Post Graduate Diploma in Management for Executives (PGDMEx) Batch of 2025
The admission process for the PGDMEx 2025 batch is designed to identify experienced professionals who demonstrate strong leadership potential, intellectual curiosity, and the drive to grow into senior management roles. The process follows a holistic evaluation approach using multiple parameters, including academic background, relevant work experience, aptitude for management, and interpersonal competencies.
Eligibility Criteria:
To be eligible for admission into the PGDMEx program the candidate must satisfy the below criteria.
- The candidate must be an Indian national residing in India.
- Educational Qualification
- The candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree with at least the minimum aggregate marks as specified below, or an equivalent CGPA, awarded by any University or educational institution incorporated by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature in India, or declared to be deemed a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India.
| Category | Bachelor's Degree (Min Aggregate Marks) |
| UR (Un-Reserved) | 50% |
| NC-OBC | 45% |
| EWS | 45% |
| SC | 40% |
| ST | 40% |
| PwD | 40% |
- The degree must be of a minimum of three years duration post higher secondary schooling (10+2).
- The candidate must have a minimum of three years of full-time work experience (after completion of Graduation) in a supervisory, executive, or officer role as on the closing date of application.
- Part-time work, clerical roles (non-supervisory/non-executive), internships, training, Article-ship, and apprenticeships shall not be considered as eligible work experience.
- The minimum work experience criteria remain the same (three years) across all categories
Application Process:
- Online Application: To apply, you must complete the online application by filling in the required information on the portal (link).
- Application fee: Applicants from all categories are required to pay a nominal fee of Rs 1000/- (non-refundable) for the application form.
- There is no upper age limit for applying to the PGDMEx program.
Selection Process:
The selection process consists of three phases:
Phase 1: Screening of Applications
- Candidates are screened based on information provided in the online application form.
- Those meeting the minimum eligibility criteria will be shortlisted for Phase 2.
- All shortlisted candidates will be required to appear for the Management Aptitude and Skills Test (MAST) and Personal Interview (PI).
- MAST and PI will be conducted online, and schedule details will be communicated to the shortlisted candidates accordingly.
- No other test scores (such as CAT, GMAT, GRE, GATE, etc.) will be considered as a substitute for MAST.
- The final selection will be based on a composite score calculated using the weights assigned to MAST and PI:
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