Step 2: Personal Information
Login as existing user and fill in all your personal details, address, valid ID proof, preferred PI centres and your sports interest along with other particulars. Complete the details and move to next page

Step 3: Upload Photograph
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Step 4: Enter Academic Details
Next page on K J Somaiya application form requires you to fill up all your academic details from class 10 onwards.

Step 5: Achievements
If you are an achiever in any field, you should click on ‘Yes’ and enter the details of achievements on this page

Step 6: Work Experience
If you have work experience after completing your graduation, you should complete it in months on this page. In case of no work experience simply click on ‘No’ and move ahead.

Step 7: Program & Exam score Information
This page requires you to fill in the programmes you are applying for, the registration Ids of the CAT/XAT/CMAT/NMAT exam you plan to appear in and after declaration of result, to fill up the score column.

Step 8: Make Payment of Application Fee
K J Somaiya asks you to make payment of application fee after you have completed your application form. This is the final step to fill the application form. You can make payment through Credit/Debit card/ NEFT/ RTGS/ other UPI.  

K J Somaiya: Admission Eligibility

1. K J Somaiya eligibility criteria require that the candidate must hold a bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years duration, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA
2. One of the most important points in K J SomaiyaAdmission Eligibility criteria is that apart from a recognized graduate degree, the candidate should be registered for CAT 2020/XAT 2021/CMAT 2021/NMAT 2020 or GMAT (taken from Jan 2018 to Feb 10, 2021) and must score well to become eligible for admission. GMAT scores of last three years are valid
3. If the candidate is awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence to determine MBA admission eligibility would be based on the equivalence certified by the institution/university from where the bachelor's degree is obtained. In case the institution/university does not have any scheme for converting the CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by K J Somaiya by dividing the obtained CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant by 100 to confirm the Admission eligibility of the candidate. 
4. 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 is also eligible to apply for K J Somaiya Admission 2021.
5. It is mandatory for a final year student, who is provisionally considered eligible by K J Somaiya, Mumbai and offered admission, to submit the mark-sheet and degree certificate of the final year bachelor's degree examination latest by July 31, 2021.
6. Work Experience is not mandatory

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K J Somaiya Admission Criteria
K J Somaiya Admission Criteria 2021 will be a two step process involving the Shortlisting criteria based on entrance exam score and the Final admission selection Criteria with only 35% weightage to entrance exam score.

1. Shortlisting Criteria
The first part of K J Somaiya Admission criteria is the shortlisting criteria before final selection round. K J Somaiya will shortlist the candidates GD- PI round after declaration of entrance exam results. The Shortlisting criteria will be as under:

• K J Somaiya will shortlist candidates on the basis of entrance exam scores accepted for admission namely CAT 2020, XAT 2021, CMAT 2021, NMAT 2020 and GMAT taken before February 10, 2021.
• K J Somaiya will consider aggregate scores and not sectional scores of the applicants in the acceptable entrance exams for shortlisting.
• Applicants may submit more than one entrance test score. K J Somaiya will consider the best test score for shortlisting.
• All the shortlisted candidates need to fill Profile form before appearing in GD-PI round
• MBA HCM and MBA SM programme short listing will be done on profile based.
• Shortlisted candidates for MBA HCM and MBA SM programme need to submit SOP.

2. Final Admission Selection Round Criteria

• Final admission round at K J Somaiya will consist of Case based GD followed by in depth personal interview
• The GD-PIprocess will be conducted online.
• The shortlisted candidates can choose date, time as per their choice.
• K J Somaiya selection criteria for MBA/ MBA IB/ MBA RM/ MBA FS/ MBA IMC/MBA HR after final admission round award 35% weight to Entrance exam score; 10% weight to Academics; 5% Weight to Work Experience; 25% weight to Personal Interview; 15% Weight to GD and 10% Weight to Achievements like sports & other extracurricular activities.
• K J Somaiya selection criteria for MBA HCM and MBA SM after final admission round award 25% weight to Entrance exam score; 10% weight to Academics; 5% Weight to Work Experience; 25% weight to Personal Interview; 10% Weight to GD and 10% Weight to Achievements like sports & other extracurricular activities, Additional Qualification HCM or Sports related is 5%, Statement Of Purpose 10%.
• The highest score with 10% weight to academics will be given to candidates who have scored more than 80% marks in Class 10, 12, graduation and also holds PG or above degree.
• Weightage for work experience would ideally be given to a candidate only if he/she has worked in executive or supervisory role for a minimum period of one year. The highest weight of 5% is awarded to the candidates with a work experience between 2 and 3 years.
• The highest weightage of 10% for achievements will be awarded to the candidates who have participated in international level sports, extracurricular activities, additional qualification acquired from certified bodies, achievements in areas other than work place. 
• A consolidated final selection  merit list of the candidates will be declared based on the above parameters
• Selected Candidate need to fill programme preference details online
• Candidates will be offered choice of the programme based on their preference, result and availability of seats

