ANNA UNIVERSITY

CHENNAI - 600 025

Admissions to
M.Sc (2 year) Degree Programme
under
Consortium of Industries of Anna University
2024-25

INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

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 CENTRE FOR ADMISSIONS
Anna University, Chennai – 600 025
Guidelines for Admissions to M.Sc. (2 year) Degree Programmes
under Consortium of Industries of Anna University
2024-25
Through the Consortium of Industries of Anna University, there is a provision for an
eligible company to sponsor a candidate for the M.Sc. (2 year) Degree Programmes
offered in the University Departments of Anna University. The company can register &
submit an application online through the Web Portal cfa.annauniv.edu/cfa
The basic eligibility criteria for the companies are stipulated in Section A. The details on
Sponsorship under Consortium of Industries of Anna University is stipulated in Section
B. The information related to the Application, Fee, Counseling & Admission process is
stipulated in Section C & the MoU related information is stipulated in Section D.

SECTION A
Basic Eligibility Criteria for the Companies
1. A Company applying for sponsorship shall be either Public Limited or Private Limited.
2. The Company must have been registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1956 having
works / factories within Tamil Nadu /Andhra Pradesh / Telangana / Karnataka / Kerala
/ Puducherry.
3. The Company shall be a reputed one and engaged in the manufacturing / productivity
process or other related process of any material which shall be related to the discipline
of Applied Chemistry / Applied Geology /Material Science/ Mathematics / Medical
Physics / Electronic Media / Multimedia (with specialization in Visual
Communication).
4. The industry must have been registered atleast three years prior to the date of signing of
the MoU with Anna University.
5. The annual turnover of the industry, averaged over the last three financial years should be
greater than or equal to Rs. 1 crore
6. It is mandatory to submit the details of PAN, GSTIN & EPF registration.
7. The Industry shall upload the Balance Sheets and ITR returns for the last three financial
years (2020-21,2021-22 &2022-23).
8. The industry should submit the auditor certificate as per the format (Annexure I) attached

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 SECTION B
Sponsorship under Consortium of Industries

1. A Company can submit an online application for sponsoring a candidate for admission
to M.Sc. (2 year) program for a specific discipline, viz., Applied Chemistry / Applied
Geology /Material Science/ Mathematics / Medical Physics / Electronic Media /
Multimedia (with specialization in Visual Communication).

2. The sponsored candidate becomes eligible only for the discipline for which the company has
filed the sponsorship application.

3. The application uploaded through Online mode by the company along with all the relevant
documents shall be processed by a Committee constituted by the Vice-Chancellor.

4. An Inspection Committee appointed by the Vice-Chancellor will inspect all the

infrastructure facilities of the company and interact with the competent authorities of
the company and technical staff members. The committee will submit its
recommendation on the qualification of the company which includes a clear and
committed projection of future exchange activities with the University, to come under
the ambit of the ‘Consortium of Industries’ and the corresponding discipline, viz.,
Applied Chemistry / Applied Geology /Material Science/ Mathematics / Medical
Physics / Electronic Media / Multimedia (with specialization in Visual
Communication), for future collaborative work.

5. The Registered e-mail id of the Industry (SPoC) will receive all the communications.
However, during the Registration of application, the e-mail id and DIN of the Managing
Director (MD) of the company is to be provided. A declaration in the format (Annexure II)
duly signed by the MD should be uploaded during the Online application process.

All communications will be sent to the registered e-mail id and copied to that of the MD and
that of the candidate. All the correspondence will be strictly through e-mail / AU Web portal
only.

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6. The industries shall provide the following:

a. Registered Office address

b. Address of the Industry owned facility / Infrastructure to be inspected by the Committee.
After the submission of the online application, any change in the address will not be
accepted.
7. During the online application process the industry will have to pay a non-refundable
application fee of Rs. 2,500/- (+18% GST).
8. The industry will have to pay a non – refundable Inspection Fee during the online application
process as detailed below:
 Rs.30,000/- (+18% GST), if the Inspection venue is in the district of Chennai /
Thiruvallur / Kanchipuram / Chengalpet
 Rs.40,000/- (+18% GST), if the Inspection venue is in the other districts of Tamil Nadu
 Rs.50,000/- (+18% GST) for Industries outside Tamil Nadu

9. If an industry is rejected by the Inspection Committee, the industry may appeal within
3 working days by paying a non-refundable fee of Rs.40,000/- (+18% GST). The appeal
received from the registered email of the SPoC of the industry/ AU Web portal alone will be
considered. A Three Member Committee may be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor to
re-inspect. The decision of the committee is final.

10. The eligibility conditions and the ranking criteria for the sponsored candidate:
a. Candidate should be an Indian Citizen
b. Candidate should satisfy one of the Nativity criteria specified in Annexure III
c. Ranking / Eligibility:

The Merit list of the students applied for all the M.Sc. (2 year) programmes shall be
prepared based on the rank secured in the Entrance Examination conducted by Anna
University on the 16th June 2024.

