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Academic Qualifications

The qualifications awarded by the institutions listed below qualify for the points indicated:

Qualification

Abbreviation*

Level in NZ terms

Points under SMC

Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Science (Engineering)**

BE

7

50

Bachelor of Laws**

LLB

7

50

Bachelor of Technology**

BT

7

50

Bachelor of Arts Honours***

BAH

7

50

Bachelor of Commerce Honours***

BCH

7

50

Bachelor of Science Honours***

BSH

7

50

Bachelor of Science Honours (Nursing)

Refer to NZQA

Master of Arts****

MA

8

50

Master of Commerce****

MC

8

50

Master of Engineering / Master of Science (Engineering)****

ME

9

60

Master of Philosophy****

MP

9

60

Master of Science****

MS

8

50

Master of Technology****

MT

9

60

Doctor of Philosophy*****

PhD

10

60

* Abbreviations used are for the purposes of this list and may not be stated on the award certificates.

**Degrees may be awarded with or without honours. Certificates may state a Class or Division. All Pass Honours, or Third, or Pass Class / Division Honours degrees should be referred to NZQA for assessment.

*** Degrees may also state a class or division. All Pass, Third Class, or Pass Class / Division degrees should be referred to NZQA for assessment.

**** Evidence of an awarded bachelor degree at Level 7 is required. Master degrees may be awarded with honours, and may state a class or division.

***** Evidence of an awarded master degree at Level 8 or above is required.

If an applicant believes their qualification may be higher than the level stated they should apply to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

Note: Award certificates must be provided in their original language for all qualifications.

All honorary degrees must be referred to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

If any courses leading to the award of one of the qualifications listed above were studied at any institution outside of India, including any Indian overseas campuses, they should be referred to NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment. Additionally, if any courses have been cross-credited towards the listed qualifications, these qualifications also need to be referred to NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

If the award certificate states a college where study was undertaken, the qualification should be referred to NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment. All qualifications studied at affiliated or autonomous colleges need to be referred to NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

All qualifications awarded after 2014 should be referred to NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

Awarding Institutions

The following institutions may award the qualifications specified from the dates shown.

Institution

(Alternative institution names which may be included on the award certificate are indicated in brackets. Names and dates of institutions have been included in the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment for immigration purposes only.)

Qualification awarded from

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh

BAH, BCH, BSH, MA, MC, MP, MS and PhD: 1982

BE: 1982 - 2000

LLB : 1982 - 2012

BT and MT: 2001

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

BSH, MS and PhD: 1990

Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

BE, LLB, BT, ME, MP, MT and PhD: 2002

Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

MP, MS and PhD: 2002

Assam University, Silchar, Assam

MA, MC, MP, MS and PhD: 2000

Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

LLB, BAH, BCH, BSH, MA, MC, MP, MS and PhD: 1987

 

BT: 1987 - 2013

Bangalore University, Jnana Barathi, Bangalore, Karnataka

BE, LLB, MA, MC, ME, MS and PhD: 2002

Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

MC, MP, MS and PhD: 2003

Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

MA, MP, MS and PhD: 2003

BT and MT: 2003 - 2007

MT: 2013

Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab

BT, MS, MT and PhD: 2007

Dr. Harisingh Gour University (Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya), Sagar, Madhya Pradesh

MP, MT and PhD: 2001

English and Foreign Languages University / EFL University (Central Institute of English & Foreign Languages 2001 - 2006), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

MA, MP and PhD: 2001

Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (Guru Ghasidas University 2004 - 2009), Bilaspur, Chhatisgarh

BT, BAH, BCH, BSH, MA, MC, MP, MS and PhD: 2004

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi

LLB, MA, MS, MT and PhD: 2007

Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab

LLB, BT, BSH, MA, MC, MP, MS, MT and PhD: 2000

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal, Uttarakand / Uttaranchal

LLB, BT, MC, MP, MS and PhD: 2003

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka

ME, MS, MT and PhD: 1990

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay), Mumbai (Bombay1983 - 1996), Maharashtra

BT, MS, MT and PhD: 1983

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Kharagpur), Kharagpur, West Bengal

BT: 1985

LLB: 2010

MS, MT and PhD: 1982

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), New Delhi

BT: 1985

MS, MT and PhD: 1983

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK), Uttar Pradesh

BT, MS, MT and PhD: 1990

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (ITT Madras), Chennai (Madras 1983 - 1996), Tamil Nadu

BT, MS, MT and PhD: 1983

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (ITT Roorkee), (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee 2001 - 2006), Uttarakhand / Uttaranchal

BE: 2001 - 2008

BT: 2002

MS, MT and PhD: 2001

Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

BE, LLB, BAH, BSH, MA, MC, ME, MS, and PhD: 2003

MP: 2014

Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi

BSH, BT, MS, MT and PhD: 2003

 

Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi

BE, BAH, BSH, MA, MP, MS, MT and PhD: 2000

BT: 2005

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

BT, MS, MT and PhD: 2004

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

BAH, MA, MP, MS and PhD: 1985

Kakatiya University, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh

LLB, BT, MA, MC, MP, MS and PhD: 2002

Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka

MA, MC, MP, MS and PhD: 2000

Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana

LLB, BT, MA, MC, MP, MS, MT and PhD: 2000

Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

MA, MP, MS and PhD: 1999

MC: 1999 - 2013

Manipur University, Imphal, Manipur

MA, MC, MS and PhD: 2004

Nagaland University, Kohima, Lumami, Nagaland

MA, MC, MS and MP: 2000

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu

BT, MS, MT and PhD: 2007

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore

BT, MS, MT and PhD: 2007

National Institute of Technology Warangal, Andhra Pradesh

BT, MS and MT : 2007

North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya

LLB, BT, MA, MC, MP, MS and PhD: 2000

Panjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab

LLB, MA, MC, ME, MP, MS, MT and PhD: 2001

Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Pondicherry

MA, MC, MP, MS, MT and PhD: 1999

Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab

LLB, BT, MA, MC, MP, MS, MT and PhD: 2001

Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh

MA, MC, MP, MS, MT and PhD: 2007

Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University, (S.N.D.T Women’s University), Mumbai, Maharashtra

MC, MP, MS and PhD: 2000

University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal

LLB, BT, BSH, MA, MP, MS and PhD: 2001

University of Delhi, Delhi

LLB, BAH, BCH, BSH, MA, MC, MP, MS and PhD: 1982

University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

MA, MP, MS and PhD: 1990

MT: 2006

University of Jammu, Jammu Tawi, Jammu and Kashmir

MA, MC, MP, MS and PhD: 2001

University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

MA, MP, MS and PhD: 2002

University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

MA, MC, MP, MS and PhD: 2000

University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka

MA, MC, MP, MS and PhD: 1999

University of Pune, Pune, Maharashtra

MP, MT and PhD: 2001

University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan

LLB, BT, MP, MT and PhD: 2004

Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal

BAH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1995

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