K J Somaiya Final Selection Criteria weights for Admission 2021-23

MBA/ MBA IB/  MBA RM/ MBA FS/ MBA IMC/ MBA HR
For the admission process adopted in 2021, following weights have been announced:

K J Somaiya Final Selection Criteria weights for Admission 2021-23

MBA HCM/ MBA SM
For the admission process adopted in 2021, following weights have been announced:

K J SomaiyaAdmission: Expected Cut Off  
The cut-off at K J Somaiya is not pre-defined. It depends upon the quality & number of applications received and varies from year to year for different courses. 

K J Somaiya will decide the Cutoff 2021 on the basis of aggregate percentile score in the entrance exam although candidates should also score well across the sections of the entrance exam.  The expected cut offs may remain as under:

K J Somaiya, Mumbai: Admission Process
Following steps are included in the K J SomaiyaAdmission process:

• Step 1: Register and apply for at least one of the entrance exams – CAT 2020; XAT 2021; NMAT 2020; CMAT 2021; GMAT (Taken till February 10, 2021)
• Step 2: The candidate should apply to K J Somaiya Mumbai by using the common application form for all the programmes. Application form is available on K J Somaiya website. The application fee of Rs.2850/- + transaction charges can be paid online through Debit/Credit card/Net Banking.
• Step 3: All the Candidates who apply for admission will be considered for shortlisting on the basis of entrance exam scores – CAT/XAT/CMAT/NMAT/GMAT for the Group Discussion &Personal Interview (PI) round from among the eligible candidates who have a valid entrance exam score and have applied to one or more programmes of K J Somaiya. The shortlisting process will be done after declaration of entrance exam results.
• Step 4: After the GD and the PI round, Merit list for admission is prepared by K J Somaiya on the basis of the selection parameters. The selected candidates have to fill in the programme details preference online.
• Step 5: Admission offers are made as per choice of the programme based on the preference form and availability of seats through the counseling process which is conducted after receiving Programme details preference from the candidates. 

With a legacy of 60 years as part of SomaiyaVidyavihar  that was established in 1959,  K J SomaiyaInstitute of Management Mumbai came into existence in 1981.  The institute subscribes to the latest case studies from Harvard Business School and has various databases like Ebsco, Euromonitor, ACE-Equity, Proquest, Prowess, Capline, IEEE, J-Gate, WARC ( World Advertising Research Council ) etc in order to bring the latest in the field of management into the classroom 

SomaiyaVidyavihar campus comprises more than 34 individual institutes dedicated to Arts, Sciences, Management, Humanities, Philosophies and Social Sciences as important areas of scholarship, and is spread across a 60 acre complex in Vidyavaihar, in north central area of Mumbai and a 90 acre complex in Sion in the heart of Mumbai.

K J Somaiya prefers candidates with demonstrated potential to analyse and solve problems and those who demonstrate willingness to learn and work in gender and culture diverse teams amid tough working conditions.  Besides, Candidates are expected to have a sound grasp of current issues and gender issues in addition to general business matters.

To secure admission in K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai candidates need to have good qualifying test scores and academic credentials as well as Good reading habits and an inquisitive mind. 

K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management was inaugurated by Dr. Manmohan Singh, the former Prime Minister of India, and is consistently ranked among the top 20 Management Institutes and top 10 private sector B-Schools in India.

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