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 Sl. M.Sc (2 year) Eligible Qualifications
No.
Programme
1. Mathematics B.Sc. Mathematics (or)
B.Sc.(Applied Science)
2. Materials Science B.Sc. Physics with Mathematics as
an Ancillary Subject (or)
B.Sc. Applied Science
3. *Medical Physics B.Sc. Physics with Mathematics as
an Ancillary Subject (or)
B.Sc. Applied Science
4. Applied Chemistry B.Sc. Chemistry (or)
B. Sc. (Applied Science)
5. Applied Geology B.Sc. (Geology / Applied Geology)
6. Electronic Media B.Sc. / B.C.A. / B.E. / B.Tech.
7. Multimedia(Special (or)
ization in Visual Any other Bachelor’s degree with a
Communication) Media Component
like B.A. Journalism,B.V.A.,
B.F.T., B.V.C., B.M.M.C.,
B.M.M., and B.Des.

NOTE:

Candidates who have passed the UG Degree programme in 2023 or prior to 2023 should
produce the Original Degree Certificate / Provisional Certificate & Consolidated Mark
Sheet / Mark Sheets of all the semesters at the time of Admission. However, those candidate
appearing for April / May 2024 University Examinations should have passed all the subjects
upto the pre-final year and the candidates should produce the original Mark sheets for all
the semesters upto the pre-final year for securing Provisional Admission. They should
produce Original Degree / Provisional Certificate & Consolidated Mark sheet / Mark sheets
for all semesters at least one month before the date of Commencement of the first semester
PG examinations. If they fail to do so, the Provisional admission automatically stands
cancelled. Such candidates shall be asked to discontinue the programme.

11. No communal reservation is followed for allotment under Consortium of Industries.

12. Only 5% of the total sanctioned intake in each branch of study is available for Consortium of
Industries quota.

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 SECTION C

Application, Counseling and Admission Process

1. The company can register & fill in the application online through the Web Portal
cfa.annauniv.edu/cfa

2. A non-refundable Application Fee of ₹ 2500/- (+18% GST) per Faculty (Engineering /

Technology / Architecture & Planning) shall be paid by the Industry.

3. List of documents to be uploaded is given in Annexure IV

4. The Industry shall pay a non-refundable Inspection Fee as applicable.

5. If the Industry is qualified and the candidate is eligible, the candidate will be asked to participate
in Counselling in the order of Merit.

6. The candidate is eligible for allotment of seats in any one of the branches for which the company
has qualified.

7. If the candidate is successful in securing a seat, the sponsoring company shall execute an MoU
with the University, which shall contain the terms and conditions of Anna University.

8. The Industry shall pay the necessary Consortium Fee to the University, prior to the signing of
the MoU. The Payment is to be made Online in favour of ‘The Director, Centre for Admissions,
Anna University, Chennai – 25’ and this amount shall not be refunded under any
circumstances. The Consortium fee for M.Sc.(2 year) is as follows:

Sl.
Programme Consortium Fee
No (Rs.)
1. M.Sc. (2 year) 5,00,000/- + 18%
GST

9. Once the seat allotment is done, change of Branch or Institution will not be permitted.

SECTION D
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
under Consortium of Industries of Anna University
1. The agreement shall, on the expiry of 2/3/4/5 years (as per the duration of the programme)
from the date of execution, stands terminated without any notice, unless it is specifically
extended by the Vice-Chancellor on valid reasons. Companies which fail to fulfill the
objectives of the consortium will be disqualified for future MoUs with the University after the

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 tenure period.

2. The company can sponsor only one candidate in the year of signing the MoU. The company
cannot sponsor any other candidate during the tenure of the MoU.

3. The Company shall impart industrial training for at least a total of 10 students with a minimum
of 3 students per year. In addition to that, the company shall arrange Industrial visits and
extend support to the students of this University in the accomplishment of Industrial projects.
Any default in providing such facilities may render the company liable for being debarred from
future MoUs.

4. The University shall consider conducting Refresher Courses / Training Programmes / Guest
Lectures etc., for the benefit of the staff of the Company on payment of prescribed fees to the
University.

5. In case of any dispute, the decision of the Vice-Chancellor shall be final and binding on all the
parties.

IMPORTANT DATES

Commencement of Online Registration of Applications 18.06.2024

Last date for Registration and Online Submission 19.07.2024

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 ANNEXURE I
To
The Director
Centre for Admissions
Anna University
Chennai – 600 025.
CERTIFICATE

1. Name of the Industry :

2. Address of the Registered Office :

3. Date of Incorporation as per :

Registration Certificate issued by MCA
4(a) The Company is : Public Ltd. / Private Ltd. /Others
(b) If ‘Others’, specify the nature of the :
company
5. PAN :

6. GST :

7. EPF Registration Number

8. For the last three financial years (year
ending 31st March 2021 / 2022 /2023)
(a) ITR filed by the Industry : YES / NO
(b) Balance Sheet submitted by the :
YES / NO
Industry
9. Annual Turnover of the Industry as per : FY 2020-21
Balance sheet
FY 2021-22

FY 2022-23

10. Average Annual Turnover (over the

last three financial years )

This Certificate is issued as per the request of the above Industry, applying under
‘Consortium of Industries – Anna University’.

