FORE School of Management Admission 2023 Closed on Jan 31; Check Latest Placements, Fees, Top Recruiters; Offers Dual Specialization

FORE School of Management, one of the top management institutes in Delhi NCR has closed its application for admission 2023 on January 31, 2023. FORE has completed 80% of its placement 2023 with highest salary of Rs.23 LPA and Average salary of Rs.14.5 Lakhs while the process is on to achieve 100% placements 2023 soon. FORE will accept score of CAT 2022, XAT 2023 and GMAT exam (Taken between 1st January 2021 and 31^st January 2023) for admission 2023. Know More

FORE School of Management Placement 2023: Highlights

• Highest Domestic Salary Offered: Rs. 23 LPA
• Average Salary: Rs.14.5 LPA
• Top Recruiters: KPMG, ICICI, Bank, Deloitte USI, Cognizant, EYGDS, Asian Paints, ITC, HCL Technologies, Wipro, FedEx, HDFC Bank, TechMahindra, Dell, GEP, Nestle and many others.

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FORE had earlier closed its application for admission 2023 on Dec 20. The process was reopened on Dec 22, 2022 after declaration of CAT result. FORE is committed to the advancement of Management Education, Research, Training and Consultancy and provides experiential learning with Corporate world to the students. Sharing with MBAUniverse.com, Dr. Jitendra Das, Director, FORE School of Management said, “Our key to success has been the opportunity we create for our students to interact closely with the corporates and engaging with the corporate world to make a meaningful impact. We enjoy excellent goodwill with the corporate world who generously contribute to our various academic processes.”

FORE School of Management offers 2 years full time AICTE approved PGDM; PGDM (IB), PGDM (FM) and PGDM (BDA) programmes with dual specialization as well as doctoral programmes in Management. Read this article to know the FORE key USPs, Fee, Placement, selection process and more.

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Table of Contents
In this article we shall cover

1. FORE School of Management Delhi Key Highlights and USPs
2. FORE School of Management Programme Offered
3. FORE School of Management Fees
4. FORE School of Management Seats
5. FORE Placements 2022
6. FORE Admission Eligibility Criteria 2023
7. How to Apply for FORE Admission? FORE Application Process 2023
8. FORE Admission 2023 Dates
9. FORE Admission Process 2023: Key Points & Step by Step Process
10. How to Improve Your Admission Chances at FORE– Tips from Dean (Academics)

So, let us start with why you should consider and apply for FORE School of Management, New Delhi admission alongwith other top B-schools.

1. FORE School of Management Delhi: Key Highlights and USPs

1.1 Top Ranking: FORE School of Management is ranked among top management institutes in Delhi and is ranked # 60 among top 125 management institutes in India in Govt of India, MHRD NIRF Ranking 2022.  

1.2 Accreditation & Approvals: FORE has been setting benchmarks in management education for the last 30 years. FORE is accredited by SAQS (South Asia Quality Systems) making it among the few business schools in the South Asian region to receive this rigorous international accreditation of quality assurance standards. The PGDM & PGDM (IB) courses at FORE are accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and are recognized as equivalent to MBA by Association of Indian Universities (AIU). All the PGDM programmes at FORE are AICTE approved. 

1.3 Strong FORE Placements 2023 & 2022: FORE School of Management has completed 80% placement for its 2021-23 batch by mid December 2022. The highest salary offered so far is Rs.23 LPA and the average salary is Rs.14.5 LPA. In Placement 2022 FORE had registered average salary of Rs.14.04 LPA as against Rs.10.7 LPA last year. Highest domestic salary stood at Rs.23.50 LPA in Placement 2022 while the International salary was Rs.41 LPA.

1.4: Top Recruiters: 156 companies, including 55 new recruiters participated in FORE placement 2022. Some of the top recruiters include ITC, Nestle, Mauti Suzuki, Nivea, Tata Motors, TTK, Whirlpool, Asian Paints, Goldman Sachs, Crisil, Deloitte, EY, KPMG among others

1.5: International Immersion: FORE has academic partnerships with top B-schools and Universities across the Globe for International Immersion and Student Exchange Programme.

Some of the international partner institutions include Rennes School of Business, France; University of California, Riverside (IEP), USA; School of Business and Economics, Linnaeus University, Sweden; European Institute for Asian Studies, Luxemburg; Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore among others

1.6 Industry Relevant Curriculum: Curriculum at FORE School of Management is designed as per industry demand to enhance the learning experience of the students. The content and design of courses are directed towards developing managers who have holistic and deep knowledge of their functional specialization along with the appreciation of its role in the value proposition of the firm; are industry-ready due to understanding of concepts, frameworks and models steeped in the context of practice and have sustainable employable competencies suffused with learning through cutting-edge courses that are contemporaneous as well as futuristic.

