General Information (Online)

• JANUARY (last date for applying, November 30)
• JUNE (last date for applying, March 31)

1. Application Form

The fee for the application for PGDip/MA/MDiv is Rs. 2000/- and for DMin Rs. 3000/-. 

The Admissions Committee will not consider calling an applicant for Entrance Exams and Interview until all the required fields in the application form are completed, and the application form is submitted along with supporting documents. Any exemption, due to unavoidable circumstances, must be obtained from the Online Manager upon a written request to onlineprog.manager@saiacs.org.

• A recent passport-size colour photograph of the applicant (less than 3 months old) has to be uploaded along with the online application form. Informal photographs or selfies are not accepted.
• All the transcripts, mark sheets and certificates must be scanned and uploaded as required. Note that the all the originals will be verified. For any clarification, please write to onlinehelp@saiacs.org.
• The link to the reference form will be emailed to your referees once you add their email addresses and click on the ‘Send Email’ button. Please note: We do not accept reference letters from friends, family, and SAIACS employees. If your referees did not receive the email, please ask them to check their “Spam/ Junk email” folder.
• The application cannot be processed if the required documents are not scanned and uploaded along with the application form.

To make the payment online please use the following link and select the ‘Admission Fee’ option. Click here or copy-paste this link – (www.onlinesbi.sbi/sbicollect/icollecthome.htm?corpID=279618).

If you are paying the fees via bank transfer, please email us (onlinehelp@saiacs.org) the transfer details, account number and your application number so that we could track your payment. For Google Pay or other UPI payment send your name, Transaction Id, Date and your application number.

Click below for bank/UPI transfer

https://www.saiacs.org/online-payment/

2. Entrance Examinations and Interview

Entrance examinations and a personal interview are mandatory for all SAIACS applicants in the admission process. An invitation to personal Interview is not a guarantee of admission. 

The exact date and time will be intimated to the applicant, if called for entrance exams and interview.

Like an IELTS exam, the SAIACS English exam will test writing and reading. Speaking and listening will be assessed in the interview. The entry requirement is achievement in the SAIACS English exam of the following grade:

DMin and Masters programmes 6.0

Alternatively, applicants may produce an IELTS or TOEFL certificate of the equivalent grade. Applicants are advised that they need to take the English examination very seriously and prepare for it thoroughly. For some this will mean months of work prior to the entrance examination.

For resources for English preparation, applicants may look up the website of the IELTS in India, where they will find many resources advertised. Applicants should choose resources that will address their own known weaknesses.

Typing and computer skills are an absolute necessity at SAIACS. Students must obtain these skills in advance.

3. Qualifying Exams