Dayanand Sagar Institutions and University: Courses, eligibility criteria, admission and placements

Dayananda Sagar Institutions and University offer a range of UG and PG programmes in multiple streams. Read all about courses offered, eligibility criteria, admission process and placements of Dayananda Sagar Institutions.

Dayananda Sagar Institutions or DSI came into being in 1960. DSI is a group of multi-disciplinary educational centre offering various undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Located in Bangalore, DSI comprises one school, one pre-university college, seven higher education institutions and one university.

All the Dayananda Sagar Institutions are equipped with all modern facilities including Wi-Fi connectivity, digital classrooms, computer labs, science labs, amphitheater, cafeteria, bookshop, gymnasium, library, transport facility and separate hostels for girls and boys. The total student intake of DSI is 18,000.

Dayananda Sagar Institutions: Colleges and Institutes

Listed below are higher education colleges and institutes under DSI.

DSI Colleges and Institutes	Courses Offered	Affiliation and Approval
Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering	BE, MTech, MSc Engineering, MBA and PhD	Visvesvaraya Technological University and AICTE
Dayanand Sagar College of Arts Science and Commerce	BBA, BCom, BCA, MBA, MCA and MCom	Bangalore University And AICTE
Dayanand Sagar College of Dental Science	BDS, MDS and PhD	Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Dayanand Sagar Institute of Technology	Diploma in Engineering courses	Visvesvaraya Technological University
Dayanand Sagar Academy of Technology & Management	BArch, BE, March, ME/Tech and MBA	Visvesvaraya Technological University and AICTE
Dayanand Sagar Business Academy	BBA, BCA and BCom	Bangalore University
Dayanand Sagar Business School	PGDM and PGDM (HRM)	AICTE

Dayananda Sagar Institutions Courses and Eligibility Criteria

Listed below are the courses offered by various colleges and institutes under DSI Bangalore and their respective eligibility criteria.

Course	Eligibility Criteria	Entrance Exam
Diploma in Engineering	Passed Class 10 with minimum 35% aggregate	NA
Diploma in Engineering (Lateral Entry)	Passed Class 12 with Physics & Chemistry as compulsory subjects along with Mathematics/Biology Passes Class 12 Science with Mathematics as one of the subjects or with Technical Vocational subject Passed Class 10 and 2-year ITI	NA
BE	Class 12 pass with 45% aggregate (40% for Karnataka candidates) with Physics, Mathematics, English and any one of the following subjects: Chemistry Biology Biotechnology Computer Science Electronics	COMEDK UGET
BArch	Class 12 pass or with minimum 50% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics or passed 10+3 diploma examination with Mathematics as compulsory subject with minimum 50% aggregate (45% for SC/ST candidates)	NATA
ME/MTech	Pass in BE/BTech examination with minimum 50% aggregate (45% for SC/ST candidates) in relevant stream	GATE
BDS	Class 12 pass in Physics, Chemistry, Biology & English individually with minimum 50% aggregate (40% for SC/ST candidates)	NEET
Diploma in Paramedical Sciences	Class 10 pass from a recognized university	NA
BBA	Class 12 pass from a recognized university	NA
BCom	Class 12 pass from a recognized university	NA
MBA/PGDM	Bachelor’s degree with minimum of 50% aggregate	MAT/CAT
BCA	Class 12 or JODC or Diploma in Engineering pass with a minimum 35% aggregate	NA
MCA	Bachelor’s degree with minimum 50% (45% for SC/ST candidates) aggregate with Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science/Computer Programming/Computer Applications/Business Mathematics/Business Statistics as one of the optional or electives at degree level	NA
BSc	Class 12 pass with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects	NA
MCom	BCom/BBA degree with minimum 50% aggregate	NA

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DSI Bangalore Placements

Dayananda Sagar Institutions has signed MOU with more than 30 companies for helping students with projects internships/industrial visits/research/placements. More than 100 companies participate in the DSI placement process. Some of the top companies include Berger Paints, Synapse, IBJ, Wissen Infotech, Prodapt, Accenture, Cognizant, HUDL, L&T Technologies, HUDL, KPIT Technologies, Amazon, ICICI Bank Limited, NTT Data, MU Sigma, KPMG, Infosys, DXC Technologies, Paytm, etc.

