Pearl Academy, Bengaluru Admission 2025: Dates, Registration, Fees, Eligibility

Students can apply for any Pearl Academy’s course on a provisional basis, but they must submit self-attested copies of their mark sheets/degrees by September 30, 2024. Failure to do so will result in cancellation of provisional admission, with no entitlement to a refund according to Pearl Academy's refund policy.

The Pearl Academy admission test has two stages listed below:

Stage 1: Pearl Academy Written Admission Test: GPT, DAT

• General Proficiency Test (GPT) assesses proficiency in English, logical reasoning, quantitative ability, and data interpretation.

• Design Aptitude Test (DAT) assesses creativity, drawing skills, design ability, observation, imagination, sensitivity to the environment, and communication skills.

Stage 2: Pearl Academy Personal Interview (including portfolio evaluation/material handling skill test for Design streams)

• All candidates undergo a Personal Interview after the Written Admission Test at their respective Examination/Interview centres, as mentioned on their Admit Card.

• Applicants can apply for one or multiple admission cycles simultaneously by filling a fresh application form for each cycle.

For the Pearl Academy UG and PG programmes, admission relies on both an entrance exam and a personal interview. For Pearl Academy Professional Certificate programs, selection is solely based on the personal interview.

The Pearl Academy admission cycle is conducted in two stages:

Stage 1:

• Written Admission Test: GPT, DAT & MAT

General Proficiency Test (GPT): Assesses English proficiency, logical reasoning, quantitative ability, and data interpretation.

• Design Aptitude Test (DAT): Evaluates creativity, drawing skills, design ability, observation, imagination, sensitivity, and communication skills.

• Media Aptitude Test (MAT): Assesses creative thinking, visual expression, language command, and observation skills for media school applicants.

Stage 2:

•  Personal Interview (including portfolio evaluation/material handling skill test for Design streams)

• All candidates undergo a Personal Interview after the Written Admission Test at their respective centres, as mentioned on their Admit Card.

Certainly, you have the option to seek lateral admission to Pearl Academy through the Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) entry. The APL Admission Panel at Pearl will evaluate your learning outcomes for lateral entry or admission, and if approved, you will need to attend an interview.

Indeed, the Industry quota seats are restricted. Please contact Pearl Academy via email at admissions@pearlacademy.com. Candidates sponsored by the industry will be subject to a higher fee.

A completely filled withdrawal application for the programme must be submitted online, after which the Student Development Service Team of Pearl Academy will reach out to you. Requests made through any other method will not be taken into account.

In the event that an accepted candidate opts not to enrol and requests a refund, the fees paid by the student will be reimbursed after deductions in accordance with the Pearl Academy's Refund Policy. Please note that the application fee is nonrefundable.

Foreign nationals, individuals holding foreign passports, or those of Indian origin (PIO) or overseas citizens of India (OCI) will fall under the international category, regardless of where they completed their education and passed qualifying exams.

For Pearl Academy undergraduate programmes, eligibility is based on completing 10+2, while for the postgraduate programmes, it requires a college graduate.

International candidates are exempt from the written entrance examination. Instead, they are only required to participate in an interview and portfolio evaluation.

Prospective candidates have the option to apply for one or multiple admission cycles at Pearl Academy concurrently by submitting separate fresh application forms for each cycle.