FMS Delhi Admission Process 2026: Check CAT Cut Offs, Selection Criteria and Fees

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3 mins readUpdated on Sep 22, 2025 15:35 IST

FMS Delhi MBA admission process for 2026-2028 batch will start soon. Candidates who will be appearing for CAT 2025 exam can apply for FMS. The CAT cut off for 2026 academic year is expected to be around 95-98 percentile. Read More.

FMS admission process through CAT

The Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University will conduct admission to its MBA programme for the batch of 2026-2028 on the basis of CAT exam score. Academic eligibility criteria for pursuing MBA at FMS DU is graduation with a minimum of 50 per cent aggregate or equivalent CGPA. For reserved category students, the minimum aggregate required is 45 per cent. Students in the final year of their bachelor’s degree programme or equivalent are also eligible to apply. Read below all about FMS MBA admission process 2026.

Table of content
  • FMS Admission 2026-28: How to Apply?
  • FMS Selection Criteria 2026
  • FMS Cut Offs for MBA
  • FMS MBA Admission Process 2026
  • FMS MBA Fees
  • FMS Delhi: Reservation Criteria

FMS Admission 2026-28: How to Apply?

Candidates will be required to fill the FMS admission form at the institute website by registering with their name mobile number and email ID. Given below is the process to apply for FMS DU MBA programme. 

  • Open the FMS DU website
  • Click on 'www.fms.edu'
  • Click on 'registration'
  • Enter details to create a user ID
  • Login again to fill the application form with relevant details 
  • Upload passport size photo, CAT 2025 scorecard and other documents
  • Make fee payment via debit/credit card or net banking to submit the form

Application registration fee is INR 1,000 for General category candidates. For SC, ST and PWD applicants, the application registration fees is INR 350. 

Also Read: How Much CAT Score is Required for FMS?

FMS Selection Criteria 2026

The FMS Selection criteria includes CAT weightage, performance in academics, Extempore and PI as well as discussion on Statement of Purpose. Additional five marks shall be awarded to the women candidates who appear for the interview.

Parameters

Weightage

CAT 2023 score

50%

*Class 10 marks

10%

**Class 12 marks

10%

Discussion on Statement of Purpose

10%

Extempore

5%

Personal Interview

15%

Total

100%

*Marks obtained in Class 10 – 10 per cent (60 to 75 per cent: 5 per cent; 75 per cent and above: 10 per cent)

** Marks obtained in Class 12 – 10 per cent (60 to 75 per cent: 5 per cent; 75 per cent and above: 10 per cent)

Also Read: MBA Admission 2025- Application deadline of top B-Schools

FMS Cut Offs for MBA 

Check below category wise composite scores for PI shortlisting. These CAT cut off scores are from previous year. CAT 2025 cut offs for admission to MBA batch 2026 are expected to be the same.

Category

Composite Score*

General

47.520

SC

28.607

ST

22.572

OBC

34.916

EWS

36.484

PWD

22.422

FMS MBA Admission Process 2026

To shortlist candidates for the personal interview round, FMS will fix a minimum CAT cut off percentile. Candidates meeting the CAT cut off criteria will be eligible for Extempore and PI. Given below is the weightage allotted to each section of CAT exam:

CAT exam section

Weightage

VARC

40%

DILR

30%

QA

30%

Total

100%

Over the year, minimum CAT cut off for FMS admission has been 98 percentile while for ST/SC/OBC it ranges from 50 to 85 percentile.

Also Read: Category-wise CAT cut off percentile for FMS admission

FMS MBA Fees

For MBA programme, the current fee is approximately INR 57,350 per semester. Students from PWD category shall be exempted from payment of all fees except Admission fee and Identity Card fee.

FMS Delhi: Reservation Criteria

FMS follows regulations related to seat reservation as per the guidelines of University of Delhi. Take a look at the table below for reservation of seats:

Category

Number of seats

General (Unreserved)

101

SC

37

ST

19

OBC

69

EWS

25

PWD

12

Wards of Defence Personnel

12

Foreign Nationals

12

Total

251

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Scheduled Castes (SC)37
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The major placement highlights of FMS Delhi placements 2023 as compared with 2022 are presented below:

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Placement Statistics (2022)

Placement Statistics (2023)

the highest package

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INR 123 LPA

Average package

INR 32.4 LPA

INR 34.1 LPA

Median package

INR 30 LPA

INR 31 LPA

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65

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Companies invited

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