FAQ

Yes. Symbiosis International (Deemed University) (SIU) is established under section 3 of the UGC act 1956 vide no. F 9-12-2001-U3 of the Government of India. The University has been accredited by NAAC with Grade ‘A’.For more information you can log on to www.siu.edu.in

Hostel fee is not included in the annual academic fee.For more info. On hostels, click here

English

No Donation / Capitation Is charged in any institution of Symbiosis.

Symbiosis Centre for International Education (SCIE)

Symbiosis International (Deemed University) (SIU)
Senapati Bapat Road, Pune – 411004
Maharashtra, India
Tel.: +91 20 25671905
Fax.: +91 20 25659209
Email: intadmissions@symbiosis.ac.in

Foreign Nationals (FN), Person of Indian Origin (PIO) or Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) and Non Resident Indian (NRI) students can apply as an International Student

For PG Program:

A student is eligible to apply as a Non Resident Indian (NRI) if he/she has appeared for the 12th examination (equivalent to the Indian 12th) or Graduation outside India. It is mandatory for one of the two qualifying examinations to be given outside India.

For UG Program:

A student is eligible to apply as a Non Resident Indian (NRI) if he/she has appeared either 10th or 10+2 (equivalent to the Indian 10th or 12th) examination outside India.

Yes. In this case the student has to follow the procedure set for general category students. Students interested in applying under this general category should contact the specific SIU institute or the SET / SNAP secretariat for the detailed procedure.

Yes. In this case the student has to follow the procedure set for general category students. Students interested in applying under this general category should contact the specific SIU institute or the SET / SNAP secretariat for the detailed procedure.

  • Application Fee US Dollars 150 (Non Refundable)
    INR 9000 (Non Refundable) Only for Students from Nepal & Bhutan
    Students applying to Symbiosis International (Deemed University) will have to pay ‘Application fee’ along with their application. Once you complete your Online Application; system will prompt you to make a payment of your ‘Application Fee’.
  • IELA Examination Fee (if applicable) USD equivalent to INR 3575 (Non Refundable)
    Students enrolling for ‘International English Language Assessment (IELA)’ test will have to pay ‘IELA examination fee’. At the time of Online Application, if you click on IELA, system will prompt you about IELA details and accordingly at the time of payment this fee will be added along with your ‘Application fee’. Click here for detailed information on IELA.
  • Administrative & Part payment of annual academic fee USD equivalent to INR 1,05,000
    The break-up of USD equivalent to INR 1,05,000 is mentioned below:
    • USD equivalent to INR 40,000 towards administrative fee (Non-refundable). This includes eligibility, medical test, insurance and admin. charges.
    • USD equivalent to INR 65,000 towards part payment of annual academic fee. This also includes pre induction charges if any. The pre induction charges are non-refundable.

Except for students from Nepal and Bhutan it is mandatory for all the students to make all the transactions in USD currency.

You can apply online. Visit http://scie.ac.in/ for detailed application procedure.

Each program has specific eligibility criteria; please click here for detailed information

Admissions are in conformity with the guidelines set by the Association of Indian Universities and the Statutory Bodies of India like the Indian Nursing Council, All India Council for Technical Education, Bar Council of India, etc.

Only candidates who have the requisite qualification from foreign universities or Boards of Higher Education accredited and recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Govt. of India, New Delhi are eligible to apply at Symbiosis institutes for admission.

If required, candidates will be asked to obtain the ‘Eligibility Certificate/Equivalency Certificate’ from the Equivalence branch, Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi on the given below address.

Association of Indian Universities

AIU House, 16 Kotla Marg,
New Delhi – 110 002
Tel.: +91 – 11 – 23230059
Fax.: +91 – 11 – 23232131
Email: info@aiuweb.org
Website: http://www.aiuweb.org

For Master Program, SNAP test is mandatory for NRI students who have appeared last qualifying examination in India.

For more information kindly log on to http://www.snaptest.org/

For Bachelor Program, SET test is mandatory for NRI students who have appeared last qualifying examination in India.

For more information kindly log on to http://www.set-test.org/

English Proficiency Test is mandatory for the foreign nationals (FN)/ overseas citizens of India (OCI)/ person of Indian origin (PIO) students.

We accept IELTS (conducted by British Council) or IELA (conducted by Symbiosis) scores; we do not accept TOFEL.

‘International English Language Assessment’ is a test conducted by Symbiosis. Those students who cannot appear for IELTS exam and want to appear for IELA can get them registered while completing the Online Application

The minimum score required for IELTS is Band/Score 6 & for IELA Band/Score 4.

In that case the student has to undergo the Foundation Course at English Language Teaching Institute of Symbiosis of 9 months. After successful completion of the foundation course you will reappear for the IELA test to secure the required band i.e. band 4.

The students can register for IELA at the time of filling up the online application form. You have to select IELA as your English proficiency test option; subsequently the system will prompt you to provide further details to register yourself for IELA.

Here you will have to select Month, Day and Time slot for IELA exam. Subsequently, the information system will register you for IELA exam automatically. IELA exam fee will be added into your payment details along with the Application Fee. You will get IELA Exam hall ticket by Email.