Programmes

Two–years full time Master of Business Administration (MBA )

(Specializations in Marketing/ Finance/ Human Resources/ Operations Management/ Marketing Communication )

Number of Seats

180 seats (Pune Campus) , 150 seats (Bangalore campus)

Selection
Procedure

A graduate from any statutory university with a minimum of 50% marks (45% for SC/ST) at graduation level. Candidates passing degree examination by part time / distance learning / correspondence / open school / externally or in one sitting are not eligible. Final year appearing students can apply but their admission will be subject to obtaining a minimum of 50% marks (45% for SC/ST) at qualifying examination.

• SNAP Test scores
• Group Discussion
• Personal Interview

Note:
The shortlist for Group Discussion / Task & Interview shall be based on sectional and overall cutoff.

SNAP 2008 ACTUAl cut-offs
Category	Overall	VA	QA/DI/DS	LR	GK
General	76.5	14.5	13	26.5	7.5
ST	41.3	5.25	3.75	11.5	3.25
SC	49	8.25	6	17	4.5
KM	66	10.75	6.5	19.5	5.5
DA	45.7	7	4.75	14.5	3.75

Website

http://www.sibm.edu/ www.sibmpune.edu.in

Programmes

Master of Business Administration - Information Technology
Master of Science in Computer Applications

Number of Seats

MBA (IT): 90 seats
MSc (CA): 90 seats

Selection
Procedure

The selection procedure consists of following steps:

1. Candidates who have registered for SICSR will be short-listed for GD/PI based      on their SNAP test scores.

2. GD/PI will be conducted on 27th & 28th February’2010

3. The first Merit list for admission to MBA (IT) and MSc (CA) programmes will be      declared on March 08, 2010 and will also be displayed on the Institute's      website. A letter will be sent to the selected candidates.

4. The selected candidate is required to prove his/her eligibility to secure the      admission and pay the fees as per the schedule; otherwise the seat will be      given to the next candidate in the merit list.

5. The acceptance of fees by the Institute does not mean that the admission is      confirmed, as all admissions are subject to fulfillment of eligibility criteria of      SIU.

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Programmes

Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication

Post Graduate Diploma in Communication Management

Number of Seats

Masters in Mass Communication (MA): 120 seats

Masters of Business Administration in Communication Management (MBA-CM): 120 seats + 60 seats for Bengaluru campus

Selection
Procedure

Graduates in any discipline from a recognized University with 50% (45% for SC/ST) aggregate are eligible. Applicants expecting their final year results may apply. Their admission will be provisional and subject to furnishing proof of graduation with 50% by beginning of the Second Semester. Failure to furnish proof shall render their admission null and void.

Stage 1: SNAP Test

Stage 2: This round consists of a group discussion, home assignments and a                personal interview.

Note:
SIMC gives a varied weightage to the SNAP test component scores and does not go by the aggregate SNAP score only.

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Programmes

Master’s Programme in International Business
Master’s Programme in Agribusiness Management

Number of Seats

Masters of Business Administration – International Business [MBA – (IB)]: 120 seats

Masters of Business Administration – Agri Business [MBA – (AB): 60 seats
MBA - Energy & Environment (MBA - E & E): 30 seats

Selection
Procedure

Students who are in the final year of their bachelors degree education may also apply. Admission of such candidate will be provisional and will be cancelled in the non fulfillment of the stated criteria.

Graduates passing degree examination by part-time / correspondence course or in more than one sitting are not eligible.

PREFERENCE:

Master of Business Administration - International Business [MBA - (IB)] Basic Eligibility Criteria (for all Categories)

Candidate must hold a Bachelors Degree of any statutory University with at least 50% (for SC / ST Categories: 45%) marks.

Students who are in the final year of their bachelors degree education may also apply. Admission of such candidate will be provisional and will be cancelled in the event of non fulfillment of the stated criteria. Students are not eligible till all the graduation backlogs are cleared.

Graduates passing Degree examination by part time / correspondence course are not eligible.

Important: It is the responsibility of the Candidates to ascertain whether they possess the requisite qualifications for admission. Having been admitted provisionally does not mean acceptance of eligibility. Final eligibility for admission will be decided by Symbiosis International (Deemed University).

