Guidelines on Eligibility Document Verification Summer 2015 Session Admission Section Directorate of Distance Education Sikkim Manipal University Syndicate House, MANIPAL – 576 104 www.smude.edu.in Contents Sl. No. Page No. 1 Admission Form 4 2 Name of the candidate 5 3 Father’s/ Mother’s/ Guardian’s Name 5 4 Date of Birth 6 5 Communication Address 6 6 Program and Semester 6 7 Payment Mode 6 8 Photograph & Signature 7 9 Educational Qualification Details 8 10 Employment details 8 11 Signature of the Candidate 8 12 Declaration by the Learning Center Head 8 13 Eligibility Documents 8 14 Additional Application Form 11 15 16 Format for sending the documents of Problematic / Provisional Admission applications. Dispatch of documents of Pending Application / Provisional Admission Application 12 12 17 Order in which documents are to be enclosed with the Application 13 18 Mailing Address 14 19 Summary Sheet 15 SMU DDE – Summer 2015 Session: Document verification guidelines Page 2 Guidelines on Document Verification Summer 2015 Session The objective of this document is to provide necessary guidelines to Learning Centers to facilitate them in the verification of Fresh Admission forms and the eligibility documents of Summer 2015 Session. The Learning Centers are advised to strictly follow the suggestions as given below at the time of verification of eligibility documents and admission forms. This would help the University in smooth processing of the admission without any delay. I. Registration Schedule Description Last Date (a) Commencement of Summer 2015 session 13th April 2015 (b) Last date for submission of Admission Forms without late fee to University. 22nd May 2015 (c) Last date for submission of Admission Forms with late fee of Rs.500/- to University 15th June 2015 (d) (e) (f) Last date to make payment towards fee / deposit payment 15th June 2015 instrument to Bank The last date to receive the hard copy of Admission form 22nd June 2015 along with documents by the University The Last date to submit the requisite documents for forms 22nd June 2015 kept under pending status The forms received after 22nd June 2015 will be rejected without any further communication. Please also note that, the forms for which fee payment is not confirmed by the bank on or before 22nd June 2015 are liable to be rejected. The uploading of original eligibility documents, photograph and signature of the student before submitting the online admission forms is compulsory. Kindly note that, the Direct entry provision for B.Sc.IT, BCA, MSc.IT and MCA programs has been withdrawn ,effective from Summer 2015 Session. BSc. (HIA )Program is re- introduced effective from this session. SMU DDE – Summer 2015 Session: Document verification guidelines Page 3 Please refer to the Prospectus 2015(printed in May 2015) for the fee and eligibility criteria of each of the programs before generating the online admission form of the candidates. II. Application or Admission Status on the WEBSITE. The status of fresh admission form would be uploaded on daily basis on to the portal, http://myzone.smude.edu.in under LC login. The status of any admission form can be checked by the candidates in the website under link http://myzone.smude.edu.in/trackstatus/faces/pages/status_check.jsp The Learning Centers and the candidates are required to verify the same from time to time to know the application/admission status. III. Verification of Original Documents: All Authorized Centres may note that the University will carry out routine physical verification of Original records of eligibility/qualifying examination submitted by candidates at the time of admission. IV. General: Please note, no written communication will be sent to the learning centers or to the candidates. The learning centers are hereby advised to refer to the website for up-to-date admission status and to follow up with the aspiring students wherever necessary in case of pending applications due to shortfall documentation. The refund of fee will be made after deducting the processing charges as prescribed in the case of rejected applications. Refund will be made through demand draft in favour of the Candidate only. The refund will be processed after the closure of admissions and hence, LC is required to appraise the candidates accordingly. No cancellation and refund is applicable against the confirmed admissions. So, LC is advised not to entertain and forward such requests. For timely communication, it is the responsibility of the learning center to provide the correct information like Address, contact phone number and email id, etc., to keep the Learning Center profile up-to-date at university end. This would help all the concerned staff at SMU-DDE to communicate with the Learning