PGDM in Marketing 

at Jagdish Sheth School of Management, Electronic City

Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM) conducts JAGMAT every year for PGDM admissions. In order to apply for JAGMAT entrance exam, candidates must appear for hold a bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognised university. To appear for this exam, candidates can visit the official website and apply online. Check here the detailed application process for JAGMAT entrance exam. 

Aspirants must meet the minimum eligibility criteria and shall submit the application before the deadline. Candidates who pass a UG degree with 50% aggregate in any discipline from a recognised university are eligible to apply for this course. Students must take the JAGMAT exam to take admission. In addition to the JAGMAT conducted for selection, a 30-minute indoor GE session is also conducted in groups of six to eight candidates. This is followed by a PI session after accessing the work experience and academic record of the student that leads to final admission. Additionally, candidates are also required to submit the scores of either CAT/ XAT/ GMAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ NMAT and more.

Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM) offers three specialised master's degrees, namely PGDM (Marketing), PGDM (Finance) and PGDM (Business Analytics) apart from PGDM (flagship). These specialised degrees create professionals who are domain specialists in emerging roles in the areas of Finance, Marketing & Business Analytics. At JAGSoM, students get an option to study a two-year PGDM (General) course, which is a flagship course of JAGSoM. This course is offered in combination with a major in Marketing, Finance, HRM, Analytics & Digital Business. This flexibility is given to students who want to pursue a career in General Management. Find below the seat intake for both PGDM (General) and Specialised PGDM courses:

Yes, it is worth pursuing an MBA at Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSOM) as it is amongst the 12 leading Indian B-schools which has AACSB accreditation and features in the QS World University Global Rankings 2023. The college has also been accredited by AACSB, SAQS, and NBA, and is approved by AICTE and AIU.

The JAGSOM average package offered during the 2024 placement drive stood at INR 8.4 LPA, which is also presented in the table below:

Additionally, a fluctuating trend was observed in the average package offered during JAGSOM placements between 2022 and 2024. Let’s understand clearly with the infographic given below:

The average package trends witnessed during Jagdish Sheth School of Management placements between 2022 and 2024 are presented below: 

Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM) MBA course is accredited by AACSB. As per the rankings given by QS Masters Global for the year 2023, JAGSoM has been ranked for the following specialisations:

1. Marketing: 101+
2. Analytics: 101+
3. Finance: 151+

Further, BT-MDRA has also ranked the institute as number 14 among the private Business Schools and 28 among all Business Schools. 

Yes, JAGSoM offers MBA/PGDM course in collaboration with multiple international universities located in USA and France. The institute offers a two-year International MBA/ PGDM in International Business with its Global Business School partners, which is a dual degree course. Following are the details of the universities, where students can pursue this course:

The total seat intake for this course is 60. Students have to study the first year of the course at JAGSoM Bangalore, for that, scholarships are also given to students. However, the second year will be taught at the respective global business schools. Admission to the International PGDM course is done based on valid scores of NMAT and MHCET (For International MBA only). Candidates also have to qualify IELTS and TOEFL as per the requirement of the respective global schools. Candidates also have an option of pursuing PGDM with the following super specialisations in partnership with the following Business Schools:

• Martech: Darden Business School, University of Virginia
• Sales & Services: AIM Parsuram Centre for Service Excellence
• Fintech: Darden Business School, University of Virginia
• Banking: Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF)

Candidates are selected based on a valid score of JAGMAT, which is an in-house aptitude test of JAGSoM. Additionally, candidates are also required to submit the scores of either CAT/ XAT/ GMAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ MHCET & NMAT (Only for International MBA). Further, candidates will have to sit for Group Discussion for a duration of 30 minutes and a two-round Personal Interview (PI) will also be conducted to select the candidates for JAGSoM PGDM course. After accessing the work experience and academic record of the candidates will lead to final admission. The admission process for PGDM is inclusive of the following three steps:

1. Innovation Potential Test (JAGMAT)
2. Group Exercise
3. Personal Interview (PI (1) + PI (2)

Click here to know about JAGSoM PGDM admission process in detail.

MAT is conducted multiple times a year. Most of the MBA entrance exams in India are conducted annually. MAT is the only exam that is conducted multiple times in four phases and multiple exam modes. To make it possible for every MBA aspirant to appear for an entrance exam, AIMA designed MAT, which can be taken by candidates from an exam center as well as at home. The exam is held in February, May, September, and December, which allows candidates to prepare and plan for it as well as for MBA admission. In each of these four months, the MAT is conducted in CBT, PBT, and IBT modes. Candidates can choose a date and a mode of exam based on their preparation and convenience. Registrations for each MAT exam phase start a month earlier. Candidates can also take re-tests in the same academic session if they are not happy with their scores.