DU JAT Selection Procedure 2018 – Delhi University will conduct the DU JAT 2018 selection procedure for those candidates who will obtain marks as per the cutoff. The DU JAT selection procedure 2018 is conducted by the University of Delhi itself. It is expected that the selection procedure of DU JAT 2018 will commence around the month of July 2018 after candidates receive their results. Candidates will be selected on the basis of their performance in DU JAT and Class XII board exam as well. In this article by Careeres360, aspirants would be able to get information about the DU JAT 2018 selection procedure including the important dates, selection parameters, number of allotted seats etc.

DU JAT 2018 has been conducted on June 22, in the computer-based mode in two shifts (8 AM- 10 AM) & (12 PM- 2 PM). The DU JAT selection procedure 2018 will be applicable to the following programmes offered by Delhi University affiliated colleges:-

• Bachelor of Management Studies

• Bachelor of Business Administration (Financial Investment Analysis)

• B.A.(Hons.) Business Economics 

DU JAT Selection Procedure 2018: Important Dates

Normalization Process for DU JAT 2018

Delhi University will follow the process of normalization in order to score the candidates. It has been officially notified that the aspirants opting for JAT BMS/BBA (FIA) & B.A. (Hons.) Business Economics will undergo this process wherein their marks will be subjected to the Normalization Process called EquiPercentile Equating, a widely adopted & internationally accepted method of score normalization in multi-batch exams. The percentile ranks so derived & equated will be used as input criteria to finalise the merit list. Normalization of obtained scores will be done after test on all shifts are concluded for the same subject.

The merit ranking of candidates will be executed on the basis of normalized marks. The following factors will be considered in determining the merit ranking-

• Number of test takers

• The difficulty level of examination

• Maximum marks obtained in the examination

• Average score obtained by candidates.    

How does DU JAT Selection Procedure 2018 work?

Firstly, the test takers who appear for DU JAT 2018 will only be eligible to attend the DU JAT 2018 selection procedure. Secondly, the Course/College preferences mentioned by the eligible candidate during online registration shall be processed centrally for all the rounds of counselling/allotment procedure in an automated manner. According to the University of Delhi, the conducting body, the selection procedure of DU JAT 2018 is segmentalised into two parts, namely Qualifying examination (Class XII Board) and DU JAT result 2018. The percentage scored in the qualifying examination will be utilised for preparing the rank which will be calculated as the simple average of the percentage scored in the qualifying examination in four subjects: English, Mathematics and any two other listed subjects. The final selection of students will be made on the basis of the following parameters and weightages:

DU JAT Selection 2018 Parameters

The process of admission that would be followed by the administering authority is Course-College Allotment. According to Delhi University, all applicants are required to fill the application form stating their order of preference of course and college in their online application form. A total number of 21 preferences for female applicants and 17 for male applicants would be made available. The applicants need to choose the course/college combination for each preference in the registration form. It is a mandate to select at least one preference to complete the form and the applicant may desire not to choose additional preferences by selecting ―'No Preference' from the drop-down menu available for both college and course fields. Aspirants should note that the preference order once submitted cannot be altered once the payment of fee is exercised. The allotment of courses and colleges will be based on the rank secured by applicants and their order of preference of course and college subject to the availability of seats in the respective institutions. The seats available in each course and college in each category will be allotted to the applicants in order of their obtained ranks and preferences until all seats in the particular college-course are filled.

As per DU JAT selection procedure 2018, the allotment of course/college will be done by Delhi University based on the rank secured by the applicant and his/her order of preference of course and college subject to the availability of seats. No alteration will be entertained at any stage of admission. After the aspiring students get shortlisted for the DU JAT 2018 selection procedure they need to abide by the following instructions:

• The selected candidates need to visit the official website of Delhi University for selecting their preferred college/course.

• The candidates must bring the required original documents along with two sets of the self-attested photocopy. Documents required at the time of final admissions to BMS, BBA (FIA) and BA (Hons.) Business Economics programmes are as follows:-

• Candidates need to carry the admit card with attested photograph and its photocopy.

• One attested copy of Senior Secondary Examination mark-sheet.

• A General category candidate should have obtained minimum 60 percent marks, while for OBC it is 54 percent and 55 percent for CW & PWD.

• One attested photocopy of the confirmed result of qualifying exam (XIIth standard).

• Original certificate that states a candidate belongs to the particular category(SC/ST/OBC etc).

• Latest Income Certificate of parents (applicable only to the candidates belonging to OBC category) original and one self-attested photocopy.

• Class X Board Examination Certificate for age verification

• Class X Marksheet

• Class XII Marksheet

• Class XII Provisional Certificate / Original Certificate

• Character Certificate (recent)

• SC/ST/PWD/CW Certificate (in the name of the candidate) issued by the competent authority

• OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Certificate (in the name of the Candidate) issued by competent authority. In case the OBC Certificate is before 1st April 2015, then a proof for the Non-Creamy Layer Status.

• Transfer Certificate from school/college as well as Migration Certificate from Board / University is required from those students who have passed the senior secondary exam from outside Delhi.

• At least two recent passport size self-attested photographs of the candidate.

DU JAT Selection Procedure 2018: Courses and Seats

Below are the number of seats allotted in respective colleges offering BMS, BBA-Finance, B.A (Hons.) Business Economics) programme (Category-wise)-

Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) Seats

B.A.(Hons) Business Economics Seats

Bachelor of Business Administration (Financial Investment Analysis) [BBA(FIA)] Seats

DU JAT is a national level entrance exam which is conducted every year for shortlisting students for admissions to undergraduate programmes at Delhi University’s affiliated institutes. The online DU JAT application form 2018 was released on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, and continued until Thursday, June 7, 2018 (6 PM).

 DU JAT exam pattern 2018, consists of 100 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ’s) divided into four sections. Each section contains 25 MCQs and the test duration is two hours. Each correct answer gets +4 marks, while an incorrect response face a penalty of -1 mark.  Zero Mark (0) is allotted for the unattempted questions. The overall score of DU JAT exam is 400 marks. Candidates aspiring to take admission into such programmes must prepare for the entrance exam as per the DU JAT syllabus 2018.