UG Programs under Liberal Arts: SSLA

SSLA offers students the opportunity to study a four-year full-time Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Arts) Honours Degree and Bachelor of Science (Liberal Arts) Honours Degree program covered over eight semesters. 

It is mandatory to complete a minimum of 198 credits to graduate with a B.A / B.Sc (Liberal Arts) Honours degree. The programme requires a student to complete: 

20 Cores (compulsory courses including Community Outreach Project and a Seminar Paper) 

+ 6 Electives

+ 1 Minor* specialization (6 papers) 

+ 1 Major specialization subject (12 papers, including an Internship and a Research Project) 

+ Additional Minor (6 papers) / Additional Electives (6 courses) / Double Major (10 papers) without the Minor*.(Pointers)

Certain forms of knowledge are essential for every student, therefore, there are 20 Core compulsory courses spread across eight semesters and ensure a holistic and practical knowledge applicable across professions. Some of these skill-oriented courses include 

• The degree awarded shall be a Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Arts) Honours for those majoring in courses such as Economics, Business Studies, Media Studies, Sociology, English, Psychology, Political Science & Public Policy, Philosophy, International Relations and Anthropology.

• The degree awarded shall be a Bachelor of Science (Liberal Arts) Honours for those majoring in courses such as Mathematics & Statistics and Computer Studies.

ELIGIBILITY

• All students seeking admission to SSLA should write SET (Symbiosis Entrance Test) OR should apply with their SAT score

• All students must register on the SET website and then make this choice of SET or SAT

• CBSE, ICSE, HSC: Students should have passed with at least 50% (Open Category) and 45% (SC, ST) in the 12th Standard

• IB Diploma: students must complete examinations in six subject areas (3 at HL and 3 at SL) and successfully complete the core requirements (EE, CAS, TOK). Successful IB diploma candidates receive an IB Diploma and the transcript with Diploma Results stating “Diploma Awarded”

• Eligibility: student must have a minimum of 24 credits and has passed a minimum of three subjects at Higher Level (HL) and three at Standard Level (SL)

• GCE/IGCSE/GCSE: student must have a minimum of 5/4 subjects in A, B, C Grades including English at ORDINARY(“O”) Level and 2/3 subjects at ADVANCED (“A”)LEVEL

Reservations

As per SI(DU) Norms: please check: www.siu.edu.in. 

• Scheduled Castes 15 %

• Scheduled Tribes 7.5 %

• Differently-abled 3 %

Application Process:

FIRST ROUND

The Admission 2020 batch to Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts can be done in two ways.

• Option A - SET (Symbiosis Entrance Test) 

• Option B - SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) 

SECOND ROUND

• Once the shortlist of first round (SET/SAT) is declared, SSLA will declare its shortlist of candidates eligible for the second step - PI WAT. The PI-WAT (Personal Interaction and Writing Ability Test) will be conducted at SSLA, Pune.

• The Personal Interaction will be followed by a WAT(Writing Ability Test), which is a short subjective-answer based test.

• Based on the combined scores of SET/SAT and PI-WAT, the Merit Lists will be published.

Symbiosis University Timeline:

ET General/SLAT Registration and Payment Closes: Monday, June 28, 2021 (Till Midnight)

Entrance Test Date:                                                        July 10 to July 13 , 2021

Fee Structure

*Figurative fees, it may vary depending on the institute, bed-sharing choice student, govt. Tax rates and likewise other factors