1. INTRODUCTION SVKM'S NMIMS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

1.1 This booklet gives information about the Admission Procedure and Admission Test of following full time MBA & PGDM Programmes for academic year commencing from June 2014.

 

Sr. No. Name of the program No. of Seats
1 MBA 360

 

Erstwhile programme known as Core which is a two year full time programme having concentration in any one particular area:

 

 
  • Business Environment & Strategy

 

 
  • Communication

 

 
  • Economics

 

 
  • Finance

 

 
  • Information Systems

 

 
  • Marketing

 

 
  • Operations & Decision Sciences

 

2.

MBA Banking

60

3.

MBA Capital Market

60

4.

MBA Human Resource

30

5.

MBA Pharmaceutical Management

60

6.

PGDM – Bangalore Campus

120

7.

PGDM – Hyderabad Campus

60

2.    IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

For NMAT 2014, candidates can apply for more than one Programme and more than one campus.
Admission for all the Full Time Programmes mentioned above is through NMIMS Management Aptitude NMAT Test conducted by NMIMS only.

3. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION

S.No.

Name of the program

Eligibility Criteria

1

MBA 
MBA Banking
MBA Capital Market

• Full Time Bachelor's Degree (10+2+3/4) in any discipline from a UGC recognized University with minimum 50% marks in the aggregate in first attempt.
• The candidate must have completed graduation in the stipulated duration as per the respective University / Institution awarding the degree.

• Those candidates who have cleared their graduation by doing a part-time course or through distance learning, correspondence courses, externally, open school are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply.

2

MBA HR - Selection process is separate

• Full Time Bachelor's Degree (10+2+3/4) in any discipline from a UGC recognized University with minimum 50% marks in the aggregate in first attempt.

• The candidate must have completed graduation in the stipulated
duration as per the respective University / Institution awarding the
degree.

• Those candidates who have cleared their graduation by doing a
part-time course or through distance learning, correspondence
courses, externally, open school are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply.

3

MBA Pharmaceutical 
Management -Selection process is separate

• Full Time Bachelor's Degree (10+2+3/4) in Pharmacy, Science, Life Sciences, Medical doctors MBBS, BDS, BHMS, BAMS, B.Sc. and M.Sc.in Biotechnology from a UGC recognized University with minimum 50% marks in the aggregate in first attempt. Post Graduate degree in Economics, Psychology and Sociology can also apply.

• Candidates with B.Tech. & B.E. in Bio-Tech. & Bio- Medical are also eligible to apply.

• The candidate must have completed graduation in the stipulated duration as per the respective University/Institution awarding the degree.

• Those candidates who have cleared their graduation by doing a part-time course or through distance learning, correspondence courses, externally, open school are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply.
• Candidates working in Pharmaceutical Companies for more than two years are preferred.

4

PGDM - Bengaluru campus 
PGDM - Hyderabad campus

• Full Time Bachelor's Degree (10+2+3/4) in any discipline from a UGC recognized University with minimum 50% marks in the aggregate in first attempt.

• The candidate must have completed graduation in the stipulated duration as per the respective University / Institution awarding the degree.

• Those candidates who have cleared their graduation by doing a part-time course or through distance learning, correspondence courses, externally, open school are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply.

 

 3.1     For all the full time programs candidates who are appearing for the final examination are eligible to apply (Provisional admission subject to clearing the final examination in first attempt and in the stipulated duration with 50 % aggregate marks) and also producing all the necessary documents, in original, within the given stipulated time.

3.2      For all the Full Time programs, candidates with two and more years of post-qualification, work experience will be preferred.

3.3     At the time of admission, the candidate should have cleared all the trimesters / semesters of the Program. No examination of any previous Semester / Trimester to the final Semester / Trimester examination be held subsequent to the final Semester/ Trimester examination. No result of any previous Semester / Trimester examination to the final Semester / Trimester examination be declared subsequent to the declaration of the result of the final Semester / Trimester examination.

3.4     Those candidates who have passed, or, have appeared for graduation examination from a University where Grade Point Average is given, such candidates must produce in writing from the University concerned about the equivalent percentage for the GPA/CGPA obtained.

3.5     It is sole responsibility of the candidates to ascertain whether they possess the necessary and requisite qualification for the admission at NMIMS.

3.6     If at any stage, it is found that a candidate does not satisfy the eligibility criteria or the information furnished by him/ her in the online registration is incorrect, his/her application for the admission to the Programme, even if selected and fees paid, will stand cancelled and fees fortified. Candidates appearing for NMAT, Case Discussion & Personal Interview will do so at their own risk, eventually, forfeiting their admission for want of meeting the eligibility criteria. In such cases candidate will forfeit all the payments like NMAT registration charges, Case Discussion - Personal Interview registration charges, Program fee etc.

