Established under the Bennett University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh Act, 2016 (U.P. Act No. 24 of 2016) and (Incorporated as a Private University under Uttar Pradesh Private Universities Act, 2019)
ADMISSION PROCEDURE – A.Y. – 2020-21
Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Arts)
WHY BA (LIBERAL ARTS) AT BENNETT UNIVERSITY:
BU is new, nimble yet strong in foundation. BU has multiple faculties including technology, media and management, to offer the best of opportunity to mingle with some of the best brains in different domains. The range of electives and course options being offered by BU is unmatched in India. The infrastructure facility is already existing to support all-round growth of every student. One can major in Finance and study English literature as a course. Similarly, one can major in Psychology and learn to play Tennis as part of the curriculum. Continuous engagement with Industry, Media and market are added advantages of studying in a University backed by The Times of India and The Economic Times.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Qualifying Examination for Admission: A candidate appearing/qualified in any one of the examinations may apply:
Program Selection based on 10th/11th Class Percentage** /10+2/equivalent examination marks percentage / IB(DP/Certificate) Points *
SAT Examination score
BA (Liberal Arts) Yes Yes
*Aggregate % shall be calculated based on best three subjects. **
• The candidates may also be offered provisional admission based on Class 10th / 11th Score subject to obtaining the minimum 50% aggregate marks and fulfilling the other eligibility criteria, though the final admission shall be based on Class 12th Score only, once the results of Class 12th are announced, as per policy as approved and explained. The scholarship being offered on basis of 10th Marks is confirmed scholarship and if 12th Marks are better and thus candidate becomes eligible for higher scholarship only then there will be a revision in scholarship, else the scholarship offered on basis of 10th marks will be treated as final.
• The candidates may also be offered provisional admission through BU Entrance Test / Personal Interview subject to meeting the other eligibility criteria (the rules, terms and conditions has been explained at Appendix-1).
Personal Interview will be conducted for selection.
2. Please note the following carefully, before filling the application form / applying online: (a) Merely filling an application form does not entitle a candidate for admission. The
admission is purely based on performance in qualifying/eligibility examinations. The University reserves the right to cancel/revoke its offer and/or acceptance of provisional admission at any point in time.
(b) No refund of application fee is allowed under any circumstances whatsoever. (c) Candidate cannot claim the seat, merely because it is available. University Admission
Committee shall decide the minimum cut offs for various programs and same shall be final.
(d) Candidate must fulfil all the eligibility criteria as laid down in succeeding paragraphs, if he/she wishes to be considered for admission.
(e) Non- submission of Marks of 10th/11th/10+2 or equivalent examination,
IB(DP/Certificate) points and/or SAT Score, to the University, shall debar a candidate from being considered for admission.
(f) All candidates shall be communicated guidelines, results and other details including offer letters through e-mail. Candidates are advised to check their SPAM or JUNK folder regularly and white- list the email id: [email protected]. Please note that this is the only official mail ID of the University, for all communications related to admissions. Communications received from other mail IDs, may be advisory in nature, but cannot be quoted as official position of the University, specially w.r.t marks, eligibility, and admission offer.
(g) NRI/ International Category candidates (as defined in document below) having taken qualifying exams from boards abroad, shall be considered provided they fulfil other eligibility criteria as defined in paragraphs below.
(h) Merit based Admission Scholarships are available, details of which are given on the University web site and shall also be provided in admission offer letters.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
1. Criteria of minimum Educational Qualification
(a) The candidate must obtain minimum of 45% aggregate marks in 10+2 or equivalent
examination in any discipline (aggregate % shall be calculated based on best 3
subjects).
(b) English shall be required Mandatory subject in the 10+2 Examination.
deviations detected even at a later stage after registration, shall render the offer of
admission/Scholarship or admission itself, as invalid.
(d) Any wrong declaration of marks /scores in the application, which provide undue advantage, if detected even after registration, shall lead to disqualification of the candidate and withdrawal of admission or scholarship, as the case may be.
2. Eligibility conditions for IB(DP/Certificate)/Cambridge (IGCSE) qualified Candidates. (All candidates shall be required to obtain the 10+2 equivalence certificate from AIU on or before registration). Failure to do so may lead to cancellation of admission.
(a) For IB(DP/Certificate) Examination
(i) Student should have secured a minimum of 24 points.
(ii) Student should have passed minimum of three subjects at Higher Level (HL) and three at Standard Level (SL). English shall be a mandatory subject.
(iii) Students provided provisional admission based on predicted scores received from counsellors, shall be allowed to register only after providing regular Certificate / Diploma mark sheet.
