Frequently asked questions
Short answers, no hedging. Where the honest answer is “it depends on the rule”, we say which rule.
Is direct admission legal in India?
Yes, where the course does not require a statutory entrance examination. Admitting a student on their qualifying marks is how most colleges in India fill seats. It is not legal, and not possible, where a course is filled through mandated counselling — medical admission being the clearest example.
Do you charge students a fee?
No. We are paid by institutions when a student enrols. Course fees are paid by you to the institution directly, against a receipt in the institution’s name. We never handle your fee.
Will a degree from direct admission be worth less?
No. The certificate records the qualification and the awarding body, not how you were admitted. What matters is who awards it and whether that body holds the standing your next step requires.
Can I get direct admission in MBBS?
No. Medical admission in India runs through NEET and the counselling that follows it. Anyone promising an MBBS seat outside that process cannot deliver it, whatever they claim.
What is the difference between a degree and a diploma?
A university awards a degree; an autonomous institute awards its own diploma. A PGDM is a diploma even though it sits at the same level as an MBA — the IIMs awarded PGDMs until 2017. Where a rule names a degree specifically, a diploma may need equivalence to satisfy it.
Is a distance or online degree accepted?
Where the university held UGC-DEB entitlement for that programme and session, it is a degree like any other. Ask for the entitlement letter covering your intake year before you pay.
How long does admission take?
From enquiry to confirmed seat is usually one to three weeks, depending on the course and how quickly documents are produced. Sessions close on fixed dates, so the earlier you start the more choice you have.
What documents will I need?
Typically your 10th and 12th marksheets, graduation marksheets and degree for a postgraduate course, a photo ID, passport photographs, and a transfer or migration certificate. The full list is here.
IICT and IIPM, Lucknow — direct admission without an entrance test
Direct admission means admission on your record rather than on a competitive exam. Two autonomous institutes in Lucknow have run that model for over 30 years.
IICT — Indian Institute of Commerce and Trade
IICT Business School, Lucknow — usually written IICT Lucknow — has run autonomous management programmes for over 30 years. The IICT MBA is a two-year programme across 30+ specialisations, taught by distance and online, with admission by profile review rather than an entrance test. The complete fee is ₹32,350, paid to the institute directly against a receipt.
IIPM — Indian Institute of Pharmaceutical Marketing
IIPM Lucknow specialises in pharmaceutical marketing and pharma business management — sector-specific management education that university syllabi rarely cover. The IIPM MBA runs on the same autonomous model and the same complete fee of ₹32,350.
As everywhere else on this site: the fee goes to the institute, against a receipt in the institute’s own name. Nobody legitimate asks you for a one-time password.