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You need to have a bachelor's degree (3-year course) or equivalent with minimum 50% & above marks in any discipline recognised by any Indian University / AICTE as eligible for post-graduate studies.
You can apply while you are in your final year of graduation. If you do get through the admission test, you will be given provisional admission on the condition that you provide your mark sheet and a certificate of passing by a certain date.
For your reference find below various national level management entrance tests.
- CAT.
- MAT.
- XAT.
- CET.
- ATMA.
Besides the entrance tests mentioned above some B-school even conduct entrance test of their own like:
- IBSAT: ICFAI Business Schools
- NMAT: NarseeMonjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.
- MICA: Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad.
- IIFT: Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi and Kolkata.
- SNAP-Symbiosis.
The selection process in B-schools generally consists of :
A. Past Academic record.
B. Scores in entrance tests.
C. Group Discussion.
D. Personal Interview.
E. Work experience.
Please note that each B-schools shortlists candidates for second stage of selection process which may be independent of each other.
The process may include
- Written Test.
- Group Discussions.
- Personal Interviews.
Performance in various management entrance tests is an important component in the admission process.
B-schools may use previous academic performance of the candidates, relevant work experience and other similar inputs in short listing and ranking of candidates at various stages of the admission process.
The processes, academic cut-offs and the weights allocated to the evaluation parameters may vary across B-schools.
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All the Best!

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Hello sunny,
Our Institute have 3 campuses, IIMS, SBIIMS and IIMHRD(women), so the expenses differs depending upon the institute you take and you can also check the fee structure on our website www.iimspune.edu.in . About the placement & salary Package, We have more than 250+ companies visiting our campus for placements like., Reliance Capital, Mercedes Benz, Boss, 99acres , Mahindra, Pantaloons, etc. last yr. we had not less than 3.4K p.a. salary package, which is more this year. avg. placement package was 4.20K. Highest placement was 8 lakhs p.a.
for further information you may contact us,
Tel.: 020-66547500 /510 /534 /503 / 020-26709170
Fax : +91 20 26709170
E-mail : admissions@iimspune.edu.in
Website : www.iimspune.edu.in
thank you.

The main difference between PGDM and MBA is that PGDM is a postgraduate diploma which is given by stand alone / Autonomous Institutes which come under the jurisdiction of AICTE like IIMs, XLRI, SP Jain etc. And MBA is a degree program provided only by Unversities and come under the jurisdiction of UGC like JBIMS and FMS, PUMBA, these B-schools are university depts. of their respective university.MBA and PGDM are both management courses yet the only difference is the approach to its curriculum. MBA give more focus to the syllabus framed by the university and no change is bought in for years. As for PGDM the focus is more on the current industrial demands and requirements. The curriculum of PGDM gets slightly changed every year. The flexibility provided by PGDM is the key success factor of the course. MBA only provides degree to institutes associated to a university, while PGDM is not affiliated to any university and has its own syllabus. MBA is offered by universities and colleges affiliated to universities whereas an independent institution offer PGDM.
For people who are interested in the corporate world or want to be an entrepreneur, PGDM would be a suitable choice. MBA is a university degree, and the student can even expand his career into the teaching world. MBA or PGDM degree holder can choose any sectors like industrial, education, banking, according to their specialization and interest which can be in marketing, finance, HR, operations, logistics etc. Every degree has its significance and its worth. At the end it is up to you to decide where to go and what to choose it. When you are selecting an institute, select the best after researching. Be careful while an institute because merely getting a degree is not enough for this competitive world.