B.Sc. in Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology 

at Stella Maris College, Cathedral Road

The eligibility criteria for B.Sc at Stella Maris College, Chennai:

1. Academic Qualifications
2. Minimum Percentage
3. Entrance exams
4. English proficiency
5. Age

Stella Maris College has not specified the minimum aggregate for admission. However, candidates are required to qualify a minimum of Class 12 for admission. Aspirants must pass HSc in relevant subjects for UG admission. Aspirants scoring 60% have a good chance of getting admission in SMC Chennai. 

The college offers more than 40 courses at UG, PG and doctoral levels in affiliation with the University of Madras. Stella Maris College has courses such as MPhil, Certificate, MSc, MA, PG Diploma, BVoc, BSc, BA, BCom (Hons), BCom, BSW, MSW, M.Com, BBA which are primarily in the stream of Science, Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Management Studies, Medicine & Health Sciences, Hospitality & Travel, Banking, Finance & Insurance, Accounting & Commerce, Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ), IT & Software, Mass Communication & Media. 

While filling out the Stella Maris College application form, candidates are required to submit below documents for evaluation:

• Passport-size photograph (JPG/JPEG with maximum 50 KB size)
• Signature (JPG/ JPEG with maximum 20 KB size)
• Parent/ Guardian’s signature (JPG/JPEG with maximum 20 KB size)
• Community Certificate, except OC and 'Others' categories (JPG/JPEG with maximum 2 MB size)
• Baptism Certificate for Catholic applicants (JPG/JPEG with maximum 2 MB size)
• Self-attested copies of semester marksheets for PG/ MPhil candidates (a single PDF format of maximum 5 MB size)

Central Universities Entrance Test (CUET) entrance exam is required for Bachelor of Science at Stella Maris College, Chennai. However, admission to all the courses offered at Stella Maris College is strictly based on the merit of the students in qualifying examination/entrance examination. The college offers undergraduate courses including B.Sc under multiple specializations under the category of Aided and Self-Financed courses. The duration of all the undergraduate courses offered by the college is three years except for Bachelor in Visual Arts (BVA) which is a four-year regular program. The eligibility criteria for B.Sc courses at Stella Maris College is passing 12th Standards with Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.

Stella Maris College does not specify the minimum aggregate for admission. However, below is the qualification requirement for top SMC Chennai courses:

According to the data gathered from unofficial sources, Stella Maris College alumni are working in top companies such as:

SMC Chennai BSc fee varies from one specialisation to another. The total fee include many components, such as tuition fee, security deposit, etc. Stella Maris College BSc tuition fee ranges between INR 81,000 and INR 1.8 lakh. The table below mentions tuition fee for some of the BSc specialisations:

 NOTE: The mentioned fee is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is however, subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

Stella Maris College does not offer direct admission. Candidates are either selected based on their merit in the qualifying exam or entrance test score. The institute conducts an entrance test before the interview for BA English, BVA and all PG courses. Candidates are further called for personal interview for selection.