South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies Bangalore M.Th : Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Eligibility Criteria:

• Applicants must hold a MDiv with a minimum B+ grade average, from a college accredited by the ATA.
• Applicants who have B grade average, from an ATA college, should write the Qualifying Examinations conducted by SAIACS. These are conducted at the time of the Entrance Examinations at SAIACS. There will three examinations to take: Bible, Theology and Christian Ministry. The applicants must pass the Qualifying Examination with a B+ grade average in order to write the Entrance Examinations.
• Applicants with a minimum B- grade average from an ATA college, and applicants with a minimum B grade average from a non-ATA college will be required to take a pre-MTh year in addition to passing the Qualifying Examination with a B+ grade average. They are required to gain a B+ grade average in the Pre-MTh year in order to qualify for entry into the MTh programme. At SAIACS, they will join Year 2 of the Integrated MTh. (See The Pre-MTh Programme tab)
• Two years full-time supervised Christian ministry experience is required, after the previous theological qualification.
• Applicants specializing in Old Testament and New Testament must have done at least two exegetical courses in Hebrew and Greek respectively. For Religions, the applicant must have done the equivalent of two exegetical courses in Urdu/Sanskrit/Arabic. Applicants for these three departments must demonstrate competence in the applicable language in the Entrance Examinations. Applicants lacking these skills may be offered the option of doing Pre-MTh in the relevant field (see section following).

Master of Theology [M.Th] Residential Program 

MTh in the PTC department includes a period of internship. This will entail additional fees and travel costs.

Fees: Approx Rs. 1,50,000 to Rs. 1,75,000 per year (excluding hostel fee)