VIDYA-BHAVANA
(Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences)

MA

Eligibility Criteria for admission to Post-Graduate Courses [Two-Year Four-Semester M.A.]
(Code: MA) through admission tests under Vidya-Bhavana (Code 22).
1)General and OBC Candidates : Honours Graduates of recognized universities under 10+2+3 pattern or its equivalent in relevant discipline are eligible to apply for admission, subject to fulfillment of Departmental criteria (separate for general and OBC candidates) as detailed in the table below.
2)SC/ST/PH Candidates : Honours Graduates of recognized universities under 10+2+3 patterns or its equivalent in relevant discipline are eligible to apply for admission, subject to fulfillment of the
Departmental criteria.

Notes:
.1. Candidates will be allowed to sit for admission tests only on production of the original mark sheets of B.A. (Hons.) final examination.
.2. Journalism and Mass Communication: Written test will be conducted in the Department. The final selection will be made on the basis of viva-voce on the same day. For details, the applicants may contact office of the Centre for Journalism and Mass Communication, Visva- Bharati.
3. Reporting Time: Candidates should report at the venue with all original documents, certificates, and mark sheets at least 90 minutes before the commencement of the admission test.  Modalities for preparing merit lists for admission to M.A. courses through admission tests

1) Percentage of aggregate marks secured in B.A.(Hons.) Examinations: Out of 100
2) Marks secured in the relevant written Admission Test:**                      Out of 100
                                                                                                 Total: Out of 200
** The qualifying mark in admission test shall be 30% for General candidates and 27% for OBC candidates
which may not be applicable in case of SC/ST candidates.

General Criteria for direct admission to M.A. Courses (Code: MA) for internal students
All eligible internal candidates having appeared in B.A.(Hons.) final examinations of the relevant courses under Vidya-Bhavana are to be admitted provisionally to the concerned courses. Such provisional admission shall be cancelled if the candidate fails to fulfill the eligibility conditions subsequently.

For all other courses the application forms should be submitted to the Adhyaksha, Vidya-Bhavana
(Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences) within the stipulated date.

 Adhyaksha, Vidya-Bhavana,
VISVA-BHARATI
P.O. Santiniketan-731 235
District Birbhum, West Bengal
Telephone: +91-3463-262751 to 262756 (6 lines),
Extension- 471, Direct Phone: 91-3463-262292