Data Ranpat Dev College of Nursing, Kathua

B.Sc. Nursing

GNM

Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing

Reserved Categories:-	Reservation in %age
I) Scheduled Caste(SC)	08
ii) Scheduled Tribes(ST)	10
iii) Socially and Educationally Backward Classes:-
iii.a) Weaker and UnderPrivileged Classes, (SocialCastes)	04
iii.b) Residents of Area Adjoining Actual Line of Control(ALC) / International Boarder (IB)	04
iii.c) Residents of Backward Area(RBA)	10
iii.d) Pahari Speaking People	04
iv) Economically WeakerSection*	10*
v) Physically Challenged Persons	04 (Horizontal)
Further, as per Rule 14 of SRO 294 of J&K Reservation Rule dated 21-10-2005, following reservation is also made in favour of following
a) Children of Defence Personnel (CDP):-	03%
b) Children of Para Military forces & State Police personnel:-	01%
c) Candidates possessing outstanding proficiency in sports:-	02%
Reserved categorycertificate in the name of the applicantduly issued by the CompetentAuthority (Annexure-I) shall have to be uploaded with the Online Application Form
All the sanctioned seats in the Government and Private Para-Medical Colleges/Institutes shall be filled on the recommendation of the BOPEE only.
Rules 5 and 6 of the JK BOPEE Rules, 2014 deal with reservation of candidates for admission to various professional Courses. These Rules pertain to the candidates seeking admission in these Courses, who also claim benefit of the reserved category. These two rules have been reproduced verbatim hereinafter for the benefit of the candidates. They are advised to go through these Rules before they attempt to fill up their online Application Form.

THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENTRANCEEXAMINATIONS	Website: http://www.jkbopee.gov.in
Email:	[email protected]
Email:	[email protected]

S.No.	Description	Date
1.	Date of filling up of application forms	19th April, 2023
2.	Last date of fillingup of application forms	03rd May, 2023
3.	Downloading of Admit Cards	30-5-2023
4.	Date of conduct of examination	11th June, 2023 (Sunday) (10:00 a.m. to 01:00 p.m.)
5.	Declaration of result	Shall be notified separatly
6.	Declaration of key	By 6.00 PM of dayof conduct of B.Sc. Nursing /B.Sc. Para-Medical / B.Sc. Technology Courses Examination or upto 12 Noon next day.
7.	Representation against key	Upto 3 days after the conduct of CET(Nursing/Para-Medical Courses)Examination.
8.	Counselling Schedule	Shall be notified seperately
9.	Completion of the admission process	Shall be notified separatly

The Application Forms have to be submitted online only through the BOPEE website www.jkbopee.gov.in(through URL’s/ links provided for this purpose) within the prescribed date to be notified separately. The payment of Rs. 1000/-(Rupees one thousand only) only as fee is to be made online through “Integrated Payment Gateway” with the help of any National Credit Card/Debit Card/facility. The procedures for filing Application Form and eligibility etc. of the candidates have been given in detail in the e-Brochure. The students must necessarily, in their own interest, go through this Brochure before attempting to fill up the online Application Form. The candidates can download admission notification, Brochure, instructions, Admit Card and all other relevant information from the official website of the BOPEE at any Common Service Centres of J&K at nominal charges. They can also avail the services at any National Informatics Centre located at the office of the Deputy Commissioner of the concerned District

The applicants are advised to fill the online Application Forms on their own or through a responsible person. The applicants can also contact the “Help Desk” of I.T. Section of BOPEE on 9419288006/9419403272/9622366360/9419434133/9469012295 for any assistance/guidance in this regard on any working day within the last date prescribed for submitting Online Application Form.

Submission of Online Application Forms:

The candidates (Both Open merit and Reserved Category) have to submit Online Application Forms only within the last date prescribed in the admission notification

The candidates can change/ modify their online Application Form at any time before they submit it. Once the form is submitted, the entries made therein cannot be changed. It is in the interest of the candidate to make double check before submitting the online Application Form. They are advised, in their own interest, not to share their login detailswith anybody, lest he/she may get an opportunity to change importantdetails in the Application Form. They can check the status of their Application Form on the official website of the BOPEE. If any form is not confirmed for want of required information, the candidate concerned must report in the BOPEE office by or before the stipulated date fixed for this purpose in the admission notification, failing which his/her Application Form shall be rejected

