MBA Admission 2014: Missed CAT/IIMs, XAT? Catch last bus to top B Schools

After the end of CAT 2013 and less than 20 days before XAT 2014, you must be all geared up to get admission in leading B Schools across the country . There are many top tier B Schools like IIMs, SPJIMR, NMIMS, MDI Gurgaon, IIFT Delhi etc where the admission dates are already closed. But it is nothing to be worried about as there are many top tier B Schools ranked by MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14, where the last date to apply will remain open till the end of January 2014.

XLRI, Jamshedpur Last date to apply: December 21, 2013
XLRI Jamshedpur is one of the top most B Schools in the country. It has been ranked at number 4 by MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14. The flagship programmes of XLRI are its two year PGDM (BM) and PGD (HRM) courses. Apart from them the institute provides various courses like PGDBM (part-time), PGDM(Global MBA), FPM, GMP, Exec-PGP(India) Exec-PGP (Dubai), Exec PFM, PGCBM(satellite), PGCLSCM(satellite), PGCRM(satellite), MPOD and XLRI Accenture Human Capital Management programme. It accepts admissions on the basis of XAT which is an exam conducted by XLRI itself. XAT scores are accepted by 116 B Schools across the country. The fees for the 2014-16 batch is Rs 15.7 lakhs. The average placement for the placement session 2013 was 15.53 lakhs during which ITC, Airtel, ICICI, Standard Chartered and Wipro were the top recruiters.

Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi Last date to apply: December 31, 2013

Ranked 7 by MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14 FMS, Delhi is among the leading top tier B Schools of the country. It runs a 2 year full time MBA programme which costs just Rs 25, 000. It accepts admissions on the basis of CAT and GMAT scores. FMS Delhi got a median placement of Rs 16 lakhs in the placement session 2013.

International Management Institute ( IMI), New Delhi Last date to apply: January 27, 2014
Delhi based IMI which is also Indias first corporate sponsored business school offers a 2 year PGDM programme for which it accepts CAT and GMAT scores. It was ranked 12 by MBAUniverse.com B School ranking 2013-14. Apart from the PGDM programme it offers PGDHRM, Executive PGDM, PGDM-WE and fellow progrmme in Management. The total fees for admission in the 2 year PGDM programme is Rs 13.5 lakhs. It got an average placement of Rs 9.8 lakhs in the placement session 2013 with Asian Paints Ltd, Aviva Life Insurance company Ltd, Barclays Shared Services Pvt Ltd, Deloitte Consulting India Private Limited and EXT Service as top recruiters.

Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB), BhubaneswarLast date to apply: December 21, 2013
XIMB is a business school located in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Indias Eastern state of Odisha. It offers a two year flagship course of PGDM in which it accepts admissions on the basis of both CAT and XAT scores. Apart from the PGDM course it offers other courses like PGDM-RM, PGDM-PT, PGDM-HRM and Fellow Programme in management. The tuition fees for 2014-16 batch is Rs 9 lakhs. XIMB got an average placement of Rs 11.81 lakhs with Deloitte US Human Capital, Cognizant Godrej, TATA HRDP, JP Morgan and HCL Tech being the top recruiting companies .

National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), MumbaiLast date to apply: January 7, 2014
NITIE Mumbaiwas established in the year 1963 by Government of India with a mission to raise productivity of Indian industry and optimum utilization of resources. It got rank 16 in MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14. It runs four full time Post Graduate programmes along with a fellowship programme equivalent to Ph.D. It accepts admissions on the basis of CAT scores. NITIE had tuition fees of Rs 4.2 lakhs for the session 2013-15. It earned an average placement of Rs 11.75 lakhs for placement session 2013 with United Healthcare Group, Colgate Palmolive, Amazon, HUL and P & G being the top recruiters.

Institute of Management Technology (IMT), GhaziabadLast date to apply: Soon after declaration of CAT and XAT results
Ranked 17 in MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14 IMT, Ghaziabad is a well known top tier B School. Its primary campus is located at Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. It also has three other campuses, one in Nagpur one in Hyderabad and one in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). The total fees for the2-year Full-Time PGDM at IMT Ghaziabad including food and lodging was Rs 15 lakhs for the academic session 2013-15. According to MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14, IMT Ghaziabad got an average placement of Rs 8.87 lakhs in the placement session 2013 with Infosys, Deloitte, Genpact, Axisand Capital Viabeing the top recruiters.

Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater NoidaLast date to apply: December 31, 2013
Established in 1988 under the aegis of the Birla Academy of Art and Culture, and supported by Birla group of companies Birla Institute of Management Technology BIMTECH, Greater Noida is ranked No: 20 inMBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14. Apart from the flagship PGDM programme it offers other courses like PGDM-IB, PGDM-RM,PGDM-IBM and PGDM-SDP. The tuition fees for the PGDM programme is Rs 9 lakh. It accepts admissions on the basis of CAT scores. According to the MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14 BIMTECH got an average placement of Rs 6.75 lakhs during the placement session 2013 in which ICICI Bank, Wipro technologies. TCS, TVS (TC SundramIyenger and Sons Ltd) and Deloitte were the top recruiters.

