Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) 

at VBS Mumbai, Chembur

As per the latest report, Vivekanand Business School concluded the placement drive for the PGDM batch passed out in 2024 with 81% placement rate. The key highlights of Vivekanand Business School placements for the PGDM Class of 2023 and 2024 are tabulated below:

For admission to PGDM programme at Vivekanand Business School, candidates must fulfil the following eligibility & selection criteria: 

Vivekanand Business School accepts the scores of various national/state-level entrance exams for admitting students to its PGDM course. The institute has specified the VBS PGDM cut-off required for admission through various accepted entrance exams. ATMA and MHCET scores are considered for shortlisting. A list of the same has been presented below:

• CAT: 75 Percentile 
• XAT: 70 Percentile 
• CMAT: 75 Percentile 
• MAT: 85 Percentile 

VBS PGDM phase - 1 deadline is Mar 10, 2026. The application process is currently ongoing. Interested candidates must submit an application well in advance as there is a limited number of PGDM seats offered at the institute. They must also look out for the application deadlines of the accepted entrance exams. Candidates can contact the institute's admission office to learn about the tentative application deadline.

The VBS PGDM course structure is based on the semester pattern. PGDM is a two-year programme, further divided into four semesters. The subjects included in the curriculum vary across the choice of specialisation. The institute offers five specialisations under the PGDM course. Various add-on certification courses are also offered along with the PGDM. A nine-month corporate Internship is also included in the course structure. It allows students to practice the real-life application of the theoretical knowledge.

Some of the top recuiters of VBS are mentioned below:

The number of students placed has not been disclosed yet, once released it will be updated here. Meanwhile, students can have a look at the table below for the highest package and average package offered during Vivekanand Business School placements 2025:

CAT syllabus includes all the important topics of subjects that are relevant for business aptitude. For CAT exam, candidates have to study, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension VARC Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning DILR and Quantitative Aptitude. Given below are the key topics included in the CAT syllabus.

• VARC topics:  Parajumbles, Paracompletion, Parasummary, Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension. 
• Quantitative Aptitude topics: Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra Trigonometry Modern Math, Number System and Mensuration.
• DILR topics: Puzzles, Pie Charts, Venn Diagram, Tables and Bar Graphs, etc.

Vivekanand Business School cutoff 2024 is yet to be released for admission to its MBA/ PGDM courses. The institute accepts several national-level entrances (CAT/XAT/CMAT/MAT) for admitting students to the MBA course.As per Vivekanand Business School cutoff 2023 for MBA, the minimum cutoff required in CAT and CMAT is 75 Percentile. For MAT, ATMA and MHCET, the required cutoff of 85 Percentile. Also, taking into consideration XAT cutoff, candidates must have an overall percentile of 70 for General All India category students.The aforementioned cutoffs are based on previous years. Students can check detailed Vivekanand Business School cutoff stats here.

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.