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The candidates have to upload the following original scanned documents with their online Application Form:-

domicile of J&K/Ladakh as the case may be (For candidates belonging to UT of Ladakh, ST certificate issued by Competent Authority shall be treated as domicile certificate ).

marks certificate of the qualifying examination i.e 10+2 (as mentioned above) issued by the concerned Board;

matriculation or equivalent examination certificate indicating Date of Birth issued by the respective Boards.(No other document except D.O.B. issued by the Board be accepted);

the category candidates claiming benefit of any reserved category

Diploma in particular stream & registered with J&K Para-Medical Council (For candidates applying under lateral entry category or wherever applicable)

The candidates applying for admission to B.Sc. Nursing Programme must fulfil the following eligibility conditions;

A candidate must:

be a domicile of UT of J&K/UT of Ladakh as the case may be (For Candidates belonging to UT of Ladakh, ST certificate issued by Competent authority of Ladakh shall be treated as Domicile certificate);

be at least 17 years old on 31st December-2023;

have passed the qualifying 12th Standard examination (10+2) and must have obtained a minimum of 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together and passed in English individually including the candidates from State Open School recognized by State Government and National Institute of Open School (NIOS) recognized by Central Government havingScience subjects and English only;

For the candidates belonging to reserved categories, the marks obtained in 3 core subjects shall be 40% instead of 45% for Generalcategory candidatesbe medically fit;

The candidates appearing/appeared in 10+2 (12th Class) examination 2023 can also apply, provided such candidates have qualified the examination at the time of declaration of the result of the Entrance Test /at the date of counselling or at the time of admission to the respective college, if selected, otherwise their candidature shall be automatically cancelled, without any further notice.

Centres of Examination: (in case Entrance Examination was conducted by Board)

The Entrance Test shall be held at the centres as may be specified by the Board in the cities of Srinagar and Jammu only;

Centres shall be allotted by the BOPEE on the basis of the centre filled by the candidate during online application form and the information regarding this shall be providedto the candidates on the Admit Cards;

The Test Centre once allotted shall not be changed under any circumstances;

The medium of test will be English only;

Name of the Stream	Number of papers	Subjects	No of Questions	Time Duration
(B.Sc. Nursing/B.Sc. Para-medical Courses) 2020	Single	(i) Physics,	60	3 Hours
		(ii) Chemistry	60
		(iii)Biology	60
The question paper shall be objective type containing multiple choice answers. It contains several pages stapled together in one cover. The questions are based on knowledge, understanding and application of the relevant subject that a studentof 10+2 standard is expected to possess. All questions are compulsory. There are 0.25negative marks for every wrong answer. A candidate having scored less than ten (10) marks in the Entrance Test or as may be fixed by the Board shall not be considered for admission
The Candidates should not make any type of marking on the Question Booklet. Paper for rough work is included in the Question Booklet.
Each Question Booklet has four series, which are in alphabets i.e. A, B, C, D printed on the cover page of the Question Booklet. At the end of the Entrance Test, candidates can take the Question Booklets with them.

10:25 AM	Reporting time in the Examination Hall.
10:30 AM	The Invigilator shall ascertain the identity of each candidate by comparing his/her facial appearance with the photograph given in the admit card and attendance sheet. The centre Supervisor shall also check the identity of the candidates and ensure that only the genuine candidates have been allowedto sit in the examination hall and there is no case of impersonation.
10:45 AM	Candidates will be given OMR Answer Sheet. They will go through instructions printed and fill in the particulars on the AnswerSheet.
10:55 AM	They will be given QuestionBooklet. The QuestionBooklet number is to be entered on the Answer Sheet.
11:00 AM	They will break open the seal of the Question Booklet and startattempting the questions.
02:00 PM	The candidates will remain in their seats. They will hand over the OMR Answer Sheets to the Invigilator, take the question answer booklet and OMR candidate’s copy along with them and leave theexamination hall onlywhen they are asked to leave.
Note: After distribution of Answer Sheets,no candidate shall be allowed to go out of the examination hall under any circumstances.

After the conclusion of Entrance Test, the answer key shall be displayed on BOPEE website in the eveningof date of conduct of (B.Sc. Nursing/ B.Sc. Para-Medical /B.Sc Technology Courses) -2023 or up to 12 noon on next day and shall remain on website for three days so that a candidate finding any discrepancy in the Question Paper and Answer Key can submit representation along with proper proof from standard text book within three workingdays after the test is over in the BOPEE’soffice at Srinagaror Jammu accompanied with the payment receipt of Rs. 1000/- per representation per paper paid by him or her at the POS terminalat J&K BOPEE office Jammu/Srinagar.

