Admissions

Application Process

The application process for admission to SSLA spans out in two steps.

SET (Symbiosis Entrance Test)

All candidates* will have to register for the General Paper of the SET (Symbiosis Entrance Test).

How to register:

  • Go to www.set-test.org to register for the examination
  • After successfully creating your username and password, you will have to fill in your personal information in the web portal
  • Choose SET General paper in order to be eligible for application to SSLA
  • You may now complete your registration by making a payment of Rs 1750/- towards the SET fee and Rs 1000/- towards the SSLA registration fee. Payment can be made either online or offline.
  • Admit cards can be downloaded from this portal on 21 April 2018

SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) Score

  • If a Student has already given SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) exam, which is widely used for college admissions in the United States, scores can now be added in the SET application form and will be given weightage.

  • You will be able fill in the SAT Score and ID in the form itself once you register yourselves on the web portal.

PI-WAT (Personal Interaction and Writing Ability Test)

Once the SET results are declared, SSLA will declare its shortlist of candidates eligible for the second step - PI WAT. The shortlist is dependent only on the SET and the cutoff varies year to year. The PI-WAT (Personal Interaction and Writing Ability Test) will be conducted at SSLA, Pune.

The Personal Interaction will be followed by a Writing Ability Test, which is a short subjective-answer based test.

Based on the combined scores of SET and PI-WAT, the Merit Lists will be published.

Please note

There will be no separate process for IB students this year. All candidates will have to attempt the SET examination conducted in the first week of May.

Application Process for International Students

Foreign Nationals (FN), Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) & Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) must apply through the Symbiosis Center for International Education (SCIE)

How to register:

  • Go to www.scie.ac.in
  • Click on the 'Undergraduate Admissions Procedure' tab under the 'Admissions' tab for complete details

Please note that all international admissions are handled solely by SCIE and not by SSLA. For any information/ clarifications regarding the same, please contact SCIE on their email address -intadmissions@symbiosis.ac.in or on the phone numbers provided on their website.

Important Dates / Timeline

Online Registrations for SET commences

24th January 2019, Thursday

SET Test Registration closes

15 April 2019, Monday

SSLA Registration Closes

22 April 2019, Monday

SSLA online payment closes

22 April 2019, Monday

SSLA offline payment closes

15th April 2019, Monday

SET Admit card generation

20 April 2019, Saturday

SET Test (General) 2019

4 May 2019, Saturday

SET Result

14 May 2019, Tuesday

Declaration of short Listing for PI-WAT

17 May 2019, Friday

SSLA PI-WAT (tentative)

24 May 2019 (Friday) – 28 May 2019 (Tuesday)

Declaration of Merit List - 1

31st May 2019, Friday

Last Date for Payment for Merit List 1

7th  June 2019, Friday

Declaration of Merit List - 2

8th  June 2019, Saturday

Last Date for Payment for Merit List 2

14th  June 2019, Friday

Declaration of Merit List - 3 (If required)

15th  June 2019, Saturday

Last Date for Payment for Merit List 3

22nd  June 2019, Saturday

Commencement of the Program (Induction) 14th July

July 2019

* Dates are tentative and subject to change.

Eligibility

  • All students seeking admission to SSLA should write SET (Symbiosis Entrance Test)
  • CBSE, ICSE, HSC: Students should have passed with at least 50% (Open Category) and 45% (SC, ST) in the 12th Standard
  • IB Diploma: student must complete examinations in six subject areas (3 at HL and 3 at SL) and successfully complete the core requirements (EE, CAS, TOK). Successful IB diploma candidates receive an IB Diploma and the transcript with Diploma Results stating “Diploma Awarded”
  • Eligibility: student must have a minimum of 24 credits and has passed a minimum of three subjects at Higher Level (HL) and three at Standard Level (SL)
  • GCE/IGCSE/GCSE: student must have a minimum of 5/4 subjects in A, B, C Grades including English at ORDINARY(“O”) Level and 2/3 subjects at ADVANCED (“A”)LEVEL

