Nirma University, Institute of Management- Admissions 2013

Important Dates            

Offline Application form available from         :     October 03, 2012
Online Application form available from         :     October 08, 2012
Last date for submitting the form                  :     December 30, 2012
Short-listing of the Candidates                     :     January/February 2013
Written Communication Test/Personal Interview     :     March/April 2013
Final Selection                                             :     April 2013
Commencement of the Programme               :     End of June 2013

Applications are invited from candidates appearing for CAT 2012 for Admission to the MBA programme commencing from June 2013.
The institute is a constituent Institue of Nirma University, a statutory University, recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f). The institute has been consistently ranked among the top 20 B-Schiils in the country.

Eligibility :

A three-year bachelor's degree (10+2+3) or its equivalent in any discipline from a recognized University with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. Students appearing for the final examination of a bachelor's degree can also apply.

Number of Seats Available : 180
Fifteen percent of the intake is allocated for admission to NRI / NRI sponsored students. Over and above fifteen percent seats are also allocated to Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) / Foreign Students / Children of Indian workers of Gulf countries and South East Asia.

Admission Procedure:

Application and Written Test (Common Admission Test)

Written Test
Applicants are required to appear for Common Admission Test [CAT 2012] conducted by Indian Institute of Management (IIM). The CAT examination will be conducted at different centres all over the country between October 11, 2012 and November 06, 2012 [refer CAT Bulletin for further details at www.catiim.in.] IMNU will receive the test scores from IIM for those candidates who have appeared in the CAT examination and have also applied to IMNU. IIM have no role either in the selection process or in the conduct of the programme.

Foreign students / NRI / Person of Indian origin / Gulf Countries and South Est Asia candidates can be considered for admission on the basis of their GMAT scores also [taken not earlier than January 2012]. However NRI sponsored candidates will be considered for admission only on the basis of CAT scores. GMAT scores will not be considered for NRI sponsored categories.

Application Form

Online Application Form

Online application form will available on our website www.imnu.ac.in from October 8, 2012 onwards. Fill in the on line application form and submit it along with an online payment of Rs.1500/- by credit card / debit card / net banking. (NRI/NRI sponsored/Foreign Students/Person of Indian Origin/Gulf Countries and South East candidates should make a payment of Rs.5000/- or US$ 115 as processing fee). The online application form will be open for registration and submission till December 30, 2012. IMNU admission brochure can be downloaded from our website www.imnu.ac.in.

Offline Application Form
To obtain the application form and prospectus, applicants should send a request along with a demand draft for Rs.1,500/- favouring “Institute of Management, Nirma University” payable at Ahmedabad addressed to:

Deputy Registrar
Institute of Management
Nirma University
Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway
Ahmedabad - 382 481 (Gujarat) INDIA
admissions@imnu.ac.in

Application forms can also be directly obtained from the Institute or from the various centres of IMS and TIME on payment of Rs.1500/ from October 8, 2012. NRI/NRI sponsored/Foreign Students/Person of Indian Origin/Gulf Countries and South East Asia candidates should enclose a bank draft for Rs.3,500/- or US$ 80 along with the completed application form in addition to the regular application processing fee of Rs.1500/- or US$ 35.

The candidates can also download the application form from the website www.imnu.ac.in and submit the completed application form along with a DD of Rs.1500/- drawn in favour of “Institute of Management, Nirma University” and payable at Ahmedabad. NRI/NRI sponsored/Foreign Students/Person of Indian Origin/Gulf Countries and South East Asia candidates should submit along with DD for Rs.5000/- or US$ 115 as processing fee).

Selection Process

Candidates shortlisted on the basis of their performance in different components of Common Admission Test will be called for Personal Interview and a Written Test (to test the written communication skill). The interview and the test will be conducted in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Delhi and Kolkata. The candidates will be be finally selected for admission based on the candidates' performance in the CAT, Personal Interview, Written Communication Test, Academic Performance in X, XII and graduation.

The following weightage will be given for each component of the selection criteria :
Common Admission Test : 60%
Personal Interview : 20%
Written Communication Test: 10%
Academic Performance: 10%

An additional score up to 5 points will also be given for full-time relevant work experience in a professional organization.

More details can be available from the institute website.