The representations will be consolidated and referred to the experts whose opinion will be final. The revised key, if any, will be uploaded on the BOPEE’s website and thereafter no complaint will be entertained. However, re-totalling of marks will be allowed on written request accompanied by the payment receipt of Rs. 1000/-paid by him/her at POS terminal at J&K BOPEE Srinagar/Jammu. The application will be received within 03 (three) days after the declaration of result. Any application received after this date shall not be entertained

The result will be published in two local dailies and will be uploaded on the website of the Board www.jkbopee.gov.in. The process of selection will be notified separately.

Merit list shall be prepared on the basis of aggregate marks obtained in qualifying examination (12th class) by the candidates, in case entrance examination is not conducted;

If the entrance examination is conducted, the selection of candidates for admission to the programme will depend on their performance at the entrance test and eligibility. The Board shall prepare list in order of inter-se merit of candidates in the CET(B.Sc. Nursing /B.Sc. Para-Medical /B.Sc. technology Course )-2023 Entrance Test in descending order for the Open Merit Category and similarly for each Reserved Category separately;.

For the purposes of allotment of seats to the reserved category candidates in Government Colleges, inter-se-merit within each reserved category shall be taken into consideration;

In the event of the number of candidates belonging to a reserved category being less than the number of seats available for the category, the resultant vacancies shall be filled from amongst the candidates figuring in the open merit category strictly in order of merit;

In case two or more candidates have obtained the same number of marks in entrancetest, the inter-se-merit of such candidates shall be determined by taking into account:

Marks obtained in Biology component of the Entrance test

Marks obtained in Chemistry component of the Entrance test, if marks obtained in Biology component are equal;

Marks obtained in Physics component of the Entrance test if marks obtained in Biology and Chemistry components are equal;

Candidate older in age if marks obtained in Biology, Chemistry and Physics are same.

Further tie, if any, shall be resolved by the First alphabet of candidate’s name

Same analogy shall be applicable to break up tie of marks, in case Entrance Examination shall not be conducted by Board

The candidates, at times, take counselling very lightly and do not join the allotted streams/Institutions of their choice exercised by them during counselling which leads to repeated rounds of counselling, thus delaying the admission processabnormally. The candidates are, therefore, advisedto fill in the online/offline preference form with due care, diligence and application of mind, as any carelessness on his or her part may deprive him/herof a seat/institution of his/her choice notwithstanding his/hermerit position. During the online/offline counselling, the fee of Rs. 1000/- shall have to be paid online as the instructions given in the Brochure.

After paying the counselling fee, the candidate(s) must ensure that the payment has been reflected in printed form which after submitting through online mode, the candidate(s) have for their record and for further references.

The candidates should indicate clearly multiple choices of disciplines / institutions in the counselling form which they want to joinin order of preference.

The following shall be the procedure for online counselling

Subject to the limits or number of candidates as may be fixed by the Board, candidates who have qualified the examination and figure in the Provisional Merit List shall be eligible to participate in the online counselling, provided they have submitted necessary documents online/offline as may be notified by the Board;

Such candidates shall be required to fill in online preference forms, as per the schedule as may be notified by the Board;

The candidates shall be given time to conduct mock exercise to fill in the online preferences, if decided by the Board;

The candidates shall be required to pay an online counselling fee of Rs.1000/- to be eligible for consideration for allotment of seat & ensure that after taking print out of their application form, fee should be reflected as Rs. 1000/ not 0.00 otherwise they shall not be considered for counselling/allotment during online process.

Subject to the limits/benchmark fixed by the Board, candidates who have qualified the examination (in case Entrance Examination shall be conducted by the Board) and figure in the Provisional Merit List shall be eligible to participate in the Physical counselling, provided they have submitted necessary documents online/offline as may be notified bythe Board;

Such candidates shall be required to fill in preference forms, as per the schedule as may be notified by the Board. They shall be required to be present during the process of counselling and appear before the counselling committee.

The candidates shall be required to pay an counselling fee of Rs.1000/- to be eligible for consideration for allotment of seat through POS machine in the BOPEE office at Jammu/Srinagar;

The procedure for allotment of the seat shall be the same as given herein above viz. on the basis of merit , preferences given by the candidates with due regard to the Reservation Rules.However, candidates will be called for counselling on their turn as per merit obtained in the examination and seats shall be allotted on day to day basis only. If seats become vacant on next day after upgradation, if any, shall be allotted on the basis of merit cum preferences to the candidate(s) who participated on that day & whose ranks falls on that day on which seat(s) become vacant and not allotted to the candidates who have already been counselled on previous day(s).

