourhood Campus Sardool Garh; and

Punjabi University Neighbourhood CampusKarandi. In order to spread higher education in

the rural areas the University has taken over a

sick college at Maur and the admission has started

from July 2009 onwards.

The University has maintained the estate of

Dr. Norah Richards at Andhretta in Himachal

Pradesh which the noted artist donated to the

Punjabi University. The buildings of the estate

have been renovated keeping the original

architecture intact. Arrangements have been

made for the stay of faculty members and

students who wish to carry out study and

research in the field of Theatre and Television.

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youth activities during the summer at Andretta

(Youth Leadership Camps) and the Department

of Theatre and Television also arranges theatre

performances at Andhretta every year.

The University has maintained research

facilities for scholars at Dr. Balbir Singh Sahitya

Kendra at Dehradun. There is a rich library with

rare books and manuscripts bequeathed by Bhai

Vir Singh, Dr. Balbir Singh and Prof. Puran Singh,

the doyens of Punjabi literature. Research on

comparative religions is carried out there. This

centre is being developed as an Advanced Centre

for Sikh Studies

Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha Library is a hub of

academic and research activities. It is housed in

a spacious building and kept open for 360 daysof the year from 8.15 a.m. to 8.15 p.m. It possesses

4,83,082 books and subscribes to 500 new

journals, 150 Journals on gratis and 26

newspapers. Approximately 10,000 latest books

are added every year. Besides this, CDs and

Microfilms are also available. It has a majestic

reading hall with a seating capacity of 400 readers.

A separate air conditioned Reading Hall for using

personal books has been provided at the ground

floor. It remains open from 8.15 am to 8.15 p.m.

One night reading room remains open from 8.00

a.m. to 2.00 a.m. at night.

The Library is being run on modern lines. Ithas an on-line catalogue services. Internet

Access Lab has been established for using

electronic documents. The Library also provides

photocopying, reference and Inter-Library Loan

(ILL) facilities for readers.

Dr. Ganda Singh Punjabi Reference Library,

which is an integral and precious part of the library

is housed in a building which is interlinked with

the main building. This library has 50,788 books

on Punjabi Language and Literature, Punjab

History, Punjabi Culture and Sikh religion. It

subscribes to 122 current journals, 48 journals of

gratis and 10 Punjabi newspapers. Approximately400 Microfilms are also available. Fifty two

donors have donated their personal collections

to this library which is a valuable treasure.

In addition to the Main Library, the Library

has established departmental libraries in some of

the teaching departments and also at Regional

Centres at Bathinda, Talwandi Sabo, Malerkotla,

Dr. Balbir Singh Sahitya Kendra Library,

Dehradun and Punjabi University B. Ed. College,

Bathinda. An Extension Library has also been

established at S.A.S. Nagar, Phase-VII, Mohali

(Punjab) to meet the requirements of the students

and general public.

For security and to avoid the theft of the

books CCTV cameras have recently been installed

in all four storeys of the library.

Bar-Coding of documents has been

completed and issue and return of books iscomputerized.

Membership of all the university employees

has been computerized.

For acclerating the process of digitization of

manuscripts, library has installed a new scanner.

The Department of Distance Education was

established in the Univesity in 1968 and has been

a pioneer institute imparting education through

the distant mode. It is the second institute in the

country to adopt the non-formal mode of

imparting education. For the first time in the

country, this Department offered regional

language as the medium of instruction andexamination. Presently, the Department is

managing 33 multi-faculty programmes including

professional and job-oriented courses, like B. Ed.,

M. Ed., M. Com., Diploma in Journalism & Mass

Communication, Diploma in Library Science,

Bachelor of Library & Information Science, PG

Diploma in Insurance Business and PG Diploma

in Forensic Science. More than 8,000 students

are currently on the rolls of the Department.

Personal Contact Programmes are organised in

the Department as well as at its four study centres

at Barnala, Bathinda, Dhuri and Faridkot. The

Department has a well-equipped library whichsupplies text and other reading material to the

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courses in the field of religion, information

technology and community services. More

information about the department may be

obtained from its website http://www. dccpbi.comandE-Mail: [email protected].

The Computer Centre of the University

provides central facility to cater the needs of

students, research scholars, faculty and the

various wings of the University administration.

The Centre has three labs with a sitting capacity

for 50 students. The Centre has established a

local area network and all university Departments

enjoy the facilities of Internet and e-mail through

this network. The Centre as well as the teaching

Departments are equipped with the latest

computers and software. The University

Computer Centre also established anotherlaboratory for Internet access. The laboratory

caters to the needs of students, staff and wards

of the staff of the University.

The University has its own website-

www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in, which is being

maintained by the Centre. The website provides

rich information about the University which is

not only beneficial for the University community

but also for the outside world.

An Advance Centre for Technical

Development of Punjabi Language, Literature

and Culture has also been established on the

Punjabi University, Campus. The objective of thecentre is to give fillip to research in the

development of Punjabi Language, expand the

network of usage of Punjabi, make available E-

learning of Punjabi Language globally and help

overcome the limitations imposed by scripts

(Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi). The most important

achievement of this centre is the development of

a Gurmukhi to Shahmukhi (Urdu) transliteration

software. This software named Sangam can be

used to convert any Punjabi text typed in

Gurmukhi script to Shahmukhi script.Awebsite

foronline teaching of Punjabi has also been

developed by the centre. The website aims to

fulfill the long pending demand of Punjabis

settled outside Punjab and abroad for learning

Punjabi on internet while sitting in their homes.

Educational Multimedia Research Centre

(EMRC) located in Punjabi University, is one ofthe seventeen centres in the country. It has been

promoted under the Consortium for Educational

Communication (ECE) Programme of Inter-

University Centre of University Grants

Commission for Countrywide Class Room

teaching through educational films being telecast

by the Doordarshan. This Centre has a well-

equipped full-fledged shooting studio which is

being upgraded with the latest digital apparatus.

The Centre has already produced more than 64

educational films covering various aspects of

different fields of education including art and

culture of Punjab.The Publication Bureau, established in 1966

has a unique and important place in the academic

life of the University. It has been publishing the

research works, books and journals, produced

by different departments of the University. It has

so far published more than 2000 titles on Punjab

history, art, culture, theology, literature and

sciences. The book van has been introduced by

the university to make the university publications

easily available to the masses.

The Directorate of sports works for

promoting sports in the University and its

affiliated colleges. It organizes inter-collegecompetitions in various games and trains

students for participation in inter-university,

National, International games. Well maintained

infrastructure and facilities for games such as

hockey, football, cricket, basketball, volleyball,

athletics etc. have been maintained. The Punjabi

University also has a large gymnasium and a hall

for indoor games. It is one of the very few

institutions in India to possess its own

Velodrome.

The Youth Welfare Department of the

University organizes youth activities all round

the year. The Punjabi University has won unique

distinctions in Youth Festivals organized by the


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Association of Indian Universities in

collaboration with the Ministry of Youth Affairs,

Govt. of India; Directorate of Youth Services,

Panjab; Directorate of Higher Education, Panjaband Panjabi Academy of Delhi State. Students of

Punjabi University have had the privilege of

representing India in the Festivals of India held

in the former USSR, Mauritius, Spain, China,

Germany and U.A.E. (Dubai). This department

also organizes Hiking, Trekking, Mountaineering,

Rock Climbing courses, andYouth Leadership

Training Camps.

The National Service Scheme is one of the

most significant programmes of the university. It

inculcates the spirit of voluntary work among

students and teachers through sustained

community interaction. The major activity of NSSon the campus include regular camping

programmes, environmental pollution control

health awareness, adult education and blood

donations.

A Sadbhavna Club is working under the

auspices of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur National

Integration Chair. The major objective of the club

is to promote spirit of National Integration among

the students. All the students of the University

Campus are eligible to become its members. The

activities of the club include organisation of

National Integration Camp, Seminar, Interstate

Youth Exchange Programmes, PersonalityDevelopment Programmes etc.