3.7      NMIMS reserves the right to alter the terms of eligibility without intimation to the applicants.

4. ADMISSION PROCESS


Stage 1 - NMAT, will be conducted as per the Admission Schedule
Stage 2 - Case Discussion (CD), Personal Interview (PI) and written Test only for shortlisted candidates
Stage 3 - Candidates academic performance, relevant work experience and other similar inputs.

5. ADMISSION SCHEDULE: NMAT 2014 (Updated)

5.1 The schedule & registration charges for NMAT are as under:


 Event

Start

End

Registration charges (Non-Refundable)

Registration

Thursday, 4th July, 2013

Tuesday, 24th September, 2013

Rs.2000/- for normal registration for either MBA Full Time - Mumbai Campus or PGDM.

Rs. 2400/- for both MBA Full Time - Mumbai Campus and PGDM.

Late Registration

Wednesday, 25th September, 2013

Friday, 4th October, 2013

Rs. 2550/- for late registration for either MBA Full Time Mumbai Campus or PGDM.

Rs. 3000/- for both MBA Full Time - Mumbai Campus and PGDM.

Scheduling

Wednesday, 17th July, 2013

Thursday, 10th October, 2013

NIL

Rescheduling

Wednesday, 17th July, 2013

Sunday, 15th December, 2013

Rs. 1000/- per reschedule

Test Delivery

Saturday, 5th October, 2013

Wednesday, 18th December, 2013

NIL

Retake Scheduling

Saturday, 5th October, 2013

Tuesday, 17th December, 2013

Rs. 2000/-

Pearson VUE will carry out the online registration & will conduct NMAT on behalf of NMIMS. Interested candidates have to visit the NMIMS website for online registration. For appearing for NMAT, online application has to be duly submitted & payment of registration charges need to be made in any of the prescribed mode within stipulated time.

  • Candidates can apply for more than one Programme / Campus as per his / her eligibility by giving preferences.
  • The preferences once given cannot be changed later on.

Note: There will be three radio buttons for registration i.e MBA (Full Time), PGDM & Both (FT MBA & PGBM). A candidate who wishes to apply for more than one Campuses has to select the third option of Both and has to pay registration charges as per the above table.

The mode of payment will be as under:

1.Credit card    OR   2.Cash at bank     OR   3.Demand Draft

5.2  The NMAT-2014 will be conducted at following centers (Cities)

TEST CENTRES:

North

Chandigarh, Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow

West

Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Nagpur

South

Bengaluru, Chennai, Cochin, Hyderabad

Central

Bhillai, Bhopal, Indore

East

Bhubaneswar, Guwahati Kolkata, Patna

 The venue details (School / College) at each location will be communicated to the candidates through admit card after the candidate has been scheduled.

It is mandatory to carry Admit Card at the time of NMAT.
Note: The University reserves the right to cancel any venue of examination for any reason and the applicant will have to take the test at any of the other venues available. The Institute's decision in this regard will be final.

5.3 It is the sole responsibility of the candidate to check whether he/she is eligible for the respective Program as per the eligibility criteria stated above.

5.4 Candidates will be short-listed on the basis of the combination of their rank in NMAT and preferences.

 

6.STRUCTURE OF THE TEST

6.1 NMAT would be an objective type multiple-choice test. (There will be no descriptive type questions).

6.2 The NMAT will comprise the following:


Sr. No

Section

No. of Questions

Time in Minutes

1

Language Skills

32

22

2

Quantitative Skills

48

60

3

Logical Reasoning

40

38

Total

120

120

The candidate should note that it is important for them to perform well relative to other candidates in each of the 3 sections of the test as the score of each section and the overall score will be used to shortlist the candidate for the second stage of the selection process as well as in the final ranking. Please note that there will be no negative marking.

Please note that if the candidate is not satisfied by his / her NMAT score in the first attempt he / she may schedule for Re-take NMAT by visiting www.pearsonvue.com / nmims & logging in with the allotted username and password. In case of candidates taking more than one attempt the best score which is the total score & its respective sectional score, which make the candidate eligible as per the cut offs declared by NMIMS, will be considered for short listing for subsequent process. (Cut off means sectional as well as total score). The scores of all the attempts taken by the candidate will be declared on the NMIMS website.

