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IIAD Delhi accepts admissions to various courses based on merit and the entrance exam scores. For students aspiring to get admission to the BDes course, 70% satisfies the basic eligibility criteria but students can only secure admissions as and when the entrance exams are cleared. 

Candidates can check the IIAD Delhi cutoff 2023 on the official website of the Indian Institute of Art and Design, New Delhi. The IIAD Entrance Exam 2023 Results and Merit List would be published on the official website shortly after the conclusion of the exam. The entrance examination is conducted every year by IIAD for offering admission to deserving Communication Design and Interior Architecture & Design courses.

The placement for BA in Communication Design at Indian Institute of Art and Design (IIAD) seems to be better than BA in Fashion Design. The average placement package at IIAD is INR 7.5 LPA, with the highest package at INR 12 LPA. For the Communication Design program, students have been placed with a salary package ranging from 3.5 LPA to 12 LPA. Additionally, the BA (H) Communication Design at IIAD has a 90% placement track record. This suggests that the Communication Design programme at IIAD may have slightly better placement opportunities compared to the Fashion Design program.

200 seats are available in BA at IIDA Delhi.

SMS Varanasi offers admission to a three-year BCom course with 240 seats. The B.Com (Hons) programme is also available at the institute The admission process for the UG courses at SMS Varanasi requires candidates to qualify the entrance test conducted by the School of Management Sciences, Varanasi. To be eligible for admission to the B.Com course, candidates must have passed Class 12 in the Commerce stream or Economics/Mathematics as the main subjects. Candidates need to qualify for the SMS Online Entrance Test, which is an in-house entrance exam conducted by the Institute for the selection of candidates.

The opening rank for Master of Business Administration (Shift I) for All India category is 3018, and the closing rank is 17679 for Round 1. 

For Home State category, the opening rank is 1295, and the closing rank is 17247 for Round 1.

However, the expected cutoff for the Master of Business Administration program is 7472 for Round 2 and 6784 for the rest of the 4 rounds.

SMS Varanasi offer admission to MBA programme based on SMSOET score. It is an online test conducted by the institute. Besides, SMS also accepts national-level entrance exams such as CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, CUET-PG for MBA admission. Selected candidates are further called for personal interview and group discussion rounds for admission.

The minimum marks required for MBA at SMS Varanasi in 2023 is a graduate degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks (or 45% for SC/ST category) from a recognised Indian University or equivalent. This is in line with the general eligibility criteria for MBA programs in India, which typically require a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in the qualifying examination.

The minimum eligibility criteria to get the admission is 50% marks in 12th, but the admission is based on an entrance exam. To get admission in SMS Varanasi for B.Com you need to clear SMS OET entrance conducted by the institue as well. The minimum passing marks for the entrace, the application process could be looked from their official website, which also includes important information like application fee, course fee and security deposites. 

Yes, you can get admission to a B.Com programme at SMS Varanasi, even if you scored 75% in CUET. SMS Varanasi considers a combination of merit and entrance-based criteria for undergraduate courses. 

The primary entrance exam for admission is the SMS Online Entrance Test (SMSOET). Admission to various UG & PG courses offered at SMS is based on valid scores obtained in SMSOET followed by a Personal Interview and UPTAC Counselling. 

SMS Varanasi also accepts CUET PG/ CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT scores for admissions to its MBA courses.

Candidates who have passed graduation in any discipline with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks (45% aggregate in case of SC/ ST Category) can apply for SMS Varanasi MBA programme. Aspirants must hold the documents proving their eligibility for verification at later stages of admission. Besides, SMS Varansi accepts national-level entrance exams such as CUET-PG, CAT, MAT, XAT or CMAT score. The institute also conducts SMSOET for admission to MBA programme.

Not Best but it is good

Some key aspects of SMS Varanasi include:

• Placements: The institution offers decent placements annually, with an average placement record.
• Infrastructure: The college infrastructure is considered good, with satisfactory facilities such as electricity, internet, and clean living spaces.
• Campus Life: SMS Varanasi has a vibrant campus life, with cultural festivals, sports tournaments, and extracurricular activities that help students develop a sense of community and prepare them for their careers

The total fees for the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) at SMS Varanasi is INR 2.16 Lacs for 3 years, while the total fees for the Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) is INR 2.10 Lacs for 3 years. On the other hand, the total fees for BCA at Kashi Institute of Technology is INR 1.65 Lakhs. Therefore, it can be inferred that the BCA programme at Kashi Institute of Technology is less expensive than the BBA and BCA programs at SMS Varanasi.

Admission to B.Com (Hons) and other undergraduate programs, the CUET score is an important factor. The minimum CUET score required for admission is not fixed, but a score of 300-400 marks is generally considered necessary to qualify for the admission process. The CUET score is used to determine the percentile of the candidate, and for admission to the B.Com (Hons) course, a score above 700 is considered good. The CUET score is used by over 250 participating universities, including 45 central universities, for undergraduate admissions. In the CUET exam, candidates must obtain a minimum of 30% score in any one language of List A.

The fee for undergraduate courses at the School of Management Sciences (SMS) Varanasi varies depending on the specific course. For example, the fee for the BCA course is INR 70,000 per year. Additionally, the B.Com course has a fee of INR 60,000 for the first year. There are also other one-time fees such as admission fee, caution money, and alumni fee, which are mentioned on the official website of SMS Varanasi.

The cutoff marks required for a B.Com degree vary depending on the college and the year. Here are some examples of cutoff marks from different sources:

• In class XII, mathematics is required with a minimum 75% score.
• For B.Com Finance and Accounting at Christ University, the cutoff was 93% for boys and 95% for girls in a previous year.
• For B.Com (FFM) at CUET, the cutoff mark was 612