ROUND 1

Unless otherwise provided by the Board, a candidate to whom a seat has been allotted in 1stround and stakes a claim for betterment of his/her choice, must initially accept allotment and join College by completing necessary formalities as set out by Rules, failing which such a candidate(s) will not be eligible to participate in second round ofcounselling but may be allowed subsequently to compete against such seats which may remain vacant and the Board decides to fill the same from OM category candidates.

The seat so allotted to such a candidate who does not join, will be presumed to be a vacant seat as on and immediately after the date set out as last date for joining college in terms of such allotment. Such a vacant seat will be allotted in next round of admission process within prescribed period. Any upgradation or revision in the allotment of seats/colleges as may become necessary due to resultant seats caused due to non-joining/resignation etc. of a seat etc. will be considered, on the basis of merit-cum-preference only.

UPGRADATION/ALLOTMENT ROUND (2ND ROUND OF COUNSELLING)

The following procedure shall be followed, in case it is decided by the Board to conduct upgradation/allotment (second round) through offline counselling:-

The seats available due to non-joining, resignation etc. shall be notified by the Board. Only such candidates who have been allotted a seat during first round and have joined the College/Institution will be eligible to participate in the up-gradation round of counselling;

The candidates who participated in the first round of counselling but could not get a seat due to the reason that seat was not available or choice was not available (SNA)or (CNA) shall be eligible to participate in the counselling;

Depending upon the number of seats available, Board may allow additional candidates to participate in the counselling by reducing the cut-off merit, if the Board deems it necessary for filling up the seats

The preferences indicated by the candidates earlier during the first round of counselling shall, therefore, be deemed to be cancelled and shall not be applicable for 2nd round of up-gradation/allotment

The seats vacated by the candidates during the up-gradation process shall automatically be added to the seat matrix and allotted to the eligible candidates as perthe merit and preference offered by the interested candidate on day to day basis and shall not be allotted to the candidates whose counselling was already over on previous day(s),irrespective of their high merit.

The seats left out by the OM candidates during the first round shall be allotted to the OM candidates and those left by the category candidates shall be allottedto the category candidates only during this round ofcounselling;

Eligibility for the online 2nd/3rd round of counselling (if conducted by the Board):

In case the Board decides to conduct the 2nd /3rd round of counselling through the online mode, the following instructions may accordingly be noted:

that the candidates who have been allotted seat(s)during the previous round(s) of counselling and have joined the respective Colleges/Institutions and are now willing to participate in the 2nd /3rd rounds of the counselling shall have to take a conscious decisions about their participation in the 2nd / 3rd rounds as they shall have to first surrender the seat already allotted in their favour during the previous round(s) as these surrendered seats shall become part of the seat matrix for the 2nd/3rd rounds before allotment of fresh seat.

that once the candidate(s) surrenders his/her earlier seat(s),he/she shall become eligible for the fresh round of counselling and shall forfeit his/her claim for retention of the seat so surrendered by the candidate(s).

that the candidate(s) who have been allotted the seat(s) during the first round of counselling, but failed to join the respective Colleges/Institutions within the prescribed period as may be specified in the Notification issued for the purpose shall not be eligible for participation in the subsequent ( 2nd/3rd) rounds of counselling

that the candidates are also advised to be in touch/monitor regularly with the various Notices/Notifications uploadedon the official Website of the Board for further updates/instructions, if any, issued in the matter.

THIRD (OR MOP-UP) ROUND OF COUNSELLING

The Board may, if it decides to do so conduct 3rd (or mop-up) round of online counselling/physical round of counselling in the same manner as prescribed for 2nd round of counselling provided that:-
Unless permitted by the Board as a general exception, the candidates who did not join the college on allotment of a seat after first round of counselling or on upgradation of seat/allotment of seat during second round shall not be eligible to participate in the third round of counselling. Those candidates, who were upgraded during 2nd round and joined the institute, shall also not be eligible to participate in the third round of counselling.

