Symbiosis School of Liberal Arts (SSLA)

Symbiosis offers both B.A. and B.Sc. (Honours) degrees in Liberal Arts. The program duration is 4 years, divided into 8 semesters. SSLA offers a variety of majors and minors courses, and students can take any combination of major-minor, even those historically considered ‘academically incompatible’. For example, Mathematics & Statistics with a minor in Philosophy. Such unique combinations can provide an edge in hybrid workspaces wherein interdisciplinary knowledge can provide a career edge.

The specialisation courses at Symbiosis (Majors and Minors) are taught from 3rd semester onwards. However, students must choose their option in their 2nd semester.

Major Specialisations Offered:

Minor Specialisations Offered:

• Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Arts) Honours degree will be provided to students majoring in economics, Business Studies, Media Studies, Sociology, English, Psychology, Political Science & Public Policy, Philosophy, International Relations and Anthropology.
• Bachelor of Science (Liberal Arts) Honours degree will be provided to students majoring in Mathematics & Statistics and Computer Studies.

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Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for courses at SSLA is as follows:

• Candidates must have passed Class 12th or equivalent from a recognised board.
• The minimum marks scored must be at least 50% for open category, and 45% for reserved categories.

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Reservation Seats

The reserved seats are according to the details mentioned in the table below:

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Admission Process

The admission process is divided into two stages:

Stage 1: Application

In the first stage, candidates must register for SET General Paper and proceed to submit their application to SSLA as well. The registration fee for SET General Paper is INR 1,750/-, and registration fee for SSLA is INR 1,000/-.

Stage 2: Entrance Exam

After the application submission, candidates must appear for Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET). The exam date will be according to the schedule mentioned in the admit card.

Stage 3: Personal Interaction (PI) and Written Ability Test (WAT)

After the SET, candidates would need to appear for a Personal Interview followed by a Written ability Test. The cut-off for Stage 3 is entirely dependent upon SET scores, and the cut-off varies from year to year.

Note: On the basis of combined results of SET and PI-WAT, a merit list will be released. The admissions would be on the basis of this merit list.

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SET Exam Pattern

The SET exam is a computer-based test. It consists of three sections

• General English
• Quantitative Aptitude,
• General Awareness,
• Analytical and Logical Reasoning

The General English section contains questions on reading comprehension, Prepositions, Vocabulary, Proverbs, among other topics.

The Quantitative Aptitude section consists of questions on Data Interpretation, Simple and Compound Interest, Time and Work, etc.

The Analytical and Logical Reasoning Section consists of questions from Coding-Decoding, Syllogism, Probability, Permutation & Combination, etc.

The General Awareness Section consists of questions from Static General Knowledge and Current Affairs.

The marking scheme for the SET exam is as follows:

• There are 16 questions from each of the first three sections, and there are 12 questions from Analytical and Logical Reasoning Section.
• There is no negative marking.

The exam pattern is summarised as:

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Important Dates

The admission cycle at the university is as follows:

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Fee Structure

The fees at SSLA undergraduate course is as follows:

*There is also one-time non-refundable administrative fees of INR 40,000/-.

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Overview

Symbiosis is one of the reputed private universities in India. The important highlight of Symbiosis School of Liberal Arts (SSLA), apart from program quality, is that it allows its students to choose from any unique combination of majors and minors in order to inculcate interdisciplinary knowledge, one of the key requirement in many hybrid workspaces of today.