Admission to the Course

1.  A candidate seeking admission to the course for the degree of M.Sc.(CS), Master of Business and Information Technology (MBIT), Master of Business Administration (Professional or executive) and Master of Commerce must have passed,

(i)  For MBA (Regular, MBIT, M.Com and M.Sc.(CS) the Bachelor’s Degree Examination or an equivalent examination in 2nd Division (under annual system) or with CGPA of 2.50/4.00 (under semester system) from a recognized institution, in a field of study relating to the subject he desires to take up.

For MBA Executive: The professional degree holder or Master degree holder with at least second division (annual system) or with CGPA of 2.5/4.00 will be eligible. The bachelor degree holder with two years executive/professional experience after graduation will be eligible as well.

For MS(CS), must have passed the BS(CS) 4 years programme with at least second division or with CGPA 2.5/4 or M.Sc. (CS) with at least second division or with CGPA of 2.5/4.

(ii)  Produce, at time of the first enrolment, a certificate from the University Resident Medical Officer to the effect that he is free from any communicable disease or mental or physical disability which is likely to stand in the way of his/her pursuing the chosen field of study.

2.  If the schedule of courses pursued by candidate for his/her Bachelor’s degree does not provide adequate background, he/she may be required to rectify the deficiency by taking additional course(s) during the first semester.

3.  If a candidate fails to qualify any deficiency course(s) in the first semester, he/she must qualify in the second semester or the following summer session. He/She will cease to be on the rolls of the University if he/she could not qualify the deficiency courses during the above mentioned period.

4.  Candidates may be admitted at the beginning of the winter semester. If a candidate fails to enroll, his admission shall stand cancelled.

5.  (i) The admission to the course may be made by the Advanced Studies and Research Board on the recommendations of the Selection Committees to be constituted by the Vice Chancellor,

(ii)  The Selection Committees shall consider the applications for admission to different courses and formulate their recommendations for placing before the Advanced Studies and Research Board.

(iii)  The Advanced Studies and Research Board may refuse admission of a student to the course without assigning any reason.

Explanation.  All those students who are awarded minor penalty of fine of Rs. 1000/- and above twice on account of their misconduct during the course of their undergraduate studies will be debarred for postgraduate admission for a period of two years. After the lapse of two years after completion of their undergraduate courses, their cases will be considered for admission to master degree programme on the recommendations from the Students Affairs Committee.

The students who receive major penalties during their B.Sc. and M.Sc. courses will not be granted admission to M.Sc. and Ph.D., courses respectively. However, they will be eligible for admission to M.Sc. and Ph.D. courses after a lapse of three years, on the recommendations of the Students Affairs Committee.

6.  A candidate admitted to the course shall, for so long as he/she has not submitted his/her thesis/project or internship report, enroll himself/herself for each semester provided that he/she may discontinue his/her studies on account of sickness duly certified by the University Medical Officer or due to circumstances beyond his/her control, before appearing in the final examination, with the permission of the Vice Chancellor obtained through the Director, Advanced Studies on the recommendation of the Dean/ Director/Principal. Provided further that a candidate shall not ordinarily be allowed to discontinue studies during first semester.

Explanation: Candidates so permitted to discontinue will be allowed to resume their studies by the Dean/Director/Principal and will be notified by the Director Advanced Studies.

7.  An application for enrolment on the prescribed form (GS/10), accompanied by the prescribed fees, shall be presented on the day(s) notified for enrolment provided that the Director Advanced Studies may, in special circumstances and on payment of a late fee of Rs. 400 permit a student to enrolment within ten days after the commencement of the semester.

Provided further that the Vice Chancellor may allow enrollment of a student after the expiry of ten days of the commencement of the semester under special circumstances and individual cases to be recorded in writing with double late fee, till such time as it does not conflict with the prescribed requirement of 75% attendance in lectures and practicals of each subject.

Explanation: Enrollment will only be considered completed when GS/10 form is deposited with the Director Advanced Studies. Merely depositing of fee will not serve the purpose.

8.  If a student fails to enroll in any semester without permission of the competent authority, he shall cease to be on the rolls of the University and in case he desires readmission, he shall have to apply for the same.

Explanation: The advanced Studies and Research Board may readmit such a candidate or refuse admission if the reasons advanced are not convincing.

9.  When a candidate has been enrolled for his first semester, the Advanced Studies and Research Board shall, on the recommendation of the Dean/Director/Principal made in consultation with the Chairman of the Department/Incharge of Section concerned, constitute for the M.Sc.(CS)/MS(CS) candidate a Supervisory Committee which shall normally consist of two teachers from the major field of study and one from the minor field of study, provided that if an outstanding specialist in a major or minor field of study, is available outside the University, he may be appointed as a member of the Supervisory Committee in place of a teacher or as an additional member. One of the teacher members from the major field of study will be designated as Chairman of the Supervisory Committee. For MBA, MBIT/M.Com candidates, the Supervisory Committee will comprise of all the three teachers from their department; one of them will be designated as the Chairman of the Supervisory Committee.

10. (a) A student who is enrolled for a course shall not be allowed, to add a new course or substitute a course for another after the expiry of twenty days from the commencement of the semester, but he may be permitted, on the recommendation of his major supervisor/Chairman of the Department and the teachers concerned, to drop a course within thirty days. In case a student gives up a course without such permission or intimation, he shall be deemed to have failed in that course.

(b) The students may be allowed to drop such courses within 30 days of the last date for enrolment, for which they enrolled in the first semester after taking admission, before the appointment of their Supervisory Committees, which are not included in their approved course work program by the Supervisory Committee. This concession will be valid for courses enrolled in the first semester and for those students, who submit their course work program during first semester.

11. When a course for which a student is enrolled cannot be held according to the program announced, he/she may take up an alternate course, but this must be done not later than fifteen days after the date of enrolment.

12. The admission of the candidate to the course shall be provisional in the first instance and shall be confirmed only when he has:

(i)                   shown satisfactory progress in course work and thesis research

(ii)                 rectified the course deficiencies, if any