RESERVATION OF SEATS UNDER VARIOUS CATEGORIES

1. Scheduled Castes: 15% - If sufficient number of candidates are not available to fill up the seats reserved for SCs, they shall be filled up by ST candidates. The left over seats, if any, shall be filled up by the candidates from the general pool.

2. Schedule Tribes: 7½ - If sufficient number of candidates are not available to fill up the seats reserved for STs, they shall be filled up by SCs. If ST seats still remain unfilled, they shall be filled up by the candidates from the general pool.

ELIGIBILITY FOR APPLYING

Undergraduate Programmes:

1. The candidates should have completed 10 + 2 or 12 years of schooling of a recognized Board or CBSE, or equivalent thereof.

2. The candidates should have either passed or appeared for the Final Qualifying Examination at the XII Standard level before the date of Admission Test.

3. At the X Standard level, the candidate should have secured

   1. a minimum of 55% marks in General English, and

   2. a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate in all the subjects including General English and languages.

   3. candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes are entitled to a relaxation of 5% marks.

4. Candidates who fall marginally short of the requirement in Para 3 may be considered for admission test, provided they have secured in the XI Standard,

   1. a minimum of 55% marks in General English and

   2. a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate in all the subjects including General English and languages.

   3. candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes are entitled to a relaxation of 5% marks.

B.Ed., and Postgraduate Programmes:

1. The candidates should have had formal education for a minimum of 15 years, i.e., the 10 + 2 + 3 pattern or any other pattern recognized as equivalent thereto by the University.

2. The candidates should have passed or appeared for the Final Qualifying Examination at the Bachelor's degree level before the date of Admission Test. 

3. Candidates who have passed the Final Qualifying Examination must have secured a minimum of 50% marks in General English and 60% marks in aggregate of all subjects. If CGPA is awarded, the eligibility is 3.5 and above in 5 point-scale grading with ‘B’ Grade in General English.

4. Candidates who have appeared for the Final Qualifying Examination but whose results have not yet been declared are also eligible to apply, provided:

   1. They have secured a minimum of 50% marks in General English and a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate in all the preceding Years / Semesters put together,

      OR

   2. "B" Grade in General English and a GPA of 3.5 and above in all the preceding Semesters / Years put together.

   3. candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes are entitled to a relaxation of 5% marks.

5. For B.Ed. Programme, the University offers teaching methodology in the following subjects only: English, History, Civics, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.

   Candidates who have studied any two of the above subjects in their qualifying degree should only apply. They have to appear for admission test also in the same subjects.

6. For M.Sc.(Home Science) Programme with specialization in a) Food Science and Nutrition and b) Food Technology, candidates of B.Sc.(Bioscience) / B.Sc.(MPC) background are also eligible to apply.

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M.B.A. and M.B.A. (Finance) Programmes:

1. The candidates should have had formal education for a minimum of 15 years, i.e., the 10 + 2 + 3 pattern or any other pattern recognized as equivalent thereto by the University.

2. The candidates should have passed or appeared for the Final Qualifying Examination at the Bachelor's degree level before the date of Admission Test.

3.  

   1. Candidates who have passed the Final Qualifying Examination must have secured a minimum of 50% marks in General English and 60% marks in aggregate of all subjects including General English and Languages. If CGPA is awarded, the eligibility is 3.5 and above in 5 point-scale grading.

   2. Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes are entitled to a relaxation of 5% marks.

4. Candidates who have appeared for the Final Qualifying Examination but whose results have not yet been declared are also eligible to apply, provided:

   1. They have secured a minimum of 50% marks in General English and a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate in all the preceding Years / Semesters put together,

      OR

   2. "B" Grade in General English and a CGPA of 3.5 and above in all the preceding Semesters / Years put together.

   3. Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes are entitled to a relaxation of 5% marks.

5. Candidates who have obtained a Postgraduate degree and secured a minimum of 60% aggregate or CGPA of 3.5 in the Postgraduate degree Examination, may be considered for admission at the discretion of the University, provided they have secured a minimum of 50% or 'B' Grade in General English in the Bachelor's degree Examination.

6. The minimum requirement of General English is exempted for candidates of Technical Courses like B.E., B. Tech., B.Pharm., B.Sc.(Agri) etc.

M.Tech. (Computer Science) Programme:

1. The candidate should have completed one of the following:

   1. B.Sc. / B.Sc.(Hons.) and M.Sc.(Mathematics) or M.Sc.(Physics) or M.Sc.(Computer Science) or M.C.A
   2. B.E.(Computer Science)
   3. B.Tech.(Computer Science)

2. The candidate must be familiar with the following topics of Computer Science and the elements of Mathematics. Computer Science: Data Structures and Simple Algorithms, Computer Organisation and Architecture, Data communications and Networks, Data base Systems, Languages Translators. Mathematics: Calculus of one and several variable, Sequence and Series, Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory, Differential equations and Laplace Transforms, Mathematical logic.

