To get admission to the PGDBA program, aspirants need to clear the PGDBA entrance exam (paper-based) cut-offs, and then appear for Personal Interview (PI).
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About Placements
PGDBA Final Placements Report of the Batch of 2023 is:
| Average Salary | 31.37 LPA |
| Median Salary | 31.05 LPA |
| Highest Salary Offered | 52 LPA |
| Average of top 50%ile | 36.1 LPA |
Some big companies that recruited from PGDBA programs are:
- Mastercard
- D.E. Shaw & Co.
- Tech Mahindra
- Infosys Consulting
- Trinity
- P&G
- Airtel
- BCG GAMMA
Now that the numbers have grabbed your attention, here is what you need to make it into the PGDBA program -
PGDBA 2024 Admissions: Important Dates
| Commencement of On-line Submission of Application | 5th January, 2024 |
| Last Date for Submission of Application | 6th February, 2024 |
| Downloading of Hall Ticket / Admit Card | 20th to 22nd February, 2024 |
| MOCK Test | 9th-10th March, 2024 |
| Computer Based Test (CBT) | 17th March 2024 (Sunday) (09:30 AM to 12:30 PM) |
| Release of Answer Keys | 22nd March 2024 |
| Answer Key Objection Management | 26th - 27th March, 2024 |
| Intimation of CBT Results through Portal | 3rd - 4th April, 2024 |
| Intimating Interview details through Portal | 11th April, 2024 |
| Personal Interview for Shortlisted Candidates | 11th -12th May 2024 |
| Announcement of List of Selected Candidates | 24th May 2024 |
| Closure of Admission Process | End of June 2024 |
| Commencement of PGDBA Programme | 10th July 2024 |
Who Are Eligible?
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A candidate must hold a graduate/postgraduate degree with 10 + 2 + 4 or 10 + 2 + 5 or 10 + 2 + 3 + 2, with at least 60% marks or a CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale in the Qualifying Degree (i.e., B.Tech./ B.E./ M.Sc./ M.Com. or equivalent). A one-year MBA will not be considered equivalent to M.Sc./ M.Com.
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Candidates with 10 + 3 (Engineering diploma) + 3 (lateral entry into B.E./ B.Tech.) with at least 60% marks or CGPA 6.5 on a 10-point scale in the Qualifying Degree (i.e., B.Tech./ B.E.), or with 10 + 2 + 4 (B.Sc.) with at least 60% marks or CGPA 6.5 on a 10-point scale in the Qualifying Degree (i.e., B.Sc.), or with qualified CA/CS/ICWA with at least 60% marks (Intermediate and Final examinations of the CA/CS/ICWA considered together) are also eligible.
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For SC/ ST and Person with Disabilities (PwD) category candidates, the qualifying marks for eligibility shall be 55% or a CGPA of 6.0 on a 10-point scale.
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Candidates completing their final year are eligible to apply, provided they appear in the final examination and complete other academic requirements as mentioned above.
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About PGDBA Exam Pattern
- Test duration - 3 hours
- Total questions - 50 questions
- Total marks - 150 marks
Marking scheme is:
- +3 for every correct attempt
- -1 for every incorrect attempt
- 0 for every unattempted question
| Section | Number of Questions |
| Verbal Ability | 15 |
| Logical Reasoning | 5 |
| Data Interpretation & Data Visualization | 5 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 |
PGDBA 2024 Admissions: Exam Syllabus
- Reading & Comprehension
- Grammar/Correction of Sentences
- Logical Connectives
- Statements and Conclusion
- Matching and Sequence
Data Interpretation and Visualisation
- Data-driven Questions - pie chart, graph, trends
- Sets
- Combinatorics
- Algebra
- Solution of quadratic equations
- Inequalities
- Simultaneous linear equations
- Binomial theorem
- Series
- AP
- GP
- MP
- Metrics
Euclidean geometry
Coordinate geometry
- Lines
- Circles
- Conic sections
Trigonometric identities
- Triangles
- Trigonometric identities
- Heights and distances
Calculus
- Functions
- Limits
- Continuity
- Derivative
- Maxima and minima
- Methods of integration
- Evaluation of area using integration
Number of Seats in the program
The maximum number of seats in PGDBA for the 2024-2026 batch is 65.
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