VINAYA-BHAVANA (Institute of Education)
VISVA-BHARATI, SANTINIKETAN
VBRET (Visva-Bharati Research Eligibility Test): February 13 – 2012
NOTIFICATION
F. V. 42 /2012 - 2013 /243 / November 24, 2012
Applications
are invited from the eligible candidates who are willing to appear in the VBRET
in the discipline of Education and Physical Education under Vinaya-Bhavana
(Institute of Education). A candidate shall have to apply in the prescribed
form available at the office of the Principal of Vinaya-Bhavana, paying
requisite fees (Rs.400/- in case of General/OBC candidates and Rs.140/- in case
of SC/ST candidates) through cash coupon in the university cash counter or
through demand draft drawn in favour of Accounts Officer, Visva-Bharati, The
filled-in prescribed application form should be accompanied by attested copies
of necessary documents/testimonials and a write-up (about 1000 words) on their
respective areas of research interests with a broad title may be sent to the
Adhyaksha (Principal) of Vinaya-Bhavana (Institute of Education),
Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan -731235, West Bengal, India. The applicants must
submit separate application forms for separate programme. Any subsequent prayer
for change of programme shall not be entertained, irrespective of the merit
position of the concerned applicant in VBRET.
1.
Information about VBRET:
a) Eligibility
for Appearing VBRET: 55% marks or equivalent grade for General / OBC
candidates and 50% marks or equivalent grade for the SC/ST candidates in
concerned Master Degree (Education, or Physical Education) of two years
duration. In case of M.Ed. Degree holders, the candidates should have passed
Master Degree in any other discipline of two years duration with 55% marks each
for those belonging to General / OBC category and 50% marks each for those
belonging to SC /ST.
b) Candidates
Exempted from VBRET: The following categories of candidates are exempted
from VBRET:
• NET
qualified candidate conducted by UGC
• SET/SLET
qualified candidate conducted by any State
• Holder
of UGC Teacher Fellowship
• M.
Phil. Degree holder conforming to UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedures for
award of M. Phil./Ph. D. Degree) Regulation 2009
However, candidates with M. Phil. Degrees conforming to UGC
Regulation 2009 are exempted from Ph. D. Course Work. All the above categories
of candidates including VBRET qualified ones have to appear before the
interview on their respective areas of research interest.
c) Date
of Issue and for Receiving Application Form: Application in the prescribed
form will be available in the office of the Adhyaksha, Vinaya-Bhavana,
Visva-Bharati Santiniketan-731235 from November 26, 2012. The
last date for submitting the filled-in application in the same office is December
20, 2012.
d) Date
of VBRET : February 21, 2013 Time :
14.00 to 16.00 hrs
Duration:
2 hours (GRE Paper-I: 25 Min, DRE Paper-I: 25Min, DRE Paper-ll:
1.10 hrs)
e) Venue : Department of Education, Vinaya-Bhavana.
f) Date
& Time of Reporting and collection of Admit Card: The eligible
candidates may report to and collect their Admit Card from the office of the
Vinaya-Bhavana on February 21, 2013 between 12.00 to 13.00 hrs.
g) Medium
of Examination: English
h) Syllabus:
Respective syllabi of M.A. Education and M.P.Ed, of Visva-Bharati.
2. Paper
and Marks:
VBRET
will be conducted on a total of 100 marks with the following three question
papers:
a) General
Research Eligibility (GRE): GRE Paper-I = 25 marks
b) Discipline
Research Eligibility (DRE): DRE Paper-I =25 marks
DRE
Paper- II = 50 marks
3. Nature
of Questions:
Common
Paper (Common for Education and Physical Education )
GRE
Paper-I: There will be 25 Multiple Choice Objective Type questions relating
to General Knowledge on the areas of Research Methodology, Teaching Aptitude,
Higher Education, Numerical Statistics, Reasoning, Series / Diagram, Mass
commutation, Information Technology, Environment, Administration and Current
Sports Affairs. Each question will carry 1 mark.
Education
DRE
Paper-I: There will be 25 Multiple Choice Objective type questions, each
carrying one (1) mark on different courses, i.e. Philosophical Foundations of
Education, Sociological Foundations of Educations, Psychological Foundations of
Education, Methodology of Educational Research and Application of Statistics in
Educational Research.
DRE
Paper-ll: There will be three sections. Section - I will contain one (01)
essay type question with internal choice on contemporary issues of Education
carrying 15 marks. In Section - II, there will be five (05) questions each
carrying 10 marks covering the following areas: (i) Educational Administration
and Management, (ii) Educational Measurement and Evaluation, (iii) Educational
Technology, (iv)Special Education and (v) Teacher Education. The candidate is
required to answer any two (02) questions out of those five (05). In Section -
Ill, there will be five (05) questions on different courses, i.e. Philosophical
Foundations of Education, Sociological Foundations of Educations, Psychological
Foundations of Education, and Methodology of Educational Research and
Application of Statistics in Educational Research. The candidate is required to
answer any three (03) out of the five (05) questions. Each question will carry
5 marks.
Physical
Education
DRE
Paper-I: There will be 25 Multiple Choice Objective type questions relating
to Physical Education. Each question will carry one (1) mark.
DRE
Paper-ll: There will be three sections. In Section - I, there will be two
(02) essay type questions each carrying 15 marks out of which only one (01)
question to be answered. In Section - II, there will be three (03) short answer
type questions each carrying 10 marks out of which only two (02) questions to
be answered. In Section - III, there will be five (05) very short type answer
questionseach carrying 05 marks out of which only three (03) questions to be
answered.
4. Assessment
Policy:
• Qualifying
marks for GRE (Paper-I): 40%
• Qualifying
marks in the VBRET: 50% for the General, 45% for the OBC and 40% for the SC /
ST candidates obtained out of 100 in three papers (GRE Paper I + DRE Paper I +
DRE Paper II).
5. Announcement
of Results: March 28,2013.
6. Validity
of VBRET: VBRET Certificate will remain valid for two years from the date
of declaration of result.
7. Vacant
Seats in Ph. D. Programme: Table I (Education) & Table II (Physical
Education)
8. Nature
of Ph.D. Course Work: Ph.D. Course Work is offered on fulltime basis. The
qualified in-service candidates must obtain leave in Visva-Bharati approved
Proforma from their respective employers prior to admission or from the date of
commencement of Ph. D. Course Work class.
(Benudhar Chinara)
Principal
Vinaya-Bhavana
(Institute of Education) Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
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