ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO THE PG /UG COURSES AT AIFD

ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO THE PG /UG COURSES AT AIFD

General

1. The admission to the AIFD course at Bangalore is exclusively open for the wives/ dependant wards of serving/ retired army personnel including the war widows and limited seats for Civilians also. The dependants of following category of army personnel are eligible:-

(a) Serving or retired army personnel in receipt of regular pension or SS officers who have served army for 10 years (Submit Certificate No 1)

(b) Army personnel killed in action or those who died during their service or disabled in action in army (Submit Certificate No 2)

(c) AMC / ADC officers presently serving with Navy or Air Force who have served army for more than 10 years and who are members of AOBF. (Submit Certificate No 3)

(d) MNS Officers who have served army for a minimum 10 years as regular MNS; APS personnel who are on deputation and have put in more than 10 years of service in Army or who have been directly recruited / commissioned in APS and have retired after completing their minimum service qualifying for pension; TA personnel who have completed 10 years of embodied service. (Submit Certificate

No 4)

(e) Adopted wards of army personnel provided they have been adopted at least five years before admission (Submit Certificate No 5)

(f) Dependant sons / daughters of widows of army personnel who were born of their mother’s first marriage and their mother have later re-married a civilian. (Submit Certificate No 6)

(g) Step children of Army personnel who were born out of the wedlock where at least one parent belonged to Army (Submit Certificate No 7)

(h) Must be an Indian citizen, or a PIO who obtains Indian citizenship before admission.

(i) Limited seats for wards of Civilian/other defence establishments (Industry sponsored candidates)

Note: 1. For the purpose of their admission to the AIFD course the sons / daughters of serving/ retired army personnel are considered dependant till their marriage or employment which ever is earlier.

2. Format for Certificate Nos 1 to 7 are enclosed as Appendices A to G.

2. Educational Qualification.

(a) UG Course. The applicant must be a 10+2/Equivalent examination in any combination with a minimum

of 35% aggregate marks.

(b) PG Course. Any graduate recognised by Indian Universities or Equivalent.

3. Physical Fitness. Besides fulfilling the eligibility conditions as per Para 1, the candidate should be certified by MH / RMO / Registered Medical Practitioner as physically and mentally fit to pursue the course. A certificate to this effect in the enclosed form Appendix H is required to be submitted by the candidate along with his/ her application form.

Weightage to Gallantry Award Winners

4. The wards of the Gallantry Award Winners will be given weightage in admissions as follows. Such candidates are required to submit the necessary proof to that effect for being considered for the weightage as per note 2 given below :-

(a) Gallantry Award Weightage

(i) Param Vir Chakra 5%

(ii) Ashok Chakra 5%

(iii) Mahavir Chakra 4%

(iv) Kirti Chakra 4%

(v) Vir Chakra 3%

(vi) Shaurya Chakra 3%

(vii) Sena Medal (Gallantry only) 1%

(b) Distinguished Service in War/ Conflict/ Hostilities

(i) Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal 3%

(ii) Uttam Yudh Seva Medal 2%

(iii) Yudh Seva Medal 1%

(d) War Widows 5% (Submit Certificate No. 2)

Note: 1. The above-mentioned percentage of the respective gallantry award winner’s ward’s WAT score will be added to his/ her actual WAT score before drawing the overall merit list.

2. A certified copy of the part II Order / Gazette notification conferring the award / copy of the award certificate should be attached with the application form for claiming the weightage. For Sena Medal (Gallantry) a certificate has to be obtained from MS – X that the Sena Medal awarded to the Officer is for acts of courage / bravery

5. Ensuring Eligibility is Candidate’s Responsibility It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that he / she possesses the requisite academic qualifications for the course and is eligible in all other respects as per the eligibility conditions given in this prospectus. The fact that a candidate has been permitted to appear in WAT/CAT does not imply that his / her eligibility has been verified and accepted. The eligibility of the candidates will be verified by AIFD at the time of admission to the course as also later during the scrutiny of papers by the university. In case of any change in the eligibility conditions made by the university for the session 2008 – 09 at a later stage the eligibility will be verified with reference to the university’s eligibility conditions prescribed at the time of candidate’s admission to the AIFD PG/UG Courses. If a candidate is found to be ineligible at any stage during the entire process, the college reserves the right to cancel his/ her candidature / admission to the course.