(b) For Cambridge International Examinations (IGCSE)
(i) Percentage Uniform Marks shall be allotted equal weightage as 10+2 from CBSE. (ii) Candidates should have passed minimum five subjects including English, and
minimum 3 subjects at ‘A’ level. This is a mandatory requirement to obtain 12th equivalence certificate from AIU.
(iii) Further, the candidates should obtain 45% aggregate in percentage Uniform marks of three subjects.
(iv) Should have passed English at “A” level.
3. Eligibility conditions to be eligible for admission under NRI/International Category:
(a) NRI/PIO/OCI:
(i) PIO (Person of Indian Origin). A person who or whose any of ancestors were Indian national and who is presently holding another country’s citizenship/ nationality i.e. he/she is holding foreign passport.
(ii) OCI (Overseas Citizen of India). A person registered as “Overseas Citizen of India” (OCI) cardholder under section 7A of the Citizenship Act, 1955.
(iv) This quota may also be availed by wards of NRI persons, who should be the nearest relation to include real brother and sister of father and mother i.e. real uncle and real aunt, first degree-paternal and maternal cousins. However, such persons, who have looked after such student as the guardian, need to produce an evidence to the effect, along with an affidavit signed by authorities in country where such person is residing.
(v) NRI, in this context shall imply An Indian citizen who is ordinarily residing outside India and holds an Indian Passport.
(vi) Students having done their 10+2 from foreign Boards and falling under categories (i) to (v) above shall be treated under NRI category admission.
(b) International Student:
All students who are foreign country passport holders and who have passed their 10+2 exams from a foreign board shall be required to obtain the 10+2 equivalence certificate, including subject wise percentage of marks from AIU before registration.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
4. How to obtain and Fill the Application Form: The students may fill the application forms online using net banking/credit/debit card at https://applications.bennett.edu.in. There is no separate on-line application form for the NRI/International students. However, students shall be provided an option to be considered under NRI category and which shall then lead to downloading of a sponsorship letter, which must be filled and sent to the University, to enable application being considered.
5. Cost of Form: Rs 2000/- (can be paid online or through Demand Draft)
6. Where to send. The completed Application Form, (only when hard copy purchased), must be sent to the following address:
Admission Section – BA (Liberal Arts) Bennett University Office,
Plot No’s 8-11, Tech Zone II, Near Dabra Village. Greater Noida- 201310, Uttar Pradesh, India.
7. Important to note before submission of Application Form.
(a) The candidates must go through and undertake the important terms and condition available at start of on-line application form and ensure to read the admission procedure document carefully, as updated from time to time on the University’s website before applying for admission.
(b) Application Status: Candidates applying shall receive a unique Application No. and an e-mail acknowledging the receipt, along with further guidelines.
(c) Candidates shall receive reminder mails, if required, and thus must view the mails from the University and comply with guidelines.
the candidate with admission section of the University, before declaration of admission offers. No appeals thereafter are acceptable.
(e) Scan copies of 10th/11th/12th standard or equivalent examination mark sheets along
with SAT score card as applicable, (if results have been announced) and recent passport size photograph must be uploaded on the online form or while filling the marks and before submission of application.
8. Drawing the Selected Candidates Lists
(a) Seats shall be allotted to the candidates, based on cut off scores decided by the University Admission Committee and approved by the Statutory Authority of the University for various programs, till the seats are exhausted.
(b) It is therefore essential that students must apply and provide the score as soon as possible for consideration of admissions.
(c) Admission Committee has the right to revise the cut off scores for various programs. Thus, a candidate, who initially does not get the first-choice program in the first list, shall have an option of being up graded as per the priority exercised, in case the cut offs are revised subsequently.
(d) Candidate cannot claim the seat, merely because it is available, in case he/she does not meet the minimum cut off marks decided by the University Admission Committee for this category of seats.
(e) More than one list may be announced, as required.
Drawing of Selection Lists (10th/11th/10+2/equivalent Examination based-Indian Boards / IGCSE /SAT
(a) The list shall be drawn based on the cut off scores in 10th/11th/10+2 aggregate
percentage in 3 subjects /SAT score/ Predicted or Actual scores or Percentile Uniform marks in Cambridge (IGCSE), as applicable.
(i) SAT Score subject to meeting eligibility of 45% aggregate marks in 10+2 examination.
(ii) Personal Interview will be conducted for selection.
(b) The list for SC/ST candidates and wards of Kashmiri migrants shall be drawn subject to eligibility, and by applying the cut off 5% below the lowest marks on which general category candidates are admitted.
