Yes, Management programs (refer program list on website) offered by SCDL are approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for AY 2023-24. Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL) is one of the largest autonomous distance learning education institute in India. Click Here for Equivalence of degrees obtained through ODL mode with degree obtained through conventional mode.
Admissions Process commences every year around May-June for July session and in Sept for Jan Session. Applicant has to first sign up as a new user on Apply Online portal, purchase a form, fill in the student details online and upload the necessary documents and pay full fee online for the applied program. Students are advised to visit the website for admission updates from time to time.
The program at SCDL begins in July each year.
Yes, you can speak or chat online to an admission counsellor or get personalised counselling at SCDL Campus at Pune or via Online Counselling on the www.scdl.net website.
The Eligibility Criteria for Post Graduate courses is, Graduation. Applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University. However, students are strongly recommended to check on the website, the eligibility criteria in detail for the desired program. Note: Degree Equivalence letter issued from Association of India Universities (AIU) for graduation completed from
an International University is mandatory.
Applicants under General, Defence and Staff category have to purchase the Application Form Online from the SCDL website for Rs. 1200/-. ONLY
International / SAARC students have to purchase the application form online (ONLY) for USD 100.
STUDENTS SHOULD NOT SEND ANY ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE TO SCDL BY POST.
SCDL is not liable for return/loss of original documents sent by students.
However, students seeking walk-in admission in person at SCDL pune Campus may submit self-attested copies of documents, provided the students should sign the photocopy and produce in person the original certificate for verification to the SCDL Competent authority at SCDL Pune Campus.
We require photocopy of bachelor’s degree or graduation completion related documents that is either the Provisional certificate OR the Bachelor’s Degree certificate. Any one.
Your application may be considered if the bachelor’s degree is awaited and your graduation related mark sheets are internet print out, provided you get the internet result copy duly attested from your respective college principal/registrar only, with their clear official seal and signatures. However, you would be required to submit the required bachelor’s degree or graduation completion related documents within the timeline specified by SCDL to get confirmed admission. Submission of proper documents as per policies, in the prescribed format within the timelines specified by SCDL, for confirmation of admission, is the sole responsibility of the student.
Provisional Admission is given, when admission related eligibility criteria is not fulfilled as per SCDL policies and documents are having deficiencies like:
Coloured passport size recent photograph is not submitted or are not clear. Academic Qualification documents are not proper. Defence category proof: service certificate / Discharge book / Dependent certificate (if any) is not attached is not in prescribed format. Visa / Passport copy (for International / SAARC students) is not enclosed. Name change document copy (if any) is not enclosed. Application form is not signed / not submitted his signature.
Submission of proper documents as per policies, within the timelines as specified by SCDL, for confirmation of admission, is the sole responsibility of the student.
Your admission date is the date when you are given admission to the applied program. You are informed the status of your application form by email on the date of your admission. Student who fulfils all the admission related eligibility criteria as per SCDL policies get Confirmed Admission and ID Card. Student admitted on Provisional basis do not receive any ID card until the admission is confirmed. Your Admission Letter / ID card will be dispatched to you within 10 days from the date of processing of your application form. And Study Material is dispatched within 4-5 days after you pay the complete program fee as per policies and timelines informed by SCDL.
Yes, you can apply for change of category from International / SAARC to General but there will be no refund of the paid program fees.
And in case you want to change category from General to International / SAARC, you will have to pay the difference in the program fees in INR or USD (as per prescribed exchange rate) and submit the photocopies of valid visa and address proof.
Students will be able to avail, Student Services and Learning facilities like: Online Classes, Online query solving with Faculty, E-Library and E-Learning, Assignments, Personal Contact Programs and booking for Computer Based Examinations in their student login, only after their admission is CONFIRMED and they have paid the FULL FEE of the enrolled program.
It is the sole responsibility of the student to pay all prescribed fees as per the timelines mentioned in the prospectus for the program in which he/she has enrolled. If a student fails to pay the fees as per the timelines, then in such a case, his/her admission shall stand cancelled.
In case of students enrolled on a provisional basis, if the documents required for the purpose of eligibility are not submitted or if submitted with deficiencies (i.e. not in the manner prescribed) and the deficiencies are not made good within the last date specified (refer last date under section Important Dates) or within 15 days of communication to that effect, whichever is later, then his/her admission shall stand cancelled. In an event of not completing the program within the time / validity period specified by SCDL, the student login shall be locked and admission shall stand cancelled. In all the cases as mentioned above the student is not entitled to any refund of paid fees.