Application Submission
Applicants should complete an online application form which will be available on the IIMV website. The application shall capture the following data:
Basic Criteria
- Being on the regular rolls (full-time employment) of DDP (MoD-GoI), DPSUs, or private defence sector enterprises.
- Possessing a recognized bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA.
- Having a minimum total of five years of full-time work experience after graduation (including and prior to their current jobs) at the officer/executive level (or above) as on the closing date of application. Experience in part-time, clerical, and apprenticeship roles will not be counted.
- Possessing a minimum of 15 years of service left at the time of applying.
- The SoP (not exceeding 1000 words) to be submitted by the applicants shall detail their interest in the program, and the anticipated benefits for themselves and their organizations.
Selection Process
i. Candidates will first be shortlisted based on their meeting the basic eligibility criteria.
ii. Thereafter, shortlisted applicants will be invited to participate in an ONLINE selection process, which will include the following components:
- Online Aptitude Test: Administered by a reputed third-party provider, this objective test will assess skills such as Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC); Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Quantitative Aptitude (QA). This will be an objective type test, typically of 90 minutes, with 90 questions, each with 1 mark. The test will have no negative marking.
- Online Personal Interview: All candidates who take the Aptitude Test will be invited to appear online, for a personal interaction with an expert panel.
i. A merit list will be prepared, based on a combination of:
- Score in Online Aptitude Test
- Score in the Personal Interview
- Score in the SoP.
ii. The weights for each component of the selection process, and consideration of any other parameter and its weight will be decided by the Academic Council of IIMV.
iii. IIMV will additionally factor into the selection process, any other criteria that the DDP (MoD) may suggest.
iv. The final merit list will be forwarded to the DDP (MoD) for its decision.
v. It is the recommendation of IIMV that those candidates who are not able to secure sponsorship from DDP (MoD), if any, or sponsorship from their organizations, may be allowed to join the program on self-sponsorship.
iii. IIMV will additionally factor into the selection process, any other criteria that the DDP (MoD) may suggest.
iv. The final merit list will be forwarded to the DDP (MoD) for its decision.
v. It is the recommendation of IIMV that those candidates who are not able to secure sponsorship from DDP (MoD), if any, or sponsorship from their organizations, may be allowed to join the program on self-sponsorship.
There shall be no waiver of any of the above criteria, irrespective of the grounds thereof, for admission to the program.
Note: If a candidate fails to participate in any stage of the selection process, he/she will no longer be considered for Selection to the EPGDPM program at IIM Visakhapatnam.
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