Humanities & Social Sciences

Candidates who receive admission for MSW at St Edmunds College Meghalaya must pay an admission of INR 15,000 within 48 hours of receiving intimation in the form of an email notification from the College. Candidates who fail to pay the admission fee within the given period will have their application and seat forfeited.

To apply for the BSW course at St Edmunds College Meghalaya candidates must have a minimum of 55 percent aggregate in Class 12 and appear for the CUET (UG) exam based on which their admission will be selected. Candidates who fail to appear for CUET may still receive admission into any remaining seats on the basis of college admission test results and Class 12 aggregate results.

To enroll in the BSW programme of St Edmunds College Meghalaya, a candidate must follow the steps below:

Step 1: Log in to the official college website (sec.edu.in).

Step 2: Click on Admission.

Step 3: Login/Register.

Step 4: Fill in any necessary details.

Step 5: Upload CUET (UG/PG) Results

Step 6: Choose BSW as the preferred major subject

Step 7: Pay application fees

Candidates who have not appeared for the CUET exam may still register on the official college website and give the College Entrance test for any remaining seats in their preferred course.

Fees at St Edmunds College Meghalaya, are a combination of the major and minor subject fees. Generally, BSW students must pay INR 34,033 per semester, combined for both minor and major, of which students must pay INR 15,000 during the time of admission. Students can also expect extra charges in case of hostel enrollment, study tours, fieldtrips, etc.

. Universities Accepting Students Without CUET (Direct / Merit-based)

Many private universities, state universities (in some states), and deemed universities still allow admission without CUET. Examples:

University / College Location Mode of Admission

Ashoka University Sonipat, Haryana Own entrance & interview

OP Jindal Global University Sonipat, Haryana Merit + SOP/interview

Amity University Noida + other campuses Merit-based + interview

Christ University Bengaluru + NCR campuses Own entrance (CUET optional)

Flame University Pune Aptitude test + interview

MIT-World Peace University Pune M

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