PDPU School of Petroleum Management (SPM) MBA Admissions 2017
PANDIT DEENDAYAL PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT
(Formerly known as Institute of Petroleum Management, Gandhinagar)
MBA Admission Procedure 2017-2018
School of Petroleum Management (SPM) MBA Admissions 2017-18
MBA programme is a two-year full-time residential programme at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) under School of Petroleum Management (SPM).
SPM offers MBA programme in:
(a) Energy and Infrastructure Management
(b) General Management with specialization in:
1. Financial Management
2. Marketing Management
3. Operations Management
4. Human Resources Management
Number of Seats:
Energy and Infrastructure Management: 60
General Management: 60
Important Dates:
| Activity | Date |
| Availability of Application Forms on www.spm.pdpu.ac.in |
3rd Oct. 2016 onwards |
| Last date of receiving Application Forms |
13th February 2017 |
| GD/PI dates for short listed candidates |
4th to 7th March 2017 |
| Display of information about shortlisted candidates for Admissions |
20th March 2017 |
| Completion of Admission formalities, fees collection and enrolment |
20th to 29th March 2017 |
| Operating waiting list |
3rd April 2017 onwards |
| Payment of balance charges |
22nd to 26th May 2017 |
| Commencement of the academic session |
19th June 2017 |
Eligibility:
Only Candidates who have appeared at
Common Admission Test (CAT) 2016 conducted by IIMs/
Xavier Admission Test (XAT) 2017 conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur are eligible to apply.
A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, or an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India, with at least 50% marks (45% for SC/ST candidates) in aggregate in all semesters/trimesters or equivalent CGPA, of any University incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956.
The Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education.
In case of the candidates being awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence would be based on the equivalence certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained bachelor's degree.
In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by the SPM by dividing earned CGPA with the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the quotient with 100.
A candidate appearing for the final year semester examination of bachelor's degree or equivalent can also apply. Such candidates must have to obtain 50% marks or equivalent in aggregate of all the semesters/years.
(a) Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally with an undertaking to submit the final marks sheet/grade sheet not later than September 30, 2017 and the degree certificate not later than June 15, 2018 to the School.
(b) However, the admission shall be cancellable if the final marks sheet/grade sheet and the degree certificate are not submitted latest by September 30, 2017 and if the candidate has not met the prescribed eligibility criteria, in such case the fees paid will not be refundable except the deposit money.
(c) Non-fulfilment of the above conditions/dates will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission, otherwise the admission shall stand cancelled and the fees paid will not be refundable except the deposit money.
Selection Process:
The candidates who appeared at
CAT - 2016/XAT - 2017 and seek admission in the MBA Programme have to apply in the prescribed form, which is available at www.spm.pdpu.ac.in.
The candidates short listed on the basis of aggregate CAT/XAT score will be required to appear for group discussion (GD) and personal interview (PI) at SPM, PDPU or may be at other select locations (subject to minimum applications) on the specified date(s).
Group Discussion (GD): The group discussion (GD) shall be held in a group of about 10-12 students. Students appearing at GD shall be evaluated on the set criteria.
Written Ability Test (WAT): Students shall be required to submit a written assignment on the topic announced at the time of GD and PI.
Personal Interview (PI): Students appearing at PI shall be evaluated on the set criteria. Relevance of work experience, wherever applicable may be assessed at this stage.
Selection Matrix: Selection of students shall be done using the following criteria along with the weights indicated below:
CAT/XAT Score : 60%
Group Discussion : 10%
Written Ability Test : 05%
Personal Interview : 10%
Work Experience : 10%
Academic Performance+ : 05%
+ Academic performance in standard 12 and at bachelor degree will be appropriately factored in the selection.
Reservations and Seat Allocation:
Seat allocation to the various categories (SC & ST) is in accordance with the Government rules. The number of seats under each category will be posted at www.spm.pdpu.ac.in along with the short listed candidates for MBA Programme admission. Seats not filled-in under any reserved category shall be allotted to the general category.
NRI/Management Seats: Admission to this category shall be made as per rules.
Modes of Payment:
i. Payment by Demand Draft: Fees may be paid by demand draft drawn in favour of
“Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, payable at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and send it to Admission Office, School of Petroleum Management OR
ii. Payment through University Bank Account: Fees may be paid in cash in any branch of the Oriental Bank of Commerce, into following University bank account. The same may also be paid by Electronically Fund Transfer (NEFT) as per following bank details. Students are required to send the bank payment slip with depositing branch details/ NEFT transaction details i.e. UTR No., name of the account from which fund is transferred; via e-mail or by fax before the last date to the Admission Office.
Name of the Account : Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
Bank Name and Branch. : Oriental Bank of Commerce Sector-11, Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
Current Account No. : 09331131003242
IFSC code : ORBC0100933
iii. Cash Payment: Fees in cash are not acceptable at the University or at SPM.
Scholarship: SPM awards quite a few scholarships, subject to availability of funds and as per the norms of the Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University.
GD/PI Centres: New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Gandhinagar.
*Only if applications for the centre are more than critical number decided by SPM, the centre will be allocated.
Contact:
MBA Admissions Office
School of Petroleum Management
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
Raisan, Gandhinagar - 382 007
Gujarat, India.
Phone: 079-2327 5109/5119
E-mail: admissions@spm.pdpu.ac.in
Website:
www.spm.pdpu.ac.in
