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Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate in order to be eligible for MA Design programme.

For admission to BDes in Fashion Design at Apeejay Institute of Deign, candidates are required to appear for an aptitude test conducted by the institute, followed by a PI round.

The Apeejay Institute of Design admission process generally open in April-May every year.

The list of recruiters that were part of the recent drives has not been released officially. As per unofficial sources, the alumni of Gondwana University are placed in top-notch companies, some of which are listed below:

On the official brochures, ICSI lists eligibility requirements that are specific to each certificate course. Candidates wanting to apply for the certificate course in "Valuation of Securities/Financial Assets" must be either ICSI/ICAI/ICoAI members, ICSI executive course students or above, insolvency professionals, or holders of postgraduate management degrees. The institute can also ask for the relevant documents at the time of the application form filling. Hence, candidates must have an original or a copy of the important documents.

After the online registration on ICSI and fee payment, the study material is provided to the students. Candidates get eight months to prepare for the entrance exam. In addition, it is compulsory for students to undergo seven days Student Induction Programme (SIP) within six months of registration and before appearing in the CS executive programme. After eight months of the course duration, the candidate can take the exam in any attempt (June or December). Admission to the course is valid for three years and hence, all the students must clear the CS foundation exam within the given period of time. 

The maximum duration of TSM Madurai PhD programme is up to five years from the date of registration. However, the research period can be extended after getting prior approval from the University.

In terms of placements, the University recorded the median package of INR 1.80 LPA for the PG (2-year) batch 2022. Further, 15 students were placed out of the total strength of 241 PG (2-year) batch. There are no past-year placement statistics available to know the trends. The University has also not released any placement brochure or report. The data given above is gathered from the NIRF report 2023. 

Candidates who apply for CS executive are registered under the course for five years with ICSI. Registered candidates are allowed 10 session attempts with one registration. Additionally, for the CS foundation course, six attempts are allowed and for CS professional, 10 attempts are allowed to candidate. It is crucial to clear the respective CS exams within the accepted limit.

The total fee for TSM Madurai MBA programme is Rs 10 lakh. This fee comprises several components, including an academic fee of Rs 7.68 lakh, an accommodation & mess fee of Rs 2.2 lakh, and a caution deposit of Rs 12,000.

Yes, Thiagarajar School of Management offers both merit and need-based scholarships to a limited number of candidates with outstanding performance in the entire selection procedure. For MBA students with CAT score of 60 and students, merit scholarships are also offered.

TSM Madurai offers a bouquet of electives from multiple streams, including Finance, Marketing, Human Resource, Operations, Business Analytics and Systems. Candidates can choose the preferred area of specialisation. The B-school offers MBA and PGDM programme. The course admission is entrance-based. Shortlisted candidates have to go through the complete selection procedure as well.

Students can register for the ICSI CS Executive course online on icsi.edu. Students acn do so with their CSEET unique ID and roll number and scanned copies of  photo, signature, and educational documents. The registration fee is approximately INR 2,000. 

Candidates interested in seeking admission to Twinning (PGCM + MS) programme offered at TSM Madurai need to possess a valid score in CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ ATMA/ GMAT.

The CS Executive Entrance Test formerly known as CS foundation is conducted twice a year in the month of June and December. The registration for June exam starts in the month of January. 

As of now, the University has disclosed the median package details for the 2022 passing-out batch. According to the NIRF report 2023, the median package offered to PG (2-year) students during the academic year 2021-22 was INR 1.80 LPA. Tabulated below are the Gondwana University placement package details:

No, it is not mandatory or a prerequisite to have work experience for MBA admission at TSM Madurai. However, work experience after graduation is given an additional weightage of 5% while shortlisting students for the course.