K. J. SOMAIYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES &   
   RESEARCH (SIMSR), MUMBAI   

Two-Year Full-Time
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)
2008 - 2010

The Institute

K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research (SIMSR) was established in 1981 as a part of K. J. Somaiya Trust and Somaiya Vidyavihar with the objective of providing state of the art education in management and allied areas.
The Institute was inaugurated by Dr. Manmohan Singh, the present Prime Minister of India, and has since established itself among the top B-Schools in India. The Institute is consistently rated as A+ (Indian Management - AIMA / IMRB Survey Sept. 2007) and ranked amongst the top-20 B-schools in India (Business Today and Outlook - Sept. 2007).

The Programme

The Post Graduate Diploma in Management Programme has been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) for 5 years, which makes it one of the handful of B-schools in India to be thus accredited. The programme, since its inception in 1993, has been approved by the AICTE and extremely well accepted by the industry (Rated amongst the top-6 by recruiters - Outlook, Sept. 2007) The above programme is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), a body of the Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India, as equivalent to MBA.

Eligibility

Graduate in any discipline with minimum 50% aggregate marks from any University, recognized by Association of Indian Universities (AIU) / AICTE, as eligible for Post Graduate Studies in Management. Those who are appearing for final examination in April-May, 2008 may also apply, however, they should produce documentary evidence of having passed the graduation examination with minimum aggregate marks as specified above, on or before 31st July, 2008, failing which the students will forfeit their admission.

Admission Procedure

The Institute will use CAT Scores (based on the CAT, to be conducted by IIMs on Sunday, November 18, 2007) as the first stage of admission process. The institute reserves the right to use relevant work experience as additional parameter for short listing candidates for the second stage of admission process.

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