A well equipped Health Centre, with qualified

physicians and paramedical staff, is at the service

of the students round the clock. The Centre has

an x-ray unit and also a laboratory for medical

tests. The Centre has an AIDS awareness wing.

Students of various teaching departments at the

campus are entitled to free medical aid by the

University Health Centre. The Health Centre is

equipped with basic necessary and modern

equipments.

A Counseling Cell for students and

employees of the University has been

established in the University. This cell is

monitored by the Department of Psychology.

Multidimensional pressures of modernization

and globalization are triggering psychologicalproblems among students relating to their

personalities, conduct and work. Unable to

resolve the psychological conflicts and identity

crises, many of them develop complexes and may

seek solace in drugs or alcohol. Counseling and

supportive psychological corporate houses and

multi-national companies for making mass

recruitments. Among these are included Infosys,

Quark, Siemens, HCL, Satyam, Canon, Dabur and

many others.

There are five residential Hostels for boys

and six residential Hostels for girls. The Hostels

have all modern amenities for comfortable livingfor 3500 students. There are two (one for boys

and one for girls) hostels at Guru Kashi Campus,

Talwandi Sabo and two hostels (one for boys

and one for girls) at Punjabi University

Neighbourhood Campus, Rampura Phul. The

strength of these four hostels is 550 for boys

and 550 for girls. University College of

Engineering has its own separate hostel facility.

The University Enquiry and Information

Centre has been set up at the Main Gate to

provide all facilities under one roof to the students

and parents with regard to admissions, results,

information regarding Distance Education andgeneral courses, receipt of examination forms and

canteen facilities. The Centre also provides

computerized results to the students and handles

enquiries of all sorts. The students also get

counseling services during admissions.

TheTransport Department of the University

runs a fleet of buses for linking the campus to

various parts of Patiala city.

The Placement Cell strives to bridge the gap

between industry and academia and take care of

the training and placement requirements of our

students. In this regard, experts from industrial

organizations/premier institutes are invited from


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time to time. Working in collaboration with

Infosys Technologies under their "Campus Con-

nect" initiative, training is being provided to stu-

dents for development of technical as well assoft skills. With a view to appraise students about

career options in the IT-sector. A session was

arranged by inviting delegates from Intbsys. Ex-

pert lectures on vehicle engine testing and emis-

sion norms were organized by inviting VP-R&D,

Agri King Tractors. In cognizance of the spe-

cific requirements of Swaraj Mazda Ltd. special-

ized training on design software was provided

to students, so as to enable them handle R & D

projects.

A large percentage of our students have been

receiving job offers from various prestigious or-

ganizations. For 2009 pass-out engineeringstream, 280 job offers were received from many

prestigious organizations, viz. Infosys, TCS, Tech

Mahindra. Atos origin. Soma. Swaraj Mazda Ltd.

Honda 2 Wheelers etc. For management streams.

85 offers were received from IDB1 Bank. HDFC

Bank, Hindustan Times. Jupiter International,

Mahindra Finance etc. Besides these, students

from other departments also find placements with

industry/professional institutes. Further details

about placements can be obtained at the URL:

http//www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in/pages/

new_placement.htm

UGC-Academic Staff College: The history

of Academic Staff Colleges in India is about 23

years old. Due to sincere efforts of Dr. Jaspal

Singh our Vice-Chancellor, Punjabi University,Patiala acquired the Academic Staff College from

University Grants Commission. Our University

was fortunate enough to be one among 9

Universities which got Academic Staff College

in April, 2009. Last year the Academic Staff

College has conducted 6 Refresher Courses and

3 Orientation Courses. In the beginning of the

current session four Refresher Courses were

conducted simultaneously in the month of May

2010. The ASC shall conduct 9 more Refresher

Courses, 4 Orientation Courses, 3 Short Term

Courses/Workshops and One Principals

Conference in the current session. All thesecourses acquired national character because

participants were from as distant states as Goa,

Karnataka, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Meghalaya

etc.

The Academic Staff College is equipped with

latest technology, Computer Lab, a lecture theatre

fitted with latest gizmos.

The foundation stone of Academic Staff

College Guest House for 32 Rooms, one dining

room, one kitchen, recreation room with a small

library was laid down by our Honourable Vice-

Chancellor on 20th May, 2010 and has also

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G U I D L I N E S F O R A D M I S S I O N

M. Phil. COURSES

Apply on Entrance Test cum Admission Form (Form-I)

Appear in Entrance Test on 04-09-2010

Appear in Interview on 13-09-2010 if score in entrance test is more than 40%

Ph. D. PROGRAMME

I. Through Entrance Test

Apply on Entrance Test cum Admission Form (Form-I)

Appear in Entrance Test on 04-09-2010

If score more than 50% in Entrance Test, contact and select a guide of your choice for

Ph. D. Programme and apply on Enrollment cum admission Form for Ph. D. Programme

(Form-II) to the Head of respecrtive Department by 10-09-2010.

Appear for Interview on 13-09-2010.

II. Entrance Test is Exempted or those candidates who qualified entrance test in 2009

Select a guide of your choice for Ph. D. Programme and apply on Enrollment cum Admission

Form (Form-II) to the Head of the respective Department for enrollment by 10-09-2010.

Appear for Interview on 13-09-2010 if intended to join Ph. D. Course Work to be conducted

by the Department in the current session (2010-11).

orcan apply for enrollment to Ph. D. Programme any time of the year but will be considered for

Ph. D. Course Work to be conducted in the next session (2011-12).

Roll Numbers

Roll Numbers for the entrance test will be issued by the concerned Department. The roll

number slips will not be sent by post. The candidates should collect their roll number

slips from the Department half an hours before the start of examination on Sept. 4, 2010.

Examination Centre

The Entrance Test will be held at the respective Department.

Result

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Modalities for the M. Phil.cum Ph. D. Entrance Test

Admission CriteriaThe admission to M. Phil. Courses and Ph. D. Programme during the academic session 2010-11

will be made on the basis of Joint Entrance Test.

Entrance Test

1. The Entrance Test for each course will be conducted by the concerned department which will

be of two hour duration. The head of the department will be the In-Charge of the Entrance Test.

In case of M. Phil. Punjabi, the Head of the Department of Punjabi, Punjabi University, Patiala

will be the overall In-Charge of the test which will be conducted at Punjabi University Campus,

Patiala.

2. The test woul comprise two question papers of one hour duration and of 100 marks each. First

the objective type question paper will consists of 50 questions while second - the descriptive

paper will contain 10 question and the candidates will attempt any five. There will be no

negative marking.

3. The qualifying marks in the entrance test will be 40% for the M. Phil Course and 50% for Ph. D.

programme. A relexation of 5% marks would be given to SC/ST candidates in both the cases.

Syllabus for Entrance Test

The Entrance Test would be based on the compulsory papers out of the current post graduate

syllabus of the respective subject. For further information contact the concerned Head of the

Department.

Date and Time

The Test will be conducted on September 04, 2010 (Saturday) as per the following time schedule:

Time Subject

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. All the subjects except Linguistics & Lexicography,

Public Administration and Religious Studies.2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Linguistics and Lexicography, Public Administration,

Religious Studies

The candidates who have already qualified Ph.D. Entrance Test conducted by

Punjabi University need not appear in the entrance test. They will be considered for

doing Ph. D. Course Work scheduled to be started from September 20, 2010 for the

session 2010-11. Such candidates will have however, to fill up Enrollment-cum-

Admission Form and appear for interview on 13-09-2010 (10.00 a.m.). If they have

already paid Rs. 1000/- then they are not required to pay the enrollment fee.

The last date of submission of Enrollment-cum-Admission form for the

candidates exempted from entrance test is 10-09-2010.


