South Asian University : Fees, Admission Procedure 2025, Entrance Exam Accepted & Placements

The South Asian University (SAU) is an International University sponsored by the eight Member States of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The eight countries are: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. South Asian University started admitting students in 2010, at a temporary campus at Akbar Bhawan, India. Its permanent campus will be at Maidan Garhi in South Delhi, India, next to Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). First academic session of the university started in August 2010 with two post-graduate academic programmes, in economics and computer sciences.

South Asian University attracts students predominantly from all the eight SAARC countries, although there are students from other continents attending it. A country-wise quota system comes into play when it comes to admission of students. The president of the university, Prof. GK Chadha is a renowned academician. He had been an economic advisor to the prime minister of India and was the Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University.