FMS Delhi announces MBA 2018 admission: No GD - CAT 2017 score sole shortlisting criteria; apply by Nov 20

Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) University of Delhi has opened the admission process to its flagship MBA 2018-20 batch today on October 5. The last date to apply at FMS Delhi is November 20, 2017. The only exam scores acceptable to FMS Delhi are of CAT 2017. Candidates seeking admission to MBA 2018-20 at FMS Delhi need to apply online.

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Announcing sectional weightage to CAT 2017 scores in shortlisting criteria, Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Delhi has also announced that it will not conduct GD round in final admission process.
FMS Delhi aspirants will not only need high percentile scores in CAT 2017 but will also have to score equally good percentile in all of its 3 sections to get shortlisted at the first stage for final admission round.
FMS Delhi will compute composite score giving weightages of 30%, 30%, and 40% to the scores of QA, DI/LR and VRC sections respectively as provided by the CAT Centre for the CAT 2017 Examination for candidates who apply to FMS.

CAT 2017 aspirants apart from appearing in CAT 2017 have to apply to FMS Delhi to seek admission in MBA 2018-20 batch by the last date of November 20, 2017.

How to apply?
The online application process to register and apply for flagship 2 years full time MBA programme 2018-209 and for Doctoral & other programmes at FMS Delhi has started today on October 5 and will close on November 20, 2017.

All candidates seeking admission to FMS Delhi will be required to appear in the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2017 to be conducted by IIMs on November 26, 2017.

Eligible candidates appearing for CAT 2017 and planning to take admission to 2-year full-time MBA Program at FMS Delhi for the batch 2018-20 can apply online through FMS website. There is no off-line mode to register and apply for MBA 2018-20 batch in FMS Delhi.

Eligibility Criteria
Candidates applying for admission to the 2 Year Full-Time MBA 2018-20 at FMS Delhi must hold a Bachelors Degree in any discipline after 12 years of formal schooling with at least 50% marks (SC/ST: Passing marks; OBC/PWD/CW: 45%) or equivalent CGPA. Candidates appearing for the final year examination of Bachelors Degree may also apply. Applicants who have not taken CAT 2017 will not be considered for admission.

Intake at FMS
The intake at FMS may be revised while finalizing the admission for MBA programmes. However the present intake is as follows

MBA (Full Time)
200 Seats
Unreserved
101 Seats
Reserved
SC -30, ST 15, OBC 54 >
Supernumerary seats
PWD-6; CW-10; FS-10

Apart from MBA (Full time), FMS also offers doctoral programmes.
Fee Structure
FMS Delhi is a high RoI B-school with a low fee structure and high placement packages.The annual tuition fee payable to Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi is approximately Rs. 11,000/- for MBA (FT) programme.
Total fee for 2 years MBA (Full time) programme at FMS including some other charges is around Rs.25000/-.

FMS: Selection Procedure
FMS Delhi will shortlist the candidates after declaration of CAT 2017 results in January 2018 for the flagship MBA (Full time) course.
FMS Delhi will award weightage to CAT 2017 sectional scores also in the ratio of 40%, 30% and 30% to VARC, DILR and Quant respectively for the 1st stage shortlisting for admission to MBA 2018-20.
Apart from the weightage to sectional scores, additional 3 marks will be added to the composite scores at the shortlisting stage.
The academic profile, work experience and other factors will be taken into account at the final admission round.

The final selection at FMS Delhi will be based on Extempore Speech and Personal interview, where academic record and work experience will also be given due weightage apart from CAT 2017 scores.
The cumulative performance of the candidate in the CAT 2017 as well as the Extempore speech and personal interview round will be the basis to convert the call to MBA (FT) at FMS Delhi.

FMS Delhi is one the oldest and top ranked B-school in India started in 1954 in University of Delhi. The main USP of FMS is its very low fee with very high quality of education. Placement record of the FMS is excellent. In placement season 2017, average compensation at FMS Delhi increased to Rs.20.6 lakhs per annum showing a rising trend in the MBA job market. The highest domestic compensation was Rs.54 lakhs in placement 2017.

CAT 2017 is the mandatory exam for admission to FMS Delhi. The CAT 2017 cut off at FMS Delhi is expected to remain above 98 percentile. A candidate also needs to score high sectional percentile to get shortlisted by this highly ranked B-school for admission to MBA 2018-20 batch.