ADMISSION PROCEDURE –– 2009–2010

Important Dates for Admission - 2009- 2010

Admission to CTPB programme - 2009 - 2011

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

• Please fill in the application form for admission to LSR College. The application form attached to the Prospectus 2009 or the DU common admission form may be used. We advise that you use the LSR application form especially if you are applying for the Written Test. The name on the application form must tally with the name on the Date of Birth Certificate. 

• The application form and fee structure are available in the new Prospectus 2009, which will be available at the College from MONDAY, 01 June 2009 onwards. The cost of the Prospectus is Rs. 300/- (Prospectus + plus postal charges). The amount may be sent by demand draft in the name of Principal, Lady Shri Ram College for Women.

• You must indicate your preference for 3 courses on each form. There are two sets of reference codes; one for subjects studied in Class 12 and another for the courses you wish to apply for. Fill in all the subjects you are applying for with the correct code marking as indicated in the application form.

• We suggest you fill in the marks of all the subjects you have studied in the last qualifying examination, even though the admission list is prepared on the basis of English and three best elective subjects. Along with English, you can include a second language to calculate your ‘best four total’ provided the mark sheet states clearly that the second language is an elective course.

• LSR will display the first cut-off list on the date announced by the University, on the College notice board and on the website. If your name appears on that list, check the date and time allotted for your interaction with the admission in-charge of your department. The applicant has to personally present herself to the admission in-charge for the interaction.  Name on the list does not guarantee admission.  Admission is subject to the name appearing on the list and a verification of all certificates and deposit of the appropriate fees.

• All admissions will be provisional and subject to confirmation by the University of Delhi.

• On admission, candidates are required to submit all original certificates on the same day and pay the fees in cash. The candidates must submit the following original documents along with one photocopy of each at the time of taking admission:

i.                    Date of Birth certificate or Secondary School or equivalent Examination Certificate clearly stating the date of birth.

ii.                  Original Mark-sheet issued by the Board / University.

iii.                Character Certificate from the Head of Institution last attended.

iv.                Two passport size photographs should be pasted on the College Enrolment Form and another submitted to the office on the day of the interaction after the admission is finalised.

v.                  SC/ST/OBC certificates wherever applicable.

vi.                Students who have not studied Hindi up to Class X are required to produce class VIII Mark Sheet as evidence of having/not having studied Hindi up to class VIII.

vii.              Physically handicapped certificate

Note: In case a candidate is found to have submitted fake certificates, the admission will stand cancelled and the fees will not be refunded.

APPLICATION FORMS

We have provided a specimen application form, which may be downloaded from the link given at the bottom of the page and used as a guide. Please read the instructions at the end of the form and also the LSR Reference Codes for various courses and subjects. Candidates may use the common application form of Delhi University or the LSR application form available in the Prospectus 2009. The LSR application form may also be purchased separately from the college for Rs. 10/- commencing from 01 June 2009. We prefer you to use the LSR form for ease of handling and processing on the computer.

An online LSR application form will be uploaded here on 02 June 2009. Candidates living beyond Delhi and neighbourhood (viz. Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, NOIDA etc. form part of Delhi neighbourhood) may use this form and send it to us as an e-mail attachment for consideration.

ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS

Original documents will be retained by the college. In case a candidate withdraws the original certificates, her admission will stand cancelled. In case a candidate requires the original certificates for a few days for any reason, she should meet the S O (Admin) with a written request and take permission for the same.

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WRITTEN TEST FOR JOURNALISM

There will be a written test for Journalism. Students applying for this subject should check the notice board for information and complete the registration formalities for the test according to the schedule displayed. A flyer appended to the bulletin has more information.

Journalism Department will hold an "Open House" at 1130 a.m. on Friday 12th June in the college auditorium.

Formalities to be completed for the test:

• All students wishing to be considered for the written test have to apply on the LSR admission form only.

• For detailed eligibility criteria to apply or take the Journalism written test please see 'Guidelines for Evaluation of Merit 2009-2010'. Thereafter, on the basis of applications, the department will come out with a list of candidates who are eligible to take the test. Please see the College Notice Board for the date on which the list of eligible applicants will be displayed.

• The applicants selected to appear for the test have to REGISTER IN PERSON.  For the registration you need:

1. Two passport size photographs

2. Registration fee of Rs. 500/-

3. Original marks sheet that will only be used to verify your marks and will not be retained by the college.

• The date for the test will be notified on the College Notice Board. (Please see Important Dates for Admission)

• The test results will be displayed on the same day as the first cut-off list. Selected applicants will be called for interaction, as is the case for all other courses. Subsequent procedure also remains the same. However, those who clear the written test might also be required to appear for an Interview.