Sharing the highlights of curriculum development process at FORE, Prof. Sanghamitra Buddhapriya, Dean (Academics) at FORE School of Management said, “The curriculum of the PGDM at FORE School of Management is an outcome of benchmarking against the best in the world, and continuous review by the faculty in concert with practitioners from industry, alumni, and students.”

1.7 Pedagogy with Experiential Learning: There is an increasing demand for quality-management education to be imparted in the hybrid mode, i.e., both online and off-line. As such, FORE School of Management has reoriented itself to cater to the need of the hour. The instructional methodology comprises an optimum mix of lectures, classroom discussions, case studies, simulations, role-plays, group discussions, special sessions from professionals from industry and trade, management games, sensitivity training, management films, industrial visits, and industry interaction. Students are encouraged to present their case analysis through written case reports, individual or group presentations.

In addition to above pedagogic approach, FORE also invites its distinguished alumni, faculty from other renowned institutions and senior professionals to deliver guest lectures that help augment their studies beyond the curriculum.

2. FORE School of Management Programme Offered
FORE School of Management Courses include four PGDM programmes as per following details

• 2 Years Full Time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)
• 2 Years Full Time Post Graduate Diploma in Management – International Business (PGDM-IB)
• 2 Years Full Time Post Graduate Diploma in Management-Financial Management (PGDM-FM)
• 2 Years Full Time Post Graduate Diploma in Management-Big Data Analytics (PGDM-BDA)

2.1 Dual Specializations at FORE School of Management Courses
FORE School of Management Delhi offers four 2 years Full time AICTE approved PGDM programmes with wide choice of dual specializations.

2.3 Dual Specialization: Important Note

• FORE offers dual specialization to all the students enrolled in its PGDM programmes.
• A student can specialize in two areas at most.
• For students enrolled in PGDM-IB, one of the specializations must be International Business
• For students enrolled in PGDM-FM, one of the specializations must be Finance
• For students enrolled in PGDM-BDA, one of the specializations must be Big Data Analytics

3. FORE School of Management Fees
Programme wise FORE Delhi MBA Fees as payable by the students, is detailed as below:

4. FORE School of Management Seats
Programme wise FORE School of Management seats for different PGDM programs are as below

5. FORE School of Management Placements 2023 & 2022
FORE School of Management has consistent record of completing 100% placements. It has already completed 80% placement for the 2021-23 batch with high salary packages. In Placement 2022 FORE had also completed 100% placement. Key highlights of placement 2023 and 2022 are:

5.1 FORE Placements 2023: Key Highlights

• 80% Students placed by Mid December 2022
• Highest Domestic Salary Offered: Rs. 23 LPA
• Average Salary: Rs.14.5 LPA
• Median Salary: Rs. 14 LPA
• Top Recruiters: KPMG, ICICI, Bank, Deloitte USI, Cognizant, EYGDS, Asian Paints, ITC, HCL Technologies, Wipro, FedEx, HDFC Bank, TechMahindra, Dell, GEP, Nestle and many others.
• Companies such as McKinsey Knowledge Center, HSBC India, PwC India Acceleration Center, HDFC Bank, Oxane Partners, IGT Solutions, TESCO, Bank of America have recruited for Finance and related profiles. New recruiters include Arcesium, DBS, Kroll, Adani Group, ACTFibernet among others
• Top IT/ITES, FSI, Banking, MR& Consulting, FMCG, Automobile companies have recruited from FORE this year again
• FORE students received multiple PPO offers from various organizations including Deloitte USI, ICICI Bank, Asian Paints, ITC, Nestle, HDFC Bank, ITC, Capgemini, Gartner, Havells India Ltd, Porter, Kyndryl (IBM), Tech Mahindra

5.2 FORE Placements 2022: Key Highlights
FORE School of Management successfully concluded the Final Placement process for the Batch of 2020-22, with a total of 156 corporate partners associating with the institution. The Batch Comprises 394 Students across courses of PGDM,PGDM IB , PGDM FM & PGDM BDA. FORE Final Placements 2022 were both faster and better.

FORE has registered sharp increase in Average CTC and Median CTC, multiple job offers along with International job opportunities. In addition to higher salary packages, there has been an improvement in diversity of recruiters and profiles offered. In terms of industry sectors, IT/ ITES made up 30% of the total offers and BFSI made 25% of the offers. MR & Consulting hired 23% from the total batch whereas FMCG, FMCD and Automobile made 12% of the offers. 10% of the total offers were made by other sectors that recruited FORE students. 

