MSU issues clarification on multi-layer intake process

Both GCAS Registration, Entrance Test Required For Certain Programmes

Vadodara: Amid confusion among students over the multiple-layer admission procedure involving the Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS) portal and the Maharaja Sayajirao University’s own admission system, the university on Wednesday issued a circular making clarifications on the process for programmes where entrance tests are mandatory.

The circular states that merely registering on the GCAS portal will not make a candidate eligible for admission. Students will also have to fill in the choice of programme on GCAS and separately pay the entrance test fee on the university’s portal for the concerned programme.

University authorities said many students were found completing only one part of the process, leading to confusion over eligibility.

The issue surfaced during admissions for the BBA programme at the Faculty of Commerce, where many students took the entrance test without completing the GCAS procedure.

The varsity clarified that candidates who register on GCAS but do not select the programme choice, or fail to pay the entrance test fee on the university portal, will be treated as “Not Eligible” for admission.

The circular further states that even students who have paid the fee for the entrance test and taken it will be declared ineligible if they have not completed registration and programme selection on the GCAS portal.

MSU also clarified that students who register on GCAS and fill programme choices only after the entrance test has been conducted will also be considered “Not Eligible”, and such applications will not be accepted.

To avoid hardship to students, the university has decided to keep the GCAS portal open till the prescribed last date so that applicants can complete the mandatory registration and admission formalities. The circular has been issued by the university registrar and circulated to all faculty deans, college principals and the GCAS cell.

Dean of the Faculty of Commerce professor Pragnesh Shah said that students who appeared in the BBA entrance examination but whose registration is not reflected on the GCAS portal can complete the process till May 28 as the portal remains open.

However, students who neither appeared for the entrance examination nor registered on the MSU portal will not be considered eligible for BBA admissions even if they have registered on GCAS.