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Dayanand Sagar University

Dayanand Sagar University (DSU) Bangalore was established in 2014. The university is spread across three campuses in the city – Kumaraswamy Layout, Hosur Main Road and Kanakpura Road. DSU offers courses in Engineering, Applied Sciences, Commerce & Management, Arts & Humanities and Health Sciences through its five schools.

School of Engineering
School of Commerce and Management
School of Basic and Applied Sciences
School of Health Sciences
School of Arts & Humanities

Schools	Courses Offered
DSU – School of Engineering	BTech, MTech, BCA and MCA
DSU – School of Management Studies	BCom, BCom (integrated with CMA), BCom (integrated with CA), BBA and MBA
DSU – School of Basic & Applied Science	BSc (Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Chemistry and Biochemistry) MSc (Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Microbiology)
DSU – School of Health Sciences	Basic BSc Nursing, Post Basic BSc Nursing, BPharm, PharmD, MPharm, PhD, BPT and MPT
DSU – School of Arts & Humanities	BA Jourrnalism and Mass Communication

Dayanand Sagar University Courses and Eligibility Criteria

Admission to DSU is based on DSAT, a common entrance exam conducted by the university in May. For some courses scores of state level entrance exams are also accepted. Check the table below for eligibility criteria of courses offered by DSU Bangalore.

Course	Eligibility Criteria	Entrance Exam
BTech	Class 12 pass with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects and Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/Computer Science/Electronic/Technical Vocational subjects as optional and obtained minimum 45% aggregate (40% for SC/ST & OBC category)	KCET/COMEDK UG/DSAT
BCA	Class 12 pass with minimum 45% aggregate	NA
MTech	Pass in BE/BTech with minimum 50% aggregate (45% for SC/ST & OBC category)	PGCET/DSAT
BSc	Class 12 pass with Physics, Chemistry and English with Biology or Biotechnology or Mathematics or any other Life Science subject as optional and minimum 45% aggregate	NA
MSc	BSc pass with minimum 45% aggregate
BBA	Class 12 pass with minimum 50% in aggregate (45% for SC/ST & OBC category)	NA
BCom	Class 12 pass in Commerce with minimum 50% aggregate (45% for SC/ST & OBC category)	NA
MBA	Graduate with minimum 50% aggregate (45% for SC/ST & OBC category)	PGCET/CAT/CMAT/XAT/GMAT/DSAT
BPharm	Class 12 pass with Physics, Chemistry and English with Mathematics or Biotechnology or Computer Science or Biology as optional subject with minimum 40% aggregate BPharm Lateral: Diploma holders in Pharmacy from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy Council of India	KCET/DSAT
PharmD	Class 12 pass with Physics, Chemistry and English with Mathematics or Biotechnology or Computer Science or Biology as optional subject with minimum 40% aggregate	KCET/DSAT
MPharm	BPharm pass with minimum 50% aggregate	NA
BSc Nursing	Class 12 pass with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English with minimum 45% aggregate	KCET
PB BSc Nursing	Class 12 pass preferably with Science subjects with minimum 50% marks in aggregate Candidates should be a registered Nurse and registered Midwife or equivalent with any State Nursing Registration Council Candidates should have completed their GNM course on or before June 1	KCET
MSc Nursing	BSc/PC BSc/PB BSc Nursing pass with minimum of 55% marks in aggregate Applicants must have 1 year of experience after BSc Nursing in a hospital or in a community health programme or in a school or college of nursing PB BSc degree holders need to have one year experience either before or after Post Basic BSc Nursing degree	PGCET
BPT Nursing	Class 12 pass with Physics, Chemistry, English and Biology with minimum 40% aggregate	KCET
MPT Nursing	BPT pass with minimum 50% aggregate Internship completed or completing their compulsory internship on or before August 15	PGCET
BA Journalism and Mass Communication	Class 12 pass (preferably Arts) with minimum 45% aggregate	NA

