Stage 1

ONLINE APPLICATION

The online application form consists of following sections:

• Personal story
• Personal information
• Scores from grades 9-12, Grade 12 predicted scores (self-predicted/school predicted)
• Co-curricular, and extracurricular activities

You can view the application checklist here.

ONLINE ASSESSMENT

Students who submit the application with all the relevant documents will appear for Krea Aptitude Test (75 minutes) that comprises of the following four sections:

• Logical reasoning
• Numerical reasoning
• Verbal ability and critical analysis
• Essay writing

This step helps Krea gauge students’ abilities to organise, synthesise, and articulate thoughts on various aspects of a given topic, and understand the well-rounded perspectives of the aspirant.

You can view a Sample Krea Aptitude Test here.

Stage 2

Following a review of the application and the student’s performance in the Krea Aptitude Test, applicants will move into next stage of the Admissions process, which comprises the Krea Immersive Case Analysis and/or Personal Interaction.

KREA IMMERSIVE CASE ANALYSIS (KIC)

The case discussions comprise a group of fellow candidates and panellists. ALL ELSE IS FINE.The Krea Immersive Case analysis is a mere tool to enable candidates to be able to articulate their thoughts with more liberty and clarity.

PERSONAL INTERACTION

Personal interactions will be held individually and will comprise a panel of faculty members.

In line with our mission rooted in diversity and inclusivity, we are resolute to provide aspirants opportunities to be assessed by varied techniques and not just a singular one. This helps candidates be their true selves and helps us understand if Krea is the right fit for them.

1) Decision on admission

Based on the information provided by the applicant and the evaluation scores awarded across the two stages of selection, the applicant may receive the following decisions:

1. Confirmed offer of admission: Applicants who have done well across the two stages of selection and meet our selection benchmarks and have also got, either the actual XIIth Board scores or SAT/ACT test scores (as explained in the eligibility section), may get confirmed admission offer. For such applicants, the following scenarios are applicable:
   1. Applicants whose actual XIIth Board scores (not predicted scores) are the primary indicator of merit may receive confirmed admission offers.
   2. Applicants whose SAT/ACT have been considered as the primary indicator of merit vis-a-vis their actual or predicted XIIth Board scores may also receive confirmed admission offers. However, for Indian students, there will be a minimum condition of passing the XIIth Board exams to fulfill the legal norms for undergraduate education.
2. Conditional offer of admission: Applicants, who meet our selection benchmark based on their predicted XIIth Board scores may receive conditional admission offers. The condition will typically be meeting the predicted scores or achieving a specific target score. In the eventuality that the actual scores obtained fall short of the predicted or specific target scores, the final decision will be based on whether the difference in scores still fulfills the selection benchmark.

In addition, if the applicant submits an SAT/ACT score after receiving a conditional offer, the SAT/ACT score can be taken into account for changing the conditional offer of admission to a confirmed offer of admission.

2) Denial of admission: Applicants may be denied admission at any stage of selection.

1. Stage 1: Applicants with online application profile comprising actual XIIth Board scores who have not met the selection benchmark of getting shortlisted for the Krea Immersive Case, will not be offered admission. For such applicants, the process ends at Stage 1.
2. Stage 2: Applicants with a final score comprising the Krea Immersive Case scores and actual XIIth Board scores, who have not met the selection benchmark, will not be offered admission

3) Deferral for Immersion / admission offer: Applicants may receive a deferral of decision at any stage of the admissions process in the following scenarios:

1. Stage 1: Applicants whose scores based on evaluation of application form, does not meet the benchmark, may be deferred shortlisting for the Krea Immersive Case. They could be shortlisted for the Krea Immersive Case at a later stage subject to obtaining superior actual XIIth Board scores, which may help them meet the shortlisting benchmark.
2. Stage 2: Applicants who have gone through the Krea Immersive Case, but whose overall performance does not meet the selection benchmark in the applicant pool at that stage, will be deferred. This may change subject to obtaining better than predicted scores in XIIth Boards or an improved relative position of the applicant in the total pool of applicants.
   During either stage, if the applicant takes up SAT/ACT, he/she can share the scores for inclusion in their admission evaluation and processing.