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Yes, NYU students are eligible for scholarships or aid depending upon their academic or financial position. Around 20% of freshers receive Pell grants and the average scholarship amount is USD 37,000. Apart from the university based scholarships, international students can apply for external scholarships also, they can apply for:

• Narotam Sekhsaria’s Scholarships
• Tata Scholarship
• Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters scholarships
• Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program

No, you cannot take English as an optional subject in M.Com

There are 06 areas of study which offer different majors, courses and areas of specializations at New York University. The areas of study are as follows:

• Arts & Media
• Business
• Education & Health-Related Fields
• Humanities & Social Sciences
• Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math

Some of the popular majors at NYU are - Visual & Performing Arts; Business, Management, Marketing; Social Sciences; Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities; Health Professions; Computer and Information Sciences, etc.

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Twinning Programme is a special programme that allows students to pursue their studies in two University in two different countries. MIT Institute od Design provides twinning programme in collaboration with their international partner Universities like U.S.A, UK etc. Students are given with opportunity to study with MIT ID for the initial few semesters and then hand over to the partner University to complete their course and earn an International degree. 

Applicants must have a goal with SAT score around 1500 or ACT scores around 33+. Target a GPA of 3.69 or higher. If GPA is lower, applicants might have to compensate with a higher SAT / ACT score. Though NYU chooses to be test optional during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, because not a lot of international students could take these standardised tests. Hence, if students are willing, they can submit their ACT or SAT scores in their admission applications to New York University. Documents required for getting into NYU.

• Common Application Mid-Year Report
• ACT or SAT score
• Previous academic scores
• English language proficiency test scores

NITIE Mumbai which is now IIM Mumbai offers admission to PGDM courses based on CAT scores. IIM Mumbai admission is a 4 step process, where the first step is CAT exam, followed by shortlisting of candidates for PI and then final offer for admission. As per the last year admission cycle, personal interviews where held in March while the classes commenced in June. Tabulated below are the important IIM Mumbai CAT cutoff 2023, further, the final dates for GD and PI will be updated once released on the official website: 

The admission requirements Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering are as follows:

Applicants must have passed high school with good grades and must hold any one of the following certificates.

• Higher Secondary School Certificate

• TOEFL - Marks - 61/120

• PTE - Marks - 45/90

• IELTS - Marks - 6/9

Vellore Institute of Technology will commence the VITMEE  slot booking online on the official website. Applicants appearing in the exam have to complete the VITMEE slot booking using their login credentials. Applicants are advised to enter the details carefully at the time of slot booking as authorities will not allow them to make changes in information at later stages.

The Vellore Institute of Technology will release the VITMEE 2026 admit card on the official website. Candidates who have submitted the application form successfully can download their admit card. The VITMEE 2026 admit card link will be released on the official website and can be downloaded using their application number and date of birth. 

The Vellore Institute of Technology updates the VITMEE 2026 exam pattern on the website. Applicants appearing for the exam are advised to refer to the pattern for their preparations. Here is a brief detail regarding the VITMEE exam scheme below -

• Total number of questions - 100
• Language of the question paper - English
• Each correct answer - 1 mark
• There is no negative marking, and the exam is conducted online.
• Total time duration - 2 hours

The VITMEE 2026 application fee is INR 1200 for all categories. Accepted payment modes include - netbanking/credit card/debit card or UPI. 

NOTE: The VITMEE application fee is non-refundable. 

The Vellore Institute of Technology released VITMEE exam pattern on the official website. The marking scheme of VITMEE exam 2026 is as follows -

• For each correct answer, 1 mark is awarded
• There is no negative marking for incorrect responses. 

Candidates are advised to cross-check their answers before marking in the VITMEE 2026 exam. 

Yes, MIT Institute of Design does offer a doctoral level programme i.e. PhD in Design under MIT-WPU’s School of Design. PhD In Design covers a minimum duration of three years. The eligibity criteria is three year bachelor’s degree programme or qualifications declared equivalent to the master’s degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate. The slection process involve entrance test conducted by MITWPU. Candidates who fulfills the eligibilty criterion  is qualified for the etrance test.