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Announcement : Combined Research Entrance Test (CRET) 2015

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COMBINED RESEARCH ENTRANCE TEST (CRET) :
The University of Allahabad shall conduct COMBINED RESEARCH ENTRANCE TEST-2015 (CRET-2015) at Allahabad for admission to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) (hereinafter referred to as D.Phil. Programme) of the University of Allahabad for the session 2015-16 in the subjects specified in SECTION 2 of this Bulletin.

As laid down in the Ordinance LVI of the First Ordinance of Allahabad University (made under Section 29 of the University of Allahabad Act, 2005) candidates for admission to the degree of D. Phil. Programme must hold a Master’s degree (or a degree recognized by the University as equivalent thereto) in a relevant subject from the University, or any other University or an Institution recognized by it, and must fulfill other prescribed conditions of eligibility.

Regular teachers of the University of Allahabad and of any institution maintained by it or admitted to its privileges and international Students are exempted from appearing at CRET for admission to D. Phil. Programme. All other candidates for admission to the D. Phil. Programme in the concerned subjects are required to appear at CRET-2015 after applying and register their candidatures through the ONLINE APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION PROCESS at the website aupravesh.org and remitting the admissible Test Fee in the prescribed manner.

The details and instructions in respect of CRET-2015, the procedure applicable to the teachers and international Students exempted from CRET-2015 and relevant information on the D.Phil. Programme are set out in the following sections of this Bulletin.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA :
A minimum score at the Post-graduate Examination of 55% marks (or the equivalent Letter Grade/Grade Point under the seven point Letter Grade Scale), laid down by the UGC in the case of General candidates and 50% marks (or the equivalent Letter Grade / Grade Point) in the case of OBC / SC / ST / PH candidates.

A minimum average score in the entire academic career of 54% marks (or the equivalent Letter Grade/Grade Point) in the case of General/OBC candidates; or 49% marks (or the equivalent Letter Grade/Grade Point) in the case of SC / ST / PH candidates.

Not more than one III division (or equivalent Letter Grade/Grade Point) in the academic career before graduation.

A candidate having III division (or equivalent Letter Grade/Grade Point) at the graduate and post-graduate examinations shall not be considered for admission to D.Phil. Programme.

THE ONLINE APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION PROCESS, SCHEDULE AND TEST FEES FOR CRET-2015 :
A candidate who fulfils the minimum Eligibility Criteria (vide para 1.12), and seeks to appear in CRET-2015 in a Subject that is available and is also admissible to him / her (vide paras 2.02 and 2.04), must complete, and submit through the Internet, as per modality and schedule set out in the following paras, the prescribed ON-LINE APPLICATION / REGISTRATION FORM for appearing for the Level 1 Test / Level 2 Test / Level 3 Test (as the case may be) at CRET-2015 in the concerned / admissible Subject (vide para 2.04), and must remit, within due time, the prescribed Test Fees to the University of Allahabad in the manner described in para 3.09.

The On-line Application / Registration Form for CRET-2015 shall be accessible only during the dates specified in the Schedule (vide para 3.05) at the University’s Website for CRET, namely aupravesh.org

The candidate has to fill and submit the Form ON-LINE, in accordance with the instructions given in the said Website and also summarized in this Section.

Before proceeding to fill and submit the On-line Application / Registration Form for CRET – 2015, the candidate is strongly advised to carry out the following tasks for his/her own convenience

Take a Print-out of this Bulletin (Information and Guidelines) and read it carefully.

Take a Print-out of the CRET-2015 Syllabus of the Subject in which he / she desires, and is eligible, to appear.

Read thoroughly the Instructions for the filling and submission of the Online Form.

Review and ensure the correctness of the details of his/her academic record at the High School and Intermediate (or equivalent) and the Graduation and Post graduation level, for purposes of making required entries in the On-line Form.

Get his / her latest Passport-size Color Photograph and his signature scanned by Computer, so that the scanned Photograph and Signature can be submitted with the On-line Form. The original of the scanned Photograph should be carefully preserved for submission to the CRET-2015 Committee in the manner specified in para 3.12.

Though it is not mandatory, it is advised that if the candidate does not already have an e-mail address (e-mail ID), he / she should create for himself / herself a valid email ID, in order that the CRET-2015 Committee may send him / her significant instructions or information (as per need) by e-mail.

As pointed out in para 2.04, the candidate is entitled to appear in only one Subject at CRET2015. The candidate is also prohibited from” submitting more: than” one On-line Application / Registration Form for CRET-2015. In case the candidate submits more than one On-line Form, all the Forms submitted by him shall stand cancelled.

The SCHEDULE for different processes Ist stages of CRET-2015 is as follows :
1 Online Registration Start Date 02nd July, 2015
2 Last date of Online Form Submission 10th August, 2015
3 Admit Cards download date 20th August, 2015 onwards
4 Date of CRET-2015 LEVEL 2 TESTS 30th August, 2015
Time of LEVEL 1 TEST (Duration 3 hours) 9:00 A.M to 12:00 Noon
Time of LEVEL 2 TEST (Duration 3 hours) 2:00 P.M to 4:00 P.M.
5 Declaration of Results of Level 1 & Level 2 Tests By 2nd week of October, 2015

The TEST FEES prescribed for different categories of candidates for CRET-2015 are as follows:
GENERAL / OBC : ` 1000/-
SC / ST / PH : ` 500/-
It should be noted that the Test Fees shall not be refunded or carried over in case the application of the candidate is rejected, or his / her candidature is cancelled at any stage, or he / she does not appear wholly or partially for CRET-2015.