Why MDI Gurgaon is most preferred destination for CAT toppers a/w IIM A, B, C & L ?

Gurgaon based premiere management institute of India, Management Development Institute (MDI), has always been one of the most sought after destination for CAT toppers. Consistently ranked between 5 to 10 in the super league band of B-Schools by all surveys and rankings of the country, brand MDI is most respected stopover for corporate bigwigs as well.

In fact, MDI Gurgaon’s average CTC offered in 2015, is 4th highest, when compared to IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Kolkata. IIM A – 18.64; IIM B – 19.5, IIM Kolkata – 18.5; MDI Gurgaon – 16.8; followed by IIM Kozhikode – 15.4; IIM Indore – 13.9 lac p.a. (Data: Respective sites)

MDI Gurgaon has started accepting applications for its flagship program PGP (equivalent to MBA/PGDM) for the 2016-18 batches. The last date for submission of the online forms is November 28^th 2015.

Students are selected on the basis of CAT percentile followed by stringent evaluation process which includes assessing the candidates in various aspects of academics, cognitive and business or managerial skill sets through GD/WAT/PI. In 2015 admission session, 60% weightage was given to CAT scores and 20% to ‘Application Scores’ which includes academic marks; work experience, academic diversity and 20% to GD/PI/WAT. The weightage distribution may change.

  Key Facts

Tuition Fees	PGPM/PGP-HRM : Rs.17.15lac PGP-IM : Rs.21.43 lac (For PGP-IM, At present the approximate cost of 1 year stay in Europe is 600-800 Euros per month i.e. in addition to the above fees).
Full time Faculty	75
Faculty with PhD	86% (65 nos.)
Faculty with Industry Exposure	56%   (1-5 Yrs : 22; 6-10Yrs : 08;   >10Yrs 12; TOTAL 42)
Average CTC last year	16.86 Lacs (Avg. International 31.36 Lacs)
Highest CTC last year	25.18 Lacs
Gender Ratio	80:20
Accreditation	Association of MBAs (AMBA), U.K. in 2006; South Asian Quality Systems (SAQS) in 2005 & also NBA
CAT cut off	CAT 90 & above

  Placements Highlights: No of companies visited last year. 174

Manufacturing	Arvind Mills, Pidilite, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Asian Paints, Becton Dickinson, Maruti Suzuki, Michelin.
FMCG / Pharma	Novartis, Eli Lilly, Emami, Pepsico, United Beverage, Hector Beverage, Coca Cola
IT / ITeS /Consulting	Adobe, Accenture, Deloitte US, Infosys, TCS, Wipro, IBM, Genpact, Hexaware, Dell, Google, Lenovo, SAP India, PwC, KPMG, CTS, Boston Consulting Group, Michael Page
Finance	American Express, Bank of America, Citibank, Fidelity, Gold Man Sachs, HSBC, ICICI, Royal Bank of Scotland, J P Morgan Chase.
E- Retail	Snapdeal, Flipkart, eBay; JOVI
Telecom	Reliance Industries, Vodafone, Tata Communications, Idea.

 

Exams accepted: CAT 2015 FOR INDIAN NATIONAL, GMAT FOR FOREIGN NATIONAL, NRI & PIO. Application Fee (Rs): 2200/- for Indian National & Rs. 7200/- for Foreign National, NRI & PIO.

Last Date for application: Saturday, 28th November 2015, 5PM. Applicants have to apply online by visiting MDI website http://www.mdi.ac.in. Online registration will be Open till Saturday, November 28, 2015, 17:00 hrs.

Strategically located in the corporate hub of India with 40 acres of lush green residential campus, MDI takes pride in its rich pool of alumni - literally the ‘Who’s Who’ in top management positions across various organizations in India and abroad.

The international student exchange program is one of the best in the country. MDI has student exchange tie-ups with many international schools like Kenan-Flagler Business School (USA), RSM Erasmus University (Netherlands), Copenhagen Business School (Denmark), Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand), Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (Germany) and many more.

The campus hosts, air-conditioned lecture halls, syndicate rooms, faculty and administrative blocks, a state-of-the-art computer centre and one of the best management libraries of the country. A Golf Course, Football, Lawn Tennis, Badminton, Table Tennis, Billiards, Gymnasium, Recreation Room, T.V. Lounge and Canteen are some of the facilities provided on campus. Students are provided with accommodation on twin- sharing basis in ‘Change Masters’ and ‘Kshitij’. There is a separate hostel block for the girl students called ‘Oddessy’ and ‘Kaveri’.