REGULATIONS FOR ADMISSION & ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS

(FOR REGULAR PROGRAMMES)

CONTENTS

Sl. No.	Description	Page No.
1	Short Title and Commencement	5
2	Definitions	5
3	Constitution, Composition, Powers and Functions of Admission Committee	6
4	Academic Progrmmes / Courses for which Admission will be made and their duration	7
5	Procedure for Admissions	8
6	Fee Payment, Online Profile Entry, Fresh Registration, Re- Registration, Late Fees, Re-Admission and Withdrawal of Students:	8
7	Lateral Entry, Transfer of Credits and Equivalence of Programmes	17
8	Admissions to M-Phil, Ph-D and Post- Doctoral Programmes	17
9	Admission of Foreign Students / NRIs’	17
10	Transfer of Students and / or Change of Disciplines in various Programmes	17
11	Validity of Offer of Admission	17
12	Refund of Fees	17
13	Hostel Admission	17
14	Residual Clause	17
15	Appendix A Guidelines & Procedure for Admission	18
16	Appendix B Guidelines for Admission of Foreign Students/ NRIs’ in AUK	24
17	Appendix C Guidelines for Transfer of Students and/or Change of Disciplines in Various Programmes	27
18	Annexure – I Format for Undertaking - To be submitted by students whose results have not been declared at the time of fresh registration	35
19	Annexure – II Information to be sent by the Institutions/Departments	37
20	Annexure - III Application for Withdrawal	38
21	Annexure - IV Withdrawal from the Programme	39

R-08: REGULATIONS FOR ADMISSION & ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS (FOR REGULAR PROGRAMMES)

1. SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT

1. These Regulations shall be called “Regulations for Admission & Enrolment of Students” (For Regular Programmes).

1. They shall come into force with effect from the date of their

2. DEFINITIONS

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

1. “ADMISSION” shall mean selection of a student for a Course / Programme of the University Department / Institution for the first

1. “EQUIVALENT EXAMINATIONS” means an examination conducted by

1. any recognized Board of Senior Secondary Education, or

1. any Indian or Foreign University incorporated by law in force for the time being and recognized by the Amity University as equivalent to the examination, prescribed in the eligibility

1. “FOREIGN STUDENT” means a student who is not an Indian

1. “NRI” means a student who is a Non Resident

1. “PIO” means a student who is a Person of Indian

1. “QUALIFYING EXAMINATION” shall mean an examination the passing of which makes a student eligible for admission to a particular programme of study leading to award of a degree, diploma or certificate of the

1. “FRESH REGISTRATION” shall mean formal registration of a candidate for a Course / Programme of the University Department / Institution for the first

1. “RE-REGISTRATION” shall mean registration of a student on rolls of the University for continuance of his studies for the next semester /

1. “RE-ADMISSION” shall mean re-admission of a student after discontinuance of his studies / withdrawal from the Programme and / or cancellation of Admission by the University, as per Regulations, upto the specified

1. “AMIZONE” means Amity Intranet Zone, which is the official intranet for all Amity

k) Definitions specified in Section 2 of the Act, shall also apply unless the context requires otherwise.

3. CONSTITUTION, COMPOSITION, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF ADMISSION COMMITTEE

1. The Admission Committee shall be constituted by the Academic Council and approved by the Governing Board.

1. As per the approval of Governing Board in consonance with Sec 4(6) of First Statute of Amity University, Kolkata, the composition of the Admission Committee of the University shall be as under:

Nominee of the Foundation Chairman

Pro Vice Chancellor Member

One Head of Institution Member

Director Admissions Member

Registrar Member Secretary

1. Powers and Functions of Admission Committee will be as

• It will lay down principles and norms governing the policy for admission to various courses of studies in the University, subject to the approval of the Academic

• It will ensure that no student admitted to any Institution / Department in contravention of the provisions of norms laid down by the Admission Committee shall be permitted to take up any examinations conducted by the University and the Committee shall have the power to cancel any admission made in such

• It will look into the representations and problems, if any, relating to Admission of

• It will ensure that there is continuous improvement in the quality of intake and that there is transparency in the procedure followed by the Admission
• It will ensure providing equal opportunity to all without discrimination on the basis of cast, creed, religion, race, class or place of
• It will lay down Procedures and Guidelines for Lateral Entry
• It will lay down Procedures and Guidelines for Admission of students under Exchange Programmes and Joint Collaboration
• It will ensure that reservation of seats for admission in any course of study shall be regulated as provided in the
• It will lay down Procedures and Guidelines for Fresh Registration, Re-registration, Re-admission and
• It will lay down Procedures and Guidelines for enrolment of all categories of

• It will lay down policy for determination of merit for Admissions.

• It will ensure observance of Regulations, Guidelines and Procedures for Admissions, laid down in this

• It may form a Sub Committee, if considered necessary, for regulating admissions of different Campuses of AUK. The Sub Committee shall perform the duties of the Admission Committee in respect of that Campus, or as assigned from time to

• Any other function as specified in the Guidelines for Admission of students, or approved by the Academic Council / Governing Board.

4. ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES / COURSES FOR WHICH ADMISSION WILL BE MADE AND THEIR DURATION

1. Academic Programmes / Courses and Institution / Department which will be conducting them for award of degree, diploma and certificate shall be as approved by the Academic Council and the Governing Board.

1. Course Structure, minimum eligibility conditions and entry level qualifications for admission to the various PG and UG level Programmes/ Courses and Certificate Level programmes / Courses shall be as approved by the Academic Council and Governing Board from time to

1. The minimum and maximum duration and the number of seats for the academic programmes / courses offered shall be as approved by the Academic Council and the Governing Board.

5. PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSIONS

1. The University will notify Academic Calendar of Programmes / Courses for compliance by the University Teaching Departments /

1. Based on the Calendar, Admission Department will finalize the entire schedule of admissions, finalization and printing of application form, preparation and printing of the Prospectus, notification of advertisement by the University as well as Departments / Institutions etc, last dates for sale of prospectus and receipt of duly filled in application forms as well as display of Information Bulletin on Internet and facilities of “On line admissions”.

1. Procedure and Guidelines for admissions to various Programmes shall be as given in Appendix –A.

1. All Admission Letters will be issued by the Admission

6. FEE PAYMENT, ONLINE PROFILE ENTRY, FRESH REGISTRATION, RE-REGISTRATION, LATE FEES, RE-ADMISSION AND WITHDRAWAL OF STUDENTS:

1. FEE PAYMENT AND ONLINE PROFILE ENTRY

The student upon receiving his Admission Letter will give his on-line Profile and pay fees, as prescribed in the Admission Letter. Upon full payment of Academic Fees Students will be given username and password to logon to AMIZONE to enter their profile on their admission Microsite.

After payment of full academic fees and profile entry, an Internal Provisional Enrolment Number, will be generated, (which will not be informed to the student and would not be shown on the website).

This is to facilitate preparation of Smart Cards in time.

II. FRESH REGISTRATION

The student on the date of commencement of the Academic Session, as specified in the Admission Letter will report to the concerned Institution.

(a) DOCUMENTS REQUIRED IN ORIGINAL AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION:

• Proof of the date of birth (Secondary School Certificate issued by the affiliating Board).

• Certificate and marks sheet of qualifying examination issued by the Board / In case where the University has prescribed a condition of passing a subject or subjects at some level, the Certificate / Marks sheet of the concerned examination in proof thereof should also be produced.

• Conduct and Character Certificate from the Head of Institution from where the qualifying examination was

• SC/ST/Physically Handicapped/Defence Category/Kashmiri Migrants/ Minority Status Certificates, bonafide resident of Kolkata, if

• Migration

• Undertaking in the prescribed Proforma, (applicable in case of those students whose results have not been declared at the time of Registration) (as at Annexure-I).

• Any other document notified through

(b) VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS / ISSUE OF ENROLLMENT NUMBERS:

• On the day of commencement of the Programme / Course, the original Certificates and Marksheets (original & two sets of attested photocopies) will be verified by the respective Institutions with respect to the eligibility conditions prescribed for the Course /
• All verification of eligibility conditions will be done by the Institution and onus of verification would be with the respective O.I./H.O.D.
• Fresh Registration of students for a Programme of AUK will take place online at AMIZONE with the respective HOIs/HODs Login on the date of commencement of the Programme and will be based on full academic fee paid and profile

• No student shall be eligible for registration to a first degree programmes unless he/she has successfully passed the examination of 10+2. The Certificates of the students may be checked at the time of registration and in case it is found that the student does not fulfill the eligibility criteria on the basis of 10+2 examination for admission to 1st Degree, he will not be registered at all.

• No student shall be eligible for registration to Integrated Master’s Degree programmes unless he/she has successfully passed the examination of 10+2. The Certificates of the students may be checked at the time of registration and in case it is found that the student does not fulfill the eligibility criteria on the basis of 10+2 examination for admission to Integrated Master’s Degree programmes, he will not be registered at all.

• No student shall be eligible for admission to a Master’s Degree programmes unless he/she has successfully completed three years/four years of an undergraduate degree or earned prescribed number of credits for an undergraduate degree, through the examinations conducted by a University/Autonomous

• The Certificate of eligibility (i.e. Graduation) for admission to Master’s Degree programmes will be verified at the time of registration by the concerned Institution. In the case of students, who have already appeared in the qualifying examinations, but their results have not been declared by the University/Autonomous Institution, they will be provisionally registered, subject to the production of proof and a letter from the concerned University/Autonomous Institution certifying that the student has appeared in all the papers of last semester/year and the back papers of previous semesters (if any) and his/her result has not yet been

• An undertaking in the Format given at Annexure-I from him/her & his/her parents/guardian that he/she will submit the Documents in support of the eligibility by the last working day of October of the year failing which the admission will be cancelled and the name struck off from the rolls of the University and fee deposited will be

• One copy of Registration form, along with a set of photocopies of Certificates

/Marksheets will be sent by the Institution / Department to AUK for confirmation of Enrolment Numbers, within 10 days of registration.

Enrolment Number will be provided to the student and Smart Card issued, only after the student actually registers, after verification of eligibility conditions by the Institution/Department.

• In case of students, who have not submitted the proof in regard to fulfillment of the eligibility conditions and have been registered provisionally on an undertaking, the status of Enrollment Number given will remain provisional till the submission of

In respect of students, provisionally registered / issued Provisional Enrolment Numbers, Institutions/Departments will ensure the submission of Certificates/Marksheets by the students in regard to fulfillment of the eligibility conditions by the last working day of October of the year.

• The list of students whose eligibility conditions are fulfilled, along with photocopy of Certificates submitted in fulfillment of eligibility will be forwarded to Higher Authority.

• Students who fail to submit documents in support of their eligibility by last working day of October and are not granted extension in terms of points

(vii) and (viii) (mentioned above) will not be allowed to attend classes from 01 November onwards. HOI/HOD will forward the list of such students to Director Admissions with copy to Higher Authority and CoE for cancellation of their Admission and Provisional Enrolment numbers.

• As long as a student’s Enrolment Number is Provisional, he will not be allowed to take the examination. Only students with Confirmed Enrolment Numbers will be allowed to take the
• Names of such students will be struck off after the lapse of such dates / maximum 10 days from the commencement date. Letters will be sent by Admission Department to such students informing them of Cancellation of Admission and Processing of Withdrawal, with information to concerned Institutions/Departments, the University Headquarters and the Accounts

• RE-REGISTRATION

 

In case of subsequent semesters, the registration will take place on the date(s) decided and notified, as per the Academic Calendar.

