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CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Thiruvananthapuram-695011

READ THE GUIDELINES CAREFULLY BEFORE FILLING UP THIS FORM PLEASE AFFIX HERE
YOUR RECENT
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION-2019 PASSPORT–SIZE
PHOTOGRAPH
PhD Programme in Economics
1 . PERSO NAL
NAME
DATE MONTH YEAR
AGE DATE OF BIRTH  FEMALE  MALE

CATEGORY  GENERAL  OBC – NCL  SC  ST

 NO  the
Do you belong the category “Person YES, SPECIFY
with Disability(PWD)? disability and % :
PERMANENT ADDRESS (WRITE IN CAPITAL LETTERS) COMMUNICATION ADDRESS (WRITE IN CAPITAL LETTERS)

STATE PIN STATE PIN

Telephone
number
Mobile
with area
code
E–MAIL
(WRITE IN CAPITAL
LETTERS)

2. ACADEM IC RECO RD Please enclose copies of all mark sheets & Certificates
Maximum
Total
BACHELOR’S DISCIPLINE: INSTITUTION UNIVERSITY
(specify) Month & Year Marks Obtained % OF
of MARKS/
COMPLETION Maximum Total CGPA

MASTER’S DISCIPLINE:
INSTITUTION UNIVERSITY
(specify)
Month & Year Marks Obtained % OF
of MARKS
COMPLETION Maximum Total /CGPA
M.PHIL UNIVERSITY
(IF APPLICABLE) DISCIPLINE: INSTITUTION
(specify)
Month & Marks Obtained % OF
Year of MARKS
COMPLETION Maximum Total /CGPA

Cont’d in page #2 overleaf


Page #2 of Application

3. Choice of the Centre for Entrance Examination (Tick your choice. Choose only one centre for the entrance
test)

□ Bardhaman □ Guwaha □ Hyderabad □ Kozhikode

□ New Delhi □ Pune □ Thiruvananthapuram

4 . TITLE OF THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL ENCLOSED WITH THIS APPLICATION

5. WHETHER
 UGC NET for JRF  UGC NET for Lectureship
 State Eligibility
 ICAR Test
QUALIFIED IN Test
If Discipline Certificate No. & Date (enclose copy)
Qualified
 Additional Information (on Publications, Research/Teaching experience etc.)
6. RESEARCH/ TEACHING EXPERIENCE
FROM TO ORGANISATION POSITION JOB DESCRIPTION

7 . PUBLICATIONS ( Enclose copies/ Reprints)


Vol,
Title of Paper Journal Co Author(s), if any
Month & Year

8. Details of Demand Draft (DD) enclosed:


Demand
Demand Draft Date Amount Issuing Bank
Draft Number

CHECKLIST OF ENCLOSURES
9. FEEDBACK on how you came to know of the Programme
Mark & TAG in this order
CDS advertisement
in
 Category Certificate – ONLY for OBC(NCL),
Press Announcement Person with Disability (PWD), SC & ST candidates.
in
Friends OWN INSTITUTION Internet  Research Proposal
 Copies of Mark sheets & Certificates- Bachelor’s &
Master’s / M. Phil
 Age Proof
 Copies of publications, if any
 DD for Rs. 300
I affirm that all entries in this application and the appended documents are true in all aspects and
that the research proposal has been prepared by ME. I understand that any information/
document if found to be false, shall automatically cancel my candidature and render me liable for
such action as the CDS and/or the University may deem proper.

Signature:
Date:
Cont’d in page #3 overleaf
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CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES


Thiruvananthapuram-695011

PhD Programme in Economics


Entrance Test 2019

Hall Ticket
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(For office use only)
Roll Number

Details of the Centre of Examination:

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Date & Time of Examination: Sunday, May 19th 2019 from 10.00 am to 12.00 noon

(To be filled by the Candidate)

1. Name:
Affix your
recent passport
2. Sex : □ Male □ Female size
photograph
here and sign
across
3. Communication Address:

State: PIN:

4. Choice of Examination Centre: (tick in appropriate box. Choose only one centre for the
Entrance test)

□ Bardhaman □ Guwaha □ Hyderabad □ Kozhikode

□ New Delhi □ Pune □ Thiruvananthapuram

Signature of the candidate:


Guidelines for Preparing the Application
The short-listing for entrance test is entirely based on the information in the application.
Please follow the instructions below while providing your responses on each item of the application form.

All entries to be in CAPITAL letters only.  Mark the relevant box of choice.

