FMS Delhi Admission 2024: Application Opening this Week; High RoI B-School with Low Fees; Will Accept Only CAT 2023 Score; Check Fee, Placements, Selection Process

Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Delhi, the red building of dreams for MBA aspirants is opening its application process for MBA admission 2024 in November 2023 first week. One of the highly ranked and high RoI B-school of University of Delhi, FMS Delhi will accept only CAT 2023 exam score for MBA admission 2024. If you have registered successfully for CAT 2023, you can apply for FMS Delhi MBA admission 2024.

With a legacy of more than 60 years, FMS Delhi has a large alumni base spread across the globe and comprising CEOs, Directors, MDs. The wide spread of well placed FMS Alumni offer high networking opportunities for FMS MBA students.

FMS Delhi will accept CAT 2023 score for MBA Admission 2024. Those who have not applied and appeared in CAT 2023, they will not be considered for FMS Admission 2024. In its final admission process, FMS has dropped GD round. Around 2000 candidates out of 3.30 lakh CAT 2023 applicants, will be shortlisted by FMS Delhi for final selection round which comprises PI, Discussion on SoP and Extempore.

FMS offers MBA (Full-Time), MBA Executive and MBA Executive (Health Care Administration) Programmes. Read below all about the key USPs of FMS Delhi, FMS Delhi Top Courses, Seats & Fees, key changes in FMS admission process 2024, cut offs, programs offered, Fees, Placements and more

Table of Contents

1. FMS Delhi Highlights and USPs
2. FMS Delhi Admission 2024: Key Changes in Selection Process
3. FMS Delhi MBA Programmes Offered
4. FMS Delhi MBA Fees 2024-26: Fee Increased – Check Key Trends
5. FMS MBA Intake 2024-26
6. FMS Delhi Placements 2023
7. FMS Delhi Admission Eligibility criteria 2024
8. FMS Delhi Admission Application Process 2024: How to Apply?
9. FMS Delhi Admission Criteria 2024: Exam Accepted, Final selection Process
10. FMS Delhi Cut offs
11. FMS Delhi MBA Admission 2024: Important dates
12. FMS Admission 2024: Step by Step Process
13. FMS Delhi Admission: Previous Trends
14. FMS Delhi Admission 2025

1. FMS Delhi: Key Highlights and USPs

1.1 FMS Delhi: A Preferred MBA Destination among Top B-schools:
MBA programme at FMS Delhi is offered at low fee but the placements at FMS are at par or even surpass the packages that students of top IIMs get at campus placements. The FMS RoI is so high that while the FMS MBA fee is lower than a normal school fee, the facilities, learning experience and industry readiness which the FMS students get, commensurate with global standards. This is the reason, many candidates who are offered admission by IIMs, choose FMS Delhi MBA programme as their preferred choice. 

If we compare, FMS Delhi Vs IIM Indore, Lucknow; or FMS Delhi Vs MDI Gurgaon; FMS Delhi Vs ISB Hyderabad; FMS Delhi Vs XLRI, it is obvious that the FMS Placements are at par with these B-schools while the FMS Fee is only 10-15 percent of the fee charged by these top Colleges.

1.2 High RoI MBA College: Check Low Fees and High Placements

1.3 Top Ranked: Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) is an integral part of University of Delhi (DU) which is ranked # 11 among top 200 universities in GoI MHRD NIRF Rankings 2023. In MBAUniverse.com B-School Rankings 2023, FMS Delhi was placed #9 among top B-schools in India and in Business Today Ranking 2023 FMS was placed # 8

1.4 Low Fee MBA College: FMS Delhi Fees is Rs.2 lakhs for 2 years MBA program. This fees is much lower than the fees charged by many good B-schools

1.5 High Placements 2023: FMS Delhi has 100% Placement record with high salary packages. FMS Placements 2023 have registered highest salary of Rs.1.23 Crore and Average salary of Rs.34.10 LPA.

