Salient Features
The institute has several distinctive features. The more important among them are:
- Free education: The institute does not charge any type of fees — for tuition, laboratory, library, examinations and the like.
- An open admission policy enabling students from all over the country to seek admission to courses, irrespective of income, class, creed, religion or region, making it truly national in character.
- Merit-based selection through a very comprehensive testing and interviewing procedure giving adequate weight to intellectual attainments and intuitive insight.
- A very favourable teacher-pupil ratio for closer rapport between students and faculty.
- Residential character with students and faculty staying on the campuses.
- Development of scientific research at the doctoral level relevant to the local and national needs; introduction of education technology through the installation of a modern space theatre in rural surroundings providing an opportunity for the students and the faculty to develop simulation exercises and formulate programmes of a creative and constructive character.
- Blending of value-based education with secular education.
- Integrated courses of five years duration to promote talent.
- Maximum number of working days, fuller use of national holidays and important festivals for education and extension work.
The success of the institute in upholding these high ideals may be judged from the fact that everything operates with clockwork precision. In particular, there is never any student unrest. Examinations are always held on schedule as announced, and the annual convocation invariably takes place on November 22. Sai students are scattered throughout the globe; wherever they are, they remain committed to the values they had imbibed while studying.
Selection to the courses is based on performance in an entrance test specific to the course, which is followed by an interview. For MBA courses, a group discussion is also held. Students interested in pursuing M Tech (Computer Science) programme are required to attend a practical and oral test, in addition to the written test.
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