PROSPECTUS FOR ADMISSION TO POST GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES (MGU-CSS), B LiSc & B P Ed IN AFFILIATED COLLEGES THROUGH CENTRALISED ALLOTMENT PROCESS (CAP) 2019 MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY PRIYADARSINI HILLS P.O., KOTTAYAM-686 560 www.cap.mgu.ac.in SCHEDULE FOR ADMISSION TO PG PROGRAMMES (2019-20) THROUGH CAP Sr. Item Dates No. 2019-20 1. Onlin e availability of application forms and prospectus 10/05/2019 2. Online candidate registration Upto 25/05/2019 2.00 pm 3. Publication of provisional rank list & trial allotment 30/05/2019 4. Data modification, if any, by applicants/re -arrangement/addition/d eletion of 30/05/2019 to 31/05/2019 4.00 pm options 5. First allotment 04/06/2019 6. Online remittance of fee due to University and reporting for admission in colleges 04/06/2019 to 07/06/2019 7. Facility for option modification (re -arrangement & deletion o nly) 08/06/2019 - 10/06/2019 8. Second allotment 12/06/2019 9. Online remittance of fee due to University and reporting for admission in colleges 12/06/2019 to 14/06/2019 4.00 pm 10. Facility for option modification (re -arrangement & deletion only) 15/06/20 19 - 16/06/2019 11. Third Allotment 18/06/2019 12. Online remittance of fee due to University and reporting for admission in colleges 18/06/2019 to 20/06/2019 4.00 pm 13. Commencement of classes 21/06/2019 14. Online candidate registration for First Special allo tment for SC/ST candidates 21/06/2019 -22/06/2019 4.00 pm 15. First Online Special allotment I for SC/ST candidates 25/06/2019 16. Online remittance of fee due to University and reporting for admission in colleges 25/06/2019 – 26/06 /2019 4.00 pm (First Special allotment) 17. Facility for option modification (re -arrangement & deletion only) for Second 27/06/2019 Special allotment for SC/ST candidates 18. Second Online Special allotment for SC/ST candidates 29/06/2019 19. Reporting for admission in colleges (Second Special allotment) 29 /06/2019 to 01/07/2019 4.00pm 20. Online candidate registration for supplementary allotment 02/07/2019 to 04/07/2019 21. First Supplementary allotment 08/07/2019 22. Online remittance of fee due to University and reporting for admission in colleges 08/07/2019 & 09/07/2019 4.00 pm (First Supplementary allotment) 23. Facility for option modification (re -arrangement & deletion only) 10/07/2019 to 11/07/2019 4.00 pm 24. Second Supplementary Allotment 16/07/2019 25. Online remittance of fee due to Uni versity and reporting for admission in colleges 16/07/2019 to 17/07/2019 4.00 pm (Second Supplementary allotment) 26. Online candidate registration for final allotment 18/07/2019 to 19/07/2019 27. Publication of the first allotment list of the Final Allotmen t 20/07/2019 28. Online Payment fee due to University & Reporting for admission in colleges (first 20/07/2019 – 22/07/2019 allotment list of the Final Allotment) 29. Publication of the second allotment list of the Final Allotment 23/07/2019 30. Online Payment fee due to University & Reporting for admission in colleges 23/07/2019 to 24/07/2019 (second allotment list of the Final Allotment) 31. Publication of the third allotment list of the Final Allotment 25/07/2019 32. Online Payment fee due to University & Report ing for admission in colleges (third 25/07/2019 to 26/07/2019 allotment list of the Final Allotment) 33. Publication of the fourth allotment list of the Final Allotment 27/07/2019 34. Online Payment fee due to University & Reporting for admission in colleges 27/07/2019 to 29/07/2019 (fourth allotment list of the Final Allotment) 35. Closing of admission 29/07/2019 36. Last date for the entry of admitted students in the online admission portal 29/07/2019 11 pm 2 SCHEDULE OF VARIOUS ADMISSIONS CONDUCTED BY COLLEGS Item Sports/Cultural/ PD Quotas Community Merit Management Last date for online application (Sports/Cultural/ PD Quotas)/submission 22/05/2019 08/06/2019 29/07/2019 of print outs of the online application 4.00 pm 4.00 pm 4.00 pm forms (Community and Management quotas) Uploading of rank lists in the online NA 10/06/2019 – 11/06/2019 NA admission portal Publication of provisional rank list in the 12/06/2019 23/05/2019 NA CAP website 10.00 am 23/05/2019 & Verification of the applicant credentials by 24/05/2019 4.00 pm NA NA the College authorities Publication of final rank list in the CAP 25/05/2019 NA NA website Admission of candidates 25/05/2019 – 27/05/2019 12/06/2019 onwards NA Last date for the entry of admitted 27/0 5/2019 29/07/2019 29/07/2019 students in the online portal 11.00 pm 11.00 pm 11.00 pm 3 The Prospectuses issued in previous years are not valid for the year 2019. Candidates are required to go through the current prospectus carefully and acquaint themselves with all the relevant information relating to the admission process. They are also requested to visit the official website of the University www.mgu.ac.in for notification and announcements. This prospectus is subject to modification/addition/deletion as may be deemed necessary by the University. 