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PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
(A Central University established by an Act of Parliament No.53 of 1985)
PROSPECTUS
2017 - 2018
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MESSAGE FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
The Distance Education system has opened the doors for the young people for improving the Academic career
or reaching to greater heights in the irrespective professions. The System aims to provide education for
those people who lost their opportunity in pursuing their studies and those who recognize the need to
improve their qualifications during their professional career. The system made flexible to attract a
large number of student communities to its innovative, need based programmes matching their
needs and affordability.
The Directorate of Distance Education, Pondicherry University has now entered the era of non - formal
education, the Twinning programme, the first of its kind in the country in collaboration with the St.
Xavier’s College, Kolkata. The DDE offers a variety of courses for the benefit of the people
employed in the corporate sector in this vast city, for shaping their career future prospectus.
I extend my Best Wishes to the students of this Twinning programme offered by the Pondicherry
University and St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata. The DDE of Pondicherry University which will facilitate
your ambitions of acquiring higher degrees. The University solicits and appreciates your valuable
suggestions and constructive feedback for the improvement of the DDE either in the Academic Service or
in the Administrative system.
Vice-Chancellor
Pondicherry University
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
St. Xavier‘s College offers seventeen UG and six PG and B.Ed courses. Six Diploma courses
and three Certificate Courses are offered by the Career Oriented Programmes. The Computer
Centre offers one Diploma and few certificate Courses. St. Xavier‘s College is a study centre of
Indira Gandhi National Open University and is offering MCA and MBA programme.
From March 24, 2017 St. Xavier‘s College comes under the Twinning Programme of
Directorate of Distance Education, Pondicherry University. St. Xavier‘s College will offer 5
specialized MBA programmes through Twinning programme of Pondicherry University.
I take this opportunity to congratulate and welcome all the learners who have chosen the
distance mode of education of Twinning programme offered by Pondicherry University and St.
Xavier‘s College(PU-SXC). I wish you the blessings and benevolence of God in all of your
future endeavours. Nihil Ultra.
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ADMINISTRATION
PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
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The Pondicherry University Team with Fr. Dr. J. Felix Raj, Principal and Dr. Asoke Nath
From Left To right :
1. Prof. A. Chellaperumal, 2. Prof. Sibnath Deb, 3. Fr. Dr. J. Felix Raj, 4. Prof. Pramod Singh
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THE TWINNING PROGRAMME
This programme gives a gamut of choices to the student community to learn and assimilate the nitty
gritty of the subjects through a well designed and meticulously executed academic rigor at St. Xavier‘s
College.
It is indeed a great boon to prospective candidates working in the corporate sector who are either unable
or deprived of the opportunity to pursue higher education in a formal regular setting.
The marked difference between the conventional distance education programme and the twinning
programme is that the students of twinning programme would undergo a rigorous extended class room
interactive session handled by expert faculty and experts from industry on all Sundays during the
academic year.
TWINNING INSTITUTIONS
1. PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
1.1 ESTABLISHMENT AND ROLE
Pondicherry University is an outstanding institution of higher education and is one of the Central
Universities in India. Teaching, research, extension and outreach are the primary functions as seen in all
Central Universities. In addition, it has also affiliated colleges located in Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe,
Yanam and the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The Union Territory of Lakshadweep is
also expected to have a college affiliated to Pondicherry University in the near future. The Pondicherry
University Act,1985 which has several unique features established the University
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The vast jurisdiction over
three Union Territories gives
the university a national
character. The residents
speak such diverse
languages Tamil, Hindi,
Bengali, Malayalam,
Telugu, English and French
coupled with the university‘s
policy of providing the
freedom to affiliated
institutions to choose the
languages in which they
impart education. This
diversity with the underlying
unity of higher education
makes it a microcosm of the
Indian polity. Thus, it aims to Fr. Dr. J. Felix Raj, Principal of St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata with
live up to the expectations of Mamata Banerjee, the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Govt. of WB
the people of India in providing a platform for the growth of togetherness.
