Compare MICA, Ahmedabad vs SoM-PDEU

• MICAT application Fees

Application Fee – Rs 2,500 + ₹500 per additional programme (payable if shortlisted for interview)

• CAT/ XAT/ GMAT Scores

• Only Candidates who have appeared at Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by IIMs/Xavier Admission Test (XAT) conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur /NMAT conducted by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)/  GMAT (taken between 2024 and 2026 till submission of online application) conducted by ‘Graduate Management Admission Council’ (GMAC) are eligible to apply.

• Admission to the Post-graduate Programmes (PGP), both PGDM (C) and PGDM require a Bachelor’s degree (10 + 2 + 3 system) or an equivalent qualification in any discipline recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
• Bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA in any discipline from a recognised university.
• Candidates appearing for the final year bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed the degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. It is mandatory for such candidates must do the following:
• Produce a certificate from the principal/director/registrar/head of the department of the institution/university certifying that the candidate is currently in the final year/is awaiting final results, stating that they have completed all the requirements (the result may, however, be awaited) for obtaining the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate. This certificate should be submitted latest by June 30, 2027,
• Such a candidate, if selected, and submits the above-mentioned certificate will be allowed to join the programme provisionally. The admission will be confirmed only when the candidate submits the final mark sheet and certificate of having passed the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification.
• The deadline for submission of the final mark sheet and passing certificate is December 31, 2027.Non-fulfillment of this condition will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission.

• A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, or an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India, with at least 50% marks (45% for SC/ST candidates) in aggregate in all semesters/trimesters or equivalent CGPA, of any University 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 UGC Act, 1956.
• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education, as per degree nomenclature approved by the UGC from an institution recognized by the UGC.
• In case of the candidates being awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence would be based on the overall equivalence certified by the university/ institution from which they have obtained bachelor's degree.
• In case a candidate establishes that the university/ institution from which he/she graduated, does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by the PDEU-SPM by dividing earned CGPA with the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the quotient with 100.
• A candidate appearing for the final year semester examination of bachelor's degree or equivalent can also apply.
• Such candidates must have to obtain 50% marks or equivalent in aggregate of all the semesters/years. Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally with an undertaking to submit the final marks sheet/grade sheet and the passing certificate to the School.
• However, the admission shall be cancellable without informing the candidate if the final marks sheet/grade sheet and the degree certificate are not submitted and if the candidate has not met the prescribed eligibility criteria, in such case the fees paid will not be refundable except the deposit money.
• Non-fulfilment of the above conditions/dates will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission, otherwise the admission shall stand cancelled and the fees paid will not be refundable except the deposit money.

For Foreign Nationals:
An appropriate bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years of education with Minimum 45% aggregate marks or equivalent from any stream of education recognized as equivalent by Association of Indian Universities (AIU)/UGC/AICTE/other statutory bodies as applicable with English as the medium of instruction. Merit list will be prepared accordingly.