It is a privilege to welcome the Foreign Students to a place where intelligence and morality work and blend in harmony under a strong academic atmosphere. Our vision is to produce intellectuals who have high morality so that they can spread positive effects to both their own lives and the larger society where they live. International/Foreign students are valued members of our community and the college takes pride in serving these students.
The office of the Dean, Foreign Students looks after the welfare of the International students and also maintains liaison with college authorities, Panjab University authorities and outside agencies. The office authenticates the guidelines for admission of International students to all departments of the college and maintains record/ particulars of each student.
The International Students office maintains close liaison with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR-https://www.iccr.gov.in/home) with regard to the programs for the International students. The office also facilitates the International students body in organizing their cultural functions/sports etc. The office organizes various activities such as orientation-cum-cultural exposure programme, English language and soft skills workshop, sports, cultural and literary & extra-curricular activities with the help of Dean Foreign Students, Panjab University.
The Government of India has recently launched ‘ Study in India’ ( SII – https://studyindia.gov.in) programme to provide easy access to the International students to study in the best institutions in India. Under this programme, premier educational institutions of India have offered more than 15000 seats for eligible foreign students in various disciplines. Our college has been registered under this programme and International students can seek admission through this mode as well.
The students wishing to join any of the courses at college, for the first time are required to obtain an eligibility/equivalence certificate. This certificate is issued by the Deputy Registrar (General) Panjab University, Chandigarh. The request form for issuance of eligibility certificate is available at http://forms.puchd.ac.in
International students can approach this office for admission and hostel facility in college. The students requiring expenditure certificate or assistance with their remittances are also advised to contact the above said office.
A large number of the International students have been pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate courses at college. Ten percent over and above the total number of regular seats in each course is reserved for Foreign Nationals/NRI candidates.
Every year students are admitted after the due verification of following documents:
S.No | Name of the Document |
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1 | Passport and Visa |
2 | Eligibility Certificate issued by Panjab University as equivalent to the corresponding Indian Degrees/ Certificate |
3 | Admission Sanction Letter issued by Panjab University (for ICCR sponsored students) |
4 | Admission Sanction Letter issued by ICCR (for ICCR sponsored students) |
Candidates provisionally selected for admission in various Graduate/Undergraduate courses shall be issued provisional admission letters to facilitate their students’ visa process. The final admission would be based only on production of passport and student visa.
All rules and regulations of Panjab University will strictly apply to foreign students as well.
Format of FSIS Form (To be submitted after Confirmation of Admission)
For any enquiry, drop an email at [email protected]
The office can also be contacted at the following contact number 9872987239, Dr. Diksha Kakkar, Dean, Foreign Students.
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