1.2 LOCALE
Puducherry, is situated on the Coromandal Coast about 160 km. south of College place. A place which
has attracted the French to settle here about two centuries ago and is now a growing city and the capital
of the Union Territory bearing the same name. With a population of nearly 10 lakhs spread over a limited
land area (13"4‘4"N;80°14‘5"E) it is a cosmopolitan city with people not only from Indian sub-continent
but also from all the continents of the world. The Romain Rolland Library, more than a century and half
old with several rare French and Tamil manuscripts, is a veritable repository of treasures. The
Pondicherry museum houses rare collections of pottery from the Arikkamedu site which was a bustling
port city in the first century A.D. where Roman ships called in for trade and friendship. The intellectual
activities are fostered in many of its institutions such as the Sri Aurobindo Ashram where the teachings of
Sri Aurobindo resonate, the French Institute which caters to research needs in Science as well as
Indology and Culture, and JIPMER which undertakes frontier research in medicine. Pondicherry
University is located at 11 kms from this beautiful and active city. Frequent buses on the East Coast
Road connect the city and campus to Chennai. Puducherry is also accessible by rail from Chennai.
There is an airport and a minor port, which, however, only handle freight.
1.3 CAMPUS
The University‘s campus is on 780 acres spread on either side of the East Coast Road with the large
bush green forest within the campus. The land is an invaluable gift from the people and the Government
of Puducherry for the establishment of the University. The land is gently rolls down to the beaches and is
interspersed with lovely woods. Cut by a picturesque and deep ravine, this idyllic campus is on the fast
track to developing into an ideal breeding ground for innovation and creativity.
1.4 STATUS
The University Grants Commission has provided funds for the development of the University. It is a
member of the Association of Indian Universities and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
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The Pondicherry University has more than 250 active and erudite members in different Schools,
Departments and Centres / Units. The University is academically organized at several levels for efficient
functioning. The teaching and research is carried out in the schools which facilitate inter-disciplinary
work. In each School there are several departments where teaching programmes are conducted. The
Centres are organized to carry out innovative research in emerging areas.
The primary objective of all the academic effort is to build a strong foundation with all necessary
infrastructures for expanding the horizons of knowledge and disseminate it efficiently. Extension activities
are also an integral part of the University‘s activities. The University‘s commitment to innovation in the
field of education is reflected in several spheres. It was the first University to provide the students with
choice in the courses they want to study. The choice based credit system unitizes the courses and allows
freedom of choice within the framework of the system. The students can now choose courses from other
departments and schools to augment their knowledge base, so that they can face the world on their
graduation with confidence.
At the end of every Personal Contact Programme, the students are asked to evaluate and give a
feedback on the Programme conducted so that an objective assessment of the programmes is made.
Course materials are prepared assiduously by experienced Faculty who has made a mark in their area of
specializations.
2.0 ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE : 157 YEARS(1860-2017) : A Brief History of the College
A host of seven Belgian Jesuits arrived at Calcutta in November 1859, under the leadership of Fr. H.
Depelchin(Rector: 1860-1871), the Founding father of the second St. Xavier‘s. They shifted St. Xavier‘s from
Chowringhee to the Sans Souci Theatre in January 1860, which is now the honest home of learned professors
and zealous students.
With one hundred and fifty seven years of service to the nation, St. Xavier‘s College, Kolkata, has grown
today into a leading educational institution in India. Both St. Xavier‘s School and College are proud of their
contribution to the cause of education and culture in Bengal for 157 years. These twin institutions have
produced many great educationists and students who earned regard and respect for their Alma Mater.
Fr. E. Lafont was appointed Rector in October 1871. He was a gifted teacher of Physics. The terrible
cyclone of November 1864 proved the beginning of his fame. The catastrophe might have been much
greater, had not Fr. Lafont signaled the timely warning.
It was Fr. O‘Neill(Rector: 1904-1914) who gave the College its crest and the motto : Nihil Ultra, a motto,
significant and suggestive of a noble ideal, of an unconquerable hope, that urges the Xaverian to a
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consistent quest for the higher. The motto of the young Xaverian is the old Maxim : ―Perfectum nihil est,
aliqiriddum restat agentiim‖(Nothing is perfect as long as anything remains to be done).
