SMVDU BSc Courses & Fees 2025: Admission, Eligibility & Scholarships

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University has received good reviews from the students pursuing the BSc Hons programme in terms of placements, infrastructure and quality of teaching. According to the verified Shiksha Reviews, the students have left the following SMVDU BSc Hons reviews:

• At least 50-60% students find placements. The lower package offered is INR 2LPA-INR 5 LPA
• Maximum 80-90% of students got internships
• Infrastructure is good. Wi-Fi works properly, good labs
• The quality of the food is average in the mess
• Teachers are helpful and the teaching quality is best 

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.

Candidates seeking admission to the BSc Hons at SMVDU must fill out the SMVDU BSc Hons application form available on the University's website for the academic year 2024. Given below is the SMVDU BSc Hons application process:

• Step 1- Register by clicking on the "New Registration" tab and fill out the application form.
• Step 2- Verify the account with the help of an OTP sent to the registered email of candidates and, then log in to the portal. 
• Step 3- Complete the application by providing personal, guardian, educational details, upload a photograph and, signature.
• Step 4- Save the application or submit and lock the profile.
• Step 5- Candidates must select BSc Hons and pay the SMVDU BSc Hons application fee 2024 of INR 1,500.

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 seeking admission to BSc Hons at SMVDU are required to pay SMVDU BSc Hons application fee of INR 1,500 for the academic year 2024. The application fee submitted can only be paid using online method of payment. 

Candidates seeking admission to the BSc Hons programme must meet the minimum SMVDU BSc Hons eligibility criteria set up by the University and the colleges. Candidates who have passed the Class 12 or equivalent examination with minimum aggregate percentage as prescribed by the University can take admission to SMVDU BSc Hons course. 

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University offers a full-time BSc Hons programme in different specialisations. The programme is being offered across various durations. BSc Hons at SMVDU duration ranges from three-year to four-year (including research) to five-year as the University also offers the integrated BSc Hons plus MSc programme as well at the undergraduate level. 

SMVDU BSc Hons application forms were released by the University on Mar 26, 2024. Candidates seeking admission to the BSc Hons programme could have applied within a month. SMVDU BSc Hons deadline for applying to the BSc programme has now been elapsed for the year 2024. However, if candidates wish to apply for admission for the academic year 2025, then the application forms for the same are expected to be out in March next year.  

SMVDU BSc Hons admission are based on scores obtained by candidates in the CUET UG exam and CUET UG dates will be around May. The shortlisted candidates are then required to appear for the counselling conducted by the University.

Merit-based admissions and entrance-based admissions are also done in Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University. To be considered on a merit basis, you must take the entrance exam listed in the university's rulebook earlier. You must take the entrance exam known as the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Entrance Exam if you haven't taken an entrance exam before. Let me offer you a brief explanation of the tests that are necessary for the relevant courses: 

B.Tech: CUET or JEE MAIN

M.Tech: GATE or SMVDUEE

MBA: CAT, MAT, CMAT, SMVDUEE, and so forth.

SMVDU admits students based on the rank obtained in JEE/JOSAA/CSAB/UCEED for engineering programs and CUET-UG/CUET-PG for undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Sciences, Management and Humanities. Admission in MBA programme will be based on CAT/MAT/CMAT/CUET score along with score obtained in GD/PI . In second phase for vacant seats in MBA programme CUET (PG) will be considered). For details click the admissions section on the SMVDU website. Candidates can apply online on the official website of the university.

The companies who visited Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University( SMVDU) for placements in 2023:

IT Accenture, conscious, Deloitte, EY, HCL Technologies, IBM, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, TCS, Wipro Consulting Deloitte, EY Finance HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, State Bank of India Manufacturing Bosch, Maruti Suzuki FMCG Hindustan Unilever, Nestle Pharma Cipla,Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Others Capgemini, Dell Technologies, IBM Watson, Mindtree, NTT Data, PwC Other businesses may have visited the academy in hunt of placements; this list isn't all- inclusive. scholars at SMVDU have the chance to get hired by prestigious businesses that offer good compensation packages.

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. 

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University offers BE/BTech courses with a duration of 4 years. Admission to this course is based on JEE Main scores and it is not possible to get admission to SMVDU Katra without JEE Main or CUET UG.

Along  with this a lot of courses are offered by this university and all have different eligiblity and criterias. All applicants have to fill the Common Application form through ONLINE Mode for admission in UG and PG programmes.The candidates will be submitting an appication fee of Rs. 1,500/- while filling the ONLINE Application Form.

Yes, you can easily get admission into Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University with 60% marks in class 12th. Many other courses offered by university requires 50% marks in class 12th. Like, for admission in B.Tech individual requires 60% marks in class 12th with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsary subjects whereas for admission in B.Arch individual requires only 50% marks in class 12th with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsary subjects.

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.

Candidates must have taken their Class 12 Exam or any comparable qualifying examination in 2023 or have passed their Class 10+2 Exam or equivalent in 2020 or 2021 with at least 50% of their total marks from a recognised board to be eligible.Also, admission to MBA Course is done on the basis f CAT or MAT percentile. It should be between 80 to 90 percentile for admission in Shri Vaishno Devi University for MBA course.

SMVDU admissions to BTech and BArch courses is based on JEE Main cutoff 2023 for several specialisations. Tabulated below are the last round closing ranks for SMVDU: 

SMVDU conducts application process in two-phases. For Phase 1, the last date of closing of application forms for BTech / BArch / MSc/ MA courses is in May.  For BTech/BArch/BA/BSc/BBA, the opening date of application forms for Phase 2 are available estimately after 15 days of the declaration of results.