?Admission notice & Academic C?alendar 2025-2026

Important Dates

Inviting applications for admission : 30.06.2025
Counseling for admission : 20.07.2025 onwards
Notification about the admission of candidates : 25.07.2025
Last date of paying the fees : 30.07.2025
Orientation program : 01.08.2025

Academic Calendar to be followed for the Semester I & II 

SEMESTER-I
Commencement of the classes 04.08.2025
Dispersal of classes, preparation leave and practical 10.12.2025
Commencement of Examination 18.12.2025
Winter Break 25.12.2025
SEMESTER-II
Commencement of the classes * 05.01.2026
Dispersal of classes, preparation leave and practical 29.05.2026
Commencement of Examination 10.06.2026
*Educational Tour Tentative Date To be decided

Fee Structure & Number of Seats

Sl.No. Name of PG Diploma Course No. of Seats Fees (per Semester) (INR) Fees (per Semester) (USD)
1 Cultural Informatics 25 20000 500
2 Preventive Conservation 25 20000 500
3 Cultural Management 25 20000 500
4 Applied Museology 25 20000 500
5 Digital Library and Data Management 25 20000 500
6 Indian Literature 25 10000 250
7 South East (Agneya) Asian Studies 25 10000 250
8 Janjati Identity, Cultural Traditions and Development 25 10000 250
9 Manuscriptology and Palaeography 25 10000 250
10 Indian Arts & Aesthetics 25 10000 250
11 Rock Art and Ethno-Archaeological Studies 25 20000 500
12 Applied Ethnography 25 10000 250
13 Translation & Machine Learning 25 10000 250

Eligibility criteria for Indian Students

The following qualifications are prescribed for various courses:

Sl.No. Name of PG Diploma Course Eligibility
1 Cultural Informatics (AICTE ?????? ????????) Graduation in any discipline
2 Preventive Conservation Graduation in any discipline
3 Cultural Management Graduation in any discipline
4 Applied Museology Graduation in any discipline
5 Digital Library and Data Management Graduation in Library and Information Science or equivalent from any recognized University  or Graduate/ Post-Graduate level course in Museum/Archive/ Reprography/B.Tech
6 Indian Literature Graduation in any discipline
7 South East (Agneya)  Asian Studies Graduation in any discipline
8 Janjati Identity, Cultural Traditions and Development Graduation in any discipline
9 Manuscriptology and Palaeography Graduation in any discipline with pre-requisite knowledge of Sanskrit
10 Indian Arts  & Aesthetics  Graduation in any discipline
11 Rock Art and Ethno-Archaeological Studies Graduation in any discipline
12 Applied Ethnography Graduation in any discipline
13 Translation & Machine Learning Graduation in any discipline or equivalent with good command on any two language pairs in which translation possibilities exist

Eligibility for Non-resident Indians and International Students

Bachelor’s degree or higher in relevant subject or at least two years of relevant work experience (or part-time equivalent)?