VJIM Hyderabad PGDM Admission 2023: Offers Co-curricular Industry Oriented Courses with High Corporate engagement; Check the high ROI program with Moderate fees; Application is Open

One of the leading MBA colleges in India, carrying a legacy of 30 years, Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management (VJIM) Hyderabad is open with its PGDM admission process 2023 for next few days. Established in 1993, Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management (VJIM) Hyderabad is one of the pioneer management institutes. VJIM offers Intensive Induction and Orientation, Career Vision Schooling, Personalized Student Mentoring System and Industry Oriented Curriculum. The institute has Student Driven Activities and offers Outcome Based Placement Training.

In the campus Placements 2023, VJIM has registered highest salary at Rs.8.7 lakhs. VJIM Hyderabad offers 2 years full time PGDM and PGDM (General) programmes. The application process for VJIM Hyderabad PGDM admission 2023 can be completed in soft copy or hard copy as per the candidate’s preference. Read this article to check key VJIM Hyderabad USPs, Programme highlights and specialization areas, VJIM PGDM Fees, placements, VJIM admission process and more.

Table of Contents

1. VJIM Hyderabad: Key Highlights & USPs
2. VJIM Hyderabad Fees, Programmes offered, Intake
3. VJIM Hyderabad Placements
4. VJIM Hyderabad Scholarships
5. VJIM Co-curricular Programmes
6. Corporate Engagement at VJIM
7. VJIM Hyderabad Notable Alumni
8. VJIM Hyderabad Admission 2023: Step by Step Selection Process
9. How to submit VJIM Hyderabad Admission Application Form?
10. VJIM Hyderabad Admission Eligibility 2023
11. VJIM Hyderabad Admission Last Dates

1. VJIM Hyderabad: USPs and Highlights

• 1.1 Accreditations & Approvals: VJIM has earned prestigious International SAQS (South Asian Quality Assurance System) Accreditation. VJIM has also been Accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accreditation for delivery of quality of education. VJIM PGDM is also accredited by NBA. VJIM Hyderabad is AICTE Approved and its PGDM programme is certified as MBA equivalent by AIU. 
• 1.2 Ranking: VJIM Hyderabad is ranked #56 among top B-schools in India, in MBAUniverse.com B-School Ranking 2023; In Times B-school Survey 2022, VJIM is ranked # 33 (Overall Top 150 B-Schools), 22 (Overall top 100 Private Institutes) and 8 (Top 20 South B-Schools). In Education World Rankings 2022, VJIM Hyderabad was ranked #63 among top B-schools. In Outlook Rankings 2021, VJIM was ranked # 15 among top private B-Schools South Zone and was ranked # 49 among top private MBA Institutions Overall. VJIM has been awarded National A Grading and TS A** State Grading by CRISIL
• 1.3 Moderate VJIM Hyderabad Fee: VJIM Hyderabad Fee is Rs.7,60,000 for two years PGDM programme. This fee is much lower than many good B-schools
• 1.4 Strong VJIM Hyderabad Placements: For VJIM placements, 100+ Companies visit for Placement Every Year and make offers to 200+ Students who complete their PGDM. 75+ Companies Visit for Internships. Highest Salary in VJIM Placements 2023 is at Rs.14.60 LPA while Median salary is Rs.6.75 LPA
• 1.5 Top Recruiters: Prominent recruiters in VJIM Hyderabad Placements include ITC, Deloitte, Nestle, Godrej, Amul, Berger, ICICI Bank,City Union Bank, MRF, Phillips,Tech Mahindra, TCS, FACTSET, Adani Wilmar, Invesco among others
• 1.6 Strong Alumni Network: VJIM has a strong alumni network with nearly 3000 alumni occupying high positions in corporate and industry.  
• 1.7 Innovative Pedagogy with Corporate Engagement: The Innovative pedagogy based on case studies, simulation and role-play to strengthen decision making and analytical skills is followed at VJIM Hyderabad. VJIM organizes Industry connect for students with 50+ Industry Interactions with Senior Management
• 1.8 Industry Relevant Co-Curricular Programmes: Apart from using Industry Interactive & Integrative Teaching Methodology, VJIM uses POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) from Term-1 to Term-VI. The co-curricular programmes at VJIM include Case Analysis, ET Analysis, Business Simulation, Business Line on campus, PMCI Analysis, career vision schooling, Summer Internship
• 1.9 VJIM Hyderabad Scholarships: VJIM Hyderabad offers Merit and Need based  scholarships leading to fee waivers amounting in lakhs to the students.
• 1.10 Global Perspective and Collaborations: VJIM Hyderabad is collaborating and is partnering with some of the best institutes and universities across the Globe. Some of them include Thomson Rivers University, Canada; North Texas University, USA; University of Missouri, USA; Flinders University, Australia among others