Center in case of an emergency. Any communication through email will be provided to the university email ID issued by SMUDDE to the learning center, so, it is the responsibility of the learning center to refer to the university email ID for all correspondence. SMU DDE – Summer 2015 Session: Document verification guidelines Page 4 V. Points to remember during document verification S# 1 Item Description Admission Form Whether the candidates have used online admission form of the current session downloaded from SLCM or not. Offline forms or forms of previous session are not accepted Please enter correct details of the students at the time of downloading the form from the portal. The information entered at the time of downloading the form cannot be changed subsequently. Whether the admission form is complete in all respects before submitting to the University. Note: Admission form of previous sessions should not be considered. Photocopy of the admission form should not be considered. Admission form without completing the online admission process in SLCM should not be forwarded to the university and is liable to be rejected. Use of Whitener is prohibited. The same is liable to be rejected without any notice. 2 2.1 Name for Issue of Certificate/ Marks cards Whether the applicant name mentioned in the admission form and the name mentioned in Mark cards and Certificates enclosed along with the admission form is same or not is to be verified. If case of variation in the name the following steps to be followed: If Candidate is applying for Diploma or Bachelor or Master Degree Program Enclosure of affidavit along with the admission form: Name variation, if any, in the 10th Mark Card or +2 / Diploma Mark Card or Degree Certificate/Mark Card (even minor difference), a duly notarized Affidavit (in English) clearly mentioning the correct name to be incorporated in University records while granting admission as well as that these documents pertain to one person, has to be produced. In case of change of name after marriage, the marriage certificate is to be attached with the admission form. If marriage certificate is in regional language other than English, an affidavit mentioning the name to be incorporated in the records of the University is to be provided along with the admission form. The name mentioned in the affidavit is to be mentioned in the admission form. Name variation, if any, between the admission form and the eligibility documents, the name as per the 10th Standard or Date of Birth certificate will be considered for admission process unless the candidate has submitted Application for Name Change request with other necessary support documents along with the admission form. SMU DDE – Summer 2015 Session: Document verification guidelines Page 5 Note: 3 Photocopy of the affidavit should not be considered. No name change request will be accepted once registration process is completed by SMU-DDE. The above name( Name written in the field- Name for Issue of Certificate/ Marks cards) is considered to issue ID card/Marks cards/ Certificates to the students. Father’s/Mother’s/Guardian’s Name Father’s name mentioned in the admission form should be as per 10th standard mark card. In case of any mismatch in the name an Affidavit (in English) is to be produced mentioning the correct name. Without support documents Father’s name will be considered as per the 10th Standard mark card/ certificate. Note: 4 If father’s name is not mentioned in the 10th mark card other support document having father’s name like School Leaving Certificate/ 12th mark card/ Bachelor Degree mark card can be produced. Date-of-Birth The Date of Birth has to be entered as per the 10th standard mark card. If it is not mentioned in 10th mark card, other document (like Date of Birth Certificate, School Leaving Certificate/ 12th mark card/ PAN Card, Passport copy) which is having Dateof-Birth mentioned in can be produced as support document. 5 Communication Address The candidate’s address for correspondence should be entered in the columns provided, clearly mentioning the complete address with City, Pin code, Contact Number and e-mail address, etc as the same is required for mailing purpose. Note: 6 The Learning Center address should not be mentioned under this column. The same is not recommended, whatsoever may be the reason. Program and Semester Please enter the correct Program , Entry Mode and Semester while downloading the forms and verify the same before submitting the online form to the university. Note: 7 7.1 The admission will be given based on semester mentioned in ‘Semester Applied for’ column. The LC has to be cautious in verifying these details. Payment Mode Payment through - Demand Draft 1) Semester fee can be paid in the form of Demand Draft/ Pay order. SMU DDE – Summer 2015 Session: Document verification guidelines Page 6 2) 3) 7.2 The Candidate should endorse the Name, Admission form number and Learning Center code on the reverse of the DD/ Pay order. The Demand Draft/ Pay order should be drawn in the favour of ‘Sikkim Manipal University DE’ payable at location of issue ( payable at par). The Demand drafts/ Pay orders should be deposited to HDFC Bank along with system generated Bank deposit statement on day to day basis. The Leaning Center has to verify the following before depositing Demand Draft/ Pay order into the Bank Account with HDFC Bank . (a) Demand Draft/ Pay order has been prepared for the requisite amount or not. (b) DD/ Pay order is drawn in favour of ‘Sikkim Manipal University DE’ or not. (c) Whether the Demand Daft/ Pay order is having valid date. {DD’s with validity date over(prior to 70 days or DD’s with future dates) are not acceptable}. (d) Whether the instrument is drawn on the local place. (e) The DD not signed by the Banker should not be accepted. (f) Whether the Demand Draft/ Payorder is properly printed or not. (g) Demand draft/ Pay order of previous session or due for expiry or prior to current session should not be considered for administrative reasons. Payment through - Credit/ Debit Card Swiping 1) Candidate can make the fee payment swiping valid Credit/Debit Card. However, this facility is available only at select learning centers where EDC Terminal is installed. 2) The candidate has to handover Merchant copy of charge slip duly signed to the LC, copy of which has to be retained by the LC for future reference. 3) The Application no and LC code should be written to the reverse side the Charge slip and copy of the same has to be attached to the Admission form. 4) Whether the fee payment has been made for the requisite amount or not is to be verified. 5) Whether the Credit/ Debit card Merchant copy is signed by the Candidate or not is to be verified. Unsigned credit/debit slip is not acceptable. 6) The use of Credit card/ Debit card for making payment by Learning Center Person or others for Candidate is not permitted. SMU-DDE is not responsible for such practices and problem arising out of it. 7) For Payment through EMI facility, please refer to the Circular. 7.3 Payment through – Online Payment / Net Banking Please take a print out of acknowledgement after successful payment and keep the same for future records. 8 Pass Port size Photograph Recent color photograph having good clarity should be used for this purpose. The SMU DDE – Summer 2015 Session: Document verification guidelines Page 7 Candidate and LC have to ensure that the name of the candidate and application number is mentioned on the reverse side of the photograph. 9 Paste the passport photograph properly at all edges so that the same will not be lost in the transit or in application handling. Photograph must be pasted exactly to the box provided. Application number and LC code should be entered on the reverse side of the photograph Photograph is essential for issuing of Identity Card, Admit Card Note: Application is liable to be rejected in the absence of Photograph. Old photograph or photograph of earlier period should be avoided, since photo identification may cause problem at the time of examination. Photocopy of photograph is not allowed. Previously used Photograph must not be used. Signature Signature of the Student needs to be obtained in the required fields and this is used for issue of Identity card and Admit card 10 11 Educational Qualification Details Verify whether the candidate has clearly mentioned the qualification details as per the prospectus. Enter the qualification details in the ascending order. The order should be (a) 10th / SSC (b) 12th / PUC / HSC / Diploma (c) Bachelor’s Degree (d) Additional Qualification Details (if applicable) Employment details. 12 LC has to verify the employment details filled in the Admission form. (wherever applicable) Signature of the Candidate Please obtain the signature of the student on the hard copy of the admission form. The request to change the signature at a later date will not be considered under any circumstances Note: The signature pasted on application form is liable to be rejected. SMU DDE – Summer 2015 Session: Document verification guidelines Page 8 13 Declaration by the LC Head The Learning Center Head has to sign the declaration in the Admission form only after verifying the eligibility documents confirming the eligibility of the Candidate for the said program. Declaration by LC head is mandatory with Signature and Seal. Note: 14 In the absence of declaration by LC head, the admission form is liable to be rejected. Eligibility