DU JAT 2015: Eligibility, Exam pattern & Application process

The important dates for the Joint Admission Test (JAT) 2015, conducted for admission to Bachelors in Management programmes has been announced by the University of Delhi (DU). The registrations for the exam have already begun from May 21, 2015. The registrations for the exam can be made latest by June 5, 2015.

Earlier, DU JAT 2015 registrations were to begin from May 20, 2015. However, the university announced the delay of the registration due to some unavoidable circumstances at the official website. The exam will take place on June 14, 2015, from 3 pm to 5 pm.

JAT 2015 is being held to conduct the admission procedure for management programmes like BMS, BBA (FIA), BA (H) Business Economics for a selected colleges under DU which offer these programmes. Following are the colleges which offers these programmes:

DU JAT 2015: View Important Dates

Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS)

• Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies
• Deen Dayal Upadhyay College
• Keshav Mahavidyalaya

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

• Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies

B.A. (Honours) Business Economics

• Aryabhatta College
• B.R. Ambedkar College
• College of Vocational Studies
• Gargi College
• Lakshmibai College
• Maharaja Agrasen College
• Shivaji College
• Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce
• Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
• Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College

 

 Eligibility

To apply for this exam, an applicant must have cleared Class XII from CBSE or any equivalent examination with minimum of 60% marks in four papers including English and Mathematics. However, the minimum marks for Other Backward Classes (OBC) is 54%, Scheduled Caste (SC) & Scheduled Tribe (ST) is passing marks, Persons with Disabilities (PwD) is 55% and for Children/ Widows of the eligible Armed Forces Personnel (CW) is 55%.

How to Apply

Application forms for the exam can be obtained from the official website of the university. The duly filled application form can be submitted along with the application fee. The application fee (in Rupees) for the programmes for different categories is given below:

Category	All Courses	Any Two Courses	One Course
GEN/ OBC	1000	800	600
SC/ ST/ CW/ PwD	500	400	300

Exam Pattern

The written test is an objective type multiple choice questions based exam. The duration of the exam is 120 minutes where a candidate is required to answer 120 questions. For every right answer a student is awarded with 3 marks while one mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.

The test is divided into four sections. Following are the sections of the test:

1. Quantitative Ability
2. Reasoning and Analytical Ability
3. General English
4. Business and General Awareness

Selection procedure

The admission process of BMS, BBA (FIA), BA (H) Business Economics consists of three steps:

1. Written test – JAT 2015
2. Group discussion and Interview
3. Performance in class XII

Course	Written Examination	Class XII Board Examination	Interview	Group Discussion
BMS* / BBA (FIA)	50%	30%	10%	10%
B.A. (Honours) Business Economics	50%	50%	–	–