2. VJIM Hyderabad Fees, Programmes offered, Intake
Below are shared VJIM Hyderabad Fees, Programmes offered and Intake

VJIM Programme	VJIM Hyderabad Fees	VJIM Seats
PGDM	Rs.7,60,000	180
PGDM (General)	Rs.7,60,000	60
Total	--	240

2.1 VJIM Programme Specializations

Programme Name	Specializations
PGDM	Marketing, HR, Finance, Business Analytics, Operations
PGDM (General)	General Management, Marketing, HR, Finance, Statistics & Business Analytics

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3. VJIM Hyderabad Placements 2023 & 2022
VJIM Hyderabad has recorded consistently strong placements for last several years. The PGDM programs at VJIM Hyderabad are AICTE approved and learning experience is good. Below are shared the Key Placement highlights for the 201-23 batch and 2020-22 batch:

3.1 VJIM Hyderabad Placements 2023: Key Highlights

• Highest Salary: Rs. 14.60 Lakhs
• Median Salary: Rs.6.75 Lakhs
• Prominent Recruiters: Adani Wilmar Limited, Amara Raja, Aurobindo Realty, Asian Paints, Axis Bank, Berger, Dxc Technology, Factset, Invesco, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, ITC, Tech Mahindra, MRF, Deloitte

3.2 VJIM Hyderabad Placements 2022: Key Highlights

• Highest Salary: Rs.8.6 Lakhs
• Average Salary: Rs.6 Lakhs
• Minimum Salary: Rs.5.3 Lakhs
• Prominent Recruiting Companies : Accenture, Deloitte, Asian Paints, TCS, Tata CP, Trent (Tata), GEP, Goldstone Tech., BlueStar, Panasonic, MRF, Invesco, Factset, ICE, Alliant Group, and many more.

4. VJIM Hyderabad Scholarships
VJIM Hyderabad offers Merit Scholarships at entry level based on weighted evaluation of academic and non-academic scores s under:

• VJIM will conduct an exclusive test for giving scholarships to students.
•  The amount of the scholarship is as follows:

Score range	Scholarship
75% upto 79.9%	Rs. 25,000
80% upto 84.9%	Rs. 50,000
85% upto 89.9%	Rs. 75,000
90% and above	Rs. 1,00,000

In addition to the above, VJIM also provides Merit Scholarships of upto 50% of fee in each Trimester to the top meritorious students.

5. VJIM Co-Curricular Programmes
VJIM Hyderabad offers unique co-curricular courses in its curriculum with an aim to make the students industry ready with an ability to learn from real life experiences. To foster this aim, VJIM offers co-curricular courses on Case Analysis, ET Analysis, Business Simulation, Business Line on campus, Product Marketing Company Industry (PMCI) Analysis, Career vision schooling, Summer Internship of different duration.

6. Corporate Engagement at VJIM
At VJIM students are given the opportunity to visit industries to have experiential learning in business environment. Students are encouraged to connect the theory with real life industry learning. To make sure that students get the best of corporate engagement, VJIM organizes Business Conclave, National Conference, Institutional seminar, Guest Lectures from senior Industry Management and other corporate connect activities through its various co-curricular courses.

