MBA Admission 2017: SPJIMR Mumbai CAT 2016 cut off, Latest Placements, Fee, Last date

SPJIMR Mumbai one of the premier and highly ranked B-schools in India is a preferred MBA/PGDM destination for CAT 2016 aspirants. The unique assessment criteria during the admission process and offering choice of specialization at the application stage add to the key strengths of the coveted B-school.

The PGDM programme at SPJIMR has consistently been ranked amongst the top 10 in the country by Outlook, Business Today and Business World and among the top-05 best B Schools in India by The Hindu Business Line - MBAUniverse.com Ranking 2015-16.

The institute will accept CAT 2016, XAT 2017 and GMAT scores (test taken between January 1, 2014 onwards andDecember 31, 2016) to shortlist candidates for final admission round.
The PGDM 2017-19 admission application process at SPJIMR is open. SPJIMR Mumbai opened its online application process for admission to PGDM 2017-19 batch on October 1, 2016 and the last date to apply at SPJIMR isDecember 13, 2016. http://www.mbauniverse.com/mba-college.php?institute_id=423

Key Strengths of SPJIMR Mumbai
High Placements, at par with top IIMs
Placement 2016 at SPJIMR has recorded 70 recruiters making 230 offers to 222 students seeking campus placement. Top 10 recruiters at SPJIMR include Deloitte & HCL making 15 offers each followed by KPMG making 10 offers; Amazon with 9 offers; PRTM with 8 offers; GE, Asian Paints & Future Group making 7 offers each; P&G and Mondelez making 6 offers each.
Highest placement package at SPJIMR in Placement 2016 stood at Rs.37 lakhs and the average salary rose to Rs. 19 lakhs.
In contrast to salary packages offered to various IIMs, JBIMS and other top B-schools, SPJIMR has recorded higher compensation packages. A quick comparison will bring home this key strength of SPJIMR-

Institute

Average Placement package 2016
(Rs. In Lakhs Per Annum)

IIM Indore
15.67

IIM Kozhikode
17.1

JBIMS Mumbai
18.13

SPJIMR Mumbai
19.00

Moderate Fee, compared to IIMs and other top B-schools
SPJIMR Mumbai has lowest fee as compared to IIMs, MDI, XLRI and other top B-schools. The two year fee of the PGDM batch 2016-18 programme was Rs.14.60 lakhs. The fee will be subject to revision in accordance with the policy of the B-school.This fee includes tuition fee, basic hostel/ accommodation and global fast track.

The fee structure for IIM Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Bangalore goes in the range of Rs. 19 lakhs to 19.5 lakhs and IIM Kozhikode needs Rs. 16 lakhs; MDI Gurgaon has a fee structure of Rs.18.86 lakhs, the fee structure at IMI Delhi is Rs. 15.41 lakhs. http://www.mbauniverse.com/mba-college.php?institute_id=423

Choice of 2 specialization at application stage
Applicants to PGDM admission 2017-19 batch at SPJIMR need to opt for two specializations at the time of submitting application. Selecting 2 options at the application stage means that the aspirants who are not short listed for the first option will be considered for the second option. The outcome of the first option will have no bearing on the process for considering the applicant for the second option.

PGDM at SPJIMR offers 4 specializations Finance, Information Management, Marketing, Operations. The participants are required to choose their specialisation at the application stage itself. A choice of specialization at the application stage at SPJIMR helps to achieve segmentation at the time of admission based on differentiated need of recruiting organizations. Participants also develop a clear and sharp focus based on their academic background and skills.

Taking yet another innovative step, SPJIMR has increased the flexibility to switch specialisations after the first year, and offers minor specializations. It helps the student, for example, to combine a marketing major with an analytics minor. This has been well received by students and recruiters alike.

Innovative Curriculum & Pedagogy
SPJIMR is noted for pedagogic innovations and its mission of Influencing Practice and Promoting Value-based Growth. The B-school has taken many important steps to strengthen the curriculum. A core course on Design Thinking has now been introduced across all programs. The Design Thinking movement at SPJIMR was initiated by a workshop by Srikant Datar of HBS.

According to Dr Ranjan Banerjee, Dean SPJIMR We built on his material, created context specificity, and significantly deepened the insighting component. This has been extremely well appreciated by corporate India, and we are getting a lot of positive reaction from recruiters. We have further strengthened our much appreciated non classroom initiatives, and have deepened engagement and reflection across initiatives.

High International Exposure
SPJIMR students have the option of undertaking foreign field visits that are facilitated by SPJIMR, after completion of the 18-month programme. In the past, students have visited countries including South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Bangkok as part of the FIV tours.

SPJIMR faculty have been invited speakers at prestigious international conferences and have taught courses at international business schools. SPJIMR Dean Dr Ranjan Banerjee was asked to conduct a workshop on change management for deans and associate deans of US business schools at the GMAC conference in Florida. Not only was the workshop well received, but it was also probably an unusual instance of an Indian B-school leader being given this recognition.
All the SPJIMR full time course students do a month of advanced specialization courses at top universities in the US like Cornell, CMU. A student project guided by SPJIMR faculty won the best project prize in the Global Network of Microeconomics of Competitiveness , and one of the senior faculty received the prize from Michael Porter at HBS.

Profile based Admission process, with low CAT Cut offs
Candidates with excellent academic profile and work experience will stand fair chances of admission at SPJIMR. The profiles are scored and the applicants will be sorted into two groups: Profile based and Profile-cum-score based.
Who is an ideal applicant for SPJIMR? Answering this query from MBAUniverse.com,Prof Bindu Kulkarni, Head Admissions at SPJIMR said We look for applicants who are strong academically, but also have interests outside academics. One who has a well-rounded personality, an inquisitive mind and is ready to experiment and learn from the different experiences that MBA education will expose him to. We also expect our student cohort to be grounded and team oriented as we believe a lot of learning happens within the peer group.

Profile based shortlisting process of candidates for admission to PGDM 2017-19 batch is proposed to be completed even before the declaration of CAT 2016/XAT 2017 exam result. The selection process for admission to PGDM 2017-19 batch will assess not only the intellectual readiness in terms of academics but also emotional readiness, work experience, extracurricular activities and aptitude for and befitting the institutes mission of value based leadership. Prof Kulkarni added further we will declare shortlists based on profile and profile cum score. The applicants who are shortlisted on the basis of their profiles are also expected to meet the qualifying scores in at least one of the entrance exams.

Responding to the query on expected CAT 2016 score cut off and importance of CAT 2016 scores in PGDM 2017-19 admission process at SPJIMR, Prof Bindu Kulkarni, Head Admissions at SPJIMR said The minimum qualifying score for CAT is of 85 (overall) and 75 (sectional). This to enable applicants from all educational backgrounds to be able to compete equally with Engineers who may have an advantage due to their structured study during graduation.

Programme offered & Intake
The flagship PGDM 2017-19 batch at SPJIMR will have an intake of 240 students for Indian Nationals. An additional 36 seats will be available for PIO/OCI and Foreign Nationals. Hence the total intake for session 2017-19 will be 276 seats. http://www.mbauniverse.com/mba-college.php?institute_id=423

Last date to apply
Applicants seeking admission to PGDM 2017-19 at SPJIMR, must complete and submit the application form online before the last date on December 13, 2016. Application fee is Rs. 1200/- (Rs One thousand two hundred only). The fee can be paid through credit card or net banking. To submit application for admission to PGDM 2017-19 at SPJIMR visit http://www.spjimr.org/pgdm/admissions/india