Discontinued (AUG 2025) Integrated B.A. (Hons.) + M.A. in Economics 

at SMVDU, Jammu

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.

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. 

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.

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  

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.

Apply and register online. Visit the SMVDU website and create an applicant account.
After signing up, access your account and complete the online application.
Pay the application cost. The MBA program's application fee is INR 1000. Pay for it by demand draft or online.
submit the necessary paperwork.

Include the following paperwork with your application:
1. All prior examination mark papers.
2. Certification of graduation.
3. Score report from an accepted management admission exam, such as the CAT, MAT, or CMAT.
Enter the Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GDPI) room. Based on how well they performed on the management entrance test, the shortlisted applicants would be invited to GDPI.
Pay the final entrance fee to reserve your seat if you are admitted.

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. 

Candidates who wish to take admission to the BSc Hons programme offered at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University are required to appear for an entrance examination. The University and its affiliated colleges accepts the scores of CUET UG. Therefore, Class 12 marks are not enough for SMVDU BSc Hons course admission.

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

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

After pursuing BSc Hons from SMVDU, a number of career paths get open for such students. Students with a comprehension of the principles in the relevant areas of the BSc Hons programme have numerous job opportunities, including teaching, research analysis, data scientist, agriculture officer, forest officer, biochemist, among many others.