1.6 Large Alumni Base Working at Top Positions: With a legacy of 60 years, FMS has a large alumni base and its alumni are working at top positions including CXOs, MDs, Directors, Presidents, VPs, highly successful Entrepreneurs among others.  

2. FMS Delhi Admission 2024: Key Changes in Selection Process
So, what's New in FMS Delhi Faculty of Management Studies admission process? What are the

FMS Delhi Top Courses, Seats & Fees? Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi has introduced following changes in MBA admission criteria and final selection process for 2024-26 batch

• Will not conduct Group Discussion (GD) Round
• New Component ‘Discussion on Statement of Purpose’ is introduced in final selection
• Extempore to be conducted during Personal Interview on the same day
• Maximum weightage is awarded to CAT score and Personal Interview (PI)
• MBA Seats increased to 290+ including supernumerary seats
• MBA (Full Time) Programme Fee Increased to Rs.2.00 Lakhs from Rs.25,000/-
• FMS Delhi will shortlist the candidates by awarding varying weightage of 30%, 30% and 40% to QA, DILR and VARC section scores respectively in CAT 2023 Exam
• 5 Additional marks are added to the Composite Score in case of women candidates for the purpose of shortlisting

3. FMS Delhi MBA Programmes Offered
Faculty of Management Studies Delhi conducts following Management Programmes

• 2 Years full time MBA Programme
• MBA Executive Programme
• Executive (Health Care Administration) Programme
• Doctoral Programme

A separate Information Bulletin is released for the candidates applying for MBA Executive and MBA Executive (Healthcare administration) Programmes

4. FMS Delhi MBA Fees 2024-26: Fee Increased – Check Key Trends
FMS Delhi MBA Fees is marginally increased during last 3 years. The fee was many times increased, if we compare the MBA Fee 2018 or before. Now the FMS Delhi MBA Fees for its 2 years full time course has gone up to Rs.2 lakhs for 2 years from Rs.1.92 lakhs two years before. The fee was only Rs.25,000/- for the MBA Programme earlier. For MBA 2024-26 batch, FMS Fees is likely to be increased further as per the following announcement of FMS Delhi, “The semester fee is currently approximately Rs.50,000 for MBA programme, per each semester. Please note that the fees for the various programmes and reservation categories can be revised at any time before the commencement of or during the duration of the programmes, as per instructions from the University of Delhi.” 

The fee is payable at the beginning of the academic year. Students from PWD category shall be exempted from payment of all fees except Admission fee and Identity Card fee. After many years of keeping its MBA fee at Rs.20,000 to 25,000 for the complete MBA programme, FMS Delhi MBA fees was increased to Rs. 1.92 lakhs and then to Rs.2 lakhs.

Besides this fee, the students have created a registered body, i.e. Management Science Association (MSA), comprising of various societies, which charges membership fee for carrying out student activities. The fee for them is decided by the students from time to time.

Accordingly, the other fee components in FMS Delhi MBA programme are higher than tuition/academic or other fee. The complete fee structure at FMS Delhi is as below:  

 4.1 FMS MBA Fee
FMS Delhi will charge approximately Rs.50,000 per semester. Last year FMS Fees for MBA full time programme was Rs.48,780 per semester. It comes to Rs.195,120 for four semesters. The fees for MBA 2024-26 batch can be revised at any time before the commencement of or during the duration of the program, as per instructions from the University of Delhi

5. FMS MBA 2024-26 Intake: 290+ Total Seats including Supernumerary
Category wise intake for MBA admission 2024 is as under:

Based on Data for Full Time MBA 2023-25 Batch

6. FMS Delhi MBA Placements 2023
FMS Delhi final Placement 2023 has concluded with its student getting Rs.1.23 Crore LPA highest domestic salary and average salary shooting up at Rs.34.10 LPA this year from Rs.32.40 LPA last year. Faculty of Management of Delhi University has again achieved 100% placements and has recorded many firsts for the largest MBA 2021-23 batch. Maintaining its reputation as a gold standard business school, FMS Delhi MBA 2021-23 batch achieved all time high average salary while the median salary has gone up at Rs.31 LPA. Besides 97% of the placement offers were above 20 LPA. The BFSI sector saw a significant rise in the number of offers made, with a 19% increase compared to the previous year.

