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Published on Tuesday, 23 June 2023
SOUTH ASIAN UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES ADMISSION
New Delhi: The South Asian University has announced admission to its Masters and PhD programmes for the 2023-24 batch. The progammes on offer include Master’s and PhD in the areas of Economics, Biotechnology, Computer Science, International Relations, Legal Studies, Mathematics and Sociology.
The entrance test, to be conducted on 29 and 30 April 2023, will be a centre-based online testing system in select centres across South Asia. Applicants will be allowed to take the tests on scheduled time slots at the respective test centres.
SAU recently shifted its campus to its permanent campus in Maidan Garhi, New Delhi. Earlier it was operating from Akbar Bhawan in Chanakyapuri in the same city. While the student intake of the Master’s Degree programmes has been kept intact at 30 as in previous years, the number of seats for PhD programmes have been substantially increased. Admission to PhD programmes, this year, will be made through two channels viz. direct mode and entrance test. In the direct mode, certain categories of candidates will be exempted from the entrance test and the shortlist will be made on the bases of their CVs/SOPs/Research Proposals/Letters of Recommendations and called directly for the
interviews.
SAU offers a generous number of scholarships and financial support to students. Students are also granted specially-created multiple entry SAU visas. South Asian University was jointly established by the governments of the eight SAARC nations in the capital city of India. The student composition in this international university consists of scholars from the eight member states of the SAARC – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. About half the students are from India while the remaining half are from the rest of the SAARC countries, barring a few students from other continents. Each SAARC country has a quota but if the number of students from any particular country run short of the allotted quota, the remaining available seats are filled up by students from other countries as per SAU rules. Applicants from Non-SAARC countries can apply directly for admission giving details of their academic
credentials, without having to take the entrance test.
The last date for submission of applications at SAU is 31 March 2023. Candidates can apply through the university website www.sau.int. Further details such as curriculum, eligibility criteria, scholarships, faculties can also be accessed from the website.
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About South Asian University:
South Asian University (SAU) is an international university established, funded and maintained by the governments of the eight member states of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) viz. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAU started its operations from the academic year 2010. The university offers Master’s and PhD programmes in seven areas of studies that include Economics, Computer Science, Biotechnology, International Relations, Legal Studies, Mathematics and Sociology. SAU attracts students from all over South Asia, and its degrees are recognized by all the eight SAARC countries. Many of its graduates have already found employment in the region and some have been offered higher education opportunities in countries beyond South Asia. The university recently shifted to its permanent campus in Maidan Garhi, New Delhi.
For further information, please write to: prahlad@sau.int
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Published on Tuesday, 12 June 2018
Sri Lankan Lady Bags Gold at South Asian University
The university also Awarded its First Set of PhD Degrees, along with 10 MPhil and 160 Masters Degrees
New Delhi, 7 June 2018: Niroshika Sajeewani Liyana Muhandiram from Sri Lanka topped the Master of Laws programme in South Asian University. Incidentally she was the only Sri Lankan who graduated this year from the SAU, which draws almost all of its students from the South Asia region. Niroshika received her Gold Medal for her outstanding academic performance at the third convocation of the South Asian University at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.
Presided over by Mr Giriraj Mani. Pokhrel, Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Government of Nepal, the glittering event also saw the presence of Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, President, ICCR and Member of Rajya Sabha as the Chief Guest, Mr. Amjad Hussain B Sial, the Secretary General of SAARC along with other members of SAU’s statutory bodies from around the South Asia region.
South Asia has a common enemy called poverty and the young minds of the region should find ways and means to unleash the true potential of collective strength to transform the region through rapid economic growth and defeat this common enemy, Mr. Pokhrel said.
He further said as the current chair of the SAARC, Nepal would give full support and cooperation to the SAARC process and particularly to the South Asian University, which he said was a dream of the visionaries of the region. Mr. Pokhrel was presiding over the convocation as the nominee of SAU’s Visitor, who is the Chairperson of the SAARC.
While congratulating the students who received their degrees, Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe reiterated the importance of the day i.e. 7 June as it was on this day Mahatama Gandhi resolved to fight injustice when he was thrown off of the first class compartment of a train in South Africa. He said that the empowered youth of the region should fight for unity and harmony in the region and SAU could be converted into a universal fraternity university.
A total of 176 students were conferred Masters, MPhil and PhD Degrees in various programmes that include Applied Mathematics, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Development Economics, International Relations, Legal Studies and Sociology. 7 programme toppers were honoured with the SAU Gold Medal – one each from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and 5 from India. Students from the entire South Asia region were present at the convocation. Out of the total number of graduates, 21 were from Afghanistan, 17 from Bangladesh, 5 from Bhutan, 11 from Nepal, 5 from Pakistan and one from Sri Lanka and France while the rest 99 are from India. 10 students will get their MPhil Degrees – two from Nepal, one from Bangladesh and 7 from India. For the first time since its inception, South Asian University handed out its PhD Degrees to 6 of its scholars – one each from Afghanistan and Bangladesh and 4 from India, representing various Departments and Faculties.
