GREATER NOIDA, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (Established under the Bennett University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh Act, 2016) (U.P. Act No. 24 of 2016) INTRODUCTION: ADMISSION PROCEDURE A.Y. 2019-20 Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) The Times of India Group is India s largest and oldest media entity, with a 180-years legacy of trust, knowledge and public service. Driven by the larger aim of enhancing India s higher education infrastructure, and building on our rich legacy, the Group has set up Bennett University, in Greater Noida. The University will provide its students a premium learning experience supported by research-driven faculty and a well-rounded industry-centric curriculum, preparing them to compete and prosper in a rapidly transforming world. The University has been established under the Bennett University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh Act, 2016 (U.P. Act No. 24 of 2016). The same has been gazette notified by the Government of Uttar Pradesh Vide No 1042/79-V-1-16-1(Ka) 25-2016 Dated 16 Sep 2016. It admitted its first batch of students in B.Tech., MBA and Ph.D. programs in 2016. Bennett University is located in Greater Noida, less than an hour s drive from South Delhi. Designed by the renowned Singapore-based RSP Architects, Bennett University s sprawling campus is visualized as a modern, user-centric, functional space, enabling an immersive and comprehensive learning experience. The campus boasts of best in class academic infrastructure, residential facilities and state of art sport facility including indoor badminton courts, basketball courts and swimming pool. What differentiates the Bennett University is its Academic Philosophy, which is built around four key dimensions: - High Calibre National and International, all Ph.D., Faculty. Industry-Centric Curriculum Entrepreneurial Thinking Life and Career Ready Students WHY BBA AT BENNETT: Holistic management education in India continues to be the need of the industry. The businesses look for skilled management professionals to accept challenges in a rapidly changing economic environment. Therefore, it is essential for the management schools to deliver quality education to build the leaders of tomorrow. Bennett s Management programs position the students at precisely this interface and work towards creating leaders, managers and entrepreneurs capable of developing and leading sustainable business enterprises, thereby maximizing wealth for the society at large. 1
The vision of Bennett BBA Program is to infuse premium, high-quality education with a global focus that ensures our students take confident first steps in understanding the basics of management and later progress to MBA and other management related specializations. Students will gain live-projects exposure and deep industry interaction through the Times Group connect. Taught by faculty drawn from multiple national and international schools including IIMs, students will take confident first steps towards their future role as management leaders. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Please carefully note the following before filling the application form/applying on line: 1. Qualifying Examination for Admission: A candidate appearing/qualified in any one of the examinations may apply: Program Admission Based on 10+2 marks percentage * SAT Examination BBA Program (3 years) Yes Yes *(Aggregate % shall be calculated based on five subjects as specified at Annexure-1, duly normalized for state boards). 2. Total Number of Seats (Approved Intake) ## - 180 ## includes SC/ST, General category and 2 seats for Kashmiri Migrants; Additional 15% supernumerary seats are available for NRI/International category students. + No of seats may be changed with approval of statutory authority of the University. 3. Merely filling an application form does not entitle a candidate for admission. The admission is purely merit based. The University reserves the right to cancel/revoke its offer and/or acceptance of provisional admission at any point in time 4. No refund of application fee is allowed under any circumstances whatsoever. 5. Candidate cannot claim the seat, merely because it is available. University Admission Committee shall decide the cut offs for merit, in the law programs and same shall be final. 6. Candidate must fulfill all the eligibility criteria as laid down in succeeding paragraphs, if he/she wishes to be considered for admission. 7. Non- submission of Marks of 10+2 or equivalent examination and/or SAT Score, to the University, shall debar a candidate from being considered for merit. 8. All candidates shall be communicated guidelines, results and other details including offer letters through e-mail. Candidates are advised to check their SPAM or JUNK folder regularly and white-list the email id: admissions@bennett.edu.in. Please note that this is the only official mail ID of the University, for all communications related to admissions. Communications received from other mail IDs, may be advisory in nature, but cannot be quoted as official position of the University, specially w.r.t marks, eligibility, Merit and offers. 9. NRI/ International Category candidates (as defined in document below) having taken qualifying exams from boards abroad, shall be considered provided they fulfill other eligibility criteria as defined in paragraphs below. 10. Merit based Admission Scholarships are available in all programs, details of which are available on the University web site and shall also be provided in admission offer letters. 2
