Jagdish Sheth School of Management PG Courses 2025

In 2024, the JAGSoM has released the cutoff for PGDM, PGDM in Finance and PGDM in Marketing programs for the open category. Considering the JAGSoM MBA cutoff 2024, the needed percentile to get into PGDM course is 75 for CAT, 70 for CMAT, 75 for MAT, and 70 for XAT. Moreover, candidates can check out the table below for course-wise cutoffs:

The ASP across programs comprises the following steps,  except that the PGDM General applicants are not required to appear for JAGMAT:

1: JAGMAT and/or Psychometric Test: JAGMAT

2: Candidates must register for ASP on JAGSoM's official website.

3: An interview round will be conducted by a faculty member. The duration of the interview is approximately 15-30 minutes per candidate.

Based on performance, candidates may receive a provisional admission offer, which requires payment of a registration fee to secure their spot.

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)

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At the PG level, the Jagdish Sheth School of Management offers two-year residential PGDM in four specialisations and also offers PGDM Executive courses to students. These courses are offered to regular and working professionals under full-time as well as part-time modes. Also the institute offers PGDM with international collaboration. 

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)

In order to apply to Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM), candidates need to follow these basic steps:

1. Open the website of JAGSoM and click on the 'admission' tab.
2. Register yourself online and select the programme preference accordingly.
3. Make an online payment of the application fee of INR 1,000, which is inclusive of taxes and payment handling charges.
4. Once the final payment is made, upload the necessary documents and submit the application form.

The following table mentions the highest package offered during JAGSOM placements 2024:

The highest package offered in JAGSOM Bangalore placements between 2022 and 2024 are:

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: 

To be shortlisted for the JAGSoM Admission Selection Process, you have to score atleast 60 percentile in CAT, XAT, GMAT, CMAT, MAT, ATMA, or MHCET, or qualify for the in-house JAGMAT exam. While 60 percentile is the minimum requirement, scoring above this can improve your chances of admission, and a score of 70-80 percentile is considered a good benchmark for 2025 admissions. 

Jagdish Sheth School of Management has a strong record of placements for PGDM/MBA courses. In 2024, the highest and average package offered during JAGSOM placements in 2024 stood at INR 12 LPA and INR 8.4 LPA, respectively. The participating recruiters offered jobs across various sectors viz., IT, Finance, Consulting, Healthcare, etc.  The key highlights of JAGSOM placements for the Class of 2023 and 2024 are tabulated below:

As per the latest report, 100% of the PGDM batch 2022 secured career track-aligned job roles during JAGSOM placements 2022. The following table represents the Jagdish Sheth School of Management placement percentage recorded in 2022 placement drive:

As per the official record, over 70 inbound and 113 outbound recruiters participated during JAGSOM placements 2024. Earlier, a total of 100 companies visited the Jagdish Sheth School of Management campus during 2023 placements. The total number of recruiters participated during JAGSOM placements between 2022 and 2024 are tabulated below:

Some of the eminent companies that were part of Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSOM) in 2024 placements are mentioned in the table below:

Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM) grants merit-based scholarships in tuition fees for full-time postgraduate courses. The scholarship is purely based on the student's performance in the necessary exam.

JAGSOM campus is located in Electronic City, Bangalore, and offers a safe environment to students. The college has academic blocks, a library, collaboration spaces, a cafe, a convenience store, etc. The college encourages students to participate in extra-curricular activities, including sports, cultural events, etc. Jagdish Sheth School of Management campus offers a modern infrastructure and caters to all the needs of students. Further, it has state-of-the-art infrastructure which includes designed classrooms, 24/7 computer labs, a modern library, a huge auditorium, etc.

During JAGSOM placements 2024, the highest percentage of students were placed in the IT and IT Services sector (24%), followed by the Financial Services sector (19%). A break-up of sector-wise offers received during Jagdish Sheth School of Management placements 2024 is shown in the image below:

Image source: official website.

Jagdish Sheth School of Management or as popularly known as JAGSoM offers PGDM/Master of Business Administration through various National-level exams including CMAT. Candidates aspiring for JAGSoM must have a valid score in either of CMAT for further admission process. As per JAGSoM cutoff for previous years, the minimum cutoff in CMAT is 85 Percentile for the General category All India students. If considering the aforementioned cutoff, then it is possible to get call at 85 Percentile in CMAT for JAGSoM. 

Jagdish Sheth School of Management has a wide array of faculty, maximum faculty members are PhD holders in relevant fields. The remaining faculty is highly qualified and has expertise in respective courses and fields.

JAGSoM offers a PG-level PGDM (General) course for a duration of two years. At JAGSoM, students get an option to study PGDM courses 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. Apart from this, the institute offers PGDM courses across three other specialisations. These are Marketing, Finance and Analytics & Digital Business.