Today I got one mail from IMS institute regarding the selection process of S.P Jain which is really helpful in getting a jist of how does a B School select a candidate for final admission.

Remember: Undermentioned is the process used by S.P Jain. Other’s procedure is not known to me.

The CAT is fast approaching and you must all be very busy with your preparation. The preparation must be focussed on the test and not on the GD/PI, which is but natural. However, soon after the CAT, calls will start coming in for S.P. Jain’s GD/PI. This year, their interview process has been scheduled from December 2008 through March 2009. The interviews commence before the CAT2008/XAT2009 results are declared, which creates confusion in the student’s mind about whether to apply to this institute or not.

Let me put before you some key facts regarding the institute that might help you make up your mind.

The Post Graduate Diploma in Management, from S P Jain, is a two-year, full-time, residential programme that offers specializations in Finance, Operations, Marketing and Information Management and is ranked among the top ten in the country.

Eligibility

Minimum 3-year Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University in India or abroad

Admissions Process

Applications are to be submitted on-line only.

The Application Processing Fee is Rs.1200 and can be paid by Credit Card or Demand Draft favouring ‘S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research’. The draft should be sent to the Admissions Coordinator.

Payment can also be made at cash collection counters.

Selection Process:

Test scores accepted : CAT 2008, XAT 2009, GMAT (taken in 2008)

Minimum score required to get a final offer: 85 percentile in CAT2008/XAT2009 or a score of 680 in GMAT taken in 2008

Last date of application: November 30, 2008

The question foremost on every student’s mind is “How does the final selection to this institute happen?”.

They use various criteria, such as good continuous education record, versatility and good value system, work experience and more. They categorize the candidates’ application forms on S, A, B and C grades. S is Super, A is Good, B is Satisfactory, and so on.

In the good continuous education record criterion, the student should have had high scores from reputed institutions in all three examinations – X, XII and graduation degree. Such a student gets an S. However, if the student has done well, but not from a reputed college, s/he gets an A.

In the versatility and a good value system criterion, they evaluate the personality of the student. Snapshots of the person’s life and, especially, the adverse situations s/he has gone through, her/his family background, etc. are focussed upon. This criterion is also rated as S, A, B or C.

The third criterion is the quality of work experience. Here, again, the student is rated as S, A, B or C.

Specializations are offered in four streams. For Marketing and Finance, there is no work experience criterion. A student who is excellent in studies and CAT will get a call even with low or no work experience. For Information Management and Operations, experience is a must. The institute does not take anybody with less than one-and-a-half or two years’ work experience.

To get an interview call, the student has to get an S on at least one criterion. In any case, the student should not get below a B in any criterion.

Once the students have been shortlisted, they are called for the interview. The first set of interviewees will be shortlisted on the basis of academic performance, versatility in extra-curricular activities and relevant work experience. Candidates who clear the first round will appear for a second round on the same day.

After the CAT results are out, the CAT performance is used to further sort this list.

Placement Highlights (2008)

The average salary increased by 25%.

l Companies in sectors such as Consultancy, Banking, IT, Investment Banking, FMCG, Private Equity, Manufacturing, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Telecom and Media lined-up for placements

2 The Consulting bandwagon was led by Mckinsey & Company. Other consulting companies on campus included Accenture Business Consulting, TSMG, PWC (Performance Improvement Team), E&Y (Business Advisory Services), Deloitte and others.

3 The Finance bandwagon saw top-of-the-league I-banks such as JM Financial, Enam, Deutsche Equities; banks such as Barclays, ABN-AMRO, HSBC, Standard Chartered; and financial institutions such as GE Commercial Finance, IDFC, SEBI.

4 Marketing profiles were offered across various sectors in companies such as P&G, HUL, Marico, Cadbury’s, Nestle, Intel, Microsoft, J&J, Motorola, HT Media, etc.

5 General Management profiles were offered by Tata Administrative Services, Aditya Birla Group and Reliance Group.

6 The Operations domain comprised companies like GSK, Cummins, Miebach Consulting, ITW, ECS, and Bristlecone among many others.

7 IT companies such as Capgemini, CTS, Wipro, HCL Technologies, IBM and Oracle among others offered IT consulting, business development and other profiles.

As you can see, this is indeed an opportunity worth cashing in on. So, stop worrying about the unique selection process of this institute and fill in the application forms.

Thanks “IMS” for this information. For more details you can log onto myIMS – the IMS student page - www.imsindia.com/myims

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