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.

1. Entrance Test

The applicants are required to appear in the Entrance Test to be conducted by the Institute of Management through online mode.

2. Entrance Test Structure: 

Duration of this test will be 60 minutes and have four Sections of 10 questions each.
• Logic & Data Interpretation
• Quantitative Skills
• Verbal Skills
• General Knowledge

3. Final Selection

The final selection for admission to the programme would be based on the candidate’s performance in the Entrance Test, Personal Interview & Communication Test. The following weightage will be given to each component:

• Entrance Test: 60%
• Personal Interview & Communication Test: 30%
• Past Academic Performance: 10%

An additional score of 5 points shall be given for the candidates who belong to Business Families.

*While computing the score of the Academic Performance, the marks obtained in SSC, HSC and Graduation shall be taken into account with 20% weightage for SSC marks, 30% weightage for HSC marks, 50% weightage for graduation marks (only the aggregate marks obtained in the examinations upto pre-final year will be considered for computing the merit, for example in case of a 3 year degree programme first and second year examinations’ marks will be counted and in case a four year degree programme first, second and third year examinations’ marks will be counted).

• 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.

A three-year bachelor’s degree (10+2+3) or equivalent in any discipline from a recognised university with at least 50% aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA.

Candidates appearing in the final year of the Bachelor’s Degree can also apply provided they furnish the proof of meeting the minimum eligibility criteria within 3 months of them joining the programme. They should have appeared in all the examinations of their graduation by the time of commencement of the programme. The candidates failing to meet the minimum eligibility criteria will be asked to withdraw from the programme. The tuition fee paid by such candidates will be forfeited unless such vacant seats are filled by other candidates.