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List of the Faculties in the University

1. Faculty of Arts and Culture

2, Faculty of Business Studies

3. Faculty of Education and Information Science

4. Faculty of Engineering

5. Faculty of Languages

6. Faculty of Law

7. Faculty of Life Sciences

8. Faculty of Medicine

9. Faculty of Physical Sciences

10. Faculty of Social Sciences

Faculty

Note: Further details about University Faculty can be obtained at the University website: http//

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LIST OF UNIVERSITY TEACHING DEPARTMENTS

HAVING Ph. D. PROGRAMME

I. Faculty of Arts and Culture

1. Department of Dance

2. Department of Fine Arts

3. Department of Gurmat Sangeet

4. Department of Music

5. Department of Theatre & Television

II. Faculty of Business Studies

1. School of Management Studies

2. Department of Commerce

III. Faculty of Education and Information Science1. Department of Education and community Service

2. Department of Journalism & Mass Communications

3. Department of Library and Information Science

4. Department of Physical Education

IV. Faculty of Engineering

1. University College of Engineering

V. Faculty of Languages

1. Department of English

2. Department of Hindi

3. Department of Linguistics and Punjabi Lexicography

4. Department of Persian, Urdu and Arabic

5. Department of Punjabi

6. Department of Sanskrit and Pali

VI. Faculty of Law

1. Department of Law

VII. Faculty of Life Sciences

1. Department of Biotechnology

2. Department of Botany

3. Department of Human Biology4. Department of Zoology

Faculty


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VIII.Faculty of Medicine

1. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Drug Research

2. Department of Physiotheracy

3. Department of Sports Science

IX. Faculty of Physical Sciences

1. Department of Chemistry

2. Department of Computer Science

3. Department of Forensic Science

4. Department of Mathematic

5. Department of Physics

6. Department of Statistics

X. Faculty of Social Sciences

1. Department of Defence and Strategic Studies

2. Department of Economics

3. Department of Geography

4. Department of History

5. Department of Philosophy

6. Department of Political Science

7. Department of Psychology

8. Department of Public Administration

9. Department of Religious Studies

10. Department of Social Work

11. Department of Sociology & Social Anthropology

12. Department of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Studies

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LIST OF UNIVERSITY TEACHING DEPARTMENTS HAVING

M. Phil. COURSES

Name of the Department Seats

Punjabi University Campus, Patiala

Botany 10

Chemistry 15

Commerce 10

Dance 10

English 15

Hindi 10

History 10

Linguistics and Punjabi Lexicography 15Political Science 15

Psychology 15

Public Administration 10

Punjabi 16*

Religious Studies 10

Sanskrit and Pali 10

Sociology 10

Sports Science 10

Zoology 10

Punjabi University Regional Centre, BathindaPunjabi 15

* Out of these one seat is reserved for M.A. (Punjabi) Hons.

NOTE: 1. For each Department apply on a separate application form.

2. There are 5% additioal seats in each Department for NRI category.

3. Completed admission forms should be deposited with the respective Head of the

Department.

4. The candidates desirous to take admission at Regional Centre, Bathinda are

required to deposit the application forms at Department of Punjabi, Punjabi

University, Patiala Campus, Patiala.

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TEACHING DEPARTMENTS HAVING M. Phil. COURSES

I. FACULTY OF ARTS AND CULTURE

1DEPARTMENT OF DANCE

M. Phil. (1 Years)Students Intake : 10Pre-requisite : M.A. Dance

II. FACULTY OF BUSINESS STUDIES

1 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

M. Phil. (1 Years)Students Intake : 10Pre-requisite : M. Com/M.F.C./M.B.A.Career Options: Teaching, Research

III. FACULTY OF LANGUAGES

1. DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

M. Phil. (1 Years)

Students Intake : 15

Pre-requisite : M.A. in English.

2. DEPARTMENT OF HINDI

M. Phil. (1 Years)


Pre-requisite : M.A. in Hindi

3. DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS AND

PUNJABI LEXICOGRAPHY

M. Phil. (1 years)


Pre-requisite: M.A. in Linguistics/Allied

disciplines. Preference will be given to

candidates with M.A. (Linguistics)

4. DEPARTMENT OF PUNJABI

M. Phil. (1 years)

Students Intake : 16*

Pre-requisite : M.A. Punjabi

5. DEPARTMENT OF SANSKRIT AND

PALI

M. Phil. (1 years)


Pre-requisite : M.A. Sanskrit

* Out of these one seat is reserved for M.A.

(Punjabi) Hons.

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VII. FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

1. DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

M. Phil. (1 Years)


Pre-requisite : M.A. in History

2. DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

M. Phil. (1 years)

Students Intake :15

Pre-requisite : M.A. Political Science

3. DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

M. Phil. (1 years)


Pre-requisite : M.A./M.Sc. Psychology

4. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC

ADMINISTRATION

M. Phil. (1 years)


Pre-requisite : M.A. Public Adm./PoliticalScience.

5. DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES

M. Phil. (1 years)


Pre-requisite : M.A. Religious Studies/

Comparative Religion/Philosophy/

History/Sociology/Social Anthro-

pology/Literature and Lantuages.

Preference will be given to M.A. Religious

Studies candidates.

IV. FACULTY OF LIFE SCIENCES

1. DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

M. Phil. (1 Years)Students Intake : 10Pre-requisite: M. Sc. Botany and M. Sc.Life Science (Specialization in any Branchof Botany)Career Options: Teaching and Research

2. DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY

M. Phil. (1 years)


Pre-requisite : M. Sc. Zoology

V. FACULTY OF MEDICINE

1. DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS SCIENCE

M. Phil. (1 years)


Pre-requisite : M. Sc. Sports Science

VI. FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES

1. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

M. Phil. (1 years)

Students Intake : 15 (5 in each of the three

specilizationsi.e. Inorganic, Organic and

Physical Chemistry)

Pre-requisite : M. Sc. in the respective

specialization

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6. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND

SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY

M. Phil. (1 years)


Pre-requisite : M.A. Sociology/Social

Athropology

PUNJABI UNIVERSITY

REGIONAL CENTRE,

BATHINDA

DEPARTMENT OF POST-GRADUATE

STUDIES

M. Phil. (Punjabi) (1 years)


Pre-requisite : M.A. Punjabi

Faculty


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Fee Structure

FEE STRUCTURE

FOR M. Phil. COURSES

TO BE NOTIFIED LATER


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Fee Structure

FEE STRUCTURE

FOR Ph. D. PROGRAMME

TO BE NOTIFIED LATER


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RULES FOR THE Ph.D. PROGRAMME

1. Eligibility

A candidate seeking enrolment for Ph. D. Programme must satisfy the followingacademic criteria A, B, and C:

A(i) Master's degree in the concerned/allied subject (as determined by the Departmental

Research Board) with 55% marks at Master's Degree and 50% marks at Bachelor's Degree

Level. (SC candidates will get 5% relaxation in post graduation Marks, as per rules).

OR

(ii) M.Phil./M.Litt. Degree with B+ or equivalent.

OR

(iii) In case of Defence Personnel who have obtained Master's Degree on the basis of staff-

college, registration will be allowed if the candidate has obtained at least 60% marks in the

Masters Degree.

OR

(iv) Candidates who have passed C.A./I.C.W.A./Company Secretary Examinations are

eligible for getting registered for Ph.D. Degree.

OR

(v) All whole time teachers either of recognised private colleges or of Govt. Colleges who

are serving within the jurisdiction of Punjabi University, Patiala with five years

teaching experience are eligible for getting registered for Ph.D. Degree.

B. The candidate has passed the Ph.D. Entrance Test held by Punjabi University or is a

holder of UGC-CSIR (JRF)/NET/SLET/SET/GATE/Teacher Fellowship.

C. A candidate seeking admission to Ph. D. Course Work will select a supervisor from the

University and take written approval of the supervisor on the enrollment/admission form

for Ph.D. Course Work.