Documents. Before filling up the admission form the Learning Center has to verify the eligibility documents of the Candidate in original. The University will also carry out the physical verification of the original documents. The Candidates be advised to submit the eligibility documents as per the qualification prescribed in prospectus. Learning Centers are advised strictly to follow the eligibility criteria prescribed in the current session prospectus and other communication as communicate by SMU-DDE from time to time. The qualification mentioned in previous prospectus/ accepted in previous sessions will not be acceptable in current session. In case of any deviation by the Learning Center a suitable action will be initiated against such center. 14.1 Document Attestation by Gazetted Officer or Notary Public LC to advise the candidate to submit the eligibility documents duly attested by Gazetted officer / Notary Public. Attested documents should have the seal & signature of the attestation officer. The seal should contain the name, designation, address. If Name, Designation and Address of the attestation officer are not clear, then the admission form will not be considered for processing. If the documents are attested by Notary, the seal of the Notary should always contain the Registration number and place of the Notary. The Headmaster/ Headmistress/ Principal of Government colleges are eligible for attestation of the documents. The seal should contain Name of the person, College/ School Name and Place of the College/ School. The attestation by Headmaster / Headmistress / Principal of Private School / Colleges will not be considered. Photocopy of attested documents are not acceptable. Attestation on fax copy of the document is not acceptable. The Name, Seal and Designation details of the attestation should be in English/ Hindi. 14.2 Photocopy of Documents The following may please be noted with regard to Eligibility documents. 1) The photocopy of all eligibility documents should be clear and readable. SMU DDE – Summer 2015 Session: Document verification guidelines Page 9 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) Photocopy of the documents from original is advisable for better readability. In case of Mark cards the following details should be present (a) The Board/ University name (b) Month and Year of Examination (c) The name of the Candidate (d) Course pursued (e) Semester / Year completed (f) Pass / Grade remark (g) Signature, Name, Designation of issuing authority (h) Seal of the Board/ University (i) Date of issue In case of Provisional Pass Certificate (PPC) or Degree Certificate (DC) following details should be present. (a) The Board/ University name (b) The name of the Candidate (c) Course completed (d) Year of completion (e) Signature, Name (optional), Designation of issuing authority (f) Seal of the Board/ University (g) Date of issue The Provisional Pass Certificate (PPC) duly signed by university authority or Degree Certificate (DC) duly signed by the Vice Chancellor will only be considered. Only in case of Autonomous Colleges, the Provisional Pass Certificate issued by the Principal can be accepted. Verify whether all the content of Original document appears in photocopied document as it is. If original document is of the size greater than A4, the photocopy should be taken on A4 size paper by adjusting the size. The mark card and Provisional Pass Certificate signed by Controller of Examinations/ Asst. Registrar/ Dy. Registrar/ Registrar/ Vice Chancellor of the University/ Authorized Signatories of the Board only to be accepted. Mark cards and Provisional Pass Certificate issued by Principal is not acceptable. In the absence of Degree Certificate, the candidate has to attach all the years / semester mark cards along with the Provisional Pass Certificate issued by the University. The students seeking admission in MBA program are required to attach copy of score card of Entrance Examination in addition to degree/ provisional degree certificate. Internet copies of the result from the official website of the recognized Board/ Government Colleges / University may be considered for Provisional Admission provided the Candidate is able to produce the document before the last date of Admission. The Candidate has to provide an undertaking mentioning his/her admission is liable to be cancelled in case of non submission of the SMU DDE – Summer 2015 Session: Document verification guidelines Page 10 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) document before the last date. If the internet copy of the result is not clear or not in line with regular mark card or do not provide clear result status will not be acceptable. Only degrees from UGC recognized Universities are