FORE Placement 2022: Highlights

• 100% Placement Completed in January 2022 for PGDM 2020-22 Batch
• Large Batch of 394 Students
• Average Salary goes up at Rs.14.04 LPA in Placement 2022 from Rs.10.7 LPA last year
• Highest Domestic Salary: Rs.23.5 LPA
• Highest International Salary: Rs.41 LPA
• 35 PPOs were offered
• 156 Companies participated in Placement process
• 55 New Recruiters participated in placement process
• Finance, FMCG, Consulting are the major recruiting sectors  
• Top Recruiters include ITC, Nestle, Mauti Suzuki, Nivea, Tata Motors, TTK, Whirlpool, Asian Paints, Goldman Sachs, Crisil, Deloitte, EY, KPMG among others Read More

6. FORE Admission Eligibility Criteria 2023
FORE Eligibility criteria for admission 2023 consist of following important points

• Candidate must hold a bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years’ duration, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA
• The candidate should be registered for CAT 2022/XAT 2023 or GMAT (Taken between Jan 1, 2021 and January 31, 2023) and must score well to become eligible for admission.
• 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 FORE Admission.
• It is mandatory for a final year student, who is provisionally considered eligible by FORE School of Management and offered admission, to submit the mark-sheet and degree certificate of the final year bachelor's degree examination by the stipulated date.

7. How to Apply for FORE Admission 2023? FORE Application Process

• Candidates can apply Online for admission 2023 at FORE School of Management.
• For Application submission candidates need to pay through Credit/Debit Card/Net Banking.
• For all the four PGDM programmes, there is one common application form.

7.1 FORE Application Process for Admission 2023: Step by Step Process

1. Register with your Name, Mobile Number and Email ID.
2. Verify your email to get user id and password
3. Fill the application form and after completion of all the necessary details Click on the “Make Payment” to process the payment else you may “Save and Exit” for payment at later stage. You may modify the form until you have not made the payment. Once payment is made the information cannot be altered. The payment can be made online using Debit/Credit Card (Visa/Master) and Net Banking. On successful online payment you will be able to download the payment receipt and the application form directly from your dashboard.
4. Upload your passport size of photo, signature and all the necessary documents.

7.2 FORE Application Fee for Admission 2023
FORE application fees is different if you apply for one or more than one PGDM programmes.  This application fee is excluding GST and should be paid online. Programme wise application fee for FORE admission 2023 is detailed below:

7.3 Important Points about Application Fee Payment

• You need to pay the application fee either through net banking or credit/debit card.
• Above Application Fee is applicable only if you are applying for multiple programmes at the same time through the common application form
• In case, you apply for the other one or two programmes at a later stage, the full application fee for one or two programmes as mentioned above will apply
• Candidates applying under Company Sponsored Category need to download the format from the website and submit the Company Sponsored Certificate in the given format within the stipulated timeframe.
• Candidates shortlisted for the “Selection Process” must review their Application Form compulsorily before appearing for the selection process.

7.4 Documents Required to Submit FORE Admission Application
Keep the following documents ready before filling up the application form. Please note that it is the responsibility of the candidate to provide accurate information with regard to academic credentials.

• Latest passport size photograph (preferably of size less than 5 MB).
• Academic Details ( XIIth and Graduation).
• Work Experience details.
• Details of Credit / Debit Card (Visa/Master) or Net Banking through which payment is to be made.

8. FORE Admission Dates 2023
Below are the important dates for FORE Admission 2023

9. FORE Admission 2023: Step by Step Process
The 5 stages of admission process of the two year full time PGDM Programmes at FORE School of Management are as follows:

• Step-1: Submit Application to FORE
• Step-2: Take CAT-2022/XAT-2023/GMAT Examination
• Step-3: Check Short-list on the basis of CAT/XAT/GMAT Score
• Step-4: Check your Call, date and venue for the "Final Selection Round"
• Step-5: Check Final Merit List. Final selection is based on CAT/XAT/GMAT Score, Performance in selection process, academic performance & work experience

Let us understand in detail each step of admission process

9.1 Step-1: Apply for FORE Admission 2023

• The candidate should apply Online and complete the FORE Application Form
• FORE School of Management has introduced Common Application form for all the PGDM programmes
• In the Application Form, the candidate must provide educational qualifications, contact details, and at least one of the following IDs: ID for CAT-2022 OR ID for XAT-2023 OR ID for GMAT
• More than one test IDs can be submitted
• The applicant is required to fill the IDs of the test scores he/she wishes to submit
• Submit the application form in time i.e. before the last date with requisite application fee.