2. (i) Candidates who are holders of UGC-CSIR (JRF)/NET/SLET/SET/GATE/Teacher Fellowshipare exempted from entrance test for taking admission to Ph. D. Course Work. Candidates

who have passed M. Phil Degree with B+ grade are also exempted from the entrance test.

(ii) The candidates who qualify entrance test will be included in the pool of candidates for

Ph. D. Their candidature will remain valid for one year from the date of the entrance test.

(iii) The candidates qualifying entrance test will have to pass Ph. D. Course work before

registration in the Ph. D. programme of the University. However, they will have to choose

supervisor from university on their own before taking admission to Ph. D. course work or

before enrolling for the Ph. D. programme.

Note: The candidates who have obtained M. Phil. Degree with B+ grade through course work are

exempted for doing Ph.D. Course Work for getting registered to Ph. D. programme. The

candidates who have done M. Phil. with B+ grade through Course Work but have notstudied and passed the paper on "Research Methodology" are also required to pass the

paper on "Research Methodology" after taking admission to Ph. D. Course Work. They

have to pay fees and other charges as applicable to other students taking admission to

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Ph. D. Course Work.

3. Ph. D. Course Work

A candidate admitted to Ph. D. Course Work must fulfill the following requirements:

(i) Has been on the rolls on the Department throughout the semester preceting the

examination.

(ii) Every candidate has attended a minimum of 75% of the delivered number of lectures in

each paper.

(iii) The shortage in the attendance of lectures by the candidate will be condoned as per

University rules.

4. Curriculum

There will be four papers of four credit each. Out of the four papers, three papers are compulsory

(including Research Methodology) and one is elective depending upon the specialization.

5. Medium of Instruction and Examination

The medium of instruction and examination shall be Punjabi or English except the language

subject for which the medium shall be the language concerned. Provided the candidagtes in the

subjects of Sanskrit, Persian and Religious Studies shall be permitted at their option to offer

medium of edamination as under:

Sanskrit: Sanskrit or Hindi or Punjabi or English

Persian: Persian or Urdu of Punjabi or English

Religious Studies: English or Punjabi

7. Proficiency in Punjabi

The candidates pursuing Ph. D. Course Work other than the subject of Punjabi shall berequired to pass subject of Punjabi of Matriculation or equivalent examination, any time before

viva-voce examination of Ph. D. Degree except those who have already passed examination in

Punjabi of that level or higher level.

8. Continuous Assessment and University Examination

In each paper a maximum of 50% weightage will be given to continuous assessment or

sessional work which shall be based on two house tests (30%) one seminars (10%) and one

assignment (10%). The examination conducted by the University in each theory/practical

course shall has 50% weightage.

9. Eligibility to appear in University Examination

Such candidates will be allowed to appear in the university examination who satisfy the

following requirements:

(a) Have been on the rolls of the Department concerned throughout the semester preceeding

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the examination.

(b) Have earned a minimum grade B in the sessional work.

(c) Have their names submitted to the Dean, Academic Affairs by the Head of the Departmentalong with certificate to be signed by the Head of the Department of having attended not

less than 75% of the total delivered lectures in each paper (Theory/Practical/Tutorials and

Seminars) separately.

10. In addition to the above, the ordinances of the University in respect of Ph.D. Programme shall

apply.

11. The Candikdate shall be allowed to apply for Entrance Test only in one subject.


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RULES FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF

PHILOSOPHY (M. PHIL.) THROUGH COURSE WORK

I. Eligibility:

(a) A candidate will be eligible to supplicate for M.Phil. degree only if he has undergone

regular course work prescribed by the University.

(b) A candidate seeking admission to M.Phil. Course must satisfy the following academic

criteria and shall apply on a prescribed form to the Head of the Department concerned on

the dates to be notified by the University.

Pre-requisite for admission to M. Phil.:

Master's degree in the concerned/allied subjects (as determined by the Departmental

Research Board).

Eligibility for admission to M. Phil.:

(a) B. A./B. Sc./B. Com. with 50% marks and (b) M.A./M. Sc./M. Com. with 55% marks. A

relexation of 5 % marks would be given to SC/ST candidates at both the levels.

II. Curriculum:

(a) M.Phil Course shall consist of the prescribed courses plus Dissertation. The minimum

number of lectures will be 50 per course out of which candidate is required to attend 80%

to become eligible for taking the examination.

(i) Course work including practical and lab work.

4 credits x 6 papers = 24 credits (including paper entitled Research Methodology)

(ii) Dissertation = 26 credits

60% for Dissertation (60% external)

20% for viva-voce

20% for seminar*

(iii) The total number of papers to be taught in the class shall be six. A minimum of two

papers shall be taught in each of the two semesters.

(b) For each subject the course will be divided into two groups:

(i) The M.Phil. Course Committee may declare one or two course papers as core

courses. These core courses will be studied by all the candidates admitted to the

M.Phil. Course.

Note: 1. *Seminar on Dissertation will be presented by a candidate in the form of Pre-submission

seminar only after completing the course work, i.e., after the examinations of the second

semester. The purpose of the seminar is to enable the candidate to discuss his findings

in a larger group.

2. The pre-submission seminar of each candidate will be assessed by the committee ofthree teachers from amongst the faculty members appointed by the Head of the

Department, one of which shall be the supervisor of the candidate.

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(ii) The optional course to be pursued by the candidate shall be allotted by the

Department concerned.

III. Medium of the Examination

The medium of instruction and examination shall be English except the language subject

for which the medium shall be the language concerned.

Further provided that candidates in the subject of Sanskrit, Persion and Religious Studies

shall be permitted at their option to offer medium of examination as under:

Sanskrit: Sanskrit, Hindi, Punjabi or English.

Persion: Persion, Urdu, Punjabi or English.

Religious Studies: English or Punjabi.

IV. Proficiency in Punjabi

The candidates pursuing M.Phil. Course other than the subject of Punjabi shall be required

to pass subject of Punjabi of Matriculation or equivalent examination, any time before the award

of M.Phil. Degree except those who have already passed examination in Punjabi of that level or

higher level.

Only candidates holding foreign passport will be exempted from this requirement.

V. Weightage for Sessional Work

(a) In each course work 40% weightage will be given to sessional work which shall be based

on one house test (theory paper 20%, two seminars 10% and one assignment 10%). The

examination conducted by the University in each theory/practical course shall has 60%

weightage.

(b) Sessional awards would be sent to the University after these have been compiled and

approved by a committee consisting Head of the Department and all such teachers teachingthe course. This meeting shall be held at least 15 days before the commencement of the

examination.

VI. First Semester Examination

Such candidates will be allowed to appear in the 1st semester examination who satisfy the


(a) Have been on the rolls of the Department concerned throughout the semester preceeding

the examination.

(b) Have earned a minimum grade B in the sessional work.

(c) Have their names submitted to the Dean, Academic Affairs by the Head of the Department

along with certificate to be signed by the Head of the Department of having attended not

less than 80% of the total delivered lectures in Theory/Practical/Tutorials and Seminarsrespectively.

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(d) Having attended prescribed course work but have not appeared or having appeared but

could not qualify the examination in whole or part thereof, may appear in subsequent

examinations with admissible number of chances.

VII. Second Semester Examination:

A candidate shall not have more than one reappear in the First Semester Examination. If a

candidate fails in more than one paper he will be deemed to have failed in that semester and will

be required to seek readmission in that semester which may or may not be granted to him as per

the advice of the M.Phil Course Commmittee.

The examination in the second semester shall be open to such candidates who satisfy the


(a) Have been on the rolls of the department throughout the Second Semester preceding

examination.

(b) Have earned at least grade B in sessional work.

(c) Have their names submitted to the Dean, Academic Affairs by the Head of the Department

along with certificate to be signed by the Head of the Department of having attended the

required number of lectures as provided under rule VI(c).

(d) Having attended the prescribed course work but have not appeared or having appeared

but could not qualify the examination in whole or part thereof. Such candidate will have to

clear his reappear examinations within the next two semesters.

