EFLU-ForeignLang-BA Entrance Exam

The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad

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Course offered : BA (Hons) in French / Japanese / Russian / Arabic / Spanish (at Hyderabad campus)
BA (Hons) in English (at Hyderabad, Lucknow & Shillong campuses)

About the university : The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, was founded in 1958 as the Central Institute of English (CIE), as an institution to impart quality training in English for teachers. It was renamed the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) in 1972 and was awarded the status of a deemed university in 1973. Shillong (est. 1973) and Lucknow (est. 1979) are the other two campuses. In 2006 CIEFL was given central university status and accordingly came to be called the English and Foreign Languages University by an act of the Parliament. Now, the EFL University has 7 schools and 26 Departments. Dedicated to the study of English and ten foreign languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Persian), it is the only one of its kind in South Asia. 

No. of seats :
French / Japanese / Russian / Arabic / Spanish / German (at Hyderabad campus): 20 seats each
English: 40 seats in Hyderabad, 20 in Shilong and 40 in Lucknow

Note: 
1) Each of the B.A. in Foreign Language is a separate course, i.e., B.A. (Hons.) French is a course, B.A. (Hons.) Arabic is course and so on.
2) A candidate can choose one course or two courses from the above courses while applying.

Reservation
a) 15% of the intake on every programme is reserved for Scheduled Caste applicants and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribe applicants, with a provision for interchangeability between the categories where necessary. 
b) 27% of the intake is reserved for OBC (non creamy layer) candidates.
c) Persons with Disabilities : On every programme, candidates with a minimum disability of 40%, have supernumerary places reserved for them to the extent of 5% of the intake.
d) Children/Wards of Defence Personnel (Army, Air Force, Navy) : On every programme, supernumerary places are reserved for children/ wards of defence personnel to the extent of 5% of the intake.
e) Kashmiri Migrants : 5% supernumerary seats are reserved on every programme for Kashmiri migrant

Scholarships : 
-All Indian students who have registered for any fulltime course and whose parental annual income is less than Rs. 1,50,000 are eligible to apply for EFLU Merit-cum- Means Fellowship and Exemption from Tuition Fee.
- Students who receive Fellowship shall be granted Book Grant up to Rs. 1000/- per annum, each year of valid studentship. Students belonging to reserved categories exempted from paying tuition fees under GOI rules shall get only the Book Grant of Rs. 1000/- per annum for each year of
valid Studentship.
- All SC/ST/OBC and Physically/Visually Challenged students registered for any Course are eligible to apply for EFLU Merit-cum- Means Fellowship and Exemption from Tuition Fee (if not exempted under GOI rules).
- Only those who obtained 50% marks or an equivalent grade in their qualifying examination and 60% of the highest score in the entrance tests conducted by the University annually, are eligible to apply for scholarship, exemption of tuition fee, and book allowance.

Students who are in the second and the following semesters are eligible for EFLU Meritcum-Means Fellowship and Exemption from Tuition Fee only if they
- secure a minimum of 50% marks in the semester-end examinations, 
- pass in all subjects in the semester-end examinations i.e., there should be no backlogs, and
- fulfill the attendance requirement (i.e. 75%).

Fee : 
Total Fee for 3 years incl. Registration fee library fee, tuition fee etc. -
UG Category students: Rs. 7,505/-
SC/ST Category students: Rs. 5,015/-
VHC/PHC Category students: Rs. 2,690/-

- Hostel & living expenses not included.
- The EFL University is not a fully residential university, and does not guarantee accommodation to every student. The University has five hostels: three for Indian students, and two for international students. Subject to availability, hostel rooms are allotted, on a sharing basis, to students from outside the city pursuing full-time courses at the University. Students provided with such accommodation shall abide by the hostel rules and regulations.
- Medical insurance fee and on-campus medical facilities to be paid by all students at the beginning of every academic year.
- Medical Insurance is subsidized by the University by Rs.300

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