The Ahmedabad MBA is an interdisciplinary programme that combines liberal education and analytical rigour. Our MBA graduates are not only academically sound; they gain real-world experiential learning, and an appreciation of social, cultural, and ethical contexts within which a business operates. Our MBA programme prepares students to be not merely better managers, but better leaders, better citizens, and better human beings. 

Eligibility and Selection Process

• Candidates who have appeared in CAT 2022 conducted by IIMs / XAT 2023 conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur/ CMAT 2023 conducted by AICTE/ NMAT 2022 conducted by GMAC / MAT 2022-23 conducted by AIMA / SNAP 2022 conducted by Symbiosis International, Pune / Valid GRE Score conducted by ETS / Valid GMAT Score conducted by GMAC are eligible to apply.
• The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree with at least 50% marks (45% for SC/ST candidates) 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 after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.
• In the 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 a bachelor's degree.
• A candidate who is yet to appear for the final year examination of the Bachelor's Degree or equivalent is also eligible to apply. However, for such candidates (if selected), the final year/semester examination should have been completed by 15 July 2023, and the result of the said examination must be declared by 31 December 2023, following which they need to submit a photocopy of their mark sheet and degree certificate.

Admission Process

• Candidates eligible as per clause 1.1 must apply through the online application form with payment of a non-refundable application fee of Rs. 1200 (inclusive of GST). Upon online registration, candidates will be issued a unique login id which should be used for subsequent admission process correspondence.
• Duly filled application form along with the application fee can be submitted on or before February 28, 2023. 
• Candidates are strongly recommended to access the unique login id and their registered email id on a regular basis for admission updates.
• Shortlisted candidates will be informed via email and through the application portal about the status of their application within 10 days of their application. All shortlisted candidates will be called for personal interaction on specified dates that will be informed to them via email communications.
• The Personal Interaction round will take place for the MBA programme within 10 days of email intimation to the shortlisted candidates informing them about their shortlisting. The Schedule of the same would be shared with selected candidates once the shortlisted candidates are done appearing in the online Writing Assessment Test (WAT).
• A candidate appearing for the Personal Interaction round is required to report at least Forty-Five (45) Minutes in advance as per the schedule and verify the documents with MBA Admission Officials. 
• If a candidate cannot appear for the Personal Interaction round on the scheduled date due to unavoidable circumstances, the candidate may request prior in writing to the MBA Admission Office at AMSOM along with documentary evidence showing the reason for their inability to appear on the scheduled date and seek an alternative arrangement within the stipulated Personal Interaction schedule. The MBA Admission Office will take an appropriate decision on such a request. The decision of the Admission Office shall be final and binding.
• The candidates must bring the following documents in original along with one set of self-attested photocopies of the documents for verification at the time of Personal Interaction:
  • Mark sheets of 12th Standard & Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent recognized by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.  
  • Certificate of equivalence for conversion of GPA/CPI/CGPA etc into a percentage. 
  • CAT 2022 / XAT 2023 / CMAT 2023 / NMAT 2022 / MAT 2022-23 / SNAP 2022 / GRE / GMAT Score Card 
  • Identity Proof 
  • Experience Certificate if any 
• If at any stage, the information provided by a candidate is found to be false, his candidature/admission shall be cancelled.
• Merit list and a waiting list will be communicated to candidates on the candidate’s unique login id on the mentioned date, which will be communicated in advance.
• All the candidates who are offered admissions should complete admission formalities by the deadline date. If a candidate fails to adhere to this deadline, the admission offer shall stand cancelled, and the seat will be offered to the waitlisted candidate.

Selection Matrix

• Shortlisting Criteria
  
  A candidate will be shortlisted for the personal interaction round if he/she meets the following shortlisting criteria:
  
  a) The University awards 30% weight to the entrance exam score from the best of all the scores the candidate has mentioned in the application form, 20% weight to the Academic Profile (Includes academic and extra-curricular activities), and 50% weight to the Personal Interview (PI) and Writing Assessment Test (WAT).
  b) If the candidate does not score the minimum prescribed percentile/score in the entrance exam he/she will not be considered for shortlisting for the Personal Interaction round.
• Final Admission Criteria
  
  a)    All the shortlisted candidates are eligible to participate in the Writing Assessment Test and Personal Interaction round for admission.
  b)    Selection criteria after the final admission round award 50% weight to Personal Interview (PI); and Caselet, i.e Online Writing Assessment Test (WAT) post shortlisting, 30% weight to entrance exam percentile/score, and 20% to Academics.

Fee Structure and Payment Schedule

• Fee Structure:
  
  2 Years MBA Programme Fees: INR 3,04,000/- (INR 76,000 per semester)
  Tuition fees charged for the MBA Programme are as per the Fee Regulatory Committee.
   
• Facilities Available:
  
  The following facilities are available to students at a cost:
  
  i. Hostel rooms on a twin/triple sharing basis are provided to students.
  ii. Campus placements (Summer Internships + Final Placements)
  iii. Alumni membership

• Payment for Securing Admission:
  
  Those candidates who are offered admission are required to pay full fees for the first semester and confirm admission.

• Mode of Payment:
  • All candidates with admission offer can pay the fees by logging again into the application portal with the unique user id and password. Different Payment modes are available for payment of fees through Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking, Cheque, and Demand Draft.
  • In the case of Cheque and Demand Draft, the candidate/s needs to fill the Cheque/Demand Drat details in the system and generate challan. The challan along with Cheque/Demand Draft can be submitted to any nearest ICICI Bank branch.

Cancellation of Admission

The admission of a candidate will stand cancelled if at any point of time it is established that a candidate has got admission with (alternatively) false/incorrect/irrelevant documents and statements. In such an event no refund shall be made, except deposits.

Withdrawal of Admissions MBA Programme 2023 and Refund of fees

For withdrawal of admission and seeking fees refund, the letter of request for withdrawal is available at the PG Admission Office, Central Campus, Ahmedabad University / can be downloaded from AURIS (Ahmedabad University Resource Information System) student portal (web: www.auris.ahduni.edu.in) and can be filled online or can be submitted at the programme office at the time of seeking withdrawal along with required documents. The application will be processed within 15 working days from the date the application is received.

For the Academic Year 2023-24, for the admissions canceled/withdrawn before the formally notified first day of programme commencement 2023 or after that, the refund will be processed in accordance with the guidelines issued by the UGC (University Grants Commission).

Refund of fees, if any, shall be directly credited through NEFT/RTGS to the bank account furnished by the applicant on the application for withdrawal of admission.

Important Schedule

• Note: The above rules are subject to modification(s) whenever found necessary by the MBA Admission Office.

Interpretations and Change of Admission Rules

In the matter of interpretation of Admission Policy and Procedure, the decision of Dean - Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University shall be final and binding on the candidates. In the matter of any issues not covered in the Admission Policy and Procedure mentioned, the Admission Committee is authorized to resolve these special issues on the merit of the case and take the final decision on the same.