6. All admissions made by AIFD, Bangalore are provisional. An admission will be considered final only when the eligibility criteria are met and original documents / certificates produced by the student for verification.

7. All disputes regarding sale of prospectus, conduct of examination, admission to AIFD or any other matter pertaining to Army Institute of Fashion & Design, Bangalore shall fall within the jurisdiction of the courts in Bangalore.

JOINING INSTRUCTIONS FOR PG & UG

8. The result of the WAT published on 14^th May 2008 will be put up on the AIFD & AWES website and sent to all Command HQs. The result will also be displayed by college at AIFD Bangalore, on their notice boards. Candidates declared to have passed WAT will also be individually informed by AIFD Bangalore to that effect. The PG candidates have to appear for the CAT and interview on 07July 2008 at AIFD, Bangalore, The candidates recommended for admission to the AIFD PG Course at AIFD, Bangalore on o8 July 2008 will be informed in writing and they will be required to pay Rs.10,000/- as Registration Fee through a Crossed Demand Draft in favor of “Army Institute of Fashion & Design, Bangalore” on the same day. For the UG courses the selected students will be required to pay the registration fee of Rs.10,000 within 10 days of publishing of the list on the web site i.e. In the case of the first list by 24 May 2008, in case of the second list by 08 June 2008 and in case of last list by 21 June 2008. This amount will be adjusted against the first installment of the fee for the course to be paid by the candidate at the time of admission. If the registration / confirmation fee is not paid by due date, it will be assumed that the candidate is not willing to join the course and the offer made to the candidate will be treated as cancelled. The seat in such a situation will be offered to the candidate next on the waiting list. The candidate will be permitted to join the course only after he / she pays his / her dues by the due date. If a candidate fails to pay the requisite fee, as declared in the prospectus and / or fails to join the course by the due date, his / her candidature will be treated as cancelled and the seat will be offered to the candidate next on the waiting list. Request for seeking extension in time for joining the course will not be entertained.

Documents to be Submitted at the time of Admission

9. The following certificates will be submitted by the UG/PG candidate at the time of admission/reporting to Institute:-

(a) Degree Pass certificate/10+2 or equivalent pass cert .

(b) Statement of Marks of qualifying Examination

(d) Migration Certificate

(e) Matriculation Certificates

(f ) Transfer Certificate

- Original/Provisional

- In original.

- In original

- In original.

Custody of Original Certificates

10. All original certificates, as mentioned at Para 9 above, will have to be produced by the candidate for verification of his eligibility for admission to the AIFD PG /UG Course. These will be produced on the day of admission and will thereafter be retained by AIFD Bangalore. Candidates are advised to apply / approach the University where they appeared for the last examination and obtain their migration certificate well in time. Admission may be denied if the migration certificate is not produced at the time of joining the college or with in one month of commencement of the course.

Inability to Produce Original Documents at the Time of Admission

11. In case a candidate is already pursuing a course of study in some other institute and the original certificates are held elsewhere, he / she will be provisionally admitted on the basis of the attested copies of his/ her certificates. In such cases, the candidate must produce a letter from the Head of the college / institution concerned stating the fact. Once the admission has been granted, the candidate must deposit the original certificates within 15 days of his / her admission to AIFD Bangalore, failing which the admission of the candidate will be cancelled and the seat allotted to the candidate next on the waiting list.

Withdrawal of Original Certificates

12. In case a candidate admitted to AIFD Bangalore desires to withdraw his/ her original certificates in order to facilitate his / her admission to some other college / institute, he/ she will be permitted to do so for the period to be decided by AIFD Bangalore. In case the candidate does not deposit the withdrawn original certificates back with AIFD by the date specified by AIFD for the purpose, his / her admission will be cancelled and the seat allotted to the candidate next in merit.