On re-registration, H.O.I/H.O.D will ensure that:-

• eligibility criteria and other documents have already been verified
• the student is eligible for promotion to the semester in which he is to be re-registered
• the student has paid all the fees

If (a) or (b) or (c) is not fulfilled, he will not be re-registered and his case will be referred to University Headquarters.

The fees can be paid with late fee charges as per the provisions in Sections IV & V of this policy. Registration will continue to be Provisional till the student pays the fees.

In case of odd semesters registration in hostel shall not be permitted without payment of full hostel fees & fulfillment of other conditions as laid down in the Regulations on Hostel Rules

Online entry of fees will be completed by Accounts Departments for all the Semesters / Years.

IV. FEE PAYMENT

• The fee payment schedule for a year will be issued, based on dates of commencement of Semesters / Years of various programmes within certain blocks by the University Authority with the approval of Vice Chancellor on the recommendations of the Heads of Institutions / Departments and copy of the same will be made available to the Institutions/Departments, Accounts Departments and the Admissions
• Copy of the schedule, along with the rules relating to Late Fees will be made available to all students by the respective Heads of the Institutions/ Departments on or before the last day of examination of a year/ even In case of new admission, the schedule should be handed over to the students on the day of registration for the programme.

V. LATE FEES

• For 10 days or the date given in the calendar (whichever is later) from the last date of fee payment, students will be required to pay late fees at the rate of 50/- per day.

• After 10th day and till the 30th day from the last date of fee payment (i.e. additional 20 days) student will have to pay a late fee of 7,500/-.
• After 30 days from the last date of payment, the names of the defaulters will be struck off the rolls. List of such students will be sent by the Accounts Departments, to the concerned Heads of Institutions / HODs’ and the Such students will be asked to leave the Institution/ Department and the Hostel (wherever applicable) and the Heads of Institutions / Departments will confirm the status of each such student within maximum

10 days to Accounts Departments, Admissions Department and the University. The details to be sent will be as per the format given in Annexure

–II

• If any such student still wants to pay fees and continue in the programme, it will be permissible under the provisions of re-admission as given in the next

VI. RE-ADMISSION

• Any student wanting to pay the fees after 30 days from the last date of fees payment and continue the programme will be required to submit an application giving reasons for delay in depositing the fees, duly countersigned by the Parents/Guardian and duly recommended by the Head of the Institution/Department for consideration of the Admission If the re-admission is approved by the Admission Committee, the decision will be communicated to the student, the Head of the Institution/ Department, Examination Department, Accounts Department by the Admissions Department. On readmission, a student will be required to pay readmission fee of Rs. 15,000/- in addition to all other dues.

• Such readmissions will however, be permissible upto maximum eight weeks from the registration date of the After the lapse of two months, any such request will not be entertained. However, under very special circumstances, the cases may be referred to the Vice Chancellor for approval. If such request is not accepted, then the student may join the next semester or year of the programme if otherwise eligible as per the University Regulations.

• After two months from the commencement of semester, files of all those students who have not paid the fees and no recommendation for their readmission are received, will be closed and the Accounts Department will inform about this to Head of Institution / Department, Admissions Department, University Office and the Controller of The Controller of Examinations will not permit any such students to appear in the examinations. Withdrawal procedure will be initiated for such students by Admissions Department.
• The maximum permissible period for completing a programme upto two years duration shall be (n+1) academic years and for a programme of more than two years duration, the maximum registration period will be (n+2) academic years, where “n” represents minimum period of registration
• After expiry of the maximum registration period, the student may seek re- admission for one academic year so that he may complete the backlog of previous years as per Regulations of the University for award of a degree/diploma/certificate. The student will have to apply to the Head of the Institution / Department who in turn will forward the proposal with his recommendations to University for the approval of Vice Chancellor. On the approval by the Vice Chancellor, the candidate will be accorded necessary permission subject to the payment of re-admission charges of Rs 15,000 plus 25% of the academic fee prescribed for that particular

VII. WITHDRAWAL

• In case of students applying for withdrawal, an Application in Withdrawal Form (Annexure-III), signed by the student and countersigned by his parents will be sent to the Institution /Department. The Head of Institution / Department will process the application and also interview the student to understand the reason for withdrawal and forward his comments and recommendations on the Proforma attached in Annexure-IV with “No Dues” Form duly completed to Director-Admissions .

i) The fee deposited by candidate shall be refunded after deducting Rs 1000/- provided the candidate has submitted the withdrawal request prior to commencement of course.

In case the request form is submitted between the period of commencement of course and date of closure of admission, a proportionate refund of fee will be made after deducting processing fee of Rs 1000/- in addition to other deductions, if any.

If withdrawal is applied after the date of closure of admission then no refund will be given (only security deposit will be refunded).

In all cases, security deposit/ caution deposit shall be refunded after taking clearance from the concerned departments, provided candidate applies for refund of the same within a period of one year from the date of leaving the Institution.

The date of Closure of Admission is defined as the last official interview date +7 days irrespective of the fact whether a student registers/ joins or not.

(ii) In the case of withdrawal of student from programmes under Statutory Authorities like BCI, COA, RCI, PCI etc. where specified intakes are approved by these statutory bodies, the students shall be required to pay the entire fees for the remaining period of the programme.

• Withdrawal in such cases and other cases under provisions of this policy will be processed by Admissions Department and intimated to student, Head of Institution / Department, Accounts Department, University HQs and the Controller of

(c) In case of late admission, if a candidate has paid fee and not joined, will not be refunded any fee and this should be a part of admission letter.

