International Students

The Symbiosis Centre for International Education (SCIE)

The Symbiosis Centre for International Education (SCIE) is a department of the University, providing leadership & support for the University's efforts to internationalise the campus and the curricula. The admissions are centralised for all the constituent institutes of Symbiosis International University (SIU) and routed through SCIE. The online admission facility has made it possible for all candidates to apply from different parts of the world.

To check if you fall under International Candidates’ Category, please refer to the categories listed below:

Foreign National (FN)

A candidate is eligible to apply as a Foreign National (FN), if he/she holds a foreign passport.

Person of Indian Origin (PIO)

A candidate is eligible to apply as a Person of Indian Origin (PIO) if he/she has a PIO card, and is a citizen of a country other than India.

Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)

A candidate is eligible to apply as an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) if he/she has an OCI card, and is a citizen of a country other than India.

Non Resident Indian (NRI)

A candidate is eligible to apply as a Non Resident Indian (NRI) if he/she has appeared either for the 10+2 (equivalent to the Indian 10+2) examination or graduation outside India. It is mandatory for one of the two qualifying examinations to be given outside India.

It is mandatory for the Postgraduate candidates who fall in the NRI Category and have appeared for their graduation in India to appear for the SNAP Test.

To assist candidates with their application to Symbiosis International University (SIU); a detailed stepwise procedure is available on scie.ac.in. Interested candidates can apply online through user friendly online application facility.