JBIMS Mumbai Admission 2022: Students with Aptitude in QA, VA, LR, DI Stand a Good Chance; Selection through DTE CAP; Check Criteria, Cut offs, Fee, Placement - Application Opening Soon

JBIMS Mumbai MMS Admission 2022 will open with the start of CAP 2022 registration process. JBIMS MBA admission process is through Centralized Admission Process (CAP) conducted by Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Maharashtra and no major changes in admission process is announced.

Like last year JBIMS will finalise its MMS admission 2022 through the Centralized Admission Process (CAP) conducted by DTE Maharashtra. Sharing with MBAUniverse.com, Dr Srinivasan. R. Iyengar, Director JBIMS said, “The admissions for the Master of Management Studies (MMS) Programme are conducted by the Director of Technical Education, Maharashtra State and our admission process is same as last year. No major changes and JBIMS is taking students through CET as usual. The cut off is 99.9 %ile for the open quota.”

It may be noted that JBIMS Mumbai cut off 2022 will be decided in DTE CAP round. Besides, the JBIMS Cut off for Maharashtra category and for all India category candidates will be different. However, for different MBA entrance exam scores, the JBIMS cut off is different. Besides, the JBIMS Mumbai cut off 2022 depends upon the top percentile score of the test takers. Usually, the JBIMS cutoff remains between 98 to 99 percentile. The CAP round is conducted in multiple rounds to offer admission opportunity not only in JBIMS Mumbai, but also in 330+ other MBA/MMS colleges of Maharashtra for all categories of candidates. The last date to register for DTE CAP 2022 will get over for Maharashtra domicile as well as All India category candidates in 4-5 days from the opening of CAP registration process.  

DTE Maharashtra conducted the complete JBIMS admission process online last year and no requirement for in person presence for the candidate was there due to Covid pandemic situation,  it is expected that the same process might be conducted for JBIMS admission 2022 also. JBIMS continues with its Autonomous Status and will offer 85% seats to Maharashtra State Candidates and 15% seats to All India category candidates out of the total 120 seats.

Read this article to know the JBIMS key USPs, Programme & Specialization, Fee, Intake, Placement, Admission process, likely cut offs, key qualities that JBIMS needs in a student - advice by the JBIMS Director, JBIMS campus reopening status and more   

  Table of Contents
In this article we shall cover the following

1. JBIMS Key Highlights & USPs
2. Programmes offered by JBIMS with Specializations
3. JBIMS Mumbai Fees
4. JBIMS Mumbai Seats
5. JBIMS Placements 2022
6. JBIMS Mumbai Eligibility Criteria
7. JBIMS Application Process: How to Apply for JBIMS Admission 2022?
8. JBIMS Admission Dates
9. JBIMS Admission Process: Salient Points
10. How to Improve Admission Chances in JBIMS-Tips from JBIMS Director
11. Autonomous Status of JBIMS
12. Changes in JBIMS Admission process in Last 5 Years

1. JBIMS Mumbai: Key Highlights & USPs

• 1.1 CEO Factory: JBIMS Mumbai is termed as ‘CEO producing factory’ by its students due to its proximity and close relations with industry. It not only achieves 100% placement every year, the salary in each placement season goes up. Most of the JBIMS alumni are top Corporate Heads, CXOs who share their rich corporate experience to the JBIMS students and motivate them in successful career growth
• 1.2 Highly Ranked: Among the 330+ MBA colleges in Mumbai & Rest of Maharashtra, JBIMS is the top management college. It is the first choice for MBA admission by top 99-100 percentilers in MAH-CET, CAT and CMAT.
• 1.3 High RoI with Low JBIMS Fees: JBIMS 2 years MMS programme fee is Rs.6 lakhs only, which is less than half than the fee charged by most other top MBA colleges in India.
• 1.4 High JBIMS Placements: JBIMS Placements have recorded high salary packages in 2022. Average salary in Placement 2022 increased by 19%, at Rs.27.63 LPA from Rs.23.16 LPA last year and the Highest Salary stood at Rs.42 LPA.
• 1.5 Top Recruiters: JBIMS has a long list of legacy recruiters. Some of the top recruiters in final Placement 2022 included Accenture, Aditya Birla Capital, BCG, Capgemini, Deloitte, IBM, Infosys, McKinsey, PwC,  Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Citibank, HSBC, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, IDFC Bank, J.P. Morgan, Kotak Mahindra Bank, RBL, Yes Bank, Amazon,  TCS, Wipro, Abbott, ACG, Colgate Palmolive, HUL among others
• 1.6 Top Faculty: JBIMS has a unique combination of academic and corporate mix of faculty. Apart from its highly qualified and experienced permanent faculty, JBIMS adjunct/visiting faculty include the corporate and industry leaders who share their real life experiences with the students.
• 1.7 Consistently Updated Curriculum: Started as early as in 1965, JBIMS MMS curriculum is modified continually and appropriately to suit the contemporary corporate world needs and is able to nurture prominent leaders of the same.
• 1.8 Pedagogic Initiatives: Education at JBIMS is not limited to conventional class room experience. It is coordinated with vast industrial exposure also.
• 1.9 Location Advantage with Legacy: JBIMS is located in heart of Mumbai – the financial capital of India and has a legacy of 60+ years. It has produced many industry leaders who visit the institute to share their practical experiences while climbing the ladder of hierarchy. This is the biggest advantage in view of the students, faculty and corporate alike.