Provided:

(a) That a candidate, who has passed first semester examination of M.Phil. Course but could

not join second semester due to some specific reasons, may be allowed to join the second

semester within one year of his passing the first semester examination.

(b) That if due to some specific reasons such a candidate fails to join the second semester

within a period of one year after passing the first semester examination, he may be allowedadmission in the second semester even after the expiry of one year, subject to the following

conditions:

(i) If there is no change in the syllabus for the semester course at the time of joining

the course.

(ii) If such an admission is duly recommended by the Head or M.Phil. Course Committee.

(iii) If the seats are available in the second semester in the department.

(iv) In no case a candidate will be allowed admission after the expiry of three years from

the date of initial admission to the course.

VIII. Approval of Area of Work and Title of Dissertation

(a) Every candidate admitted to the course shall be required to pursue studies in an area to be

decided by the M.Phil. Course Committee. The exact title of Dissertation, the name of theSupervisor will be supplied by the Head of the Department during the Second Semester.

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(b) In case of complaint of harasment of the candidate by the Supervisor and loose of conduct

between the candidate and the supervisor, the Dean Research and Dean of the Faculty

under the Chairmanship of Vice-Chancellor may take an appropriate decision.(c) A panel of examiners will be submitted by the Head of the Department before the end of

the third semerster or on the submission of dissertation whichever is earlier.

(d) Any change in the title/topic will be approved hy the Dean, Academic Affairs on the

recommendation of the M.Phil. Course Committee.

IX. Dissertation : Submission and Evaluation

(A) Dissertation

The dissertation to be submitted by a candidate must comply with the following conditions:

(a) It should normally be written in English (as per University rules except as allowed

otherwise).

(b) It must indicate evidence of candidate's knowledge of the main research and

techniques prevalent in his chosen field of study.

(c) It must be satisfactory as regards literary presentation.

(B) Submission of Dissertation

(a) (i) A candidate will submit his dissertation during the third semester to the

Head of the Department through the Supervisor who would certify that the

candidate has worked under his supervision.*

(ii) A candidate will submit three copies of Dissertation together with a neatly

typewritten abstract through the Supervisor and Head of the Department.

(b) Before two month of submission of M.Phil. Dissertation, a candidate will give an

application through the supervisor to the Head of the Department that he will be in

a position to submit the Dissertation and request for a pre-submission seminar. If

the candidate fails to present the pre-submission seminar within the stipulated

period, he would be allowed to present the pre-submission seminar on paying alate fee of Rs. 1000/- per month.

(c) The dissertation submitted by the candidate would be sent to the examiner for

evaluation within fifteen days from the date of its receipt in the University office.

One month's time would be given for the evaluation of dissertation. The Office

would remind the examiner if the report is not received within the stipulated period.

Provided that his result will be declared only on his passing theory/practical papers within the

admissible chances, failing which his result in dissertation shall be filed.

Provided further that in case a candidate who fails to earn qualifying grade in dissertation he

shall be allowed only one chance to resubmit his dissertation within a period of one year of the

declaration of the result.

*The last date for submission of the M. Phil Dissertation will be 18 months from the date of admission.

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(C) Evaluation of Dissertation

I The dissertation shall be examined by one External Examiner. The External Examiner

shall be appointed by the Dean, Academic Affairs out of a panel of at leat fourpersons recommended by the Dissertation Panel Committee consisting of the

following:

i. Head of the Department (Chairperson)

ii. Supervisor

iii.. Dean of the Faculty

iv. Two Professors to be nominated by the Dean, Academic Affairs from the

same or allied subject.

II The viva-voce shall be compulsory and shall be conducted by the External Examiner

in presence of Head of the Department, Supervisor, and Dean of the Faculty (in this

Viva-voce, quorum will be a minimum of three members) to which all the faculty

members of the Department shall be invited.

(D) Incorporation of the Contents of the Published Work in the Dissertation:

The candidate may incorporate in his dissertation the contents of any work which

he may have published on the subject but he shall not submit as his dissertation any work

for which degree has been conferred on him or any other person by this or any other

University.

X. Extension in the Period of Dissertation.

(a) Candidates should ordinarily, complete their dissertation work within the normal

period as provided in Rule IX B but in genuine and hardship cases, the Dean,

Academic Affairs, on the recommendations of the Supervisor and Head of the

Department may allow extension by paying a fee of Rs. 1000/- per month up to a

maximum of six months.

(b) If a candidate fails to submit his dissertation within the stipulated period as above,

he could seek registration afresh after paying a fee of Rs. 2000/- and could submit

dissertation within a period of six months after paying a fee of Rs. 1000/- per

month.

XI. Conduct of Examination

The examination in each theory paper(s) shall be conducted by the External Examiner. The

question paper(s) will be set and scripts evaluated by External Examiner to be appointed by the

Dean, Academic Affairs, out of a panel to be recommended by the M.Phil. Course Committee.

The examination in each practical paper(s) shall be conducted jointly by External and Internal

Examiner. The Internal Examiner for practical examination shall be appointed on the

recommendations of the Head of the Department from amongst the teachers of the department

teaching M.Phil Course.

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XII. Compilation of Result

(a) The result of course work (sessional and semester examination) shall be compiled

in grades:

Letter Grade Point Value of Grade

A+ Outstanding 5.5-6.0

A Very Good 4.5-5.4

B+ Good 3.5-4.4

B Satisfactory 2.5-3.4

C Poor 1.5-2.4

D Very Poor < 1.4

A candidate shall be required to earn at least grade B in order to pass the entire

course excluding dissertation. Candidates getting Grade in the course work lower than

Grade B shall have to improve the grade by reappearing in the course work paper(s) of his

choice of any semester. For this he shall be allowed not more than two subsequent

consecutive chances.

Provided that if a candidate gets D grade in any individual course he shall have to

reappear in that course or offer a new course if it is not a part of the core course. The

formula for obtaining grade point average shall be as under:

Grade obtained by candidates in different examinations including sessional work,

practical etc., can be shown as cumulative grade or as Grade Point Average (GPA). The

grade in various units or papers can be added according to the folloiing formula:

Where C1,C

2are credit points of the courses and G

1, G

2are the respective grade points

obtained by the student.

Provided further that the candidate shall be required to obtain at least grade B in

each semester examination separately. In the matter of calculating final grade point average

secured by a candidate, the fraction will be rounded off to a single decimal place. For

example 4.446 will first be rounded off to 4.45 and then to 4.5. Similarly, 4.443 will be round

off to 4.44 and then to 4.4. The examiners will award a letter grade (A+, A, B, C, etc.) and

a corresponding grade point.

(b) Candidate who obtains at least grade B in dissertation including Viva-Voce and seminar

pertaining to dissertation/project work shall be deemed to have passed in the dissertation

paper. In the case of evaluation of dissertation and Viva-Voce by the examiner a letter

grade will be accordingly fixed in point grade.

C1G

1+ C

2G

2+ C

3G

3+ ...........

GPA =C

1+ C

2+ C

3+..........

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XIII. Declaration of Result

The Registrar shall publish a list of candidates who have passed the examination indicating

the grades obtained by them separately in sessional work, in University Examination and

in Dissertation. The successful candidates shall be awarded degree indicating the gradeobtained by them in all the courses and dissertation.

XIV. Duration of the Course

(a) The duration of the M. Phil course is 18 months, and 18 months shall be counted from the

date of admission.

(b) The M. Phil students will be allowed the use of University facilities such as Hostels,

Library etc. till the date of submission of the dissertation or 18 months from the date of

admission whichever is earlier.

Important Note: Ragging in any form is not allowed. As per order of the Hon'ble Court

"If any incident of ragging comes to the notice of authority, the concerned student

shall be given liberty to explain and if explanation is not satisfactory, the authority

would expel him from the institution".

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HOSTEL CHARGES AND REFUNDS

HOSTEL CHARGESDetail of the Hostel Charges can be obtained from the Provost/Hostel Warden.

