CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Thiruvananthapuram-695011

READ THE GUIDELINES CAREFULLY BEFORE FILLING UP THIS FORM PLEASE AFFIX HERE
YOUR RECENT
PASSPORT–SIZE
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION-2018 PHOTOGRAPH
MA Applied Economics
1. P E R S O N A L
NAME
DATE MONTH YEAR FEMALE
DATE OF
AGE MALE
BIRTH
CATEGORY General OBC-NCL SC ST
ARE YOU PHYSICALLY YES, SPECIFY
DISABLED? NO the disability and % :
PERMANENT ADDRESS (WRITE IN CAPITAL LETTERS) COMMUNICATION ADDRESS (WRITE IN CAPITAL LETTERS)

STATE PIN STATE PIN

Telephone
number with Mobile
area code

E–MAIL
(WRITE IN
CAPITAL
LETTERS)

2. A C A D E M I C R E C O R D Please enclose copies of Degree Mark sheets & Certificates

INSTITUTION
CBSE ICSE
STATE BOARD
YEAR OF
CLASS 10 MARKS OBTAINED
COMPLETION % OF
MARKS
MAXIMUM TOTAL

Science Arts INSTITUTION CBSE ICSE

Commerce Others STATE BOARD
CLASS 12 MONTH & MARKS OBTAINED
% OF
YEAR OF
MARKS
COMPLETION MAXIMUM TOTAL

BACHELOR’S DISCIPLINE INSTITUTION UNIVERSITY

(specify)
MONTH & MARKS OBTAINED % OF
YEAR OF MARKS
COMPLETION MAXIMUM TOTAL /CGPA

3. Choice of the Centre for Entrance Examination

(Tick your choice. Choose only one centre for the entrance test)

□ Hyderabad □ Kolkata □ Kozhikode

□ New Delhi □ Pune □ Thiruvananthapuram
Cont’d in page #2 overleaf
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4. Details of Demand Draft (DD) enclosed:

Demand Draft
Date Amount Issuing Bank
Number

5. FEEDBACK on how you came to know of the Programme

CDS Advertisement in
Press Announcement in
Friends OWN INSTITUTION Internet

I affirm that all entries in this application and the appended documents ARE TRUE IN ALL ASPECTS and
that I understand that any information/ document if found to be false, will automatically lead to
cancellation of my candidature and render me liable for such action as the CDS and/or the University
may deem proper.

Signature:

Date:

CHECKLIST OF ENCLOSURES
Mark & TAG in this order
Category Certificate – ONLY for OBC (NCL),
PWD (Person with Disability), SC & ST
candidates.
Copies of Degree Mark sheets & Certificates
Age Proof
DD for Rs. 300

Cont’d in page #3 overleaf

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CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Thiruvananthapuram-695011

MA Applied Economics – Entrance Test 2018

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 20th 2018 from 10.00 a m to 12.00 noon

(To be filled by the Candidate)

1. Name:

Affix your recent

passport size
2. Sex : □ Male, □ Female photograph here
and sign across

3. Communication Address:
(for Hall Ticket sending)

State: PIN:

4. Choice of Examination Centre: (tick in appropriate box)

□ Hyderabad □ Kolkata □ 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 certificate.
• 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: Please write your email ID and mobile number in legible handwriting.
After announcing the results of the entrance test in CDS website probably by third week of June, all
communications from CDS to selected candidates will be through e-mail only. Selected candidates
may check their e-mail regularly after third week of June for further 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.; B.Tech. etc.

• Marks/Grades: Give Marks Obtained and Maximum Total. 656

e.g. For 656 out of a total of 800, write
800
• It is also to be given as percentage/CGPA in the next column.

• If awaiting award of the Bachelor’s Degree please give the marks obtained for the completed
semesters and write RA (Result Awaited) after the Year of completion. e.g. March 2018 RA.
Enclose self attested copies of Degree Mark sheets and Certificates, 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.
ITEM 3. Choose only one centre for the entrance test.

ITEM 4. Details of Demand Draft taken only from State Bank of India (SBI)

ITEM 5. 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
Application Fee of Rs. 300, as a DD drawn in favour of the Centre for Development Studies, payable
at Thiruvananthapuram taken only from State Bank of India (SBI). SC, ST and PWD (with ≥ 40%
disability) applicants are exempted from payment of the application fee.

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 11, 2018

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.

For any additional information, contact Academic Programme office: 0471- 2774253/4

March 06, 2018