Andhra University Common Entrance Test

I. GENERAL:

1. Directorate of admissions, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam invites applications for admission through Andhra University Common Entrance Test (AUCET)-2009 into various courses offered in Campus Colleges of Science & Technology, Arts, Commerce & Management Studies and Engineering, A.U., Visakhapatnam; A.U. Campus, Kakinada (A.U. M.S. Naicker P.G. Centre); A.U. Campus, Vizianagaram, A.U. Campus, Tadepalligudem and Colleges affiliated to A.U. offering P.G. Courses for the academic year 2009-2010.

2. Candidates seeking admission into various courses of study for which tests are conducted (See Appendix – I) should appear for AUCET-2009.

3. Candidates who have already passed their qualifying examination or who have appeared / are appearing for the annual examination in 2009 only are eligible for AUCET-2009. Supplementary candidates of 2009 are not eligible.

4. Eligibility criteria and the syllabi for different courses and the syllabi for the different Tests to be conducted are given in Appendices-I & II.

* Candidates from other recognised universities are considered for admission into PG Arts and Science courses only if they possess a three year Bachelor Degree of 10+2+3 or 12+3 or 11+1+3 pattern, with the prescribed minimum percentage of marks, unless otherwise specified.

* Eligibility criteria for admission into various PG Arts and Science courses is with reference to the Common Core Scheme offered by Andhra University. Where group subjects (part-II) of degrees of other Universities do not have subjects of equal weightage, the subject enjoying the highest weightage shall be considered as the main, for the purpose of deciding the eligibility. Batchelor degrees of B.A./B.Sc./B.Com./B.A.Litt. and B.L. from Universities other than A.U. should be recognised by Andhra University as equivalent thereto.

5. The requirement for admission into all Science and Engineering Courses offered by Andhra University is a minimum aggregate of 50% marks in Group Subjects (Part II) of the qualifying examination unless or otherwise specified. For SC and ST candidates, a minimum aggregate of 45% marks in group subjects (Part II) is sufficient.

6. The requirement for Arts and Commerce courses is generally a pass in the appropriate qualifying examination, except in the case of admission into M.A./M.Sc. Quantitative Economics; M.Sc. Anthropology and 5 year Integrated MS Economics courses, for which, the requirement is a minimum aggregate of 50% marks in group subjects (Part-II) in the qualifying examination (B.Sc.) and for SC& ST candidates, a minimum aggregate of 45% marks in the group subjects (Part-II) is required.

7. ALLOWING A CANDIDATE FOR AUCET-2009 DOES NOT GUARANTEE A RIGHT OF ADMISSION INTO THE COURSE OF STUDY. A candidate must satisfy the admission criteria given in Appendix-I. Candidates allowed to take the entrance test and subsequently getting seats by furnishing false information are liable for prosecution and cancellation of seats without notice. The decision of the admitting authority is final.

8. Candidates are advised to go through the information brochure carefully and claim admission under appropriate categories of reservation by filling in the relevant boxes with appropriate code numbers in both Computer Data Sheet and Application form. Requests for inclusion or change of test, test centre and / or reservation category(ies) once claimed will not be entertained under any circumstances. The applications will be processed as per the claims of the candidates only and the admissions will be subject to the validity of their claims.

9. Candidates who have already completed one P.G. course or one Professional Degree course at Andhra University or elsewhere and who are now seeking admission into second P.G. or professional course respectively will not be provided hostel accommodation and will not be considered for any type of scholarship whatsoever, as per G.O.s. in force.

10. Candidates who have already studied / are studying a P.G. course are not eligible to write the test leading to admission into the same course. Such candidates are liable for disciplinary action.

11. The university reserves the right to fill or not to fill the seats earmarked for a particular course on administrative reasons. All admissions are purely provisional and the University reserves the right to cancel the admission at any stage. Further it also reserves the right to run or not to run a particular course depending on the number of candidates joined in it. A minimum of 10 candidates should join in any course to run it.

12. Information regarding P.G. courses offered by university and affiliated colleges is given in Appendix-III.

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