4. Fulfilling the eligibility criteria alone will not guarantee a seat for MA. Seats will be filled on the basis of the merit/rank.

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1 MA English Admission (2015) Instruction to candidates The result of MA (English) Entrance Examination held on 28 June 2015 is announced herewith. The result is displayed in two parts: (1) Part A (i.e. OMR) marks of all candidates listed according to roll number (2) Total marks (i.e. Parts A + B + C) of candidates who have qualified in Part A. (The qualifying marks for Part A has been fixed as 26 for General Category candidates.) All candidates who have qualified in the Entrance as per the eligibility criteria given in Appendix I are required to go through the instructions given below. Instructions 1. Candidates seeking admission through Entrance are required to take note of the following points: a. The minimum marks for qualifying in Part A is 26 (applicable only to the General Category). b. For General Category candidates, Parts B and C have been evaluated only if they have qualified in Part A. c. Please note that those who seek admission through Entrance have to fulfill the minimum eligibility conditions in the qualifying examination (i.e. BA/BSc. etc.) and in the Entrance examination conducted by the Department. The eligibility criteria for admission through Entrance are given in Appendix I(A). 2. All the candidates who are eligible for Direct Admission are required to fill in their Honours marks as per the instructions sent to them separately by .the eligibility criteria for Direct Admission are given in Appendix I(B). 3. The Department will publish a rank/merit list of the candidates who are eligible for Direct Admission. Please check the Announcements in the Department website by July 15 for the list. (URL: 4. Fulfilling the eligibility criteria alone will not guarantee a seat for MA. Seats will be filled on the basis of the merit/rank. 5. All the candidates who are eligible for Direct admission and/or who have qualified the Entrance examination are required to fill the College Preference Form as per the instructions sent separately by . Please exercise proper care while filling the form, as no change will be possible after submission. Please note the following points: 1

2 a. The candidates have to choose the colleges ranking them according to the order of preference. b. There are a total of 19 colleges on the list, out of which 8 are women s colleges. Therefore, male candidates will effectually have only 11 choices. c. Candidates not familiar with the colleges in Delhi are advised to familiarize themselves with the colleges and their location before attempting to fill the form. d. Candidates seeking admission to St. Stephen s College are required to contact the College and find out the details regarding admission. 6. All the candidates who qualified the Entrance have been given two ranks a Rank in their Category and a Combined Rank. General Category candidates will be admitted only on the basis of the Combined Rank. Reserved Category candidates will be considered on the basis of either their Rank in the category or the Combined Rank subject to the conditions spelt out in (7) below. 7. College allotment will be done as per the following modalities: a. It will be done on a preference-cum-merit basis by going down the list of candidates in the order of merit for each mode of admission (i.e. Direct and Entrance) and each category(i.e. SC, ST, etc.) and in accordance with the choices indicated by the candidate in the Preference Form that has been filled online. b. A candidate who is eligible for admission through both Direct Admission and Admission through Entrance will be allotted a college under whichever mode that enables him/her to get the higher preference number. In case a candidate is getting the same preference in both the modes of admission, that candidate will be considered to have taken admission in the Direct mode. c. General Category candidates will be allotted colleges only on the basis of the Combined Rank. d. Reserved category candidates who meet the eligibility criteria of the General Category shall be treated as General unless it enables them to get a college of higher preference. That is to say, reserved category candidates are eligible to be considered for seat allotment on the basis of their Category Rank as well as Combined Rank. However, allotment will be under the category that enables the candidate to get his/her highest preference. In case a candidate is getting the same preference under both the categories, that candidate will be considered under the General Category (and not under the reserved category). e. For each candidate, if seats are not available in the college with the highest preference, he/she will be waitlisted for that college, and the next preference will be considered. This exercise will continue till the 2

3 candidate can be accommodated in any of the colleges that have been listed. f. Seat that falls vacant due to a candidate not taking admission or withdrawing admission will be allotted in the next round of counseling to the candidates who are waitlisted. Therefore, candidates who have been allotted a college of their lower preference are required to indicate at the time of counseling whether they want to be considered for the colleges of their higher preference in case seats are vacant. Such seats will be notified in the Department website and allotted only with the next round of allotment. g. The candidates who cannot get a seat in any of the colleges listed by them will be required to report on the day of the counseling as per their rank. Such candidates may be accommodated in the seats remaining vacant after that particular round of allotment. No allotment that has already been made shall be disturbed for the sake of such candidates. h. If there is a tie between more than one candidate for a seat in a particular college (by virtue of them having the same rank in the Entrance or BA Honours marks), the candidate who has indicated the higher preference for that particular college will be considered first. The claim of the candidate who has indicated a lower preference will be considered only if seats are vacant after the candidate who had the higher preference is accommodated. However, if such candidates have given the same rank for the particular college in question, they will be allotted that particular college regardless of the number of seats available. i. Queries regarding college allocation can be addressed to maenglishadmission2015@gmail.com. (Please note that queries regarding any matter other than college allotment will not be entertained.) 8. Please note the following points regarding counseling: a. Counseling will take place in the Faculty of Arts, Main Campus from am to 1.30 pm on thespecified days as given in Appendix II. b. Candidates are required to submit the completed Counseling Slip that has been uploaded on the website of the Department at the time of counseling. c. The college allotment list will be displayed at the time of counseling. d. On the day of the counseling, the candidates are required to submit the Counseling Slip and collect the Admission Slip from the Arts Faculty, Main Campus, and secure admission in the colleges allotted to them. e. The Department reserves the right to stop counseling at any point once the seats are filled or to announce further dates for counseling. Candidates are requested to look up the Announcements on the 3

4 Department website for updates on the status of Admission at the following URL: f. Seats lying vacant after (if any) may be opened for further counseling. The schedule for such counseling will be announced by A candidate who does not collect the admission slip as per the announced schedule will forfeit her claim for admission. Such candidates will not be considered for admission in the subsequent rounds. 10. The originals of all the documents are to be produced at the time of admission, which shall be verified by the college concerned. 11. After securing admission, candidates are required to deposit the counterfoil of the admission slip at the Department office in the Main Campus within two days. Failure to do so may result in cancellation of admission. 12. Classes will begin on August 3, Please note that the Department organizes all the lectures for all the students in Main and/or South Campuses of the University. The students who have joined the Masters programme are supposed to report at their respective campuses. Head, Department of English University of Delhi. 4

5 A. Direct Admission: Appendix I: Eligibility Criteria General Category At least 60% in BA Honours (English) from the University of Delhi OBC/SC/ST/PwD/CW At least 54% in BA Honours (English) from the University of Delhi B. Admission through Entrance: General Category/CW OBC PwD/SC/ST At least 40% in the At least 36% in May be lowered till all the seats Entrance Test the Entrance Test are filled Note: Sports Category will be considered as per University guidelines. Appendix II: Schedule for Counseling Counseling will take place in the Arts Faculty, Main Campus of Delhi University from am to 1.30 pm as per the schedule announced below: Category Date * Ranks (Direct& Entrance)** General*** SC ST OBC PwD/CW *The Department reserves the right to stop the counseling once the seats are full. The Department may announce further dates of counseling by if seats are vacant. **The Rank list for Direct Admission will be announced by the Department by July 14 on the Department website. ***General Category candidates will be considered only on the basis of their Combined Rank. Reserved Category candidates will be considered under their Category Rank or their Combined Rank if they fulfill the eligibility criteria of the General Category (whichever gives them a higher preference of college). Note: i. Candidates are requested to check the website of the Department for updates/announcements regarding admission. URL: ii. The schedule of counseling for candidates seeking admission under Sports Category will be announced later. 5