About Symbiosis

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management [SIBM], Pune and Bangalore, • It offers MBA Specializations in Marketing / Finance / Human Resource / Operations Management / Marketing Communications. • The intake is 180 seats at Pune campus and 150 seats at Bangalore campus. • The average salary last year was 8.7 lacs per annum whereas the highest salary was 10.5 lacs per annum for Pune campus. • The cutoff in 2005 and 2006 were 97+ and 83+ respectively. After getting selected in the written test, the following are the rounds conducted for the final selection. • Essay – word limit for this is 200-250 words in 10 minutes. • Group Task • Case Study • Personal Interview The cutoffs declared and the percentages of seats for various categories are as follows: Category Cutoff Percentage of seats Open 83.75 60.5% SC 52.50 15% ST 39.00 7.5% Physically Handicaped 53.25 2% Kashmiri Migrants 65.75 - Sponsored 83.75 15% Note: SIBM may have sectional cutoff in written examination for 2008 admission. Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research [SICSR] • It offers MBA (IT) with specializations in Business Application Management / Software Process Management. • The intake is 90 seats. • The average salary last year was 5.50 lacs p.a. • The cutoff in 2005 and 2006 were 53+ and 50+ respectively. Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication [SIMC] It offers • Masters in Mass Communication (MA) • Masters in Journalism (Print, Broadcast and Cyber Media), • Masters in Audio & Visual Production (Radio Communication, Television Production, Ad and Documentary Film making and Film Studies), Masters in Communication Management (MBA) • Advertising (Client servicing / Account planning, media and Creative- Arts & Copy), • Public Relations (PR, Corporate Communication and Event Management). • The intake is 240 seats. • The average salary last year was 3.3 lacs p. a. • The cutoff in 2005 and 2006 were 53+ and 52+ respectively. Symbiosis Institute of International Business [SIIB] • It offers MBA – International Business (IB) with specializations in Marketing / Finance / HR / Supply Chain Management and MBA – Agribusiness (AB). • The intake is 120 and 60 for IB and AB respectively. • The average salary last year was 7.55 lacs p.a. whereas the highest salary was 11.75 lacs p.a. • The cutoff in 2005 and 2006 were 78+, 52+ and 78–85, 50+ respectively. • Profile based calls are given and weightage is given to work experience and academics. After clearing the written test, the other rounds are: • Case Study • Essay Writing • Group Task. Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies [SIMS] • It offers M.B.A. with specializations in Marketing / Finance / Operations / ICT / IB / Retail Management and M.B.A. (PM & HR) • The intake is 300 students per batch. • The average salary last year was 6.14 lacs p.a. whereas the highest salary was 10.00 lacs p.a. • The cutoff in 2005 and 2006 were 56+ and 53+ respectively. Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development [SCMHRD] • It offers MBA Specializations in General MBA / Human Resources. • The intake is 240 students. • The average salary last year was 8.4 lacs per annum whereas the highest salary was 13.5 lacs p.a. • The cutoff in 2005 and 2006 were 86+ and 79+ respectively. After getting selected for Group Task and Personal Interview Round the various steps are: • Group task • Case Analysis • Essay writing • Personal Interview Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management [SITM] • It offers MBA (Telecom Management) with dual specialization in Marketing & Finance and Systems & Finance. • The intake is Marketing & Finance–50 and Systems & Finance–50. • The average salary last year was 5.70 lacs p.a. • The cutoff in 2005 and 2006 were 71+ and 70+ respectively. • The cut-off may go slightly higher, say by 3-4 marks for Marketing. • Here written communication is assessed and the other rounds are GD and Extempore of 3 minutes. Symbiosis Center of Information Technology [SCIT] • It offers MBA Specialization in IT Business Management / Information Systems and Security / Networks & IT Infrastructure / Software Development & Management / Systems. • The intake is 165. • The cutoff in 2005 and 2006 were 68+ and 67+ respectively. • Preference is given to computer science engineers with work experience and cut-offs including a minimum score in the quantitative ability section. • Here the final score is obtained by the formula: Final Score= SNAP score + 10 points for Academic consistency + 5 points for Engineering Degree + 3 points for Degree Computers/ IT related + 10 points for Work Experience. In GD/ PI round there are two GDs and PIs with a psychometric test Symbiosis Institute of Geoinformatics [SIG] • It offers MSc. Geoinformatics. • The intake is 80 seats. • The cutoff in 2005 and 2006 were 50+ and 48+ respectively. Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management [SIOM] • It offers MBA Specialization in Manufacturing / Retail / Consulting Firms / Financial Institutions / Transportation and Logistics / Construction / Information Technology / Hospitality / Insurance. • The intake is 66 seats. • The average salary last year was 5.60 lacs p.a whereas the highest salary was 9.25 lacs p.a. • The cutoff in 2005 and 2006 were 63+ and 62+ respectively. • This institute is only for engineers. Here the rounds after the written test are: • Essay Writing • Extempore • GD/ Case study • PI and Director’s Interview. Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences [SIHS] • It offers MBA (Hospital & Healthcare) • The intake is 80 seats. • The cutoff in 2006 was 45+.

