Tuition & Fee Policy
Learners who enroll with SACAR to undertake a programme of study are required to pay all fees owing to SACAR according to the rules of payment for each programme. We reserve the right to cancel a learner's registration if they fail to pay their fees in accordance with the required deadlines. The learner would then no longer have access to our teaching and learning facilities.
- The total tuition and fees for all programmes are determined by SACAR.
- The total tuition payable by the student in a programme is divided in equal annual instalments to be paid at the beginning of every academic year in the programme. These instalments are calculated on the basis of student’s enrolment status (half-time or full-time).
- One-time non-refundable application fee is due at the time of submission of completed application form.
- Students are also asked to pay a one-time non-refundable registration fee, due with their first tuition bill before the start of their programme.
- At the start of their last academic year in the programme, students are required to pay a matriculation fee.
- PhD students are also asked to pay special fees for qualifying examination and viva in the appropriate year of their study programme.
- PhD students for whom certain courses are waived are given appropriate deduction in their tuition fees.
- For students enrolled in the Certificate Programme, the total amount for tuition and fees must be paid before the start of the programme.
- For full-time students enrolled in any of the PGD programmes (duration: 1year) and the MPhil programme (duration: 15 months), the total amount for tuition and fees must be paid before the start of the programme.
- For all other students enrolled for two or more academic years (including half-time students enrolled in PGD and MPhil programmes) invoices are sent to the students about four weeks before the start of every academic year. The amount due shown in the invoice must reach the SACAR office by the due date mentioned in the invoice.
- An extension fee per semester is charged if the students are unable to satisfactorily complete the full study programme within the programme duration specified by their enrolment status (full-time or half-time).
- A re-entry fee is added to the bill for students re-registering in the programme after their sanctioned Leave of Absence. For the academic year 2009-10, the re-entry fee is Rs. 500 (for Indian applicants) or USD 50 (for foreign applicants).
- All programmes require either one or two personal contact programmes at SACAR. Travel and accommodation expenses are not included in the fee structure given below and are the responsibility of the student. Accommodations (food and lodging) are available at SACAR at reasonable rates. In some cases, adjustments in these requirements may be made for those residing outside of India.
- At the discretion of SACAR Director, some reduction in tuition and/or fees may be considered in the case of deserving candicates.
- Refund Policy: 75% of the tuition is refundable if the student withdraws within the first two weeks after the start of the academic year. After two-weeks, no refund is possible.
Fee Structure
TUITION AND FEE STRUCTURE
(FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2009-10)
Certificate Programme in Sri Aurobindo Studies
|
India* |
Foreign** |
Tuition |
Rs. 1,500 |
$350 |
Application Fee |
Rs. 300 |
$30 |
Registration Fee |
Rs. 150 |
$15 |
Institutional Fee |
Rs. 300 |
$60
|
Matriculation Fee |
Rs. 250 |
$45 |
Total |
Rs. 2,500 |
$500 |
PG Diploma (Studies in Indian Culture); PG Diploma (Integral Education)
|
India* |
Foreign** |
Tuition |
Rs. 6,400 |
$2,240 |
Application Fee |
Rs. 300 |
$30 |
Registration Fee |
Rs. 300 |
$30 |
Institutional Fee |
Rs. 500 |
$200 |
Matriculation Fee |
Rs. 300 |
$70 |
Total |
Rs. 7,800 |
$2,570 |
M.A. in Sri Aurobindo Studies
|
India* |
Foreign** |
Tuition |
Rs. 12,800 |
$4,480 |
Application Fee |
Rs. 400 |
$40 |
Registration Fee |
Rs. 500 |
$50 |
Institutional Fee |
Rs. 1200 |
$480 |
Final Exam Fee |
Rs. 400 |
$90 |
Matriculation Fee |
Rs. 500 |
$110 |
Total |
Rs. 15,800 |
$5,250 |
M.Phil. in Sri Aurobindo Studies
|
India* |
Foreign** |
Tuition |
Rs. 9,000 |
$3,150 |
Application Fee |
Rs. 500 |
$50 |
Registration Fee |
Rs. 300 |
$30 |
Institutional Fee |
Rs. 900 |
$360 |
Final Exam Fee |
Rs .400 |
$90 |
Matriculation Fee |
Rs. 500 |
$120 |
Total |
Rs. 11,600 |
$3,800 |
Ph.D. in Sri Aurobindo Studies
|
India* |
Foreign** |
Tuition |
Rs. 20,800 |
$7,280 |
Application Fee |
Rs. 500 |
$50 |
Registration Fee |
Rs. 500 |
$50 |
Institutional Fee |
Rs.1300 |
$520 |
Qualifying Exam Fee |
Rs. 3000 |
$300 |
Viva Exam Fee |
Rs. 8000 |
$800 |
Matriculation Fee |
Rs. 700 |
$150 |
Total |
Rs. 34,800 |
$9,150 |
Note: For Ph.D students for whom waiver may be given for some courses, the tuition will reflect appropriate deduction.