The Jesuit College aims at forming young men and women of competence, commitment, compassion and
conscience. St. Xavier‘s College thus aims at making its own contribution towards a transformation of the
present-day social condition so that principles of social justice, equality of opportunity, genuine freedom
and respect for religious and moral values, enshrined in the Constitution of India, may prevail, and the
possibility of living a fully human existence may be extended to all sections of society.
St. Francis Xavier is the Patron of St. Xavier‘s. There is not an educated Indian who has not heard the
name of Francis Xavier. It is to India that Ignatius of Loyola, the Founder of the Society of Jesus, sent his
greatest son, Francis Xavier in 1542. Xavier was a zealous ―missionary on the move‖. He sailed to
Malacca and Japan in 1549 where he spent two and half years. In April 1552 he set sail to Chaina via
Malacca from Goa, never to return alive. He died at Sancian, a small island facing Chaina, on 2 nd
December 1552. Whatever he went, he plunged himself into charitable and pastoral work preaching the
message of God‘s love to people. He worked in India for 10 years from 1542 to 1552, called Xaverian
decade.
The list of former old students of St. Xavier‘s includes many scientists, actors, filmmakers, poets and
industrialists in Bengal. It can boast of some of its pupils who became international citizens of repute :
Rabindranath Tagore and Jagadish Chandra Bose. While Tagore was impressed by the relationship
between teachers and students at St. Xavier‘s, Bose found encouragement for his introduction to science
in the person of Fr. Lafont, who was called ―the father of science‖ in India. Three chief minister of Bengal –
H.S.Suhrawardy, Siddhartha Shankar Ray and Jyoti Basu passed through the portals of St. Xavier‘s. One
will invariably come across, in any important office in Kolkata, a Xaverian who has excelled in his field.
St. Xavier‘s has always been known for its cosmopolitan and national in character. Much before the
expression ―national integration‖ gained currency, St. Xavier‘s has tried to foster among its students the
spirit and practice of it. Coming as they do from all over India and from various communities, they live in
complete harmony, understanding and mutual respect. Thus they are encouraged to develop beyond
local and group affinities, loyalties to the country and to society at large. The B.com Department started
functioning in 1946. The Golden Jubilee of the Department was celebrated in 1996. The B.Com. Evening
Department started functioning from 1st July 2006 as co-educational Department.
The national Assessment and Accreditation Council(NAAC) recognized St. Xavier‘s College as an ―A‖
grade institution in 2003. In May 2006, it was declared as Centre with Potential for Excellence by the
UGC. From July 2006, it became an autonomous college(the first in West Bengal). In January 2017, the
college was awarded an A++ grade with CGPA 3.77 on 4.00 point scale, by NAAC. This score is the
highest in the country by any College undergoing the third cycle of reaccreditation. India Ranking 2017
has placed St. Xavier‘s College at a commendable number 6 among all the Colleges in the country.
St. Xavier‘s College has been granted
(1) The status of College of Excellence(CE) (2014).
(2) The status of ―Heritage College‖(2015).
(3) In the second phase for DBT Star College(2015).
2.1 VISION AND MISSION OF ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE
St. Xavier‘s is a metaphor of commitment, care and service, and this momentous hour of the history of our
college makes us, the Xaverians articulate our pledge for prosperity, our ‗vision‘ of the ‗mission‘ of St.
Xavier‘s College, our ambition and aspiration for future.
We are proud of the progress of St. Xavier‘s College of today—a vulnerable seed has prospered into a
vital, virtuous tree. The college has evolved into a nationally ranked, multifaceted and co-educational
institution. As enunciated in its Mission Statement, St. Xavier‘s has, during the days of its journey
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welcomed those of all beliefs and traditions, and has respected and valued ‗the diversity which their
membership brings to the College Community‘. Accommodation of such diversity has always been abiding
attribute of any Jesuit enterprise. Founded under the auspicious of a particular religious denomination,
we, today, find ourselves completely secular in character. We are determined to preserve this identity. We
firmly believe that the distinctive Catholic and Jesuit Character of the College, both in tradition and spirit
is integral to our identity.
