Indraprastha University Common Entrance Test (IPU CET)

4. ADMISSION PROCEDURE

 4.1 DEFINITIONS AGE REQUIREMENT 4.2 ADMISSION PROCEDURE Twenty Five percent seats shall be allowed to be filled on supernumerary basis over and above the approved intake from amongst Foreign Nationals/Persons of Indian Origin/ International students in programmes of the University and some selected Govt. affiliated institutions who have permission to admit International students. These seats are provided by the MHRD under the PIHEAD (Promotion of Indian Higher Education Abroad) programme. Under no circumstances, a seat remaining unfilled shall be allocated to anyone other than a Foreign Student/ PIO/ Foreign National. (i) Persons of Indian Origin (PIO): Persons who are citizens of other countries (except Pakistan and Bangladesh) who at any time held an Indian Passport, or who or either of his parents or any of his grandparents were a citizen of India by virtue of the provisions of the Constitution of India or Section 2(b) of Citizenship Act, 1955 (Act No. 57 of 1955). (ii) Foreign Nationals: Citizens of all countries other than India, who are not of Indian Origin as defined under PIO. (iii) International Students: International students in this context shall be defined as the student who possesses a International passport. Maximum age as on 1st August, 2023 (i) For all Undergraduate Programmes where entry qualification is Higher Secondary: 21Years (ii) For all other Post-Graduate Programmes where entry qualification is Graduation: 35 Years (i) The admission process for applicants under foreign category shall commence simultaneously with the admission process for Indian applicants. The last date of submission of duly filled-in applications shall be th 30 June 2023. The first counseling, and the second counseling (if required) shall be held in the month of July 2023 and the admission process shall be completed before the commencement of the new academic session 2023-24 i.e.1st August 2023. (ii) The candidates are required to download the Application Form available at (iii) The duly filled-in Application Form completed in all respects along with the mentioned enclosures be submitted in Directorate of International Affairs Room No. 306, D-Block, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Sector-16C, Dwarka, New Delhi. Scanned copy of the duly filled in form along with enclosures shall also be mailed to international@ipu.ac.in (iv) The eligibility criteria for various programmes is available on University Website under the link of Admission 2023 which must be checked by the applicants and they should apply for a course after ensuring that they fulfill the eligibility conditions for that particular course. th (v) The last date for submission of Application Form is 30 June 2023. (vi) The applicants must submit scanned copies of the documents providing evidence of their eligibility for the said course along with the application form. (vii) The candidate must have attained the requisite qualification by the last date. The admission shall strictly be made on merit basis and first be offered to the candidates applying through ICCR fellowship/scholarship. (viii) The remaining vacant seats shall be offered to other international candidates strictly on merit basis. (ix) The admission shall be made strictly on the merit of marks secured in the qualifying examination.