MDI Gurgaon Admission 2024: Last Date to Apply – November 24, 2023; Highly Ranked and AACSB Accredited B-School offers Diverse PGDM Programmes; To Conduct Offline GD-PI; Check USPs, Fees, Placements, Selection Process

MDI Gurgaon Admission 2024 – Latest Updates

• MDI Gurgaon PGDM Admissions 2024 are through CAT 2023 Score Only
• CAT 2023 Registrations are Closed; Error Correction Window Open till Sep 28 
• MDI Gurgaon Admission 2024 is Currently Open for CAT-registered Candidates | Apply Now
• MDI Gurgaon CAT Cut-Off is 93-95 Percentile; Considers Overall Cut off
• MDI Gurgaon PGDM Fees is Rs 24,16,800; Expected to go up for Admission 2024

Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon, one of the top ranked and globally AACSB Accredited business schools in India, is closing the application process on November 24, 2023 for PGDM Admission 2024. MDI Gurgaon will accept only CAT and GMAT Scores for Admissions 2024 and will conduct offline GD-PI after shortlisting the candidates based on CAT 2023 score. Apply Now

Regarded as one of the best B-schools, MDI Gurgaon offers AICTE approved diverse full time PGDM programs apart from other one year year full time Executive and online PGDM, and doctoral programs. CAT 2023 exam scores will be the principal shortlisting criterion for GD/PI round in MDI Gurgaon Admission 2024. Based on past trends, the expected CAT cut off for MDI is between 93-95%ile, which is amongst the highest in non-IIM B-schools. Many CAT toppers like Kunal with CAT 98.44%ile, Mehak with CAT 98.08%ile declined admission offers from IIMs and preferred to join MDI Gurgaon PGDM programs

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MDI Gurgaon PGDM Admission 2024: Process & Key Highlights

Read this article to know the key USPs, application process, selection process, expected cut offs, MDI Gurgaon PGDM Fees and all important details

Table of Contents

1. MDI Gurgaon: Key Highlights and USPs
2. Why CAT Toppers Declined IIMs to Join MDI? Read in Detail
3. MDI Gurgaon Fees, Intake, Programmes offered
4. MDI Gurgaon Placements 2023
5. MDI Gurgaon Admission Eligibility Criteria 2024
6. MDI Gurgaon Application Process: How to Apply for Admission at MDI Gurgaon?
7. MDI Gurgaon Admission 2024: Important Dates
8. MDI Gurgaon Admission Criteria 2024: Salient Points
9. MDI Gurgaon: Key Differentiators
10. MDI Gurgaon Admission 2025

Let us start with why you should consider and to apply for MDI Gurgaon admission alongwith IIMs and other top B-schools.

1. MDI Gurgaon: Key Highlights & USPs

• 1.1 Top Ranked B-School: MDI Gurgaon has consistently been ranked amongst the top B-schools in the country. In the MBAUniverse.com B-School Ranking 2023 MDI Gurgaon was ranked #10 and in the NIRF Ranking 2023 Management, MDI Gurgaon is Ranked #13 among top 125 management institutes in India.
• 1.2 Accreditation: MDI Gurgaon is tiple crowned with three prestigious International Accreditations from AACSB, AMBA and SAQS. They are three most influential academic accreditation bodies globally. MDI also has NBA Accreditation.
• 1.3 MDI Gurgaon Placements 2023 at par with top IIMs: MDI Gurgaon Placements 2023 have remained high and are at par with top IIMs. MDI Gurgaon has registered highest package of Rs.60 LPA offered in Consulting Sector. Average package has gone up at Rs.27.67 LPA in 2023 from Rs.26.65 LPA in 2022.
• 1.4 International Partnerships: With a vision to be a Global B-School, MDI Gurgaon has partnered with top management institutes and universities across the world including England, USA, Canada, Denmark, Australia, Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, China, Japan, South Korea, Greece, Portugal, Italy, Russia, Poland, Netherlands among many others for student and faculty exchange.
• 1.5 Highly Qualified & Experienced Faculty:  Faculty at MDI Gurgaon is a healthy blend of academicians, policy makers, administrators and managers. The faculty members are drawn from top Indian and Global institutes and are research focused. Most of the faculty members have doctoral degree or are pursuing the same and have rich industry experience as well. As a consequence, MDI students are able to get a rich mix of academic research as well as best practices from industry.