FINAL (OR Special) ROUND BY PERSONAL COUNSELLING

If otherwise required, the Competent Authority will issue Notification of final (or Special) round by Personal Counselling on its website www.jkbopee.gov.in and indicating schedule of selection process for final round for allotment of seats remaining vacant after completion of earlier round(s) of allotment of seats by way of Preference Forms. This final (or Special) round of allotment of seats shall be conducted by way of personal counselling instead of allotment on the basis of Preference Forms to ensure that all the vacant seats are filled up before the last date as & when fixed by INC.

Data Ranpat Dev College of Nursing, Kathua
INTAKE	UT OF J&K	UT OF LADAKH	KARGIL	LEH	OM (54%)	CAT. (46%)	SC (8%)	ST (10%)	OSC (4%)	ALC/IB (4%)	RBA (10%)	CDP (3%)	SP (2%)	JKPM (1%)	PSP (4%)	SF-Self Financing
70	70	0	0	0	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS	Website: http://www.jkbopee.gov.in
Email:	[email protected]
Email:	[email protected]

Description	Date
Date of fillingup of application forms	04th May, 2023
Last date of fillingup of application forms	24th May, 2023
Downloading of Admit Cards	To be Notified separatly
Date of conduct of examination	To be Notified separatly
Declaration of result	To be Notified separatly
Declaration of key	By 6.00 PM of day of conduct of Entrance Test or upto 12 Noon nextday.
Representation againstkey	Upto 3 days after the conduct of (12th based) Para-Medical& other Diploma courses Entrance Examination.
Counselling Schedule	Shall be notified seperately
Completion of the admission process	By or before November/December, 2023

The Application Forms have to be submitted online only through the BOPEE website www.jkbopee.gov.in(through URL’s/ links provided for this purpose) within the prescribed date to be notified separately. The payment of Rs. 1000/-(Rupees one thousand only) only as fee is to be made online through “Integrated Payment Gateway” with the help of any National Credit Card/Debit Card/facility. The procedures for filing Application Form and eligibility etc. of the candidates have been given in detail in the e-Brochure. The students must necessarily, in their own interest, go through this Brochure before attempting to fill up the online Application Form. The candidates can download admission notification, Brochure, instructions, Admit Card and all other relevant information from the official website of the BOPEE at any Common Service Centres of J&K at nominal charges. They can also avail the services at any National Informatics Centre located at the office of the Deputy Commissioner of the concerned District

The applicants are advised to fill the online Application Forms on their own or through a responsible person. The applicants can also contact the “Help Desk” of I.T. Section of BOPEE on 9419288006/9419403272/9622366360/9419434133/9469012295 for any assistance/guidance in this regard on any working day within the last date prescribed for submitting Online Application Form.

Submission of Online Application Forms:

The candidates (Both Open merit and Reserved Category) have to submit Online Application Forms only within the last date prescribed in the admission notification

The candidates can change/ modify their online Application Form at any time before they submit it. Once the form is submitted, the entries made therein cannot be changed. It is in the interest of the candidate to make double check before submitting the online Application Form. They are advised, in their own interest, not to share their login detailswith anybody, lest he/she may get an opportunity to change importantdetails in the Application Form. They can check the status of their Application Form on the official website of the BOPEE. If any form is not confirmed for want of required information, the candidate concerned must report in the BOPEE office by or before the stipulated date fixed for this purpose in the admission notification, failing which his/her Application Form shall be rejected

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A candidate must:

be a domicile of UT of J&K/UT of Ladakh as the case may be(For Candidates belonging to UT of Ladakh, ST certificate issued by Competent authority of Ladakh shall be treated as Domicile certificate);

be 17 years old and not more than 35 years old as on 31-12-2023

have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination from recognised Board with Science/Arts and English securing minimum aggregate 40% marks for Open Merit Candidates and 35% marks for Reserved Category candidates;

have passed 10+2 with English having 40% marks in Vocational stream Health Care Science from a recognised CBSE Board/Centre

The candidates appearing/appeared in 10+2 (12th Class) examination 2023 can also apply, provided such candidates have qualified the examination at the time of declaration of the result in the Entrance Test /at the date of counselling as may be notified by the Board.

However, for Lateral entry to GNM courses, candidates having Diploma in FMPHW / MMPHW/ANM course registered with J&K Paramedical Nursing Council be eligible for GNM course and there will be no age bar for such candidates

Registered ANM with 40% marks

The candidates appearing/appeared in 10+2 (12th Class) examination 2023 can also apply, provided such candidates have qualified the examination at the time of declaration of the result in the Entrance Test /at the date of counselling as may be notified by the Board.

