Admission to all the courses and programmes at Symbiosis International (Deemed University) (SIU) are strictly on merit, based on the eligibility criteria, admission criteria and processes prescribed by the University from time to time and assessment of individual performance in different entrance tests / procedures conducted by SIU including Symbiosis National Aptitude Test [SNAP], Symbiosis Entrance Test [SET], Symbiosis Law Admission Test [SLAT], Symbiosis All India Admission Test [AIAT], Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design [SEED], Symbiosis Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam [SITEEE] and Symbiosis Ph.D. Entrance Test (PET).
It is a matter of Policy that Symbiosis International (Deemed University) does not charge capitation fee for admission from students and this is widely and prominently published as well on all the relevant places like prospectus, website, Admission Booklets, etc.
All aspirants / parents are hereby notified that some individuals and/or organisations are giving / making false and misleading advertisements / claims in newspapers, websites, social media platforms or other means that they can secure/ ensure admission to various programme offered by Symbiosis International (Deemed University). Such individuals or organisations may also seek or demand money from aspirants or their parents in consideration of such purported assurances.
Aspirants and parents are advised to rely only on information and communications issued through the University's official channels, and to independently verify any claim regarding admission made by any third party.
It is informed at large that the University has not authorised or appointed any individual, agent, consultant or organisation to guarantee, assure or otherwise represent that admission to any course or programme, can be secured against payment of money or through any means other than the prescribed admission process. In this regard, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) requests the aspirants / parents to refrain from entering into any transaction with such elements. Despite this Notice, if any aspirant / parent still proceeds with or enters into transaction with such elements, they would be doing so at their own risk and cost.
Symbiosis International (Deemed University) further notifies that any aspirant attempting to approach Symbiosis International (Deemed University) for admission through or at the instances of such agents will be permanently debarred from admission to all the courses and programmes at Symbiosis International (Deemed University).
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Registrar
Assistant Professor
Dr. Parvathi Jayaprakash holds a doctorate in Management Information Systems from the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode and was a post-doctoral research fellow in Public Policy at the Centre for Society and Policy, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. She has over 7 years of research experience in exploring the nuances of technological effects on society and has also been involved closely to understand the policy perspectives of the same. She has worked on government-funded projects involving open data platforms, public health systems, sustainable development goals, and environment-friendly technologies. Her research has gained appreciation from eminent scholars from renowned national and international organizations, and it has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international and national conferences. Dr. Jayaprakash’s areas of research focus on the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for sustainable development, data policy, the impact of ICT on social initiatives, and green ICT and systems. Her teaching interests are business analytics, spreadsheet modelling, e-commerce analytics, and marketing analytics. She has also received recognition and awards for her project proposals on using ICT to address social issues. Dr. Jayaprakash has also worked as an assistant professor at the Jagdish Sheth School of Management and has professional experience as a system engineer with Tata Consultancy Services. She is a rank holder in Telecommunication Engineering stream from Visvesvaraya Technological University.