2. Why CAT Toppers Declined IIMs to Join MDI? Read in Detail
Many CAT Toppers who were offered admission for 2023-25 batch by IIMs and other top B-schools, declined these offers and have joined MDI Gurgaon. Success stories and reasons for their joining MDI Gurgaon are shared below:

• Mehak Rathi declined IIM Indore, New IIMs, NMIMS to Join MDI Gurgaon 2023-25 Batch
• Kunal Singh Bhadauria declined IIM Shillong, New IIMs, IIFT Delhi, NMIMS Mumbai, IMT Ghaziabad to join MDI Gurgaon 2023-25 Batch

3. MDI Gurgaon Fees, Intake, Programs Offered
MDI MBA Fees for different 2 years PGDM programs is same. MDI Gurgaon MBA fees for its different PGDM programs is shared below along with the program wise MDI Gurgaon Intake.

Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurugram, apart from the 2 years full time PGDM programmes, also offers following management programmes suitable for different category of candidates:

• 15 Months Post Graduate Programme in Management – Business Management 
• 2 Years PGDM Executive Programme
• 2 Years Online PGDM Programme
• Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Public Policy and Management (PGDM-PPM)
• Fellow Programme in Management

Please note that up to a maximum of 5% over and above the "Approved Intake" per Course shall be available under tuition fee waiver scheme as per the AICTE guidelines.

4. MDI Gurgaon Placements 2023
MDI Gurgaon has a consistent record of excellent placement. The maximum and average compensation packages at MDI Gurgaon have been rising year after year. MDI concluded its placement 2023 for the batch 2021-2023 with higher salary packages for the large batch of 472 students comprising 238 students from PGDM, 120 students from PGDM-HRM and 114 students from PGDM-IB Program. 102 Companies with 21 new companies participated in MDI Gurgaon Placement process 2023 and made offers to the large batch of students. Highest salary of Rs.60 LPA was offered in Consulting sector.

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4.1 MDI Gurgaon Final Placement 2023: Key Highlights
Key Highlights in MDI Placement 2023 are:

• 100% Placement for the large batch of 472 students
• Median Salary up by 11.19% at Rs.26.13 LPA from Rs. 23.50 LPA last year
• Average Salary for PGDM & PGDM IB is Up at Rs.27.67 LPA from Rs.26.65 LPA last year
• Average Salary for PGDM-HRM is up at Rs. 26.42 LPA from Rs.23.80 LPA in 2022
• Highest Salary in 2023 stood at Rs.60 LPA offered in Consulting Sector
• Number of PPOs go up at 154 in 2023 from 131 last year
• 102 Companies participated in Placement 2023 as against 87 last year
• 21 are the First time Recruiters
• Maximum offers made by a single Company: 55
• Average Salary for Top 10 Percentile: Rs.43.02 LPA
• Average Salary for Top 25 Percentile: Rs.37.04 LPA
• Average Salary for Top 50 Percentile: Rs.32.39 LPA
• Top Recruiters in Placement 2023 included Amazon, Accenture, Deloitte, PwC, ICICI Bank, Aditya Birla Group, Godrej, Goldman Sachs among others
• Consulting & General Management domain rolled out maximum number of 205 offers

4.2 MDI Gurgaon Placements 2022: Key Highlights
Key Highlights in MDI Placement 2022 are:

• 100% Placement for the large batch of 391 students
• Median Salary up at Rs. 23.50 LPA in 2022 from Rs.23 LPA last year
• Average Salary for PGDM & PGDM IB is Up by 15% at Rs.26.65 LPA from Rs.23.15 LPA last year
• Average Salary for PGDM-HRM is up at Rs.23.80 LPA in 2022
• Highest Salary in 2022 rose by 159% at Rs.1.14 Crores from Rs.44 Lakhs last year
• 131 PPOs were offered by the participating companies
• 87 Companies participated in Placement 2022
• 35 were the First time Recruiters
• Top Recruiters in Placement 2022 included Amazon, Accenture, Deloitte, PwC, Cognizant, ICICI Bank, Microsoft, Aditya Birla, Godrej, Goldman Sachs among others
• IT & Operations domain offered highest salary of Rs.1.14 Cr
• Consulting & General Management domain rolled out maximum number of 171 offers
• Maximum offers made by a single company were 38 Read More

5. MDI Gurgaon Admission Eligibility Criteria 2024
There is a slight difference in the eligibility criteria for PGDM/PGDM-HRM/PGDM-BA and for PGDM-IB programmes at MDI Gurgaon.  