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Dayanand Sagar University Placements

DSU provides placement assistance to the students through its placement cell. Every year over 200 companies visit DSU for internship and placements. Some of the top companies include Amazon, Dell, GE, Texas Instruments, LinkedIn, National Instruments. Schneider Electric, HP, PayPal, L&T, Bosch, TCS, Cognizant, Accenture, Wipro, Infosys, Continental have participated in hiring at DSU.

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FAQs on Dayanand Sagar Institutions and University

Q: How many institutions and university are there under Dayanand Sagar Institutions?

A: Dayanand Sagar Institutions located in Bangalore has one school, one pre-university college, seven higher education institutions and one university.

Q: What are the courses offered at Dayanand Sagar Institutions and University?

A: Courses offered at Dayanand Sagar Institutions and University include BE, ME/MTech, MSc Engineering, MBA, PGDM and PGDM (HRM) BBA, BCom, BCA, MCA, MCom, BDS, MDS , BArch, MArch, and Diploma in Engineering.

Q: Scores of which entrance exams at valid for admission to Dayanand Sagar Institutions and University?

A: The following entrance exam scores are valid for admission to Dayanand Sagar Institutions and University:

BTech: KCET, COMEDK UG, DSAT
MTech: PGCET, DSAT
MBA: PGCET/CAT/CMAT/XAT/GMAT/DSAT
BPharm, PharmD: KCET/DSAT
Nursing: KCET

Q: How many schools does Dayanand Sagar University have?

A: Dayanand Sagar University has five schools - School of Engineering, School of Management Studies, School of Basic & Applied Science, School of Health Sciences and School of Arts & Humanities.

Q: Is there any nursing course at Dayanand Sagar Institutions?

A: Yes, Dayanand Sagar Institutions offer nursing courses. The Basic BSc Nursing, Post Basic BSc Nursing, BPT Nursing and MPT Nursing courses are offered at Dayanand Sagar University through its School of Health Science.

Q: What is DSAT? Is it mandatory to appear for it?

A: The Dayanand Sagar Admission Test or DSAT is a common entrance exam conducted by the university in May. The exam is conducted for admission to BTech, MTech, MBA, BPharm and MPharm. No, it is not mandatory to appear for DSAT if the candidate has valid score of a national or state level entrance exams.

Q: Which entrance exam scores are accepted for MBA admission at Dayanand Sagar Institutions?

A: The entrance exam scores are accepted for MBA admission at Dayanand Sagar Institutions and University are PGCET/CAT/CMAT/XAT/GMAT/DSAT.

Q: What are the facilities offered to students at DSI campuses?

A: The facilities at every campus of Dayanand Sagar Institutions include transport facility, digital classrooms, computer labs, science labs, Wi-Fi connectivity, library, bookshop, gymnasium, amphitheater, cafeteria, and separate hostels for girls and boys.

Q: Which university is DSI affiliated to?

A: The Dayanand Sagar Institutions and University are affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Bangalore University and Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.

Q: What is the average salary offer during campus placements for BTech at DSU?

A: The average salary offer during campus placements for BTech at DSU is Rs 5 lakh per annum and highest salary offer is Rs 20 lakh per annum.

Q: Which companies participate in campus placements of DSI?

A: Some of the companies that participate in campus placements of DSI are Accenture, Cognizant, KPIT Technologies, Amazon, ICICI Bank Limited, NTT Data, MU Sigma, KPMG, Infosys, Berger Paints, Synapse, IBJ, Wissen Infotech, Prodapt, , HUDL, L&T Technologies, HUDL, , DXC Technologies, Paytm, etc.