Preference: Engineering graduates, graduates from disciplines like Economics, Statistics, CA / CFA / ICWA / CS (completed) will be given preference. Work experience (full time) of more than one year will be granted preference, [subject to verification of copies of work experience certificates (on company letter head for the claimed period)].

Master of Business Administration - Agri Business [MBA - (AB)] Basic Eligibility Criteria (for all Categories)

Graduate in Agri Sciences or Agri related discipline from any statutory University with minimum 50% (for SC / ST Categories: 45%) marks at Graduate level Non Agri graduates from any statutory University with minimum 50% (for SC / ST Categories: 45%) marks at Graduate level with minimum one year full time work experience only in Agri Business or Agri related businesses [subject to verification of copies of work experience certificates (on company letter head for the claimed period)].

Students who are in the final year of their bachelors degree education may also apply. Admission of such candidate will be provisional and will be cancelled in the event of non fulfillment of the stated criteria. Students are not eligible till all graduation backlogs are cleared.

Graduates passing Degree examination by part time / correspondence course are not eligible.

Important: It is the responsibility of the Candidates to ascertain whether they possess the requisite qualifications for admission. Having been admitted provisionally does not mean acceptance of eligibility. Final eligibility for admission will be decided by Symbiosis International (Deemed University).

Master of Business Administration - Energy & Environment [MBA - (E & E)] Basic Eligibility Criteria (for all Categories)

Bachelors' degree in Engineering / Geology / Bio Technology / Environment Science / Architecture from any statutory University with at least 50% (for SC / ST categories 45 %) marks at graduate level.

Non Engineer graduates, only with full time work experience of more than one year in Energy / Environment sector will also be considered eligible [subject to verification of copies of work experience certificates (on company letter head for the claimed period)]. Students who are in the final year of their bachelors' degree education may also apply. Admission of such candidate will be provisional and will be cancelled in the event of non fulfillment of the stated criteria. Students are not eligible till all graduation backlogs are cleared. Graduates passing Degree examination by part time / correspondence course are not eligible.

Stage 1:

Candidate has to appear for SNAP Test on 20th December 09. The SNAP test score will be one of the parameters for short-listing the candidates for GD/PI. Other parameters include academic background and work experience.

Stage 2:

• Group Discussion
• Personal Interview
• Group Activity & Written Communication Test.

The Group Discussion will be based on a case study, which will be followed by personal interview. The Group Test would evaluate the soft skills required in a managerial position and the written communication would evaluate the ability to write concisely & coherently.

Final Selection:

The final selection of students will be based on the performance in Phase 1and Phase 2.

The weightage will be as follows:

SNAP Test	30%
Group Discussion	25%
Interviews	25%
Written Communication	10%
Group Test	10%

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Programmes

Master of Business Administration (MBA) – two year full-time and residential

Number of Seats

240 seats

Selection
Procedure

A graduate from any statutory university with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks at graduation level. (45% marks for SC/ST candidates)

Candidates passing degree examination by part time/correspondence course/distance learning programme are not eligible.

Students in the final year of graduation can apply but their admission will be subject to obtaining a minimum of 50% aggregate mark.

Diploma holders are not eligible.

• SNAP Test scores
• Group Discussion
• Personal Interview

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Programmes

MBA

Number of Seats

300 seats

Selection
Procedure

The eligibility criterion for admission to SIMS is 50% or more marks in aggregate of fulltime bachelor's level degree through 10+2+3/4 mode, from a statutory university. Candidates completing their final examinations of bachelor's degree by 30th June 2010 can also apply provisionally.

Stage 1:
All India Symbiosis National Aptitude Test for post graduates (SNAP).

Stage 2:
Short listed candidates appear for personality assessment incl group activities, two rounds of personal interview and psychometric evaluation.

Stage 3:
Admission list made strictly as per merit.

Note: Due weight-age will be given to past academic performance, work experience and documented personal achievements.

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Programmes

Post Graduate Diploma in Telecom Management with dual specializations in –
-Marketing & Finance
-System & Finance.

Number of Seats

120 seats

Selection
Procedure

The minimum requirement for admission is a Graduate Degree in any discipline from a recognized University with minimum of 50% marks in the qualifying examination (45% for SC/ST). Final year students are also eligible to apply. Candidates pursuing degree examination by part time / correspondence course, or in one sitting are not eligible.