SNAP Analysis Dec 16 2007

The following table gives the cut offs of 2005 and 2006 for various Symbiosis institutes and the ideal cut offs for SNAP along with some Remarks on the SNAP Papers of the last two years.

	College	Cut offs			Remark
		Actual		Expected
		2005	2006	2007
	SIBM MBA (Dual)	97+	83+	85+	Considering both Pune and Bangalore campus
	SIBM MBA(MARCOM)	63+
	SCMHRD	87+	80-90	80+	Based on profile of the applicant and work experience, one can expect calls at lower scores also (65+)
	SIIB (a) MPIB (b) MPABM (Agri-business)	a.78+ b.52+	a.78-85 b.50 +	a.78-85 b.50 +	--
	SITM	71+	70+	72+	Cut off for Marketing may go slightly higher, say by 5 marks
	SCIT-ITBM	68+	67+	70+	Usually preference given to computer engineers with work ex. institute may consider sectinal cut offs in QA. For other courses (except ITBM) cut offs may be lower.
	SIOM	63+	62+	65+	Only for engineers.
	SIMS	56+	53+	45 to 55	--
	SIMC	53+	52+		(With good scores in English section)
	SICSR	53+	50+		--
	SIG	50+	48+		--
	Health Care Management	…	45+		--

Note: This year SIBM and SCMHRD may consider Sectional Cut-off.

Expected Sectional Cut-offs for SIBM and SCMHRD
Section	Expected Cut-off
Language Skills	16+
QA and DI	14+
LR and AR	18+
GK	8+

