Modes of Admission

Admission to various Bachelors/Masters/PhD programmes is made through Entrance test as well as through Direct mode

Last Date to Apply: 4th April 2025

  1. Entrance test mode

The University will conduct its entrance tests for admission to various Bachelors/Masters/PhD programmes in a center-based online mode for candidates in India and a proctored online mode for those in other SAARC countries on the stipulated dates.

  1. Direct mode (admission without going through the SAU entrance tests)

a) In India

In addition to the SAU Entrance Tests, the admission to various Bachelors/Masters/PhD programmes will also be made on the basis of their scores/rank obtained in any National Level Test in India as per the list given below:

Programmes National Eligibility Test
BTech CSE (with various specializations), Dual Degree BTech-MTech CSE (with various specializations), BTech (Mathematics & Computing) JEE Mains
Integrated BS-MS (Interdisciplinary Sciences), Integrated BBA-MBA CUET UG
MSc Applied Mathematics, MSc Mathematics, MSc Biotechnology, MSc Computer Science, MTech (Computer Science), Integrated MSc + MTech (Computer Science), MA Economics (with specialization in Economic Development), MA International Relations, MA Sociology, LLM (Master of Laws) CUET PG
MSc Computer Science, MTech (Computer Science), Integrated MSc + MTech (Computer Science), Master of Computer Applications (MCA) GATE, CUET PG
Master of Business Administration (MBA) GMAT, CAT, XAT
PhD: Biotechnology, Computer Science, Economics, International Relations, Legal Studies, Mathematics, Sociology, Media, Arts and Design, Physics NET

b) In other SAARC countries (other than India)

    1. For non-Indian candidates from other SAARC countries, in addition to the SAU Entrance Tests, the admission to various Bachelors/Masters/PhD programmes will also be made on the basis of their scores/rank obtained in any National Level Test in respective SAARC country.
    2. For non-Indian candidates from other SAARC countries, the admission to various Bachelors/Masters/PhD programmes will also be made on the basis of their scores obtained in their qualifying examination. For this purpose, a list of various schools/colleges/universities/institutions is being considered and approved by the University whose students will be considered for admission to SAU without going through the SAU Entrance Test.

c) For Non-SAARC candidates

For non-SAARC candidates, the admission to various Bachelors/Masters/PhD programmes will be made on the basis of their scores obtained in their qualifying examination.

For Executive PhD and Executive MBA programmes: Admission is based on professional work experience and Interview

Note: Candidates applying through the Direct Mode must pay the Application/Registration Fee for each programme separately. However, in the Entrance Mode, candidates applying for programmes that share the same entrance test are required to pay the fee for one programme only.

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