PGPM Admissions Open at SPJIMR Mumbai, Applications Deadline July 31

Admissions are now open for the AICTE approved 1-year full-time Post-Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) at SPJIMR Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Mumbai with July 31 being the last date for submitting applications for the session beginning in January 2018.

SPJIMR (S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research), a constituent of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, is ranked 18^th in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings 2017. It offers profile specific customisation for domain knowledge. The program includes a 3-month International Immersion at one of the top Ranked Ivy League Global Business Schools and claims to have a strong industry connect with the locational advantage of its Mumbai campus. The school has only one campus and is not to be confused with other B-schools elsewhere.

Eligibility Criteria

You should possess a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognised university. A minimum 5 years of relevant (full time) work experience is needed as on December 31, 2017. A valid GMAT/CAT/XAT score. The GMAT exam should have been taken between August 15, 2014, and August 15, 2017, CAT scores for 2014/2015/2016 or XAT scores for 2015/2016/2017. The last date for submission of GMAT scores is August 15, 2017.

Application Process

The total fee for the program is pegged at Rs 16,25,000. It includes an Admission Fee of Rs 60,000, Tuition Fee Rs 9,40,000,

Applications are to be filled in and submitted online. The application processing fee of Rs 1,500 could be paid either by credit card/debit card or net banking or Demand Draft favouring ‘S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research’ payable at Mumbai.

With the facility of Rolling Admissions, you do not have to wait for long to hear back from the school. The application will be examined as soon as it is received.

Early Offers are extended to exceptionally bright candidates. Such outstanding candidates would receive an offer letter even before the last date of accepting applications.

Interviews take place throughout the admission cycle, from the month of February to August in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, and Kolkata. If shortlisted for the interview, you would have the choice of opting for one of the interview venues. Candidates living abroad at the time of being shortlisted, have the option of appearing for the interview over SKYPE. The SKYPE interview is held as per the Institute timings (Indian Standard Time).

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Fees & Other Expenses

The total fee for the program is pegged at Rs 16,25,000. It includes an Admission Fee of Rs 60,000, Tuition Fee Rs 9,40,000,

IT services Fee/Reading material/books/library & database Fee Rs 60,000 (excluding print-outs and other consumables), Hostel Fee (shared, non-AC) Rs 80,000 (indicative amount subject to an additional charges varying between 15,000 – 25,000 for AC and type of room allotted), Development Fee Rs 60,000, Career Services Fee Rs 50,000 and International Immersion Rs 3,75,000.

The International Immersion fee Includes Airfare, visa fees, insurance, airport transfers, tuition fees and bed & breakfast (B&B). Since airfares are subject to change depending on price and exchange rate fluctuations. the participant is liable to pay the difference. Lunch, dinner, other food and all other personal expenses are not included and must be borne by the participant

Students also have to bear the expenses for food, personal travel and any other expenses of personal nature during their stay on the campus. Food expenses on campus are generally expected to be approximately Rs 1,00,000 to be paid on actuals to the mess contractor.

Program Content

Courses are offered in four specialisations, namely, Information Management, Marketing, Operations and Finance. SPJIMR also focuses on improving the social sensitivity of participants. One such project involves working with NGOs (Non-Government Organisations) in a rural setting for about 2 weeks. It would help you to appreciate the way non-profits grapple with promoting big ideas as they build their networks and organisations with little power and limited resources.

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For this purpose, the Centre for Development of Corporate Citizenship (DOCC) was set up with a view to bringing management education closer to reality in the Indian context. It exposes participants to the dynamics of life in rural India, where despite modern day tele-connectivity opening up new opportunities, many of the traditional challenges like poor infrastructure remain.

The participants will have to work on a 10-day project to be implemented in socially or economically disadvantaged sectors in urban/rural areas through a variety of activities that include field visits, consulting and research in the social sector. The project reports are evaluated by an expert panel comprising faculty, representatives of NGOs and corporate leaders.

At SPJIMR, non-classroom learning involves value-based leadership development modules like Assessment & Development of Managerial and Administrative Potential (ADMAP), the Personal Growth Lab (PG Lab), the Development of Corporate Citizenship (DOCC) and the Science of Spirituality (SOS).

Along with theoretic classroom inputs, the program encourages you to constantly be in touch with the industry and industry trends, through working on live projects, cases, guest speaker series and mentorship programmes with the industry speakers. The annual conclave ‘Samavesh’ brings top business leaders on campus to interact with students, participate in panel discussions and enable a rich exchange between business and academics.