acceptable. (The list of recognized Universities is available in AIU Directory publication, UGC website (www.ugc.ac.in) , Dept. of Education, GOI website. As per MHRD letter No. 6-7/2009-DL dated 29th July 2009 and DEC letter No. DEC/2009/2629 dated 11th August 2009 – B.E/B. TECH programs through distance education mode are not recognized and approved by DEC. For fake Universities/Institutions/Boards list refer to UGC website, IGNOU website. In case of Degrees obtained from foreign Universities in India, the Candidate has to provide an equivalency certificates issued by Association of Indian Universities (AIU). A letter from UGC/AICTE on the recognition status of the Degree and the institution offering foreign degrees in India is mandatory. In few of the cases the SMU-DDE ask for Degree Certificate/ Provisional Pass Certificate even though all the semesters/years mark cards are produced. This is done only in those cases where it is not possible to judge whether the candidate has completed the Course or all the Semesters/ years successfully. The candidates who have successfully completed a 2 year degree on or before 1998-99 from a recognized university are only eligible to seek admission to PG program. Insufficient documents - In the absence of eligibility documents, the Learning center should not submit the online form to the university. The Learning Centre has to advise the Candidate to give an undertaking by which date (Date should be prior to last date of closure of Admission) they are able to submit the documents to SMU-DDE. If the candidate fails to produce the document on or before that date, the application is liable to be rejected without any intimation. One sitting Degree Examination – The degrees of the candidates enrolled for the one-time Bachelor’s Degree program, up to the year 1995-1996 will only be treated as valid. 18) If the candidate has submitted fake certificates/ documents or stated wrong facts in the admission form, such admission is liable to be cancelled and fee remitted will be forfeited. 15 Additional Application Form 15.1 Additional Application form for foreign Nationals. Foreign students seeking admission to the Distance Learning Programs of SMU should fulfill either of the following requirements. 1) Should be working in India 2) Should be dependent of a person working in India. Foreign nationals seeking admission in India are required to submit the duly filled in additional application form. SMU DDE – Summer 2015 Session: Document verification guidelines Page 11 The eligibility of the foreign nationals seeking admission in India will be governed by the equivalency norms laid down by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). In case of qualifications not reflected in the AIU equivalency list, the candidates are advised to approach AIU for issue of an equivalency certificate. Candidates who have passed the qualifying examination from a foreign University / Board / Ministry should submit all the relevant information / documents which justify the equivalence of their qualifications. Mark Cards / Degree Certificates in language other than English should be translated into English language and a copy of the same duly attested to be attached with the admission form. An attested copy of the relevant pages of the passport containing details of the individual. Passport Number, Date & Place of Issue & Name of the Country issuing the same. An attested copy of the relevant pages of the VISA containing details of the individual. Any VISA issued in the name of ‘Sikkim Manipal University’ will not be acceptable. An attested copy of the valid Residential Permit. The validity of Residential permit should cover subsequent examination i.e., November 2015 Examination. International students in India will not be eligible to appear for university examinations without submitting the valid Residential Permit to SMU-DDE. Note: 16 17 SMU-DDE will not issue eligibility certificate to a candidate who wants come to India only to join programs in distance mode. The students undergoing the Bachelor’s degree/ Master’s Degree programs in other Universities are not eligible to seek admission in the programs offered by SMU DDE at the same time. Foreign nationals seeking admission in India are required to submit the additional application form. The form is available in LC Portal. The form should be complete in all respects. The admission form submitted along with the incomplete additional form is liable to be rejected. Format for sending the documents of Problematic / Provisional Admission applications. The documents of Pending Application/ Provisional Admission cases are to be forwarded along with the summary sheet as mentioned below. This sheet should be prepared for each