Reservation

As per SI(DU) Norms: please check: www.siu.edu.in

Within the sanctioned intake Over and above the sanctioned intake
  • Scheduled Castes 15 %
  • Scheduled Tribes 7.5 %
  • Differently-abled 3 %
  • Kashmiri Migrants 2 Seats
  • International Students 15%

Admissions Will Be Cancelled In Case of

  • Non submission of the required documents on time.
  • Submission of fake or incorrect or incomplete documents.
  • Admission gained through unfair and objectionable practices detected at any stage during the 4 years.
  • Failing to fulfill required eligibility criteria of the program.

Financials

Program fees For BA/B.Sc Liberal Arts ( Indian Students) Amount (INR) for 1st years
Academic Fees (Per Annum) Rs. 3,85,000
Institute Deposit ( Refundable) Rs. 10,000
Program fees For BA/B.Sc Liberal Arts ( International Student) Amount (INR) for 1st years
Academic Fees (Per Annum) Rs. 5,80,000
Administrative fees (Non Refundable) Rs. 40,000
Institute Deposit  (Refundable) Rs. 10,000

Hostel and Mess Fees for Indian and International Students

Amount (INR)  for 1st year (Indian  Students)

USD equivalent to INR for 1st year (International Students)

Mess Fees (Per Annum)

Rs. 58,650

Rs. 58,650

Hostel Deposit (Refundable)

Rs. 15,000

Rs. 15,000

Hostel Fees (Different, subject to sharing, per annum, and wing. Please contact AO after admissions for details regarding hostels)

** Three sharing

Rs. 92,000

Rs. 92,000

** Twin sharing

Rs. 1,19,850

Rs. 1,19,850

** Three sharing

Rs. 1,01,150

Rs. 1,01,150
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Program Fees for BA/ BSc Liberal Arts (Indian & International Students

Amount (INR) for 1st year (Indian Students)

USD equivalent to INR for 1st year (International Students)

Due Date of Payment

At the time of Admission

30 Nov 2018

At the time of acceptance of offer letter, USD equivalent to INR

As the time of reporting to SCIE

As per the date given by the Institute

1st Installment

2nd Installment

1st Installment

2nd Installment

3rd Installment

Administrative Fees (Non Refundable)

-

-

40,000

-

-

Academic Fees (Per Annum)

1,92,500

1,92,500

55,000

2.15,000

3,10,000

Institute Deposit (Refundable)

10,000

-

10,000

-

-

Hostel Deposit (Refundable)

15,000

-

-

15,000

-

** Hostel Fees (Per Annum) ** Three sharing

46,000

46,000

-

46,000

46,000

** Mess Fees (Per Annum)

29,325

29,325

-

29,325

29,325

Total

2,92,825

2,67,825

1,05,000

3,05,325

3,85,325

General Rules

  • Every student of this program shall abide by the rules of Symbiosis International (Deemed University).
  • Fees are subject to a normal increase of 10% - 15% annually owing to academic & infrastructural advances.
  • Admissions are subject to eligibility clearance from SI(DU)
  • Admission will be confirmed only after payment of the prescribed fees. For the subsequent year, students are required to register again by paying the prescribed fees for that year. In case of failure to pay the prescribed fees before the stipulated date, a late fee of Rs.100/- per week will be charged.

Payment of Fees

  • Students are required to pay full annual fees towards the program at the time of admission.
  • Program fees may be paid by demand draft in favor of ‘Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts’ payable at Pune or at any branch of the Bank of India.
  • After paying the fees and securing the admission, if the student does not report to the SSLA office on the date of commencement of the program, his/her admission is liable to be cancelled and the fees will be refunded as per the refund rules of the Symbiosis International (Deemed University).
  • Hostel and Mess fees will be charged separately.

Career Options

Students of the Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts pursue a variety of career and academic opportunities. Our students who choose to pursue their academic interests have been enrolled in the following prestigious universities

Students who have chosen to work upon graduation have been placed in various positions in the following reputed companies