7. GUIDELINES FOR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED CANDIDATES

Physically Challenged will include following (as per Person with Disability ACT of India)

1.Visually Challenged 2. Low vision
3. Leprosy-cured 4. Hearing impairment
5. Loco motor disability 6. Cerebral palsy
7. Learning Disability / Dyslexia 8. Mental illness

Candidates who wish to request for an accommodation must fill in the details in the online application while registering. The candidate must then scan their Disability Certificate and email it together with the candidate's NMAT ID and name, to nmatspecialrequirements@pearson.com five or more days prior to their scheduled date.

Each application will be reviewed on a case-to-case basis and appropriate assistance will be made available at the test centre. Pearson VUE will contact the candidates to ensure proper assistance is provided to them.

8. SELECTION PROCESS: Case Discussion (CD) & Personal Interview (PI)

Note: Case Discussion & Personal Interview for shortlisted candidates will be conducted in Mumbai only. For CD/ PI the candidates have to carry their NMAT admit card.
8.1 The result for NMAT 2014 will be declared on the website as per the important dates available on the website. Shortlisted candidate is required to download the call letter from our website www.nmims.edu
The shortlisted candidate also needs to bring his/ her NMAT Call letter for CD/PI process

No separate call letter will be mailed.

8.2  The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of the application data in terms of academic marks obtained, work experience, marks obtained in NMAT and Case Discussion - Personal Interview.

8.3  The selection criteria will be based on merit only. The cut-off for deciding the merit shall lie solely with NMIMS. Those candidates who have applied for more than one Programme / Campus, in their application forms, their selection will be based on the merit score obtained by them as well as on the availability of the seats in the respective Programme.
In this regard, the decision of the NMIMS will be final and undisputable and shall be binding on all concerned.

8.4 Canvassing, in any form for admission will disqualify the candidate.

8.5 All matters of dispute will be subject to the legal jurisdiction of Mumbai only.

8.6 Candidates are advised to visit the NMIMS website www.nmims.edu to know the details of various steps of selection process. All communication to the candidates will be through NMIMS website only.

Please note that No separate communication will be sent in this regard.

9.  Candidates previous academic performance, relevant work experience and other similar inputs.

 

10. FEES

Fees for academic year 2013-14 were Rs.6,31,000/- (For information only). The Fees for academic year 2014-15 will be informed during CD/ PI.

11.IMPORTANT DATES (Updated)

Sr. No.

Activity

Important Dates

1

Registration Start Date

Thursday 4th July, 2013

2

Registration End Date

Tuesday 24th September, 2013

3

Scheduling Start Date

Wednesday 17th July, 2013

4

Scheduling End Date

Thursday 10th October, 2013

5

Late Registration Start Date

Wednesday 25th September, 2013

6

Late Registration End Date

Friday 4th October, 2013

7

Re- scheduling Start Date

Wednesday 17th July, 2013

8

Re-scheduling End Date

Sunday 15th December, 2013

9

Exam Delivery Start Date

Saturday 5th October, 2013

10

Exam Delivery End Date

Wednesday 18th December, 2013

11

Re-take Scheduling Start Date

Saturday 5th October, 2013

12

Re-take Scheduling End Date

Tuesday 17th December, 2013

13

Announcement of results

Thursday 23rd January, 2014

14

Registration for CD/ PI

24th January, 2014 to 4th February, 2014

15

Conduct of CD/ PI

12th February, 2014 to 25th February, 2014

16

First Merit List

5th March, 2014

Course Commencement & closure of Admission: Monday, 9th June 2014.

(Note: The Candidates must check his/her eligibility before applying for the course)

12.Documents to be submitted at the time of admission

  • SSC Marksheet & Passing Certificate
  • HSC Marksheet & Passing Certificate
  • Degree Marksheet (for 1, 2, 3, 4th year)
  • Degree Certificate
  • Provisional Degree certificate/ Passing Certificate
  • Post Graduate Degree Marksheet
  • Post Graduate Degree Certificate
  • AIU (University Equivalence) Certificate (For Foreign University Only)
  • Migration Certificate
  • Eligibility Certificate (If required)
  • Work Experience Certificate
  • Medical Fitness Certificate (In Original signed by Registered Medical Practitioner)
  • Mediclaim Policy

13.REFUND OF FEES IN CASE OF WITHDRAWAL / CANCELLATION OF ADMISSION

  • Candidate should submit a written request for withdrawal / cancellation of admission to Deputy Registrar (Admissions) along with original fee receipt, which is MUST.

REFUND RULES

The Schedule of refund of fees will be as follows:

1 Till the date of commencement of the programme Rs. 1000/- will be deducted as administrative charges
2 Cancellation after closure of admission Cancellation made after the official closing of admission, No Fees will be refunded