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Reserva ons
IIMV is commi ed to providing admissions to persons from different social and economic
backgrounds. The programme has seats reserved for Indian na onals belonging to certain categories.
The categories and the extent of reserva on effec ve for 2019 are: About IIMV &
Ÿ 15% of the seats for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates;
Ÿ 7.5% for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates; its (Upcoming) Permanent Campus
Ÿ 27% for Other Backward Classes candidates belonging to the “Non-Creamy” layer (NC-OBC)
Ÿ 5% seats are reserved for Persons with Disabili es (PwD) within each category. Indian Ins tute of Management Visakhapatnam (IIMV) belongs to the pres gious IIM family of
Ÿ 10% seats are reserved for Economically Weaker Sec ons (EWSs) business schools. It is a new genera on IIM, set up by the Government of India in September
To be considered for reserva ons, the applicable Central Government list as on the date of submission 2015. The Indian Ins tutes of Management Act 2017 declares IIMs as Ins tu ons of Na onal
of applica ons (March 15, 2019) shall be binding. No subsequent changes will be effec ve for 2019. Importance, empowered to a ain standards of global excellence in management, management
The candidates claiming admissions in the reserved categories need to also note the eligibility research and allied areas of knowledge. IIM Visakhapatnam is located in its temporary, yet state-
requirements carefully before applying. It should be noted that while it is the endeavour of IIMV that of-the-art facility in the salubrious Andhra University campus in the 'City of Des ny',
the candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD/NC-OBC/EWS categories join the programme, they must Visakhapatnam. The Ins tute has begun the process for building a permanent, full-fledged,
meet the minimum eligibility criteria and a certain minimum level of performance to be considered for word-class campus on approx. 230 acres of land in the (rela ve) vicinity of the upcoming green-
the admission process.
field interna onal airport, about 25 kilometres from the present (temporary/transit) campus. It is
envisaged that the campus would blend with the surrounding landscape (hills, valleys and water
The admission criteria for 2019 batch may be changed before the declara on of results. This bodies), resonate with and reflect the local architecture, tradi ons, culture, history, heritage, art
admission process applies to the 2019 admissions cycle only. IIMV reserves the right to and cra . It is being envisioned that the campus would emerge as “First-in-class” regarding
change/modify any part of the process, with due no ce, at any stage of the admission process. Any novelty and uniqueness, and “best-in-class” regarding the op mal use of resources. The first
dispute concerning Admissions for the 2019 batch would be subject to the jurisdic on of the phase of the new facility is expected to be func onal by 2021.
competent courts within the territorial jurisdic on of the city of Visakhapatnam only.

How to apply

Contact Info
Applica on can be downloaded from IIM Visakhapatnam website (www.iimv.ac.in). Applicants need to send their
duly completed applica on by email to fpmadmissions@iimv.ac.in and by post to Admissions Office, Indian
Ins tute of Management Visakhapatnam, Andhra Bank School of Business Building, Andhra University Campus, Email: fpmadmissions@iimv.ac.in, Phone No.: +91-891-2824460 / 444
Visakhapatnam – 530003, Andhra Pradesh, on or before March 15, 2019 (5:00 PM), along with the necessary
enclosures men oned in the applica on form. It is to be noted that candidates can apply to a maximum of two
areas of specialisa on.

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