Bangalore University
India
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
First degree/qualification: Bachelor's or specialized degree (3-5.5 years).
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: Class I or very high class II range.
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 4 year bachelor's degree (except for B. Pharmacy — M. Pharmacy is required); or master's degree following completion of 3 year bachelor's degree; or completion of a bachelor degree followed by certain postgraduate diplomas which are either AIU (Association of Indian Universities) or AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) approved; postgrad diplomas are all evaluated individually.
Documents required: Official mark sheets/transcripts/records; official certification of degree and date awarded.
Description: Instituted in 1964 as a federal university. Became a teaching and affiliating university. Has four university colleges and over 120 affiliated colleges. Usual admission requirement is a two year pre-university certificate (12 years of education).
Grading systems:
BA/BS/BCom/BE/ME | |
BEd/MEd | |
60% | Class I |
50% | Class II |
40% | Class III |
MA/MS/MCom/MBA/BPharm | |
BLibSc/MLibSc/BTech | |
60% | Class I |
50% | Class II |
Some Indian institutions award class on last year; some on honours courses; some do not count failed/repeated courses. We calculate average on all marks/grades. Examinations are held annually.
Languages of instruction: Kannada and English.
Advanced degrees:
Master's: 1-2 years after appropriate degree.
Ph.D.: 3 years after master's degree; by research and thesis.