RULES REGARDING PAYMENT OF HOSTEL CHARGES

(a) The schedule of payment of the hostel charges will be the same as in the case of tuition

fee. In case a student does not pay the hostel charges within the due date, it shall be the

responsibility of the Warden to ensure that such a student does not continue to stay/

reside in the hostel.

(b) Once a student is admitted to the hostel, he/she cannot stop paying the hostel rent on the

plea that he/she has stopped residing in the hostel. In order to vacate hostel

accommodation, the student is required to obtain the prior permission of Warden/Senior

Warden/Provost and send a prior intimation to the Accounts Branch of the University,positively.

(c) If the name of the student is struck off due to non-payment of hostel dues from the list of

the hostellers, he can be allowed re-admission with the approval of the Dean Students/

Provost.

(d) The students of low income group can be given free accommodation in the University

Hostels. In addition to it, five outstanding players and two outstanding students involoved

in cultural activities can also be given free accommodation. In order to exempt above

mentioned students from payment of room rent, the committee consisting of following

members will send recommendation through Dean Students to the Vice-Chancellor for

approval.

1. Dean Students/Provost Chairman

2. Director, Youth Welfare

3. Director, Sports

4. One nominee of the Vice-Chancellor

Tuition and Hostel charges shall be paid in the concerned Department and Hostel. The

tuition fee shall be charged for 12 months as given below:

i. Examination fee will be deposited separately according to the Examination Schedule.

ii. The students have the option to deposit fee for the whole year/session in one

instalment.

iii. If a student does not deposit hostel charges/tuition fee by the due date, he will

have to pay fine as per rules.

iv. The fee for semester 2nd and 3rd will be paid without late fee within ten working

days after the 1st and 2nd semester examinations respectively.

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v. However, if a candidate fails to pay the fee within the ten days due to some special

reason, he can be granted another ten days for admission with Vice-Chancellor's

permission. Thereafter, only readmission will be allowed.

The Dean Students/Provost is authorized to remit the fine if he feels that the studentcould not deposit the fee for some genuine reasons. Provided further that non-payment of any

dues for more than 15 days, the name of the student shall be struck off the rolls of the department.

Such students, however, can seek re-admission and in case if allowed, all the dues, late fee

charges and admission fee etc. as provided shall have to be paid.

If a candidate is absent from the class for 10 days continuously, his/her name shall be

struck off the rolls of the department. Such students, however, can seek re-admission and in

case if allowed by the competent authority, they shall have to pay Rs. 200/- as re-admission

charges.

REFUNDS

All refunds will be as per University Rules.

Note: If the name of the student is struck off due to non-payment of hostel dues from the list of the

hostelers he can be allowed re-admission with the approval of the Dean Students/Provost.

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RESERVATION POLICY

The Punjabi University shall follow the

reservation Policy of Punjab Government videits letter No. 11/53/92-6 Edu.I/9729,9938 dated

10.05.2002 and 15-05-2002

DIVISION OF SEATS

(A) 85% seats would be reserved for the

candidates from within the State of Punjab.

The eligibility criteria for 85% seats will be

that the candidate must be a resident of

Punjab State in terms of Punjab

Government, Department of Personnel and

Administrative Reforms (PP-II Branch)

letter No. 1/3/95-3PPII/9619, dated 6th June,

1996 and letter No. 1/3/95-3PPII/80, dated

1st January, 1999 or have passed 10+1 and

10+2 examination as a regular candidate

from a recognized institution situated in

Punjab. However , wards of Defence

Personnel posted in Punjab are exempted

from this condition to the extent that they

should have passed only qualifying

examination i.e. 10+2 examination from a

recognized institution situated in Punjab.

Each candidate would be required to submit

a certificate this effect from the Principal/

Head of Institution last attended in the

prescribed Proforma (Pb.Gov.No.13/1/09-6Edu.1/ dated 19.08.2009).

(B) 15% seats will be open to all the candidates

from outside the state of Punjab. The

candidates being admitted under 15%

quota on All India Basis shall be eligible

only for reservation provided by the

constitution i.e. 25% for S.Cs./S.Ts. and 5%

for B.Cs/OBC.

(C) The above 85% reservation clause shall

also be applicable to the following

categories of candidates:

(i) Children, wards and dependents of thoseregular Punjab Government Employees/

Members of All India Services borne on

Punjab cadre as well as those on

deputation from other State cadres with the

Punjab Government/Boards and

Corporations/Statutory bodies established

by or under an Act of the State of Punjab,

posted outside the State of Punjab.

(ii) Children, wards and dependents of those

regular Central Government employees not

covered under other categories of this para

(A) with Punjab domicile, who have served

for atleast two years in connection with theaffairs of the Punjab out of 5 years

preceding the year of entrance examination

(iii) Children, wards and dependents of those

Punjab Government pensioners settled

outside Punjab before 1st January of the

year of Entrance Examination.

(iv) Children, wards and dependents of military/

para-military forces personnel belonging to

the state of Punjab as per record at the time

of their entry into service. (A certificate on

prescribed proforma by the commanding

officer of the Unit has to be furnished).

(v) Children, wards and dependents of the Ex-servicemen of military/para-military forces

personnel belonging to the State of Punjab

as per record at the time of their entry into

service who retired on or after 1st January

of the year preceding two years of the year

of Entrance Examination.

(vi) However, the Punjab Residence condition

will not be applicable to November, 1984

Riot affected displaced persons provided

they fulfil other conditions of eligibility.

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RESERVATION OF SEATS

The percentage of seats reserved for

different categories shall be as follows:(i) Scheduled Castes/ 25%

Scheduled Tribes

(ii) Backward Classes/OBC 5 %

The persons belonging to creamy layer are

not entitled to the reservation under BC/

OBC as per Notification No. 1/41/93 RS1/

209 Government of Punjab, Department of

Welfare dated 24-02-2009.

The rule of exclusion will apply to sons

and daughters of

(a) Persons having gross annual income of

Rs. 4.5 lakh or above or possessing

wealth above the exemption limit as

prescribed in the Wealth Tax Act for

period three consecutive years;

(b) Persons in Categories I, II, III and IV

who are not disentitled to thebenefit of

reservation but have income from other

sources of wealth which will bring them

within the income/wealth criteria

mentioned in (a) above.

Explanation: Income from salaries or

agricultural land shall not be clubbed.

(iii) Border Area/Backward 4 %

Area (2% each)

(iv) Sports Persons 2 %

(v) Wards of Political Sufferers/

Freedom Fighter 2 %

This will also include the wards of those

who have undergone an aggregate of at

least three month of imprisonment in

connection with Emergency/Punjabi Subaor Dharm Yudh Morcha for demands of the

State of Punjab, Warriors of Jalianwala

Bagh, Kuka Movement and Kama Gata

Maru Movement.

(vi) Disabled Persons 3 %

a) Blind 1 %

b) Deaf & Dumb 1 %

c) Other handicapped 1%

If suitable candidates are not available in

any one of these sub-categories of disabled

candidates or are not found suitable for the

particular course, the seats so available will

be filled up by the candidates from the other

sub-categories of disabled candidates.

(vii) Children/Widows of Defence

Personnel 2 %Children/Widows of defence personnel

killed or disabled to the extent of 50% or

more in action, wards of gallantry awardees,

Ex-Servicemen and children of serving

defence personnel/Ex-servicemen.

(viii) Children/Widows of Para-

Military Forces Personnel 2%

Children/Widows of para-military forces

personnel, Punjab Police, PAP, and Punjab

Home Guards killed or disabled in action to

the extent of 50% or more, ex-para-military

forces personnel and children of serving

para-military forces personnel/ex-

paramilitary forces personnel.

(ix) Riots Affected 2 %

November, 1984 riots affected displaced

persons, children of Army deserters killed/

100% physically disabled, the children of

the families of persons killed as a result of

terrorist violence or by security forces

acting in aid of civil power and the children

of innocent civilians who have sustained

100% disability in terrorist violence or

during operation by security forces acting

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in aid of civil power.