SNAP 2007 Exam Analysis

	The Symbiosis group of institutes is synonymous with management education in Pune. Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test is a mandatory first step for applying to any post-graduate programme at any Symbiosis Institute. Every year, thousands of students from all over the country take this test to get a call from one of the many prestigious Symbiosis institutes. This year SNAP was in line with the pattern declared by the Symbiosis group of institutes. The paper pattern was very similar to the PreSNAPs conducted by Career Forum, the national leaders in SNAP training. For a student who gave his/her PreSNAPs carefully, the actual SNAP was a cakewalk. The overall difficulty level was moderate. Reasoning section was comparatively easier than the others whereas Reading Comprehension passages, which form a part of VA section, were tougher than that of last year A FEW CHANGED ASPECTS OF THE PAPER- » In Reasoning section the questions carried two marks each and questions are reduced to 30. » The Verbal Reasoning questions were included in Verbal Ability section as mentioned on the SNAP web site. The difficulty level of this section was average. » The Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation sections were clubbed in single section as per previous year's paper. An overall attempt of 110 + with 80% accuracy would fetch a good score. Overview of the SNAP Paper Time 2 Hr. Total no. of questions 150 Total marks 180 Negative marking 1/4 The break-up and weight-age of the sections is as follows: Sr. No Sections No. of Questions Marks allotted Difficulty Level 1. Verbal Ability 40 40 Average 2. Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation 40 40 Average 3. General Awareness 40 40 Above Average 4. Reasoning Ability 30 60 Average TOTAL 150 180 The optimal time allotment strategy for this paper would be: Sr. No. Section Time allotment 1. Verbal Ability 35 - 40 min 2. Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation 30 - 35 min 3. General Knowledge 15 - 20 min 4. Reasoning Ability 35 - 40 min Comparision of 2005, 2006 and 2007 SNAP Paper SNAP 2005 2006 2007 TOPIC No. of Qus. Total Marks No. of Qus. Total Marks No. of Qus. Total Marks QA Number System 8 8 4 4 1 1 Geometry 4 4 3 3 4 4 Ratio 2 2 1 1 1 1 Average and Alligation 4 4 1 1 1 1 Speed, Time and Distance 3 3 1 1 4 4 Time and Work 3 3 1 1 1 1 Probability 4 4 3 3 3 3 Clocks 2 2 2 2 1 1 Series 3 3 2 2 - - Pipes and Cistern 1 1 1 1 - - Partnership 2 2 - - - - Escalator 1 1 - - 1 1 Permutation and Combination - - 3 3 1 1 Functions - - - - 1 1 Miscellaneous - - 3 3 5 5 DI Data Sufficiency 8 16 4 4 1 1 Pie Chart 2 4 4 4 4 4 Table 5 10 12 12 4 4 Line Graph 5 10 - - 3 3 Quantitative Comparison - - - - 4 4 VA RC 21 21 15 15 19 19 Analogies 4 4 2 2 1 1 Match the following - - 1 1 - - Sentence correction 6 6 1 1 2 2 Passage Building 1 1 1 1 2 2 Spelling correction 1 1 2 2 1 1 Fill in the blanks 5 5 3 3 2 2 Antonyms-synonyms 4 4 1 1 2 2 Identifying correct meaning - - 2 2 - - Grammar - - - - 1 1 Grammatically correct sentences - - - - 2 2 One word substituion - - - - 1 1 Identifying correct part of speech - - 4 4 - - RA Syllogism 2 4 - - 2 4 Input-Output 5 10 2 4 - - Blood Relations 4 8 - - 1 2 AR and MR single question caselets 9 18 3 6 15 30 Coding Decoding - - 2 4 1 2 Visual Reasoning - - 4 8 3 6 Puzzles - - 4 8 3 6 Critical Reasoning - - 5 10 2 4 Venn Diagram - - - - 3 6 Miscellaneous - - 7 14 - - SECTIONAL BREAK UP SECTION I: General English: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning and Verbal Ability The Verbal Ability section was easier than the Reading comprehension passages, which were 4 in number, more than that of last year. Most of the questions were inference based, thus making them tougher also. Overall, this section was of moderate difficulty level. There were 40 questions in this section. The questions in Verbal ability section are as follows: Area Tested Description No. of Questions Difficulty Level Reading Comprehension 19 Average To Tough English Usage Analogies 1 Average Articles - Easy Grammer 1 Average Grammatically correct sentences 2 Average Passage Building 2 Average Spelling correction 1 Easy Fill in the blanks 2 Average Antonyms-synonyms 2 Average Sentence Completion - Average Sentence Correction 2 Easy Summary - Average One word substituion 1 Tough Critical Reasoning 1 Average A score of 15+ may be possible if one follows a time allotment strategy mentioned. While a score of 20+ would be considered to be good in this paper. SECTION II : Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation The section was a balanced one. There were questions from Quantative Ability, Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency and Quantitative Comparison. However, the difference was that this year more questions from hitherto untouched sections like Permutation-Combination, Probability, Linear equations were also present. Overall, this section was of moderate difficulty level. The question types include: Topic No. of Questions Difficulty Level Number System 1 Easy Geometry 4 Average Permutation & Combination 1 Easy Ratio, Average & Allegation 2 Easy Speed & Distance 4 Average Time & Work 1 Easy Probability 3 Tough Clocks 1 Easy Escalator 1 Average Functions 1 Easy Miscellaneous 5 Average The DI section was also very easy. Most questions could have been solved by simply visual inspection. The question types include: Area Tested No. of Questions Difficulty Level Data sufficiency 1 Easy Table (Speed) 4 Average Pie chart(Employees and Departments) 4 Easy Quantitative Comparison(X and Y) 4 Tough Line Graph (Rice and Wheat) 3 Average SECTION III: General Awareness This section was a good blend of Current Affairs and static General Knowledge. Those who have made use of the Career Forum GK Handbook stand to gain in this section. SECTION IV: Analytical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning There were questions from arrangement, visual reasoning, analytical reasoning, blood relation etc. Overall, this section was easier than the other sections. The question types include: Area Tested No. of Questions Difficulty Level Analytical Reasoning Blood relations 1 Average Caselet 6 Easy Syllogism 2 Average Coding Decoding 1 Easy Visual Reasoning 3 Average Single Questions 9 Average Puzzles 3 Average Logical Reasoning Logical conclusions 2 Average Miscellaneous 3 Average

Math Review Sheet

1. Circles

Circumference =

Diameter =

Radius =

Area =

The area of a circle is 36. What is the diameter of the circle?





