South Asian University Master and PhD Admission 2020

South Asian University (SAU) New Delhi invites applications for admission to Masters and PhD program in Economics, Computer Science, Biotechnology, Applied Mathematics, Sociology, International Relations and Legal Studies. Applications can be submitted online, on or before March 29, 2020.

Important Dates

Last Date for Submitting Filled Application Forms	14th March 2020
Date of Entrance Test	28th and 29th March 2020
Classes begins from	27th July 2020

Program 

Department/ Faculty	Program	No. of Seats
Dept. of Mathematics	M.Sc (Applied Mathematics)	30 seats
Faculty of Life Sciences & Biotechnology	M.Sc (Biotechnology)	30 seats
Dept. of Computer Science	M.Sc (Computer Science)	30 seats
Faculty of Economics	M.A. (Economics)	30 seats
Dept. of International Relations	M.A. (International Relations)	30 seats
Faculty of Legal Studies	LL.M (Master of Laws)	30 seats
Dept. of Sociology	M.A. (Sociology)	30 seats

PhD Programs

Department/ Faculty	Program	No. of Seats
Faculty of Economics	PhD (Economics)	06 seats
Dept. of Computer Science	PhD (Computer Science)	06 seats
Faculty of Life Sciences & Biotechnology	PhD (Biotechnology)	06 seats
Dept. of Sociology	PhD (Sociology)	06 seats
Dept. of International Relations	PhD (International Relations)	06 seats
Faculty of Legal Studies	PhD (Legal Studies)	06 seats
Dept. of Mathematics	PhD (Applied Mathematics)	06 seats

Eligibility Criteria

For Master’s Level Programs

For admission to the Master’s level programs, a minimum of 15 years of education under the 10+2+3 pattern (i.e., 12 years of schooling + a 3 year Bachelor’s degree) is essential.

Applicants who have earned a 4 year degree after 10+2 (12 years of schooling) are also eligible, though the Master’s level program will still be of two years duration for them.

Applicants who have obtained a Bachelor’s degree in less than 15 years (e.g., under the 10+2+2 pattern) are not eligible for admission. However, students who have completed a two-year Bachelor’s degree and thereafter have also completed one year of MA/MSc can apply for admission to a Master’s level course subject to their fulfilling other prescribed eligibility conditions including percentage of marks (which will be the average of marks obtained at the Bachelor’s level and the first year of the MA/MSc course).

Candidates who have completed 12 years of schooling + 3 year Bachelor’s degree + 3 years LLB degree or 12 years’ schooling and 4 years’ LLB degree with prescribed percentage of 50% marks are also eligible

For admission to MA (Development Economics) and MA (International Relations) Programs of study, the minimum prescribed eligibility percentage in Bachelor’s degree is 50%

For M.A in Sociology Program: Candidate should have 12 years of schooling + a 3 year Bachelor’s degree from an institution recognized by the government of any of the SAARC countries

For LLM Program a minimum of 17 years of education (12 years of schooling + 5 years Integrated BA/LLB degree with prescribed percentage of 50% marks) is the minimum prescribed eligibility

For M.Sc (Applied Mathematics), M.Sc (Biotechnology) and M.Sc (Computer Science) Programs of study, the minimum eligibility percentage in Bachelors degree is 55%

Candidates who have not yet completed the Bachelor’s degree, but are yet to appear for their last year/semester exam, may also apply for admission to Master degree Programs and appear in the entrance exam provisionally. Please note that such candidates will not have any claim to admission if their results are not declared and their mark sheets are not available latest by 31 July 2018 which is the last date for admissions

For PhD Level Program

For admission to PhD Level Programs in SAU, a minimum 17 years of education (12 years of schooling + 3 year Bachelor’s degree + 2 year Master’s degree with prescribed percentage of marks as indicated below) is the minimum prescribed eligibility

For PhD (Legal Studies), those who have done LLB followed by a one-year LLM degree with the prescribed 50% marks are also eligible

For admission to PhD Programs in Economics, Sociology, International Relations, and Legal Studies, the minimum prescribed eligibility percentage in Master’s degree is 50%; and for M.Phil/PhD Programs in Applied Mathematics, Biotechnology & Computer Sci., the minimum prescribed eligibility percentage in Master’s degree is 55%

Applicants who have not completed their Master’s level course and are yet to appear for their last year/semester exam may also take the Entrance Test. However, their admission will be subject to their fulfilling the minimum eligibility criteria of aggregate percentage of marks at the Master’s level besides clearing the Entrance Test. Please note that such candidates will not have any claim to admission if their results are not declared and their mark sheets are not available latest by 26 July 2019 which is the last date for admissions

Selection Procedure

The admission procedure consists of an Entrance Test followed by an interview.

Students are required to score at least 50% marks in both, the Entrance Test and the interview separately, to be eligible for admission.

Entrance Exam

An Entrance Test will be conducted simultaneously throughout the SAARC region on 28 and 29 March 2020.

The Entrance Tests will be held in three shifts (Morning, Afternoon and Evening) on the same day at all the centres

Test Schedule

Saturday 28th March 2020
Morning	Afternoon	Evening
MSc Biotechnology	MA International Relationss	MSc Computer Science
Phd Biotechnology	PhD International Relations	PhD Computer Science
Sunday, 29th March 2020
MA Economics	MSc Applied Mathematics	Master of Laws (LLM)
	MA Sociology	PhD Legal Studies
	PhD Applied Mathematics	PhD Economics
	PhD Sociology

Exam Centers

Admission Entrance Test will be held at the following test centres as per above mentioned schedule.

Test Centres in India

Ahmedabad	Bangalore	Bhopal	Bhubaneshwar	Chandigarh
Chennai	Cochin	Dehradun	Delhi/NCR	Goa
Guwahai	Hyderabad	Indore	Jaipur	Jammu
Kolkata	Lucknow	Mumbai	Patna	Pune
Raipur	Ranchi	Shimla	Srinagar	Surat
Thiruvananthapuram	Varanasi	Vizag

Test Centres in other countries

Afghanistan	Kabul
Bangladesh	Chittagong
	Dhaka
Bhutan	Thimphu
	Kanglung
Maldives	Male
Nepal	Biratnagar
	Kathmandu
	Pokhara
Pakistan	Karachi
	Lahore
	Peshawar
Sri Lanka	Colombo
	Jaffna

Application Process

Applications for admission will be accepted only through online mode and payment must be made by credit/debit cards or net banking.

Those who cannot pay the application fee online still need to fill and submit the online application form. They can then courier a bank draft for US$ 10 or INR 700/- drawn in favour of “South Asian University” payable at New Delhi to the Deputy Registrar Admissions, South Asian University, Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021, India

The bank draft must have the name of the candidate, application number and the program applied for at the back of the bank draft. However, registration will be done only on receipt of the bank draft.

All candidates from outside the SAARC region should send their application on the prescribed application form directly to Deputy Registrar Admissions, South Asian University, Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021, India, with all supporting documents including educational records, identity proof and a colour photograph.

The application should reach South Asian University by 14 March 2020

For more details and to apply online visit the official Website

 South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi

Deputy Registrar (Admissions), South Asian University, Akbar Bhavan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021 (India), Phone No.: +91-11-24122512-14, Email: admissions@sau.int, Website www.sau.ac.in