(c) The wards of Defence Personnel will get a 2% relaxation in admission criteria than that followed for general category candidates.
(d) Differently abled candidates (PWD) shall get a 2% relaxation in admission criteria for the candidate than that followed for general category candidates.
Drawing Lists- IB(DP/Certificate) candidates
(b) Those candidates, who have not taken SAT examination; the list of qualified students shall be drawn, subject to eligibility criteria and based on total IB(DP/Certificate) points, subject to minimum of 24 Points and completing other certificate / diploma requirements as explained in eligibility as Para 2 above.
NRI/ International Category
(e) Candidates wishing to take admission under this category must meet the definition as given in Para 3 above.
(f) The candidates opting for this mode of admission are also required to provide sponsorship letter and equivalence certificate of marks from foreign board, from AIU. (g) The list of selected students shall be drawn based on percentage obtained in
10th/11th/10+2 or equivalent score/SAT Score as per procedure explained above, subject to fulfilling other eligibility criteria as indicated in Para 3 above for Indian board students and for IB (DP / Certificate) / IGCSE candidates.
9. Official Communication of Information about Seat Allotment and Fee payment.
(a) The selected candidates shall be sent an email with admission offer letter. (Candidates are advised to check Please check their SPAM or JUNK folder regularly and white-list, [email protected]. Please note that this is the only official mail ID of the University for all communications.
(b) It is responsibility of the candidate to monitor the mails, as per general schedule /important dates announced, to know about their admission offers, fee payment schedule, guidelines and instructions etc.
(c) Ignorance of schedule or not checking the details in time shall not be accepted as an excuse to attend or claim for admission at a later date.
10. FEE STRUCTURE +:
The tuition fee, hostel Charges and other fee per year for the students being admitted for
Academic Session 2020-21 is as follows: -
Item (s) Amount in INR Per Annum (Domestic
Cat) (NRI/ International Category ##Amount Per Annum
Tuition Fee 4.7 Lakhs per annum US$ 8000 per annum
Hostel Charges @ (incl. boarding, lodging and laundry) on Double/Triple Sharing
1.50 Lakhs
(Rs one Lakh fifty Thousand Only) Triple Sharing
USD 2500
Basis for UG programs,
as per choice (Rs one Lakh seventy-five Thousand1.75 Lakhs Only) -Twin Sharing
USD 3000
Security Deposit 30,000
Registration Charges payable at time of Registration)
45,000
(One time only) Non-refundable (one time) Non-refundableUSD 900
Sports Charges (for day Scholars only)- (payable at time of Registration)
26,000/-(twenty-six thousand only) payable twice @INR 13000/- at the time of
semester registration)
USD 450 per year payable twice @USD 225 at the time of semester
registration Examination Fees 10,000/- (Ten thousand only) USD 150 per Year The candidates admitted shall be required to deposit (i) tuition fees -INR 1 Lakh/ US$ 1500 and 25000//US$ 1000 towards hostel Charges if candidate wishes to opt for Triple sharing or (ii) tuition fees -INR 1 Lakh/ US$ 1500 and 50000/-/US$ 1250, on double sharing basis, as advance instalment of first semester, for booking of seat offered, and also as commitment to pay balance tuition fee for the semester, within the scheduled times given in the offer letter, failing which, the offer shall be passed on the next eligible candidate
+ The fees do not include any charges for additional certifications, modules, immersions, trainings, industrial visits etc. which shall be charged to students as and when such activities are planned. The management reserves the right to revise the fee, hostel or other charges from time to time with
prior notice.
@ Student may opt for Hostel as below (Charges shown are inclusive of Boarding, lodging and Laundry. (i) Triple Occupancy. INR 1.50 Lakhs/US$2500 per annum.
(ii) Double Occupancy. INR 1.75 Lakhs/US$3000 per annum.
(iii) The Choice once exercised shall generally be treated as final. However, based on requests, it may be changed, if the seats are available in either type of hostel, after student registers for the program and clearance of dues, if applicable.
Hostel accommodation shall be provided to all students, as per choice exercised. However, University shall allow day scholars. It should be noted that students are not permitted to bring private vehicles inside the Campus.
## The Tuition fee shall be required to be transferred from the foreign or NRE account of NRI sponsor or Foreign national. The remittance instructions shall be issued along with admission offer letters. (Student admitted under this category cannot be converted to general category in subsequent years) The University shall not entertain any request for extension of the deadline for submission of fee. Optional Transport charges for Day scholars per semester (payable at the beginning of the semester) is Rs 15000/- per semester for boarding from Noida (Botanical Garden) and Rs 10,000/- per semester for boarding from Greater Noida.