The radius of a circle is 10. What is the circumference of the circle?





What formula do you use to find the ratio of the arcs, sectors, etc. of a circle?







2. Perfect Squares

List all the perfect squares from 0 to 100







3. Odds and Evens

Odd + Odd =

Odd * Even =

Even - Even =

Even/Odd =

Even * Even =

Odd + Even =

Odd - Odd =

Odd/Odd =



4. Least Common Multiples

What is the least common multiple of 15 and 24?





What is the least common multiple of 12 and 30?







5. Common Percent Equivalencies

Decimals to Fractions

0.4 =

0.875 =

0.167 =

0.85 =

0.375 =

Fractions to Decimals

5/8 =

2/40 =

5/6 =

3/5 =

2/16 =



6. Distance Problems (Distance, Rate & Time)

Distance =

Rate =

Time =



7. Triangles (30-60-90, 45-45-90, 3-4-5, 5-12-13)

Draw a 30-60-90 triangle and label its sides and angles







Draw a 45-45-90 triangle and label its sides and angles







(Note: All of the following are right triangles)

If the leg opposite the 30-degree angle is 8, what is the hypotenuse of the triangle?





If one of the legs is 6 and the hypotenuse is 10, what is the other leg?





If the hypotenuse is 20, what is the length of the leg opposite the 45-degree angle?





If one of the legs is 10 and the other leg is 24, what is the length of the hypotenuse?







8. Prime Numbers

List all the prime numbers less than 22







9. Work Problems

What is the formula to use for work problems?

If Sue can do a job in 3 hours and Bob can do the same job in 6 hours, how long will it take them working together at their respective rates?





If Tom can do a job in 10 hours and Tom and Mary together can do the job in 6 hours working at their respective rates, how long will it take Mary to do the job by herself?







10. Percent Problems

What number should you always pick for percent problems?

What formula will give you the percent increase/decrease?

What formula will give you what percent the new quantity is of the old quantity?



11. Number Quantities

What numbers get bigger when you square them?

What numbers stay the same when you square them?

What numbers get smaller when you square them?

What numbers get bigger when you cube them?

What numbers stay the same when you cube them?

What numbers get smaller when you cube them?



12. Probability

What formula will give you probability of an event occuring?

What method do you use to find the total number of events that could occur?

What is a popular shortcut to find the probability of "success"?



13. Inequalities

An inequality can be treated just like an equal sign with one exception. What is it?

If 6x < -18, what does x have to be?



If -10x + 120 > -2(40 + 15x), what does x have to be?





14. Averages

What is the formula used to find out the average of a group of numbers?

If a group contains five numbers and the average of the numbers is 17, what is the sum of the numbers?

If the average of a group of numbers is 24 and the sum of the numbers is 192, how many numbers are there?



15. Divisibility Rules

How do you know if a number is divisible by 3?

How do you know if a number is divisible by 4?

How do you know if a number is divisible by 5?

How do you know if a number is divisible by 6?

How do you know if a number is divisible by 7?

How do you know if a number is divisible by 9?

Is 47 a prime number?

Is 117 a prime number?

Is 981,495 a prime number?



16. Ratios

If three things are in a ratio of 5:9:11, what does the total number of things have to be a multiple of?

If the number of things represented by the 5 doubles, can you represent the new ratio as 10:9:11?

If you add 6 things to the the number of things represented by the 9, can you represent the new ratio as 5:15:11?

If the number of things represented by the 9 is reduced by one-third, can you represent the new ratio as 5:7:11?



17. Exponents

(x2)*(x3) =

(x8)/(x2) =

(x3)2 =

x-6 =



18. Parallelograms

What is the formula for the area of parallelogram?

What things do you know to be true about a parallelogram?

What do you know about the area of a parallelogram versus the product of its sides?





Is a square always a parallelogram?

Is a parallelogram always a square?

SOLUTIONS
1. Circles

Circumference = 2 * Pi * R where R = Radius or Pi * D where D = Diameter

Diameter = 2 * R

Radius = D/2

Area = Pi * R2

The area of a circle is 36. What is the diameter of the circle?

36 = Pi * R2 so R = 6 / Square root of Pi so D = (12 * Square root of Pi)/Pi

The radius of a circle is 10. What is the circumference of the circle?

