Rules framed by University Grants Commission (UGC) and notified in its website www.ugc.ac.in will be followed for deciding the eligibility and admissions of International students to various courses offered in Brindavan Group of Institutions International Students Cell (ISC): BGI has set up an ‘International Students Cell’ to deal with admission and guidance of international students. This Cell will control the admission of the international students and provide necessary guidance for securing admission

1.1 Guidelines for admission of Foreign/International Students As per guidelines, ‘International Students’ will include the following:

• i) Foreign Students: Students holding passports issued by foreign countries and people of Indian origin who have acquired the nationality of foreign countries are included as foreign students.
• ii) Non-Residents Indians (NRI): Only those non-resident Indian Students who have studied and passed the qualifying examinations from schools or colleges in foreign countries will be included as international students. This will include the students studying in the schools or colleges situated in foreign countries even if they are affiliated to Boards of Secondary Education or Universities located in India, but will not include students studying in those schools or colleges (Situated in India) and affiliated to the Boards of Secondary Education or Universities of the foreign countries.

Students passing the qualifying examinations from Boards or Universities located in foreign countries as external students and dependants of NRI studying in India will not be included as International students. Entry level status of international students on entry to the country will be maintained, i.e., if the applicant entered the country through a student visa, it will remain the same throughout the duration of the course. The applicant cannot change the type of visa during the course of the study. Wards of NRI parents are eligible for admissions to NRI category.

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1.2 Documents required for admission of International Students

• VISA: All the international students will require a ‘Student VISA’ endorsed to this institution for joining full time courses. No other endorsement is acceptable. Students wishing to join BGI The research program will require a ‘Research VISA’ endorsed to this institution. The visa should be valid for the prescribed duration of the course. Visa may be obtained after issuing offer of admission. A visa is not required for NRI students. Students who are doing full time courses, in some other institutions do not require a separate visa for joining ‘Part Time courses’ provided that their current visa is valid for the entire duration of the course.

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1.3 Eligibility: Qualifications

Only those Students who have qualified from foreign universities or Boards of Higher Education recognized as equivalent by the ‘Association of Indian Universities’ (AIU) are eligible for admission. When required, a reference will be made to AIU to check the equivalence. In case the University /Board is not included in the list, the candidate has to obtain and submit a certificate to this effect from AIU by paying the requisite fee. Submission of Equivalence Certificate from AIU is mandatory for foreign nationals. AIU address is given below.

AIU HOUSE 16, Comrade Indrajit Gupta Marg, New Delhi 110002, India.

Phones: (91) -11- 23230059, (91)-11-23232429 Fax: (91)-11-23232131

E mail: aiu@del2.vsnl.net.in

Website: www.aiu.ac.in

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1.4 Admission of International students:

Admission of all the International students will be done through the ‘International Students Cell (ISC)’ of BGI . Students will generally be admitted in the beginning of the course. Eligible applicants need to certify that the medium of instruction for the qualifying examination passed is English The International students will have to pay the fees in US dollars or equivalent in Indian rupees. Fees have to be deposited. The candidate can also pay the required amount of fee in the Account of Brindavan college from any bank or Credit Card.

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1.5 Transfers and change of course

An International student who has been granted admission to a particular course shall not be allowed to change the course. Transfer from one institution in India to another is also not allowed ordinarily.

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1.6 Procedure for admissions

Stepwise procedure for admission of International Students for Full Time Courses in BGI The procedure for admission is given below:

Step 1:

a) International students should apply on a separate form prescribed for Foreign nationals/NRI/Sponsored candidates.

b) The candidate preferably has to apply/register on the prescribed form BG ONLINE only. He/she may also apply Offline. For this the candidate may contact the Academic Executive office , This should be done well in time, so that the student is able to obtain the VISA and No Objection Certificate before the due date of admission.

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Step 2:

Get the ‘Provisional Admission Offer Letter’ from the Admission Office, in order to obtain the VISA (on payment of non-refundable advance amount of 30% of the total annual fee).

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Step 3:

Submit the ‘BGI Provisional Admission Offer Letter’ to the Indian Embassy of the respective country for obtaining the ‘Student VISA’.

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Step 4:

Report at Brindavan Group of Institution for admission. Submit the below mentioned documents (in original along with the attested photo copies) and get them verified by the Office of Academic Executive.

• Degree/ Pass Certificate of the qualifying examination
• Mark list of the qualifying examination
• ‘Student VISA’ in original
• A photo copy of the Passport- duly attested by a Notary. Note: The original certificates will be returned to the students immediately after making an endorsement to this effect.

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Step 5

Admission of International /NRI students will be confirmed after verification of original certificates, medical fitness test and payment of required fees. Even after the admission, at any stage if it is noted that the qualifying Degree/ Certificate is not recognized by AIU, the admission of the candidate may be cancelled. Withdrawal of admissions/ refund of fees cases will be dealt as per the guidelines of BGI in this regard.

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Step 6

Within a week of arrival in India, students are required to register their names with the police in the ‘Foreigner Regional Registration Office (FRRO) of Bangalore - Karnataka

For registration details please click Foreigner Regional Registration Office (FRRO)