2 more days are available to apply for admission to S P Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) Mumbai as the coveted B-school has extended the last date to apply for admission to PGDM 2017-19 to December 16 from earlier December 13.
The key reason to extend the last date to apply, according to SPJIMR, Mumbai “Keeping in view the unprecedented cyclonic storm which has disrupted normal life in the south and adjacent areas, we are extending the application closing date for the PGDM programme 2017-19 by three days. The revised date for application closure is Friday, 16th December, 2016.”
S P Jain is one of the premier and highly ranked B-schools in India and has remained a preferred MBA/PGDM destination for CAT aspirants. The institute will accept CAT 2016, XAT 2017 and GMAT scores (test taken between January 1, 2014 onwards and December 31, 2016) to shortlist candidates for final admission round.
SPJIMR Mumbai opened its online application process for admission to PGDM 2017-19 batch on October 1, 2016 and the last date to apply after extension of application date at SPJIMR is December 16, 2016. http://www.mbauniverse.com/mba-college.php?institute_id=423
The PGDM programme at SPJIMR is ranked amongst the top 10 in the country by Outlook, Business Today and Business World and among the top-05 best B Schools in India by The Hindu Business Line - MBAUniverse.com Ranking 2015-16.
SPJIMR students have the option of undertaking foreign field visits that are facilitated by SPJIMR, after completion of the 18-month programme. In the past, students have visited countries including South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Bangkok as part of the FIV tours.
Eligibility criteria
Announcing the eligibility criteria to apply, SPJIMR clarifies, ‘Applicant must possess a strong and consistent academic background. Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree (10+2+3) with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA awarded in any discipline from a recognized university. Students in the final year of graduation can also apply. SPJIMR accepts CAT, XAT or GMAT. Work experience is not mandatory for this programme. Fresh graduates and those with up to 5 years of work experience can apply.’
Application fee
Applicants seeking admission to PGDM 2017-19 at SPJIMR, must complete and submit the application form online.
Application fee is Rs. 1200/- (Rs One thousand two hundred only). The fee can be paid through credit card or net banking. http://www.spjimr.org/pgdm/admissions/india
75 percentile in each Section neededfor admission
SPJIMR Mumbai will accept CAT 2016, XAT 2017 and GMAT (test taken between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2016) scores to shortlist the candidates for final admission round.
Applicants who explore admission opportunity to PGDM 2017-19 batch in SPJIMR on the basis of CAT 2016 or XAT 2017 need to score minimum 85 overall and 75 sectional percentile in either of the 2 exams.
The qualifying scores based on GMAT are 75 each in Verbal & Quantitative and 6 score in Integrated Reasoning. Overall qualifying percentile is 85 for GMAT scores.
Total Intake
The flagship PGDM 2017-19 batch at SPJIMR will have an intake of 240 students for Indian Nationals. An additional 36 seats will be available for PIO/OCI and Foreign Nationals. Hence the total intake for session 2017-19 will be 276 seats.
Fee structure
The two year fee of the PGDM batch 2016-18 programme was Rs.14.60 lakhs. The fee will be subject to revision in accordance with the policy of the B-school. This fee includes tuition fee, basic hostel/ accommodation and global fast track. It does not include cost of travel, boarding, lodging, visa, insurance and incidentals for global fast track and placement fees.
Placements
Placement 2016 at SPJIMR has recorded 70 recruiters making 230 offers to 222 students seeking campus placement. Top 10 recruiters at SPJIMR include Deloitte & HCL making 15 offers each followed by KPMG making 10 offers; Amazon with 9 offers; PRTM with 8 offers; GE, Asian Paints & Future Group making 7 offers each; P&G and Mondelez making 6 offers each.
Highest placement package at SPJIMR in Placement 2016 stood at Rs.37 lakhs and the average salary rose to Rs. 19 lakhs.
In contrast to salary packages offered to various IIMs, JBIMS and other top B-schools, SPJIMR has recorded higher compensation packages.
| Institute |
Average Placement package 2016 |
|
IIM Indore |
15.67 |
|
IIM Kozhikode |
17.1 |
|
JBIMS Mumbai |
18.13 |
|
SPJIMR Mumbai |
19.00 |
S P Jain has lower fee than IIMs
SPJIMR Mumbai has lowest fee as compared to IIMs, MDI, XLRI and other top B-schools. The two year fee of the PGDM batch 2016-18 programme was Rs.14.60 lakhs. The fee will be subject to revision in accordance with the policy of the B-school. This fee includes tuition fee, basic hostel/ accommodation and global fast track.
The fee structure for IIM Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Bangalore goes in the range of Rs. 19 lakhs to 19.5 lakhs and IIM Kozhikode needs Rs. 16 lakhs; MDI Gurgaon has a fee structure of Rs.18.86 lakhs, the fee structure at IMI Delhi is Rs. 15.41 lakhs. http://www.mbauniverse.com/mba-college.php?institute_id=423
2 specializations at application stage
According to S P Jain Mumbai ‘Applicants to PGDM admission 2017-19 batch at SPJIMR need to opt for two specializations at the time of submitting application. Selecting 2 options at the application stage means that the aspirants who are not short listed for the first option will be considered for the second option. The outcome of the first option will have no bearing on the process for considering the applicant for the second option.’
PGDM at SPJIMR offers 4 specializations – Finance, Information Management, Marketing, Operations. The participants are required to choose their specialisation at the application stage itself. A choice of specialization at the application stage at SPJIMR helps to achieve segmentation at the time of admission based on differentiated need of recruiting organizations. Participants also develop a clear and sharp focus based on their academic background and skills.
S P Jain Mumbai has also increased the flexibility to switch specialisations after the first year, and offers minor specializations. It helps the student to combine a marketing major with an analytics minor.
Shortlist based on Profile
Candidates with excellent academic profile and work experience will stand fair chances of admission at SPJIMR. The profiles are scored and the applicants will be sorted into two groups: Profile based and Profile-cum-score based.
Profile based shortlisting process of candidates for admission to PGDM 2017-19 batch is proposed to be completed even before the declaration of written exam results.
The selection process for admission to PGDM 2017-19 batch will assess not only the intellectual readiness in terms of academics but also emotional readiness, work experience, extracurricular activities and aptitude for and befitting the institute’s mission of value based leadership. Prof Bindu Kulkarni Admission Chair at S P Jain said “We will declare shortlists based on profile and profile cum score. The applicants who are shortlisted on the basis of their profiles are also expected to meet the qualifying scores in at least one of the entrance exams.”
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