Sikkim Manipal University Admission 2024: Application form, Last Date, Eligibility

SMU offers Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) to the candidates who want to pursue their career in the Medical field. The course is offered for 4.5 years including internship.

Candidates who have passed 10+2 level or equivalent in the stream of Science in relevant discipline with minimum 50% marks from a recognized academic institution are considered eligible for the MBBS programme.

Admission in MBBS is done through NEET UG. Eligible candidates will have to appear in National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) conducted by CBSE. Those who aspire to give entrance test can visit the official

website of NEET.

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The university has two medical courses B.Sc in Nursing and Integrated M.Sc with a duration of four and five years respectively.

A degree in 10+2 level or equivalent from a recognized academic institute with Physics, Chemistry and Biology is a common eligibility criteria for both of the courses. B.Sc Nursing programme demands at least 45% of marks in aggregate in 10+2 level while to fulfil the eligibility criteria for the Integrated M.Sc programme, candidates need to score at least 50% marks in 10+2 level.

Admission in both of the courses is done on the basis of marks obtained in last qualifying examination in relevant discipline. Failing to meet the eligibility criteria will lead to the elimination of the candidates from the admission process.

Keynote: A 5% marks relaxation is availed by the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC category.

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The university provides a bunch of different courses at the UG level comprising numerous specializations. BPT, B.Tech, BCA, B.Sc, BBA, B.Com and BS Engineering are offered by the university. The university also accepts a lateral entry in B.Tech programme. All the UG programmes hold a duration of three years except the B.Tech and BS Engineering programmes, both of these courses are of four years.

Candidates must have passed 10+2 level or equivalent examination from any recognized academic institute to meet the eligibility criteria for UG courses. Only the eligible candidates are allowed to appeal for the concerned courses.

For admission into the B.Tech and BS Engineering programmes, eligible candidates will have to appear for one of the entrance examinations depending upon the category under which they are seeking admission.

• General Category, Defence, North East, Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) and Paramilitary Force Categories : The candidates will have to appear for the JEE to be conducted by the CBSE. However, candidates are also required to fill up the SMIT application form and submit the same to SMIT by prescribed date
• Sikkim Category: The candidates should apply to the Director, Technical Education, HRDD, Government of Sikkim. They should appear in the Entrance test conducted by the Government. However, candidates need to fill up the SMIT application form while reporting to the college after counselling by HRDD, Government of Sikkim
•  MU-OET Category: Candidates seeking admission under this category will have to appear for Manipal University Online Entrance Test (MU-OET) conducted by the Manipal University, Manipal (Karnataka) all over India. Candidates need to send the filled application of Manipal University (MU) to the Director (Admissions), Manipal University, Manipal - 576 104 (Karnataka)
• SMIT Offline Test:  Candidates seeking admission under this category will have to appear for offline written test conducted at various centres by SMU
• Reserved Categories : Candidates seeking admission through reserved categories need to apply directly to the Director-Technical Education, HRDD, Government of Sikkim

Apart from B.Tech and BS Engineering programme rest of the programmes demand a merit based admission as per the marks obtained in the qualifying examinations.

Key point: Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC category will be benefitted by a 5% of marks relaxation for BPT, B.Tech, B.Sc, BBA, B.Com and B.A programmes.

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At postgraduate level, Sikkim Manipal University offers Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Master of Surgery (MS) in multiple specializations. The duration period for each of the specializations is three years. The total number of seats available depends upon the nature of specializations.

Eligible candidates will have to appear in NEET PG conducted by the National Board of Education (NBE). However, in order to meet the eligibility criteria candidates must hold Graduate Degree in MBBS from any recognized university. Registration for NEET PG can be made from the official website

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At the PG level the university serves three regular courses like Master of Arts (M.A), Master of Science (M.Sc) and Master of Commerce (M.Com) holding a duration of two years. Willing candidates need to hold a graduation level degree in relevant discipline, in order to get admission.

Admission in the PG courses is done on the basis of marks obtained in last qualifying examination in relevant discipline. Failing to meet the eligibility criteria will lead to the elimination of the candidates from the admission process. 

Keypoint: Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC category will be benefitted by a 5% of marks relaxation in eligibility criteria.

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The university provides Master of Hotel Management (MHM) to provide knowledges and lessons about to hold a managerial positions in the the tourism and hospitality industry with a duration of two years. The university also comprises Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) for the candidates pursuing higher studies in this area. Duration of MPT programme is also two years.

Candidates holding a Bachelor’s degree securing a minimum of 50% of marks in aggregate from a recognized university or any autonomous institution are considered eligible for both of the concerned programmes.

Admission in both of the programmes is done based on the marks obtained in the last qualifying examination.

Keynote: A relaxation of 5% of marks will be given to the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC category

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At the Doctoral level the university offers two research based courses like Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Mathematics. Duration of the doctoral programmes is one year.

A postgraduate degree in relevant discipline from a recognized university is required to apply for the doctoral courses.

Admission in M.Phil is made through the merit of the candidates while the university makes the selection of the candidates seeking admission in Ph.D programme through University Entrance Test or any other recognized Entrance Test.

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