VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur Admissions 2020-2022

 

 

 

About the  MBA Program

 

 

VGSoM’s MBA Program

Master of Business Administration (MBA) is the flagship postgraduate program of Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSoM), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. It is a 2-year (spanning over four semesters) full-time residential program offered by Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur at VGSoM. More details of theprogram can be seen at:https://som.iitkgp.ac.in/MBA/

Minimum Academic Eligibility Criteria for Admission to MBA

Candidates seeking admission to the MBA Programme of the Institute should have Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology or Master’s degree in Science, Economics or Commerce (with Mathematics or Statistics at Bachelor’s level)* with the following criteria:

1. 1. A candidate must have any of the following:
      1. A Bachelor’s degree of minimum 4-year duration in engineering, technology, pharmacy, medicine, or similar disciplines;

OR

1. 1. 1. Master’s degree in Science/Economics/Commerce (with Mathematics or Statistics at Bachelor’s level); with:
         • GE/NC-OBC:Minimum of 60% marks (or CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale)
         • SC/ST/PwD:Minimum of 55% marks (or CGPA of 6.0 on a 10-point scale)
         • For both the above cases, if the CGPA is on a different scale than 10.0, the eligibility of the candidates will be calculated corresponding to the equivalence stated above
   2. Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. However, if selected, the admission of such candidates to the program will be provisional, only if (s)he submits a certificate latest by May 31, 2020 from the competent authorities of his/her university/college/institute (issued on or before May 31, 2020) stating that the candidate has completed all the requirements for obtaining the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of the certificate.

 

1. 1. Admission to reserved category candidates will be as per Government of India rules.

 

1. 1. Applicants must be in good health. In case of any discrepancy found in the certificate of medical fitness to be submitted during registration, the opinion of the Institute Medical Officer will be final

 

1. 1. Candidates belonging to PwD category seeking admission to MBA are required to appear before a medical board on or before October 31, 2020 at IIT Kharagpur. The decision of the Medical Board is final and becomes binding to the candidate

 

1. Selection of applicants whose results in the qualifying degree examination are yet to be declared will be provisional, subject to the condition that all parts of the examination must be completed in all respects before the date of joining the Institute and the marksheet/certificate as evidence of passing the qualifying examination are to be submitted latest by October 31, 2020

*Please Note:A 5-year integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s degree would be considered as equivalent to a 4-year Bachelor’s degree for the Admission process and the candidate would not get separate points in their Application Rating (AR) score for the above-mentioned integrated Master’s degree

 

 

Selection Process 2020-22

The  selection  of  candidates for admission to the 2020-2022 batch of MBA at VGSoM,  IIT Kharagpur is a two-step process. First, the candidates who have applied successfully  to  the  program  are  shortlisted  for  Written  Aptitude  Test  and  Personal  Interview (WAT-PI). Secondly, the candidates who have been selected through the WAT-PI  process  are  offered  final  admission  to  MBA  on  the  basis  of  a  cumulative  performance score based on application rating and performance in WAT-PI.

 

I. Short-listing for Written Aptitude Test and Personal Interview (WAT-PI)

In the first step, the candidates who have successfully applied to VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur through proper process and fulfil the minimum academic eligibility criteria are short-listed for WAT-PI on the basis of CAT 2019 score, past academic performance, and other criteria, if applicable, as mentioned below.

The candidates must have the minimum CAT 2019 percentile as following (ref. Table 1) for being considered:

Table 1: Minimum CAT-2019 Percentile for shortlisting

Category	Total Percentile
General	90
NC-OBC	80
SC	75
ST	75
PwD	75

EWS- As per the guidelines of the Government of India.

Any changes to the same will be updated and notified on the website.

An applicant belonging to overseas category (non-domestic candidate) is required to apply with a valid GMAT® (Graduate Management Aptitude Test) instead of CAT score, and should have a total scaled score of at least 750 for being considered for shortlisting.Interested students can find find more details at International Relations.

Overall CAT 2019 scaled score out of 20, application rating (AR) out of 20 and Gender Diversity Factor (GDF) will be added to get the score for short-listing of the candidates to be called for WAT-PI. Two marks will be given to all female applicants for GDF. However, GDF component will not be considered for final composite score calculation (Refer to Table 3). The application rating looks at the applicants’ academic performances (marks obtained) at various stages of academic progression, such as secondary (10th/matriculation), higher secondary (12th/intermediate), undergraduate (bachelor’s degree), and postgraduate (master’s degree, if any), along with professional work experiences. Although the online application portal captures sectional scores and percentile as part of CAT 2019 performance, the same is not used for application rating. The details regarding the scores for application rating for various qualifications/degrees/work experience are provided below (ref. Tables 2.1– 2.4):

Table 2.1: Application Rating (AR) scores for 10th and 12th Std. Exams

Percentage score in 10th Std. Exam	Rating Score A	Percentage score in 12thStd. Exam	Rating Score B
85% to 100%	3	85% to 100%	4
70% to <85%	2	70% to <85%	3
60% to <70%	1	60% to <70%	2
		41% to <60%	1

The performance in academic programs such as B.Tech./B.E./B.Pharma./Dual degree BTech-MTech/Dual-degree BTech-MSc will have the following rating score (rating score C) for calculation of application rating. Alternatively, a candidate with BA/BSc/B.Com, followed by MA(Eco)/MSc/M.Com (with Mathematics/Statistics as a subject at bachelor’s level) will be getting the following score (rating score D and E) in application rating.

