MDI Murshidabad Admission 2024: Young B-School Aims to be Globally Recognized; Check USPs, Fees, Placement, Selection Process; Last Date to Apply-February 22, 2024

One of the most sought after B-schools in India, Management Development Institute (MDI) has two campuses – MDI Gurgaon and MDI Murshidabad. While MDI Guragaon campus was established in 1973, the comparatively younger MDI Murshidabad campus was launched in 2014 and in a short period of few years MDI Murshidabad has grown to be a leading B-school in India with its industry relevant curriculum, innovative pedagogic approach, moderate fee and strong placements. MDI Murshidabad has registered an average salary of Rs.12.67 LPA and highest salary of Rs.20 LPA in Placement 2023. Last date to apply for admission is February 22, 2024

MDI Murshidabad is taking many initiatives like becoming digitally ready, partnering with top global universities, consistently redesigning the curriculum as per industry requirement and making pedagogical changes, getting top faculty, scaling new heights in placement among others.  

MDI Murshidabad offers AICTE approved two years full time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) which is equivalent to MBA. Only CAT 2023 exam scores will be accepted in MDI Murshidabad PGDM admission 2024 to shortlist candidates for final selection round. The B-school although considers good sectional scores, overall CAT 2023 percentile will be the principal shortlisting criterion for GD/PI round in the MDI Murshidabad admission criteria. Application process for MDI Murshidabad PGDM admission 2024 is open at an application fee of Rs.1180.

Read this article to know the key USPs, MDI Murshidabad admission criteria 2024, Fees, Placements, how to apply for MDI Murshidabad admission 2024 and all about its selection process.

Table of Contents
In this article, we shall cover:

1. MDI Murshidabad Key Highlights and USPs
2. MDI Murshidabad Fees, Programmes offered & Intake
3. MDIM Placement 2023
4. MDI Murshidabad  Admission Criteria 2024: Key Points & Step  by Step Process
5. How to Apply for MDI Murshidabad Admission 2024
6. MDI Murshidabad Eligibility Criteria for admission 2024
7. Important Dates for MDI Murshidabad Admission 2024

Let us start with why you should consider and to apply for MDI Murshidabad admission along with other top B-schools.

1. MDI Murshidabad: Key Highlights & USPs

• 1.1 Mentored by MDI Gurgaon: Inaugurated in 2014, MDI Murshidabad is closely mentored by MDI Gurgaon. MDIM is a young business school creating a positive impact on people, companies and society and aims to be a globally recognized management school
• 1.2 Committed to Impart Quality Management Education: MDI Murshidabad is committed towards imparting quality management education. The Murshidabad campus is a part of MDI’s vision to nurture and promote talent and enterprise.
• 1.3 Industry Centric Courses: MDIM offers industry centric courses in its PGDM programme like Business Analytics, AI & ML, FinTech, HR Analytics among others  
• 1.4 Moderate Fee: MDIM 2 years PGDM fee is Rs.14.50 lakhs. The fee is much lower than the fee of most B-schools including MDI Gurgaon which has a fee structure above Rs.24.17 lakhs
• 1.5 Strong Placements 2023: MDI Murshidabad has a consistent high placement record. Placement 2023 recorded highest salary of Rs.20 LPA and Average Salary has gone up at Rs.12.67 LPA in placement 2023 from Rs.11.32 LPA in Placement 2022
• 1.6 Top Recruiters: 56 marquee companies made placement offers to students of PGDM 2021-23 batch. Some of the top recruiters include ICICI Bank,  SBI Life, SBI General, Wipro Digital, Linde, Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance, Shyam Steel, Schneider Electric, PwC, KPMG, IBM, Tech Mahindra, Sabre, JLL, Emami Agrotech among others
• 1.7 Approvals & Recognitions: MDI Murshidabad offers AICTE approved PGDM programme. The institute is graded by CRISIL as A** at National Level and A*** at state level. It has been recognized by the NHRDN-Shine.com B-School ranking survey as the best emerging B-School in the country. MDIM is a member of the prestigious Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA) for a period of five years, effective from April 2019 to March 2024
• 1.8 Qualified and Experienced Faculty: MDI Murshidabad has a good mix of young, dynamic and experienced faculty members, who are institution builders and student mentors. Faculty from MDI Gurgaon regularly take classes at Murshidabad, the students also get the opportunity to interact with specialized faculty from other top institutions in the region like, IIM Calcutta, ISI Calcutta, Jadavpur University, Calcutta University, IIFT among others. Distinguished personalities across India in the field of academics, industry, business, government, culture and international relations, pay frequent visits to MDIM to address and interact with the students.
• 1.9 Pedagogic Initiatives and Support: MDI Murshidabad has set up Bloomberg finance lab, Case Research Centre (MDIMCRC) in collaboration with All India Management Association (AIMA) to develop Indian centric business cases for the benefit of students and faculty.
• 1.10 International Partnerships: MDI Murshidabad has partnered with SOAS University of London, United Kingdom to offer students of MDIM a global learning environment through niche online international certificate programs
• 1.11 CCE at MDIM: Centre for Continue Education (CCE) of MDI Murshidabad has so far trained hundreds of corporate executives though online digital platform. The companies include NALCO, IOCL, BHEL, BEML, GAIL, JK Paper, Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., Coromandel International Ltd., Midhani, Amway India, Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd., HPCL, NTPC, RINL Vizag Steel Plant, TVS Electronics Ltd. Among others

2. MDI Murshidabad Fees, Programmes Offered, Seats
MDI Murshidabad offers 2 years full time PGDM programme. Details of MDI Murshidabad fees, programme offered and intake is shared below:

Programme Offered	MDI Murshidabad Fees	Seats
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)	Rs.14,50,000	180

2.1 Programme Specializations
MDI Murshidabad offers flagship 2 years full time AICTE approved PGDM programme. The course curriculum is designed to enrich student’s skills and abilities in order to enable them in applying management theroies and concepts in live problems existing in business and industry. The programme is designed to nurture students and help them build and enhance their managerial competence.

