

FORE School of Management is a leading management institute that offers six programmes in the field of Business & management at both the post-graduate level and certificate level. This institute stands at the 38th position among MBA colleges, according to NIRF 2019.
Name of College | FORE School of Management |
Year Of Establishment | 1980 |
College Type | Self-financed |
Basic Admission Criteria | Entrance based |
Event | Date |
Sale of Application Forms | 2nd week of October 2019 to 3rd week of January 2020 |
Shortlisting for the Selection Process | Latest by the First week of February, 2020 |
Selection Process | February 15, 2020 to March 15, 2020 |
Declaration of Result | 2nd week of April 2020 |
Commencement of Programme | 3rd week of June 2020 |
Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate) in all the subjects studied after completing 10+2 or equivalent. Final year degree students can also apply with a valid score in CAT, XAT or GMAT. For E-PGDM, work experience of 5-years at Managerial/Supervisory level is required.
Course | Eligibility Criteria | Selection criteria |
PGDM | 3-years UG degree with 50% aggregate (aggregate) in all the subjects | A valid score in CAT, XAT or GMAT + Written Ability Test, Personal Interview and General Awareness Quiz |
PGDM-IB | ||
PGDM-FM | ||
Full-Time Executive PGDM (PGPX) | Graduation with 50% aggregate (minimum) with 5 years of post-qualification experience at Managerial or Supervisory level. | A valid score in CAT / XAT / GMAT/ FORE Admission Test (In the Month of July) as a part of the well-designed admission process conducted by FORE |
The cut off for the 2019-21 batch is as under:
Particulars | PGDM | PGDM-IB | PGDM-FM |
CAT | 85.50 | 78.50 | 75 |
XAT | 85.75 | 80.50 | 75 |
GMAT | 650 | 600 | 600 |
Note: The cut-off of PGDM FM is expected to increase for the 2020-2022 batch. These are only for the purpose of reference.
Apart from full-time PGDM courses, FORE also offers Professional Level Certificate courses to the candidates. The eligibility criteria for all the certificates are highlighted below.
Course | Eligibility Criteria |
Professional Certificate in Big Data Analytics and Applied Science | Graduation + Experience (maximum 2-years) |
Certificate in Machine Learning & Deep Learning
| Pursuing B.E /Graduates in any discipline/ Working Professionals |
Full-time fellow programme in management
| Master’s degree (3-years/4-years/5-years integrated) in any stream with 60% marks (minimum aggregate) after 10+2. |
The Institute follows a very strict selection procedure and this includes-
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A few of the selection criteria could be changed based on the discretion of the college. Changes if any will be informed beforehand.
The weightage assigned to different parameters are:
Selection Parameter | Weightage |
CAT/XAT/GMAT score | 35% |
Business Awareness Quiz (BA-Q) | 5% |
Extempore | 5% |
Written Ability Test (WAT) | 10% |
Personal Interview | 20% |
Past Academic Performance | 15% |
Work-ex | 10% |
Interested candidates are also allowed to apply online. The application fee should be paid either via net banking or credit/debit card. The application fee is as under:
No. of programmes chosen | Base price in Rs | 18% GST | All-inclusive Application Fee in Rs |
1 programme | 1,650 | 297 | 1,947 |
2 programmes | 2,500 | 450 | 2,950 |
3 Programmes | 3,300 | 594 | 3,894 |
NOTE:
Applications are invited in October each year and the selection process is conducted in the month of February and/or March.
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