National Institute of Bank Management NIBM RD Pune Answered Questions

NIBM will use scores of CAT (Nov. 29, 2015 / ATMA (Feb. 14, 2016) / CMAT (2016) for shortlisting
candidates for Writing Ability Test and Personal Interview.
The candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA,
awarded by any of the Universities 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 the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent
qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The percentage of marks
obtained by the candidate in the Bachelor's degree would be calculated based on the practice
followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of
grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the
university/institution from where they have obtained the bachelor's degree. In case the university/
institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence
would be established by dividing the candidates CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and
multiplying the result with 100.
Candidates seeking admission to the PGDM (B&FS) of NIBM should appear for CAT (Nov. 29, 2015/ATMA (Feb. 14, 2016)/CMAT (2016).
Candidates short-listed on the basis of CAT (Nov. 29, 2015/ATMA (Feb. 14, 2016)/CMAT (2016)
scores will be called for Writing Ability Test and Interview during April 2016 in select centers.
Short-listed applicants may have to take additional written test if required at the later stage.
IIMs or any other Institutes will have no role either in selection process or in the conduct of the
programme.
Candidates should apply to NIBM by filling NIBM's Online application form. The last date for
filling the online application form is March 20, 2016.

It is obviously worth joining the institute. NIBM offers specialized PGDM course in banking and financial services which caters to the need of not only the banking sector but also other sectors related to finance and banking meeting the needs of credit rating agencies, payment systems, financial consulting and advisory and treasury operations. There is no doubt that NIBM widens the scope of opportunities with provision for acquiring in - depth knowledge in the domains. You may always go for a specialized course offered by NIBM to diversify your career path. Being an engineer ( irrespective of branch of engineering ), finance is more suitable and worthy. NIBM also has full placement.

Do cover all the current business topics, go through daily business newspapers or at least the business section, what all is happening in the banking industry, various basic products of banks and their features ( like the interest rates of different accounts ). Also do cover current affairs for gd-pi. It will also help you in the WAT round. WAT topics may vary. It may be science, technology, social issues, politics, corporate system, general discussion related topics. Start reading daily newspaper. All that will be checked will be your writing skills, your english and your knowledge about the topic.

The last year cut off score was 181. But you may apply and take a chance as I think this year the CMAT scores are less as compared to last year. The average package offered is 8.5 lakhs INR.
And its obviously worth joining the institute.
NIBM offers specialized PGDM course in banking and financial services which caters to the need of not only the banking sector but also other sectors related to finance and banking meeting the needs of credit rating agencies, payment systems, financial consulting and advisory and treasury operations. There is no doubt that NIBM widens the scope of opportunities with provision for acquiring in - depth knowledge in the domains. You may always go for a specialized course offered by NIBM to diversify your career path. Many of the people pursuing the course here and those who have already pursued had prior work experience which also adds to your benefit in the course as you know that job experience is an added advantage in any of the MBA course.

You need to cover all the current business topics, go through daily business newspapers or at least the business section, what all is happening in the banking industry, various basic products of banks and their features ( like the interest rates of different accounts ). Also do cover current affairs for gd-pi. It will also help you in the WAT round. WAT topics may vary, it may be science, technology, social issues, politics, corporate system, general discussion related topics. Start reading daily newspaper. Your writing skills, your english and your knowledge about the topic.