PGDM Human Resources Management TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal

Admission Process Indian & CIWG

Stage I : Shortlisting: For Candidates with work experience of less than 24 months

For Candidates with work experience of more than 24 months. 

TAPMI follows “Profile-based shortlisting”. Profile considered for shortlisting consists of

• Valid CAT/ XAT/ GMAT scores (whichever is higher)
• Academic profile (10th, 12th, Graduation, Backlogs during graduation etc.)
• Work experience (type of company, total experience in months, etc.)
• Extra-curricular achievements if any
• The Statement of Purpose plays an important role in shortlisting

Shortlist for each program is separate and independent of each other. Shortlist in one program does not guarantee a shortlist for the other program.

Stage II : Admission Process.

The stage II of TAPMI Admissions process consists of Written Ability Test (WAT) followed by a Group Discussion (GD) followed by a Personal Interview (PI).

• Written Ability Test (WAT): TAPMI conducts WAT to evaluate the written capabilities of prospective students. WAT aims to evaluate Articulation and Technical abilities (grammar and spellings) of the applicant.
• Group Discussions (GD): Group Discussions aims to evaluate ability of the applicant to interact within a group. GD aims at evaluating applicant’s skills in Leadership, Problem Solving, Solution Orientation, Persuasion and Communication. Topics for GD will be based on current affairs/ issues debated in last five years.
• Collaborative Problem-Solving Ability: The candidates will go through a Group Activity where they will be given a situation or problem to solve as a group – they will be evaluated on their team-work/collaboration, initiative, the definition of the problem, representation of the solution, the feasibility of implementation
• Personal Interview (PI): TAPMI’s objective for conducting a personal interview is to understand the applicant’s attitude towards management education. To ensure the same, TAPMI will be conducting behavioral Personal Interview. TAPMI will evaluate the applicant’s ability in terms of Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Leadership and Communication.

Final Selection: The final selection of the candidate is based on CAT/XAT/GMAT (Overall Percentile) + Verbal Ability Percentile + academic profile + work experience + WAT Score + GD Score + PI Score. Details will be provided later.

Admission Process – NRI / PIO

Valid Entrance Exam scores :

• NRI Candidates: CAT / XAT / GMAT / NMAT / SNAP / ATMA / CMAT / MAT
• PIO / Foreign Nationals: GMAT (compulsory) and IELTS (if required).

Stage I: Shortlisting :

For NRI / PIO candidates TAPMI follows profile-based shortlisting. Profile considered for shortlisting consists of valid entrance exam scores, academic profile, work experience (type of company, total experience, etc.), extra-curricular achievements if any.

Stage II : Admission Process.

The stage II of TAPMI Admissions process consists of Written Ability Test (WAT) followed by a Group Discussion (GD) followed by a Personal Interview (PI).

• Written Ability Test (WAT): TAPMI conducts WAT to evaluate the written capabilities of prospective students. WAT aims to evaluate Articulation and Technical (Grammar and Spellings) of the applicant.
• Group Discussions (GD): Group Discussions aims to evaluate ability of the applicant to interact within a group. GD aims at evaluating applicant’s skills in Leadership, Problem Solving, Solution Orientation, Persuasion and Communication. Topics for GD will be based on current affairs/ issues debated in last five years.
• Collaborative Problem-Solving Ability: The candidates will go through a Group Activity where they will be given a situation or problem to solve as a group – they will be evaluated on their team-work/collaboration, initiative, the definition of the problem, representation of solution, the feasibility of implementation.
• Personal Interview (PI): TAPMI’s objective for conducting a personal interviews is to understand the applicant’s attitude towards management education. To ensure the same TAPMI will be conducting Behavioural Personal Interview. TAPMI will evaluate the applicant’s ability in terms of Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Leadership and Communication.

For candidates unable to visit India for the Stage II, we will inform the admission process in due course.

Final Selection: Final selection of the candidate is based on Entrance Exam Score + academic profile + work experience + WAT Score + GD Score + PI Score. Details will be provided later.