USER MANUAL ON

JNANASHODHA RESEARCH PORTAL

VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BELAGAVI
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INTRODUCTION
Jnanashodha research portal is mainly for registering to ETR for research
candidates. User / Candidate need to visit the website with following URL:
https://jnanashodha.vtu.ac.in

Click here for

New Registration

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REGISTRATION PAGE: Once the user clicks on new registration link, below page will
appear. In this page new candidate’s can register by entering their details.

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Candidates can Select Registration Type from the dropdown list as shown in below page.

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Candidate can Select Programme type from dropdown list as shown in below page

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Candidate can select the Programme to which they wish to apply from the drop down list shown
in below page.

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Password must contain at least eight characters including one uppercase, one lowercase and
one number.

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Once the registration is done the candidate will get pop-up message including registration Id, the
candidate needs to note down registration id for further process, and also will get an e-mail to the
registered e-mail id.

Check for the email sent from VTU-ETR, then Click on the activation link available in email.

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After the candidate clicks on activation link, below page will appear.

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In this page, Candidate needs to enter the OTP which has been sent to the registered mobile
number.

If the candidate doesn’t receive the OTP the option to resend OTP is available.

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FORGOT PASSWORD PAGE: If the user / candidate has forgotten the password then they
need to visit the link as shown in the below page.

Click here for

Forgot Password

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After filling the required information the password will sent to registered mobile number.

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After successful registration process the candidate must Login with the credentials.
After successfully logging in the candidate needs to click on New Application.

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Click here for New

Application

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NOTE: FOR ALREADY REGISTERED CANDIDATES THE LOGIN PASSWORD WILL BE SENT TO THEIR
REGISTRED E-MAIL ID. THEY NEED TO EDIT AND UPDATE THE APPLICATION.

PERSONAL DETAILS: In this module the candidate must enter all the required details and
click on save button.

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The candidite can also edit/modify the details entered.

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ACADEMIC DETAILS: In below page the candidate needs to enter academic details. And
kindly check mark the check box if the candidate belongs to Architecture department and have
10 years of experience.

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If the candidate applying M.Sc (Engg.) by Research those candidates needs to enter the academic
details as shown in below page.

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The candidite can also edit/modify the details entered

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PROFESSIONAL DETAILS: In the below page the candidate needs to enter Professional
details and later click on save button. Also the candidate can modify/edit details.

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The candidite can also edit/modify the details entered

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EXAMINATION DETAILS: In below page the candidate needs to enter examination details
selecting the test center. Later click on save button. Also the candidate can modify/edit details.

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ETR EXEMPTION DETAILS: If the candidate selects the option while registering as
Registration (Candidate Exception from VTU-ETR) option then the below page will display.
Candidate can select the options from drop down list for ETR exemption.

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If the candidate belongs to any of the ETR exemption category then the candidate needs to select
that category in the drop down list.

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The candidate can even edit the ETR-Exemption details as shown in the below page.

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UPLOAD DETAILS: In the below page the candidate needs to upload all the required
documents prescribed (with the respective file size mentioned) and click on next button.

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The candidate can also View Upload documents, shown in the below page. If any candidate
uploads wrong documents, it can be deleted, and reuploaded.

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DECLARATION: In this below page candidate needs to read the declaration statement before
submitting the application and click on submit button.

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Once candidate submit’s the final application the candidate will no longer be allowed to edit the
application.

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Once the candidate submits the form, the next process is fees payment. The candidate needs to
pay the fees for successful application submission.

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Once the candidate submits the application, the candidate can review the submitted form. As
shown in the next figure.

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Before making the online payment, make sure you read the instructions as shown in figure 29.
After successful payment the candidate need to enter the payment details. Enter the DU
Reference Number, Fee Paid (Amount) & Fee Paid date.

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Figure: 33 (Final submission form)

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Click on candidate profile to view the details

Figure: 35(The candidate can check the profile details submitted.)

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