Compare SoM-PDEU vs Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad

• 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.

• Step 1: Shortlisting Criteria
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  • Preliminary Shortlisting: Based on CAT or GMAT scores, candidates are shortlisted for the next stage.
  • IMNU also considers the applicant’s academic performance, work experience, and extracurricular achievements.
  • Cut-off Percentiles (2026): MBA Program: 81 percentile.
• Step 2: Selection Process
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  • Theme Development & Presentation (TDP): Candidates present their analysis and ideas on a given theme, assessing their creativity, critical thinking, and communication skills
  • Personal Interview (PI): To evaluate aspects such as self-awareness, leadership potential, social awareness, and suitability for management education
• Step 3: Final Selection
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  • Evaluation Criteria: CAT/GMAT score.
  • Performance in TDP and PI.
  • Academic performance and relevant work experience.
  • Overall profile and diversity factors.
• The final merit list is prepared based on a composite score of the above parameters
• Step 4: Admission Offer
• Selected candidates receive admission offers through their registered email IDs. Candidates must confirm their admission by paying the required fee within the stipulated deadline

• 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.

Educational Qualification:

A bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 50% aggregate marks from a recognized university.
Final-year undergraduate students can also apply, provided they meet the minimum marks requirement at the time of admission.

Entrance Exam:

A valid score in the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).
For NRI/PIO/FN/OCI candidates, a valid GMAT score is required