In the second year, the student can choose specialization in a maximum of two functional areas. The areas of specialization are Finance, Human Resource Management, Marketing Management, Supply Chain Management

3. MDI Murshidabad Placements 2023 & 2022
MDI Murshidabad has a consistent record of excellent placement since inception. The maximum and average compensation packages at MDI Gurgaon have been rising year after year. MDI Murshidabad concluded its placement 2023 with high record of placement offers from top recruiters for the participating students.

3.1 MDIM Placement 2023: Highlights

• Average Salary: Rs.12.67 LPA
• Highest Salary Received by the students: Rs.20 LPA
• Median Salary: Rs.11.40 LPA
• Number of Companies in Placement 2023: 56
• Top Recruiters: Cognizant, Aditya Birla Group, Genpact, ICICI Bank,  Infosys, SBI Life, SBI General, Schneider Electric among others

3.2 MDIM Placement 2022: Highlights

• Average Salary: Rs.11.32 LPA
• Highest Salary Offered: Rs. 22 LPA
• Highest Salary Received by the students: Rs.14 LPA
• Median Salary: Rs.10 LPA
• Number of Companies in Placement 2022: 50
• Top Recruiters: ICICI Bank,  SBI Life, SBI General, Wipro Digital, Linde, Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance, Shyam Steel, Schneider Electric, PwC, KPMG, IBM, Tech Mahindra, Sabre, JLL, Emami Agrotech

4. MDI Murshidabad Admission 2024: Salient Points & Step by Step Process
Here are the key highlights of MDI Murshidabad Admission 2024 process:

4.1. Acceptable Entrance Exams
Only CAT 2023 exam score are accepted to shortlist the candidates for final selection round in MDI Murshidabad Admission 2024.

4.2. MDI Murshidabad Cut Off for admission 2024  

• MDI Murshidabad cut off for CAT is not declared before shortlisting.
• Going by the past trends, MDI Murshidabad cut off may remain between 85 to 90 percentile in CAT 2023 for admission 2024.
• Alongwith the CAT Exam score cut offs, MDI Murshidabad considers Academic score cut offs; Final Selection Round cut offs and the points awarded for work experience.

4.3. Final Selection Process in MDI Murshidabad Admission 2024

• The Shortlisted candidates will be called for the PI round between March and April 2024 at one of the following cities: Bangalore, Gurugram, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai and Mumbai. Centers other than Kolkata and Gurugram are tentative. The selection process may also be conducted online, for which the intimation will be given to the short-listed candidates in advance.
• Final Selection Round at MDI Murshidabad has components like Group Discussion, Written Test and Personal Interview.
• The final selection of the candidates will be based on weightages of CAT-2023 score, PI, Academic merit, academic diversity, work experience and social diversity etc.

5. How to Apply for MDI Murshidabad Admission 2024?
MDI Murshidabad Admission process offers facility to use online application form to apply for admission 2024. The form is made available at MDI website. The application fee is detailed below:

Campus	Application Fee	Remarks
MDI Murshidabad	Rs.1180/-	Includes 18% GST

Candidates seeking MDI Murshidabad PGDM admission 2024 should have appeared in CAT 2023 on November 26, 2023 or GMAT and score well.

6. MDI Murshidabad Eligibility for Admission
Below is shared the MDI Murshidabad eligibility criteria for admission 2024

1. The candidate must hold a minimum 3 years’ bachelor's degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA

• A candidate appearing for the final year bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed the degree requirements and are awaiting results are also eligible to apply for MDI Murshidabad Admission.
• The candidates should be able to furnish valid score of CAT 2023
• The candidates must have at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA in both X and XII.

7. MDI Murshidabad Admission 2024: Important Dates
The first step to participate in MDI Murshidabad Admission process is to apply and appear in CAT 2023 and also apply to MDI Gurgaon separately. Following are the key dates to apply for MDI Murshidabad admission 2024

MDI Murshidabad Admission 2024 Start date	September 26, 2023	Apply online only
MDI Murshidabad Last date to apply for admission	February 22, 2024	Don’t Expect Extension
MDI Murshidabad Short List Announcement for final selection round 2024	March 2024	Based on CAT 2023 Score
Final Selection PI Round	April 2024	PI Round may be conducted Offline or Online

MDI Society had established its second campus at Murshidabad in West Bengal in 2014. Since inception, MDI Murshidabad has been committed to achieving academic excellence and turning out quality managers and global leaders. Spread over 10 acres, it has state-of-the-art infrastructure and expert faculty. MDI Murshidabad has hosted several events organized by student driven clubs and committees. Students have also shown their talent by participating and winning accolades in competitions held at other renowned B-schools in the country.

We hope you found this article helpful while looking for MBA admission and deciding on one of the best B-schools which has affordable fee and strong placements. Application process at MDI Murshidabad is open. More details and application form are available at this link. 

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