In her speech, Dr. Kavita Sharma, President – SAU, congratulated the graduates and shared her hope for the region as more and more young minds of the region are equipped with cutting-edge knowledge in the fields of Science and Social Sciences, in an inimitable environment of camaraderie. She said that the co-operation among the students in South Asian University drawn from different parts of South Asia is nothing but inspiring.
Mandated to inculcate a sense of regional consciousness among the young minds of the South Asia region while imparting cutting-edge knowledge, South Asian University was established by the governments of the eight SAARC nations. The university took off in 2010 with two Masters Degree Programmes. Today, SAU offers seven Masters and an equal number of Doctoral Programmes.
SAARC Secretary General, Mr. Amjad Hussain Sial said that with the knowledge and education that the graduates have acquired from the University will play an important role in the development of the South Asian countries and the region. He also thanked the Government of India for allocating a 100 acre land in New Delhi and its magnanimous contribution for constructing the permanent campus of the university.
The construction of the permanent campus of the South Asian University is going on in Maidan Garhi in New Delhi.
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About South Asian University:
South Asian University (SAU) is an international university established, funded and maintained by the governments of the eight member nations of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) viz. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAU started its operations from the academic year 2010. The university now offers Masters and MPhil/PhD research programs in seven disciplines that include Economics, Computer Science, Biotechnology, Applied Mathematics, Sociology, International Relations and Legal Studies. SAU attracts students from all over South Asia, and its degrees are recognized by all the eight SAARC countries. Many of its graduates have already found employment in the region and some have been offered higher education opportunities in countries beyond South Asia as well.
The university is currently functioning from Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi and construction of the permanent campus has started over a 100 acre plot in Maidan Garhi, South Delhi in late May 2016.
For further details, please write to Mr. Prahlad, Public Relations Officer, SAU at prahlad@sau.int or call him at +91 9871494338
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Published on Tuesday, 12 June 2018
SAU Awarding Its First Set of PhD Degrees
176 Young Minds of South Asia Graduating at the Third SAU Convocation
New Delhi: South Asian University is conducting its third convocation at the Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi on Thursday, 7 June 2018. The convocation will be presided over by Mr. Giriraj Mani Pokhrel, Minister of Education, Science and Technology of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal as the Visitor’s Nominee. Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, President, ICCR and Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha will be the Chief Guest. The Secretary General of SAARC Mr. Amjad Hussain B Sial will also be present at the event along with other members of SAU’s statutory bodies from around the South Asian region.
A total of 176 students will be conferred Masters, MPhil and PhD Degrees in various programmes that include Applied Mathematics, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Economics, International Relations, Legal Studies and Sociology. 7 programme toppers will be honoured with the SAU Gold Medal. Students from the entire South Asia region will be present at the convocation. Out of the total number of graduates, 21 are from Afghanistan, 17 from Bangladesh, 5 from Bhutan, 11 from Nepal, 5 from Pakistan and one from Sri Lanka and France while the rest 99 are from India. 10 students will get their MPhil Degrees – two from Nepal, one from Bangladesh and 7 from India. For the first time since its inception, South Asian University will be handing out PhD Degrees to 6 of its scholars – one each from Afghanistan and Bangladesh and 4 from India.
Mandated to inculcate a sense of regional consciousness among the young minds of the South Asia region while imparting cutting-edge knowledge, South Asian University was established by the governments of the eight SAARC nations. The university took off in 2010 with two Masters Degree Programmes. Today, SAU offers seven Masters and an equal number of Doctoral Programmes.
The construction of the permanent campus of the South Asian University is going on in Maidan Garhi in New Delhi.
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About South Asian University:
South Asian University (SAU) is an international university established, funded and maintained by the governments of the eight member nations of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) viz. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAU started its operations from the academic year 2010. The university now offers Masters and MPhil/PhD research programs in seven disciplines that include Economics, Computer Science, Biotechnology, Applied Mathematics, Sociology, International Relations and Legal Studies. SAU attracts students from all over South Asia, and its degrees are recognized by all the eight SAARC countries. Many of its graduates have already found employment in the region and some have been offered higher education opportunities in countries beyond South Asia as well.
The university is currently functioning from Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi and construction of the permanent campus has started over a 100 acre plot in Maidan Garhi, South Delhi in late May 2016.