Circumference = 2 * Pi * R so circumference = 20 * Pi

What formula do you use to find the ratio of the arcs, sectors, etc. of a circle?

x/360 = arc length/circumference = area of sector/area where x is the degree measure of the angle



2. Perfect Squares

List all the perfect squares from 0 to 100

0 (don't forget 0!), 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100



3. Odds and Evens

Odd + Odd = Even

Odd * Even = Even

Even - Even = Even

Even/Odd = Even (or decimal)

Even * Even = Even

Odd + Even = Odd

Odd - Odd = Even

Odd/Odd = Odd (or decimal)



4. Least Common Multiples

What is the least common multiple of 15 and 24?

15 = 3 * 5 and 24 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 3, Eliminate one of each of the common factors (3) and multiply the rest of the prime factors, LCM = 120

What is the least common multiple of 12 and 30?

12 = 2 * 2 * 3 and 30 = 2 * 3 * 5, Follow the same procedure as above, eliminate 2 & 3, LCM = 60



5. Common Percent Equivalencies

Decimals to Fractions

0.4 = 2/5

0.875 = 7/8

0.167 = 1/6

0.85 = 17/20

0.375 = 3/8

Fractions to Decimals

5/8 = 0.625

2/40 = 0.05

5/6 = 0.833

3/5 = 0.6

2/16 = 0.125



6. Distance Problems (Distance, Rate & Time)

Distance = Rate * Time

Rate = Distance/Time

Time = Distance/Rate



7. Triangles (30-60-90, 45-45-90, 3-4-5, 5-12-13)

Draw a 30-60-90 triangle and label its sides and angles

The side opposite the 90 will be 2X, the side opposite the 60 will be X * the square root of 3, the side opposite the 30 will be X

Draw a 45-45-90 triangle and label its sides and angles

The sides opposite the 45 will be Xs, the side opposite the 90 will be X * the square root of 2

(Note: All of the following are right triangles)

If the leg opposite the 30-degree angle is 8, what is the hypotenuse of the triangle?

16

If one of the legs is 6 and the hypotenuse is 10, what is the other leg?

8 (3-4-5 triangle)

If the hypotenuse is 20, what is the length of the leg opposite the 45-degree angle?

10 * the square root of 2

If one of the legs is 10 and the other leg is 24, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

26 (5-12-13 triangle)



8. Prime Numbers

List all the prime numbers less than 22

2 (1 is not a prime number!), 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19



9. Work Problems

What is the formula to use for work problems?

(X*Y)/(X+Y) = Combined time of two workers (C) where X equals the time of one worker working alone and Y equals the time of the other worker working alone

If Sue can do a job in 3 hours and Bob can do the same job in 6 hours, how long will it take them working together at their respective rates?

2 hours

If Tom can do a job in 10 hours and Tom and Mary together can do the job in 6 hours working at their respective rates, how long will it take Mary to do the job by herself?

10Y/(10 + Y) = 6 so Y = 15 hours



10. Percent Problems

What number should you always pick for percent problems?

100

What formula will give you the percent increase/decrease?

[(New # - Old #)/Old #] * 100

What formula will give you what percent the new quantity is of the old quantity?

(New #/Old #) * 100



11. Number Quantities

What numbers get bigger when you square them?

Negative numbers and numbers greater than 1

What numbers stay the same when you square them?

0 and 1

What numbers get smaller when you square them?

Numbers between 0 and 1

What numbers get bigger when you cube them?

Numbers between -1 and 0 and numbers greater than 1

What numbers stay the same when you cube them?

-1, 0 and 1

What numbers get smaller when you cube them?

Numbers less than -1 and numbers between 0 and 1



12. Probability

What formula will give you probability of an event occuring?

Favorable events divided by total number of events

What method do you use to find the total number of events that could occur?

Multiply each individual event by the number of different things that could happen for that event

What is a popular shortcut to find the probability of "success"?

1 - Probablity of failure



13. Inequalities

An inequality can be treated just like an equal sign with one exception. What is it?

When you are dividing or multiplying by a negative number, you must "flip" the sign

If 6x < -18, what does x have to be?

x < -3

If -10x + 120 > -2(40 + 15x), what does x have to be?

x > -10



14. Averages

What is the formula used to find out the average of a group of numbers?

(Sum of numbers/# of numbers)

If a group contains five numbers and the average of the numbers is 17, what is the sum of the numbers?