Centres of Examination: (in case Entrance Examination was conducted by Board)

The Entrance Test shall be held at the centres as may be specified by the Board in the cities of Srinagar and Jammu only;

Centres shall be allotted by the BOPEE on the basis of the centre filled by the candidate during online application form and the information regarding this shall be providedto the candidates on the Admit Cards;

The Test Centre once allotted shall not be changed under any circumstances;

The medium of test will be English only;

Nature of Question Paper:
It shall be the sole responsibility of the candidate to check the Question Booklet before attempting to answer any question. Where a QuestionBooklet has any missing page, blank page, missed question or damaged or defaced page, it shall be the responsibility of the concernedcandidate to bring it into the notice of the concerned invigilator and get it replaced by a new Booklet of the same series. The Question Booklet must have 120 questions. No complaint in this regard shall be entertained by the Board after the conclusion of the examination;
Para-medical CET Examination shall consist of Single Paper with four sections comprising of English Physics, Chemistry and Biology with 120 questions with time duration of 02:00 hours. The questions shall be multiple choice objective types with one mark each. There will be 0.25 negative marks for each wrong answer;.
The broad distribution of questions in different subjects shall be:-
Name of the Stream	Number of papers	Subjects	No of Questions	Time Duration
(12th based)Para-Medical& other Diploma Courses2023	Single	(i) English,	20	2 Hours
		(ii) Physics	20
		(iii) Chemistry	40
		(iv) Biology	40
The question paper shall be objective type containing multiple choice answers. It contains several pages stapled together in one cover. The questions are based on knowledge, understanding and application of the relevantsubject that a student of 10thstandard is expected to possess. All questions are compulsory. There are 0.25negative marks for every wrong answer. A candidate having scored less than ten (10) marks in the Entrance Test or as may be fixed by the Board shall not be considered for admission.

09:25 AM	Reporting timein the Examination Hall.
09:30 AM	The Invigilator shall ascertain the identity of each candidate by comparing his/her facial appearance with the photograph given in the admit card and attendance sheet. The centre Supervisor shall also check the identity of the candidates and ensurethat only the genuine candidates have been allowed to sit in the examination hall and there is no case of impersonation.
09:45 AM	Candidates will be givenOMR Answer Sheet.They will go through instructions printed and fillin the particulars on the AnswerSheet.
09:55 AM	They will be given Question Booklet. The Question Booklet number is to be entered on the Answer Sheet.
10:00 AM	They willbreak open the seal of the Question Booklet and start attempting the questions.
12:00 O’clock	The candidates will remain in their seats. They will hand over the OMR Answer Sheets to the Invigilator, take the question answer booklet and OMR candidate’s copy along with them and leave the examination hall only when they are asked to leave.

ROUND 1

Unless otherwise provided by the Board, a candidate to whom a seat has been allotted in 1stround and stakes a claim for betterment of his/her choice, must initially accept allotment and join College by completing necessary formalities as set out by Rules, failing which such a candidate(s) will not be eligible to participate in second round of counselling but may be allowed subsequently to compete against such seats which may remain vacantand the Board decides to fill the same from OM category candidates.

The seat so allotted to such a candidate who does not join, will be presumed to be a vacant seat as on and immediately after the date set out as last date for joining college in terms of such allotment. Such a vacant seat will be allotted in next round of admission process within prescribed period.Any upgradation or revision in the allotmentof seats/colleges as may become necessary due to resultant seats caused due to non-joining/resignation etc. of a seat etc. will be considered, on the basis ofmerit-cum-preference only.

UPGRADATION/ALLOTMENT ROUND (2ND ROUND OF COUNSELLING)

The following procedure shall be followed, in case it is decided by the Board to conduct upgradation/allotment (second round) through offline counselling:-

The seats available due to non-joining, resignation etc. shall be notified by the Board. Only suchcandidates who have beenallotted a seat during first round and have joined the College/Institution will be eligible to participate in the up-gradation round of counselling;

The candidates who participated in the first round of counselling but could not get a seat due to the reason that seat was not available or choice was not available (SNA)or (CNA) shall be eligible to participate in the counselling;

Depending upon the number of seats available, Board may allow additional candidates to participate in the counselling by reducing the cut-off merit, if the Board deems it necessary for filling up the seats

The preferences indicated by the candidates earlierduring the first round of counselling shall, therefore, be deemed to be cancelled and shall not be applicable for 2nd round of up-gradation/allotment