Humanities & Social Sciences

IGNOU offers fee waiver for SC and ST students applying for UG courses. Candidates wanting to avail this benefit need to meet the prescribed eligibility criteria. The requirements to get a fee waiver are mentioned below:

• Applicant should be from SC or ST category.
• The family annual income should be below INR 2.5 Lacs as per GOI norms.
• Candidate should have applied for a UG course of IGNOU.
• No similar fee waiver or scholarship should have been taken from other sources.

Istituto Marangoni, Mumbai offers BA across several specialisations. The course fee for BA costs around INR 24 L - INR 54 L. This fee is exclusive of other components such as examination fee, registration fee, security deposit, etc.

Yes, Symbiosis International, Pune does offer need-based scholarships to special category BA students who are able to prove their eligibility for the scheme. Symbiosis International, Pune scholarships for special categories include financial assistance for candidates of the EWC, adopted girl children and Nagpur domicile BA students.

In addition to this, BA students can also receive scholarships based on last qualifying exam score as well as SET scores.

Finding right institutes for Symbiosis International, Pune BA comparisons will require candidates to first choose which BA course they wish to pursue. 

After that, they can start searching for institutes in that area where Symbiosis International, Pune's BA institute is located.

Hostel fees for BA students of Symbiosis International, Pune will be different for each institute of Symbiosis International, Pune offering BA courses. Some institutes also subject their hostel fees to a 15% increase each year as per government's tax policy.

Symbiosis International, Pune BA fees set differently by each institute. For BA in Mass Communication course, it is INR 3.46 Lacs in 2026. On top of this, candidates will also need to pay the hostel fees if they wish to avail that service.

A caution deposit of INR 20,000 will also be charged separately from this fees.

For BA in Liberal Arts and Mass Communication course, the following reservations are inplace at Symbiosis International, Pune:

• Scheduled Caste - 15%
• Scheduled Tribe - 7.5%
• Persons with Disabilities (PwD)- 3%

However, no seat reservations have been mentioned for the other two courses.

Whether candidates awaiting Class 12 board exam results can apply or not may vary between institutes of Symbiosis International, Pune. Candidates are requested to ask this question from admission desk first.

Generally, candidates are able to apply for BA admissions at Symbiosis International, Pune before announcement of Class 12 board exam results.

No, Symbiosis International, Pune has closed its BA admissions for academic year 2026. The admissions were closed on April 15th, 2026. If candidates have failed to apply for BA admissions before the aforementioned date, they will now need to wait for 2027 BA admissions to open.

Last date to apply for BA admissions at Symbiosis International, Pune is on the same date as SET registration deadline. SET registrations generally close in mid April between second and third week of the month.