What is the eligibility criteria for PGDM in Finance for CAT and MAT scores?
Asked about Usha and Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management - Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)
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The eligibility criteria for PGDM in Finance may vary from one institute to another. However, in general, the following are the common eligibility criteria for PGDM in Finance for CAT and MAT scores:
CAT Score:
Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree with at least 50% aggregate marks (45% for SC/ST/PwD candidates) from a recognized university or institution.
Candidates must have appeared for the CAT exam and obtained a valid score.
MAT Score:
Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree with at least 50% aggregate marks (45% for SC/ST/PwD candidates) from a recognized university or institution.
Candidates must have appeared for the MAT exam and...more -
Dear Ayushi,
We are conducting GD/PI on the 4th of Feb 2015. Selection is based on cumulative assessment that includes past academic performance, GD/PI performance and CAT/MAT score. For any query contact: 9999210334 /5.
Best wishes. -
The criterion for getting admissions is based on the college cutoff based on your CAT or MAT score or which ever score the college prefers.
You can check out the cutoff list of various colleges on there website or by calling them.
you will get an idea and hence with your score you can apply for the same
usually the cutoffs are not based on steams, you choose your specialization in the second year. -
Hy Ayushi,
The minimum qualification of candidates seeking admission to the programme is Graduation or its equivalent Degree in any discipline recognised by Association of Indian Universities (AIU)/UGC or AICTE.
The candidates should have obtained at least 50 per cent (45 per cent in case of reserved category) in the qualifying examination, the candidates must have valid score of any major national level management aptitude tests such as CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT or ATMA.
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