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MBA-Agri Business is residential two years full time program at SIIB Pune. The program broadly covers Marketing, (emphasis on rural marketing and retail management) Finance, (emphasis on micro finance, commodity trading and lending and risk management) Supply Chain Management, (logistics in retail) and Taxation. It also details all the relevant and applicable fields of Agriculture and WTO, Agri-export-import and Agricultural Finance.
Moreover, at SIIB, a student pursuing an MBA in Agri Business possesses a high level of decision making skills, and can go out confidently into the demanding and dynamic world of Agri Business Management. The eligibility criteria and admission details are given below.
Course Intake: 60
Eligibility criteria : Graduate from any recognized University / Institution of National Importance with a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent grade (45% for SC/ ST or equivalent grade).
Note : (for all Categories) Students who are in the final year of their bachelors degree education may also apply, but their admission will be subject to obtaining a minimum of 50% marks (45% for SC/ST) at qualifying examination. Admission of such candidate will be provisional and will be cancelled in the event of non-fulfillment of the above stated criteria.
Selection process : The Selection process is carried out in two steps.
Step I: SNAP Test: Each student desirous of admission to SIIB, Pune must appear for Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test, which is a common written test for the admission to all Symbiosis postgraduate institutes. For SNAP Test information log on to http://www.snaptest.org and register. Get your SNAP-ID and complete the SNAP and Institution registration and payment. Preserve the Admit Card of SNAP Test for further selection process at SIIB, Pune.
Step II: GEPIWAT at SIIB, Pune: Based on SNAP scores, short-listed applicants will be called for the next selection process at SIIB, Pune. Result of short listed / not shortlisted candidates are announced via a web-link on SIIB Punes website as per the scheduled dates. The entire selection process will be held at PUNE only. This process includes Group Exercise, Personal Interview & Written Ability Test (GE-PIWAT).
So you have to first apply for SNAP test as mentioned above and participate in selection process of SIIB Pune.

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