Table 2.2: Application Rating (AR) scores for under and postgraduate degrees

Percentage score in B.Tech/BE. Exam	Rating Score C	Percentage score in BSc/B.Com/BA Exam	Rating Score D	Percentage score in MA/M.Sc/M.Com/MCA Exam	Rating Score E
85% to 100%	7	80% to 100%	4	70% to 100%	3
70% to <85%	5	70% to <80%	2	60% to <70%	1
60% to <70%	3	60% to <70%	1

Following score (rating score F) will be applicable for candidates with professional degrees and qualifications such as M.Tech./ME, Chartered Accountancy (CA), Company Secretary (CS), Financial Risk Management (FRM), and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) of the CFA Institute, USA:

Table 2.3: Application rating (AR) for professional exams

Qualifications	Rating Score F
MTech/ME/Professional Qualifications such as CA/CS/CFA/FRM	1
Others	0

Candidates with professional work experience will receive the following score (rating score G) in application rating on the basis of the duration of their work experience. Please note that only graduate-level work experience will be positively considered; any work experience gained through training/projects/internship as part of curriculum requirements will not be considered.

Table 2.3: Application rating (AR) for work experiences

Experience in months	Rating Score G
06 to <12	3
12 to <24	5
24 to <36	4
36 to <48	2
48 to <60	1

For candidates who are continuing in service, the experience will be counted latest up to Jan. 31, 2020, irrespective of the date on which (s)he filled in the application form.

Note: For the qualifying/bachelor’s degree of the applicant, the percentage of marks awarded by University/Institution/College, as applicable, will be treated as final. If the University/Institution/College does not award the percentage of marks, it will be calculated on the basis of the marks obtained in all subjects listed in the marks-sheet submitted by the candidate.

Cumulative grade point average (CGPA) performance will be converted into ‘marks percentage’ as shown below:

Marks Percentage = 60 + (40/3.5) x [(CGPA obtained / Total CGPA) x 10 – 6.5]

Note: The above conversion is only for computing the academic rating (AR). While submitting the application online, candidates should fill in the actual marks percentage/CGPA as provided by her/his University/Institution/College, as applicable. We will NOT accept any equivalence of conversion from CGPA to percentage marks provided by any individual universities/institution/college; in this case, the final and binding method of conversion will be as provided above.

 

II. Final Selection and Offer of Admission to MBA

In the second stage of the admission process, final selection will be based on the cumulative score of the application rating (AR), performance in CAT 2019 (for domestic candidates) or in GMAT® (for non-domestic candidates), and the candidate’s performance in WAT-PI process.

Table 3: Criteria and weights for final selection to MBA

Criterion	Weight
CAT 2019 Score	20
Application Rating*	20
WAT-PI	60(20+40)
Total	100
*Total of rating scores (A+B+C+F+G) or (A+B+D+E+F+G)

The final offer of admission will be made on merit in each category. Barely fulfilling the minimum qualifying criteria as mentioned above would not guarantee a candidate for admission to the MBA program of VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur.

VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur reserves the right to make changes in the shortlisting and Selection Criteria, if considered necessary at any stage of the process.

 

How to apply:

After taking the CAT 2019 examination, domestic candidates seeking admission to the MBA programme must complete the following procedure:

Step 1: Complete the online application form available at the ERP portal of IIT Kharagpur, accessible through: https://erp.iitkgp.ac.in/IITKGPApplications/index?admiss_ch=02 .

The application form must be completed in all respects. Any incomplete form will automatically be rejected from further consideration.

Step 2: While submitting the online application form, make a payment for application fee (Rs. 1600 for General & NC-OBC candidates and Rs. 800 for SC/ST/PWD). Female candidates will be charged the same level of application fee as paid by male candidates of respective category.

Last date for submission of online application is 4th February, 2020 (Tuesday), 11:59 pm. (Extended)

 

Schedule for conducting WAT-PI:

Please note that WAT-PI for shortlisted candidates will be conducted by VGSoM, IIT KGP as per the following schedule:

Delhi	28 Feb -01 March, 2020
Mumbai	06-08 March, 2020
Hyderabad	14-15 March, 2020
Bengaluru	20-22 March, 2020
Kolkata	28-29 March, 2020

Candidates who would apply to the MBA program of VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur and would be shortlisted for WAT-PI process shall be intimated via email in due course of time.

