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Aspirants who wish to take admission to the BA Hons programme offered by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University must appear for an entrance examination. The University accepts the scores of CUET UG conducted by the NTA. Therefore, Class 12 marks are not enough for SMVDU BA Hons course admission. It is just the minimum eligibility criteria.  

Candidates seeking admission to BA Hons at SMVDU must pay SMVDU BA Hons application fee 2024 of INR 1,500. The application fee so submitted can only be paid using online method of payment. 

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University offers a full-time, three-year/ four-year (including research)/ five-year integrated BA Hons programme at the undergraduate level in various specialisations. Given below is the list of various specialisations offered by SMVDU for BA Hons programme:

Four-Year Undergraduate programme

• BA (Hons) Economics
• BA (Hons) English
• BA (Hons) Philosophy 

Five-Year Integrated BA Hons programme

• Integrated BA Hons plus MA in Economics
• Integrated BA Hons plus MA in English  

Candidates seeking admission to the BA Hons programme must meet the minimum SMVDU BA Hons eligibility criteria set up by the University. Candidates who have passed the Class 12 or equivalent examination with at least 50% aggregate from a recognised Board can take admission to the SMVDU BA Hons course. 

Candidates who get admission to the five-year integrated BA Hons plus MA programme must pay the SMVDU BA Hons fees 2026 for the entire dutaion of the course. The fee includes various components such as tuition fees, hostel fees and one-time admission fees. The detailed bifurcation of the fees is mentioned below: 

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University offers a full-time BA Hons programme in different specialisations. The programme is being offered across various durations. BA Hons at SMVDU duration ranges from three-year to four-year (including research) and the institute also offers a five-year integrated BA plus MA programme as well at the undergraduate level. 

Candidates seeking admission to BA Hons at SMVDU cannot get direct admission to the programme as the University and its affiliated colleges accept the scores of CUET UG for SMVDU BA Hons admissions. The admissions are entirely entrance-based.  

Candidates who get the final shortlist for admission to BA Hons at SMVDU are also required to attach the following documents and send to the concerned Admission Committee’s email id. The list of following documents have been mentioned below:

• Provisional Admission Form (available on the University's website)
• Score Card of CUET UG 
• Class 10 marksheet 
• Class 12 marksheet 
• Category Certificate (if any) 

Candidates seeking admission to the BA Hons programme offered at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University are required to appear for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) which is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) ever year. One of the pre-requisite for SMVDU BA Hons course admission is that candidates must appear for CUET UG exam.