Stage 1 :
Appear in Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP), which is scheduled on 20st December 2009. For more details, refer to the website http://www.snaptest.org

Stage 2:
After the SNAP test result is declared, candidates who have applied for SITM will be short listed and called for Group Discussion and Personal Interview, which will be held in Pune. The GD & PI will also include an extempore.

Weightage of distribution of marks

SNAP test	25 %
Group Discussion & Extempore:	25 %
Personal Interview (Personality Assessment & Domain Knowledge):	50 %

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Programmes

Master of Business Administration(MBA) is offered in 5 specializations:

IT Business Management
Information Systems and Security
Networks & IT Infrastructure
Software Solutions & Management
Systems

Number of Seats

180 seats

Selection
Procedure

Eligibility

Graduate of any faculty of any Statutory University with 50% marks (45% for SC/ ST) at graduation level.

Candidates passing degree examination by part-time/ correspondence/ external course/ Distance Learning, or in one sitting are not eligible.

Graduates in IT/ computer science/ computer application; or in engineering or with IT related experience will be preferred.

Note: Candidates appearing for Final year bachelor's degree examinations may apply but their admission will be subject to obtaining a minimum of 50% marks. (45% for SC/ST).

SCIT Shortlisting for GD-PI

SCIT works out the final score for consideration of the shortlist on the following basis.

Final Score =	SNAP Score
	+ 10 marks for scoring more than 60% in each of 10th, 12th and    aggregate of qualifying graduate exam
	+ 5 marks for Engineering Graduates
	+ 5 marks for Graduates with Computers Science/ Computer    application/ IT
	+ 5 marks for relevent full time Work experience above 18    months as on 1st September 2009, if any,
	+ 5 marks for scoring more than 25% marks in each section of    SNAP Test

The final score cutoffs for MBA 2009 GDPI session are as follows:

	Open
IT Business Management	77.00
Systems	72.00
Software Solutions & Management	62.75
Networks & IT Infrastructure	60.50
Information Systems & Security	62.75

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Programmes

Master’s programme in Geo-informatics

Number of Seats

80 seats

Selection
Procedure

Graduates or Post graduates in Science, Agriculture, Engineering, IT, Computer Science, Management and commerce. Final year students awaiting results may also apply.

- SNAP Test scores
- Group Discussion
- Personal Interview

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Programmes

MBA (Operations Management) - Two year full time residential programme for engineers.

Post Graduate Diploma in Manufacturing Management (PGDMM) – One year regular non residential programme for engineers.

Number of Seats

MBA: 120
PGDMM: 40

Selection
Procedure

Engineering graduates from recognized universities with minimum 50% aggregate marks or equivalent grades, for SC/ST candidates' minimum marks are 45%

STAGE 1:

SNAP Written test - Interested candidates must appear for the Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP test) on 20th December 2009. SNAP test registration is a must.

STAGE 2:

Group Discussions and Personal Interviews- Candidates from the first stage will be short listed on various parameters like SNAP score, work exp, academic performance, etc to appear for Group Discussions and later if short listed for Personal Interviews as per the schedule at Nashik .

STAGE 3:

Those short listed from Stage II will be issued Admission Offer letters as per the Merit List. The Merit list shall be declared to the students on the website on February 26, 2010.

STAGE 4:

Payment of Fees and confirmation of admission – Candidates on final Merit list must complete their admission by paying the first installment of fees latest by 10th March, 2010.  Admissions from waitlist will be announced on 12th March, 2010. Such candidates must pay fees latest by 22nd March, 2010. Further vacancies if any will be announced on the website.

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Programmes

Master of Business Administration – Hospital & Healthcare Management (MBA-HHC)

Duration: 2 Years Full Time

Number of Seats

80 seats

Selection
Procedure

Graduate from any statutory university with a minimum of 50% (45% for SC/ ST) marks (or equivalent grades where grades are used) at graduation level. Candidates passing qualifying examinations from open universities, open schools and from distance learning programmes of statutory or deemed universities or in one sitting are not eligible.

- SNAP Test scores
- Group Discussion
- Personal Interview

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