9.2 Step-2: Appear in CAT 2022/XAT 2023/GMAT
You need to apply and appear in at least one of the following MBA entrance exams for PGDM admission 2023 at FORE School of Management

• CAT 2022 on November 27, 2022
• XAT 2023 on January 8, 2023
• GMAT (The GMAT Score should be of a test taken between 1st January 2021 & 31st January 2023)

9.3 Step-3: Check Short-list on the basis of CAT/XAT/GMAT Score
FORE will shortlist the candidates for Personal Interview (PI) round from among the eligible candidates who have a valid entrance exam score and have applied to the programme of FORE School of Management. FORE shortlists the candidates on the basis of following parameters:

• Considers aggregate scores and not sectional scores of the applicants in the acceptable entrance exams for shortlisting.
• Short-list of the candidates to be announced in February 2023 for the final selection round based on their best available test scores in CAT/XAT/GMAT.
• Applicants can submit more than one entrance test score. The B-school considers the best test score for shortlisting.

9.3.1 FORE Cut Off  for Admission 2023
Programme wise FORE Admission Cutoff will be based on aggregate percentile score although candidates should also score well across the sections of the entrance exam. The expected FORE cut offs are as under:

Note: These are expected cut offs. Actual cut offs in FORE admission 2023 may vary.

9.4 Step-4: Check your Call, Date and Venue for the "Final Selection Round"
FORE School of Management will release the shortlist for final selection round in February 2023, after declaration of CAT 2022 and XAT 2023 results.

• You need to check the FORE School website, your registered mail, messages in your mobile to ascertain your call and to know the date, time and venue of your final selection round.
• Final selection round of FORE consists of General and Business Awareness Quiz (BA-Q), Extempore and performance in Personal Interview (PI)
• The Personal Interview process will be conducted in the months of February/March 2023 and will be common for all the PGDM Programmes at FORE.

9.5 Step-5: Check Final Merit List
Final selection at FORE is based on CAT/XAT/GMAT Score, Performance in selection process, academic performance, Academic and gender diversity and work experience. Final admission offer based on above parameters will be given to the candidates in April 2023.

9.5.1 FORE: Final Selection Criteria weights for Admission 2023
The weightage proposed to be given to different parameters are

9.5.2 Diversity: Additional Weightage
To encourage diversity, a special weightage over and above 100% is offered to students from the South and North Eastern States of India.

9.5.3 Gender Diversity: Weightage
FORE emphasizes on Gender Diversity. Therefore, under the above mentioned diversity criteria, weightage will also be given to female candidates.

9.5.4 Promoting Entrepreneurship in Final Selection
With the Government of India's emphasis on "Atmanirbhar Bharat", FORE School of Management will give an opportunity to the candidates having entrepreneurial potential and will select a few candidates under the company-sponsored category in its various Full-Time PGDM programmes. The candidates will be shortlisted primarily on the basis of their profile and will be called for the selection process accordingly. The candidate with entrepreneurial spirit will be preferred.

10. How to Improve Your Admission Chances at FORE– Tips from Dean (Academics)
Advising students how to improve their admission chances in FORE, Prof. Sanghamitra Buddhapriya, Dean (Academics) at FORE School of Management, shares with MBAUniverse.com a few tips and key do’s and don’ts

10.1 Candidate’s Profile: Very Important
A candidate’s profile and attitude plays very important role in getting through the FORE admission process. A few key points to guide the candidates seeking admission in FORE are:

• The ideal candidate seeking admission to FORE New Delhi is the one who apart from having all the eligibility criteria points, is a go-getter who carries a ‘never say no’ attitude with good communication skills
• The candidate should have a fair amount of decision making skills with an analytical bent of mind. Academic scores or CAT score may not be the only criterion for potential managerial abilities, is what FORE believes in.
• One should possess the ability to take up challenges and be open to ideas or situations.
• These are a few things that FORE tries to evaluate during the P.I.

10.2 Do’s for FORE Admission Seekers
Elaborating the transparent admission process at FORE, Prof Buddhapriya shares some Do’s for prospective candidates seeking admission at FORE School of Management, “Our admission process is pretty much transparent and as mentioned earlier we try to look deep into other attributes which may lead to potential managerial qualities and beyond the tangible like scores etc. To ensure this we generally have a mix of academicians and leadership from corporate in the panel. Do whatever make you feel natural, composed.”

10.3 Key Don’ts  
A few Don’ts are also there for the candidates.

• Do not oversell
• Do not make tall claims which cannot be justified in the follow ups
• Do not lose calm (as we might test it too)
• Do not consider this as an interview rather consider it as a conversation 

Established in 1981 as a non-profit institution FORE is one of the highly ranked B-schools in India. The PGDM programmes at FORE are AICTE approved and learning experience at FORE is good. FORE has been working with industry and academia for developing new domains of managerial thought and education and contributing to the process of building leaders in today’s global business environment.

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