85

If the average of a group of numbers is 24 and the sum of the numbers is 192, how many numbers are there?

8



15. Divisibility Rules

How do you know if a number is divisible by 3?

Sum of the digits is divisible by 3

How do you know if a number is divisible by 4?

Last two digits are divisible by 4

How do you know if a number is divisible by 5?

Last digit is either a 0 or a 5

How do you know if a number is divisible by 6?

Number is even and divisible by 3

How do you know if a number is divisible by 7?

Number divides evenly by 7 (there is no shortcut)

How do you know if a number is divisible by 9?

Sum of the digits is divisible by 9

Is 47 a prime number?

Yes

Is 117 a prime number?

No (divisible by 3, 9, etc.)

Is 981,495 a prime number?

No (divisible by 3, 5, etc.)



16. Ratios

If three things are in a ratio of 5:9:11, what does the total number of things have to be a multiple of?

25 (the sum of the numbers)

If the number of things represented by the 5 doubles, can you represent the new ratio as 10:9:11?

Yes, multiplication and division are okay

If you add 6 things to the the number of things represented by the 9, can you represent the new ratio as 5:15:11?

No, not unless you know the absolute number

If the number of things represented by the 9 is reduced by one-third, can you represent the new ratio as 5:7:11?

No, but you could represent it by 5:6:11



17. Exponents

(x2)*(x3) = x5 (Add the exponents)

(x8)/(x2) = x6 (Subtract the exponents)

(x3)2 = x6 (Multiply the exponents)

x-6 = 1/x6



18. Parallelograms

What is the formula for the area of parallelogram?

Base * Height (Not Side * Side)

What things do you know to be true about a parallelogram?

Opposite angles are equal, opposite sides are equal, sides are parallel, interior angles equal 360

What do you know about the area of a parallelogram versus the product of its sides?

The area will always be less than the product of the sides (because the height of of the parallelogram will always be less than the length of the sides).

Is a square always a parallelogram?

Yes

Is a parallelogram always a square?

No

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Mody College of Management Studies lakshmangarh

Motilal Rastogi School of Management Lucknow

Narula Institute of Technology Agarpara

National Institute of Personnel management Kolkata

Networked University New Delhi

New Delhi Institute of Management New Delhi

New Institute of Advertising New Delhi

Nice Management Collge Meerut

NIILM University New Delhi

NIMT Ghaziabad

NLA Business School New Delhi

Omkarananda Institute of Management & Technology Rishikesh

Pailan College of Management & Technology Kolkata

Prin N G Naralkar Institute of Career Development & Research Mumbai

Rai University New Delhi

Rai University Pune

Rajdhani College of Engineering & Management Bhubaneswar

Rakshapal Bahadur Management Institute Bareilly

Regional Institute of Management & computer Technology Mandigobindarh

RJ School of Management Studies Balasore

Rourkela Institute of Information Technology Rourkela

Royal School of Management & Technology Bhubaneswar

Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies Delhi

Sambalpur University Sambalpur

Saraswati Institute of Management & Technology Rudrapur

Shiva Institute of Management Studies Ghaziabad

Shivdan Singh Institute of Technology & Management Aligarh

Shri Shankaracharya College of Management & Technology Bhilia

Skyline Business School New Delhi

Som Lalit Institute of Management Studies Ahmedabad

Sri Satyasai Institute of Information Technology Bhubaneswar

Sri Sringeri Sharada Institute of Management New Delhi

Srusti Academy of Management Bhubaneswar

Suryadatta Institute of Management & Information Research (SIMIR) Pune

The Delhi School of Communication New Delhi

The NIS Academy Kolkata

The NIS Academy New Delhi

The University of Burdwan Burdwan

Tolani Institute of Management Studies Kachchh

United Institute of Management Allahabad

Vaishali Institute of Business & Rural management Muzaffarpur

Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research Mumbai

Xavier Institute of Social Service Ranchi

NEWS

Applications are invited for MAH-MBA/MMS-CET 2007 for admission to First Year of twoyear
Full Time Post Graduate Degree Courses in MBA/MMS and Prost Graduate Diploma courses in
PGDBM/PGDBA in the Government, University Managed, University Departments and Unaided
Institutes in the Maharashtra State. Exam Residual on 17th Feb .

Top 25 Indian B Schools and Management Institutes

List of top Indian Business schools such as the IIMs at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, XLRI, B schools with international affiliation such as the Indian School of Business at Hyderabad. These management institutes are considered the ivy leagues of the Indian sub continent.