candidate separately and documents are to be attached with this sheet. Dispatch of documents of Pending Application / Provisional Admission Application SMU DDE – Summer 2015 Session: Document verification guidelines Page 12 Learning Center has to forward the documents of Pending Application / Provisional Admission Application in a separate cover clearly mentioning on the cover “Documents of Pending Application / Provisional Admission Application”. The documents received within the date specified will only be considered. NOTE: Student admitted with provisional admission status will not be permitted to reregister to higher semester or appear for the Examinations till the confirmation of provisional admission. The results of such students will be withheld, even if, they are allowed to appear for the University Examinations. VI. Order in which documents are to be enclosed with the Application Order of application S# & enclosures Item Description Compulsory Checks to be carried out by LC and the Candidate 1 First Admission Form The hard copy of admission form submitted online to the university duly signed by the student and countersigned by the LC Latest passport size Photograph is compulsory. The Candidate or LC has to ensure that application number and LC Code has been mentioned on the reverse side of the photograph. 2 Second Additional Form of Foreign Student The candidate of foreign origin has to fill up the form compulsorily. Incomplete form liable to be rejected. 3 Annexure 1 DOB Certificate Proof of Date of Birth or Class 10th Certificate. Attestation by Notary/Gazetted Officer; Certification by LC 4 Annexure 2 10th Standard Certificate or Pass Mark Card Attestation by Notary/Gazetted Officer; Certification by LC 5 Annexure 3 +2 Certificate or Pass Attestation by Notary/Gazetted Officer; Mark Card Certification by LC 6 Annexure 4 3 year or 4 year Degree Certificate Attestation by Notary/Gazetted Officer; Certification by LC OR 7 Annexure 4A 1st Year Graduation Attestation by Notary/Gazetted Officer; Marks Card Certification by LC SMU DDE – Summer 2015 Session: Document verification guidelines Page 13 8 Annexure 4B 2nd Year Graduation Attestation by Notary/Gazetted Officer; Marks Card Certification by LC 9 Annexure 4C 3rd Year Graduation Attestation by Notary/Gazetted Officer; Marks Card Certification by LC 10 Annexure 4D 4th Year Graduation Mark Card (if applicable) Attestation by Notary/Gazetted Officer; Certification by LC 11 Annexure 4E Degree Provisional Attestation by Notary/Gazetted Officer; Certificate Certification by LC 12 Annexure 5 SMAT Result sheet 13 Annexure 7 Additional The candidate seeking admission under credit Application Form for transfer scheme Credit Transfer and Migration Certificate The original result sheet duly signed by Proctors Candidates of Foreign Origin 15 Annexure 8A Passport Photocopy Attestation by Notary/Gazetted Officer; Certification by LC 16 Annexure 8B Visa Photo Copy Attestation by Notary/Gazetted Officer; Certification by LC 17 Annexure 8C Residential Permit Only valid residential permit photocopy duly attested by Notary/Gazetted Officer further certified by LC will be considered. Note: No other proof of documents will be considered. 18 Annexure 8D Certificate from Employer 1) Letter issued by the Employer on the company / institution letter head. Attestation by Notary/Gazetted Officer; Certification by LC. 19 Annexure 8E Photo ID Card Attestation by Notary/Gazetted Officer; Certification by LC. Note: The ID Card should contain Employee Code. SMU DDE – Summer 2015 Session: Document verification guidelines Page 14 VII. Mailing Address The application forms must reach the SMU-DDE within 7 days from the last date. SMU-DDE is not responsible for any postal delay. The address for dispatch of Admission Application Forms: ADDRESS: Admission Section Directorate of Distance Education Sikkim Manipal University, Syndicate House MANIPAL – 576 104, Karnataka. IVR No.: 080-66748888, Fax: 0820 – 2571 959 Email: [email protected] SMU DDE – Summer 2015 Session: Document verification guidelines Page 15 Summary Sheet LC Code: Zone: Application No.: Name of the Candidate: Program Applied: Semester Applied: Category: Pending/ Provisional Admission: Reason Code: (As hosted in the website) 1. 2. 3. 4. Reason Description: (As hosted in the website) 1. 2. 3. 4. Documents enclosed: 1. 2. 3. 4. Signature of the LC Head with seal Name of the LC Head Note: This sheet should be prepared for each candidate separately and documents are to be attached with this sheet after writing the relevant Application no/ Roll number on each of the documents. SMU DDE – Summer 2015 Session: Document verification guidelines Page 16
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