4 INTRODUCTION Among all universities in the state Mahatma Gandhi University has the distinction for having the largest number of colleges affiliated to it which offer a multitude of programmes that stand out by the merit of their diversified content and employability. Despite the existence of such a broad spectrum of programmes seats remained unfilled in pre-CAP period due to the lack of a mechanism to showcase the programmes and to offer guidance to applicants for choosing the right programmes. It was with a view to tiding over these handicaps and to streamline the admission procedure that the Centralized Allotment Process (CAP) for Post Graduate Programmes was introduced by Mahatma Gandhi University in 2010. The introductory year witnessed overwhelming response from both the student community and the college authorities. The new admission system has succeeded in democratizing the admission procedure by ensuring transparency and social justice in it. 1. Classification/Categorization of Seats : Seats available in Govt./Aided/Self-financing affiliated colleges and Self Financing programmes in Aided Colleges except autonomous colleges are mainly classified as Merit seats/Community merit seats (applicable only in aided colleges) and Management seats. 1.1 Details of seats that come under the ambit of Centralised Allotment Process (CAP): i. Govt. Colleges: Total seats available in government colleges except seats under sports/cultural/PD Quota ii. Aided Colleges: Open quota seats, seats earmarked for SC/ST candidates iii. Unaided Colleges/ Unaided programmes conducted in Aided Colleges: 50% of the total seats including seats reserved for SC/ST/SEBC 1.2 The remaining seats under community quota (Aided Colleges only)/management quota (Aided and Unaided Colleges and Unaided Programmes conducted in Aided Colleges)/sports and cultural quota and persons with disabilities quota shall be filled by the colleges concerned. 2. RESERVATION OF SEATS 2.1 Types of Reservation: Out of the total Merit Seats available in Govt./Aided/Self financing affiliated colleges for various PG Programmes, seats will be reserved for different categories under the following main items: i. Reservation for International Students ii. Reservation for nominees iii. Reservation for Persons with Disabilities iv. Special Reservation and v. Mandatory Reservation 2.1.1 Reservation for International Students 10% additional seats shall be created in affiliated Arts and Science colleges over and above the sanctioned strength and added to the total merit seats exclusively for the purpose of accommodating international students. These seats shall not be filled up with other candidates. The students who seek admission in this category should first apply online and submit the print out of the online application to the colleges concerned. 5 2.1.2 a) Reservation for Nominees : (U.O No. Ac A1/3/2761/06 dated 20.07.2006) An additional seat shall be created in affiliated Arts and Science colleges and added to the total merit seats exclusively for the purpose of accommodating students sponsored by the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. This seat shall not be filled up with other candidates. The Head of the institutions should submit the details of such admissions in the admission website within time limit announced by the University. The students who seek admission in this category should first apply online and submit the print out of the online application to the colleges concerned. b) Reservation of Seats for Malayalee students from Andaman & Nicobar Islands : An additional seat for each programme in affiliated Arts and Science colleges shall be created exclusively for the purpose of Malayalee students from Andaman & Nicobar Islands . This seat shall not be filled up by other candidates (U.O. No. 6199/AI/2016/Acad dated 23.11.2016). The Head of the institutions should forward the list of such candidates admitted, separately to the University, immediately after admissions. The students who seek admission in this category should first apply online and submit the print out of the online application to the colleges concerned. 2.1.2 Reservation for Persons with Disabilities (PD) : 3% of the seats (the total number of seats of all PG Programmes in a college pooled together) are reserved for candidates with disabilities for all Programmes. 1% (one percent of the seats in PG Programmes) of seats shall be reserved for each of the three sections of the physically handicapped (Blind, deaf and Orthopedically challenged) with provision for interchange of seats, if candidates are not available in a particular category in a year.