*These rates are applicable to learners from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.
**These rates in USD and are applicable to learners from the U.S., Canada, and West European countries. Applicants from other countries should inquire about rates.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the copying or close paraphrasing of ideas, phrases, words, or sentences of others without acknowledging them as such or referencing the original author. It is plagiarism to copy, without due reference being made to the author, from books, articles, CD's, any electronic media, the spoken word or another student's written work. We regard plagiarism in assessed work as a dishonest practice that will result in downgrading the work, and in severe cases, cessation of further studies with SACAR.
Acknowledgement of an original source of all quoted material used in written work is made through the use of indented paragraphs, or by placing the quotation in quotation marks, followed by the reference. Paraphrased material too must be followed by a reference to the original work or author. Sources to which the student does not make direct personal reference should be referenced according to the text in which they were cited. Full bibliographies should be attached to all written work. Learners should use the conventions explained below in order to properly acknowledge your sources, but if the learner has doubts about the correct way to write an essay and avoid plagiarism, they should consult their facilitator.
Citation Conventions
Each use of the ideas or words of another must be individually acknowledged in the text. In addition, each work consulted must be listed in the bibliography. The mere presence of a work in the bibliography does not override the need for acknowledging each individual use of that work in the text and, though necessary, is by itself insufficient.
Students may either follow the APA or MLA style manual for proper citations and referencing. They are strongly advised to consult their course facilitators and/or research guides to seek guidance on the selection of the appropriate citation style.
Some general guidelines are presented below for consideration by all students at SACAR.
- Any use of the exact words of another must be acknowledged by enclosing them in quotation marks, or, for longer quotes, citing the quotation in the form of an indented paragraph, and by stating the source of the quotation in the text or at the end of the indented paragraph. For example of the former: “The human spirit has ever oscillated between two extreme and opposite ideals.” (Mukherjee 1990: 26)
2. If only part of a passage from a book is being used, this should be indicated by replacing the omitted words with a short series of dots. For example: "All that is ordinarily knowable in phenomena is function ... It does not and cannot tell us anything about being." (Mukherjee 1990: 29) This applies however long or short the quotation and however long or short the omissions.
3. You may wish to alter the words being quoted so as to fit them into the context in which you are using the quotation, or to overcome the problem that the quotation may not make sense when taken out of its own context. Omitted words should be dealt with as above. Any words added should be enclosed in square brackets. For example: “Trouble is bound to arise if there is an unwarranted and illegitimate intrusion of [Science or Spirituality] into the other's arena. Science cannot dictate its conclusion to the man of Spirit any m ore than Spirituality has the right to impose its own on the scientist …” (Mukherjee 1990: 76) The words in square brackets have been added so that the quotation makes sense, and to avoid quoting a longer passage than necessary simply to set it in its context. The series of dots at the end indicates that the quotation has been truncated.
4. If you do not have access to the original source of a quotation but have found it quoted in the work of someone else, you should give the original source (which the author you have found should have quoted) and the reference where you found it. For example, a reference might read like this: Bonner (1958: 12), quoted by Mukherjee (1990: 208)
5. If you are not using the exact words of another, but are making use of one of his/her ideas, this should be acknowledged with a full reference in the bibliography and a page reference in the body of the essay: As Bonner has argued (Bonner 1958: 35), etc. It must be possible to trace where you acquired this line of thought.
Notes:
I. In the writing of the above policy on Plagiarism we would like to acknowledge Cardiff University on whose guidelines this policy has been modelled, and whose guidelines on citation conventions have been reproduced in full above.
II. We reserve the right to update, add to, and change this policy statement at any time.
Extensions, Incompletes, Suspensions, and Exclusions from study
- Study periods are not extendable except in rare situations and at the facilitator's discretion. Learners are strongly encouraged to complete all requirements for their courses in the allotted semester/course period. Any extenuating circumstances which may prevent the learner from completing a course in time should be immediately brought to the attention of the course facilitator.
- In such circumstances where the learner is unable to complete a course during the allotted semester, an Incomplete status comes into effect.
- Under the Incomplete Policy, learner and facilitator jointly discuss and determine the extension period (it may range from 2 to 6 weeks depending upon the amount of work remaining in the course). The learner must complete all the course requirements during this mutually agreed extension period.
- If the learner fails to complete the course during the extension period, he or she will be given a failing credit and must repeat the course when it is offered next time.
- An extension fee per semester is also charged if the students are unable to satisfactory complete the full programme within the programme duration specified by their enrolment status (full-time or half-time).
- In some situations learners may also request a Leave of Absence for a semester. A re-entry fee may be applied in such cases when the learner returns to the programme.
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