The University shall not entertain any request for extension of the deadline for submission of fee.
11. SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarship and other terms and conditions are given on the web site of the University and shall be treated as final.
BA Liberal Arts AY 2021-22 Scholarship Structure
Scholarship Band XII score (Best of 3) SAT Score IB Score
10% 70-80 1201-1250 29-31 20% 80-85 1251-1350 32-33 30% 85-95 1351-1450 34-36 50% 95-97 1451-1550 37-39 75% 97-99 1551-1575 40-42 100% >99 >1575 >42
## The scholarship shall be allowed based on first come first serve basis for students, who pay the advance fee by specified dates. Delay may result in students becoming in-eligible for the scholarship. In addition to the above, following discount / scholarship is also applicable in addition to any other scholarship, but restricted to a maximum of 100% of Tuition Fees in the year, that the applicant may be eligible for as laid out by the university:
1. Sibling discount – 15% on Tuition Fees to siblings of existing BU student and is applicable only for the duration of overlap of siblings at Bennett University.
2. An additional scholarship of 5% on the tuition fee may be awarded to the wards of Serving and Retired Defence Services Personnel (Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force) and Paramilitary forces (CISF, BSF, CRPF, ITBP, NSG and SSB) who are eligible as per Admission process defined by the University on first cum first served basis. Continuation of Admission Scholarship is subject to having no backlog and no discipline case being recorded against the student.
Note: Ragging is banned in the University. Any student indulging in ragging shall be liable for disciplinary action; including expulsion from the University. The University complies with the policy of the Government regarding reservation of SC/ST candidates as applicable for private un-aided Universities. Two seats under supernumerary quota are reserved for the eligible students from J&K.
Annexure-2
SPONSORSHIP LETTER
(To be submitted as an affidavit, duly notarized in the country where sponsor NRI/International student is residing along with copy of passport of Sponsor/international student)
Name of Candidate : ………..……… Father’s Name of Candidate : ………..………
Sponsor’s Name : ………..………
To,
Bennett University Greater Noida
Sir,
I do hereby declare that I am a Non-Resident Indian/PIO/OCI holding Foreign/Indian passport/Foreign National (Please attach self-attested photocopy of valid passport/documents in support of statement). My brief details are as follows: -
(a) Passport No. - ………..………. (b) Valid Up-to - ………..……….
(c) Current Address - ………..……….
………..………
(d) Phone Number - ………..………. (Including ISD codes)
(e) E-mail ID - ………..……….
I am willing to sponsor Mr./Ms. __________________________________(Name of Candidate) S/o / D/o. of ____________________________________________________, R/O Address (of candidate ________________________________________________________________________as a candidate in the NRI /International category for admission to the Programs conducted by Bennett University, Greater Noida. In case he/she is selected for admission and gets himself/herself admitted, I am ready to bear the total expenditure of his/her study. I have read the eligibility criteria* for candidate to be considered under NRI/International category. Further, I have also read the remittance instructions for transferring the funds for the education of said student. I undertake to comply with all provisions of Government policies in relation to transfer of fee/funds to the University for the Education of the said student. My relationship /association with the candidate is ____________________________(e.g. father, mother or real Uncle etc) or person taking care of sponsored child as a ward as defined in conditions as defined below . (An affidavit to be provided by persons sponsoring a ward, certifying that the concerned NRI has been involved in taking care of proposed student as a Ward) I shall inform
the University in case of change to my undertaking on remittance.
Date: ___________________ Signature: ______________________
Place: __________________ Full Name: ______________________ *conditions to be fulfilled for under NRI, quota:
The sponsor should be NRI/PIO/OCI
(i) PIO (Person of Indian Origin). A person who or whose any of ancestors were Indian national and who is presently holding another country’s citizenship/ nationality i.e. he/she is holding foreign passport.
(ii) OCI (Overseas Citizen of India). A person registered as “Overseas Citizen of India” (OCI) cardholder under section 7A of the Citizenship Act, 1955.
(iii) NRI shall be a student, whose mother or father, first degree relation including the real brother and sister or grandparents both paternal and maternal are NRIs.
the guardian, need to produce an evidence to the effect, along with an affidavit signed by authorities in country where such person is residing.
(v) NRI, in this context shall imply an Indian Citizen who stays abroad for employment/carrying on business or vocation outside India or stays abroad under circumstances indicating an intention for an uncertain duration of stay abroad.
(vi) Students having done their 10+2 from foreign Boards and falling under categories (i) to (v) above shall be treated under NRI category admission.
International Student All students who are foreign country passport holders and who have passed their