7. VJIM Hyderabad Notable Alumni
VJIM Hyderabad has 3000+ strong alumni network spread across the Globe. VJIM Alumni are many top leaders including Sr Managers, Marketing Managers, Consultants, Executives. Some of the notable VJIM Alumni are:

VJIM Alumni Name	Year of Graduation	Current Designation	Current Company
Sudhir Pjr	1995	Senior Director	Oracle
Anil Bohara	1997	Managing Director	Fairlinks Staffing Solutions
Sharath Kumar Balmuri	1997	Sr. Service Engineering Manager	Microsoft
Anil Kilaru	1997	VP Product Strategy & Software Development	Kaleris
Kaushik Srinivasan	1998	Managing Director	Kan Associates
Neelima Fernandes	1998	Regulatory Governance and Enforcement Officer - Chief Risk Officer	Deutsche Bank
Sachin Koneri	1998	VP	Yes Bank
Satish Shah	1998	Head of HR	D. E. Shaw India Pvt. Ltd
Marcellus Solomon	1999	General Manager - India	HireRight
Nishit Shah	2000	Senior Regional Manager	Dell International Services India Pvt Ltd
Priyanka Ganeriwal	2000	Founder	Weddings N More
Ruchir Bharati	2000	DGM Associate Director	IBM India Private Limited Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd
Siddharth Shah	2000	Founder & Director	Indiassetz Infra Services Private Limited
Arun Kumar Vadla	2000	Head - Business Development	Pinakin Green Energy Pvt Ltd
Priyadarshini Balireddy	2001	AVP and Head B2B	Happimart
Rahul Reddy	2001	Sr Staff Business Systems Analyst	NVIDIA Graphics Private Limited
Rahul Surana	2001	CEO	Screens India
Sandeep G Gondrala	2001	Founder & CEO	Essess Interio
Sheetal Deshpande	2002	VP HR	Wells Fergo
Rama Krishna Varma K	2002	M.D	Global Logistics
John Saginela	2002	Director, Performance Studies	The Hackett Group (India) Ltd
Sreecharan Sr	2003	DGM	TIME Pvt Ltd
Amit Hirawat	2003	Founder Partner	Sri Balaji Plywood and Hardware
Sannu Francis C	2005	AGM - Human Resources	Orient Cement Limited
Samiksha Ganeriwal	2006	Founder	Kagzi Bottles
Sriharsha Yajamanam	2006	Country Treasurer & Internal Auditor	Alstom Transport
Srikanth Poolla	2006	Treasury Manager	Axis Bank Limited
Samantha Arcot Nakkana	2006	HRBP	HSBC
Sujani Raju Indukuri	2006	Director	Ecoboard Industries Ltd
Arun Sahu	2008	Asst Vice President	HSBC Bank USA
Ananthrama Rao Poluri	2010	Senior Analyst	Value Lab
Chetna Bhalla	2010	Co-founder & CEO	MyTechMantra.com
Nagesh Manepalli	2010	Director Strategy, Head Market Research, Consulting & Advisory	Markets and Markets
Sreelal Mr	2010	HR Manager	Aptiv
Varun Vardhan	2010	Project Manager	Vigilant Technologies

8. VJIM Hyderabad Admission 2023: Step by Step Process
The process of VJIM Hyderabad admission 2023 describe the details of acceptable entrance exams, eligibility to apply, selection process, VJIM Hyderabad cut offs, among other details. For admission 2023, VJIM will accept scores of CAT, XAT, GMAT, CMAT, MAT and ATMA exams. The application can be submitted online or offline with an application fee of Rs.1000/-. The step by step VJIM Hyderabad Admission Selection Process is detailed as below:

VJIM Hyderabad Admission process 2023 is a two step process involving the Shortlisting criteria based on entrance exam score and the Final admission selection Criteria based on other key components apart from entrance exam score. It should be noted that each National Level Test will be scaled differentially to accommodate relative variability in difficulty levels of different test scores.

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8.1 Step-1: VJIM Hyderabad PGDM Admission 2023: Shortlisting Criteria
The first part of VJIM Admission criteria is the shortlisting criteria before final selection round. VJIM Hyderabad will shortlist the candidates on the basis of following parameters:

• VJIM will short-list the candidates for PI round based on their best available test scores in CAT/XAT/GMAT/MAT/CMAT/ATMA
• Applicants may submit more than one entrance test score. VJIM will consider the best test score for shortlisting.
• VJIM Hyderabad cut off in shortlisting will be different for different entrance exams. However, a minimum 50 percentile is required in the entrance exam for shortlisting
• VJIM may also allow all the applicants to participate in PI process without shortlisting and then prepare a final merit list for admission on the basis of weightages awarded to them 

