FORE opens admission for PGDM batch 2016-18; will accept CAT, XAT, GMAT scores

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Amit Agnihotri
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Updated on October 9, 2015
Admission application process for 25th batch of flagship PGDM & 10th batch of PGDM (IB) 2016-18 at FORE School of Management, New Delhi has started
Scores of CAT 2015, XAT 2016 and GMAT taken after January 1, 2014 will be the criteria in FORE School of Management for admission session 2016-18

Admission application process for 25th batch of flagship PGDM & 10th batch of PGDM (IB) 2016-18 at FORE School of Management, New Delhi has started. On-line application process for admission will remain open till November 16, 2015.

FORE School of Management, New Delhi admits students with a proven caliber to perform. According to Dr Jitendra K Das, Director FORE School of management “We foster sharpening of skills and enhancement of knowledge base in our students through various extra-curricular, co-curricular and curricular activities through faculty who do not only keep themselves at par with the current developments but also contribute to the expansion of the body of knowledge in their field of expertise.”

Acceptable Exam scores
Scores of CAT 2015, XAT 2016 and GMAT taken after January 1, 2014 will be the criteria in FORE School of Management for admission session 2016-18 to the Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) & PGDM (IB) batch 2016-18.

FORE School of Management is one of the most sought after B schools in and around Delhi –NCR and is among one of the top rated Private B schools.

CAT 2015 is scheduled to be held on November 29, 2015 and XAT 2016 on January 3, 2016. While the registration process for CAT 2015 has been closed, the registration process for XAT 2016 is open. Aspirants apart from registering and appearing in CAT 2015 or XAT 2016  have to apply to FORE School of Management to seek admission for PGDM batch 2016-18.

Eligibility criteria
The candidates fulfilling the following criteria are eligible for the programme-

-All candidates are required to take CAT 2015 conducted by IIMs; XAT 2016 conducted by XLRI or GMAT.

-The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree with minimum 50% marks in aggregate of all the subjects studied at any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of Central or State Legislature in India or other Educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of UGC Act 1956 or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. The Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail or minimum of 3 years of education after completing Higher Secondary Schooling (10+2) equivalent.

-Candidates appearing for the final year degree examination in the year 2016 can also apply subject to furnishing the proof of having passed graduation by Wednesday, October 3, 2016 and obtaining minimum 50% marks in aggregate total of all the subjects studied failing which the provisional admission will be cancelled and no fee will be refunded in lieu thereof.

How to apply
Application process at FORE School of management is on-line. Eligible candidates planning to take admission to 2-year full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) at FORE School of Management for the batch 2016-18 can apply online. The application form can be downloaded from FORE site and should be duly filled up and submitted upto November 16, 2015.

Application fee
Pay online
Candidates can apply online. For online application submission candidates need to pay Rs 1650/- either through net banking/credit/debit card or Demand Draft. On successful payment, a system generated e-mail will be sent to the registered email id of the candidate.

Pay by DD
Candidates applying online through Demand Draft must send the Demand Draft for Rs 1650/- made in favour of “FORE School of Management” and payable at New Delhi along with the print-out of the e-mail confirmation of the application submission by post/courier so as to reach the Institute on or before the last date of application. The Institute would confirm the successful receipt of the Demand Draft along with the print-out of the e-mail confirmation.

Admission process
The selection of candidates for admission to the 2016-18 batch of the PGDM in FORE School of Management will be a three step process

-Short-listing for final admission round will be done in January/February 2016 on the basis of CAT 2015/XAT 2016/GMAT Score after declaration of CAT/XAT results.
-Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) will be the components of final admission round. The GDPI process will be held in the months of February/March 2016.
-Final admission offer for PGDM batch 2016-18 will be made to the candidate on the basis of valid exam score, performance in the WAT/GD/PI, academic performance and work experience, in the month of April 2016.

Intake at FORE
The intake for the 2016-18 PGDM batch at FORE School of Management is as follows-

Full Time PGDM                                 180 Seats
Full Time PGDM IB                            60 Seats

Fee Structure at FORE
The programme fee is detailed below-

Category

Fees

Installments

Self Sponsored Category

Rs.11,00,000 (Rupees ELEVEN Lakhs only)

4 equal installments of Rs 2,75,000 each

Company Sponsored Category

Rs 16,50,000 (Rupees SIXTEEN Lakh FIFTY Thousand only)

4 equal installments of Rs 4,12,500 each

The fee includes compulsorily attending an International Immersion Programme, tuition fee, library charges, computer centre usage charges and cost of books & reading material.

Final admission criteria at FORE
For PGDM admission 2015-17 following  weightage were given to different parameters CAT score: 40%;  Group Discussion: 20%;  Personal Interview: 15% ; Past Academic Performance: 15%;  Work-ex: 10%.  The break-up for admission 2016-18 may or may not be the same.

Education Loans at FORE
The institute has established tie-ups with leading nationalised banks for providing education loans to desirous students, which is subject to their ability to fulfill the terms & conditions of the respective banks for availing the loans.

Scholarships
To facilitate full time meritorious students of FORE School of Management, New Delhi with financial need to pursue their course FORE has decided to institute a “Merit-cum-Means Scholarship” for the First Year and the Second Year students enrolled in the PGDM (FMG) or the PGDM-IB (IMG) programmes of the institute.

USPs of Fore School of Management
Foundation for Organizational Research and Education (FORE) was established in 1981 as a non profit institution. The B school is located in the heart of South Delhi. The PGDM programmes at FORE are AICTE approved and learning experience at FORE is good. FORE is one of the Top Rated B-Schools in North India by Crisil.

Highest salary in the final placement 2015 is 18 LPA with 121 recruiters visiting the campus for placement.

FORE has academic Partnership with Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation (HBSP), USA College of Business Administration, Savannah State University, USA  , Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand.

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