VIII CANCELLATION OF ADMISSION

• Cancellation of Admission by the University will be on:

• Student getting Admission by fraudulent means or by concealment of facts. In such cases the Admission shall be cancelled at whatever stage the facts are discovered and the fee deposited will be forfeited. If he has, however, in the meantime passed any examination or part of an examination, the same shall be

• Non-payment of fees within the prescribed

• Not qualifying within the prescribed

• Not fulfilling the eligibility conditions within prescribed

B Detailed procedure for the cancellation of admission.

• Once a candidate is selected along with a congratulatory message the requirement of submitting documents in support of their eligibility criteria as part of verification process shall be sent to the
• Admission letter will carry the warning that Amity reserves its right to cancel the admission of candidate, “if original documents proving minimum eligibility required are not submitted latest by 31 October of the admission year or any information furnished is found to be false at any point of time”.
• Once the Amizone of the student becomes active, notification about verification of documents will appear as a pop-up.
• During orientation, Admission Department shall explain the requirement of verification to the students through a brief
• On successful registration of the admission form, a message shall be sent to the candidate for requirement of submitting documents in support of their eligibility criteria as part of verification process.
• The verification process will commence by 10 August every year.

• By 1st October, a mail will be sent individually to all students and their parents with copy to their HOIs whose verification is pending with the message that 31st October will be the last date for submission of documents, failing which admission will be Same information would also appear on their Amizone, simultaneously these students whose verification is pending will be called through the Call Center.

• By 15th October, a reminder e-mail will be sent as per procedure mentioned in point vii.

• In an exceptional case, extension to submit required document may be allowed with the approval of Competent

• After 10 November, list of students who fail to submit documents or submitted forged documents or not meeting eligibility criteria will be forwarded to the competent authority for the process of

• Admission shall be cancelled on approval of the Competent

IX. ACADEMIC BREAK AND RE-ENTRY

In case of an Academic Break with permission as per the University Regulations in force, no readmission fee will be charged from the student. Such student will, however, pay the fees as applicable to the new batch he/ she joins on Re-entry.

X4 EQUIVALENCE COMMITTEE FOR FRESH ADMISSIONS

A separate Equivalence Committee for fresh admissions in Regular programmes, Distance Learning programmes and e-Learning programmes, has been constituted in order to determine the equivalence of Degree/Diploma/Certificate or other academic distinctions of other Universities/Institutions for the students who are taking fresh admissions.

Composition of the Equivalence Committee (fresh admissions)

1. Pro VC/Dean /Sr. HoI (to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor)	- Chairperson
2. One of the Head of Departments/ Constituent Units	- Member
3. Head, Amity International Affairs Division 4. Controller of Examinations	- Member
5. Two or upto three Sr. Faculty members from the concerned discipline to be co-opted by the Chairperson for each programme	- Co-opted members
6. Director Admissions	- Member Secretary

The recommendation of the Equivalence Committee will, however, be submitted further to the Chairman, Admission Committee for his kind concurrence

7. LATERAL ENTRY, TRANSFER OF CREDITS AND EQUIVALENCE OF PROGRAMMES:

Will be allowed as per Provisions made in the Regulations - 3 of 2015

8. ADMISSIONS TO M-PHIL, PH-D AND POST- DOCTORAL PROGRAMMES

Will be allowed as per Provisions made in the Regulations - 2 of 2015

9. ADMISSION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS / NRIS’

As per Guidelines for Admission of Foreign Students/ NRIs’, prescribed by the University (Appendix –B)

10. TRANSFER OF STUDENTS AND / OR CHANGE OF DISCIPLINES IN VARIOUS PROGRAMMES

As per Guidelines for Transfer of Students and / or Change of Disciplines in Various Programmes, prescribed by the University (Appendix-C)

11. VALIDITY OF OFFER OF ADMISSION

The candidates offered admission will have to join on the due dates specified by the University.

12. REFUND OF FEES

In case of withdrawal, admission fee may be refunded as per terms and conditions specified by the University from time to time.

13. HOSTEL ADMISSION

Admission to the Hostel will be governed by AUK Regulations of Hostel Accommodation .

14. RESIDUAL CLAUSE

On the recommendations of Admission Committee, the University may grant admission to a candidate(s) in an academic programme on merits of each individual case for the reasons recorded.

Appendix – A

GUIDELINES & PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION

1. GENERAL

Admission to various programmes offered by the University through its Institutions/ Departments shall be made in accordance with the provisions laid down in the “Regulations for Admission & Enrolment of Students”

Admission to various Full time programmes of Amity University will be done only once in an Academic year.

2. NOTIFICATION & PUBLICITY

• The Admission Department, with the approval of the University will:
  1. Notify the admission schedule / calendar for information and compliance by the University

1. Draft common prospectus and application form for admission to all academic programmes of the University and get adequate number of copies

• Give publicity to all the academic programmes through advertisements in leading news papers and other media of

1. Supply adequate numbers of publicity material and Prospectus & Application form to sale outlets as decided by the Admission Committee and provide access to the prospectus and application form on website of the University, to enable the candidates to

1. Maintain proper record of printing and sale of Prospectus and Application Form in the prescribed

1. Maintain proper record and proper account of sale proceeds of Prospectus and application

• Circulate information about academic programmes of the University to other Institutions / Organizations for awareness and

• Arrange “On-Phone” inquiry handling and general

1. Issue Press-releases and write-ups in educational columns of local dailies in regional

1. Decide the locations for holding Common Admission Test (AMCAT) in consultation with the Admission Committee on the basis of response received from the applicants.

