Why should you, as an MBA aspirant, consider business schools in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR)? The high standards, for one, as many of these institutes offer programs in the same league as the IIMs, possess location advantages of either being close to a tech hub like Gurgaon or seat of power in New Delhi.
There is not a minute to be lost with application deadlines looming large. Aspirants need to appear and score well in CAT 2016 or XAT 2017. While CAT 2016 test is to be held on December 4, XAT 2017 is scheduled for January 8, 2017. The application process for CAT 2016 has ended. For XAT 2017, Application Date that started on August 17 will end (without late fee) on November 30. The last date for application (with late fee) will be December 11. Downloading of admit cards begins on December 20 onwards.
Here is a look at six institutes in and around Delhi offering a wide range of programs.
BIMTECH, Greater Noida
It accepts CAT 2016/XAT 2017 scores for final admission round comprising a written test and personal interview. Due weightage is givent o academic profile and work experience. The last date for receipt of on-line application is November 30 along with an application fee of Rs 1500. The programs offered are PGDM, PGDM (IB), PGDM (IBM), PGDM (RM)
Graduate with 50% marks are eligible to apply. Scores of CAT 2016/XAT 2017/GMAT 2016-17 will be considered in the final shortlisting for the 420 member batch of 2017-19. CAT cut off will be 70 to 75 percentile.
The fee structure is Rs.11 lakhs for PGDM & PGDM (IB) and Rs.8.5 lakhs for PGDM(IBM) & PGDM (RM). The average placement in 2016 was Rs.7.35 lakhs.
FMS, Delhi
Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Delhi, one the oldest B-schools in India under the University of Delhi is known for its low fees and high placement figures. The admission process for its MBA 2017-19 started on November 1. The last date for registration for admissions will be November 30.
Candidates can register for admission to two year full time MBA and Ph.D. programmes through FMS website www.fms.edu by filling up online registration form and by paying the requisite fee of Rs.1000 (Rs.350 for SC/ST/PWD category) for each program
Graduates with 50% marks are eligible to apply for the program having 200+16 supernumerary seats. Candidates have to appear for CAT 2016. The expected CAT cut off is 98 to 99.4 percentile. The fees is around Rs. 22000. The average placement salary in 2016 was Rs.20.5 lakhs
IMI Delhi
International Management Institute (IMI) New Delhi has the distinction of securing the first rank among private schools by the Union Government’s NIRF Ranking 2016. This school also uses CAT 2016 scores with expected cut offs of 92 to 94 percentile for the PGDM program. The last date for submitting application is December 12 along with a fee of Rs 2000. The school also accepts scores of GMAT taken between December 2014-December 2016. The fee is Rs 15.41 lakh and average placement salary in 2016 around Rs 14.3 lakhs.
IMT Ghaziabad
The AACSB accredited IMT, Ghaziabad offers PGDM, a two-year full-time AICTE approved and AACSB accredited residential programme in Business Management-equivalent to an MBA, PGDM DCP, a two-year full-time dual country residential programme in Business Management and a PGDM Executive 15-months full-time AICTE approved and AACSB accredited residential programme in Business Management for Working Professionals. All the programs are AICTE approved and AACSB accredited.
The last date for submitting the application is December 1 along with an application fee of Rs. 2000. The PGDM class has 480 seats, CAT 2016 cut off of 90 to 93 percentile, a fee of rs 15 lakh. The average placement salary figure in 2016 was Rs 10.8 lakhs.
LBSIM, Delhi
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM) Delhi will accept application forms till December 16, 2016 along with a fees of
Rs. 1250 in Cash or a demand draft. Graduates with 50% marks are eligibile to apply. The expected cut-off for the 240 seat program is CAT 2016, 87 to 90 percentile. The fee is pegged at Rs 9.85 lakh and average placement salary is Rs.8.3 lakhs
MDI Gurgaon
MDI Gurgaon has the last date for receipt of applications on December 2 along with a fee of Rs.2200. The institute has AMBA accreditation and shortlists candidates on the basis of CAT percentile of 94 to 96. The final admission round would consist of Group Discussion , Written Test and Personal Interviews during February and March 2017. The fee structure is. Rs.18.86 lakhs for PGPM & PGP-HRM; Rs.23.04 lakhs for PGP-IM. The average placement salary in 2016 was Rs.18.95 lakhs.