ITEM 1.
• NAME: as in Educational Certificates e.g. K A V I T H A S K U M A R
• AGE: In completed years; DATE OF
BIRTH: as per Class X certificate or other relevant document.
• Specify your category from the choices given: General, OBC( Non Creamy Layer), Scheduled Caste (SC),
Scheduled Tribe(ST)
• If Physically Disabled, specify your disability and give the % of disability
• Please write your Permanent address and Communication address clearly. Hall tickets will be sent to
eligible candidates to the ‘Communication Address’ given by the applicant.
• EMAIL and Mobile number: Write your E-mail ID and mobile Number in legible handwriting
All communication from CDS to candidates after the entrance test will be through E-mail only. So check
your e-mail regularly after the second week of June for any communication from CDS
SC/ST/OBC-NCL(Non Creamy Layer)/Person with Disability (PWD) applicants should enclose self-attested
copy of a valid certificate from the competent authority
(With English translation, if in languages other than Malayalam and Hindi).
A candidate, in order to be eligible for any concession/benefits under the Person with Disability (PWD)
category, should have minimum degree of disability to the extent of 40%. Further, the certifying authority
in such cases shall be a medical board at the district level consisting of the Chief Medical Officer/ Sub-
Divisional Medical Officer in the District and an expert in the specified field viz. Ophthalmic Surgeon in the
case of visually challenged; ENT Surgeon or Audiologist in case of speech and hearing challenged;
Orthopaedic Surgeon or Specialist in Physical Medicine and Re-habilitation in case of locomotor challenged.
The degree of disability of the candidate selected under this category may also be verified by a Medical
Board.

ITEM 2.
• Please indicate your Degrees in the relevant boxes. e.g. B.A.; B.Sc.; B.Com.; M.A.; M.Sc.; M.Com.; B.Tech. etc.
• Marks/Grades: Give Marks Obtained and Maximum Total. e.g. For 656 out of a total of 800, write 656
• It is also to be given as percentage/CGPA in the next column. 800
• If awaiting award of the Master’s Degree please give the marks obtained for the completed semesters
and write RA (Result Awaited) after the Year of completion. e.g. May 2019 RA.

Enclose self attested copies of Mark sheets and certificates of Bachelor’s and Master’s/M. Phil, Certificate
proving date of birth and Category certificate (Category certificate - ONLY for SC/ST/OBC-NCL and Person
with Disability (PWD) candidates).
Copies of Mark/Grade sheets for all parts/semesters should also have the evaluation scheme and other
details printed overleaf. This is essential to understand the norms of your University/Board.
If RA (Result Awaited) for the last degree is awaited enclose certificate from the Institution on the current
status and expected date of completion.
ITEM 3. Choose only one centre for the entrance test.
ITEM 4. The Research Proposal, should be in English; typed or word-processed and should be not more
than 2000 words. It will be used during the interview to evaluate the candidate on reasoning
and economic insight and well as on research interests and capabilities.
While we encourage you to be innovative in approach and presentation, we expect your write-up to have a
critical understanding of the body of knowledge in the subject area and to be specific in terms of study
issues and objectives and to show some understanding of the analytical framework and data. It should not
be just an essay; nor should it be a copy of study presented as part of any other programme.

Applications without Research Proposal will be summarily rejected.


ITEM 5. If qualified in UGC/CSIR/ICAR NET for JRF/ Lectureship or the Eligibility Test conducted by states, enclose a
self- attested copy of the certificate from UGC/CSIR/ICAR/Authority conducting the state eligibility test.
ITEM 6. Papers published or accepted for publication in academic journals only, need to be submitted.
ITEM 7. Details of Demand Draft taken only from State Bank of India (SBI).
ITEM 8. Feedback on how you came to know of our Programme would be of help in improving the methods of
Dissemination of our admission announcement.
HALL TICKET: Fill up all items in the hall ticket except those reserved for office use only. Affix your recent passport
size photograph ( same as pasted in the Application form) and sign across it. Send the hall ticket
along with the application form. We will send the hall ticket to eligible candidates by
registered post/speed post in the first week of May to the ‘Communication Address’
given by the applicant
General
 Those awaiting the results of the Master’s Degree can also apply. However, such candidates should be
declared as eligible for award of the Degree, before the commencement of the Programme.
 Application Fee of Rs. 300, as a DD taken only from State Bank of India (SBI) drawn in favour of the Centre
for Development Studies, payable at Trivandrum.SC, ST and PWD (with ≥ 40% disability) applicants are
exempted from payment of the application fee.
 Communication Address in the application will be considered as the current place of residence for the
purpose of travel assistance for attending the interview at CDS.
 Additional relevant information, if any, may be provided on a separate sheet and attached as first enclosure.
 Applications of candidates working in Government Departments and Public sector undertakings should be
forwarded through proper channel along with a no objection certificate from the competent authority.
However an advance copy may be submitted, if expecting procedural delays.

The Application with enclosures, tagged in the order as per the checklist, should reach the
Academic Programme Office, Centre For Development Studies,
Ulloor, Medical College (P.O), Thiruvananthapuram 695 011, Kerala.

on or before April 10, 2019


We will not send any acknowledgement mail or letter on receipt of your application. Hall tickets will be
sent to eligible candidates by registered post/speed post in the first week of May to the
‘Communication Address’ given by the Applicant. If anyone wants to get the acknowledgement of
receipt of application send to CDS, they can send the application with postal acknowledgement due.

February 26, 2019

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