INTERVIEWS

The Departments of B.Com. (Honours), Philosophy (Honours) and Sociology (Honours) will hold Interviews to judge the candidates’ general awareness and analytical ability. The Department of Hindi (Honours) will hold an interview to judge language proficiency.

The interviews for all these subjects will be held before the date of display of the first list. For exact date please refer to the list of important dates for admission 2009-10

The First List of candidates eligible for admission to all courses, including courses where interviews are held, will be displayed as per the University of Delhi Schedule on 25^th June, 2009.

• Those who wish to apply for subjects where interviews are being held are advised to apply in the LSR Form.

• At the time of the Interview, students must carry an attested copy of their Marks Sheet.

ADMISSION TO CTPB PROGRAMME 2009-2011

The applications forms for the CTPB Programme 2009-2011 are available at the College from from 01^st June 2009 to 05^th July 2009. Completed  application forms should be submitted by 05^th July 2009 by 1.00 p.m. addressed to: Mr Mohammad Israr, The Principal's Office, Peacebuilding Programme, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Lajpat Nagar IV, New Delhi 110024. Phone: 91-11-26434459, 26460400 Ext. 32. EMail: ctpb.lsrc@gmail.com For more details of the programme click here.

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ADMISSION TO M.A./ M.Sc.

Admission to the M.A./M.Sc. Course is done through the respective Faculty of Arts, University of Delhi. The college offers the following subjects at the Post-Graduation level: English, Hindi, Mathematics, Statistics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sanskrit and History. Students seeking admission to such courses are first required to register themselves with the Faculty of Arts. The College will receive applications only from those students who have registered themselves and obtained an admission slip from the respective Faculties. Further information may be obtained either from the office of the University Department concerned or the respective Faculty of Arts of the University.

DECLARATION

On admission, every student of the college is required to sign a declaration that she submits herself to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Vice-Chancellor and the personnel of the University and the College who may be vested with the authority to exercise discipline under the Acts, Statutes, Ordinances and Rules of the University / College. Each student will be given a handbook containing the rules and regulations of the college.

ORIENTATION
The orientation is an invaluable introduction that provides an insight into the functioning of the college before the start of teaching. It is designed to make entrants feel more at home in their new environment. Attendance at the orientation is compulsory. Do make sure that you check the date for orientation day on the day of admission.

MIGRATION

Migration to this college is not permissible in any year.

ENTRANCE TO THE SECOND YEAR

No direct admission in the second year is permissible by the University of Delhi.

SPECIAL CATEGORIES

Candidates belonging to SC/ST and children or widows of officers and men of the armed forces killed or disabled in action or on duty are required to get their names registered at the main building of the University of Delhi. (DU website: www.du.ac.in)

As per the guidelines issued by the University of Delhi, there will be a certain reservation for OBC candidates.  Any candidate applying for this category must fill in the OBC certificate No. on the application form.  The OBC certificate should clearly state that the candidate does not belong to the creamy layer.  For a detailed list of certificates required under this category please contact University of Delhi (DU website: www.du.ac.in) 

LSR welcomes students with special needs and within logistical constraints tries to provide every help to facilitate their years in college. We also offer a number of freeships and scholarships on the basis of merit and need.

GAP YEAR CASES

Students who have had a gap in their education must bring any documents such as admission slips, admit cards etc. in original, for any examination taken or certificates of courses attended in the gap period, to be eligible for admission to the undergraduate course for which they qualify. Such students should meet the S O (Admin).

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OVERSEAS STUDENTS

LSR welcomes students from all over the world and provides them an enriching context to pursue higher studies. There are two categories of overseas students:

1. Students of foreign/Indian nationality clearing their last examination under a foreign board.

2. Students of Foreign nationality clearing their last examination under an Indian board.

FOREIGN BOARD (Foreign/Indian Nationality)

Students of foreign/Indian nationality who have taken their last examination under a foreign board are advised to get in touch with the Foreign Student Advisor, University of Delhi, to obtain a letter certifying:

1. Eligibility

2. Validity of applicant’s student or long-term visa

3. Equivalence of applicant’s grade with Indian Boards

Applicants should have completed this formality by end May/early June.

To gain admission:

• Students taking the International Baccalaureate or the 'A' level examinations of the GCE are required to have their confidential results posted to the Principal as soon as possible in order to meet the deadlines for application.