• The Institutions may with the approval of the University employ other avenues for giving wider publicity to their programmes

3. ELIGIBILITY

• No student shall be eligible for registration to a first degree programmes unless he/she has successfully passed the examination of 10+2. The Certificates of the students may be checked at the time of registration and in case it is found that the student does not fulfill the eligibility criteria on the basis of 10+2 examination for admission to 1st Degree, he will not be registered at all.
• No student shall be eligible for registration to Integrated Master’s Degree programmes unless he/she has successfully passed the examination of 10+2. The Certificates of the students may be checked at the time of registration and in case it is found that the student does not fulfill the eligibility criteria on the basis of 10+2 examination for admission to Integrated Master’s Degree programmes, he will not be registered at all.
• No student shall be eligible for admission to a Master’s Degree programmes unless he/she has successfully completed three years/four years of an undergraduate degree or earned prescribed number of credits for an undergraduate degree, through the examinations conducted by a University/Autonomous
• The Certificate of eligibility (i.e. Graduation) for admission to Master’s Degree programmes may be verified at the time of In the case of students, who have already appeared in the qualifying examinations, but their results have not been declared by the University/Autonomous Institution, they will be provisionally registered, subject to the production of proof and a letter from the concerned University/Autonomous Institution certifying that the student has appeared in all the papers of last semester/year and the back papers of previous semesters (if any) and his/her result has not yet been declared.
• An undertaking in the Format given at Annexure-I from him/her & his/her parents/guardian that he/she will submit the Documents in support of the eligibility by the last working day of October of the year failing which the admission may be cancelled and the name be struck off from the rolls of the University and full fee deposited will be

• In case of students, who have not submitted the proof in regard to fulfillment of the eligibility conditions and have been registered provisionally on an undertaking, the status of Enrollment Number given will remain provisional till the submission of

In respect of students, provisionally registered / issued ProvisionalEnrolmentNumbers, Institutions will ensure the submission of Certificates / Marksheets by the students in regard to fulfillment of the eligibility conditions by the last working day of October of the year.

• The list of students whose eligibility conditions are fulfilled, along with photocopy of Certificates submitted in fulfillment of eligibility will be forwarded to AUK, latest by 10 Nov of the year for issue of Confirmed University Enrolment

• Students who fail to submit documents in support of their eligibility by last working day of October and are not granted extension in terms of points (d) and (e) (mentioned above) will not be allowed to attend classes from 01 November HOI/HOD will forward the list of such students to Director Admissions with copy to Pro VC and CoE for cancellation of their Admission and Provisional Enrolment numbers.

• A candidate who is a history sheeter according to the Police records or has been convicted for an offence involving moral turpitude or who is involved in a criminal case shall not be admitted, and if, already admitted his admission shall be cancelled at any time without prior information and the fee already paid shall be

• Admissions Department will prepare a consolidated list Institution-wise and Programme wise of students who are given provisional admission for specified reasons (not able to submit qualifying examination marks sheet, migration certificate ) and forward the same to respective Institution. Head of Institution will be responsible to ensure submission of required documents / information on or before the specified date.

4. MODES OF ADMISSION

• Admissions to various academic Programmes / Courses offered by the University through its Institutions will be made strictly on the basis of merit determined either through:

1. AMCAT (Amity Common Admission Test) followed by Group Discussion and / or interview or
2. CAT, MAT or GMAT followed by Group Discussion and / or interview or

• Marks in qualifying examinations followed by written test and / or Group Discussion and / or

• The University may, if considered expedient, admit students on “merit-cum- first-come-first-served basis” who satisfy the minimum eligibility

5. RECEIPT & SCRUTINY OF APPLICATIONS

• The applicants will be advised through instructions in the Prospectus to send their duly filled in applications along with required documents to the Admission Department or such other places notified by the University.

• All the applications will be scrutinized by the Admission Department in accordance with the prescribed eligibility

• Incomplete applications will be summarily However, if the Admission Committee has recommended for making up the deficiency within given date, the Admission Department will, return the deficient application form to the candidate directing him to resubmit it within the specified date.

• Data entry of the application forms of all candidates will be done at the Admission Departments only in data entry format (software) prescribed by the Checking, editing and finalization of data of application forms will be done by the Admission Department. It will be ensured that the number of records in the computer matches with the actual number of forms received.

• The Admission Department will draw date-wise / programme –wise merit list and finalize the admissions. Status of selection / rejection of candidates will be displayed on

• The Admission Department will fix entrance examination centres keeping in view the tentative number of eligible candidates for taking test and communicate complete details of examination centres e.g. Name & Address of the Centre on Admit

6. CONDUCT OF AMITY COMMON ADMISSION TEST (AMCAT)

1. Amity Common Admission Test (AMCAT) for admission to academic Programmes will be conducted by the University on the dates and at the places approved by the Vice-Chancellor.

1. The Syllabus of Admission Test will be decided by the Chairman. Admission Committee in consultation with the Vice chancellor and / or Heads of concerned

1. The question paper of Common Admission Test will be objective type with four multiple choice

1. The candidates will give responses to questions on computerized OMR

1. The Director Admission and Controller of Examinations will jointly be responsible for conduct of They will:

1. Prepare the panel of external / internal paper setters and get it approved from the Vice
2. Prepare the format of OMR Sheets and get adequate quantity

• Get the question papers set from approved paper

1. Get adequate quantity of question papers printed from Confidential Press approved by the Vice
2. Finalize the list of Test Centres for the programmes for which AMCAT is
3. Issue Admit Card with details of Test Centre address and AMCAT Roll

• Print the attendance sheets in order of examination centre codes and roll numbers allotted to the
• Finalize the list of Centre superintendents and invigilators drawn from the faculty and senior Administrative Officers of the University or outside University / or arrange from Test

