Entrance Tests

Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha CSSET 2012, CSAET 2012 for B.Ed and M.Ed.

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The Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (RSV), Tirupati will conduct and all India level Combined Shiksha Shastri (B.Ed.) Entrance Test (CSSET) and Combined Shiksha Acharya (M.Ed.) Entrance Test (CSAET) at specified examination centres in different parts of the country for admission to B.Ed and M.Ed. prorammes for the year 2012-2013. Admission to the above programmes in Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha – Tirupati, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan – New Delhi and SLBS Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha – New Delhi will will be based on results and ranks in CSSET 2012 and CSAET 2012. Following are details of eligibility, selection and application procedure:

1) CSSET (B.Ed.) Eligibility: Applicants should have passed in Shastri / B.A. (Sanskrit) or Equivalent in 10+ 2+ 3 pattern with minimum 50 percent marks OR they should have passed in two year Shastri / B.A. (Sanskrit) / equivalent with at least 50 percent marks and a pass in one year Bridge course / Setu or one year of Acharya / M.A. (Sanskrit). Candidates with a pass in Acharya / M.A. (Sanskrit) are also eligible to apply. Those appearing for final year of qualifying examination can also apply. Age must be 20 years as on 1-10-2012.

2) CSAET (M.Ed.) Eligibility: Candidates should have passed in Acharya / M.A. (Sanskrit) or its equivalent with Shiksha Shastri or B.Ed. (with Sanskrit methodology) along with minimum 55 percent aggregate marks in both. They should get at least 50 percent marks in both theory and practicals separately in Shiksha Shastri / B.Ed. Candidates appearing for final year exams also can apply. Age should be minimum 23 years as on 1-10-2012.

Application Procedure: Interested candidates can obtain application forms from any of the following places by submitting a DD for Rs. 500 in person or Rs. 550 by post sending along with a request to the Co-ordinator, CSSET & CSAET, R.S.Vidyapeetha, Tirupati-517 507 (A.P.). DD should be drawn in favour of ‘Registrar, Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati’ and payable at Tirupati. Applications can also be downloaded from the website http://rsvidyapeetha.ac.in and sent to the above address along with DD. Last date for issue and receipt of completed applications is 2nd March 2012. Examination date is 12th May 2012 (10 AM – 12-40 PM).

Application forms and Guidelines are available at:

1. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, 56-57, Institutional Area, D-Block, Janakpuri, New Delhi-58
2. Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati
3. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Shri Ranbir Campus, Kot Bhalwal-181 122, Jammu
4. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, K.J. Somaiya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, II Floor, SIMSR Building, Vidya Vihar, Mumbai-400077, Maharashtra.
5. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Bhopal Campus, Sanskrit Marg, Bagh Sevania, Bhopal-562 043, M.P.
6. S.L.B.S. Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi- 16
7. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Vedavyasa Campus, Garli, Tehsil Dehra, Kangra Dist.-177108, H.P.
8. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Guruvayur Campus, Puranattukara, Trichur-680 551, Kerala.
9. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Lucknow Campus, Vishal Khand-4, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow-226 010, U.P.
10. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Jaipur Campus, Gopalpura Byepass, Triveni Nagar, Jaipur-302018, Rajasthan
11. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Ganganath Jha Campus, Chandrashekhar Azad Park, Company Bagh, Allahabad-211 002, U.P.
12. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Rajiv Gandhi Campus, Menase, Sringeri- 577139, Karnataka.
13. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Shri Sadashiv Campus, Puri-752001, Odisha

Examination Centres: Shimla, Bhopal, Tirupati, Chandigarh, Bengaluru, Delhi, Haridwar, Cuttack, Kolkata, Lucknow, Jaipur, Mumbai, Muzaffarpur, Puri, Manipur, Sringeri, Trissur and Varanasi. For more details, you can see http://rsvidyapeetha.ac.in or contact at Phone Nos. 0877-2288644, 0877-2287748.

CET 2012 for Ph.D. in UP Universities – Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University

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Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh) has announced Common Eligibility Test (CET) 2012 notification for admission to Ph.D. Programmes in universities located in Uttar Pradesh. This is a common entrance examination for all the state universities offering Doctoral programmes for the academic year 2012-13. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University was entrusted to conduct the CET 2012 for Ph.D. on 29th April 2012 at Agra, Allahabad, Bareilly, Faizabad, Gorakhpur, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi and Noida. Admission to Ph.D. programme will be made by respective state universities on the basis of Eligibility Certificate to be issued to successful candidates of CET 2012. Following are details of eligibility, nature and scheme of the examination, selection and application procedure:

Eligibility Requirements: Applicants should have Masters degree in relevant subjects as prescribed in the notification available on the university website at http://www.rmlau.ac.in/news/0420020118news.pdf . They should have minimum 55 percent marks. There will be 5 percent relaxation for SC, ST and PH candidates. The candidates who are appearing for Final year or Final semester examinations are also eligible to apply. The Eligibility test results of final year / semester candidates will be declared provisionally and will be confirmed after submitting the proof of qualification. The rules of UGC are applicable with regard to NET qualified candidates. Examination Fee is Rs. 800 for General and OBC candidates and Rs. 400 for SC and ST candidates. Syllabus of the ‘Common Eligibility Test’ (CET 2012) will be as that prescribed for UGC, CSIR, ICAR- NET – JRF Examinations. This syllabus for various subjects is available on the UGC, CSIR and ICAR websites.

Application Procedure: Interested candidates can apply in the prescribed form from 25th February 2012. The applications can be obtained from scheduled counter of the main branch of State Bank of India and Head Post Office of the examination cities mentioned above. Last date for the submission of completed Application Form is 20th March 2012. Address to send applications is ‘The Registrar, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad-224001, U.P’. CET 2012 Eligibility certificate with score will be valid for next two years from the date of issue.

Scheme of the Test: There will be two papers in the CET 2012 (Common Eligibility Test). The questions in both papers will be in Multiple Choice Type Questions (MCQs). Following is the description of two papers:
1) Paper-I: This paper consists of 2 hours duration and will contain 100 MCQs based on research aptitude and general awareness. Total marked for this paper is 100 marks. Exam Time: 8 – 10 AM.
2) Paper-II: Duration of this paper is 3 hours and will contain 200 MCQs based on Subject knowledge. Total marks are 200. There is no negative marking for any paper. Exam Time: 12-3 PM.

To qualify in the CET 2012, candidates should secure minimum 40 percent marks in each Paper and a minimum of 50 percent marks in aggregate. There will be a 5 percent relaxation in minimum marks for SC and ST candidates. The Examinations will be held in 12 cities as mentioned above in the beginning of the post. The admit cards / hall tickets for the CET 2012 will be sent by Post and shall also be available for download on university website www.rmlau.ac.in. Following are important dates of CET 2012 for Ph.D. Admissions:

1) Start of Application Process: 25th February 2012
2) Last date for the receipt of filled in applications: 20th March 2012
3) Common Eligibility Test (CET ) 2012 date: 29th April 2012
4) Test Syllabus Available on: UGC, CSIR, ICAR websites.
5) Download of Admit Cards: www.rmlau.ac.in
6) CET 2012 Results: May 2012.