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: 1. Criteria of minimum Educational Qualification and Year of Passing. The candidate must obtain minimum of 60% aggregate marks in 10+2 or equivalent examination in any discipline (aggregate % shall be calculated based on 5 specified subjects as listed in Annexure-1). Compulsory Subjects in 10 th Examinations - Mathematics shall be compulsory subject at 10 th standard or equivalent examination. (c) The 10+2 examination must be passed in 2018 or 2019. (d) (e) (f) Candidates who are offered provisional admission based on declared scores in the application, will be required to produce proof of having passed the qualifying examination i.e. (10+2 or equivalent) to the University authorities, during document inspection at the time of registration (tentative - 3 rd week of July), failing which, such provisional admission will stand withdrawn. It shall be responsibility of the candidates to bring out variations in the scores/marks recorded in the admission offer letter and actual marks obtained in qualifying/eligibility examination, before accepting the offer. Any deviations detected even at a later stage after registration, shall render the offer of admission or admission itself, as invalid. If the results of 10+2 examinations are likely to be delayed beyond the date of registration (tentatively - 3 rd week of July), such candidates are advised to seek admission next year. No representations for extension of dates for verification of documents shall be entertained. Any wrong declaration of marks/scores in the application, which affects the merit/provide undue advantage, if detected even after registration, shall lead to disqualification of the candidate and withdrawal of admission and/or scholarship, as the case may be. 2. Criteria for Date of Birth Candidates whose date of birth falls on or after 01 October 1999 (Date of Birth as recorded in the High School/Secondary Education Board/University Certificate only will be taken as authentic) are only eligible to apply for admission. 3. Eligibility conditions for IB/Cambridge qualified Candidates. (All candidates shall be required to obtain the 10+2 equivalence certificate from AIU before 14 Aug 2019). Failure to do so may lead to cancellation of admission. For IB Board (i) Student should have secured a minimum of 26 points/credits. (ii) Student should have passed minimum of three subjects at Higher Level (HL) and three at Standard Level (SL). (iii) Should have completed DP core, comprising theory of knowledge (TOK), creativity, activity, service (CAS) and the extended essay (EE). (iv) Should have passed Mathematics at 10 th standard. (v) Students provided provisional admission based on predicted scores received from counsellors, shall be allowed to register only after providing regular Diploma mark sheet. 3
For Cambridge International Examinations (IGCSE) (i) Percentage Uniform Marks shall be allotted equal weightage as 10+2 from CBSE. (ii) Candidates should obtain 60% aggregate in five subjects as required to obtain IGCSE 12 th equivalent certificate. (iii) Candidates should have passed minimum five subjects at O level including English, and minimum 2 subjects at A level. This is a mandatory requirement to obtain equivalence certificate from AIU. (iv) Should have passed Mathematics at O level. 4. Eligibility conditions to be eligible for admission under NRI/International Category: NRI/PIO/OCI: (i) PIO (Person of Indian Origin). A person who or whose any of ancestors were Indian national and who is presently holding another country s citizenship/ nationality i.e. he/she is holding foreign passport. (ii) OCI (Overseas Citizen of India). A person registered as Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder under section 7A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. (iii) NRI shall be a student, whose mother or father, first degree relation including the real brother and sister or grandparents both paternal and maternal are NRIs. (iv) This quota may also be availed by wards of NRI persons, who should be the nearest relation to include real brother and sister of father and mother i.e. real uncle and real aunt, first degree-paternal and maternal cousins. However, such persons, who have looked after such student as the guardian, need to produce an evidence to the effect, along with an affidavit signed by authorities in country where such person is residing. (v) NRI, in this context shall imply An Indian citizen who is ordinarily residing outside India and holds an Indian Passport. International Student: All students who are foreign country pass port holders and have passed their 10+2 exams from a foreign board. 