1. Prepare and dispatch instructions and guidelines for Centre superintendent and invigilators at examination
2. Dispatch the required number of question papers through University Representative(s) or through post office duly insured/ authorized courier agency to the Centre Superintendent as may be considered necessary to maintain utmost secrecy

1. The Centre Superintendent shall be responsible for safe custody of confidential material, question papers, smooth conduct of the examinations and proper maintenance of

1. Immediately after the test concludes, the Centre Superintendent shall forward to Director Admission, proper account of the test booklets and answer

1. Centre Superintendent will arrange dispatch / delivery of Test booklets and OMR sheets and other confidential material to Controller of Examinations as per instructions and guidelines prescribed by the

1. The Director Admission and Controller of Examinations will jointly be responsible for:

1. Monitor receipt of answer books/ response sheets of the candidates from Examination Centres and maintain a record in prescribed Proforma and check the number of answer sheets received. If the number books given in the dispatch memo prepared by the Centre Superintendent and the quantity actually received differ, the deficiency shall be brought to the notice of the Examination Centre Superintendent and also those who handled the material in

1. Scrutinize the response sheets / answer books with regard to proper marking of roll numbers, examination centre code, top-bottom and front- back alignments of all the sheets etc. to help minimizing errors and smooth processing of The OMR sheets will be kept in moisture free environment and in safe custody.

• Ensure that all the response sheets / answer books received from the examination centres have been scanned through the scanner /

1. Ensure that scanned data of answer sheets is error

1. Ensure that correct key of the multiple choice answers to the questions given in the test papers is used for For 100% accuracy of result meticulous checking is essential. At least two senior members nominated by the Controller of Examinations will manually check the scoring of entrance test on random sample basis.

1. Statements showing the total number of candidates and category wise number of candidates at every score point to decide cut-off score for admission by the Competent

1. Cut-off percentage for admission to each programme will be decided with the approval of the Chairman, Admission

1. Special category candidates figuring within the general category merit score will be excluded from the quota fixed for special category

Appendix – B GUIDELINES FOR ADMISSION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS/ NRIS’ IN AUK

1. ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO GRADUATE COURSES:

For admission to a graduate programme of studies in any discipline, applicant must have completed 12 years of formal schooling. Students meeting the eligibility criteria as prescribed in the Admission Prospectus-AUK would be considered for admission. They should have cleared TOEFL with 213 in CBT or 550 in Paper Based test or can have a band of 6.5 in IELTS. Evidence of required academic performance must be in the form of certified English transcripts listing all the courses with the grades or marks earned. Transcripts in languages other than English are not acceptable.

2. ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO POST GRADUATE COURSES

For admission to specific programme, the requirement of subjects studied will be same for both national / Foreign Students / NRI as prescribed in the Admission Prospectus-AUK.

For admission to a post-graduate programme of studies in any discipline, applicant must have completed 12 years of formal education at the School level followed by a Bachelor’s Degree of at least 3 years duration. Students meeting the eligibility criteria as prescribed in the Admission Prospectus-AUK would be considered for admission. However, the admission to post-graduate courses is rather restricted and the applicant should have an excellent academic record to stand a fair chance for admission.

A GMAT score of minimum 500 is required for the Post Graduate Management Course Admission.

A GRE score of minimum 1200 is required for the Post Graduate Engineering Course Admission.

A SAT score of minimum 1200 is required for the Graduate Course Admission.

(subject to review by the Admission Committee)

For admission to specific programmes, the requirement of subjects studied will be same for both national / Foreign Students / NRI as prescribed in the Admission Prospectus.

3. PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION:

Amity has a very advanced online admission portal www.amity.edu/admission where you can track your admission status by logging in using your application form number and password.

Duly filled in Application Forms together with the certified copies of Testimonials/Certificates should be sent to the AUK campus.

Kolkata Campus:

Amity Admission Office,

Amity University Campus,

Major Arterial Road,

AA II,Rajarhat Newtown

West Bengal 700135

At any stage after submission of form, status can be checked on www.amity.edu/admission .

Date, Time and Venue for AMCAT/Written test and/or Group Discussion and/or Interview will appear on the www.amity.edu/admission , if all the Eligibility Conditions are fulfilled. You have to appear in the Admission Selection Process accordingly. If it is not possible for you to get the visa and appear in the Admission Selection Process then Amity Admission office will facilitate by conducting Interview- Telephonic/Video Conferencing.

Provisional Admission after the Interview process will be given to selected candidates subject to confirmation based on the following:

4. MANDATORY REQUIREMENT AFTER OFFER OF ADMISSION:

• Every Foreign / NRI student shall have to undergo a medical test (including test for AIDS) within a week from the date of admission. They should also be covered under medical insurance before registration for the academic
• VISA - All the international students will require a student visa endorsed to Amity University for joining full time No other endorsement is acceptable. Students wishing to join a research programme will require a research visa endorsed to Amity University. The visa should be valid for the prescribed duration of the course.

A visa is not required for NRI students. Students who are doing full time courses, in some other institutions, do not require a separate visa for joining part time courses provided that their current visa is valid for the entire duration of the course.

All International students wishing to undertake any “research work or join a Ph.D or M. Phil.” programmes will have to obtain prior security clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the approval of Department of Secondary & Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India and this must be on the research visa endorsed to Amity University.

• All foreign students (including those of Indian origin), are required to register themselves with the concerned District Foreigners Registration Officer/ Foreigners Regional Registration Officer, “within 14 days of their first arrival in India, if they hold a visa for a period which is more than 180 ”

List of documents required at the time of registration with the Foreigners Registration Officer.

