Welingkar Mumbai Course Admissions 2025: Eligibility, Application Process, Last Date

Welingkar Mumbai admissions are open currently. The institute opens admission in two phases i.e. Phase 1 and Phase 2. Candidates who pass Phase 1 are not required to apply for Phase 2. 

Welingkar is one of the top-ranked colleges in India. The college offers admission to various students based on merit, entrance exams, and interview rounds. The accepted entrance exams are CAT/ XAT/ ATMA/ CAT href="https://studyabroad.shiksha.com/exams/gmat">GMAT for admission to PGDM/ MBA programme. CAT 2023 exam date has been released, the exam will take place in November. So do study the CAT question papers, give CAT mock test, and study the CAT exam pattern. Students must be academically good and must possess great confidence. Prior preparation can help. For the other courses, candidates are first shortlisted on the basis of marks secured in the qualifying examination. Shortlisted candidates are called for interview and final selection is based on academic performance and personal interview conducted by the institution itself.

Yes, Prin. LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research offers a two-year PGDM which is the flagship programme of this institute. The course is offered in eight specialisations, namely General, E-Business, Business Design, Healthcare Management, Retail, Rural, Media & Entertainment and Research & Business Analytics. Candidates who have completed a bachelor's degree can apply for the PGDM course.

XAT 2026 registration process began from July 10, 2025. Official announcement of commencement of XAT registration process 2026 has been made by XLRI at its website. Interested candidates have to register for XAT 2026 by creating a login ID at xatonline.in website. The XAT application fee will be INR 2200. Candidates will have to pay the fee to submit the XAT application form.

Welingkar Mumba PGDM in Media and Advertising Management is a two years full-time course that prepares students for managerial roles in the media and entertainment industry. The course curriculum is spread across six semesters. The subjects taught under the Post Graduate Diploma in Media and Entertainment is as follows:

• Effective Business Communications
• Economics for Managers
• Business Statistics
• Marketing Management Basics
• Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Essentials of World Class Operations
• Introduction to Media and Entertainment Studies

Welingkar Mumbai offers various specialisations for admission to MBA. Check below the list of specialisations offered under MBA: 

• PGDM
• PGDM in Research and Business Analytics
• PGDM in Rural Management
• PGDM in Media and Entertainment
• PGDM in Business Design
• PGDM in Healthcare
• PGDM in E-Business Management

The fees for programs at Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (WeSchool), Mumbai, can vary depending on the level and type of course. Candidates can check the general fee structure for some of the programs:

Yes, one can say that but XAT is not the only entrance exam which is considered for admission to Welingkar Institute of Management.  CAT, CMAT, GMAT and ATMA scores are also accepted. The first round of screening is based on the scores in these entrance tests only. 

Welingkar Mumbai offers admission to MBA courses based on various exam such as CAT, XAT, and CMAT. Based on Welingkar Mumbai cutoff 2024, tha needed percentile to get admission to the MBA course is 85 through CAT exam for the institute under the General AI category. Considering the CMAT cutoff for General AI category candidates. the required percentile is 85. So, with respect to the CAT cutoff released for the General AI category candidates. It is not possible to get into the institute with 78.35 percentile.

Welingkar Mumbai opens its admission portal for the MBA course twice. Firstly in the mid of Novemeber, and secondly in late February. Therefore, candidates with relevant scores in entrance exam ( CAT/ CMAT/ ATMA/ XAT/ MAT) can get admission to the course during any one phase. Moreover, the institute also releases the deadline when it opens its application portal. Thus, candidates must visit the official website to track the admission dates and deadlines. 

Welingkar Mumbai offers MBA/PGDM as a regular degree programme lasting for two-years. The course has a total of six trisemesters which is mix of core and elective courses offered in three terms each year. The subjects offered under the flagship PGDM programme are listed below:

• General Management
• Quantitative
• Marketing
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Operations
• Technology

Candidates seeking admission to PhD course at Welingkar Mumbai must have a master's degree with at least 55% aggregate (or equivalent grade in point scale wherever grading system is followed) or MPhil with at least 55% aggregate or its equivalent grade ‘B’ in the UGC 7 point scale is required to apply for the PhD course. Final admission to PhD is based on PhD Entrance Test (PET) score conducted by the University of Mumbai followed by a personal interview conducted by the research centre.

No, candidates are not allowed to get admission into the MBA/ PGDM at Weilingkar Mumbai directly. To get admission into this course, applicants must follow the complete admission process that starts with the registration of the course, appearing in the valid entrance exam, release of the cutoff, admission confirmation, fee payments, etc. In addition, if someone is a prospect to join the MBA at Welingkar Mumbai, they are obliged to follow all these eligibility requirements. 

 Welingkar Mumbai profile based selection process assigns significant value to academic performances, work experience, group activity, personal interview along with the written test scores. The institute accepts CAT/ XAT/ ATMA/ CMAT/ GMAT scores for providing admission to PGDM courses. Candidates must also complete a bachelor's degree with at least 50% aggregate to apply for PGDM admission. Those who pass all the rounds of admission are offered final admission letter.