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM A)
Considered to be the best of the best business schools in India, IIM Ahmedabad. offers four programmes in Management. The PGP - Post Graduate Program (equivalent to MBA), the FPM - Fellowship Program in Management(equivalent to Ph.D), the FDP - Faculty Development Program for Management teachers and Trainers and the MDP - Management Development Program - a refresher for middle and top level managers.

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM C)
The oldest of the IIMs, established in Kolkatta, IIM Calcutta is amongst the top three B schools in India. The institute offers three full time programs. The PGDM - Post Graduate Program in Management (equivalent to MBA), the FPM - Fellowship Program in Management, the PGDCM - Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Aided Management. The institute also offer part time PGDBM - Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management for managers with relevant work experience. In addition, MDP - Management Development Programs are held in regular intervals for middle and top level managers.

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM B)
IIM Bangalore offers two year full time PGP - Post Graduate Program in Management (equivalent to MBA) and a FPM - Fellowship Program in Management. Both these programs require the candidate to take CAT. The institute also offers part time non residential PGSM - Post Graduate Program in Software Enterprise Management. There is a separate entrance test for this program. This business school is ranked amongst the top three business schools in the country.

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM L)
IIM Lucknow offers a two year full time residential PGP - Post Graduate Program in Management and a four year FPM program. Both these programs require a candidate to take CAT. The institute also has an interesting student exchange program where students of this B-School go to premier B-Schools the world over and do part of their education. Students and faculty from these internationally reputed B-Schools in turn visit IIM Lucknow. It is ranked amongst the top five B-Schools in India.

XLRI - Xavier Labour Research Institute, Jamshedpur
Xavier Labour Research Institute, popularly known as XLRI was established in 1949 at Jamshedpur. The institute offers two courses at the post graduation level in management - a post graduate diploma in Business administration and a post graduate diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations (PMIR). Online version of the brochure is also available. In 2001, the average salary (including foreign offers) soared by 70% (over last year) to a whopping Rs.8.06 lakhs per annum. The offers in the Business Management program averaged at an awe-inspiring Rs.9.71 lakhs and in the Personnel Management program at Rs. 6.5 lakhs. And these exclude ESOPs and other means of compensation.

ISB - Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad is emerging as a preferred choice for MBA aspirants who want to pack in the program into a one year course. As it gradually builds up its permanent faculty base, the ISB has created a unique and sustainable visiting faculty model with some of the world's leading academicians from Wharton, Kellogg, Harvard, Stanford, Chicago, Duke and Texas among others. The school offers a one year Post Graduate Program in Management.

FMS - Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi
FMS is amongst the top 10 B-Schools in the country and probably one of the two attached to a university amongst the top ten. The full time program of FMS started in 1967. The whole outgoing batch of 2002 was placed within a span of 2 days. There were 8 foreign offers including British American Tobacco (BAT), OLAM and QAI among others.

Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM I)
The Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIMI) is the latest addition to the IIM community. IIMI has a two-year post graduate programme emphasizing on Experiential learning, IT orientation, and Social Sensitivity. The construction of the new campus is progressing at a rapid pace and IIMI plans to operate out of the new campus from June 2003. IIM-I offers the following programs viz., (a) The Post Graduate Programme (PGP), a two year programme (b) Management Development Programme. These are held throughout the year. (c) Faculty Development Programme (FDP) is designed to assist in the development of teachers, researchers, and trainers for management education and (d) Executive Post-Graduate Programme (Exe-PGP) a 18-months programme, designed for working executives.

Indian Institute of Management, Calicut (IIM K - Kozhikode)
Established in 1996, The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, IIMK is the fifth Indian Institute of Management. Its academic programmes encompass a range of long term full time diploma programmes such as the Post Graduate Programme in Management, and a number of short duration executive education programmes. The institute also offers an "Interactive Distance Learning Programme"

Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai (JBIMS)
The Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, (JBIMS) was established by the University of Bombay in 1965 in collaboration with the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University with the objective of pioneering and furthering post - graduate management education in India. JBIMS has been ranked in Asia's Top 25 business schools by Asia Inc.

S. P. Jain Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai (SPJIMR)

The Institute's PGDM programme amongst the best in the country offers the following specialisation in the second year (fourth and fifth trimester). Finance Management, Marketing Management, Information Management and Manufacturing & Operations Management. Core subjects normally focus on the basic aspects relating to a particular area of specialisation. In addition, each participant can take courses from another specialization as a 'Minor Specialization'.

Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Mumbai (Bombay)
The school commenced its operations in 1995 and has been awarding a full time two year masters degree, a doctoral program in management and Executive Education programs in management. One unique feature of the program is that apart from the regular courses on Finance, Accounting, Operations and HR, SJM SOM prepares for technology management with core courses like Technology Policy, R&D Management and Managing technology transfer. To secure an admission, you need to take JMET, the Joint Management Entrance Test.

Management Development Institute, Gurgaon (MDI)
Amongst the top management institutes in India, MDI offers a two year Post Graduate Program in Management. The curriculum is spread over six terms of about three months each. The core curriculum is spread over four terms with the bulk of it covered in the first three terms. MDI has student exchange arrangements with Aarus School of Business, Denmark, CBPA, USA; Copenhagen Business School, Denmark; EDHEC, France; ESCP-EAP and Sciences Po, France; Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Germany; McGill University, Canada; Norwegian School of Management, Norway; Queensland University of Technology, Bangkok; Solvay Business School, Belgium; Universita Carlo Cattaneo (LIUC), Itlay and Warsaw School of Economics, Poland.

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai (NMIMS)
NMIMS offers a two-year full-time programme, spread over six trimesters and leading to the degree in Master of Business Administration. Number of seats: 240. Students are admitted to the programme if they meet the required standards of the two stage selection process - Stage I: A written admission test; Stage II: Candidates who qualify at stage 1 will be required to appear for the second stage of selection process like the Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIM B)
XIM Bhuvaneswar, offers the following courses: Post Graduate Programme in Management, Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management, Post Graduate Programme in Rural Management and Fellow Programme Management. The PGP in Management is the flagship programme of the Institute. The courses impart a generalist perspective, in addition to training the students in technical and functional business skills such as accounting, finance, marketing and production.

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune (SIBM)
SIBM, Pune offers a Master's Degree in Business Administration - MBA Dual Specialization. Specializations include Marketing, Finance, Human Resource, Manufacturing, and Materials & Logistics Management. A total of 120 students shall be selected for this course.

Symbiosis Center for Management & Human Resources Development, Pune (SCMHRD)

Institute of Management & Technology, Ghaziabad (IMT)

International Management Institute, Delhi (IMI)

Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy (BIM)

Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA)

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi (IIFT)

T. A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal (TAPMI)

Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai (LIBA)

Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA)

Institute of Management Development Research, Pune (IMDR)

MBA IN INDIA-

Management Education in India - which started a little less than half a century ago - has made rapid strides over the past decade. Today,MBA is looked at by many as a passport to a good career - a career which is highly challenging and extremely rewarding.

There are a large number of management entrance exams in the country. Some of these exams are used by multiple institutes as a part of their respective admission processes. The prominent among such exams are

CAT- Entrance test for 6 IIMs and more than 80+ management schools.

XAT- XLRI and other 50 + institutes consider this test for admission

ATMA - Accepted by more than 100 management schools

MAT - Accepted by more than 100 management schools

JMET - IITs

CAT is the entrance exam for more than 80+ institutes including 6 IIMs.The competition in this exam is going to be stiff as you would be competing with the best brains from across the country which is why the preparation required should be very rigorous.

The CAT paper has traditionally been a 120 minute test. The questions in the CAT paper are generally not very difficult but there is always an exceptionally high emphasis on the speed required to solve the questions in the paper.

There are a few management institutes conducting their own entrance exams. Some of the reputed among them are FMS, IIFT, IRMA, Symbiosis, NMIMS, etc.

In addition, there are Common Entance Tests (CETs) conducted by some states for the MBA courses offered by all the universities in their respective states.

MBA ABROAD-

GMAT® Overview

The Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT®) is a standardized assessment—delivered in English—that helps business schools assess the qualifications of applicants for advanced study in business and management. Schools use the test as one predictor of academic performance in an MBA program or in other graduate management programs.
What the GMAT® Measures

The GMAT® exam measures basic verbal, mathematical, and analytical writing skills that you have developed over a long period of time in your education and work. It does NOT measure:

* your knowledge of business,
* your job skills,
* specific content in your undergraduate or first university course work,
* your abilities in any other specific subject area, or
* subjective qualities—such as motivation, creativity, and interpersonal skills.