6.1 FMS Delhi Placement 2023: Key Highlights

• 100% placements for MBA 2021-23 Batch
• Average Salary goes up all time high at Rs.34.1 LPA in Placement 2023 from Rs.32.4 LPA last year
• Overall Median Salary increased at Rs.31 LPA from Rs.30 LPA last year
• Average Salary for the top 10% of the batch goes up at Rs.68.16 LPA
• Average Salary for the top 25% of the batch goes up at Rs.51.67 LPA from Rs 48.4 LPA last year
• Average Salary for the top 50% of the batch goes up at Rs.43.03 LPA from Rs.40.78 LPA last year
• Highest Domestic Salary goes up at Rs.1.23 Crore
• 97% of the offers made were above 20 LPA
• 19% rise in the number of offers made in the BFSI sector.
• 269 Students out of 273 participated in Placement process 2023 
• 4 Students opted out for Placement Holiday to pursue Entrepreneurship
• FMS Delhi MBA 2021-23 Batch comprises 126 freshers and 147 are with work experience upto 37+ months
• 27% offers were made in Consulting Domain
• No of Offers made: 283
• No of Pre-Placement Offers made (PPOs): 109
• No of Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) accepted: 108
• No of companies confirming participation: 110
• No of companies invited for FMS Delhi Placements 2023: 80
• Top recruiters include Accenture, Amazon, Bain & Co, BCG, ITC, Kearney, Microsoft,  KPMG, EY, HUL, Axis Bank among others Read More

7. FMS Delhi Admission Eligibility criteria 2024
How to Prepare for FMS Delhi MBA Admission? Which are FMS Delhi Accepted Entrance Exams 2024? Shared below are the answers to such queries to determine the eligibility criteria for admission 2024 for Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi. Check the salient points that determine FMS Delhi admission eligibility criteria

1. The candidate must hold a bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years duration after class 12, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (in case of the candidate belonging to SC/ST only passing marks are required. In case of OBC/PwD and CW category candidates, 45% marks at graduation are required).
2. Applicant must appear in CAT 2023 exam and must score minimum prescribed sectional and overall percentile to become eligible for next stage of shortlisting
3. A candidate appearing for the final year bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed the degree requirements and are awaiting results are also eligible to apply for FMS Delhi Admission 2024 for MBA 2024-26 batch.

8. FMS Delhi Admission Application Process 2024: How to Apply?
To apply for MBA admission at FMS Delhi, you should register and fill the online application form at FMS website. The application form should be submitted online alongwith the payment of Rs.1000/- application fee (For SC/ST/PWD Application fee is Rs.350/-)

Please keep ready all your documents like Mark Sheets from class X onwards; category certificate, if any, scanned photograph & signature of required size to upload on the FMS Admission application form. 

8.1 Online Payment through Internet Payment Gateway

While filling in, your application form, you will be directed to the Internet Payment Gateway of the Bank as mentioned in FMS website. Confirm payment through credit card/ debit card or other payment channels.  After successful online payment, you will be directed back to the FMS Website. A confirmation of registration will follow.

9. FMS Delhi Admission Criteria 2024: Exam Accepted, Final selection Process
FMS Delhi accepts only CAT score. So, what are CAT Scores Weightage for MBA Admission in FMS Delhi? What are the FMS Delhi MBA Weightage for Final Selection? FMS Delhi admission criteria is based on CAT entrance exam score, shortlisting criteria and final selection criteria with many changes have been introduced this year in award of weightages for admission 2024.