1. For PGDM, PGDM-HRM and PGDM Business Analytics eligibility criteria, the candidate must hold a minimum 3 years’ bachelor's degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA
2. To meet the PGDM-IB eligibility criteria, the candidate must hold a 4 years’ bachelor's degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA
3. For all the PGDM programs, the applicant must have also scored a minimum 50% marks or equivalent CGPA in class 10 and 12.
4. Candidates appearing for the final examination for the Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent examination) and completing all requirements for obtaining the Bachelor’s degree by 30th June, 2024 can also apply to the PGDM, PGDM-HRM and PGDM-Business Analytics programmes, subject to furnishing evidence to that effect latest by 31st October, 2024.
5. Applicants to the PGDM-IB programme must possess a minimum of 1 year (one year) work experience as on 31st January 2024, after completion of a Bachelor’s degree of admissible duration for the programme.
6. Applicant should appear in CAT or GMAT. MDI uses CAT scores for Indian Candidates for shortlisting the candidates for its programmes.  Indian candidates can not apply on the basis of their GMAT score.

6. MDI Gurgaon Application Process: How to Apply for Admission at MDI Gurgaon?

MDI Gurgaon offers facility to use a single common online application form to apply for all the PGDM programmes. The form is made available at MDI website for its both campuses – MDI Gurgaon and MDI Murshidabad. Key details of MDI application process for admission 2024 are as below:

• Candidates have to make an online payment of Rs. 3000 (Rupees three thousand only) plus 18% GST irrespective of the number of programmes they apply for.
• Candidates applying for both MDI-G and MDI-M have to make an online payment of Rs. 3590 (Rupees three thousand five hundred ninety only)
• NRI Candidates for MDI Gurgaon and Foreign Nationals/ Gulf Quota/ OCI candidates for MDI Murshidabad will have to make an online payment of Rs. 8496 (Rupees eight thousand four hundred ninety-six only)
• The combined online application form for MDI Gurgaon (PGDM/PGDM-HRM/PGDM-IB/PGDM-Business Analytics) & MDI Murshidabad (PGDM) is on the MDI website https://www.mdi.ac.in/ with necessary instructions
• Online registration will be open till Friday, November 24, 2023, 17:00 hrs. 
• Applicants need to select the programme (PGDM/PGDM-HRM/PGDM-IB/PGDM-Business Analytics) they wish to apply for
• The candidates seeking admission to various PGDM programmes 2024-26 at MDI Gurgaon should appear in CAT 2023.

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MDI Gurgaon Application Process: Step by Step Guide
After completing your registration as new user, you need to complete the application form in following steps

Step-1: Fill Personal Details
On the first page you should fill your name, father’s & mother’s name, email ID, Password, Country, Mobile number and submit at Sign up column

Step 1.1: Check Confirmation & Activate Your Account
After completing the step 1, you will receive the confirmation message. You should now click on ‘Activate Your Account’. An OTP will be received by you on email and mobile, verify it and proceed to complete the remaining part of MDI registration process

Step-2: Complete CAT 2022 Registration & Personal Details
On the next page, you need to fill information on CAT 2022 registration number and personal details with address

Step-3: Upload Photo & Signature
After completing your entrance exam details and personal details, now you should upload your photo and signature of required size as below

Step-4: Fill Your Work Experience
The next step is to fill your work experience details. All the details should be correct else your candidature may be cancelled

Step-5: Fill the Details of Extra Curricular Activities
On this page of MDI Application form, you need to fill the correct details of your extra curricular activities of inter-collegiate, institute and higher level of sports, cultural, literary and others

Step-6: Document Details
The required documents are to be uploaded on this page of requisite size like copy of Identification, Class 10, 12 and graduation marksheet/degree among others. 