We believe that St. Xavier‘s College can remain faithful to its heritage and extend its intent to meet the
intellectual and spiritual challenges of the contemporary and future academic world. Working
conscientiously and creatively, we shall forge a vision of what St. Xavier‘s can be as a Catholic and Jesuit
College for the twenty-first century.
The following version of our Vision Statement crystallizes our critical self-understanding of the Mission of
St. Xavier‘s College. We are certain that it will further the prospects for an ongoing dialogue with our peers
as we discover a new the Catholic and Jesuit dimensions of the future of the College.
2.2 OUR VISION:
Rooted in the life, love and teachings of Jesus Christ and inspired by the Ignatian Vision of forming men
and Women for others. St. Xavier‘s strives to promote a society based on love, freedom, liberty, justice,
equality and fraternity.
2.3 OUR MISSION:
To become a centre of excellence in Higher Education;
To excel in all areas of teaching-learning, research and consultancy;
To contribute to the creation of knowledge and to search for meaning of life;
To provide education that qualifies as international class for our students;
To be a bridge between the rural-urban divide, taking the benefits of education to the poor and the
marginalized, aiming at their empowerment;
To ensure access and equity in higher educational opportunity to all deserving and meritorious
students with a preferential option for the poor and the marginalized, irrespective of caste and
creed;
To inspire and challenge all segments of the college to raise the realm of good to great to greater,
through continuous assessment;
To offer subjects for competency building and motivate/animate a work force imbued with human
values.
To become a home of culture and consciously promote communal harmony and cultural integration
to cerate an atmosphere of dialogue in the campus;
To promote academic exchange and academia-industry interfacing, taking advantage of the latest
technology;
To develop application-oriented courses, with necessary inputs of values, with a view to produce
all-round development of persons;
To form young men and women of competence, commitment, conscience and compassion;
To contribute to the well-being of the nation without counting the cost, in the spirit of NIHIL
ULTRA(Nothing Beyond), the motto of St. Xavier‘s.
The College, however, continues to be an affiliated college of the University of Kolkata and is
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autonomous in the sense that it is free to frame its own courses of studies and adopt innovative methods
of teaching and evaluation. The Pondicherry University has entered into an agreement for a Twinning
Programme with St. Xavier‘s College, Kolkata through its Directorate of Distance Education where St.
Xavier‘s College offers the courses of Directorate of Distance Education, Pondicherry University. Under
this programme a candidate can secure Degree (Post Graduate) from Pondicherry University by
completing studies in St. Xavier‘s College.
Classes are conducted only on Sundays from 8.00 am to 2:00 pm at St. Xavier’s College.
Students’ attendance is maintained by St. Xavier’s Colleg(Autonomous).
Best teaching by highly qualified and experienced faculty of St. Xavier’s College(Autonomous), other
centers of excellence in College place and experts from the industry.
Course Completion Certificate issued by St. Xavier’s College(Autonomous), in addition to the Degree
conferred by Pondicherry University.
University Examinations are conducted in St. Xavier’s College(Autonomous).
Project Guidance provided for all final year students
Special recognition from the corporate world.
Students awaiting for their UG final year results may also apply and get provisionally admitted. However
they must produce the mark sheet/degree certificate as proof for fulfilling the prescribed eligibility criteria
on or before 30th September, or obtain prior permission from the Programme Coordinator failing which the
provisional admission will be cancelled forth with.
CHANGE OF COURSE
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Candidates seeking admission to various courses of MBA with specialization are requested to exercise
utmost care before choosing their course of study. Once admitted, Change of specialization will not be
permitted at any stage and at any cost.
CONTACT CLASSES
There will be classes on prescribed Sundays in the campus of St. Xavier‘s College. No student should be
found anywhere in the campus during class hours without the permission of the Coordinator. A minimum
of 80% of attendance is necessary to make a student eligible for University examinations.
IDENTITY CARD
Students will be issued identity card by St. Xavier‘s College. Students must wear their Identity Cards
around their neck when and wherever they are in the St. Xavier‘s College Campus. In the event of the
original card being lost, duplicate Identity Card will be issued only on payment of the prescribed fee of
Rs.500/-.
