PGDM in Applied Finance 

at St. Kabir Institute of Professional Studies, Drive In

SKIPS offers MBA or Post-Graduate Diploma in Management programme in Applied Finance as a full-time course with a tptal of six semesters. The subjects taught in the first semesters are listed below:

• Quantitative Techniques for Finance      
• Financial Reporting & Analysis  
• Managerial Economics  
• Management Information System          
• Managerial Practices I   
• Financial Markets          
• Employability Enhancement Programme-I

St. Kabir Institute of Professional Studies does not offer direct admission for MBA. Candidates must have completed bachelor's degree with a minimum 50%. Further, students are also required to appear for the state-level selection test or any of the national-level management entrance exams to be eligible to secure admission to St Kabir Institute of Professional Studies. Apart from this, an entrance exam will be conducted by SKIPS Ahmedabad along with the screening process  (aptitude test followed by a GDPI round).

Candidates willing to secure MBA/PGDM seats at SKIPS must complete the entire admission procedure as per the admission guidelines sanctioned by the institute. Candidates must complete the below selection criteria:

• Score within the Common Admission Test (CAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, MAT, GMAT)
• Score for educational performance in Class 12, Under Graduate Degree/Post Graduate Degree
• Screening Process (Aptitude Test - Group Discussion - Interview)
• Weightage for participation in Sports/ Extra-curricular activities / Gender diversity

Students must meet the following requirements to be eligible for postgraduate management study at SKIPS, Ahmedabad: 
Complete a three-year graduate programme in any field.
Have a minimum of 50% overall (45% for SC/ST/OBC).
Graduate of an AIU/AICTE/UGC-accredited university
Take any of the national level management admission exams.
National level management admission exams include the CAT, CMAT, XAT, MAT, ATMA, and GMAT. 
A CAT score of 75th percentile is a good competitive score for admission to SKIPS MBA programs. The expected CAT cutoff for upper class students degrees in 2023 is 65 to 75 percentile for the PGDM course. 

Candidates interested in securing a seat at the PGDM course offered by SKIPS Ahmedabad must meet the eligibility criteria and qualify the admission process. Candidates must appear for national level management exams such as CAT/MAT/ATMA/XAT as the scores are used to form the final shortlist of candidaetes. A fixed percentage of weightage is given to the entrance score, GDPI round score, academics, and co-curricular activities. 35% weightage is given to the entrance score of candidates, 45% to the screening/GDPI round, 15% to the academics and 5% to the co curriculars of a candidate. 

St. Kabir Institute of Professional Studies (SKIPS) in Ahmedabad is a prestigious business college. It was founded in 2008. TOI has given SKIPS numerous accolades, including: 
Best Management Placement Records in 2019

2019 Industry Exposure

SKIPS received a "A" at the state level and a B* at the national level from CARE Ratings. St. Kabir School was ranked first in the Western Region and sixth overall in India. 

Some believe that SKIPS is a good college for MBA students. SKIPS has: 
Placements: Students are prepared for placements from the outset of their trip. Recruiters frequently choose SKIPS graduates based on their success in the workplace. TATA, Radiweb, and Technofirm are among the 18 organizations that have hired at SKIPS in the previous several years.
Faculty: SKIPS has an excellent faculty.
Career counselors: SKIPS has career counselors who are available to students at all times.

Bajaj, Finserv, Nestle, HFFC, Pepsi, Colgate, IDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank are among the top recruiters for the 2022 batch at St. Kabir Institute of Professional Studies (SKIPS) in Ahmedabad. 
Other top SKIPS recruiters include Citi Bank, ITC, Idea Cellular, and ICICI Securities. 
There are 606 corporate stakeholders in SKIPS. For the 2023 batch, the maximum package available at SKIPS was INR 13.5 LPA. 

The MBA programs of St. Kabir Institute of Professional Studies (SKIPS) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, have an excellent placement record. 
 SKIPS provides internship support and has a 100% placement rate. 
 SKIPS' MBA programs have an average placement rate of 70-80%. 
 The biggest pay package available is INR 10 LPA. 
Narayana Business School (NBS) has a strong record of placement. NBS had 100% placements in 2023. The average wage at NBS during the previous three batches is: 
INR 7.5 LPA for PGDM
INR 6.5 LPA for MBA-PGPCE
NBS is India's only private business school with a Return on Investment that exceeds 100%. 

There isn't much information available on getting into SKIPS with a 70% in class 12, however here is some information about class 12th board marks. 
A good board percentage is typically necessary to get into a reputed institution in India. For admission tests, universities and institutions typically establish a minimum cutoff of 60 or 75 percent. 
Other conditions for class 12th board marks include: 
NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs MNCs in the General or OBC category: 75% in 12th board exams: 80%
60% of 12th board members are from private enterprises.
At the school level, percentages less than 65 are regarded below average, percentages 75-80 are considered average, and percentages greater than 95 are deemed extraordinary. At the university level, percentages ranging from 60 to 79 are regarded good and challenging to achieve. 

Saint Kabir Institute has not released placement stats for 2023 batch. However, some of the major recruiters at SKIPS are Beardo, Bluedart, Flipkart, Glenmark, Havmor, Indiabulls, JK Tyre, and many more.