7. MDI Gurgaon Admission 2024: Important Dates
The first step to participate in MDI Gurgaon Admission Process 2024 is to apply and appear in CAT 2023 and also apply to MDI Gurgaon separately. MDI Gurgaon last date to apply closes on November 24, 2023. Following are the key dates for MDI Gurgaon Admission 2024

8. MDI Gurgaon Admission Criteria 2024: Salient Points
Here are the key highlights of  MDI Gurgaon Admission 2024 process:

8.1 Acceptable Entrance Exams
MDI Gurgaon will accept only CAT 2023 and GMAT exam score to shortlist the candidates for final selection round.

8.2 MDI Gurgaon Cut Offs  
MDI Gurgaon cut offs are not declared. However, going by the past trends, MDI Gurgaon cut offs may have a range between 93 and 95 percentile in CAT 2023 for admission 2024.

8.3 MDI Gurgaon Shortlist Criteria

• MDI Gurgaon shortlist criteria consider Academic score of candidates, Work experience,
• Diversity, alongwith the CAT Exam score cut offs.
• Shortlisting of candidates for the GDPI process will be done on the basis of the details provided in the application form and their CAT scores.

8.4 Final Selection 
Final Selection Round at MDI Gurgaon has components like Group Discussion, Written Test and Personal Interview. Final Admission offer is based on all the above parameters in final selection round at MDI Gurgaon.

The Shortlisted candidates will be called for the selection process between February and April 2024 at a center in one of the following cities: Bangalore, Gurugram, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai and Mumbai. Centers other than Gurugram are tentative. The final selection of the candidates will be based on weightages of CAT-2023/valid GMAT score, PI, Academic merit, academic diversity, work experience and social diversity etc.

8.5 MDI Gurgaon Admission 2024: Final Merit List Generation 

*Weightages are subject to change

9. MDI Gurgaon: Key Differentiators

• 9.1 The PGDM programs at MDI Gurgaon have been carefully designed to meet the needs of today’s business and develop professional managers who can achieve high levels of excellence at responsible positions in global environment management.
• 9.2 The ideal candidate seeking admission to MDI Gurgaon is the one who apart from having all the eligibility criteria points, has good communication & analytical skills and should possess the ability to take challenges
• 9.3 The teaching-learning method at MDI Gurgaon includes lectures, case studies, seminars, live projects, group discussions, role plays, business games, experiential learning activities, field visits. The curriculum is regularly revised with the help of industry professionals to reflect current business needs.

10. MDI Gurgaon Admission 2025

There are many young students who wish to appear in CAT and apply for MDI Gurgaon admission this year but since they are in the second year or third year of their bachelor’s degree course and are not eligible this year, but can apply for MDI Gurgaon MBA admission 2025 through CAT 2024. For the last 2-3 years, MDI Gurgaon admission policy has remained on same lines and it is expected that the MDI Gurgaon admission 2025 process will remain on similar lines as this year. You need to begin your CAT preparation and by the time you become eligible to appear in CAT 2024, you would have completed a large part of your CAT exam preparation which will help you score high in the exam and improve your chances for MDI Gurgaon admission 2025. 

MDI Gurgaon is one of the top ranked business schools in India with a vision to be a ‘Global Business School’. The institute integrates knowledge, research, industry experience and international exposure to offer comprehensive programmes. MDI Gurgaon has global Accreditation by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). It is the first Indian Business School and second in Asia to get international accreditation for its courses from ‘Association of MBAs’ (AMBA), UK. MDI is also South Asian Quality Systems (SAQS) accredited by AMDISA in 2005. The PG Programmes in Management offered by MDI are recognized and accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) New Delhi. Its PGDM has been awarded A Grade by the National Board of Accredited All India Council for Technical Education.

Hope you found this article on MDI Gurgaon PGDM program quite useful to decide on MBA admission 2024. As the first step for MDI Gurgaon admission process, you need to apply for CAT 2023, the application for which is open and you can Apply Now

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