The Fascinating Experience At FORE!

Remarks: Incorporated in the year 1981, FORE School of Management holds a bright golden halo of very old, rich, ripen and triumphant history of accomplishments resulting in a rich alumni network. It accepts scores of CAT, XAT and GMAT. The cutoffs for each as follows(PGDM-IB): CAT-79%ile, XAT-81%ile, GMAT-600. The intake for the same is 120. It offers dual specialization; one being an international business. The weightage proposed for different parameters in selection process is-Entrance exam score-35%, Business awareness quiz and extempore- 5% each,PI-25%,past academic performance-20% and work ex-10%.Aspirants can register from Oct to Dec. A decent placement with an average CTC of 10.78. Pros: Erudite pool of faculty, pragmatic teaching and learning process, loads of interactive seminars, an immensely strong alumni network spread across the globe and student committees and special interest groups. Cons-No hostel facility and is spread across a small area of one acre.

In two years of programme with 6 terms, students have to undergo both core and elective courses. The core courses are taught in the first year and the elective courses start from term-3 onwards. Following the first year, students are required to undertake 8-10 weeks of summer internship, a successful completion of which is mandatory. These electives comprise courses offered by different areas, courses of independent study, exchange programmes and a mandatory International Immersion programme which includes 15 hours of in-class course in elective and corporate visits. Faculty: student ratio-1:60. Faculty-Major strength of the college. 92% of faculty has doctoral degrees, 70% faculty has industry experience and are alumni of top Indian institutes- IIMs and IITs, and international institutes like University of Toronto, University of Georgia, University of Glasgow and Kellogg University. TGPA for a term- Composed scores of class participation, quiz, projects, mid & end term.

The highest stipend offered is Rs 2 lakhs for two months to the batch 2020-2022. Key summer internship recruiters include HSBC, ITC, DHL Express, WedmeGood, Outlook, Decathlon, Boston Scientific, GE, Nestle, Asian paints, Capgemini, Zycus, Signify, Shoppers Stop, Crif solutions, IHS Marit, Roseate Hotels & Resorts and others. The process is regulated diligently and meticulously by the FORE Corporate Division-Placement Committee at FORE. The selection process is at the company's discretion. Almost every single students get a paid internship. However, If a student wishes to have an internship programme off-campus, it is permitted and a NOC certificate is provided to them.

The college ensures that everyone gets placed. For the year that faced the heat of pandemic, the institute is able to maintain an average CTC of 10.78 LPA, The highest being 19.72 and the lowest ranging between 6-7 LPA. However, last year, the highest placement was 31 LPA with an average of ~12 LPA. The figures let our batch anticipate a better scenario for us when things come to normal. Industry-wide placements include 32% from BFSI and IT/ITES sector each, 14% from MR& Consulting, 6% from FMCG/FMCD and 16% from other sectors. Major Recruiters 126 companies visit for campus placements and to this brigade is added a new set of 48 companies. Major recruiters are Nestle, ITC, GE, Gartner, KPMG,IHS Markit, Mindtree, Asian Paints, GEP, HCL, DELL, Amazon, Cognizant, Mahindra , ICICI Bank and others. The college records 100 % placement for the passed out batches. The students become eligible for final placements from TERM-5 onwards.

Course fees are 15.98 lac is the fees of the two-year programme (PGDM-IB) excluding hostel fees. A lump-sum cost of study 20 Lacs (approx.).It includes living expense. The college recommends Rajhans Hostel which is in close vicinity of the campus and costs around 1.67 lacs a year. Scholarships- Mean-Cum- Merit Scholarship-Student must have scored 6.50 on 10.0 CGPA until the last grade point declaration and has aggregate family income less than 8 Lacs. Special Concession- 10% waiver in tuition fees to students domiciled in the state of J&K and 8 non-eastern states-Assam, Nagpur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachala Pradesh, Tripura, Manipur and Sikkim. Loan Provisions- The institute is categorized as a 'Premier Institute' by the Vidyakshmi portal led by the government. Obtaining a mortgage-free loan of up to 20 lacs with interest ranging from 6.85% to 11% from different banks is quite easy. Stipend-Decent. Almost the entire batch gets a paid internship. The highest stipend offered is 2 lac for two months.

There is a total of 12 student committees. To highlight some, ANTAR takes up CSR initiatives of the institute, Nexus conducts the annual festival by the name of GENESIS and various other cultural events throughout the year. Genesis is celebrated as the two most enthralling days of the year. It has star nights, music, dance, mimicry and what not. This year we had Mr Ankit Tiwari, Mr Anubhav Bassi, Vivek Singh, sunburn and many others. Even pandemic could not dilute the zeal of genesis. Think Tank is a quiz society of the college while FSCD organizes various sports and cultural events. Special Interest Groups, FEFF, SIGMA, SIG-HR, FOSTRA, IBF, ANALYTICS, SIG-IP, CRIFT, CSD and D2C-All for various special interest areas-Marketing, Operations, Finance , International Business and others. Students are also given access to passport Euromonitor and library e-resources. Infrastructure-Advanced library, language lab, computer centres, hi-tech and wi-fi enabled campus.

The selection process accepts scores of CAT, XAT and GMAT. The registration window is opened in October and lasts till December. The weightage proposed to various parameters are as follows: CAT/XAT/GMAT scores-35%, Business Awareness quiz-5%, Extempore-5%, Personal Interview-25%, Past academic performance-20%, Work ex-10%. Interview questions-Situation based questions, general awareness, abbreviations, the reason for a gap year, about positions and tasks of an organization where the candidate has worked, corporate terminologies, opinions on most heated topics, question-based on past academics and hobbies. Preparation tips, General awareness questions and topics, well versed with learnings graduation and work experience if any and frame strong opinions regarding the heated debates occurring nationally and internationally.