Osmania University Common Entrance Test ( OUCET ) Entrance Examination

Competitive | OUCET | Eligibility Criteria

The Directorate of Admissions, OU was established by the University in year 2000 with an aim to streamline the process of admissions to various courses offered by the university. Online Applications are invited from the candidates who have passed or appearing for the final year examination in the qualifying degree for entrance tests and admission into various P.G. courses, viz. M.A., M.Sc., M.Com., M.C.J., B.L.I.Sc., M.L.I.Sc., M.S.W., M.Ed., M.P.Ed., P.G. Diploma Courses and 5 yr. Integrated Programmes offered by Osmania, Telangana, Mahatma Gandhi and Palamuru universities in their campus, constituent and affiliated colleges for the academic year 2015-2016.About OUCET - 2015 Entrance Examination Important Date, Last Date, Eligibility Criteria, Application Procedure and other complete Details are shown in below.

OUCET 2021 Eligibility Criteria

Osmania University Common Entrance Test ( OUCET ) Entrance Examination Eligibility Criteria - 2015 :

Educational Qualification :

To be eligible for admission to a course. the candidate must have passed/appeared for the Qualifying Examination and secured the prescribed Minimum Marks in the Subject / course concerned as mentioned in the given table

Course Vise Eligibility Conditions

The candidates passing the examination compartmentally and securing required percentage of marks are also eligible. A Pass in the qualifying examination is sufficient for SC / ST candidates.

