SRM Institute of Science and Technology BA Courses & Fees 2026: Eligibility, Application, Seats, Curriculum

Candidates who have passed Class 12 or equivalent examination from a recognised board can apply. However, the qualifying examination should have been passed with a minimum of 50% aggregate. The eligible candidates can visit the official website to apply. Aspirants must hold the pass certificate and mark sheet as well. These documents have to be submitted at the time form filling. SRM IST uses these documents to verify the details mentioned in the application form.

There are several job opportunities that SRM BA graduates can apply for. However, candidates must check the entry-level requirements before applying for any of the job roles. The graduates can get updates related to jobs in the government sector by following their official sites and handles. In the below table, some of the government top profiles are listed that BA graduates can apply for along with the average salary details:

NOTE: The mentioned salary details are taken from multiple online sources. Hence, is indicative.

During the course admission and application process, candidates are required to submit certain documents. These documents are mainly required for verification purposes. Mentioned below are some of the documents that should be kept handy during SRM IST Chennai BA admission:

• Class 10 and Class 12 mark sheets
• Aadhaar card or any other identity proof
• Passport-size photograph
• Signature, etc.

Yes, SRM Institute of Science and Technology offers three-year BA programmes. The UG-level course is offered in Journalism and Mass Communication and English. Candidates can visit the SRM official website to apply for the desired course and select their preferred campus. The selection for admission to the course is done based on merit in the last qualifying examination. 

SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur BA course admission is merit-based. The candidates are selected based on their performance in the last qualifying examination. Aspirants who have passed Class 12 or equivalent exams from a recognised board with at least 50% aggregate are eligible to apply for the course. The applications are accepted in online mode.

SRM IST BA fee structure is cumulative of various components, such as tuition fee, security deposit, etc. The total tuition fee for BA programmes range between INR 18,000 and INR 2.1 lakh. BA course fee can vary based on chosen course and the SRM campus offering the BA course. The mentioned fee is further as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

Candidates who withdraw their admission and seeking for fee refund at SRM University, must contact the admission office of the university and go through the refund policies. As per the details collated from the unofficial sources, candidates can also donwload the refund form from the official website. After filling the form and attaching the relevant documents, the form can be submitted to the SRM university admin department main campus.

The SRM highest package offered during the 2025 placement drive stood at INR 65 LPA. Earlier, the highest package offered during placements 2024 was INR 52 LPA. The following table showcases the highest package for placements between 2023 and 2025:

The SRMIST average package for 2025 stood at INR 6.68 LPA. Earlier, the average package for 2024 placements stood at INR 7.13 LPA and in 2023 it was INR 10.5 LPA.

The table below depicts the number of students enroled and placed over the past three years:

As per the latest statistics, 9740 job offers were rolled to the 2025 batch students. Earlier, the number of offers made during SRMIST placements 2024 was over 6291. The number of high paying offers in 2025 was 4227 and in 2024 it was above 3295.

SRM Institute of Science and Technology or SRM IST (formerly known as SRM University Chennai) was established in 1985 and is located in Kattankulathur, Chennai. It is considered to be a good college as it is ranked 1001-1200 by the QS World University Rankings 2025 under the 'World University' category. Further,  SRM University Chennai Rankings include 4th rank by Outlook 2023 under the Engineering category,  4th rank by Times 2023 for BBA, and 11th rank by NIRF 2024 under the Architecture category. 

As per unofficial sources, SRM Institute of Science and Technology alumni are working in leading national and multinational companies such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Oracle, TCS, Infosys, HCL, Adobe, etc. They are majorly involved in the Engineering sector. The sector-wise distribution of SRM IST alumni is presented in the below pie-chart:

NOTE: The ‘Others’ category illustrates the combined data of diverse domains such as HR, Business Development, IT, Marketing, Community and Finance sectors.

SRM Institute of Science and Technology cutoff 2024 had been released based on NEET MDS scores of the candidates seeking admission to MDS courses at the institute. As per the SRM Institute of Science and Technology NEET MDS cutoff 2024, the MDS specialisation cutoff for the General All India category candidates stood between 4470 and 14288. Candidates can check out the year-wise NEET MDS cutoff for General AI category:

No, candidates must pay all fees online or by DD. No cash payment is allowed for the counselling process. The candidates who qualify for SRMJEEE must appear for the counselling rounds with their documents for verification. SRMIST is conducting the counselling online. For online counselling, candidates are informed the details through email or text messages. To participate in SRMJEEE counselling in online mode (SRM counselling), candidates have to register and pay the required fee.

For admission to SRM Institute of Science and Technology, candidates need to apply through any of the entrance exam given below or through SRM Institute entrance exam. Refer the table below for SRM MBA past year cutoffs: