Experience Best Practices in a Classroom

That Stretches Across the Globe

Self Learning Material (SLM)

Virtual Classroom

E-Learning

Online Faculty Interaction

At Symbiosis, we help participants create their own path for a successful career and
surge ahead of competition. With our experienced academicians, updated self
learning material, and online learning facility, students get a blended learning
experience at the convenience of their home or office.

Centre for Distance Learning

One World - One Campus

CONTENTS
ABOUT SYMBIOSIS CENTRE FOR DISTANCE LEARNING
PROGRAMS
Faculty Of Information Technology ----------------------------------- 08

ADMISSION & FEE POLICIES

Fee Policies ------------------------------------------------------------- 10
Admission Procedure -------------------------------------------------- 13
Important Dates -------------------------------------------------------- 13
Disclaimers ------------------------------------------------------------ 15

From The Presidents Desk

Distance learning is the education of the 21st century. The

traditional method of teaching in a classroom, called brick
and mortar education, has failed to reach millions of those
who are thirsty for getting knowledge, in an age marked by
Knowledge Revolution. Distance education and open
learning fulfill this need.
Symbiosis, which is always on the vanguard of making bold
innovations, has established Symbiosis Centre for Distance
Learning (SCDL) to offer different academic programs
through distance education. The Symbiosis Centre for
Distance Learning (SCDL) is a centre of excellence offering

Padma Bhushan Dr. S. B. Mujumdar

quality distance education. I am sure those who aspire to

President and Founder, Symbiosis

Chancellor, Symbiosis International University

acquire education at a time and place of their choice will be

Dr. S. B. Mujumdar was conferred Padma Bhushan in

2012 and Padma Shree in 2005 in recognition for his
significant contribution to the field of Education.

immensely benefited and will be qualified to fill posts of

their choice with credit and confidence. I wish the Centre
success.

Symbiosis 44 years of Excellence in Education

Founded by visionary Padma Bhushan Dr. S. B. Mujumdar in

Today, Symbiosis is ranked 5th in country and is known in

1971 as an International Cultural and Educational Centre,

India and abroad as one of the best educational institutes

Symbiosis provides a 'home away from home' to a large

imparting quality education in various fields such as

number of students including foreign students who come

Management, Law, Computers, Health Care, Arts and

to Pune in pursuit of higher education. Living up to its

Commerce. In 2002, the Ministry of Human Resource

name, which is a botanical term meaning 'living together

Development, Government of India conferred the Deemed

for mutual benefit', Symbiosis has grown over the past two

to be a University status to Symbiosis.

decades into a family of more than 43 academic

institutions, providing education from Kindergarten to Post
Graduation.

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Symbiosis Open Education Society (SOES)

A society committed to the cause of quality distance

education, Symbiosis Open Education Society (SOES) is a
society registered under the Societies Registration Act on
9th May, 2008 and is also registered as a public trust under
Bombay Public Trust Act on 10th October, 2008. Symbiosis
Centre for Distance Learning is a constituent of Symbiosis
Open Education Society. The objective of SOES is to
promote, advance and disseminate knowledge through the
open and distance learning system, in order to provide
education, skill development and lifelong learning
opportunities to all segments of the population from India
and other countries, thereby enabling development and
growth of individuals, society and community at large.

Symbiosis Community College (SCC)

Symbiosis Community College is a constituent of Symbiosis
Open Education Society (SOES). The objective of the
community college is to develop an educational institution
of the community, for the community and by the
community, primarily to educate and train the local
population through skill-based programs. Symbiosis
Community College offers courses like Functional English,
Communication Skills, Soft Skills, and Mobile Repairing, etc.
to the underprivileged, rural students, women members of
self-help groups and others. Symbiosis Community College
offers courses through local centers in villages
neighbouring Pune.

Symbiosis Vocational Junior College (SVJC)

Symbiosis Vocational Junior College provides full-time
vocational education at 10+2 level with an objective to
interweave general education with skill-based workoriented competencies. Hands-on practical training
blended with life coping skills, which is a combination of
Personality Development, Communication Skills and Soft
Skills, is the most important component of Symbiosis
Vocational Junior College. The college offers courses in
Business & Commerce group and Engineering &
Technology group.

Symbiosis Institute of Skill Development

(SISD)
Symbiosis Institute of Skill Development, the latest initiative
of Symbiosis, was established in October 2012. The institute
focuses on providing basic and advanced skill development
courses in high-growth sectors such as Automobile,
Manufacturing, Construction, Services, etc. to cater to local
industry needs for large number of skilled manpower.

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From The Directors Desk

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL) offers a

chance to enhance your career and life through the
medium of quality education.
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL) has
pioneered in India interactive e-learning content in the
curriculum as a supplementary learning methodology, in
order to improve the understanding of concepts through
cases and examples. SCDL has for the first time in India,
introduced online assessment systems, to pursue our
mission of providing learners with flexible learning
opportunities anywhere, anytime and to provide ultimate
convenience, ease and flexibility to our students.

Principal Director, Symbiosis Open Education Society

Director, Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning

The Corporate Business Administration program has also

gained tremendous popularity and SCDL is now an
education provider to leading companies in India, such as
IBM, Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro, Ranbaxy, Collabera, Aditya
Birla, Bharti Retail Pvt. Ltd., Wallmart, Vodafone, Cipla, etc.

Global boundaries are vanishing, merging people of

diverse cultures, nationalities and age groups. Education is
emerging as the most powerful platform in the ' boundaryless' world. Distance learning opens new dimensions of
opportunities for students to obtain higher education
without the constraint of location and time.

SCDL has been invited by foreign universities for

collaboration; a mark of our excellent quality education. I
welcome each one of you to our 'Global Campus' where
latest technology, innovative teaching methodologies and
quality education are blended together to create unique
learning experiences.

Dr. Swati S. Mujumdar

SCDL - Pune Campus

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Symbiosis Centre For Distance Learning

Vision

Our Vision is to create a Global

Campus to provide education and
training opportunities beyond the
boundaries of a classroom, so as to
transform the way people learn.

Our Mission is to provide learners

with flexible learning opportunities
anywhere, anytime.

Mission

About Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL)

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL) is one of the
largest private distance learning education institutes in
India, recognised by Distance Education Council, Ministry
of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL) is located in
the heart of India's premier educational centre, the city of
Pune. SCDL has one of the finest interiors with a state-ofthe-art infrastructure and a skilled and dedicated team
available to help our learners achieve their dreams.
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL) has, since its
inception in 2001, made rapid strides in providing quality
education to thousands of students in India and abroad.
Today, the total active student strength of SCDL is more
than 1,00,743 across 48 countries including India, US, UK,
Middle East, Russia, Germany, Singapore, Japan and many
more, making it one of the largest and most sought after
distance learning institutes.

Administrator,
Business and Corporate
Entrepreneurship Development.

Law and

In addition, our team partners with local, national, and

international organisations to offer corporate programs.
Leading organisations including IBM, Cognizant, Infosys,
Wipro, Ranbaxy, Collabera, Aditya Birla, Bharti Retail Pvt.
Ltd., Wallmart, Vodafone, Cipla, etc. amongst others have
collaborated with SCDL to offer the corporate programs.

Through the means of open and distance learning, SCDL

aims at creating a virtual 'Global Campus', uniting students
from all nationalities, regions, age groups and occupations,
opening new directions of opportunities for obtaining
higher education and enhancing one's career and life.
SCDL is committed to providing quality distance education
and dedicated student care services to all its students from
across the globe. SCDL strives to create an environment of
academic excellence offering programs that are needSymbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL) offers Post
based and value-added, thereby creating opportunities for
Graduate Diploma, Diploma and Certificate programs
lifelong
learning, personal growth, improving skills and
across industry sectors including Business Management,
generating livelihoods. SCDL will continue on its mission of
International Business, Information Technology, Banking
providing learners with flexible learning opportunities
and Finance, Supply Chain Management, Customer
Relationship Management, Insurance Management, Education anywhere, anytime.

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Student Enrollment

Leaders In Distance Learning

ISO 9001:2008 Certification
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning is the first and only
distance education institute in India to be ISO 9001: 2008
certified. The certification demonstrates our strong
commitment to excellence in providing quality education
through open and distance learning mode for the purpose
of professional growth and skill development. The ISO
Certification is constantly reviewed by AQA International.

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Nomination for Award by ICDE

SCDL was nominated for the Institutional Excellence award
by the prestigious International Council for Distance
Education (ICDE), an apex body promoting open and
distance education in the world.
Commonwealth of Learning Accreditation
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning is Accredited by the
Commonwealth of Learning Review and Improvement
Model for Quality.

Student Enrollment

International Enrollment
Across 47 Countries

SCDL does not take any responsibility in regard to the authenticity, completeness, reliability or accuracy of this maps.

Rankings

RA

NKED

Awards

Symbiosis
Center for
Distance Learning has been
ranked 1st amongst the top
distance learning institutes
for student
learning
experience by Careers 360
Rating 2012.

WINNER
Maharashtra Governments
IT Award for
Human Resource
Development

IT Award for HRD through

quality Distance Education:
SCDL
has
won
the
Maharashtra Government's
IT Award for Human Resource
Development
through
quality Distance Education
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and innovative use of ICT. The
award was presented by the
Honourable Chief Minister of
Maharashtra.

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FACULTY OF
Innovative
Student
MANAGEMENT
Services

Innovative Student Services

Student Call Centre: SCDL has a dedicated call centre with
counselors to give prompt response and help answer student
queries via telephone. SCDL has introduced an integrated voice
response system, which provides automated data to students
prior to connecting with the counselors.

Walk-in Admissions: SCDL has designed a walk-in admission

process for the convenience of students, wherein a student may
walk in the institute with all the required eligibility documents
and walk out in 45 minutes with the admission confirmation
letter.

E-Communication Centre: The E-Communication Centre

answers student queries via e-mail and guarantees a
response time of one business day.

Online Counseling: SCDL provides online counseling to

prospective students, facilitating their selection of programs.

Symbiosis World Campus

Symbiosis World Campus forms the centre of learning with facilities such as Online Assignment Submission, Virtual
Classrooms, Message Boards and E-Mentoring. Following services are available to students via our virtual campus:
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Counseling and Mentoring

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Online Faculty Interaction

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Student Support Services

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Message Board

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On-Demand Exam Booking System

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Dispatch Tracking

4
Virtual Classes

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Post my Query Facility

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E-Learning

4
Placement Assistance

4
Exam Guidance

4
E-Library

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Fee Policies And Guidelines

Mode of Payment

Student Categories:

Online: Students can pay registration fees, program fees and

exam fees online.

General Category: Students, who have completed their

education in India and would like to take their examination from
India and avail of all services in India, will be considered in the
General Category.

Cash: All types of fees can be paid in cash only at SCDL, Pune
Campus.
Demand Draft: Students can pay fees via a Demand Draft (DD)
drawn in the favour of The Director, SCDL, Pune and payable at
Pune. All DDs should be sent by Post / Courier to SCDL, Pune only.
Student must affix bar code sent to them with Admission Letter
and mention their name, registration number, contact number,
program enrolled and type of fees being remitted on the reverse
side of the Demand Draft using ball pen. Students must retain a
photocopy of the Demand Draft sent to SCDL. SCDL will not be
responsible for lost / delayed / unidentified DDs. SCDL is not liable
for loss of financial instruments in transit or for unidentified
financial instruments, i.e. without senders details or reason of fee
remittance on the reverse of the DD. Cash must not be sent by
Post/ Courier to SCDL. SCDL will not be responsible for depositing
of any demand draft which are not payable in Pune or cash sent by
post/courier. Payments made via checks and or any co-operative
banks demand draft are not excepted .
International / SAARC students: Such students must remit all fees
in USD or INR equivalent, as prescribed by SCDL. The exchange
rate applicable will be Rs. 65/- against 1 USD for the Academic
Year.

Defence Category: Special fee concession is given to active

Defence Personnel (Army, Navy and Air Force) and Paramilitary /
Police Personnel as a token of appreciation and recognition of
their services to our nation. Fee concession is not available to
personnel in civilian category, working in Defence establishments
and Retired Defence Paramilitary / Police Personnel and their
dependents.
International Category: International students are those who
hold the passport issued by a foreign country, including people of
Indian origin (NRIs) who have acquired the nationality of a foreign
country.
SAARC Category: The South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation (SAARC) is an organisation of South Asian nations of
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan
and Sri Lanka. Students holding passport issued by a SAARC
country (except India), including people of Indian origin (NRIs)
who have acquired the nationality of a SAARC country. Students
holding Indian passport but residing in SAARC / International
Country at the time of applying for admission irrespective of the
duration of their stay and having valid visas will also be considered
as SAARC / International country students.

Fee Policies for all Programs

Students have two options to pay the program fees as per

below specified timelines.

Option 1-One Time Payment: Pay the full course fees in
one time payment, as prescribed for the respective
program, on or before November 15, 2015.
Option 2 - Two-Instalments: Pay the course fees in two
instalments, as prescribed for the respective program on
or before November 15, 2015.
Students appearing for SCDL-PGDBA Entrance Test
2015-2016:
- Students need to pay Entrance Test fee online, through the
payment gateway,
- Applicable Entrance Test fee is Rs 300/- [for National that is
General and Defence category], USD 20 (for International
category) and USD 15 (for SAARC category).
- SCDL-PGDBA Entrance Test 2015-2016 fee is no-refundable.

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- Students need to first clear the Entrance Test and then pay
the complete program fees on or before November 15,
2015. Registration fee is non-refundable.
Students who are exempted from appearing for SCDLPGDBA Entrance Test 2015-2016; must enclose a copy of
his/her valid score card of any one of the State level or equivalent
entrance test at State/National level with the application
form and pay the program fees as per option 1 or option 2,
as specified above.

Students admitted on provisional basis will not be allowed

to access any student related services and learning facilities
and are not allowed to appear in any examinations or submit
any assignments for the enrolled program, until the time they
comply with all the deficiencies mentioned in the provisional
admission letter.

Fee Policies And Guidelines

Students, who have been granted provisional or confirmed

admission, are required to pay program fees as per the
prescribed fee policies.

Students with confirmed admission, who fail to pay fee on

specified timeline will not be allowed to access any student
related services and learning facilities and are not allowed to
appear in any examinations or submit any assignments for
the enrolled program.

Students will be able to avail, the Student Services and

Learning facilities like: Virtual Classes, Online Faculty
interaction, E-Library and E-Learning, Online Assignments,
Personal Contact Programs and booking for Computer
Based Examinations in their student login, only after their
admission is Confirmed and they have Paid Full Program Fee.

Students, who fail to pay complete fee on specified timeline

will have to pay late fee along with complete program fee
on or before December 31, 2015.

Students who have opted for Option 2-Two Instalment mode

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for program fee payment and have paid only the 1
installment till November 15, 2015 will have to pay the late
fee over and above the 2nd installment amount.

The applicable late fee is as under:

Failure to pay complete program fees, even with late fee as

per the prescribed deadline will result in cancellation of
admission.

A student, with admission cancelled by SCDL due to noncompliance of eligibility or non-payment of program fees
within prescribed timeline, will not be eligible for any refund
of the paid fees and any such request will not be entertained.

Students get 2 free attempts of assignments (in case of failure)

and subsequently have to pay Rs 300/- [for National that is
general and defence) category], USD 15 (for International

category) and USD 10 (for SAARC category) per attempt.

Students are required to pay Rs 300/- [for National that is

general and defence category], USD 20 (for International

category) & USD 15 (for SAARC category) per exam, for the
enrolled program.

SCDL is not liable to refund any excess/unidentified fee(s) paid

by the student towards program/course/examination or any
other fees. Such excess fees may be utilized for any other
applicable services (as allowed by SCDL) by the student in the
same financial year subject to the Director's approval.
Students must submit a formal application in the SCDL Service
Request Form (SRF) for the same, on or before March 1, 2016.
Students must ensure and retain proof of receipt for the SRF
sent to SCDL.

Students will not receive fee credit unless proper details are
mentioned on the reverse of the DD. It is the sole responsibility
of the student to mention registration number, program name
and type of fee details in all letters, while sending the fees or
any other documents, to enable SCDL to identify the student
and the purpose of remitting the fees or sending the
document. The student is entitled to claim for credit to such
unidentified amounts (upon providing sufficient proof) on or
before March 1, 2016. Failing this, such unidentified amounts
will be forfeited and the student will have no claim whatsoever
on the said amount.

Demand Drafts received without any information of the

student and/or type of fee(s) remitted is processed under
suspense account. Such demand drafts may be transferred to
the respective student's account in the same financial year, i.e.
till March 1, 2016, after which such queries/applications will
not be entertained/processed. Students must submit a formal
application along with proof for the same on or before March
1, 2016.

As per RBI rules, a demand draft is valid only for 90 days. SCDL
will accept DDs till 60 days from the date of issuance of a DD
to process.

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Fee Policies And Guidelines

SCDL will not accept any personal/banker's cheque or any co

operative bank demand drafts for any kind of fee payment.

SCDL does not take any responsibility to return such

personal/banker's cheque nor co-operative bank demand
drafts or to credit the same to the student's account.

For Payment of fees, students are instructed to use either SCDL

payment gateway or send Demand Drafts to SCDL, Pune or
pay in cash at SCDL Pune Head Office. Students should not pay
any fees directly to any centre/bank/ office, other than SCDL
Pune Head Office. SCDL shall not responsible for any loss
incurred by students in regard to any fees paid to any other
centre/bank/ office, other than SCDL Pune Head Office

Students are informed advised not to send any type of fees in

the form of cash by post/courier. SCDL will not accept and shall
not responsible for the return of cash sent by post/courier

Each student has to send a separate DD towards any

applicable fees. Consolidated DD of two or more students or
student services will not be accepted.

International/SAARC students can pay the program fees in

INR, the exchange rate applicable will be Rs 65/- against 1 USD
for the current Academic Year.

Students can apply for change of category from

International/SAARC to General (refer to the student
handbook for details) but there will be no refund of the paid
program fees.

In case the student wants to change category from General to

International/SAARC, he/she will have to pay the difference in
the program fees in INR or USD (as per prescribed exchange
rate) and submit the photocopies of valid visa and address
proof.

The detailed guidelines, polices and timelines of various

activities and access related to admissions, academics,
evaluations & fee details with respect to project, case studies,
resource file submission, re-submission and other fees can be
referred in the Student Handbook (available in your student
login).
Dual Specialisation

Dual (additional) Specialisation option is available for PGDBA

& PGDIM program. Dual specialisation fee is non-refundable
and non transferable.

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Applicable dual specialisation fees is given below:

Cancellation of Admission

It is the sole responsibility of the student to pay all prescribed

fees as per the timelines mentioned in the prospectus for the
program in which he/she has enrolled. If a student fails to pay
the fees as per the timelines, then in such a case, his/her
admission shall stand cancelled.

In case of students enrolled on a provisional basis, if the

documents required for the purpose of eligibility are not
submitted on or before November 30, 2015 or if submitted
with deficiencies (i.e. not in the manner prescribed) and the
deficiencies are not made good on or before November 30,
2015 or within 15 days of communication to that effect,
whichever is later, then his/her admission shall stand
cancelled.

In both the cases as mentioned above the student is not

entitled to any refund of paid fees.
Refund of Program Fees

Students desiring to cancel their admission need to submit an

application for cancellation of admission (Application for
Refund of Program Fees) only in the prescribed format,
available in the student login on SCDL website, within 30 days
from the date of admission for the enrolled program.

Students will receive only the refund for the program fees paid
by them after the deduction of 25% administrative charges,
on the paid amount. Prospectus and Registration fees are
non-refundable and non-transferable.

Refund application will be processed only after the student

return
to SCDL,
the self learning
material,
confirmation/provisional letter, ID card or any other SCDL
material that the student has in his custody. In case the study
material and/or ID card are not returned to SCDL, Rs 800/- and
Rs 100/-respectively will be deducted from the refund amount
for Study Material and ID card not returned.

Any application for refund of program fees received after

30 days from the date of admission for the enrolled
program will not be accepted.

