Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Full Time)

This is a two-year full-time residential programme. The programme offers specialization in Marketing, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Operations Management and Information Technology.

The important themes running across courses are: Internationalism, Ethics and Information Technology. The Programme is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

Candidates seeking admission to the programme must have a Bachelor's degree with at least 50% aggregate marks.Applicants for the full-time programme have to appear for the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the IIMs. Candidates shortlisted on the basis of CAT are called for a group discussion and personal interview. Final selection is made on the basis of the candidate's performance in the written test, group discussion, personal interview and work experience.

Application form can be downloaded as Word File / PDF File.

Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Part Time)

It is designed specially for working executives and entrepreneurs who aspire to have formal management education to equip them with modern managerial tools and techniques. This program is approved by AICTE.

Candidates seeking admission to the programme must have a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of two years of work experience at managerial level. The applicants are required to appear for the written test to be conducted by the Institute of Management at Ahmedabad. Shortlisted candidates are called for the interview and final selection is made on the basis of performance in the written test and interview.

Application form can be downloaded from here.

Master of Business Administration (Family Business and Entrepreneurship)

This is a two-year full-time, residential programme and aims to equip young people with modern management knowledge and skills, family business management techniques and an entrepreneurship approach.

Candidates seeking admission to the programme must be graduates and have to produce a certificate from their parents or in-laws that the applicant is in family business and will join his/her family business after the completion of the programme. The applicants are required to appear for the written test to be conducted by the Institute of Management at Ahmedabad. Shortlisted candidates are called for the interview and group discussion. Final selection is made on the basis of performance in the written test, group discussion and personal interview.

Application form can be downloaded from here.

Executive Diploma Programme

This program was launched in 1999 for fulfilling the needs of working executives, managers and entrepreneurs. These programs are conducted only on Sundays.

During the academic session of 2008-09, they offered five programmes: (i) Executive Diploma in Marketing, (ii) Executive Diploma in Finance, (iii) Executive Diploma in Human Resource Management, (iv) Executive Diploma in International Business, and (v) Executive Diploma in Operations Management.

Candidates seeking admission to the programme must have a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of two years of work experience.

Application form can be downloaded from here.

Doctor of Philosophy Programme (Ph.D.)

This programme was launched in 1999 for aspirants looking for oppurtunities in teaching, research, and consulting. The programme requires coursework in general management as well as in the area of specialization, followed by a doctoral level dissertation.

Those aspiring to be admitted in the Ph.D. programme must hold a master's degree or equivalent (such as PGDM) with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent CGPA.

Application form can be downloaded from here.

Doctor of Philosophy Programme (Ph.D.)(External)

The programme aims to provide an opportunity to researchers, teachers and industry professionals to excel their career in teaching, research and consultancy. The Programme is designed specially for working professionals while continuing in their jobs.

Those aspiring to be admitted in the Ph.D. programme must hold a master's degree or equivalent (such as PGDM) with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent CGPA. In addition, the candidate should have at least three years full-time teaching experience in management or related discipline or five years of relevant industrial work experience at managerial level.

For the2005-07 batch, 123 students were targeted by companies for the placements. Industry leaders from IT, Auto, Finance and others participated in the event.

The highest package was Rs. 10.2 lakhs per annum by JP Morgan Chase.The average salary grew from 30% from Rs. 5.3 lakhs last year to an outstanding Rs. 6.8 lakhs this year and an incredible 240% in just a space of 4 years. The highest domestic salary offer made was Rs. 20.97 Lakhs which grew by 40% as compared to last year’s figure. Recent placements for the batch of 2006-2008 saw an average salary of 13.15 Lakhs per annum.

For placements report at Nirma, click here.

Overall Ranking

•  Top 16^th B-School – Outlook, September 2005
•  Top 20^th B- School – Businessworld, 6th October 2005
•  Top 15^th B-School – Business Today, June 2005
•  Intellectual Capital Rank No. 13 (Indian Management, January 2003)
•  A+ L1 B-School – Business India, November 2005

Ranking on various Dimensions

•  Top 4^th B-School in terms of Infrastructure – Businessworld, October 2005
•  Top 5^th B-School in Western India – Businessworld, October 2005
•  Top 9^th B-School in terms of MBA Students’ perception – Business Today, June 2005
•  Top 11^th B-School in terms of young Executives’ perception – Business Today, June 2005

Nirma University, Institute of Management
Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad
Gujarat, India 382481