Admissions 2012-2013 Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning Last date 31-01-2012

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning,
Vidyagiri, Prasanthi Nilayam - 515 134, Anantapur District, A.P.

Admissions 2012-2013

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam has invited applications for admission to the following Courses for the Academic Year commencing from 1st June 2012:

I. Prasanthi Nilayam Campus: (For Men)
Under Graduate Programme: (Duration: 3 years)
1) BA (with one of the following subjects being the major subject during the third year: Economics, History, Political Science, Optional English)
Note: Those students who show exceptional academic performance in the first two years are offered BA (Hons) in Economics in the third year.
2) BA (Hons.) Economics
3) BSc (Hons.) Economics

Post Graduate Programme: (Duration: 2 years)
1) MA Economics
2) MSc Mathematics with specialization in: (a) Pure Mathematics (b) Applied Mathematics (c) Computer Science
3) MSc Physics with specialization in: (a) Photonics (b) Nuclear Physics (c) Electronics
4) MSc Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
5) MSc Chemistry
6) MSc Biosciences with specialization in: (a) Biotechnology (b) Mycology & Plant Pathology

Professional Programme:1) MBA (Duration: 2 years)
2) MBA (Finance) (Duration: 2 years)
3) MTech (Computer Science) (Duration: 2 years)
4) MTech (Applied Optics: Fiber Optics and Digital Image Processing) (Duration: 2 years)

(II) Brindavan Campus (for Men):Under Graduate Programme: (Duration: 3 years)
BSc (Hons) in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biosciences (leading to PG Courses in the respective subjects) and BCom (Hons).

(III) Anantapur Campus (for Women):Under Graduate Programme: (Duration: 3 years)
BA, BCom (Hons), BSc (Home Science), BSc (Hons) in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biosciences; BEd.
Post Graduate Programme: (Duration: 2 years)
MA (English), MA (Telugu), and MSc (Food Science & Nutrition) / MSc (Food Technology).

Eligibility requirements for Admissions to SSSIHL:
Undergraduate Programmes:
1. Candidates should have completed 10 + 2 or 12 years of schooling of a recognized Board or CBSE, or equivalent thereof.
2. 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
a) a minimum of 55% marks in General English, and
b) a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate in all the subjects including General English and languages
4. Candidates who fall marginally short of the requirement in Para 3 (above) may be considered for admission test, provided they have secured in the XI Standard,
a) a minimum of 55% marks in General English and
b) a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate in all the subjects including General English and languages
5. The candidate should preferably be below 19 years of age as on 31 May of the year of admission.

Postgraduate Programmes (including BEd)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 a 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:
a) 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
b) ‘B’ Grade in General English and a GPA of 3.5 and above in all the preceding Semesters / Years put together.
5. In the BEd. Programme, the Institute offers teaching methodology in the following subjects only: English, History, Civics, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Only those Candidates who have studied any two of the above subjects in their qualifying degree should apply. They will have to appear for admission test also in the same subjects.
6. Under the Department of Home Science, MSc(Food Science and Nutrition) and MSc (Food Technology) are offered. Admission test is common for both the programmes. Candidates of BSc (Bioscience) / BSc (Mathematics / Physics / Chemistry) background are also eligible to apply for these two programmes.
7. For MSc (Nanoscience and Nanotechnology) Programme, candidates of BSc (Physics) / BSc (Bioscience) and BSc (Chemistry) background are also eligible to apply.
8. For MA (Economics) Programme, candidates of BA / BA (Hons) in (Economics) or BCom / BCom (Hons) background are also eligible to apply.
9. Candidates applying for MA / MSc programmes should preferably be below 23 years of age as on 31 May of the year of admission.

Professional Programmes
MBA and MBA (Finance) Programmes:
1. 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. 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 including General English and Languages. If CGPA is awarded, the eligibility is 3.5 and above on 5 point-scale grading.
4. Candidates who have appeared for the Final Qualifying Examination but whose results have not yet been declared are also eligible to apply, provided:
a) 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
b) ‘B’ Grade in General English and a CGPA of 3.5 and above in all the preceding Semesters / Years put together.
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 Institute, 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 BE, BTech, BPharm, BSc (Agri) etc.
7. Candidates applying for MBA / MBA (Finance) Programmes should preferably be below 27 years of age as on 31 May of the year of admission.

MTech (Computer Science) Programme:
1. The candidate should have completed one of the following:
a) MSc (Mathematics) or MSc (Physics) or MSc (Computer Science) or MCA, or
b) BE (Computer Science) / BTech (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 Algorithms, Computer Organisation and Architecture, Data communications and Networks, Data base Systems, Operating Systems and Systems Programming, Object- Oriented Programming Concepts. Mathematics: Calculus of one and several variable, Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory, Laplace Transforms, Discrete Mathematics, Probability and Statistics.
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:
a) BSc / BSc(Hons) and MSc / MCA or b) BE / BTech in 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:
a) a minimum of 60% aggregate, or
b) a minimum CGPA of 3.5 on 5 point-scale grading, in all the preceding Years / Semesters put together.
6. The candidate should preferably be below 27 years of age as on 31 May of the year of admission.

MTech (Applied Optics: Fiber Optics and Digital Image Processing) Programme
1. The candidate should have completed one of the following:
a) MSc (Physics),
b) BE / BTech 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:
a) BSc / BSc(Hons) and MSc or b) BE / BTech, as applicable.
4. 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:
a) a minimum of 60% aggregate, or
b) a minimum CGPA of 3.5 on 5 point-scale grading in all the preceding Years / Semesters put together.
6. The candidate should preferably be below 27 years of age as on 31 May of the year of admission.

Application Form:
Application form along with Information Handbook is available from the Registrar, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Vidyagiri, Prasanthi Nilayam - 515 134, Anantapur District, A.P. against I.P.O. or Bank Draft for Rs.100/- for all the Courses. The Bank draft should be drawn in favour of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, payable at Prasanthi Nilayam/Puttaparthi.

Application forms and Information Brochures can also be downloaded from the website: http://sssihl.edu.in

The last date for submission of Application form is 31 January 2012
For further details, logon to the website: http://sssihl.edu.in