www.shiats.edu.in Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences : Admission Notification 2012

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ADMISSION POLICY :
Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences is a Christian Minority Educational Institute within the meaning of Article 30 (1) of the Constitution of India. Under this provision and as per the judgement of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, dated the 6th of December 1991, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi Vs. University of Delhi, and party overruled by the 11 Judges Constitution Bench in T.M.A. Pai Foundation v/s State of Karnataka dated 31st of October 2002, that 50% seats shall be reserved for the candidates of the Christian Community and the remaining 50% shall be allotted to general candidates strictly by merit. Christian Candidates are required to submit the following documents at the time of Counselling.

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a) Letter of recommendation from the pastor of the Church duly authenticated by the Senior Pastor or Bishop.

b) Baptism Certificate/Confirmation Certificate.
Note : Letter of recommendation not signed by appropriate Church agency shall not be considered under this category. If any doubt arises with regard to any of the above documents submitted by the candidates at any stage, the Registrar reserves the right to cancel the candidature/admission under Church Sponsored category after seeking necessary clarification.

SHIATS is an All India Institution founded by Christian Churches and Organizations in India and in accordance with its Policy and Constitution, draws students from all over the country. It receives its human resources from various parts of the country to impart education, conduct research and execute extension programmes imbued with zeal and spirit of service in accordance with the Christian belief.

The information indicated in this prospectus is only for general guidance and could be modified / changed from time to time by the Academic Council/Executive Council of the University.

All admissions in the University shall be made strictly on merit as determined on the basis of marks obtained by the candidate in the ENTRANCE TEST/ DIRECT INTERVIEW, conducted by the SHIATS.
Any legal matters shall be subject to the Jurisdiction of Allahabad only.

PROSPECTUS AND APPLICATION FORM : Manual and On line Application Form
Manual Application Form :
A common Application Form shall be applicable for all academic programmes irrespective of Undergraduate, Postgraduate, B.Ed. B.P.Ed, M. Ed and Diploma for admission through Entrance Test or Direct Interview (excluding Ph.D).

i The Prospectus and Application Form can be obtained by sending a crossed bank draft for Rs. 450.00 (i.e. Rs.300/- for Prospectus, Rs.100/- for Application Forms & Rs.50/- for postal charges) or $30.00 in favour of the Registrar, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Allahabad by registered post.
Note : (Postal orders/ Cheques or Money Orders are not acceptable).

ii The Prospectus and Application Forms will be available on cash payment of Rs. 400.00 (i.e. Rs.300/- for Prospectus & Rs.100/- for Application Forms ) from the Registrar’s office on any working day i.e. from Monday to Friday (09:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m.).

Submission of Manual Application Form :
The Application Forms A & B duly completed in all respect and accompanied with an Account Payee Bank Draft of prescribed Entrance Test/ Direct Interview Fee on Table No. 1 in favour of Registrar, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, payable at Allahabad or a University cash receipt of the aforesaid amount must reach The Registrar, SHIATS, Post. Agricultural Institute, Allahabad on or before May 25, 2012.

On - line Application :
I. The candidates can also choose to apply through On-line Application Form available on the University website www.shiats.edu.in
ii. Last date for applying On-line Form is the May 30, 2012 without any late fee but the Bank Draft of Rs. 1200/-along-with a photograph must reach the Registrar’s Office positively by June 5, 2012.

Sl. No Programme Amount (Entrance Test/ Direct Interview Fee for Manual Application Form)
1 All Undergraduate Programmes Rs. 1000
2 All Postrgraduate Programmes Rs. 1000
3 B.Ed Only Rs. 1000
4 M.Ed Only Rs. 1000
5 All PG Programmes (with B.Ed) Rs. 1200
6 All PG Programmes (with M.Ed) Rs. 1200
7 Direct Interview Programmes Rs. 500

ADMISSION PROCEDURE :
Admission to various Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes shall be done through ENTRANCE TEST strictly on merit. However, there are few programmes for which the admission procedure will be done through DIRECT INTERVIEW by the respective Schools (Table No. 2)

Note : A common Application Form shall be applicable for all academic programmes irrespective of Undergraduate, Postgraduate, B.Ed, B. P. Ed. and M. Ed. for admission through Entrance Test or Direct Interview Programmes. (Excluding Ph.D programmes)

Eligibility for Admission to the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes :
The eligibility for admission to various Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes will be determined on the basis of the Qualifying Examination. The eligible programmes are grouped Subject- wise. (Refer Table No (s). 4 & 6). For Admission to academic programmes of the University, the candidate will be grouped into various Subject Group Code for Undergraduate and Subject Group Number for Postgraduate Programmes.
These Subject Group Code/ Subject Group Number will be determined on the basis of the Qualifying Examination of the candidate.

DATES FOR THE ENTRANCE TEST :
The ENTRANCE TEST for the various Undergraduate, Postgraduate, B.Ed., and M. Ed. programmes will be conducted on the following date at all the Centers listed in the prospectus under two sessions as applicable to the applicant.