5. Routes to Admission: Candidates who fulfill the eligibility as above, shall be required to have one of the following routes for admissions, which are explained subsequently, in the document: 10+2 or equivalent level Examination in any stream SAT Examination 6. General Instructions on conditions of Eligibility: Candidates must produce certificate of proof of the above conditions at the time of registration (tentative - 3 rd week of July 2019) for the respective program failing which, they will be disqualified, and provisional admission shall be cancelled. Admission granted, and scholarship offered to student may be revoked for noncompliance/not meeting the admission criteria/ being found ineligible, even if same is detected at a later date. All admissions will be subject to verification of facts from the original certificates/ documents of the candidates. The decision of the Admission Committee of the University regarding the eligibility of any applicant shall be final. 4
APPLICATION PROCESS: 1. How to obtain and Fill the Application Form: The students may fill the application forms on line using net banking/credit/debit card at https://applications.bennett.edu.in. 2. There is no separate on-line application form for the NRI/International student s. However, students shall be provided an option to be considered under NRI category and which shall then lead to downloading of a sponsorship letter, which must be filled and sent to the University, to enable application being considered. 2. Cost of Form: Rs 1000/-,/-(can be paid online or through Demand Draft) 3. Where to send. The completed Application Form, (only when hard copy purchased), must be sent to the following address: Admission Section (BBA) Bennett University Office, Plot No s 8-11, Tech Zone II, Near Dabra Village. Greater Noida- 201310, Uttar Pradesh, India. 4. Important to note before submission of Application Form. (c) (d) (e) The candidates must go through and undertake the important terms and condition available at start of on line application form and ensure to read the admission procedure document carefully, as updated from time to time on the University s website before applying for admission. Application Status: Candidates applying shall receive a unique Application No. and an e-mail acknowledging the receipt, along with further guidelines. Candidates shall receive reminder mails, if required, and thus must view the mails from the University and comply with guidelines. Candidates are also advised to keep a downloaded copy of Application Form. All issues regarding application form, marks or data filled there in, must be resolved by the candidate with admission section of the University, before declaration of merit. No appeals thereafter are acceptable. Scan copies of 10 th /12th standard mark sheets along with SAT score card as applicable, (if results have been announced) must be uploaded on the online form or while filling the marks and before submission of application. PROCESS FOR ADMISSION: Submission of Application/Registration of candidature. Registration of candidature implies filling online application, providing the marks/scores and uploading of mark sheets as required: The candidate may fill the application form without waiting for the results of 10+2 examination, IB/IGCSE board results or SAT results. IB students, who fulfill the required eligibility criteria, may also fill the form of the University, based on predicted scores (provided by counselor only, directly to University at email ID admissions@bennett.edu.in referring to program and application number). (c) It is essential for the candidate to provide the marks of examinations as given at above, immediately, after declaration of results. The marks may be (i) filled online or (ii) candidate may provide score cards to the admission office before the date mentioned in table below. Non- Compliance shall be at candidate s risk and no claim can be made for consideration for merit. 5
(d) Candidate must fill all mandatory details and submit the final application, before being considered for merit. (e) Further, the candidate has to produce the mark sheet of all relevant exams based on which provisional offer is made at the time of document verification during registration process (tentative - 3 rd week of July2019). MERIT LIST AND ADMISSION OFFERS/ALLOCATION OF SEATS: 1. Eligibility for Merit - Candidates shall be considered for meriting process, only after they meet all of the following criteria: (c) (d) (e) Those who apply in the prescribed application form online. Those whose applications are found valid. The applications are received before the due date. Those who fulfill the eligibility criteria. Where the applicants provide the required scores before the last date of application. 