KIIT School of Management (KSOM), one of the leading B-Schools in Bhubaneshwar will be closing its admission process for the two year full time flagship MBA program for the 2015-17 batch on February 28, 2015. Scores of the CAT 2014, XAT 2015, MAT 2014, CMAT 2015 (first test held in Sep 2014) will be accepted by KSOM for MBA admission 2015.
To be eligible, an applicant has to have a Bachelors degree or equivalent (10+2+3) from a recognised university with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Students in the final year of graduation can also apply. KSOM will accept CAT 2014, XAT 2015, GMAT, CMAT and MAT scores for admissions. They are also one the very few Management schools in the country to have their own national level entrance test called KIITEE-Management, being held on 28th of January 2015.
Who can apply to KIIT-KSOM
Graduate in any discipline recognized by the AIU with a minimum of 15 years (10+2+3) of education and having minimum 50% aggregate marks (or equivalent CGPA) with KIITEE MGT / CMAT/ CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ GMAT/ ATMA score. The percentage of aggregate marks is to be calculated as per the practice followed by the concerned University/ Institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the University/ Institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing CGPA obtained with the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant with 100.
Admission Process
Candidates shall be shortlisted on the basis of KIITEE MGT/CMAT/MAT/XAT/CAT/GMAT score for appearing in Group Discussion (GD) and / or Personal Interview (PI) at Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, New Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai.
The final selection shall be based on KIITEE MGT/ CMAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CAT/GMAT score, career marks and performance in GD & PI. Successful candidates will be intimated of their final selection through admission offer letter containing the terms and conditions of admission. The selected candidates shall confirm and accept the admission offer with terms and conditions for taking admission to the programme and submit the Acceptance Letter in its prescribed format.
How to Apply
The candidates will have to apply online at KIIT-KSOM on the link http://ksom.ac.in/adm . The application fee is Rs 1250/- which can be paid online through credit cards, Debit Cards, Net Banking.
KIIT-KSOM USPs
Started in 1993, KSOM, Bhubaneswar has over 3000 alumni making a mark for themselves across diverse fields. In 2014, KSOM 2008 alumnus, Sourya Dash, was awarded the prestigious ‘Top 25 Young HR Leaders Award’ by People Matters and DDI. Alumnus Aparajita Panda won the celebrated ‘Mrs. India North America 2014’ award.
The institute Director, Dr. Anil Bajpai, who himself is an IISc Bangalore and IIM Ahmadabad alumnus, stresses that KSOM is unique as they stress “KSOM offers a broad-based management education where every student can pursue electives from areas other than his chosen fields. In our considered view, this would lead to better rounded managers.”
Accreditation
KSOM Bhubaneswar is NAAC ‘A’ accredited and has been consistently ranked as one of the top institutes in India. It was rated the 24th best B-school across India, as per NHRDN – People Matters ranking, May 2013; C fore – HT ranks KSOM as 28th best in India among self-financing institutes.
Optimum Student faculty Ratio
The MBA 2015-17 batch, which will begin the session in July 2015, will benefit from one of the best students to full-time faculty ratio (10:1), and a faculty where close to 60% holds PhD and 30% are from IIMs and XLRI. Several industry partnerships, including those with Dassault Systemes, Mahindra Satyam, SAP and Axis Bank, SHRM, and NHRD, give the program a distinctive edge.
Placement
The placement season for the 2012-14 batch was elevated by a strong response from the business community. A total of 74 recruiters visited the campus, which resulted in an impressive number of offers. The highest salary offered was Rs 7.53 lakhs and the average salary was Rs 4.2 lakhs. This represented a marked improvement from the already impressive placement records of previous years.
According to Prof Saroj Routray, Chairperson Admissions, “Unlike top B-Schools, KSOM students form a healthy mix, without having a clear predominance of Engineers. There is good number of students from management, commerce, arts, and humanities, among other fields, and we hope to continue this trend.”
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