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

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.

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.

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.

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.

National Insurance Academy (NIA) is an AICTE-approved private business school and is ranked 4th among NIRF-ranked colleges in Pune. It offers programs like PGDM and Ph.D. across several streams, such as insurance, general management, and IT. Apart from that, NIA also offers Diploma and Certificate courses in insurance. Referring to your query, according to the code of conduct guidelines of NIA, students are advised to be in proper dress on campus, which is usually a formal business suit with a tie. Casuals are not allowed on campus and you need to wear formal business suits during academic activities.

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. 

PGDM admission at NIA Pune is provided to deserving candidates who meet the eligibility criteria. The institute shortlists potential students based on the scores achieved in the accepted entrance exam. Applicants applying to the PGDM programme at the National Insurance Academy should adhere to a structured admission procedure. Check out the following National Insurance Academy admission procedure for the PGDM programme:

Step 1: Complete the application process

Applicants should visit the official website to obtain the application form. Submit the application form along with the supporting documents.

Step 2: Selection process

Candidates are chosen based on the scores achieved in the accepted entrance exam.

Step 3: Confirmation of Admission

After the selection process is completed, candidates need to pay the respective course fee to confirm their seat.

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.

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.

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.

 Expected Cut off for shortlisting students at NIA is mentioned in the table given below:

Category	Expected Cut-Off Percentile
	CAT	XAT	CMAT
General /  EWS	75	85	95
NC-OBC /  SC/ST/DA	71.25	80.75	90.25

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.