• Photocopy of the passport and initial
• Four photographs of the
• Details of residence in
• HIV test report from one of the WHO recognized institutions from people in the age group of 15 to 60 years, if the foreigner is visiting India on a visa for more than one
• Copy of the marriage certificate in case of those seeking extension of stay on grounds of being married to an Indian
• Bona-fide certificate from the University/College/Institution in case of student

• All Foreign / NRI students will have to submit an Equivalence Certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). Information can be had by visiting the following

PROCEDURE FOR SEEKING EQUIVALENCE CERTIFICATE

http://www.aiuweb.org/Content.aspx?ID=17

Application form is to be submitted to AIU in the prescribed Format of AIU The students are advised to send the following documents to the Association of Indian Universities for obtaining Equivalence Certificate:

1. Degree/Certificate together with the year-wise Academic Transcript duly authenticated by the Indian Embassy in the Country or its concerned Foreign Mission in
2. Accreditation status of the University/Institute which the student has last
3. Copies of the academic Certificates from Higher Secondary onwards (where necessary)

The SERVICE CHARGE for issue of Equivalence Certificate is US $ 100 or as applicable payable through Demand Draft in favour of “Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi”.

The onus of Certification for Equivalence from AIU is on the candidate and his application will be considered only after the Certificate is submitted

4.5. Transfers & Change of Course:

An international student who has been granted admission to a particular course shall not be allowed to change the course.

Appendix -C

GUIDELINES FOR TRANSFER OF STUDENTS AND/OR CHANGE OF DISCIPLINES IN VARIOUS PROGRAMMES.

Change of programme and / or branch is a privilege and not a right. It will be permitted normally to meritorious students only. No request for change of program

/ discipline will be accepted after the offer of admission has been made. In case a student wants to change his program / discipline after admission, he will have to go through the admission formalities by applying fresh, if the admission to that particular programme is open by then. In all such cases fees paid will not be transferred.

Any request for transfer in the following mentioned categories should be made only after completing first semester / year through the Heads of Institution to Registrar Office.

1. TRANSFER FROM ONE DISCIPLINE TO ANOTHER DISCIPLINE.

• A student enrolled for a programme shall be eligible for change of branch at the end of first year provided that his/her CGPA of first year is equal to or higher than 5.

• While making the change of branch of a student, the strength of a class should not fall below the existing strength by more than 10% and should not exceed the sanctioned strength by more than 5%. For this purpose the strength refers to the total strength of the students in the class of a given branch including the direct admissions and

• A student who has secured a rank within the top 1% and satisfies the criteria for eligibility of change of branch, shall be allowed change of branch to his/her choice without any constraint if he/she applies for it. The remaining eligible applicants shall be allowed change of branch strictly on the basis of inter-se-merit as reflected in their CGPA. In case the CGPA of more than one student seeking the change of branch is the same, their inter-se-merit shall be decided on the basis of their marks obtained in qualifying examination at the time of admission in the

• If a student of higher CGPA is not offered a particular branch because of other constraints, this will not be offered to any other student with a lower CGPA even if he/she is eligible for change of branch on the basis of criteria specified

• Change of branch shall not be allowed to a student who is either on disciplinary suspension, academic probation or has been dropped from a programme in another

• The student should not have any backlog of course

• On compassionate grounds, the students may be considered for change of programme and/or branch from a more to a less competitive Institution / Department/ discipline, if their Cumulative Grade Point Average is less than 5.

• A student who is reported by the Head of the Institution / Department concerned to be unsuitable for a programme may be transferred to another programme at the request of the concerned student if he fulfills the minimum eligibility conditions for admission prescribed at the time of admission to new programme and is otherwise eligible for admission to the second year subject to the condition that the student will appear and qualify in all the course units prescribed in the first year of the new

• Application for change of programme and/or branch should be made to the Registrar through the Head of the Institution within a period of two weeks after the declaration of results of second semester or by 1st July whichever is earlier in the prescribed form duly supported with the following documents:

• Copy of Statement of Grades of first year
• Written consent of Heads of Institutions for transfer/change
• No dues certificate
• Any other information specified by the concerned

All such applications will be forwarded to Dean Student Support & Academic Affairs and after due examination and course mapping etc. of such applications the same to be presented in the Equivalence Committee through Member Secretary.

• Equivalence committee for programme transfer/lateral admission will examine the cases as per university regulations and recommend the case accordingly for approval of competent

• A student admitted directly to the second year will be permitted to change his subject only if he agrees to study the new courses after course mapping as recommended by equivalence committee and qualify within the maximum registration period (i.e. N period) prescribed for

• The student shall not be eligible for refund or adjustment of academic fee paid by him prior to his transfer/change of subject. In case there is difference in fee of the two programmes or branches, the student shall pay the fee as prescribed for the new programme or discipline. The student will, however, be required to pay programme transfer charges as prescribed by the University from time to

• Change of discipline and or transfer from one programme to another will be admissible to the student only once during the maximum registration period prescribed for a

• Credits earned in academic course units in previous semester (s) will be accounted for, if the course curriculum and scheme of teaching and evaluation of both the programmes is identical. Otherwise, the student shall be required to complete the requirements of first year as prescribed for the new programme/branch. The Course mapping will be done by the HoI/ Dean Student Support & Academic

• The student who has been awarded scholarship on the basis of his/her merit in first year of his academic programme will be eligible for Scholarship on his/her transfer to new programme/branch only if he/ she fulfills the criteria for continuation of scholarship as per the rules of the

• Admission department will issue letter of transfer / change of the stream transfer after approval of equivalence committee recommendations by the Vice

2. TRANSFER FROM POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME TO POST GRADUATE / MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMME:

• A student who has successfully qualified one year Diploma/Post Graduate Diploma in a discipline can be granted admission in Second year/third semester of higher Post Graduate/ Masters Degree programme if;

