Chennai, 26 April, 2019: Shiv Nadar University, one of India’s leading comprehensive, research- centric, multidisciplinary university in the private sector, today announced admissions open for all Undergraduate programs for 2019 academic session. Interested applicants can submit their filled-in common application form available at www.snu.edu.in, latest by 15th May, 2019. Admissions will be awarded to eligible candidates on the basis of their Class XII results, their performance in SNUSAT and Academic Proficiency Test (APT). Last date to appear for the entrance tests (SNUSAT and APT) is 20th May 20, 2019.
Dr. Rupamanjari Ghosh, Vice-Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University said, “It is our constant endeavor to provide students with depth of knowledge in their chosen subject and a broad-based understanding of allied disciplines. In the 21st century, subjects studied in silos restrict students’ creative freedom, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Being a research university, we emphasize on ‘learning by doing’ and imparting key skills to our students that will not become obsolete in the future.”
In the recently released National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF), which is published by the Government of India, Shiv Nadar University was ranked at 52 in the ‘University’ category. The university has been selected by the Expert Committee, appointed by MHRD, as an “Institution of Eminence” by the Government of India.
Supported by the Shiv Nadar Foundation, Shiv Nadar University believes in providing equal opportunities to meritorious students, irrespective of their economic background. The University; therefore, offers generous scholarships to all students based on their Class XII score in the first year and the scholarships are continued every year depending on their CGPA scores. Additionally, the University offers special scholarships, which are as follows:
Gifted Student Scholarship: applicable for top 10 rank holders in class XII from each board, JEE(Advanced) top 500 ranks, Inspire Fellows, SAT Perfect Scorer and Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Fellowship holders. Selected students are entitled to a 100% waiver in Admissions fee, Tuition fee, Hostel, Mess and Laundry charges during the entire program subject to their maintaining a minimum CGPA of 6.50.
Rural Student Scholarship: Applicable for students of exceptional caliber from a rural and underprivileged background. The scheme offers 100% waiver in Admissions fee, Tuition fee, Hostel, Mess and Laundry charges.
Shiv Nadar University has partnerships with leading foreign universities including, Deakin University, University of California Berkeley, University of Michigan, University of Queensland for specific courses. This allows the students to pursue a semester or a full academic year at the international university, enabling a holistic and global learning experience. The University is also forging additional partnerships with 13 new international institutions this year including The New York University, Heidelberg University in Germany, Gothenburg University in Sweden, among others.
Over 500 students will graduate from the University in 2019 and 91% of these students have already been placed across leading organizations including Adobe Systems, Capgemini, Cognizant, Cisco, HCL, Xerox, Royal Enfield, Goldman Sachs, among others. During campus placement this year, the highest salary offered was Rs 31.05 Lakh per annum. The remaining 9% students have opted to pursue higher education at renowned international universities.
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About Shiv Nadar University
Shiv Nadar University (www.snu.edu.in), a Shiv Nadar Foundation initiative, is a multidisciplinary, student-centric, research-focused university offering a full range of academic programs at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level. Shiv Nadar University’s multidisciplinary curriculum provides students a strong foundation in disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, natural sciences, technology and engineering studies, communications and management, while enabling them to gain mastery of a subject of their choosing. Taught by world-class faculty, undergraduate education at the University is designed to develop students with the breadth of vision, knowledge, skills and attitudes required to succeed in the careers of the 21st century. Located on a 286-acre campus in India’s National Capital Region, Shiv Nadar University is a private philanthropic institution established in 2011 through an act of the State of Uttar Pradesh. The university has been recognized as ‘University of the Year’, under the category – ‘in existence for less than 10 years’ at the 3rd FICCI Higher Education Excellence Awards.
About Shiv Nadar Foundation
The Shiv Nadar Foundation (www.ShivNadarFoundation.org) has been established by Shiv Nadar, Founder, HCL – a $8.3 billion leading technology and healthcare enterprise. The Foundation’s mission is to contribute to the process of national development and social transformation by establishing institutions and undertaking new initiatives in the fields of education and culture. The Foundation is committed to the creation of a more equitable, merit based society by empowering individuals to bridge the socio-economic divide through philanthropy based transformational education.
The Foundation set up the SSN Institutions (www.SSN.edu.in) in 1996, comprising the SSN College of Engineering (already a highly ranked private engineering college in India), in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The Foundation has also set up VidyaGyan, a residential leadership academy for meritorious rural children, at Bulandshar and Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh. In addition, the Foundation runs the Shiv Nadar University (www.snu.edu.in), an international multidisciplinary university with strong research orientation located in Greater Noida in India’s National Capital Region and the Shiv Nadar School (www.shivnadarschool.edu.in), a network of progressive urban schools across India aimed to provide children with education that creates lifelong learners. The Foundation has also set up the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (www.knma.in), India’s largest private philanthropic museum in modern and contemporary art with the vision to take art to the common public.
