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The Institute has a robust selection procedure for admission to the programme and it includes-

• Short-listing on the basis of CAT/XAT/GMAT Score.
• Extempore and Personal Interview (PI)
• Final selection on the basis of CAT/XAT/GMAT score, performance in the Extempore, PI, academic performance and work experience.

Some selection criteria may be added/removed as considered appropriate by the Institute. The final criteria for selection shall be informed to the candidates before the selection process.

Scores secured by the candidates in the Common Admission Test (CAT) and Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT).

The candidates fulfilling the following criteria are eligible for the programme-

• The candidate must hold a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate of all the subjects studied at any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of Central or State Legislature in India or other Educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of UGC Act 1956 or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. The candidate must have obtained a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification that includes a minimum of 3 years of education after completing Higher Secondary Schooling (10+2) or its equivalent.
• Candidates appearing for the final year degree examination in the year 2026 can also apply subject to furnishing the proof of having passed graduation by Thursday, October 01, 2026, and obtaining a minimum of 50% marks in an aggregate total of all the subjects studied failing which the provisional admission will be cancelled and no fee will be refunded in lieu thereof.
• A candidate must appear in CAT-2025, XAT-2026 or should have a valid GMAT score in a test taken between 1st January 2024 and 31st January 2026.

• The candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree, with at least 50% marks (45% marks in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) or equivalent CGPA, awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor's degree would be calculated based on the practice followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to the percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the university/institution from where they have obtained the bachelor's degree. In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result by 100. 
• Candidates appearing for the final year of the bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. Such candidates must produce a certificate from the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar/ Director of the University/Institution certifying that the candidate is currently in the final year/is awaiting final results and has obtained at least 50% marks or equivalent based on latest available grades/marks. Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the program provisionally only if they submit a certificate by June 30, from the Principal/Registrar of their college/institute (issued on or before June 30, 2022) stating that they have completed all the requirements (the results may, however, be awaited) for obtaining the bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate. Their admission will be confirmed only when they submit the mark sheet and a certificate of having passed the bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification referred to in the certificate issued by the Principal/Registrar of their college/institute with at least 50% marks (45% marks in case of candidates belonging to reserved category). The deadline for submission of the mark sheet and the certificate is October 31. Non-fulfillment of this condition will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission. NIBM would not allow any candidate to join the program in case the candidate is unable to complete all the requirements for a bachelor's degree on or before June 30. Instances of any incorrect information and process violations detected at any stage of the selection process will lead to the disqualification of the candidate from the selection process. If such instances go undetected during the current selection process but are detected in subsequent years, such disqualification will take place with retrospective effect