Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur announces Master of Business Administration (MBA) Admission 2024-26, Apply now
IIT Kharagpur MBA Admission 2024 – Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur has invited applications for admission to Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program for the academic year 2024-26. Vinod Gupta School of Management started in 1993 as a unique initiative among the Indian Institutes of Technology. A management school within IIT Kharagpur, VGSoM imbibed the parent Institute’s culture of research and quality teaching. VGSoM plays a pioneering role in nurturing leaders of tomorrow by blending management philosophy along with technological advancement to develop managers, who appreciate both critical technological issues and their business implications. Candidates can check more details on IIT Kharagpur MBA Admission 2024 from the post given below.
IIT Kharagpur MBA Admission 2024
About 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.
Important Dates
- Beginning of online submission of application form: One day after the declaration of the CAT 2023 results
- Last Date of Online Application Form Submission (Portal for Online Submission of Application Closes): 05th February 2024
- Window for Correction of Application Form by candidates Form Correction Window:
- Portal Opens: 06th February 2024 and Portal Closes: 08th February 2024
Online Personal Interview Schedules
- Schedule 1: 02nd to 04th March 2024
- Schedule 2: 09th to 11th March 2024
- Schedule 3: 22th to 24th March 2024
- Release of call letters for Personal Interviews (PIs): On or before 15th February 2024
- Release of Final Merit List & Final offer letters for the 1st Round of admissions: 01st – 5th May 2024
Eligibility Criteria
- 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:
- A candidate must have any of the following:
- A Bachelor’s degree of minimum 4-year duration in engineering, technology, pharmacy, medicine, or similar disciplines; OR
- 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
- 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, 2024 from the competent authorities of his/her university/college/institute (issued on or before May 31, 2024) 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.
- Admission to reserved category candidates will be as per Government of India rules.
- 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
- Candidates belonging to PwD category seeking admission to MBA are required to appear before a medical board on or before October 31, 2024 at IIT Kharagpur. The decision of the Medical Board is final and becomes binding to the candidate
Application Process
- Eligible Candidates can apply online only through the University website https://som.iitkgp.ac.in/
- After taking the CAT 2023 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://som.iitkgp.ac.in/MBA/
- 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 an 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 categories.
Application fee
- For General & NC-OBC candidates : Rs. 1600/-
- For SC/ST/PWD candidates : Rs. 800/-
- Mode of Payment : Online through Debit card/Credit Card/Net Banking
Selection Process
- The selection of candidates for admission to the 2024-2026 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 Personal Interview (Online-PI).
- Secondly, the candidates who have been selected through the Online-PI process are offered final admission to MBA on the basis of a cumulative performance score based on application rating and performance in Online-PI.
For more details and apply please visit the official website
Also See:
- MBA Admission Notification and Dates 2023
- MBA Admission Process in India
- Latest Entrance Exam Notifications and Dates 2023