DOON UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN

SSR PART-I
DOON UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN
CRITERION II: TEACHING-LEARNING AND EVALUATION
2.1 Student Enrolment and Profile
2.1.1 How does the university ensure publicity and transparency in the
admission process?
The university’s advertisement for admissions is given in one English national
newspaper, one Hindi newspaper, and employment news and also on the
university web page.
2.1.2 Explain in detail the process of admission put in place by the
university. List the criteria for admission: (e.g.: (i) merit, (ii) merit with
entrance test, (iii) merit, entrance test and interview, (iv) common
entrance test conducted by state agencies and national agencies (v) other
criteria followed by the university (please specify).
The admission to the Undergraduate, Integrated Post Graduate, Post Graduate
and Research programmes is through an all India entrance test. The entrance
test is widely publicized in national dailies, Employment newspaper and on
the University’s web-site. The merit of the candidates in the entrance test is the
only factor which is taken into account for admissions, thus ensuring full
transparency in the admission process. For Master in Business Administration
(MBA) programme, the university is registered with All India Management
Association (AIMA) for Management aptitude test (MAT score) for inviting
qualified applicant for participation in GDPI. The admission process form
applying to admission counselling/ registration is online along with optional
offline registration facility. An applicant is required to register himself on the
admission portal with a valid email id. The applicant is allotted a one-time
password which has to be changed on first login. This eliminates the
possibility of fake and bogus registration. The complete process of submission
of application, payment of fee and generation of admit card/ centre allotment
is online which ensures transparency, precision and efficiency. An applicant
can apply from the convenience of his home and pay requisite fee through a
number of payment options. The admit card for the test is made available on
the web-portal minimizing the risk of loss-in-transit. The entrance test is
conducted at a large number of centers in major cities of the country
depending on minimum number of applicants appearing at a center. The
candidate has to enter basic data about his background (urban/rural), caste,
sex, family detail, education of parents, annual household income, etc.
50% students from Uttarakhand state get reservation in entrance examination
as envisaged in Doon university act & Statute. Female applicants get
horizontal 30% reservation in seat allotment. SC/ST and OBC candidates are
given reservation in admissions as per Government of Uttarakhand guidelines
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