T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), ManipalLast date to apply: January 20, 2014
Located in Karnatakas university town of Manipal, TAPMI isone of the leading management institutes in India. It was ranked 22 in MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14. Apart from the flagship Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) programme it offers Post Graduate Diploma in Management-Healthcare and executive Programmes as well.The tuition fees of TAPMI including hostel fees is Rs 13.5 lakhs. TAPMI accepts admissions on the basis of CAT, XAT and GMAT scores. According to MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14 TAPMI, Manipal got and average placement of Rs 8.72 lakhs with Infosys, ICICI Bank, Deloitte Consulting, Cognizant Technologies and Wipro being top recruiters.

FORE School of Management, New Delhi The last date to apply : January 6, 2014
Established in 1981, Foundation for Organizational Research and Education (FORE), School of Management, New Delhi, ranks 23 in the MBAUniverse.com B School ranking 2013-14. The flagship course of Fore School of Management is its 2 year full time PGDM course .Apart from that it also runs a PGDM (IBM) course. It accepts admissions on the basis of CAT scores. The total fees for a 2 year PGDM course in FORE School of Management is Rs 11 lakhs. According to MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14 Fore School of Management got an average placement of Rs 8 lakhs during the placement session 2013 with ICICI, Deloitte, IndusInd Bank, HCL technology and Magnafincap being the top recruiters.

Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMAThe last date to apply: January 20, 2014
IRMA established in 1979 at Anand, Gujarat offers Post Graduate Programme in Rural Management, Fellow Programme in rural Management and Certificate in Rural Management. It has been ranked 28 by MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14. It accepts CAT scores for admissions in Post Graduate Programme in Rural Management. The tuition fee for 2013-15 batch was Rs 3.6 lakhs. According to MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14 IRMA got an average placement of Rs 7.09 lakhs during the placement session 2013 with Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), Anand, Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society (BRLPS), Patna, Jeevika Project, Govt. of Bihar, The Timbaktu Collective, Village Chennekothapalli, Dist. Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, Yes Bank and Magma Fincorp Ltd., Kolkata being the leading recruiting organizations.

KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, MumbaiLast date to apply: January 15, 2014
Established in 1981, K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research (SIMSR), Mumbai offers 2 year full time course of Post Graduate Diploma in Management. Apart from that it offers various other courses. It has been ranked 30 by MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14. It accepts admissions on the basis of CAT and CMAT scores. The tuition fees for the 2 year PGDM course is Rs 3.1 lakhs. According to MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14 SIMSR got an average placement of Rs 7.32 lakhs with Infosys, ICICI Bank, Deloitte, Accenture and Godrej and Boyce being the top recruiters.

Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), ChennaiLast date to apply: January 24, 2014
Ranked 41 by MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14 Chennai based LIBA provides management education to both fresh graduates and also to those who are already employed and want to enhance their managerial skills. If offers a full time Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Management costing Rs 7.6 lakhs. It accepts admissions on the basis of CAT and XAT. According to MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14 it got and average placement of Rs 8 lakhs with ICICI Bank, CTS, Mobius Consultants,CBC and KArur Vyasya Bank being the top recruiters.

Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai Last date to apply: January 25, 2014
Chennai based IFMR which has been ranked 43 by MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14 offers a 2 year full time PGDM course, the admission in which are accepted on the basis of CAT/XAT/CMAT/GMAT/GRE scores. Apart from PGDM it also offers a Management Development programme. The total fees for LIBAs flagship programme is Rs 10.10 lakhs. According to the MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14 IFMR got an average placement of Rs 7.3 lakhs during the placement session 2013 in which Cognizant, Infosys, Accenture, Inautix and Genpact were the main recruiting companies.

IFIM Business School, Bangalore Last date to apply: January 31, 2013
Bangalore based IFIM Business School offering a 2 year flagship programme of PGDM ranks 45 in the MBAUnivserse.com B School Ranking 2013-14. Apart from the PGDM it offers PGDM Finance, PGDM IB, PGDM for working professionals and E PGDM for Entrepreneurs.It accepts admissions on the basis of CAT/ XAT and MAT scores. The tuition fees for admission in IFIM Business School is Rs 9.5 lakhs. According to MBAUniverse.com B School ranking 2013-14 , during the placement session 2013 IFIM secured an average placement of 5.07 lakhs in which Federal Bank, Jupiter Networks, Amba Research, TUV Rheinland and HSBC Bank were the top recruiting companies.