National Insurance Academy Pune Admission 2025: Last Date, Fees, Application Process, Eligibility & Courses

CMAT 2025 was on January 25, 2025, almost four months ahead of previous years. The CMAT exam is usually held in March-April, but in 2023 and 2024, it was held in May. The last time CMAT was held in January was in 2019.

The NTA announced registration dates via an official circular, which was released online on the NTA website on November 14, 2024. The CMAT 2025 exam schedule includes registration window open and close dates and form correction dates. CMAT 2025 registration has started, and the last date to apply was December 13, 2024, and the admit card was released on January 20, 2025.

You will be getting a GD & PI call. GD PI will be in second last week of this month most probably (21,22), and will be held at NIA Pune Campus. Batch is mix of graduates from B.Com, B.E/B.Tech, B.Sc. etc. Almost 40 % students are from commerce background. Class comprises of 50% freshers as well.

Hi, Admission Process Register and Apply Interested candidates can apply online with required information Group Discussion & Personal Interview (GDPI) Shortlisted candidates will be called for group discussion and personal interview based on percentile obtained in CAT/ CMAT Final Selection Candidates are selected based on score/percentile obtained in CAT/ CMAT past academic record and performance in group discussion and personal interview. Selection parameters and weightage: Past Academic Record : 20% Performance in CAT / CMAT 50 % Performance in GD/PI : 30% https://www.shiksha.com/mba/course/post-graduate-diploma-in-management-national-insurance-academy-balewadi-Pune-23548.

National Insurance Academy has set forth the qualification criteria to be met by PGDM applicants to be granted admission. Before applying, aspirants must ensure that they meet the academic qualifications. Aspirants must have completed a three-year Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university. They should have attained a minimum aggregate of 50% throughout the three years of degree examinations. Candidates are shortlisted according to the marks acquired in the approved entrance test.

CAT cut-offs are not announced along with the CAT result. The cut-offs are also not released publicly. They are known after a few days of the result announcement when the IIMs and other colleges start their shortlisting process. The IIMs will open the shortlist window based on the CAT cut-offs two to three days after the result announcement. The CAT percentile of candidates shortlisted for the Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD), and Personal Interview (PI) can be considered the cut-off for that IIM. For example, if a candidate with a CAT percentile of 99 belonging to the General category is selected for the WAT/GD-PI of IIM Calcutta, then the CAT cut-off for IIM Calcutta is 99 percentile. Only those candidates who make it to the WAT/GD-PI round of IIMs will get to know the cut-offs.

Here are the prerequisites for admission to PGDM at NIA:

- Any graduate with not less than 50 percent marks.

- General, EWS, OBC-NC candidates have upper age limit of 28 while SC/ST/DA candidates’ age is capped at 30 as on July 1st, 2024.

- To get admitted into PGDM Course in NIA Pune, a candidate should score at least 50% in graduation.

- Selection process includes entrance examination such as CAT/XAT/or CMAT followed by GD / PI / and WAT.

 

CPCU exam cost is included in the college fee. So it is paid by college. Age is not a criteria during placement in NIA by private companies. At the time of Joining the allowed maximum age limit for General & NC-OBC is 26, for SC& ST it is 28 years. Work experience is a criteria looking by companies mostly by IT sector. But more than 4 years is not appropriate.

Eligibility:- 

Any Graduate earning a minimum of 50%. Receive your CAT -2023, XAT-2024 and CMAT - 2024 results. As of July 1, 2024, the upper age limit is 30 years for SC/ST/DA candidates and 28 years for General, EWS and OBC-NC candidates. 

Tuition fee:-

Rs 11,00,000/- for 2 years.

Hotel and food charges:-

Rs 3,50,000 for 2 years.

GD/PI process :- 

After CAT/XAT/CMAT results.

Students can check the overall exam schedule on the official website of NIA. Currently admissions are ongoing and GD/PI round is yet to happen. Hence, wait for the round to take place. Visit the official website for updated information on this. 

Some of them got Actuarial profiles, Risk management profile, Corporate sales, Claim settlement, Underwriting, etc. Future is not limited you can pursue your career as per your wish. You can find the network of alumni of NIA in almost all companies in good position. One of the biggest advantage is you can work with insurance companies both general and life, consulting firms, risk assessment, broker firms both direct and reinsurance brokers, IT companies as Business consultants etc. CMAT cut-off is 80 percentile for general category.

The National Insurance Academy PGDM course is a two-year full-time programme, divided into four semesters. Both semesters have a comprehensive syllabus containing theoretical and practical knowledge. Furthermore, candidates are advised to prepare for the CAT/MAT or any other management entrance exam syllabi for thorough preparation, which will equip them for academic as well as professional challenges after they graduate.

Yes, PGDM is available at the National Insurance Academy. The duration of the programme is two years, which is divided into four semesters. Admission to the programme is entrance-based. Hence, interested candidates can refer to the following key highlights related to the National Insurance Academy PGDM course:

Particular	Highlights
Duration	Two years
Course Level	PG Degree
Mode of Course	Full Time
Total Tuition Fees	INR 11 lakh
Total Semesters	Four semesters
Selection criteria	Entrance-based