GBU Admissions 2021 begin for cutting edge courses, eyes on foreign students

GBU has already received over 260 applications from 40 different countries. Applicants interested in GBU Admissions 2021 must note that the last date for application is June 21, while online classes will begin on August 2.

Gautam Buddha University (GBU) commenced the admissions for the academic session 2021-22, offering as many as 124 programmes, including 21 new courses in cutting-edge domains. According to the reports, in order to attract foreign students and widen its international outreach the university has joined hands with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). GBU has already received over 260 applications from 40 different countries. Applicants interested in GBU Admissions 2021 must note that the last date for application is June 21, while online classes will begin on August 2. Considering the ongoing pandemic situation, for the second year in a row, GBU will conduct its admission process online.

GBU Admissions 2021 are offering 3,672 seats under various undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programmes. Last year, the university admitted only 1,900 students of a total of 3400 offered seats for which it received some 10,000 applications. Talking about the admission process, Bhagawati Prakash Sharma, vice-chancellor of GBU said, “We hope to receive some 500 or more applications from international students this year and we have increased our international outreach programme. The university has mostly received applications from abroad through ICCR.”

The list of new programmes offered by GBU includes Cyber Security, Internet of Things, Data Science and Forensic Neuropsychology and more. Online tests for 111 programmes will be conducted by the University. While admission for 13 other courses will be done on the basis of merit. GBU offers 1,410 seats for undergraduate programmes, 480 for integrated, dual-degree programmes, 1,230 for PG programmes, 17 for MPhil programmes, 73 for doctoral programmes, 107 for BTech and 355 for diploma and certificate courses. “The admission process will be conducted online and the new session will start by the end of July. Classes shall commence from the first week of August on online mode till the situation permits us to allow students back on the campus,” Sharma added.

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