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
The Examinations will be held in June/December every year for all the programmes in St. Xavier‘s
College Campus. There is no internal assessment for any programmes and the marks are awarded only
on the external component for 100 marks with a passing minimum of 50 marks in each subject.
Research project work for all MBA programmes is mandatory.
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forwarded through the Twinning Programme Coordinator of St. Xavier‘s College. Direct request will not
be entertained by the Directorate.
PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE
The Office of the Controller of Examination of Pondicherry University will issue the Provisional Certificate
to the successful candidates through the St. Xavier‘s College, College place. Please note that PUSXC
does not issue Transfer Certificate.
DEGREE CERTIFICATE
Total 45,500
01 36 MBA Marketing
02 37 MBA Finance
05 43 MBA General
REVISED SYLLABUS
WITH EFFECT FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-2013
For the full course content please visit:
1. MBA - MARKETING (Course Code:36)
Semester- I Semester –II
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2. MBA - FINANCE (Course Code:37)
Semester -I Semester- II
MBFM 3001 Strategic Financial Management MBFM 4001 Investment & Portfolio Management
MBFM 3002 Banking and Indian Financial System MBFM 4002 Global Financial Management
MBFM 3003 Merchant Banking & Financial Services MBFM 4003 International Trade and Finance
MBFM 3004 Project Management MBFM 4004 Security Market Operations
MBFM 3005 Management Accounting MBFM 4005 Financial Derivatives
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4. MBA - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (Course Code: 39)
Semester- I Semester –II
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PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION
The candidates has to bring two sets of filled in application form, along with two passport size
photographs and originals and also the copies of 1) Xth Std, 2)Plus Two, 3)U.G. Provisional or Degree
Certificates and 4) all the Statements of Marks should be submitted in person on the day you are called
for interview. Transfer Certificate is not required for the admission. Admission will be denied if the
candidate does not turn up for the interview. The original certificates will be returned after verification.
The Admission Committee, if satisfied, will request you to pay the fee in cash. Fees once paid will not
be refunded. After the payment of the fees the candidates are advised to keep the receipt for their future
reference.
Candidates waiting for the results are also eligible to apply. Such candidates must produce 1) Xth Std, 2)
Plus Two Certificates, and 3) all the U.G. mark sheets. However, the U.G Provisional or Degree
Certificates, should be submitted in our office on or before 30.09.2017. Failing to do so the admission will
be cancelled and no money will be refunded.
DISCIPLINARY RULES
Since the programme is conducted at St. Xavier‘s College(Autonomous) hence the students should abide
by the following disciplinary rules, prescribed by the college.
1. The Students shall endeavour to conduct themselves in a manner worthy of the students of the
University in their dress, demeanor and sense of discipline. Students must strictly adhere to the
Dress Code prescribed by the college.
2. Dress Code: Every Student is expected to be in simple and modest formal dress. Girls are expected
to be either in saree with sleeved blouse or chudidhar or salwar kammees with sleeved kurtha with
duppatta. Tight outfits are strictly prohibited. Boys are forbidden to wear collarless T. shirts. The T
shirts with indecent wordings /pictures.
3. Students who are absent from classes for two weeks or more at a stretch, without the permission of
the Coordinator, obtained in writing, will be considered to have left the College.
4. Use of cell-Phone inside the class room is strictly prohibited. The safety of valuables, if brought, is at
your own risk.
5. Students should maintain a sense of decorum and discipline at all times, both inside and outside the
college. Those who are guilty of serious misconduct or whose presence in the college is detrimental
to the order and discipline on the campus are liable to be expelled.
6. Assembling on the road in front of the college or at the entrance of the college creates an incident
impression on the passers-by and therefore, shall have to be avoided.
7. Students are not allowed to sit on the steps of the staircase or on the steps of the entrance of the
college.
8. They shall treat the College property with great care and consideration. They should not make any
marks on the furniture or walls. Any damage or destruction of the College property will be punishable
individually or collectively.
9. Students are forbidden to organize or attend any meeting within the College, or to collect money for
any purpose or to circulate any notice or petition of any kind among the students or paste the same
on the College notice boards without the written permission of the Principal.