Date: Signature of the Auditor with Seal

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 ANNEXURE II
To
The Director
Centre for Admissions
Anna University
Chennai – 600 025.

CERTIFICATE

Name of the Industry :

Address of the Registered Office :

Address of the Industry owned :

facilities /Infrastructure

It is hereby certified that the above mentioned industry is submitting an application

under Consortium of Industries for UG / PG admission in the Faculty of ----------
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Name of the Managing Director :
DIN :
E-mail Id of the Managing Director :
E-mail Id of the SPoC :

Date: Signature of the Managing Director

with Seal

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 ANNEXURE III
NATIVITY CRITERIA

The candidate should satisfy one of the following Nativity criteria:

i. Tamil Nadu candidates who have passed VIII, IX, X, XI and XII Std. from schools
situated in Tamil Nadu are eligible to apply. They need not produce Nativity Certificate
for verification.

ii. Tamil Nadu native candidates who have passed any of the VIII, IX, X, XI and XII Std.
or their equivalent examination from schools situated outside Tamil Nadu can also
apply. They should submit Nativity Certificate only as digitally signed e-Certificate.

iii. Children of Central Government Employees may also apply for admission, irrespective
of their native, provided their parents or guardians (only if both parents are not alive)
have been serving in Tamil Nadu continuously for the past FIVE YEARS at the time
of submission of application. This should be supported by producing a certificate from
the employer of the parent or guardian, to that effect.

iv. Children of employees in Public Sector or Government recognized Institutions who at

the time of submission of application for admission employed in Tamil Nadu
continuously for the past five years may also apply irrespective of their domicile. A
certificate from the employer stating that the person is a Permanent Employee of the
Firm or Institution concerned with evidence like Income Tax return, PF Slips, etc. and
is working in Tamil Nadu continuously for the past FIVE YEARS has to be produced.

v. Sons and daughters of All India service Tamil Nadu cadre officers are eligible to apply.
A Self declaration from the parent in this regard is to be produced.

vi. Other State candidates who have studied VIII, IX, X, XI and XII Std. in Tamil Nadu are
eligible to apply. They need not produce Nativity Certificate.

Note:
1. Applications without proper Nativity Certificate for Category (ii) without proper employer
certificate for categories (iii) and (iv) and without self-declaration from the parent for
category (v) will not be considered.
2. Category (vi) need not produce employer certificate / nativity certificate.

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 ANNEXURE IV

DOCUMENTS TO BE UPLOADED WHILE REGISTERING THE APPLICATION

The scanned copies of all the relevant documents (listed below) should be uploaded
online at the time of submission of Online Application. All the files should be in pdf format
only (Max file size 2 MB).

1. Letter addressed to the Registrar (in the Industry letter head) including
 Name of the sponsored candidate – School studied (past 5 years).
 Faculty to which Application is filed.

2. XI and XII / H.Sc. Mark sheets.

3. X Mark sheet.

4. UG Mark Sheets

5. Hall Ticket of Anna University Entrance Test

6. Industry Brochure.

7. Balance Sheet – Last 3 years (Financial year: 2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23)
8. IT Assessment – Last 3 years (Financial year: 2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23)

9. Industry Registration Certificate.

10. Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Industry.

11. Auditor Certificate (Annexure I)

12. Certificate by the MD (Annexure II)

13. Duly signed Affidavit – On (Rs.100) Stamp paper (Annexure V)

IMPORTANT:
The Candidates are informed that the admission will only be Provisional. At any stage, if
the candidateis found ineligible on verification of original certificates by the Competent
Authority, the admission will be cancelled / he or she will be asked to discontinue from
the program.

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 ANNEXURE V

FORMAT FOR AFFIDAVIT

(Must apply in Rs.100/- Stamp Paper)

Affidavit of Sri.............................................. Managing Director/Director

of M/s...................... ..............................
(Name of the Industry)

I, ............................................................................ …a ……………………,
(Name of the Director / M.D-Employer) (Religion)

aged about...........years, Son I Daughter of...........................................residing at

................................. . ....................:............... .......... .

...... .........................................

do hereby solemnly affirm and sincerely state as follows:

I ...................................... am the Managing Director/Director/Authorised Signatory

(Name of t h e Director / M.D-Employer)

of the Industry M/s.................................................•.....................................

(Name of the Industry)

which is registered under the Indian Companies Act 1956.

I state that the Industry propose to sponsor............................................................

(Candidate's Name)

S/o...................................................for admission in............... ................

(Branch Applied for)

in Anna University, Chennai for the Academic year 2024-2025.

I solemnly affirm and sign on this..........day of ..........................,2024

Signature of
Managing DirectorI Director
/Authorised Signatory
Company Seal
M/s .............................................. Ltd.

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