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Applica on Fee
The deadline for submission of marks sheet and the Cer ficate is December 31, 2019,**. Please note
that those candidates who have applied by their Master's degree will have to meet the 55% marks
The applica on fee (Non-Refundable) is: s pula on, and those who have applied by their bachelor's degree (10+2+4 pa ern) would need to
have 6.5 CGPA or equivalent s pula on. Non-fulfilment of these condi ons will automa cally result
Ÿ Rs. 500/- for all candidates applying with GMAT / GRE / CAT / GATE / JRF (NET) score
in the cancella on of the provisional admission.
Ÿ Applicants can pay the fee through the link given on IIM Visakhapatnam website:
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Selec on
Academic Requirements
Ÿ Based on the informa on provided by the applicants, selected candidates will be
Candidates should have shortlisted (on the recommenda on of the respec ve areas) and called to
Ÿ A Master's Degree (i.e. Bachelor's Degree obtained in 10+2+3 pa ern, followed by a Master's Visakhapatnam for an interview. Interviews are expected to be held in the first week
Degree) or a Post Graduate Diploma (2 years) in any discipline, with at least 55*# per cent marks of May 2019.**
in the Bachelor's as well as in the Master's Degrees.
(OR) Ÿ Candidates will be admi ed to the programme based on a combina on of mul ple
Ÿ A professional qualifica on like CA, ICWA, CS with at least 50*# per cent marks and B. Com/ parameters, as specified by the respec ve areas. Parameters may include the
Degree with 55* per cent marks applicant's performance in GMAT/GRE/CAT/GATE/JRF (NET) score, past academic
(OR) performance, interview performance, etc.
Ÿ A 4-year / 8-semesters Bachelor's Degree (10+2+4 pa ern) with at least 6.5 CGPA or equivalent.
Ÿ Candidates selected for admission are required to a end an Orienta on and
(*) The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate would be calculated based on the prac ce as Preparatory Programme which is expected to be scheduled during the last week of
followed by the respec ve University/Ins tu on. In the case of grades / CGPA, the conversion to a June 2019.** Registra on for the programme will be in the last week of June 2019.**
percentage of marks would be based on the procedure as cer fied by the respec ve University/
Ins tu on. If any University/Ins tu on confirms that there is no scheme for conver ng CGPA into Ÿ The Ins tute strongly encourages candidates seeking careers in academics, to
equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate's CGPA by the apply.
maximum possible CGPA and mul plying the result by 100.

(#)Five per cent marks relaxa on is given to SC, ST and PwD candidates.
(**) All these are tenta ve dates.
All the qualifica ons of applicants must be recognized in law.

Candidates who are in the final year of their qualifying Programmes that would make them eligible can
also apply. Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally only if they
submit a cer ficate latest by July 31, 2019** from the Principal / Head of the Department / Registrar or
Director of the University / Ins tute (issued on or before July 31 ,2019)** sta ng that they have
appeared for the examina ons (including prac cal examina ons) in all the subjects required for
obtaining the Master's / Bachelor's degree/equivalent qualifica on. Their admission will be confirmed
only when they submit the mark sheet and the cer ficate of having passed the Master's / Bachelor's
degree / equivalent qualifica on referred to in the cer ficate issued by Principal / Registrar of their
college / Ins tute.

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