• All students have to meet the required cut-off percentages of the course applied for.
  4% will be deducted from the aggregate score for every vocational subject studied
  (For details on negative weightage and list of vocational subjects, please refer to ‘Guidelines for Evaluation of Merit 2009-2010').

• Students who have passed the General Certificate Examination (GCE) require at least three ‘O’ level and two ‘A’ level papers. Their grades will be converted to percentages as per equivalence provided by University guidelines.

• For students who have appeared from the International Baccalaureate, the University provides guidelines to determine equivalence of their grades with Indian Boards’.

• For students who have graduated from the American High School System equivalence will be worked out on the basis of SAT scores. In exceptional cases students who have maintained an ‘A’ grade can also be considered for admission. Subjects studied should include English and four others, not more than two of which should be in the same area.

• For any other Board the University equivalence will have to be obtained from the office of the Registrar, University of Delhi.

• The college may also conduct test and interview to evaluate the suitability of any student who has appeared in a non-Indian Board examination.

• On being provisionally admitted, foreign nationality students have to obtain a valid medical certificate from the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Delhi. If the certificate is not produced within a month, the admission stands cancelled. Admission formalities for this category will be completed only after admissions in the general category.

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INDIAN BOARD (Foreign Nationality)

Students of foreign nationality who have passed their last examination under an Indian Board should get in touch with the Foreign Students Advisor, University of Delhi (Prof. A.S. Narag, Foreign Students Adviser, c/o Faculty Of Management Studies, University Of Delhi, E-mail: andynarag@hotmail.com) (DU website: www.du.ac.in) for completing formalities and payment of additional fees. They must apply for admission to college and meet the eligibility criteria along with the general category of students within the time stipulated for admissions. All rules for general admissions apply to them.

SPORTS CATEGORY

A Committee constituted by the College will decide admission on the basis of sports. The Committee will hold interviews and trials as per the Evaluation Chart of the University of Delhi. Refer to the appended leaflet for the trial dates. The last date for submission of sports form is MONDAY, 15 June 2009. The level of competence in the sport will be determined on the basis of distinction achieved only within the last three years.

Please attach copies of the following with the form:

i. Character certificate from the institution last attended.

ii. Certificate of the last qualifying examination passed.

iii. Mark-sheet on the basis of which admission is sought.

iv. Date of Birth certificate or Secondary School or equivalent Examination Certificate clearly stating the date of birth.

v. Documents in support of achievement in the sport on the basis of which admission is sought. COPIES OF ALL SUCH

DOCUMENTS AND A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SPORTSPERSON SHOULD BE ATTESTED BY THE PRINCIPAL OF THE INSTITUTION LAST ATTENDED.  INCOMPLETE FORMS MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED.

vi. Other relevant documents such as SC/ST certificates.

vii. A certificate of physical fitness signed by a registered medical practitioner.

viii. Details of any scholarships the applicant has availed of in the past three years.

For further details, see the Sports form.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (ECA)

A committee constituted by the college will decide admission on the basis of  ECA. Admission under ECA category is usually after the general admissions are over. Candidates are therefore are advised not to rely on their qualifying in the Trials and to secure Admission wherever they can.

You need to attach copies of the following with the ECA form:

1.      A letter of recommendation from the Principal/Officiating Authority of the School last attended clearly giving details of activities participated in. The Principal should also express his/her opinion on the extent to which the candidates might be able to contribute to the cultural life of the college.

2.      Documents in support of achievement in ECA on the basis of which admission is sought. The college is especially interested in the candidates’ participation in activities during the last three years.

3.       Statement of Purpose written by the student stating how she will contribute to the life of the college and why she has applied to LSR.

4.       Portfolios are necessary for those applying under the category of Fine Arts/Painting/Sculpture/Photography and are desirable for all other categories.

5.       A list of Extra Curricular Activities mentioning level of participation and prizes won in the last three years.

6.       Character Certificate from the institution last attended.

7.       Mark Sheet on the basis of which admission is sought.

8.       Date of Birth Certificate or School Examination Certificate clearly stating Date of Birth.

PLEASE ATTACH ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS.  INCOMPLETE FORMS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

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Admission PROCEDURE

The admission process will start on MONDAY, 1 JUNE 2009 at 9:30 a.m. There will be a counter set up in the college during the admission period to provide general assistance to the applicants. From  MONDAY, 1 JUNE 2009, the  Pre-Admissions Counselling Cell will be set up to answer questions and give general guidance regarding admissions. This counselling Cell will operate between 9:30 am - 1:00 pm in Room number 8. Parents/Guardians are also welcome at this counter.

Important Dates For AdmissionS 2009-2010

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