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10. Active participation in politics is not compatible with the academic life of students and as such,
students are expected not to indulge in public activities which are of political nature.
11. Students are not allowed to make complaints in a body or present any collective petition, but they are
welcome to present their case, if any, either individually or through their proper representatives.
12. Any unruly behavior in the administrative office will be seriously dealt with.
13. All the students, including the arrear students, must strictly follow the due dates stated by the office
for everything. Students are expected to keep in touch with the office administration and
must regularly follow the website: http://www.sxccal.edu
14. Smoking within the college campus is strictly prohibited.
15. Throwing about waste paper, defacing the walls and committing nuisance on the college grounds are
punishable offences.
16. Students must possess their identity card whenever they come to the college and show it to the
persons concerned whenever asked for.
17. Only the students who are on the rolls of the college can enter the college campus.
NOTE:
(i) The University reserves the right to make changes in the information provided
herein. This cannot be quoted for any sanction.
(ii) Notwithstanding the information given in the information brochure the university
has the ultimate right to decide any issue as per its rules and regulations.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
• PU-SXC Twinning Programme students are asked to check their attendance in the link available
at the St. Xavier‘s College web Page. Prior permission for any long leave is mandatory.
• All transactions including the submission of Examination forms, Revaluation forms of your
programme and the fees payments are to be done only at Pondicherry University and St. Xavier‘s
College Twinning Programme Office. PU-SXC Twinning Programme Office will not take any
responsibility for your direct payments of fees and submission of exam and revaluation forms to
DDE, Pondicherry University.
• For your results and downloading of revaluation forms check the following
Web link- www.pondiuni.edu.in
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TIMINGS
OFFICE WORKING DAYS/TIMINGS
COORDINATOR
Students can meet the Coordinator of the programme between 4 pm and 5 pm from
Monday to Friday.
FEE REMITTANCE
CONTACTS
Enquiry and Correspondence
The Coordinator
PUSXC Twinning Programme
Room No.196(2nd Floor), Jubilee
Building
St. Xavier‘s College (Autonomous)
30 Park Street
Kolkata-700016
Phone : 033-22551236
Email : coordinator_pusxc@sxccal.edu
IMPORTANT NOTE
It is the student‘s responsibility to read and be familiar with the policies and regulations as laid down in
this Prospectus. In case of any dispute, ignorance of regulations cannot be used as an excuse.
Twinning Programme students should approach only the Office of the PUSXC Twinning Programme, St.
Xavier‘s College, Kolkata for all their needs and not the DDE, Pondicherry University.
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Admission Procedure
1. The duly filled-in Application forms (2 sets) are verified along with all the necessary documents and 2
sets of photocopy of the same. The admission timing is: 10.00 am to 1:00PM only.
3. Then the Challan is to be taken and the fee is to be remitted at the Syndicate Bank, St. Xavier‘s
College(Autonomous), KolkataI(Bank timing is10.00 am to 1.00 pm , 2-3PM Mon-Fri only), situated ground
Floor of St. Xavier‘s College(Autonomous), Kolkata.
4. The Amount to be paid by demand draft or through on-line banking system. Cash payment is not possible.
5. After the payment the Candidate meets the Coordinator along with his or her copy of the challan and gets
admitted.
Check List
Please check whether you have arranged the documents in the following order so that we serve you better and
faster.
1. Application Forms (2 sets) with recent passport size photo pasted on the application forms.
2. 10th Std. mark sheet -Original and 2 sets of attested Xerox copies.
3. Plus Two mark sheet -Original and 2 sets of attested Xerox copies.
5. All the Statements of Marks- Original and 2 sets of attested Xerox copies.
6. If the VI Semester Mark Statement is not available for those who have completed their degrees in May
2017, they should bring the Print out of their downloaded VI Semester Mark Statement with the attestation
from college Principal /COE.
Note
- For admissions, the concerned candidate must come in person and not his or her representative.
- Admissions will be on First Come First Served basis only.
- Admissions will be done from Monday to Friday.
- No Admission on Saturdays and Sundays.
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