Admissions Process

HOW TO APPLY?
Step 1: Purchase Prospectus

The fee to purchase the prospectus and application form is:

Students have to pay separate entrance test fee to appear

for SCDL-PGDBA Entrance Test 2015-2016, refer page 47,
Fee Policies for all Programs for the same. SCDL-PGDBA
Entrance Test 2015-2016 fee is non-refundable.

You can purchase the prospectus from SCDL Campus and

Step 3: Fee Payment

selected AXIS Banks (Refer list on www.scdl.net).

You can also complete the application process online via our
website: www.scdl.net.
Step 2: Registration

Registration Fee for all programs

Online Payment: Pay Fee online through payment gateway

Note: Registration fee is non refundable

For all programs, other than PGDBA: Submit or courier the

duly filled application form along with attested copies of
academic documents, work experience documents(if any),
name change document (if any), 2 passport size photographs,
photo identity proof and Registration Fee mentioned above,
to SCDL Pune Campus.

For PGDBA program only:

Submit or courier the duly filled application form along with
attested copies of academic documents, work experience
documents(if any), name change document (if any), 2
passport size photographs, photo identity proof and a
Registration Fee as given in the below table, to SCDL Pune
Campus.
Students seeking admission to PGDBA program, in addition
to above mentioned documents and fees, have to submit a
copy of his/her valid score card of any one of the State Level
MBA/ MMS-CET/ G-MAT/ CAT/ MAT/ ATMA/ XAT/ C-MAT
or equivalent entrance test at State or National level, valid
for Academic year 2015-2016.
Students seeking admission to PGDBA program who have
not appeared any of the State Level or equivalent entrance
test at State or National level, valid for Academic year 20152016 have to clear the SCDL-PGDBA Entrance Test 20152016.

from your student login.

Cash Payment: Pay fee only at SCDL Pune Campus.

Demand Draft Payment: Submit by hand/Courier at SCDL

Pune campus. The Demand Draft needs to be in favor of "The
Director SCDL, Pune" payable at Pune only.

International and SAARC category students are required to

pay the fees in Indian Rupees (INR) or in USD. The conversion
rate of INR to USD will be Rs 65/- to a dollar w.e.f April 01,
2015.

Submit your complete program fee as per timelines specified

in the prospectus for the enrolled program.

ONLY PGDBA program enrolled students who are

appearing for SCDL-PGDBA Entrance Test 2015-2016:
Submit your complete program fee immediately after
qualifying in the SCDL-PGDBA Entrance Test 2015-2016.

IMPORTANT DATES 2015 - 2016

Program commences: July 1, 2015

Last date to pay complete program fee as per Option 1 - One

Time Payment OR Option 2 - Two Instalment: November 15,
2015

Last date to appear for SCDL-PGDBA Entrance Test 2015-2016:

October 15, 2015.

Last date for change of program to PGDBA: October 15, 2015.

Last date for change of program, except to PGDBA: November

30, 2015.

Last date for change in specialisation: November 30, 2015.

Last date to submit eligibility deficient document/s to SCDL for

admission confirmation, for provisionally admitted students:
November 30, 2015.

Last date for application for dual (additional) specialisation

(applicable for PGDBA & PGDIM program only): November 30,
2015.

Last date to pay complete program fee with late fee: December
31, 2015.

Last date for cancellation of admission, for refund of program

fee, for all programs: within 30 days from the date of admission.

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Admissions Process

Enclosures with the Application Form

Confirmed Admission

Two passport size colour photographs.

Photo identity clear copy (any one passport, PAN Card,

Students who fulfil all the admission related eligibility criteria as

per SCDL policies get confirmed admission. An admission letter,
an ID card and barcodes is sent to students by post. In addition,
students get access to the student handbook in their login.

Driving Licence, Aadhar Card, Election Card.)

Photocopy of the Graduation Certificate/Provisional or

Passing Certificate, duly attested by a Gazetted Officer or

Notarised as per the applicable eligibility for the desired
program.
Service certificate (applicable for Diploma holders and Active

Defence Personnel only).

Name Change document (if applicable).

