A Good College to pursue MBA

The admission at NMIMS Mumbai is a 2 step process 1. Entrance Exam - Candidates have to clear NMAT exam, cutoff for which was 235 last year. The application opens in the month of July and the applicant can schedule exam for any date in the window of 4 months. 2. Case Discussion and Personal Interview - The shorlisted candidates are invited for CDPI round. Shortlisted candidates have to submit an application along with the SoP to appear in the CDPI round.Candidates have to write analysis of the case in 20 min which is followed by the personal interview. The application fees for NMAT are around Rs 2300 and for NMIMS is Rs 2000. 305 seats are researved for female candidates and there is no reservation policy at NMIMS.

NMIMS follows case based pedogagy for teaching which is a major advantage for students as it helps them to apply their learnings. Mostly Cases are taken from Harvard University. Currculum at NMIMS is vast and there are more than 130 plus subjects to choose from in the second year of MBA. The faculty are experienced and most of them are Ph.D. holders.

The college provides summer internship opportunities to students that happen in April-May. A lot of companies come on the campus of which many are loyal recruiters. The average stipend at the college is Rs 1.2 lakhs. Roles are offered in the field of finance, sales, and marketing, consulting, analytics, product management.

The placements at NMIMS are true to what is published in the annual placement reports. The average package offered last year was Rs 18.45 lakhs and for the summer internship, the average stipend was Rs 1.2 lakhs for 2 months. The highest package that went last year was Rs 34 lakhs. Final placements start somewhere around Nov-Dec and summers around Sep-Oct. For this year also, the college has achieved 100% placements in a record time.

The fee for the batch of 2021-23 is Rs 21,95,000. Remember you will have to pay Rs 10,95,000 within 7 days as soon as the final results are declared, so make your arrangements accordingly. Every year there is fee hike of Rs 1 lakh. The college does not provide any scholarship on their own but they have some tie-ups with institutions that provide financial assistance to students who have good CGPA and have a family income of less than 8 lakhs.

NMIMS doesn't have a campus, they have a huge building in the posh location of Vile Parle in Mumbai. The college will give you immense opportunities to socialize through various events for freshers. There are plenty of clubs and committees that one can join after joining the college. Various events are conducted by these committees around the year prominent being PARAGNA - the annual fest of college. Since the classes are happening virtually so I can't really comment on the classroom environment.

After you clear the cutoff for the NMAT exam, the second round that you'll appear in is CD-PI. You will be given a case that might be abstract and not so straightforward. You will be required to analyze it and write it down in 20 mins. The interview round will be of 10-15 mins and the questions will mostly revolve around your background, SoP, and current affairs. For the preparation, you need to read the newspaper daily and work on the hygiene questions. Practice essay writing as this process is common for many institutes in the virtual admission process.