(x) Widow/Divorced Women 2 %

Note:1. In all the Courses where the number of seats

is more than 50, the above Reservation

categorization will be followed.

2. The reservation of seats in departments

where the number of seats is 20 or above,

the following categories will be clubbed. The

seats will be allotted according to the order

of merit. The clubbing of categories is given

below:

a. Border Area/Backward Area 4 %

b. Disabled persons/Widows/DivorcedWomen. 5 %

c. Children/Widows of Defence personnel/

Para-military Personnel. 4 %

d. Wards of Political Sufferers/Freedom

Fighters/Riots Affected. 4 %

3. The reservation of seats in department where

the number of seats is below 20, the following

categories will be clubbed and the seats will

be allotted according to the order of Merit.

The clubbing of categories is given below:

a. Border Area/Backward Area/ Disabled

Persons. 7 %

b. Wards of Political Sufferers/Freedom

Fighters/Children/Widows of Defence

Personnel/Children/Widows of Para-military

Forces Personnel/Riots Affected/Widows/

Divorced Women. 10%4 In all Courses 2% Additional seats are

reserved for sports persons. Where the

number of seats comes to less than one, at

least one seat will be reserved for sports

persons.

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COMPETENT AUTHORITY TO ISSUE VARIOUS CERTIFICATES

1. A candidate applying for admission under

category (i) i.e. against the seats reservedfor Scheduled Casts/Scheduled Tribes

category shall be considered provided he/

she produces a Certificate signed by the

District Magistrate/Additional District

Magistrate/Collector/Deputy Commissioner/

Additional Deputy Commissioner/Deputy

Collector/First Class Stipendary Magistrate/

City Magistrate/Sub Divisional Magistrate/

Talika Magistrate/Executive Magistrate/Extra

Assistant Commissioner (not below the rank

of 1st Class Stipendary Magistrate).

Revenue Officer not below the rank of

Tehsildar as per U.O. No. 10/2/96-2 SWI/11-

12-13-14 dated, Che. 8.1.99. or as per Punjab

Government notification Nos. 1/3/95-PPII/

7332 and 1/3/95-3PII/10377 dated 14.06.1999

and 18.08.2000 and 1/8/07-RC1/853 dated 29-

06-2009.

2. A candidate applying for admission under

category (ii) i.e. against the seats reserved

for Backward Classes/OBC category shall be

considered provided he/she produces

income certificates of parents along with

Backward Class/OBC Certificate signed by

appropriate authority as per latestinstructions of the Punjab Government.

3. A candidate shall be eligible for admission

under category (iii) only if he/she is from a

town/village within 10 miles from the

International Border excluding the towns of

Ferozepur and Gurdaspur or his/her town/

village falls within the Backward area limits.

A certificate to this affect should be obtained

from S.D.M./G..A. to D.C./D.C. and S.D.O.

(Civil).

4. For the additional Sports seats in all courses

running under Punjabi University, Patialathe eligibility conditions shall be as under:

i. The candidate must have participated

in game(s) or event(s) including All

India Inter University Sports Calendar

for the year of admission.

Only the certificates of those games

will be considered which are included

in the A.I.U. Sports Calendar.

ii. The candidate must be eligible to

participate in the Inter University

Competitions for which eligibility as

under:

a. Must not be more than 25 years of

age on July 1 st of the year of

admission;

b. Must not have completed 7 years

after passing 10+2 or an equivalent

examination;

c. Must not be an employee.

Sports merit will be determined as per criteria

defined below and after verification from the

original certificates at the time of interview.

Sports merit shall be based on the

achievement(s) made during the last three

preceding years. However, for breaking a

tie, other achievements in sports may be

considered.

I. For post-graduate courses (with

graduation as the basic qualification) the

sports criteria are as under:

A candidate having secured a position

or having represented India in regular

and officially recognised International

competition shall be rated higher as

compared to the performance at National

level. Preference among International

competitions shall be given according

to the importance of the competition andconsidering the position achieved as

under:

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1.Olympic Games

2. World Championship

3. World Cup

4. Asian Games5. Asian Championship

6. Asia Cup

7.Commonwealth Games

8.Commonwealth Championship

9. Davis Cup

10. Test/One day Cricket matches

11. World University Games/Indian

University team in recognised

International Competition.

12. S.A.F. Games

a. Ist position in Senior National Team/

Individual;b. Ist position in All India Inter

University (Teams/Individual) or IInd

position in Senior National (Team/

Individual) or Ist position in Women

National;

c. IInd position in All India Inter

University

or

IIIrd position in Senior National

(Team/Individual) or IInd position in

Women National;

d. Represented Combined University

(Teams/Individual) in the SeniorNationals;

e. IIIrd position in All India Inter

University (Teams/Individual) or IIIrd

position in Women National;

f. Represented State in Senior National;

g. Secured Ist position in Team/

Individual in Senior State

Championship;

h. Having represented University in

Inter University Tournament (Teams/

Individual);

i. Secured Ist position in University in

Team/Individual events or IInd in

Senior State Championship;

j. Secured IInd place in Inter College or

IIIrd in Senior State Championships

(Team/Individual);

k. IIIrd place in Inter CollegeChampionship (Team/Individual);

l. Secured Ist place in Senior District

Tournament;

m. Secured IInd place in Senior District

Tournament;

n. Secured IIIrd place in Senior District

Tournament;

Note: Only A Division Inter College

Tournament will be considered.

II. For Graduate Courses (with basic

qualification 10 + 2), the sports criteria are

as under:

Having secured position or havingrepresented India in a Team/Individual

(Senior/Junior) duly sponsored by Govt.

of India in any International Tournament

shall be considered higher than the

performance at the National level. Further

merit amongst International competitions

referred to above shall be determined

keeping in view the importance of the

competition and position achieved (as

given in 'A' category Serial No. 1 to 12 .

a. Ist position in Senior National Team/

Individual;

b. Ist position in Inter University/

Women National;

c. Ist position in Junior National;

d. Ist position in National School Games;

e. IInd position in Senior National ;

f. IInd position in Inter University/

Women National;

g. IInd position in Junior National;

h. IInd position in National School

Games;

i. IIIrd position in Senior National;

j. IIIrd position in Inter University/

Women National;k. IIIrd position in Junior National;

l. IIIrd position in National School

Games;

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m. Represented State in Senior National;

n. Ist position in Senior State

Championship;

o. IInd Position in Senior StateChampionship;

p. Represented State in Junior National;

q. Ist position in University

Championship;

r. IIIrd position in Senior State

Championship;

s. IInd position in University

Championship;

t. Is t posit ion in Junior State

Championship;

u. IInd position in Junior State

Championship;

v. IIIrd position in Inter College;w. IIIrd position in Junior State

Championship;

x. Secured Ist place in District

Tournament;

y. Secured IInd place in District

Tournament;

z. Secured IIIrd place in District

Tournament;

Note:

A. In case of a tie, the following criteria will be

adopted for deciding the merit:

i. Number of representations in the same

game/event shall decide the tie.ii. In case of a tie again application of clause

(1) additional performance in any other

game shall decide the merit.

iii. Punjabi University players will be

preferred in case of tie.

iv. If the tie still remains, individual events

will be preferred.

B. Any sports person can be asked for the

practical test of game/event.

This is applicable for both the categories i.e.

for post-graduate and graduate courses.

C. The candidate admitted against sports

quota seat shall have to give an undertaking

that he/she will participate in the sports

activities in his/her game/event during the

tenure of the course. Admission Committee for

sports seats shall review his/her participation

in the sports activities after every three months.In case the Committee feels that such a student

fails to participate in the Game/Event/

Tournament/Competition as per University

requirement, his/her admission may be

cancelled. However, he/she can be exempted

in case of a genuine reason.

5. A candidate seeking admission under

category (v) will produce a certificate from

the respective Deputy Commissioner.

