VSUPGCET 2024: Vikrama Simhapuri University (VSU) is situated in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. It is a public state university established in 2008. VSU conducts Vikram Simhapuri University Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (VSUPGCET 2024) annually. The entrance is held to offer in PG and Ph.D. courses of VSU. The university offers 17 postgraduate programs, 2 integrated courses namely M.Sc., M.B.A. and 2 research courses viz. M.Phil. and Ph.D. The Vikram Simhapuri University comprises of 127 affiliated colleges.
Courses Offered through VSUPGCET 2024
- M.A: Telugu, English, Economics, Political Science, Public Administration
- M.Sc.: Maths, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Marine and Microbiology, Organic and Analytical Chemistry, Statistics with Computer Application
- PG Diploma: Journalism, Translation
- Masters: Commerce, Education, Social Work, Business Administration
VSUPGCET 2024: Important Dates
| Online Application | 2nd week of April 2024 |
| Online Application submission | |
| without a late fee | 1st week of May 2024 |
| with a late fee | 2nd week of May 2024 |
| with an urgent fee | 3rd week of May 2024 |
| Offline/ Printout application submission last date | 3rd week of May 2024 |
| Admit card Download | 3rd week of May 2024 |
| Entrance exam commencement | 3rd week of May 2024 |
| Result Releasing Date | 4th week of May 2024 |
| Start of Counselling | 2nd week of June 2024 |
Eligibility Criteria
Master of Arts [MA]
- Economics: A B.A. degree with economics from a recognized university.
- English: Any graduate degree with English in part I or part II from this university or any other recognized university.
- Telugu: Any graduate degree with Telugu in part I or part II or B. A. Oriental Learning in Telugu from this university or any other recognized university.
- Political Science and Public Administration: Candidate must possess any graduate degree from this university or any other recognized university.
Master of Science [M.Sc]
- Physics: A B.Sc. degree with physics and mathematics from this university or any other recognized university.
- Chemistry: A BA/ B.Sc degree with Chemistry from this university or any other recognized university.
- Zoology: A B.Sc degree with zoology from this university or any other recognized university.
- Botany: A B.Sc degree with Botany and Chemistry / Biochemistry from this university or any other recognized university.
- Marine Biology/ Aquatic Biology and Fisheries: A B.Sc degree with anyone biology subject from this university or any other recognized university.
- Microbiology: A B.Sc degree with Microbiology / Chemistry and any two Biology subjects or Computer Science/Computer Applications from this university or any other recognized university.
- Biotechnology: A B.Sc degree with Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biochemistry and one biology subject from this university or any other recognized university.
- Organic Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry: A B.Sc degree with Chemistry / Industrial Chemistry and any two science subjects from this university or any other recognized university.
- Mathematics: A BA/ B.Sc degree with Mathematics from this university or any other recognized university.
- Biochemistry: A B.Sc degree with Chemistry/ Biochemistry and one biology subject from this university or any other recognized university.
- Statistics and Computer Applications: A BA/ B.Sc degree with Statistics and Mathematics from this university or any other recognized university.
- Applied Mathematics: A BA/ B.Sc degree with Mathematics from this university or any other recognized university.
- Computer Science: A B.Sc degree with Computer Science / Computer Applications / Mathematics combination / B.C.A. / B.A. Computer Applications / Mathematics / B.Com. Computer Applications combination from this university or any other recognized university.
Master of Commerce [M.Com]
- A B.Com degree or B.A. with Accountancy, Statistics and Mathematics / Commerce / Economics /Computer Applications or B.B.A. or B.Sc. with Mathematics, Accountancy and Computer Science from this university or any other recognized university.
Master in Social Work [MSW]
- A B.Com degree or B.A. with Accountancy, Statistics and Mathematics / Commerce / Economics /Computer Applications or B.B.A. or B.Sc. with Mathematics, Accountancy and Computer Science from this university or any other recognized university.
Master of Education [M.Ed]
- A B.Ed degree from this university or any other recognized university with at least 50% aggregate marks.
Master of Computer Applications [M.C.A]
- Any undergraduate degree from this university or any other recognized university.
MBA/PGDM
- Any undergraduate degree from this university or any other recognized university.
Other Requirement
- All the above qualification should be passed with at least 40% marks (passed for SC/ST candidates) in the concerned subject.
- Candidates who are due to appear for the final year annual examination are eligible to apply.
Application Fee
| Online Application Fee for General | Rs. 500/- per test |
| Online Application Fee for ST-SC or PhD. | Rs. 400/- Per Test |
| Online Late Application Fee for General | Rs.900/- |
| Online Application Fee for ST-SC or PhD. | Rs. 800/- |
| Online Urgent Application Fee for General | Rs.1500/- |
| Online Application Fee for ST-SC or PhD. | Rs. 1400/- |
Exam Pattern for VSUPGCET 2024
- The syllabus of each test consists of 100 marks.
- Each entrance test will be of 90 minutes’ duration.
- There will be 100 multiple choice questions.
- Each question carries one mark.
- There is no provision of the negative mark for the wrong answer.
- The test papers for English and Computer Science will be in English; Telugu test will be in Telugu. For all other tests, the question papers will be in both English and Telugu.
Syllabus
| Commerce | Physics | Mathematics |
| Business law | Electricity | Linear Algebra |
| Company law | Magnetism | Vector |
| Business Economics | Electronics | Calculus |
| Banking and Insurance | Mechanics | Real number |
| Cost and Management Accounting | Wave | Differentiation |
| Introduction to Financial Accounting | Oscillation | Integration |
| – | – | Differential Equation |
| – | – | Solid Geometry |
For English and Chemistry
| English | Chemistry |
| Poetry and Prose | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Grammar and Vocabulary | Organic Chemistry |
| Communication and Composition | Physical Chemistry |
| Verbal and nonverbal communication | General Chemistry |