Photocopy of Standard XII mark sheet attested by a Gazetted

Officer or Notarised (Applicable for Diploma in Creative

Writing in English and Diploma in English Language Teaching)
Single Demand Draft for Non-Refundable Registration Fee

(giving candidate's name/details on the reverse side). The

Demand Draft should be in favour of: The Director SCDL,
Pune payable at Pune. In case of online payment, online
successful payment status report should be attached.
For International/SAARC students, photocopy of passport

page showing valid visa of the foreign country.

ONLY for PGDBA program:

A student exempted from SCDL-PGDBA Entrance Test 20152016, has to submit a copy of his/her valid score card of any
one of the State Level MBA/ MMS-CET/ G-MAT/ CAT/ MAT/
ATMA/ XAT/ C-MAT or equivalent entrance test at State or
National level, valid for Academic year 2015-2016, duly selfattested.
Student appearing for SCDL-PGDBA Entrance Test 2015-16

must clear the Entrance Test.

Note:
Students should not send any original documents to SCDL. SCDL
is not liable for return/loss of original documents sent by students.
SCDL will not accept any fees in cash by post/courier sent to SCDL.
All types of fees can be paid in cash only at SCDL Main Pune
Campus. Submission of documents within the timelines, for
confirmation of admission, is the sole responsibility of the
student.

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Provisional Admission:
Students admitted on Provisional basis do not receive any ID card
until their admission is Confirmed. Provisional Admission is given
when the admission related eligibility criteria as per SCDL policies
are not full filled and application has deficiencies such as:

Photographs (2 copies) are not attached.

Photocopy of the Graduation Certificate submitted are not

attested by a Gazetted Officer/ notarised.

Service Certificate (for Diploma holders and Active Defence

Personnel) is not enclosed / attested.

Inadequate documents / application form.

Application form not signed.

Name Change Certificate is not enclosed, if applicable.

Visa/Passport copy (for International/SAARC students) is not

enclosed.

Photo identity proof not attached or attached unclear copy.

ONLY for PGDBA program:

Not submitted the copy of his/her score card of any one of

the State Level MBA/ MMS-CET/ G-MAT/ CAT/ MAT/
ATMA/ XAT/ C-MAT or equivalent entrance test at State
or National level, valid for Academic year 2015-2016, duly
self-attested.

Not qualified in the SCDL-PGDBA Entrance Test 2015-2016.

Provisionally admitted students must submit required
documents or comply with deficiencies immediately upon
receipt of admission letter/email with respect to provisional
admission status, as specified to get confirmed admission.
The admissions of provisionally admitted student's, who fail to
submit the required documents on or before November 30,
2015, are liable to be cancelled. Such students will not be entitled
for refund of any fees paid. It is the sole responsibility of
students to submit all the required documents within the
prescribed timeline.

Disclaimers

Disclaimers
Right to Amend Rules
The Institute reserves the right to amend the rules and regulations,
whenever and wherever considered necessary and appropriate.
Such amendments will be intimated to the students. Therefore,
these publications, and the descriptions contained herein, are not
to be construed as a contract binding on the Institute to any
specific policies. Possible changes include, but are not limited to,
course content, passing requirements, eligibility criteria for
examinations, fee structure, refund policy, admission cancellation
policies and rules, curriculum and course content, examination
pattern, policies and timelines, certification and designation,
assignment pattern, examination and contact program centres
and such other matters, as may be considered relevant.
Important Points

All SCDL programs are autonomous. SCDL is not part of any

University.

Students may enrol for only one PG Diploma or Diploma in

one academic year.

Students may enrol for Certificate programs along with a PG

Diploma or Diploma in one academic year.

Students must retain with them a photocopy of the duly filled

in application form, demand drafts, case studies and other
paper submissions sent to SCDL.

Instructions given in the student handbook and any other

instructions given through print or email or website are the
rules and policies of the Institute.

Self-Learning Material provided by SCDL shall be in printed

form, in English language only. SCDL is not liable to provide
the aforesaid material in any other form or in any other
language.

Students desirous of enrolling themselves for any program of

SCDL should ensure that they have necessary computerbased operational knowledge and access to internet, as
majority of the services and communications related to the
programs are computer-based. SCDL shall not be liable for
any operational loss/damage arising out of deficiency of such
knowledge /computer skills.

