NISM Mumbai PGDM-SM Admission 2026: Eligibility, Selection, Exams, Cutoff
National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) was established in 2006 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). NISM Mumbai offers Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Securities Markets) – PGDM (SM), a two-year residential MBA equivalent program. NISM Mumbai PGDM admissions 2026 are open. Apply Now. Read more details on NISM Mumbai PGDM SM Admission 2026.
NISM Mumbai PGDM-SM Admission 2026-28 (Batch VIII)
- NISM invites online applications for admission to the PGDM (Securities Markets) 2026–28 (Batch VIII).
- Registration start date is December 20, 2025, and the last date of online registration is March 23, 2026.
- Candidates need to create their Login ID (USERNAME & PASSWORD) for online registration on NISM official website. Upon successful registration, a User-ID and Password will be sent to registered email ID and mobile number of the candidate.
Candidates need to submit an application/admission data form along with a non-refundable registration fee of Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand Only). - Applications in physical mode is not accepted.
NISM Mumbai PGDM SM Eligibility and Shortlisting Criteria
- Applicants must hold Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 years’ duration and obtained at least 50% marks.
- Applicants in the last year of their Bachelor’s Degree program and awaiting their final results can also apply. However, their admission will be considered as provisional and is subject to fulfilling the above- mentioned eligibility criteria within the specified timeframe.
- Candidates are required to qualify in any of four All India Common Admission Tests i.e. CAT 2025, XAT 2026, CMAT 2026 and MAT 2025/2026.
NISM Mumbai PGDM SM Online Personal Interview (PI)
- Shortlisted candidates from Stage-II will appear in Stage-III i.e Online Personal Interview.
- All shortlisted candidates will be informed by email or download their call letters to appear in the Online Personal Interview. All the required details like date, time and other guidelines will be mentioned in the call letter.
- Eligible candidates will receive an Email for the Online Personal Interview process for PGDM-SM Admissions 2026-28 (Batch VIII).
- Final Selection List Based on Entrance Score, Online Personal Interview & Diversity Scores
- The offer of admission to the candidate will be made strictly on the basis of merit/ rank list.
- The Merit List will be generated based on the valid composite score of Entrance score 2025, Online Personal Interview, Past Academics and Gender Diversity.
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