2. Drawing the Merit Lists and Admission Offers (10+2 marks)/sat (c) (d) (e) (f) The merit amongst valid applications received shall be drawn based on any one of following or best of the scores available at any given point of time to become eligible for offer/higher scholarship. (i) 10+2 or equivalent examination (% shall be calculated based on five subjects as specified at Annexure-1, duly normalized by Bennett University for state boards as per available percentile data). (ii) IB Boards predicted/actual scores or Percentile Uniform marks in IGCSE. (iii) Merit based on SAT Score. The merit list for SC/ST candidates and those belonging to the state of J&K (2 seats are reserved for Kashmiri migrants) subject to eligibility, shall be made by applying the cut off 10% below the merited marks in SAT/10+2 or equivalent examination obtained by the candidate, short listed in the unreserved category. The wards of Defense Personnel will get a 2% relaxation in merit criteria than that followed for other candidates. Differently abled candidates shall get a 2% relaxation in merit criteria than that followed for other candidates on a case to case basis. More than one list may be announced, as required as per schedule in table below. Candidate cannot claim the seat, merely because it is available, in case he/she does not meet the minimum cut off marks decided by the University Admission Committee. 3. Drawing of Merit Lists- IB candidates. IB candidates, who may take SAT Examinations, shall be merited as per procedure explained. Those candidates, who have not taken SAT examination; the merit shall be drawn based on IB points, subject to minimum of 26 Points and completing other diploma requirements. 4. NRI/ International Category. Candidates wishing to take admission under this category must meet the definition as given above. The candidates opting for this mode of admission are also required to provide sponsorship letter and equivalence certificate of marks from foreign board, from AIU. 6
(c) (d) The candidates opting for this mode of admission are required to provide sponsorship letter and equivalence certificate of marks obtained from foreign board, from AIU. Merit shall be drawn based on percentage obtained in 10+2 or equivalent Examination / SAT Score as above, subject to fulfilling other eligibility criteria as indicated for Indian board students. 5. Official Communication of Merit and Information about Seat Allotment and Fee payment. (c) All candidates shall be communicated guidelines, results other details including offer letters through e-mail. Candidates are advised to check their SPAM or JUNK folder regularly and white-list the email id: admissions@bennett.edu.in. Please note that this is the only official mail IDs of the University for all communications. It is responsibility of the candidate to monitor the mails for the admission offers, as per general schedule /important dates announced, to know about their admission offers, fee payment schedule and guidelines and instructions etc. Ignorance of schedule or not checking the details in time shall not be accepted as an excuse to attend or claim for admission at a later date. SCHEDULE OF ADMISSION: Time schedule for meriting and offer letters is as below: Marks/scores to be updated after declaration of respective results. First set of admission offers* Fee payment and confirmation of admission Commencement of classes (Tentative) Within 7 days@ Within 10 Days of declaration of CBSE board results (tentative*) Within 7 days of admission offer 3 rd week July 2019 (tentative*) * Subject to declaration of results on schedule. More than one list may be announced, if required More than one merit list may be made depending upon filling of seats) @Applications beyond the specified last date, shall only be eligible for additional rounds, if announced by the University. FEE STRUCTURE +: 1. The tuition, hostel and other fee for the students being admitted for Academic Session 2019-20, per year, is as follows: - Type of Fee Amount (in INR) (Domestic Category) Amount (in USD) (NRI/ International students) # @ Tuition Fee 2.5 Lakhs per annum US$ 6000 per annum Hostel Charges @ 1.5 Lakhs per annum US$ 2500 per annum Security Deposit Registration Charges 20,000 (One time & Refundable) 40,000 (One time only) INR 20,000 (One time & Refundable) US$ 800 (One time only) Non-refundable Hostel accommodation is available for all students. However, day scholars may be allowed; Given the rigor of the programs including class room work, it is advisable that all students avail of the hostel facilities, It should be noted that students shall not be allowed private transport inside University premises. + The fees does not include any charges for additional certifications, modules, immersions, trainings, industrial visits etc. which shall be charged to students as and when such activities are planned. 7
# The Tuition fee shall be required to be transferred from the foreign or NRE account of NRI sponsor or Foreign national. The remittance instructions shall be issued along with admission offer letters. (Student admitted under this category cannot be converted to general category in subsequent years). 2. The candidates admitted shall be required to deposit INR 1.25 Lakhs / USD 2000 as advance installment of tuition fees towards first semester, for booking of seat offered, and commitment to pay balance tuition fee for the semester, within the scheduled times given in the offer letter, failing which, the offer shall be passed on the next eligible candidate. 3. The University shall not entertain any request for extension of the deadline for submission of fee. 4. Student admitted under NRI/International category cannot be converted to General category in subsequent years. 