It is also clarified here that differently abled students shall

make necessary provisions/arrangements at their own cost
and expenses to understand the self-learning material and/or
to appear for examination and/or to perform any action
related to the program. SCDL shall not be liable to incur any
expense on such account and also not be liable for any
loss/damage arising out of negligence/inability of differently
abled students to understand the self-learning material and /or
to appear for examination and/or to perform any action related
to the program.

SCDL has a Student Grievance Redressal Forum, a body

independent of SCDL and headed by a legal luminary to
enable the students to get their grievances redressed.

Students are advised to approach the said Student Grievance

Redressal Forum to get their grievances, if any, redressed

before taking any legal recourse. Information related to the
same is given on the SCDL website.

Students who are granted provisional admission and fail to

meet the eligibility criteria 1 and criteria 2, in specified time
prescribed by SCDL will not be given confirmed admission and
their SCDL-PGDBA Entrance Test 2015-2016 score will
become null and void.

Student Undertaking

It is assumed that all students seeking admission to SCDL

programs have carefully read the Prospectus and website and
further agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the
Institute. Students submitting the admission/application form
to any program/course at SCDL are assumed to have read the
rules and policies related to eligibility, provisional admission,
cancellation of admission and refund of fees and disclaimers
mentioned above and agree to the same, as mentioned in the
admission form.

Students are instructed not to use any unfair means in the

examination hall. Students are not allowed to bring any
materials such as digital diary, cell phone, pager, palmtop tithe
examination hall. In case a student is found using any of these
items as mentioned above during the examination, in the
examination hall or in the premises where the examination is
being conducted, SCDL has the right to cancel that student's
admission and in such a case, the student shall not be entitled
to any refund of fees.

Students are requested to immediately intimate SCDL of any

change in their communication address. The Institute shall not
be responsible for non-receipt of ID card/Admission Letter
/Study Material by the student if the change of address is not
communicated to SCDL well before the schedule of dispatch
of their material, as notified on the website and the student
will have to bear the cost of delivery.

Students are requested to take note about SCDL's Right to

Amend Rules (given above) and agree to the same through
this understanding.

No donation or capitation fee is charged for admission to any

course at any institute of Symbiosis.
Jurisdiction
All disputes between the applicant/student and the Institute,
including any dispute relating to purchase of application form,
payment of fees, refund of fees, admission, examination,
certification, etc. shall be exclusively subject to jurisdiction of
only Pune Courts.

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Events At A Glance

National Conference

Literacy Summit

Placement Meet

MDP

Alumni Meet

Convocation

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Authorities Of The Institute

Managing Committee of SOES

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL) is a constituent of Symbiosis Open Education Society (SOES). The
Managing Committee is the Principal executive authority of SOES. It is empowered to deal with and take decisions in
respect of the entire academic, administrative, financial and matters of SOES and its constituent institutes including SCDL.

Left to Right Mr. Sameer Desai (Member), Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar (Member), Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar (Member),
Mr. S K Jain (Member), Dr. S B Mujumdar (President), Mrs. S S Mujumdar (Member),
Dr. Swati Mujumdar (Principal Director), Mrs. Vijaya Shete (Member), Ms. Devika Khandekar (Member)

Academic Council (SCDL)

The Academic Council is the principal academic authority of SCDL and is responsible for monitoring the academic
activities/matters of SCDL. Academic Council is responsible and has control over the maintenance of learning, training,
research, examination, assignments etc. all academic programs and content are approved by the Academic Council
after they are recommended by the Board of Studies.

Board of Studies (SCDL)

The Board of Studies is one of the academic authorities and is responsible for monitoring academic activities relating to
the development of course material, course content, program structure, evaluation methodology and related activities.
It exercises general supervision and coordinates various activities right from introduction of new programs up to
designing the course curriculum and program structure content, syllabi, evaluation methodology, development of
question banks, credit policy, standard of passing, etc. Each department has its Board of Studies.

SYMBIOSIS
Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL)

Pune Campus
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
Symbiosis Bhavan, 1065 B, Gokhale Cross Road
Model Colony, Pune - 411016, Maharashtra
Phone: +91 - 20 - 66211000 (Hunting Line)