2. Progammes Offered by JBIMS with Specializations
Below are shared details on each point

2.1 MMS: Flagship Programme of JBIMS Mumbai
MMS is the flagship 2 years full time MBA programme of Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS). The programme is conducted as a university department of University of Mumbai. On completion of the programme, the student is awarded MMS degree by Mumbai University.

2.2 MMS Specializations at JBIMS
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai offers various specializations like Finance, Marketing, Personnel, Operations and Systems in the second year of the MMS course.

3. JBIMS Mumbai Fees
The high RoI MMS programme at JBIMS has low fees

3.1 JBIMS Fees: Rs.6 lakhs for MMS
JBIMS has moderate fee structure at Rs.6 lakhs for two years. JBIMS has recently increased its fee for MMS course, after being awarded the autonomous status. The JBIMS fees has gone up to Rs.6 lakhs from Rs.2.04 lakhs earlier. There is a slight difference in JBIMS fee for Maharashtra State category and All India category candidates:

• JBIMS Fees for Maharashtra State Category Candidate: Rs.6 lakhs for two years
• JBIMS Fees for All India category candidate: Rs.6.01 lakhs for two years

4. JBIMS Mumbai Seats
JBIMS Seats are divided between Maharashtra domicile and all India category candidates. JBIMS has a total intake of 120 seats in the flagship MMS programme. JBIMS MBA Batch profile is diverse. The academic and gender diversity are the key focus areas in JBIMS MBA batch profile. Besides, Out of the total intake, 15% seats are allotted to All India category candidates to further improve the JBIMS MBA Batch profile. Their merit list and cut offs are separately prepared by DTE Maharashtra through CAP

4.1 Category wise JBIMS Seats

5. JBIMS Placements 2022: Scale New Heights
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) Mumbai concluded its final placement 2022 with a 19% rise in average salary. Consulting sector recorded highest share with 39% students placed in this sector. Accenture, Udaan, Colgate, D.E. Shaw, PwC emerged as the top recruiters in JBIMS Placements 2022.

5.1 JBIMS Placement 2022: Key Highlights

• Achieves 100% Placements
• Average Salary Up by 19%, goes up at Rs.27.63 LPA from Rs.23.16 LPA last year
• Median Salary Up by 18.9%, goes up at Rs.26.49 LPA from Rs.22.28 LPA last year
• Highest Salary stood at Rs.42 LPA as against Rs.44 LPA last year
• Average salary of Top 25% increased by 15.8%, goes up at Rs.31.54 LPA from Rs.22.28 LPA last year
• Top Recruiters include Accenture, Udaan, Colgate, D.E. Shaw, PwC, Aditya Birla Capital, BCG, Capgemini, Deloitte, IBM, Infosys, McKinsey, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Citibank, HSBC, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, IDFC Bank, J.P. Morgan, Kotak Mahindra Bank, RBL, Yes Bank, Amazon,  TCS, Wipro, Abbott, ACG, HUL  
• Consulting emerged as the top recruiting sector with 39% students placed

6. JBIMS Mumbai Eligibility Criteria
JBIMS admission eligibility criteria 2022 is based on the DTE CAP eligibility criteria which contain following points:

• Candidates with bachelor’s degree from recognized university/institute with 50% marks are eligible to apply
• Candidates in their final year of graduation can also apply
• Candidates who have appeared in graduation final exams and are waiting for result can also apply
• All the candidates have to register and apply for DTE CAP 2022 as per the schedule announced by CET Cell in Maharashtra
• JBIMS admission eligibility criteria 2022 specify that Maharashtra State category candidates should have appeared in MAH CET exam and all India category candidates should have appeared in one of the following MBA entrance exams – CAT 2021, XAT 2022, CMAT 2022, MAH CET 2022 

7. JBIMS Application Process 2022: How to Apply for JBIMS Admission 2022?
JBIMS Application process 2022 is different from other B-schools’ admission process. Key points about how to apply for JBIMS Admission 2022 are:

• No separate application needs to be submitted for JBIMS admission 2022
• You need to register and apply for DTE CAP 2022 with scores of the entrance exams that you have taken
• Candidates who have appeared in CAT 2021 and have got high score but could not be shortlisted by IIMs due to one or other factor, still have the opportunity to explore admission in JBIMS Mumbai, if they timely apply and register for CAP round 2022.
• If you have appeared in MAHCET 2022, CAT 2021 or CMAT 2022, you can seek admission in JBIMS.
• DTE Maharashtra conducts Centralized Admission Process (CAP) for admission to all the  participating MBA colleges including JBIMS Mumbai and makes seat allotment in the MBA colleges as per the merit score obtained by the candidates
• JBIMS Admission Application fee through DTE CAP is Rs.800/- for MAH Category and Rs.1000/- for All India category candidates

8. JBIMS Admission Dates
JBIMS Admission Important Dates 2022 are as below

• JBIMS Admission dates begin with the start of CAP 2022 registration dates
• CAP 2022 registration process is available in Sept/Oct 2022
• After registering for CAP, the document verification and provisional merit list generation leading to JBIMS seat allotment will begin in October/November 2022

9. JBIMS Admission Process 2022: Salient Points
Below is shared the step by step process for JBIMS Admission criteria  

9.1 JBIMS Accepted Exams: Score Accepted for JBIMS Admission 2022
Since JBIMS Reservation Criteria have 85% seats for Maharashtra state candidates and 15% seats for all India category, the JBIMS accepted exams are different for Maharashtra State (MS) category and All India (AI) category candidates as per the JBIMS reservation criteria and DTE guidelines for JBIMS Mumbai admission 2022.

• MS Category: Score of MAHCET 2022 are accepted for Maharashtra State candidates.
• AI Category: Score of MAHCET 2022, CAT 2021 and CMAT 2022 exams are considered in admission process for MMS 2022-24 batch for All India category candidates.

9.2 JBIMS Shortlist Criteria: Register for DTE CAP
JBIMS admission process is through DTE CAP round.

• JBIMS Shortlist criteria is on the basis of Percentile of Normalized score of entrance exams,
• Apart from score in the written exam, evaluation criteria will take into account complete personality of the candidate, which includes various parameters like extra-curriculars, other significant achievements.
• JBIMS Mumbai past academic record is an important point of consideration in CAP round. Candidates with excellent academic record are preferred for JBIMS admission
• Work experience is also a component of the admission criteria and will be given due weightage. However, if a fresher has other substantial credentials, he/she can cover up in other parameters. Work-ex alone would not be the deciding criteria.
• JBIMS Mumbai selection criteria is decided by in the DTE CAP round. The JBIMS seat allocation will be done by DTE on merit in CAP rounds.

9.2.1 Check for DTE CAP Registration & Application Dates

• For finalizing its admission 2022, JBIMS Mumbai will participate in DTE CAP 2022.
• The registration process for the Centralized Admission Process (CAP) 2022 conducted by Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Maharashtra starts after some time from date of MAH MBA CET 2022 result declaration.
• If you are an all India category candidate, and have not appeared in MAH CET 2022, there is nothing to worry, you could still apply for admission to JBIMS Mumbai through DTE CAP. Your CAT 2021 and CMAT 2022 score will be considered for admission to JBIMS, SIMSREE, PUMBA and other MBA/MMS colleges in Maharashtra.
• Please note DTE Maharashtra allows very limited time to submit the application for participation in CAP. So, you have to apply immediately when the Notification for CAP is released by DTE Maharashtra. Read More

9.3 JBIMS Cut Offs 2022: Key Point in JBIMS Selection Criteria
Based on the highest score in MAH MBA CET 2022 JBIMS cut off may go down or go up. Last year MAH CET highest score had gone down to 159 for 99.99 percentile as against 175 earlier. A candidate with an overall score of 135-138 for Maharashtra State category can get admission in JBIMS Mumbai.

