South Asian University Admission 2026: Registration opens for UG, PG, PhD; apply by April 10

The South Asian University has started accepting applications for undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses for the academic year 2026. Eligible and interested candidates can submit their SAU 2026 application form through the official website at sau.int. The last date to apply is April 10.

Candidates will be selected for courses at South Asian University based on an entrance test or direct admission through CUET , JEE , CAT , or GATE scores. The university will conduct its SAU entrance examination on April 25 and 26 at various test centres across all SAARC countries.

Candidates who have scored at least 50 to 55% marks in their previous qualifying exams from recognised SAARC institutions can apply for undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD programmes at South Asian University.

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According to the schedule, the admit card for the SAU exam will be issued on April 20, and the first merit list will be published on May 15.

To complete the application form for South Asian University admission 2026, candidates will have to pay a non-refundable registration fee of Rs 1,740.

Students can apply for as many programmes as they want, as long as they meet the eligibility criteria and the SAU entrance exam timings do not overlap. However, they are required to submit a separate SAU application form for each programme.

South Asian University admission schedule 2026

Below is the complete schedule for entrance-based and direct admission to South Asian University.