Course	Department	Eligibility Condition
M.A. Language	Arabic English, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Persian, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu,	1.Must have studied the concerned language either in Part-I or in Part-II of the qualifying examination. for atleast two years 2.Must have obtained 40% marks in that part (part-I or part-II of the qualifying examination), where the candidate has studied the concerned language. 3.For Persian, in addition to above, any graduate with Persian or Arabic or Urdu as one of the languages either in Part-I or Part-II is eligible.
M.A.	Economics*/ History / Political Science / Public Administration	40% marks in Part-II of the graduation with concerned subject as an optional. The candidate must have studied at least four papers of 100 marks each in the concerned subject at graduation level.
M.A.	Philosophy / Theatre Arts **	Any B.A. / B.Sc. / B.Com. Graduate ( except oriental) with 40% marks.
M.A.	Sociology / MSW / AIHCA	Any Graduate (except oriental) with 40% marks.
M.A.	Psychology	40% marks in Part-II with Psychology as an optional at B.A. / B.M.R./ M.Ed./ M.A./ (Education) / M.Sc. (Home Science) / Diploma in Child Psychology or Industrial Psychology.
M.A.	Linguistics	A Graduate ( with 40% marks in part-II ) in B.A. / B.Sc. / B.Com., with any language subject having studied for two years for a minimum of 200 marks.
M.A.	Islamic Studies	Any graduate with Islamic studies / Philosophy / History / Commerce / Sociology / Political Science / Economics / Urdu / Persian /Arabic as one of the optional in part-II with 40% marks. OR Any graduate with Arabic / Persian / Urdu as second language in part-I with 40% marks. OR Any graduate (with 40% marks) with Diploma in Arabic / Persian / Urdu from OU or any recognized institution by OU.
M.C.J.	Master of Communication and Journalism	Any Graduate (except oriental) with 40% marks
B.L.I.Sc.	Bachelor of Library and Information Science	Any Graduate with 40% marks.
M.L.I.Sc.	Master of Library and Information Science	B.L.I.Sc. with 40% marks
M.Sc.	Botany	B.A./ B.SC. with Botany or its equivalent with 40% marks.
	Zoology	B.A./ B.SC. with Zoology or its equivalent with 40% marks
	Chemistry	B.A./ B.SC. with Chemistry or its equivalent with 40% marks
	Mathematics, Applied Mathematics & Mathematics with Computer Science, Statistics and Applied Statistics	B.A./ B.SC. with Mathematics/ Statistics or its equivalent with 40% marks
	Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics & Geophysics	B.A./ B.SC. with Physics / Mathematics or its equivalent with 40% marks
	Electronics	B.A./ B.SC. with Electronics or its equivalent with 40% marks
	Geology and Applied Geochemistry	B.A./ B.SC. with Geology or its equivalent with 40% marks
	Geography	B.A. with Geography or any B.Sc.
	Geo-informatics	B.A. with Geography or any B.Sc. / B.Tech. / B.E.
	Biochemistry, Biotechnology,Environmental Science, Forensic Science, Genetics, Microbiology, Nutrition & Dietetics Biochemistry (BCBTESFSGMN&D)	1. For all the courses under CBTESFSGMN&D, the candidates must have studied Chemistry as one of the optional subjects in part-II at B.Sc. level. 2. In addition to the above, one of the following subjects must have also been studied as one of the optional in part-II at graduation level: Botany, Zoology, Genetics, Microbiology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 3. For Nutrition & Dietetics course, in addition to (1) & (2)above, the candidates must have studied any one of the following as optional subject at graduation level: Food and Nutrition, Applied Nutrition & Public Health, Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics and Food Science & Quality Control.
M.Com.	M.Com.	B.Com. with 40% marks in Part-II
	M.Com. (IS)
	P.G. Diploma in Taxation
M.Ed.	Master of Education	B.Ed. Degree with 55% Marks ( 50% for SC / ST / BC candidates )
M.P.Ed.	Master Of Physical Education	B.P.Ed./ B.P.E. with 55% Marks ( 50% for SC / ST / BC candidates )
PG Diploma Courses	Diploma in Digital Information Management (PGDDIM)	A pass in M.L.I.Sc. or B.L.I.Sc. or an equivalent course.
	Diploma in Urdu Paleography	M.A. in Urdu or ii) M.A. ( Oriental Languages ) in Urdu with 50% of marks
	Diploma in Applied Linguistics	P.G. Degree in Language/Literature or M.Sc. in Speech and Hearing or any other related subject which offers any one of the branches
	Diploma in Functional Hindi and Translation	1.M.A. in Hindi or 2.M.A. in any Indian Language and having Hindi, either as optional or as Second Language at Degree level.
	Diploma in Child Psychology	Any Women candidate possessing a degree in any Faculty of this University or any other University recognized as equivalent there to.
	Diploma in Museology	i) A Pass in M.A. (A.I.H.C.A.) with 50% marks with Museology as one of the subjects of study or ii) A pass in M.A. (History) with P.G. Diploma in Museology Medieval History paper as a specialization with 50% marks.
	Diploma in Archival Science and Manuscriptology	A pass in M.A. (A.I.H.C.A.) / M.A. (History) / M.A. ( Indian Culture with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks
	Diploma in Geographical Cartography	1.B.A., B.Sc., M.A., or M.Sc. degree of a recognized University in Geography, Geology, Economics, Statistics or Mathematics with 40% of marks in the aggregate or 2.Five year Diploma in Architecture, Fine Arts or Commercial Arts with a minimum of 40% marks in the aggregate or 3.Bachelor of Architecture
	Diploma in Psychological Counseling	B.A. Psychology/B.Ed./Degree or Diploma in Rehabilitation Psychology / B.Sc. Nursing / B.S.W. / M.Sc. Home Science with Child Development / Bachelor Degree in PG. Diploma in Psychological Counseling Physiotherapy / Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Law / P.G. Diploma in Marriage and Family Counseling / P. G. Diploma in Child Psychology / P. G. Diploma in Personal Management
	Advanced PG Diploma in Biostatistics	M.Sc. / M.A. in Statistics / Applied Statistics / Operations Research / Statistical Quality Control.
5 yrs. Integrated Courses	M.Sc. in Chemistry	The Candidates who have passed 10+2 education ( Intermediate or equivalent with MPC / BPC / MBPC Groups ) as recognized by Board of Intermediate Education, A.P., with a minimum of 50% marks
	M.Sc.in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
	M.A. in Applied Economics	The Candidates who have passed 10+2 education ( Intermediate or equivalent with 50 % marks )
	M.B.A.