For All India category candidate, the JBIMS cu off is higher at 138-140. As announced, no separate or individual admission process is conducted by JBIMS Mumbai and the seat allotment will be made by DTE Maharashtra through Centralized Admission Process (CAP) 2022

Following are the expected slot wise JBIMS cut offs across all the four slots of MAHCET 2022 exam for Maharashtra State (MS) and All India (AI) category

(Likely cut offs)

The JBIMS cutoff percentile range for Maharashtra State Home University (MS-HU) category is expected to remain around 98 percentile, while for All India (AI) category candidate it would be around 99.5 percentile in MAHCET 2021 exam.

9.4 Final Admission Result after JBIMS Selection Criteria is over
There will be four-five CAP rounds which will be conducted by DTE Maharashtra. Merit list will be released for admission after each round and the selected candidates should immediately report for admission at the college and pay the fee. If you are allotted seat in JBIMS, you should report at the institute by the stipulated date to secure your seat else it will be allotted to some other candidate.

9.5 JBIMS Admission 2022: Key Changes in Process & Category wise Selection
Key changes introduced after the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s decision, in case of JBIMS admission process for MMS admission through the DTE - CAP are:

10. How to Improve JBIMS Admission Chances? Tips from JBIMS Director

The key qualities and attributes that JBIMS looks in a candidate include applicant’s aptitude. Student’s aptitude in quantitative, verbal, logical reasoning, and data interpretation is what JBIMS looks for. Sharing with MBAUniverse.com, his advice for the MBA aspirants to improve their admission chances, to JBIMS MMS Programme, Dr Srinivasan. R. Iyengar, Director JBIMS said, “The student should improve their aptitude in quantitative, verbal, logical reasoning, and data interpretation.” Accordingly if you have these qualities and aptitude for these attributes, you are a preferred candidate that JBIMS looks for.

11. JBIMS: An Autonomous B-School of Mumbai University
It may be noted that JBIMS Mumbai is a close entity and is a constituent of Mumbai University. It has enjoyed the Autonomous status from 2014 till date. The status was abruptly changed by the Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra in 2019, putting thousands of MBA aspirants in dilemma. However, after getting its autonomous status restored by the Supreme Court of India on September 2, 2019, the JBIMS Admission offers are now made by DTE Maharashtra accordingly.

12. JBIMS Admission Process: Changes in Last 5 Years
Since 2014, JBIMS has been facing ups and downs in its admission process. Once it conducted its own admission process, next year the admission process was through DTE CAP. The shifts in JBIMS admission process in last five years are given below:

If we compare JBIMS Vs IIM Ahmedabad; JBIMS Vs NMIMS; JBIMS Vs NITIE; JBIMS Vs SPJIMR; JBIMS Vs FMS Delhi; JBIMS Vs IIFT Delhi or JBIMS Vs XLRI, the JBIMS Mumbai stands high and is at par with all these top B-schools in placements, pedagogic approach, legacy and also has an edge as it is a moderate fee B-school like FMS. JBIMS Mumbai has remained the most preferred campus for MBA aspirants due to its legacy, high industry connect, good placements and low fee structure and is considered moving much on the lines as FMS Delhi of Delhi University is doing. JBIMS is located in the heart of Mumbai in the Churchgate area and this advantage can never fade as it is the centre of commercial activity. JBIMS students find that the institute has excellent location right in the heart of the financial capital of India. 

JBIMS Admission 2023 will open in the month of May/June 2023 before the CAP 2023 round begins. The candidates who appear in CAT 2022, XAT 2023, CMAT 2023 and MAHCET 2023 will be eligible to apply for JBIMS Admission 2023.

Hope you found this article useful in getting to know much about JBIMS Mumbai and making your admission decision. We will update this article frequently to guide you about the MBA admission.

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