Suryadatta Institute of Management and Mass Communication PG Courses 2025

SIMMC (Suryadatta Institute of Management and Mass Communication), is affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University and is one of the best MBA colleges in Pune. Established in the year 1999, the college has been ranked as an ‘A’ category among Top 50 B- Schools in India for 21 consecutive years as well as ranked in Platinum category for 6 consecutive years by AICTE- CII Industry Linked Technical Institutes 2020. Besides this, SIMMC has been ranked in Top B- School in West Region by Chronicle All India B- School Survey in 2022x and ranked in Top 50 B- Schools in India by Times B- Schools Survey 2022.

Pursuing an MCA course from Suryadatta College is a good decision. The institute has a good record of MCA placements. The course-wise placement details are yet to be released on the official website. Meanwhile, check out the key highlights of Suryadatta College placements for the overall Class of 2023 and 2024 in the table below:

Note: The placements are going on for the academic year 2023-2024. The above-mentioned data may vary once the final placement report 2024 is out.

Suryadatta College offers a decent placement rate, with students from MBA and MCA courses getting placement assistance. During the 2022 placement session, a total of 157 PG 2-years (MBA and MCA) students were placed. Further, the median package offered to PG 2-years (MBA and MCA) students during Suryadatta College placements 2022 was INR 5.96 LPA.

SIMMC (Suryadatta Institute of Management and Mass Communication), Pune offers admissions to MBA on the basis of different criterion. One of the criteria mentioned for admissions is the cut off marks of exams such as MH- CET (Maharashtra Common Entrance Test)/ CAT/ CMAT/ XAT. All of these are national level entrance test exams for admissions to different courses (specially management courses). Candidates who haven’t appeared for any of these but are planning to do so in the near future can also apply for admissions.

The minimum marks that SIMMC (Suryadatta Institute of Management and Mass Communication), Pune requires for admissions to MBA is 50% (45% in case of reserved category) in graduation from any discipline form a recognised board/ university. Besides this, the cut- off of different entrance exams will vary depending on the one you have appeared for among CAT/ MH- CET/ CMAT/ XAT. The cut- off of these exams varies hugely and based on the previous percentage trends you can make predictions of the upcoming marks/ cut- offs. However, you cannot rely completely on that as there are other guiding factors affecting the admissions.

The cut- off of XAT varies from year to year depending on a number of factors like the number of participants, difficulty level of the exam and the number of seats available at the time of admissions in the college. The previous trends of XAT shows an increasing percentage of marks consecutively. The percentile has raised above 80% for the General category depending on which the qualifying marks for SIMMC (Suryadatta Institute of Management and Mass Communication) will also be affected. 75% is a good percentile for admissions to SIMMC, however, it depends on the current year’s marks trends and you have to wait for the college to release the cut- off list.

In order to get admission to MBA course at Suryadatta College, students need to fuflil the minimum eligibility criteria i.e., to pass graduation with 50% aggregate in the respective subjects (45% aggregate for reserved category). Admission to MBA at Suryadatta College is entrance-based. Students need to qualify for either CAT/ CMAT/ MAH MBA CET exams with a valid score, followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interview rounds. The final seat allotment is done through the MAH CET CAP Counselling process.

The mode of Suryadatta Institute of Management and Mass Communication course admissions is online. Suryadatta SIMMC admission process is based on entrance exam scores and merit. The accepted entrance exams are CAT, CMAT, MAT, XAT,  NMAT, ATMA, MAH CET, and others. Candidates willing to get admission must first visit the official website. Then, click on the Apply Now tab. Then, select the required course. Then, pay the application fee. Then, fill out and submit the application form with the required information.

Yes, Suryadatta Institute of Management and Mass Communication offer different scholarships. Candidates who meet the required criteria are awarded with the scholarship. The offered scholarships are for Suryadatta students, reserved category candidates, and the wards of defence, war veterans, and police.

Find below the required qualification in Class 12, Class 10, Bachelor's along with the scholarship amount in the table given below:

Students who fulfill basic eligibility requirements and have appeared for or are planning to appear for the entrance tests (MH- CET/ CMAT/ CAT/ XAT) are eligible to apply for MBA at SIMMC (Suryadatta Institute of Management and Mass Communication), Pune. There are 180 seats on which admissions are done based on the previous qualifying exam score, entrance test score as well as the performance in the Group Discussion and Personal Interview round. The minimum percentage required by a candidate in XAT depends on the current year’s students’ performance. However, for the past years, the XAT cutoff has remained above 80% and has been increasing every year.  

Suryadatta Institute of Management & Mass Communication has classified MBA specialisations mainly into two groups, i.e., Major and Minor. While studying MBA at Suryadatta College Bavdhan, students must choose any one major specialisation as the main subject and any one minor specialisation as an optional subject. Else, students can also study only one major specialisation. In the Major specialisation category, there are a total of five specialiations such as Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, etc., while for Minor, there are a total four specialisations namely, Rural & Agri-Business, Tourism & Hospitality, Pharma & Health Care, etc. 

Suryadatta Institute of Management has been ranked 17th among the top 20 West zone b-schools and 35th among top 100 b-schools in the Times b-school 2023 survey. In 2024, SIMMC Pune was the #8th best among the Times-ranked colleges. The table given below also mention SIMMC Pune ranking 2024:

Yes, Suryadatta College offers MCA course for a duration of two-years in affiliation with Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU). This course is recognised by Government of Maharashtra & approved by AICTE. Admission to this course is entrance-based. Candidates must qualify for MAH MCA CET to secure a seat to this course. However, it is also necessary that the course aspirants fulfil the prescribed eligibility requirements. 

For admission to SIMMC Pune MCA course, aspirants must meet the required eligibility criteria. It is prescribed by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi and DTE, Government of Maharashtra. Thus, an applicant must hold a valid BCA or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering or equivalent with at least 50% aggregate (45% for candidates belonging to backward class category, economically weaker section and persons with disability belonging to Maharashtra state).

Some other eligibility conditions are:

• Applicant should be an Indian national
• Obtained a valid score in MAH MCA CET
• Further, aspirants with a BSc, BCom, or BA degree with Mathematics at Class 12 or in the degree course with at least 50% aggregate (45% for candidates belonging to backward class category, economically weaker section and persons with disability belonging to Maharashtra state) are also eligible to apply.

The Suryadatta College average package offered to the students during the 2024 placement drive stood at INR 6.50 LPA. The same is presented below:

Yes, there is an entrance exam for admission to PhD course at Suryadatta College. In order to get admission, students either need to qualify for PhD Entrance Exam (PET), which is conducted by Savitribai Phule Pune University at its own centres. Else, students who are CSIR UGC NET/ JRF/ GATE qualified or teacher fellowship holders or have passed MPhil from SPPU are exempted from PET exam. SIMMC offers admission to PhD across three Management specialisations. These are Marketing Management, Human Resource Management and Financial Management.