POSTGRADUATE

Postgraduate Programmes: Admission Overview

Admissions to the above courses will begin only after the declaration of the B.Sc. Degree results of the University of Mumbai sometime in the second or third week of June.

The College has introduced an ONLINE application system for the above mentioned First Year post-graduate M.Sc. Part-I courses. All candidates applying for admission are expected to apply through the online application system on the homepage of the website www.xaviers.edu.

The Online Application Fee (M.Sc. Aided Courses) of Rs. 250 is to be paid by demand draft in favour of ‘St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai’, payable in Mumbai.

The last date for submission of online admission application forms and dates for display of merit lists will be put up on the homepage of the College website after the declaration of the B.Sc. Degree results of the University of Mumbai.

Eligibility Certificate: Students passing the B.Sc. Degree from Universities other than Mumbai University and seeking admissions to First Year M.Sc. Courses are required to apply for a Provisional Eligibility Certificate (EC) through the College at the time of admission. The EC Application Form, available at the College Office, should be duly filled and submitted with an attested copy of the B.Sc. Degree marksheet and a passport size photograph along with the prescribed fees of Rs.320& Rs.500 (for verification of documents) to the College Office. Once admission is granted, for confirmation of the eligibility, students should submit to the College Office, within the First Semester, the Passing Certificate & the Migration Certificate (both in originals).

Students passing the Degree Examinations from Mumbai University will be required to submit the Transfer Certificate issued by their respective Colleges. This needs to be submitted after completion of the admissions process to the College.

At the time of admission, the candidate must submit the following documents:

• Degree Marksheets & Pass Certificate (Original + 2 attested copies)

• Baptism Certificate (for Christians)

• Caste Certificate (for Reserved Category) or Documentary Evidence regarding Special Category

• Migration Certificate (for those from other Universities).link to application procedures

Total No. of Seats:

Aided Courses:

Arts: Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archeology (AIHCA) – 60 seats/year

Science: Botany, Geology, Life Science and Microbiology – 20seats/year

Self-Financed Courses:

Arts: Psychology (Life Span Counselling)-30seats/year;

Public Policy-60 seats/year

Science: Biotechnology-30seats/year

Big data Analytics – 25seats/year

Physics – 20 seats/year

Fees (for Aided M.Sc. only): Includes Deposit and Laboratory Fees, as sanctioned by the Board of Management, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous):

M.Sc. Part I: Rs.14,950 (approx.) & M.Sc. Part II:Rs.13,355 (approx.)

Reservation of Seats:

The College is a Catholic Minority College, administered under the provisions of the Indian Constitution, to promote the welfare of the Minority community.

As per the Judgement dated 12^th October 2017 of the Honourable Bombay High Court vide Writ Petition No. 1726 of 2001, Minority Colleges do not need to set aside seats for Backward Classes. This is reiterated by the University of Mumbai Circular (No.Aff./Recog.I/Admission/(2018-19)/10/of 2018), dated 30^thMay, 2018.

This Judgement renders null & void the Directives regarding Reservation of Seats given by the University of Mumbai vide Circular No. Spl. Cell / (68) / 218 / 2005 dated 3rd June, 2005 [i.e., SC (13%) / ST (7%) / DT(A) (3%) / NT(B) (2.5%) / NT(C) (3.5%) / NT(D) (2%) / OBC (19%) / SBC (2%)].

Hence, the admission intake in St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai is as shown in Table