For further details, please write to Mr. Prahlad, Public Relations Officer, SAU at prahlad@sau.int or call him at +91 9871494338
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Published on Tuesday, 12 June 2018
Bangladeshi Boy Bags Gold at South Asian University
The university also Awarded its First Set of PhD Degrees, along with 10 MPhil and 160 Masters Degrees
New Delhi, 7 June 2018: Main Uddin, a student from Bangladesh secured the top rank in MSc Computer Science programme in South Asian University. Incidentally he is the second student from Bangladesh who have bagged Gold Medal for being the programme topper in MSc Computer Science in SAU, which draws almost all of its students from the South Asia region. Main Uddin received his Gold Medal for his outstanding academic performance at the third convocation of the South Asian University at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.
Presided over by Mr Giriraj Mani. Pokhrel, Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Government of Nepal, the glittering event also saw the presence of Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, President, ICCR and Member of Rajya Sabha as the Chief Guest, Mr. Amjad Hussain B Sial, the Secretary General of SAARC along with other members of SAU’s statutory bodies from around the South Asia region.
South Asia has a common enemy called poverty and the young minds of the region should find ways and means to unleash the true potential of collective strength to transform the region through rapid economic growth and defeat this common enemy, Mr. Pokhrel said.
He further said as the current chair of the SAARC, Nepal would give full support and cooperation to the SAARC process and particularly to the South Asian University, which he said was a dream of the visionaries of the region. Mr. Pokhrel was presiding over the convocation as the nominee of SAU’s Visitor, who is the Chairperson of the SAARC.
While congratulating the students who received their degrees, Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe reiterated the importance of the day i.e. 7 June as it was on this day Mahatama Gandhi resolved to fight injustice when he was thrown off of the first class compartment of a train in South Africa. He said that the empowered youth of the region should fight for unity and harmony in the region and SAU could be converted into a universal fraternity university.
A total of 176 students were conferred Masters, MPhil and PhD Degrees in various programmes that include Applied Mathematics, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Development Economics, International Relations, Legal Studies and Sociology. 7 programme toppers were honoured with the SAU Gold Medal – one each from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and 5 from India. Students from the entire South Asia region were present at the convocation. Out of the total number of graduates, 21 were from Afghanistan, 17 from Bangladesh, 5 from Bhutan, 11 from Nepal, 5 from Pakistan and one from Sri Lanka and France while the rest 99 are from India. 10 students will get their MPhil Degrees – two from Nepal, one from Bangladesh and 7 from India. For the first time since its inception, South Asian University handed out its PhD Degrees to 6 of its scholars – one each from Afghanistan and Bangladesh and 4 from India, representing various Departments and Faculties.
In her speech, Dr. Kavita Sharma, President – SAU, congratulated the graduates and shared her hope for the region as more and more young minds of the region are equipped with cutting-edge knowledge in the fields of Science and Social Sciences, in an inimitable environment of camaraderie. She said that the co-operation among the students in South Asian University drawn from different parts of South Asia is nothing but inspiring.
Mandated to inculcate a sense of regional consciousness among the young minds of the South Asia region while imparting cutting-edge knowledge, South Asian University was established by the governments of the eight SAARC nations. The university took off in 2010 with two Masters Degree Programmes. Today, SAU offers seven Masters and an equal number of Doctoral Programmes.
SAARC Secretary General, Mr. Amjad Hussain Sial said that with the knowledge and education that the graduates have acquired from the University will play an important role in the development of the South Asian countries and the region. He also thanked the Government of India for allocating a 100 acre land in New Delhi and its magnanimous contribution for constructing the permanent campus of the university.
The construction of the permanent campus of the South Asian University is going on in Maidan Garhi in New Delhi.
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About South Asian University:
South Asian University (SAU) is an international university established, funded and maintained by the governments of the eight member nations of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) viz. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAU started its operations from the academic year 2010. The university now offers Masters and MPhil/PhD research programs in seven disciplines that include Economics, Computer Science, Biotechnology, Applied Mathematics, Sociology, International Relations and Legal Studies. SAU attracts students from all over South Asia, and its degrees are recognized by all the eight SAARC countries. Many of its graduates have already found employment in the region and some have been offered higher education opportunities in countries beyond South Asia as well.
The university is currently functioning from Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi and construction of the permanent campus has started over a 100 acre plot in Maidan Garhi, South Delhi in late May 2016.
