TAPMI Manipal opens admission for PGDM 2015-17 batch; Apply by Dec 31, 2014

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Amit Agnihotri
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Updated on October 18, 2014
TAPMI has announced the Admissions-2015 to its 3 flagship 2-year fully residential Post Graduate Programs viz., PGDM, PGDM-HCM and PGDM-BKFS
Academics, Work-Experience, will have due weightages in final selection
The Admission-2015 process to the 3 flagship 2-year fully residential Post Graduate Programs batch 2015-17 viz., PGDM, PGDM-Health Care Management (HCM) and PGDM-Banking and Financial Services (BKFS) at T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) Manipal has started from October 18, 2014. The last date to apply is December 31, 2014.

 

The waiting period for opening of application process at this AACSB accredited B-School of India has now came to an end with the announcement from TAPMI to start online application process.

 

Buy Prospectus offline/online: Submit only On-line

 

Aspirants desirous of seeking admission at TAPMI will be able to obtain admission prospectus on or off-line, but submission will be completely online only. 

 

Every hard-copy of Prospectus of Admissions would contain a coded “Payment Voucher” and when the coded number is keyed in Online Application form, the system would allow submission of the same. Last date to submit the application is December 31, 2014.

Application fee

The Application fee is Rs. 1,500 for single program, Rs. 2500/- for any 2 programs and Rs. 3500/- for all three programs. Payments can be made by means of Demand Draft on any bank or pay online with debit/credit card.

PGDM programmes and intake at TAPMI

Following PGDM programmes will be offered at TAPMI for PGDM batch 2015-17. All the programmes are AICTE approved. However, the filling up of these seats will be subject to availability of suitable candidates who will undergo the rigorous selection process.
          

Programme

Intake

PGDM

420

PGDM-HCM

 60

PGDM-BKFS

 60

 

PGDM specialization at TAPMI

TAPMI Manipal doesn’t propose to introduce any new programme in 2015. According to Prof Chowdary Prasad, Dean (PR) & Chairman Admissions, TAPMI Manipal “No new Programs is proposed to be introduced in 2015.  Specialisation of courses in Finance/Marketing/HR/IT/ Operations will be announced to the students at the end of 1st year.”

Exam Scores accepted for admission at TAPMI

Applicants are required to take at least one of the 3 following Admission Tests for admission in PGDM and PGDM-BKFS at TAPMI

CAT 2014: To be conducted by IIMs on 16 & 22 November 2014,

XAT 2015: To be conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur, on 4 January, 2015

GMAT (between 1st Jan 2013 and 31st Dec, 2014.): Conducted and to be conducted by GMAC

Registering for CAT 2014/XAT 2015 is a prerequisite for applying to TAPMI. Candidates may register for both of the admission tests. The better of the two scores will be considered by TAPMI.

Apart from the above test scores, candidates seeking admission in PGDM (Health Care Management) can also submit their MAT scores of AIMA.  

Eligibility for PGDM at TAPMI

To be eligible, an applicant has to have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (10+2+3). Students in the final year of graduation can also apply. TAPMI will accept CAT 2014, XAT 2015 and GMAT scores as well.

Healthcare Management Program will be limited to candidates with medical and Para-medical qualifications.  Similarly, in respect of BKFS Program, preference will be given to candidates with background of Commerce / Economics (Graduate / Post Graduate), CA, ICWA or CS.

Shortlisting criteria at TAPMI

PGDM and PGDM-BKFS candidates will have to possess high percentile scores in CAT-2014, XAT-2015 and GMAT(two years) while HCM candidates may also submit their MAT scores of AIMA to get shortlisted for final admission round at TAPMI. 

According to Prof Chowdary Prasad “TAPMI follows profile based shortlisting of candidates for all its three programs. While there is no special treatment for gender diversity, aspects like Academics, Work-Experience, will have due weightages in final selection, besides performance at WAT and Personal Interviews.”   

Components of GDPI

WAT and Personal Interview will be given weightage in PI round for admission 2015 at TAPMI.

Fee structure

PGDM and PGDM (BKFS) Programmes

The current academic fee for two years payable by students admitted for the PGDM Programmes is Rs. 13.5 lakhs  including Hostel fees and excluding monthly food bill approx. Rs.3500/- .

PGDM - Healthcare Management

The current academic fee for two years payable by students admitted for the PGDM - Healthcare Programme is Rs. 9.5 lakhs including Hostel fees and excluding monthly food bill approx. Rs.3500/- .

Above fee structure is subject to change.

Placement at TAPMI

The placement 2014 at TAPMI saw the highest salary of Rs.55 Lakhs, more than 8 students were offered placement at Rs.45 lakhs and average salary stood at Rs. 9.71 Lakhs. While top rated recruiting companies visited TAPMI offering more offers in Placement 2014, sectoral placement was also good at the B school.

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