Ph.D. in English 

at Kuvempu University, Shimoga

Kuvempu University conducts entrance exam for MBA, MCA, BPEd and MPEd. Admissions for MCA and MBA courses are made through PGCET conducted by KEA, Bengaluru. However, a separate Entrance Test will be conducted by Kuvempu University to fill up unfilled seats. There shall be an entrance test for admission to M.P.Ed and B.P.Ed conducted by the University. The details of syllabi and pattern of entrance test are given in the respective Department Profile.

There is no such provision for direct admission to any of the programmes at Kuvempu University. The university course admissions are both merit and entrance-exam-based. For MBA and MCA, the university fills the unfilled seats through university entrance exam. KU also conducts an entrance test for admission to BPEd and MPEd courses. Once the selection is over, Kuvempu University releases a selection list to announce the names of selected candidates. 

Sahyadri Arts College, Kuvempu University has below criteria for taking admissions to it's various courses:

Courses	Eligibility
B.A.	Students who have successfully completed two- year pre university examination (PUC) conducted by the Karnataka Pre University Board or any other equivalent examination recognised by the Kuvempu University are eligible.
BSW	Students who have successfully completed two- year pre university examination (PUC) conducted by the Karnataka Pre University Board or any other equivalent examination recognised by the Kuvempu University are eligible.
M.A.	Candidates must have passed with mentioned marks in the cognate subject at the Bachelors degree and 40% marks in the aggregate of all subjects from any recognised university.
B.Com	Students who have successfully completed two- year pre university examination (PUC) conducted by the Karnataka Pre University Board or any other equivalent examination recognised by the Kuvempu University are eligible to take admission to B.A. B.S.W, B.B.M. or B.Com Courses. Students who have passed the three - year Diploma in Commercial Secretarial Practice conducted by the Dept. of Technical Education, Govt. of Karnataka, are eligible to take admission to the III Sem B.Com directly. Such students will not avail of the benefit of exemption in any subject of the 3rd4th5thand 6th Sem of B.Com. Same is the case with students who have completed 2 year Diploma in Business Administration. They can take admission directly to the 5th Sem. of B.Com. But they have to clear the language subjects of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4thSemesters of B.Com.

According to Kuvempu University NIRF report 2024, a total of 669 students were placed in 2023. Earlier, the course-wise the highest and the lowest package offered during Kuvempu University placements 2023 are presented below:

Course	the highest Package (2022)	the lowest Package (2022)
MSc Applied Geology	INR 3 LPA	INR 1.44 LPA
MSc Chemistry	INR 1.8 LPA (2021)	INR 1.8 LPA (2021)
MBA	INR 3 LPA	INR 2.4 LPA
MSc Chemistry (Kadur PG Center)	INR 3.20 LPA	INR 3.20 LPA
MCom (Kadur PG Center)	INR 3 LPA	INR 3 LPA

Note: MSc Chemistry placement data is of 2021 as the salary data for 2022 is not available.

Sahyadri Science College, Kuvempu University has been rated 4 for faculty as per reviews by students. This shows that Institute has qualified and experienced faculty members.