6. A candidate claiming admission under

categories (vi) must at least be 40 per cent

handicapped duly certified by the C.M.O.

7. A candidate claiming admission under the

categories (vii & viii) will produce a

certificate from the Commanding Officer/

Commandant/SSP.

8. In order to decide the eligibility of riots-

affected (category - ix), the candidate must

produce a certificate from the respective

Deputy Commissioner to the effect that he/

she is a November, 1984 riots affected

displaced person. As regards a terrorist

affected person/dependent of terrorist

affected families in Punjab, a certificate fromthe respective Deputy Commissioner to this

effect is required. Dependents of terrorist

affected family will mean a family which has

lost its bread-earner in some terrorist action

in Punjab.

9. In case ofcategory (x) a widow must produce

death certificate of her husband and a

divorced woman a legal certificate containing

the final decision of the Court.

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(i) Candidates from Rural Areas

In each course of study, there will be 5%additional seats for the candidates hailing

from rural areas, subject to a minimum of one

seat. Only those candidates will be

considered in this category who have passed

their Matriculation/+2 examination from

those rural schools which do not fall in the

area of a Municipal Corporation/Municipal

Committee/Small Town/Notified Area.

Further, the candidate should have been

studying in such school for at least five years

before passing the last examination. A

candidate claiming such benefit will have toproduce a certificate from the Tehsildar of the

area certifying that the school, from where the

candidate has passed the Matriculation/+2

examination, falls within the aforesaid rural area.

(ii) Youth Festival/Cultural Activities

For all the teaching courses being run in the

University 15 (Fifteen) additional seats are

provided for those candidates who have

excelled and outperformed by their

participation in the Youth Festivals of Inter-

university national level. Additional seat willbe deemed to have been created for such

meritorious candidates desirous of admission

in a course.

1. The candidate availing the aforesaid facility

must fulfil the eligibility condition for

admission to the particular course. For those

courses to which the admission is to be done

on the basis of entrance test, the candidate

must have passed the entrance test. Only

one additional seat will be created for those

courses where the number of seats is up to

fifty and if the number of seats in a particularcourse is more than fifty, two additional seats

can be offered to such candidates.

2. The selection of such candidates foradmission to various courses will be made

by the Vice Chancellor/Dean Academic

Affairs on the recommendations of

Committee approved by the Vice Chancellor.

3. For recommending admission on the basis

of youth festival participation, admission

criterion will be fixed on the basis of merit as

mentioned below and upon the verification

of the original certificates of the candidate.

(a) The candidates must have presented an

item in an international festival approvedby Punjab Govt./Govt. of India.

(b) The candidate must have secured Ist/

2nd/3rd/4th position(s) in inter-

university national youth festival.

(c) The candidate must have secured 1st/

2nd position in an inter-university

youth festival organised by North Zone

inter-university centre and other zonal

centres.

(d) The candidate must have secured 1st/

2nd position in youth festivals ofvarious universities of Punjab,

organised by Director, Public

Instrtuctions/Director Youth Services

Punjab Govt., Punjab or have secured

3rd position in a zonal youth festival

organised by Association of Indian

Universities.

(e) Have 1st/2nd position in an individual/

team item in a Univesity Youth Festival

organised by Punjabi Univesity/any of

the Universities of Punjab state,

Haryana state, Himachal state and Delhistate.

ADDITIONAL SEATS

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4. Position secured in an individual item

performance shall be rated higher as

compared to the performance as a team

member. University level participation willalso be rated higher than the Deemed

University level performance.

5. The candidate admitted on the basis of youth

festival additional quota seats shall have to

give an assurance to the university

authorities that during the duration of the

course the candidate will participate in the

activities associated with his item and will

not create any kind of indiscipline. The

admission committee will assess the

participation of the candidates and in case

the candidate does not fulfil the

requirements, his admission can be cancelled.However, exemption can be given because

of a special reason like sickness or any other

unavoidable reason.

NRI Category

In all teaching courses, there will be 5%additional seats for Non Resident Indians(or their wards). Subject to fulfillment ofeligiblity conditions, admission to NRICategory seats will be made on the basis of

marks obtained in qualifying examination.

MORE DETAILS

1. The admission against the reserved/

additional seats will be made in terms of the

criteria laid down in the respective

categories. Where such criteria have not

been provided, the admissions shall be made

on the basis of merit.

2. The candidates who desire to seek admission

in reserved categories but can be admitted

on the basis of open merit, will not be

admitted under reserved categories.

3. Ex-serviceman means a person who hasserved in any rank (whether as a combatant

or as a non-combatant) in the Armed Forces

of the Union including the Armed Forces of

the former Indian States but excluding the

Assam Rifles, Defence Security Corps,

General Reserve Engineering Force, Lok

Sahayak Sena and Territorial Army, for a

continuous period of not less than six months

after attestation and;

(i) Has been released or discharged

otherwise than at his own request or by

way of dismissal or discharged on

account of misconduct or inefficiency;

or

(ii) has been transferred to the reserve,

pending his release; or

(iii) has to serve for more than six months

for completing the period of service

requisite for becoming entitled to be

released or transferred to the reserve

as aforesaid; or

(iv) has been released at his own request

after completing five years service in

the Armed forces of the Union.

4. The permanent disablement will mean

incapacitation leading to discharge of the

person by the military authorities.

5. In case seat(s) in a reserved category remain

vacvant on account of non-availability of

qualified candidates, such seat(s) may be

filled up from the general category

candidates.

6. Applications of the candidates which are to

be considered by the Central Admission

Committee shall be forwarded to the

Chairman of the Committee by the Head ofthe Department concerned.

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Note:

I The candidates claiming admission

against sports participation seats are

required to submit additional

application forms (appended in the

Handbook of Information) complete in

all respects along with attested copies

of the sports certificates to the respective

Department.

II. The specimen of the certificate for

claiming benefit against the reserved

categories are available at the end of

this Handbook. The rules andregulations for reservation of seats as

given above are meant for University

teaching departments only. Reservation

policy for the colleges would be as given

in the prospectus of the concerned

college.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Note: I If you are applying for more than one Subject/department, one extra copy of

Admission Form is attached in this Hand Book of Information for this purpose.

However, you must attach the required certificates/documents with each Admission

Form.

II If a seat against reserved category comes out to be less than 0.5, then no seat will

be reserved under that category.III The criterion of Reservation shall be determined by the Admission Committee.

IV The rules for reservation againt various categories can be revised and the rules

existing at the time of interview will be applicable.

1. This Handbook contains information

regarding admission to only First Semester

of the course. The information after the 1st

semester, where necessary, is available with

the concerned Head of the Department.

2. The admission forms have to be submitted

to the concerned Head of the Department

or as otherwise directed before the last date

mentioned in the admission notice

published in the various newspapers.

3. No separate letters will be sent for the

interview. The interview for admission as

per programme is compulsory. The

candidates are required to present the

original certificates issued by the

appropriate authority at the time of

interview.

4. In the case of candidates securing identicalscores in the entrance test, the candidates

with the higher marks in the M.A./M.Sc.

Examination would be preferred. In case of

parity even at this stage a candidate older

in age shall be given preference.

5. The candidates will not be informed

individually. The candidates selected for

admission will be required to deposit the

dues and 3 passport size photographs

immediately or as notified by the Head of

the Department. The admission of the

candidates who fail to deposit their dues

by the notified time will automatically stand

cancelled and the seats so vacated will be

offered to the candidates next on merit.

6. The list of selected candidates and those

placed in the waiting list will be displayed

on the notice board of the Department.

7. The University reserves the right not to

make admission to any course without

assigning any reason.8. Any examination ment ioned in this

Handbook includes equivalent examination.

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9. Candidate with a gap of one year or more

will have to furnish an undertaking to the

satisfaction of the Admission Committee,

that he/she was not involved in any UMCor Police case during the gap period.

10. In-service candid

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