• He/she fulfills the minimum eligibility conditions prescribed for admission to the Post Graduate/ Masters Degree Programme in which admission is
• The course curriculum, syllabi and scheme of teaching of one year Diploma/ Post Graduate Diploma programme and Masters degree programme is the same or identical
• The student has no backlog of one year Diploma/ Post Graduate programme
• He has no dues outstanding for one year Diploma/ Post Graduate Diploma

• The credits earned by such student in Diploma/ Post Graduate Diploma will be counted for award of Post Graduate

• No improvement in the score obtained in one year Diploma/Post Graduate Diploma already qualified will be

• On successful completion of the programmes, the student will be eligible for award of Diploma / Post Graduate Diploma and Post Graduate

• The student will apply for admission to 2nd year of the programme in prescribed form to the Registrar through the Head of Institution. The application will be supported with the following documents:

• Copy of statement of grades
• Recommendations of the Head of Institution
• Copy of syllabus of Diploma/Post Graduate Diploma programme

• All such applications will be forwarded to Dean Student Support & Academic Affairs and after due examination and course mapping etc. of such applications the same to be presented in the Equivalence Committee through Member

• Equivalence committee for programme transfer will examine the cases as per university regulations and recommend the case accordingly for approval of competent

• Director Admission will issue the transfer letter after approval of recommendations of equivalence committee by the Vice Chancellor for transfer of the student in third semester/second

• The student will pay the transfer fee as prescribed by the University from time to

• Student will do courses recommended by equivalence committee to meet the course and credit requirements of 1st year/previous semesters within specified time or within maximum registration time for the

3. TRANSFER FROM ONE INSTITUTION TO ANOTHER

• Transfer of students from one Institution to another and one programme to another will not ordinarily be permitted. However, on merits of each individual case, the Vice Chancellor may permit transfer of student from one Institution to another Institution, subject to following conditions:

• If desired programme has vacant seats available;
• The programme curriculum, syllabi and scheme of teaching is the same or
• The student fulfills the minimum eligibility conditions for
• The student shall be required to clear the backlog or left out courses at the Institution to which transfer is
• The student clears all his dues of the Institute from where the transfer is
• The student agrees to pay the prescribed fee of the course to which he is

• The student will submit the application in prescribed form to Registrar through the Heads of Institutions enclosing therewith the Statement of Grades, no due certificate and recommendations of the Head of Institution with due justification for

• All such applications will be forwarded to Dean Student Support & Academic Affairs and after due examination and course mapping etc. of such applications the same to be presented in the Equivalence Committee through Member

• Equivalence Committee for programme transfer will examine the cases as per university regulations and recommend the case accordingly for approval of competent

• Director Admission will issue the transfer letter after approval of recommendations of equivalence committee by the Vice Chancellor for transfer of the student in third semester/second

• The Student will pay transfer fee as prescribed by the University from time to

4. TRANSFER BETWEEN CAMPUSES OF AMITY UNIVERSITY

Request for transfer of admission between Amity University Kolkata and other campuses of Amity group will be done only after approval of the Equivalence Committee. The student will submit the application to Registrar through the HoI enclosing the Statement of Grades, no dues certificate and recommendations of the Head of Institution with due justification for transfer. Application of student wanting to shift from one campus to another campus should be forwarded only after due recommendation of Pro Vice Chancellor/ Competent Authority of the Campus. All such requests will be considered on case to case basis by Equivalence Committee with the approval of Competent Authority.

• All applications of offshore campuses will be examined by Registrar Office and others will be forwarded to Dean Student Support & Academic Affairs and after due examination and course mapping etc. of such applications the same to be presented in the Equivalence Committee through Member

• Equivalence Committee for campus transfer will examine the cases as per university regulations and recommend the case accordingly for approval of competent

• Director Admission will issue the transfer letter after approval of recommendations of equivalence committee by the Vice Chancellor for transfer of the

5. TRANSFER FROM 3 CONTINENT/ INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES TO REGULAR PROGRAMMES

The case of student who has enrolled for 3 Continent/ International programme but expresses his/ her reluctance to proceed abroad due to changed circumstances such as inability to afford the expenses (foreign travel, boarding & lodging) involved, health related issues of family members, loss in parent’s/ family business and separation of parents shall be examined by a specially constituted committee:

The committee shall comprise of:

1. Dean nominated by Vice Chancellor
2. HoD/HoI
3. One faculty from International Affairs/International Business Department
4. Director Admissions (Member Secretary)

Head of the Institution shall present details of such cases to the Registrar Office as per the following format:

Name of Institution
Date of Committee Meeting
Sl. No.	Programme & Batch	Enrolment No.	Name	10%	12%	Present CGPA	Back Paper (if any)	Fee Paid Status	HoI Recomm- -endation	Committee Recomm- -endation	Attachments (Documents Checked)

The cases of only such students who have paid their fees and given an undertaking that they would continue to pay fees applicable to 3 Continent/ International programme will be examined by the committee. Students are also required to pay the transfer charges from the programme as notified by the University from time to time. The Committee will interact with students to ascertain the veracity of their contentions, leading to their inability to proceed abroad. The Committee may also examine relevant ITRs/ Medical Documents, wherever applicable, to ascertain the facts of the case.

Consequently, subject to fulfilling the laid down conditions, the committee would recommend the continuation of their studies in India in alternate programme in Amity Kolkata Campus, as the case may be.

Eligibility of 3 Continent/ International programmes should remain same as that other normal programmes to facilitate their semester transfer to alternate programmes.

Accordingly, the committee will seek approval of Vice Chancellor on their recommendations. Director Admission will issue the transfer letter after approval of recommendations of committee by the Vice Chancellor.