K J Somaiya Institute of Management

• K J Somaiya Mumbai eligibility criteria require that the candidate must hold a bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years duration, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA
• Applicants should apply and appear in at least one of the acceptable MBA entrance exams – CAT 2024/XAT 2025/ GMAT/ NMAT (Only 1st attempt will be considered/ CMAT.
• 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 is also eligible to apply for K J Somaiya Admission 
• Work Experience is not mandatory
   

K J Somaiya Institute of Management Admission 2025 is open. Admission is a two-step process involving the Shortlisting criteria based on the entrance exam score and the Final admission selection Criteria with varying weightage to different components. The last date to apply is January 20, 2025. 

Step by Step K J Somaiya Institute of Management Admission Process is detailed below:
Step-1: K J Somaiya Institute of Management Shortlisting Criteria: K J Somaiya will shortlist candidates based on entrance exam scores accepted for admission namely CAT 2024, XAT 2025, GMAT, NMAT 2024, and CMAT 2025. For NMAT, the scores of only the student's first attempt will be considered. For GMAT, scores from 1st January 2022 to 20th January 2025 will be considered valid. Applicants may submit more than one entrance test score. K J Somaiya will consider the best test score for shortlisting.

Step-2: K J Somaiya Institute of Management - MBA Admission Final Selection: The final admission round at K J Somaiya will consist of WAT and GD-PI. The Written Ability Test (WAT) at KJ Somaiya Institute of Management is a key part of the admission process. In this test, students are given a specific topic to write about, allowing them to showcase their writing skills, critical thinking, clarity of thought, and ability to articulate ideas effectively. GD PI process will be conducted across different cities across India. It will consist of Group discussion and a personal in-depth interview.

After the final admission round KJSIM will award weightage to Entrance exam scores; Academics; Work Experience; Written ability test; Group Discussion and Personal Interviews; and Other Achievements like sports & other extracurricular activities. Candidates will be offered the programme based on their results, preference, and the availability of seats.

Profile-Based Admission: K J Somaiya also offers profile-based admission for its MBA Healthcare Management and MBA Sports Management programme. For the profile-based admission process, the aspirant needs to appear for any one of the qualifying entrance exams (i.e. either CAT / XAT/GMAT/ NMAT/CMAT). For MBA-Sports Management qualifying scores of CAT/ XAT/GMAT/ NMAT/CMAT /ATMA/MAT/PERA CET/CUET will be accepted. 

Note:  All the shortlisted candidates need to fill Candidate Profile form and SOP for MBA-HCM  before appearing in the WAT & GD-PI round and for MBA-SM before appearing in the PI round.