For further details, please write to Mr. Prahlad, Public Relations Officer, SAU at prahlad@sau.int or call him at +91 9871494338
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Published on Tuesday, 12 June 2018
SAU Awarded Its First Set of PhD Degrees, along with 10 MPhil and 160 Masters Degrees
Education Minister of Nepal Gave Away The Degrees at the Third SAU Convocation
New Delhi, 7 June 2018: South Asia has a common enemy called poverty and the young minds of the region should find ways and means to unleash the true potential of collective strength to transform the region through rapid economic growth and defeat this common enemy, Mr. Giriraj Mani Pokhrel, Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Government of Nepal said at the convocation of South Asian University.
South Asian University conducted its third convocation at the Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. Presided over by Mr. Pokhrel, the convocation also saw the presence of Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, President, ICCR and Member of Rajya Sabha as the Chief Guest, Mr. Amjad Hussain B Sial, the Secretary General of SAARC along with other members of SAU’s statutory bodies from around the South Asia region.
He further said as the current chair of the SAARC, Nepal would give full support and cooperation to the SAARC process and particularly to the South Asian Unviersity, which he said was a dream of the visionaries of the region. Mr. Pokhrel was presiding over the convocation as the nominee of SAU’s Visitor, who is the Chairperson of the SAARC.
While congratulating the students who received their degrees, Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe reiterated the importance of the day i.e. 7 June as it was on this day Mahatama Gandhi resolved to fight injustice when on this day he was thrown off of the first class compartment of a train in South Africa. He said that the empowered youth of the region should fight for unity and harmony in the region and SAU could be converted into a universal fraternity university.
A total of 176 students were conferred Masters, MPhil and PhD Degrees in various programmes that include Applied Mathematics, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Development Economics, International Relations, Legal Studies and Sociology. 7 programme toppers were honoured with the SAU Gold Medal – one each from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and 5 from India. Students from the entire South Asia region were present at the convocation. Out of the total number of graduates, 21 were from Afghanistan, 17 from Bangladesh, 5 from Bhutan, 11 from Nepal, 5 from Pakistan and one from Sri Lanka and France while the rest 99 are from India. 10 students will get their MPhil Degrees – two from Nepal, one from Bangladesh and 7 from India. For the first time since its inception, South Asian University handed out its PhD Degrees to 6 of its scholars – one each from Afghanistan and Bangladesh and 4 from India, representing various Departments and Faculties.
In her speech, Dr. Kavita Sharma, President – SAU, congratulated the graduates and shared her hope for the region as more and more young minds of the region are equipped with cutting-edge knowledge in the fields of Science and Social Sciences, in an inimitable environment of camaraderie. She said that the co-operation among the students in South Asian University drawn from different parts of South Asia is nothing but inspiring.
Mandated to inculcate a sense of regional consciousness among the young minds of the South Asia region while imparting cutting-edge knowledge, South Asian University was established by the governments of the eight SAARC nations. The university took off in 2010 with two Masters Degree Programmes. Today, SAU offers seven Masters and an equal number of Doctoral Programmes.
SAARC Secretary General, Mr. Amjad Hussain Sial said that with the knowledge and education that the graduates have acquired from the University will play an important role in the development of the South Asian countries and the region. He also thanked the Government of India for allocating a 100 acre land in New Delhi and its magnanimous contribution for constructing the permanent campus of the university.
The construction of the permanent campus of the South Asian University is going on in Maidan Garhi in New Delhi.
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About South Asian University:
South Asian University (SAU) is an international university established, funded and maintained by the governments of the eight member nations of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) viz. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAU started its operations from the academic year 2010. The university now offers Masters and MPhil/PhD research programs in seven disciplines that include Economics, Computer Science, Biotechnology, Applied Mathematics, Sociology, International Relations and Legal Studies. SAU attracts students from all over South Asia, and its degrees are recognized by all the eight SAARC countries. Many of its graduates have already found employment in the region and some have been offered higher education opportunities in countries beyond South Asia as well.
The university is currently functioning from Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi and construction of the permanent campus has started over a 100 acre plot in Maidan Garhi, South Delhi in late May 2016.
For further details, please write to Mr. Prahlad, Public Relations Officer, SAU at prahlad@sau.int or call him at +91 9871494338
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Published on Thursday, 02 June 2016
SOUTH ASIAN UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION – 2016
New Delhi: South Asian University will be organising its maiden Convocationon 11 June 2016at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Mr. Kamal Thapa, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister of Nepal, will preside over the ceremony and give away the degrees. Gen (Dr) VK Singh (Retd), Minister of State for External Affairs of India, will be the Chief Guest.
Aproximately about 450 students will be receiving their degrees while 31 of them will be receiving SAU Gold Medals for excellence in academic performance. Students from all the eight SAARC countries will be present at theconvocation. These will include some gradutes who have graduated prior to 2016 as well. Many members of the University’s Governing Board, Executive Council, Academic Council and Finance Committee will attend theconvocationalong with academicians and other dignitaries.