 

Declaration of Results for Final Admission:

The tentative date of declaration of results for final admission is: 30th April, 2020 (Thursday) . Candidates would be required to log in to the application portal mentioned in Step 1 to find out the status of their application.

Any dispute concerning Admission to the MBA batch 2020-22 would be subject to jurisdiction of the competent courts within the territorial jurisdiction of the city of Kolkata only.

 

In case of any further query, please contact:

Prof. Ajay Kumar Mishra

The Chairperson of MBA Admission 2020

Email: admissions@vgsom.iitkgp.ac.in

Phone: +91-3222-304974 (Office)

 

Prof. Vimala Rani

Co-chairperson – MBA Admission 2020

Phone:+91-3222-281788 (Office)

 

 

Important Dates 2020-22

The  selection  of  candidates for admission to the 2020-2022 batch of MBA at VGSoM,  IIT Kharagpur is a two-step process. First, the candidates who have applied successfully  to  the  program  are  shortlisted  for  Written  Aptitude  Test  and  Personal  Interview (WAT-PI). Secondly, the candidates who have been selected through the WAT-PI  process  are  offered  final  admission  to  MBA  on  the  basis  of  a  cumulative  performance score based on application rating and performance in WAT-PI.

 

Admission Process	Tentative Dates
Beginning of online submission of application form	5th January 2020
Last Date of Online Application Form	4th February 2020, 11:59pm (Extended)
WAT & Personal Interview	Delhi : 28th February to 1st March 2020
	Mumbai : 6th March to 8th March 2020
	Hyderabad : 14th March to 15th March 2020
	Bengaluru : 20th March to 22nd March 2020
	Kolkata : 28th March to 29th March 2020
Declaration of Admission Results	30th April, 2020 (Thursday)

Any dispute concerning Admission to the MBA batch 2020-22 would be subject to jurisdiction of the competent courts within the territorial jurisdiction of the city of Kolkata only.

 

In case of any further query, please contact:

Prof. Ajay Kumar Mishra

The Chairperson of MBA Admission 2020

Email: admissions@vgsom.iitkgp.ac.in

Phone: +91-3222-304974 (Office)

 

Prof. Vimala Rani

Co-chairperson – MBA Admission 2020

Phone:+91-3222-281788 (Office)

 

 

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KHARAGPUR

FEE STRUCTURE FOR MBA COURSE (2020-2022)

                                                                                                                         Amount in Rupees

Description	Fees at the time of Admission (2020-2021) Semester-1	Semester Fees for 2020-2021 batch students  Semester-2	Semester Fees for 2020-2021 batch students  Semester-3	Semester Fees for 2020-2021 batch students  Semester-4
A) CAUTION MONEY & DEPOSITES
Institute	1000	–	–	–
Library	1000	–	–	–
Hostel	4000	–	–	–
TOTAL OF (A)	6000	–	–	–
B) ONE TIME FEE
Statutory Fee	1500
Alumni Subscription	2000	–	–	–
Medical Examination	200	–	–	–
Students’ Welfare Fund	300	–	–	–
Modernisation Fee	700	–	–	–
Training & Placement fee	1500	–	–	–
Hostel Admission fee	1000	–	–	–
Hall Budget	1000	–	–	–
International Immersion Program**	100000	–	–	–
TOTAL OF (B)	108200	–	–	–
C) SEMESTER FEE
Tuition Fee*	225000	225000	225000	225000
Registration	400	400	400	400
Examination	500	500	500	500
Student Amenities	800	800	800	800
Internet Connectivity	600	600	600	600
Gymkhana	600	400	400	400
Technology Film Society	100	100	100	100
Medical Registration	200	200	200	200
Laboratory	800	800	800	800
Hostel Seat Rent	750	750	750	750
Electricity & Water Charges	1000	1000	1000	1000
TOTAL OF (C)	230750	230550	230550	230550
D) HOSTEL CHARGES
Mess advance	12000	12000	12000	12000
Hall Establishment Charge	16640	16640	16640	16640
Hostel Overhead Charge	800	800	800	800
TOTAL OF (D)	29440	29440	29440	29440
E) STUDENTS’ BROTHERHOOD FUND (YEARLY)	200	–	200	–
F) INSURANCE PREMIUM (YEARLY)	2500	–	2500	–
GRAND TOTAL for GE/PB/PD (A+B+C+D+E+F)	377090	259990	262690	259990

 

* Tuition Fee waived for SC/ST/PwD students

**plus GST, if applicable. Refundable if the student does not avail International Immersion Programme.

N.B. The above Fees are subject to revision from time to time.

 

 

For more details refer the Official Website   :  https://som.iitkgp.ac.in/

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