3. The candidate should have passed or appeared for the Final Qualifying Examination at the Bachelor's degree level before the date of Admission Test.

4. Candidates who have passed the Final Qualifying Examination must have secured a First Class (60% and above) in

   1. B.Sc./ B.Sc.(Hons) and M.Sc. / M.C.A. or
   2. B.E. (Computer Science) or
   3. B.Tech. (Computer Science)

   as applicable. If CGPA is awarded, the minimum eligibility is 3.5 (equivalent to 60%), in each of the Qualifying Examinations appeared for.

5. Candidates who have appeared for the Final Qualifying Examination but whose results have not been declared are also eligible to apply, provided they have secured
   1. a minimum of 60% aggregate, or
   2. a minimum CGPA of 3.5 in 5 point-scale grading

      in all the preceding Years / Semesters put together.

6. Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes are entitled to a relaxation of 5% marks.

M.Tech. (Applied Optics: Fiber Optics and Digital Image Processing) Programme:

1. The candidate should have completed one of the following:

   1. B.Sc. / B.Sc.(Hons.) and M.Sc.(Physics),
   2. B.E. or B. Tech. with background in Optics and Electromagnetic Theory.

2. The candidate should have passed or appeared for the Final Qualifying Examination at the Bachelor's degree level before the date of Admission Test.

3. Candidates who have passed the Final Qualifying Examination must have secured a First Class (60% and above) in

   1. B.Sc./ B.Sc.(Hons) and M.Sc. or
   2. B.E. or
   3. B.Tech.

      as applicable. If CGPA is awarded, the minimum eligibility is 3.5 (equivalent to 60%), in each of the Qualifying Examinations appeared for.

4. Candidates who have appeared for the Final Qualifying Examination but whose results have not been declared are also eligible to apply, provided they have secured

   1. a minimum of 60% aggregate, or
   2. a minimum CGPA of 3.5 in 5 point-scale grading

5. Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes are entitled to a relaxation of 5% marks.

ADMISSION TO THE VARIOUS COURSES

Admission to all Programmes of the University will be through a Written Test, followed by an Interview. In the case of candidates applying for the M.B.A/M.B.A.(Finance) Programmes, there would be a Group Discussion (GD), in addition to the Written Test. In the case of candidates applying for M.Tech. programme, there would be Practical and Oral Test, in addition to the Written Test.

Interview will be restricted to candidates securing a certain minimum percentage of marks in the Written Test. (In the case of M.B.A., M.B.A.(Finance) and  M.Tech. candidates, the eligibility would be a certain minimum score in the written plus the GD / Practical and Oral Tests. For candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes there is no such minimum.

Candidates should note that the written tests and the interview would be in ENGLISH.

No candidates can claim eligibility for admission to a course on the basis of his / her having been permitted to take the entrance test.

The written tests and the interviews will be conducted at the Prasanthi Nilayam Campus.  The exact dates for the Written Tests and Interviews for various courses would be communicated later. Usually, the tests are conducted from the last week of April to the second week of May.

The university authorities have the right to cancel the admission of a candidate at any stage if it is found that he / she has given incorrect or false information on any aspect.

Note:  Eligible candidates will be short-listed by the University based on the marks of qualifying examinations. Only such candidates will be called for Admission Test.

Appearance at the Entrance Test and obtaining a rank does not bestow on the candidate any claim for admission to the course in which he/she has taken the entrance test. In case, it is found at a later stage that he/she does not fulfill the prescribed qualification/satisfy other rules of admissions/eligibility he/she forfeits his/her admission/claim for admission to a course.

Note: Eligible candidates will be short-listed by the University based on the marks of qualifying examinations. Only such candidates who are on the short-list will be called for Admission Test. Application form along with Information Handbook will be available from Dec 1st 2007 to Feb 28th, 2008, and also available for download from this website - click here to go to the relevant page. Interested candidates may apply to the :

Registrar,
Sri Sathya Sai University,
Vidyagiri, Prasanthi Nilayam - 515 134,
Anantapur Dist., A.P.

along with I.P.O. or Bank Draft for Rs.70/- for Undergraduate Courses and Rs.100/- for Postgraduate Courses/M.Tech./B.Ed. Courses. The draft should be drawn in favour of Sri Sathya Sai University, payable at Prasanthi Nilayam / Puttaparthi. Since the application forms are different for each programme, candidates must indicate in the requisition letter the details of course/subject of study for which they seek admission. Also, the name, postal address and phone number of the candidate should clearly be mentioned in the requisition letter.