9.1 FMS Acceptable Entrance Exam: CAT 2023

• FMS Delhi will consider only CAT 2023 score for shortlisting and awards varying weightage parameters to sectional percentile in CAT 2023 to shortlist the candidates for final selection round
• Applicants who have not taken CAT 2023 will not be considered for admission

9.2 FMS Delhi Shortlisting Criteria
FMS Delhi shortlisting criteria for final selection round aims to encourage diversity of Gender and Academic Disciplines. For the purpose of shortlisting candidates for Interview Process different weightages are assigned to the scores of different sections of the CAT 2023.

FMS Delhi will shortlist the candidates on the basis of sectional and overall CAT 2023 score, gender diversity and other criteria as under:

• The shortlisting for final selection round in FMS Admission Criteria awards 100% weight to CAT 2023 score
• In the shortlisting criteria, the candidate is awarded weightage to sectional percentile scores in CAT 2023.  Score in Quantitative Ability (QA) section is awarded 30% weight; the Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) section also carries a weight of 30% while the Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) section carries highest weightage of 40%.
• An additional 5 marks are added to the Weighted score in case of women candidates for the purpose of shortlisting.
• This composite score is used only for shortlisting the candidates for Interview Process.
• All the Candidates shortlisted for final selection round have to attend GD-PI & Extempore, failing which they will be not be considered for the final admission

9.3 Final Admission Selection Round Criteria: In April 2024, Second Week

• All the shortlisted candidates must participate in Final selection round for admission to FMS Delhi
• PI Round for FMS admission 2024 may be held in physical or online mode depending upon the pandemic situation
• FMS Delhi selection criteria include Discussion on Statement of Purpose, Personal Interview and Extempore speech.
• The PI-Extempore round is held offline in physical mode
• The Merit list, after final admission round, is based on CAT 2023 score, performance in SoP Discussion/GD, PI, Extempore, Academic profile.

9.4 FMS Delhi Admission 2024: Weightages in Final Selection
FMS Delhi Admission Weightages in Final selection are based on following components in generation of final merit list:

• An additional 5 marks shall be awarded to the women candidates who appear for the interview while drawing the list of selected candidates
• Final Merit List of selected candidates would be released by FMS Delhi immediately after the last day of final selection round is over for all the candidates
• The candidates will be required to produce their original certificates and mark sheets at the time of the interview  
• Applicants who have not taken CAT 2023 will not be considered for admission.

9.5 No Group Discussion in PI Round of FMS Admission 2024
FMS Delhi has replaced GD round by Discussion on Statement of Purpose (SoP). Earlier it used to award a weightage of 10% to performance in Group Discussion (GD). While GD was conducted before PI, the Extempore with a duration of 2-3 minutes is conducted during the Personal Interview. For the MBA admission 2024, weightage to GD is  dropped and PI round consists of SoP and Extempore apart from Personal Interview.

FMS Delhi will consider only CAT 2023 score for shortlisting and will award varying weightage parameters to sectional percentile in CAT 2023 to shortlist the candidates for final selection round. 

10. FMS Delhi Cutoff
FMS Delhi cut off for CAT percentile score is based on various parameters. However, broadly FMS cutoffs for General Category are around CAT 98 %ile. Since it uses varying weightages of 40% for VARC section and 30% weightage for DILR and QA sections each, those who score high overall percentile in CAT but low percentile in VARC section, may not be shortlisted while those score comparatively low overall percentile, but high percentile in VARC section may be preferred in shortlisting. Accordingly, the FMS Cut off 2024 may not be uniform for all the shortlisted candidates. FMS will award following weightage to CAT 2023 scores in shortlisting the candidates for final selection 2024 PI stage on the basis of CAT 2023 scores. The weightage to the scores of three sections in CAT 2023 are as under:

Additional 5 Marks to Women Candidates
For candidates who have applied to FMS, an additional 5 marks are added to the Composite Score so computed in case of women candidates for the purpose of shortlisting.

2000 candidates to be shortlisted
FMS Delhi shortlists 8 to 10 times of candidates than the approved intake. The shortlist by FMS Delhi for SoP-PI-Extempore will comprise around 2000 candidates in different categories as under.  