1. Undergraduate Programmes :
Date : June 20, 2012 (Morning Session)
Time : 9:00am. to 11:00 a.m.

2. Postgraduate B.Ed., & M. Ed. Programmes :
Date : June 20, 2012 (Evening Session)
Time : 02:00 p.m. to 04:00 p.m.
30 Minutes for additional section of B.Ed./ M.Ed. (i.e. 04 :00 p.m to 04:30 p.m)

3. B. P. Ed :
There will be separate Entrance Test for B.P.Ed. For details please visit our website www.shiats.edu.in

CENTRES FOR ENTRANCE TEST :
The Entrance Test shall be conducted at the following places :
Test Centre Test Centre Code Test Centre Test Centre Code
Allahabad 01 Jodhpur 32
Agra 11 Jaipur 31
Barielly 12 Kohima 36
Bangalore 13 Lucknow 37
Bhopal 15 Mau 39
Bhubaneshwar 17 Nagpur 41
Calcutta 19 Nasik 42
Chandigarh 21 New Delhi 43
Dehradun 22 Patna 45
Guwahati 24 Raipur 48
Gwalior 25 Ranchi 49
Hyderabad 27 Shillong 51
Imphal 29 Udaipur 55
Indore 30

NOTE :- i) Every effort will be made to assign the candidate the center of his/ her first choice. However, the University reserves the right to change the centre and assign the candidate to any one of the above centres.
ii) The centres once assigned shall not be changed
iii) Any of the above center (s) can be cancelled at the discretion of the University.

ADMIT CARD :
The Admit Card will only be available on the website of SHIATS (www.shiats.edu.in) from June 05, 2012 The applicant is required to print the Admit Card from the University website at www.shiats.edu.in from June 05, 2012. However, he/ she is required to bring a Passport size photograph along with the admit card to the entrance test center for verification similar to that pasted on the application form.)

ENTRANCE TEST RESULT :
1. Separate merit lists will be prepared for each category (Christian & General) based on the total marks obtained by the candidate in the Entrance Test for the purpose of admission.

2. Separate Merit lists under each category (Christian & General) for Under graduate, Postgraduate B.Ed, & M. Ed. as per Application Form Number will be displayed on the notice boards of the University by June 30, 2012 and will also be available on the University website at www.shiats.edu.in the same day. Subject Group Number for PG Programmes, the candidate will be provisionally admitted in only one programme, strictly on merit basis and availability of seat in the respective programme under Christian/ General Category of seats.

4. The NRI Wards/ NRI Sponsored candidates shall be admitted on the basis of a separate merit list prepared exclusively for them. These admissions shall be against 15 percent over and above the seats available in various academic programmes.

5. Fifteen percent seats in Undergraduate Programmes and Twenty five percent seats in Postgraduate Programmes in Agricultural and allied subjects will be allotted through All India Entrance Test Conducted by ICAR, New Delhi.

Important Note :
1. The application forms A & B duly completed in all respect and accompanied with an account payee Bank Draft in favour of Registrar, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Allahabad payable at State Bank of India, Allahabad or a University Cash Receipt of the aforesaid amount must reach the Registrar, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Post Agricultural Institute, Allahabad before or on May 25, 2012.

2. Last date for applying on - line form is May 30, 2012. and the Bank Draft of Rs.1200/- along with photograph must reach the Registrar, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Post Agricultural Institute, Allahabad positively by
June 05, 2012.

Important Dates :
Sl. No. Particulars Date
1. Sale of Prospectus and Application Form Jan. 20, 2012
2. Sale of Prospectus and Application Form Online Jan. 10, 2012
3. Last Date for Sale of Application Form for Entrance Test, (By Post) May 12, 2012
4 Last Date for Sale of Application Form for Entrance Test, (University Counter) May 25, 2012
5. Last Date for Submission of Duly Completed Application Form. May 25, 2012
6. Last Date for Submission of Application Form through On-line. May 30, 2012
7. Last Date for Receiving Draft and Photograph for On-line Applicants. June 05, 2012
8. Admit Card through website at www.shiats.edu.in from June 05, 2012
9. (i) Entrance Test for Undergraduate Programmes. June 20, 2012 (Morning Session)09:00 - 11:00 am
(ii) Entrance test for Postgraduate Programmes. June 20, 2012 (Evening Session) 02:00 - 04:00 pm
iii) Entrance test for B.Ed, & M. Ed. Programme June 20, 2012 (Evening Session)02:00 - 04:30 pm
10. Declaration of Result on our website www.shiats.edu.in and university notice board by June 30, 2012
11. Commencement of Counselling and Registration from July 11, 2012

For All Correspondence Please Contact :
Registrar,
Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences
(Formerly Allahabad Agricultural Institute)
(Deemed to be University)
P.O. Agricultural Institute,
Allahabad- 211007, U.P., India
E-mail : registrar@shiats.edu.in
Or

Controller of Examinations (COE)
Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences
(Formerly Allahabad Agricultural Institute)
(Deemed to be University)
P.O. Agricultural Institute,
Allahabad- 211007, U.P., India

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My M.Com admit card was not available on net. when will it come?

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I am not able to get my admit card for the entrance test of SHAITS on the site www.shaits.edu.in. What shall i do to get the admit card?