8.1.1Step 1.1: VJIM Hyderabad Cut Off for Shortlisting  
VJIM Hyderabad has not announced actual cut offs for PGDM admission 2023. However, the candidates are expected to score a minimum percentile cut offs in the respective MBA entrance exam. The cut offs for entrance exams are based on aggregate percentile score although candidates should also score well across the sections of the entrance exam. The expected VJIM cut offs are as under:

Entrance Exam	Minimum Cut off Percentile*
CAT 2022	65
XAT 2023	60
CMAT 2023	75
MAT 2022 & 2023	70
ATMA 2022 & 2023	80
GMAT	60

*Expected Cut off, actual cut offs may vary

8.2 Step 2: VJIM Hyderabad Admission Selection Process 2023
Once a candidate has submitted her/his application form and is shortlisted, he/she will be required to appear for a personal interview. The Personal Interview will be conducted either on campus, or at a specified location along with documents. Key details of VJIM Hyderabad Admission Selection Process are:

• Post short-listing on the basis of available scores, applicants will be called for the final selection round (PI Round)
• All the shortlisted candidates are eligible to go through the PI round to be held in April/May 2023
• Final selection is based on entrance exam score, Academic Performance, Work Experience, performance in Personal Interview (PI)
• Final admission offer based on above parameters will be given to the candidates in May 2023

8.2.1 Step 2.1: Weightages in final VJIM Hyderabad Admission Selection Process 2023
VJIM awards weightage to academics, performance in entrance exam, performance in PI, Work experience, in final selection criteria. Accordingly, the VJIM selection criteria will be based on a Composite Score derived from weightages as under:

Weightage Component	Weightage on a scale of 100
Class X Marks	2
Class XII Marks	3
Graduation Marks	5
MBA Entrance Exam Score (CAT/XAT/CMAT/MAT/ATMA/GMAT)	60
Personal Interview & Communication round	25
Diversity	5
Total	100

All admissions at VJIM are 100% Merit-based. The Strong Academia-Industry interface ensures high placements.

9. How to submit VJIM Hyderabad Admission Application Form?
Application for VJIM Hyderabad Admission application form 2023 can be submitted online or offline. The Application process is shared below:

• VJIM PGDM Admission Prospectus or Handbook or e-brochure of Information for Admissions can be downloaded from the VJIM website. It is available at all the PI centers on the scheduled dates and in VJIM, Hyderabad. Upon request, the prospectus can also be sent to the candidate by post after the payment of application fee.  
• A candidate can apply online through VJIM’s website. However, after filling the application form, you will be redirected to a payment gateway to pay Rs.1,000/- for the application fee. Please ensure that you upload scanned copies of all supporting documents.
• Alternately, you can apply for VJIM PGDM Admission through hard-copy of Handbook of Information. The application form can be obtained in person from the VJIM campus. Filled in application form, along with mark-sheets of all qualifications and Test Scores should be submitted either in person or via post along with a DD of Rs.1.000/- in favour of VIGNANA JYOTHI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, payable at Hyderabad.
• If submitting the filled in application form personally, the applicant may also make the payment in cash.

10. VJIM Hyderabad Admission Eligibility

• VJIM Hyderabad PGDM eligibility criteria require that the candidate must hold a bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years duration in any discipline, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA
• The candidate should have appeared or should appear and qualified in CAT 2022/XAT 2023/ CMAT 2023/MAT 2022-2023/; ATMA 2022-23; GMAT– 2021, 2022 and 2023
• If the candidate is awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence to determine VJIM Hyderabad PGDM 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 VJIM Hyderabad to confirm the Admission eligibility of the candidate. 
• 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
• Candidates appearing in final year of graduation should also complete their bachelor’s degree with 50% marks and should be able to produce proof of passing the degree examination with the minimum required marks by the prescribed date.

11. VJIM Hyderabad Admission Last Dates
VJIM Hyderabad Admission Last Date to apply will be announced shortly. The application process is open for next few days. Apply Now

With its internationally exposed faculty members, VJIM has applied a lot of differentiating techniques like reverse orientation, Socratic dialogue, POGIL, faculty internship program, fundamental research and the like to achieve the objectives of its business education repositioning model. The repositioning strategy of business education is the culmination of the globalization program of Vignana Jyothi which is one of the best governed organizations on par with India’s premier institutions. VJIM is an autonomous institution approved by AICTE and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). Application process for admission 2023 is open.Apply Now

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