5. The Bennett University reserves the right to revise the fee, hostel and other charges. from time to time with prior notice. Note: Ragging is banned in the University. Any student indulging in ragging shall be liable for disciplinary action; including expulsion from the University. The University complies with the policy of the Government regarding reservation of SC/ST candidates as applicable for private un-aided Universities. Two seats under supernumerary quota are reserved for the eligible students from J&K. 8
Annexure-1 List of specified subjects to be considered at 10+2 Level for computing of percentage Sl. Subject (s) Sl. Subject (s) 1 ACCOUNTANCY 33 GRAPHIC DESIGN 2 AGRICULTURE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 34 HERITAGE CRAFTS 3 APPLIED/COMMERCIAL ART 35 HINDI 4 ARTS 36 HISTORY 5 BANKING 37 HUMAN RIGHTS AND GENDER STUDIES 6 BIOLOGY 38 INFORMATICS PRACTICE 7 BIOTECHNOLOGY 39 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 8 BOOK KEEPING ACCOUNTANCY 40 INTRODUCTION TO LAW 9 BOTANY 41 LEGAL STUDIES 10 BUSINESS ECONOMICS 42 LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE 11 BUSINESS STUDIES 43 MARKETING 12 CAPITAL MARKETS 44 MASS COMMUNICATION 13 CHEMISTRY 45 MASS MEDIA STUDIES 14 CIVICS 46 MATHEMATICS 15 COMMERCE 47 MEDIA PRODUCTION 16 COMMERCIAL ART 48 MEDIA STUDIES 17 COMPUTER SCIENCE 49 MULTIMEDIA AND WEB TECHNOLOGIES 18 COST ACCOUNTING 50 ORGANISATION COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT 19 DANCE - BHARATNATYAM/ KATHAK/ KATHAKALI/ ODISSI 51 PAINTING 20 DATABASE MANAGEMENT 52 PHILOSOPHY 21 DERIVATIVE MKT OPERATIONS 53 PHYSICS 22 ECONOMICS 54 PHYSIOLOGY 23 ELECTRONICS 55 POLITICAL SCIENCE 24 ENGINEERING GRAPHICS/ DRAWING 56 PSYCHOLOGY 25 ENGLISH 57 SANSKRIT 26 ENTREPRENEURSHIP 58 SCULPTURE 27 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE/ STUDIES 59 SOCIOLOGY 28 FASHION STUDIES/ STUDIES 60 STATISTICS 29 FINE ARTS 61 VOCAL MUSIC 30 GEOGRAPHY 62 WEB APPLICATION 31 GEOLOGY 63 ZOOLOGY 32 GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY 9
SPONSORSHIP LETTER 10 Annexure-2 (To be submitted as an affidavit, duly notarized in the country where sponsor NRI/International student is residing along with copy of pass port of Sponsor/International student) Name of Candidate Father s Name of Candidate Sponsor s Name To, The Registrar Bennett University, Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India Sir, :.. :.. :.. I do hereby declare that I am a Non-Resident Indian/PIO/OCI (holding Foreign/Indian passport) or Foreign National (Please attach self-attested photocopy of valid passport/documents in support of statement). My brief details are as follows: - Passport No. -... Valid Up-to -... (c) Current Address -.... (d) Phone Number -...(Including ISD codes) (e) E-mail ID -... I am willing to sponsor Mr./Ms. (Name of Candidate) S/o / D/o. of, R/O Address (of candidate as a candidate in the NRI /International category for admission to the Programs conducted by Bennett University, Greater Noida. In case he/she is selected for admission and gets himself/herself admitted, I am ready to bear the total expenditure of his/her study. I have read the eligibility criteria* for candidate to be considered under NRI/International category. Further, I have also read the remittance instructions for transferring the funds for the education of said student. I undertake to comply with all provisions of Government policies in relation to transfer of fee/funds to the University for the Education of the said student. My relationship /association with the candidate is (e.g father, mother or real Uncle etc) or person taking care of sponsored child as a ward as defined in conditions as defined below. (An affidavit to be provided by persons sponsoring a ward, certifying that the concerned NRI has been involved in taking care of proposed student as a Ward). I shall inform the University in case of change to my undertaking on remittance. Date: Place: Signature: Full Name:
*conditions to be fulfilled for under NRI/International, quota: The sponsor should be PIO (Person of Indian Origin) - A person who or whose any of ancestors was an Indian national and who is presently holding another country s citizenship/ nationality i.e. he/she is holding foreign passport. OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) - A person registered as Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Cardholder under section 7A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. NRI shall be students whose mother or father, first degree relation including the real brother and sister, Grand Parents are NRIs or ward of NRIs person who should be the nearest relation to include Real brother and sister of father and mother i.e. real uncle and real aunt, Grandparents both paternal and maternal, first degree-paternal and maternal cousins. NRI implies an Indian citizen who is ordinarily residing outside India and holds an Indian Passport. Further student (ward) can be sponsored for NRI admission, by such person, who have looked after such student as the guardian and evidence to that effect must be produced along with an affidavit signed by authorities in country where such person is residing. 11