Discontinued (AUG 2025) B.A. (Hons.) 

at SMVDU, Jammu

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. 

Yes, candidates pursuing BA Hons at SMVDU can do an MBA after the completion of the UG degree programme. However, it depends on the course opted by candidates in graduation and how it will benefit them while doing their MBA. MBA is one of the India's most adaptable post-graduate programmes accepting students from a variety of educational backgrounds.

SMVDU BA Hons Scholarships are offered to the meritorious students who belong to economically weaker section of the society. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University offers a Merit-cum-Means Scholarship to the students which recognises merit of the BA Hons programme students at all levels and provides scholarships ranging up to five semesters of free education.

SMVDU BA Hons admission is entirely entrance-based and candidates seeking admission to the programme must appear for CUET UG. Given below is the detailed SMVDU BA Hons admission process 2024:

Step 1: SMVDU BA Hons Application Process 2024

Visit to the admission portal of the University and fill out the registration form. Candidates applying for the first time must follow the following steps:

• Step 1.1- Register by clicking "New Registration"
• Step 1.2- Verify the account with the OTP sent to the email and then log in
• Step 1.3- Fill out the application form by providing personal and additional details, upload a photograph and, signature
• Step 1.4- Save the application or submit and lock the profile
• Step 1.5- Select BA Hons programme and pay the SMVDU BA Hons application fee 2024 of INR 1,500

Step 2: SMVDU BA Hons Selection Criteria 2024

Candidates must then appear for CUET UG. The University, based on performance of candidates in the entrance exam publishes the merit list on SMVDU website and dispatch the provisional admission letters through individual e-mail of the selected candidates.

Step 3: SMVDU BA Hons Counselling Process 2024

Selected candidates must submit the consent letter for admission and participate in the counselling. After the document verification, the admissions committee provides admission confirmation and selected candidates must submit the SMVDU BA Hons fees 2024. The fees charged by the University for five-year integrated BA Hons programme is INR 4.21 lakh.

SMVDU offers a full-time, three-year/ four-year (including research)/ five-year integrated BA Hons programme at the UG level. SMVDU BA Hons seats are alloted to candidates based on their performance and scores obtained by them in the CUET UG. The total SMVDU BA Hons seat intake for the integrated BA Hons plus MA programme across both specialisations is 95.

After JEE session 2 is completed, only those candidates who are aiming for IITs need to start preparing for JEE Advanced after clearing JEE Main. Those who are above the 98th percentile should start preparing for JEE Advanced as soon as possible. Those below this, between the 95th and 98th percentile, should focus on attempting more mock tests and previous year question papers so that they have a better chance of clearing JEE Advanced

This Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University college can said to be costly or have a high fee as it provides high standards or students to get a quality education here. It has all Phd faculties and now if we look at the fee structure below :-

MA - Rs. 81,000 ( 1st year fees )

M.Tech - Rs. 1.03 Lacs ( 1st year fees )

P.hd - Rs. 92,750 ( 1st year fees ) 

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University is a state university  located in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University is approved by UGC and was established in 1999. It is ranked 151 for overall by NIRF IN 2023. University releases cut off scores every year on official website of university. Students can check their cutoff scores according to the courses they want to pursue. For insight let me give you cutoff of some courses in 2023: 

B.Arch- 1041 rank

B.Tech - 55304 rank to 69379 rank

M.Tech- 357 rank to 367 rank and so on.

The placements at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) in 2023 were good, with an average package of INR 4.6 LPA for BTech students and INR 4.01 LPA for MTech students. The highest package offered was INR 12 LPA.

The companies that visited the campus are:

• Tech Mahindra
• Infosys
• Accenture
• Cognizant
• Wipro
• TCS
• Capgemini
• HCL Technologies
• IBM
• Dell
• Deloitte
• EY and more.

SMVDU has a dedicated Training and Placement Cell that assists students with summer training/internships and campus placements. 

The courses offered by this University are in varius fields and have a quality which are : 

B.Tech, MBA, M.Tech, MBBS, B.Com, B.Sc,

 B.Sc (Nursing), BA, BBA, BCA, Agriculture

Arts, Commerce, ComputerApplications,

Design, Engineering, Law, Management,

Medical, Paramedical, Pharmacy.

SMVDU students experience a distinct teaching-learning process.