11. FMS Delhi Important Dates for MBA Admission 2024
Applying and appearing in CAT 2023 is mandatory for FMS Admission 2024. Below are the FMS Delhi important dates for CAT 2023 exam and FMS Delhi Admission process 2024

12. FMS Admission 2024: Step by Step Process
Following 4 steps are included in the FMS Delhi Admission process:

• Step 1: The candidate must have appeared and scored the minimum required sectional and overall percentile in CAT 2023 to be considered for first stage shortlisting process for admission at FMS Delhi. Candidates are short-listed for PI round from among the candidates who have a valid CAT-2023 score, who have applied to the program and who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the program of FMS Delhi.  
• Step 2: Shortlisted Candidates have to attend PI and extempore round in final selection process in April 2024. FMS Delhi also expects a consistent and minimum performance in the different parameters of PI round.
• Step 3: After the PI round, admission offers are made by FMS Delhi to successful candidates. The final selection is based on performance in CAT, performance in PI round, academics among others. Category wise merit list will be generated based on Final Score
• Step 4: Final Admission Offer will be made to the candidates in April/May 2024 on the basis of composite Score arrived after awarding the weightage scores on all the components.

13. FMS Delhi Admission: Previous Trends
Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Delhi conducted physical Personal Interview (PI) round with all components of final selection process and awarded varying weightages to different components. The PI round at FMS began on April 17, 2023 and was over on April 21, 2023 for all the 1994 shortlisted candidates for MBA admission 2023. FMS has the reputation to declare final merit list for MBA admission on the last day or next day of PI round. For MBA Admission 2023 too, the final result was released on April 22, 2023 immediately after completion of PI round on April 21. FMS released 4 lists of selected candidates from the waiting list as many students in the first list did not accept the admission offer and did not pay admission fee of Rs.48,000.

291 candidates Selected
Category wise list of candidates selected for MBA admission 2023 was as under:

Every year, more than 25,000 students apply for FMS Delhi Admission for fewer than 300 seats. 

FMS Delhi MBA: Flagship Programme
The 2 years full time residential MBA programme at FMS Delhi is the flagship management course of the Faculty of Management, University of Delhi. The MBA degree after completion of the course is awarded by Delhi University.

14. Planning for FMS Delhi Admission 2025: Gear Up Now
There are many young students who wish to appear in CAT and apply for FMS Delhi MBA admission 2025. For last 3-4 years FMS Has not much changed its admission criteria. It is expected that FMS Delhi Admission 2025 criteria will remain same as is now. The FMS MBA aspirants, need to begin CAT preparation now and by the time they become eligible to appear in CAT 2024, they would have completed a large part of their CAT exam preparation which will help to score high in the exam and improve chances for FMS Delhi admission 2025.   

FMS Delhi has technology resources and facilities in both its North and South Campuses. Both the campuses of FMS are fully Wi-Fi enabled where students can access Live Databases, Online Journals and the World Wide Web. FMS has a dedicated computer centre for students where they can access online journals, keep themselves updated with day to day developments and also assist themselves in studies. 

In 2012, FMS Delhi became the third campus in India to be equipped with a Bloomberg terminal.  FMS North Campus has air-conditioned library housing over 40,000 Books and Journals (including 60 foreign Journals). Learners also have access to the Delhi University Library System which has a collection of over 600,000 books (through Online Public Access Catalogue) and over 8,000 Journals (including Online Journals).

Established in 1954, FMS over the past 65 years has helped shape diverse personalities and unique talents in order to imbibe the spirit of achieving excellence. The intellectual rigor and exposure that FMS students receive unifies academics with leadership skills, provides practical experience and training. At FMS, one has the liberty to initiate new activities and the collaborative spirit of students makes it possible for numerous such efforts to bear fruits every year.

Stay tuned to MBAUniverse.com for more updates on FMS Delhi  

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