FPM

To be eligible to apply for a two-year FPM course at MICA, candidates must fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria as per the course requirement before applying. The aspirant must have a PG degree with passing scores of minimum 55% aggregate in their last qualifying exam. The postgraduation must be done in the field of either Management/ Communications/ Humanities/ Social Science. 

Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) is a two-year residential course offered by MICA Ahmedabad. There are a total of eight seats are available for eligible students. Candidates can pursue FPM in following specialisations:

• Management
• Communication
• Marketing
• Media and Entertainment
• Digital Marketing

The selection to this course is based on the following three parameters:

1. Telephonic screening interview and Performance in FPM Admission Test
2. Pas academic performance from Class 12 onwards
3. Professional work/research experience in media and communication

The institute offers one of the best financial stipends to PhD scholars. Apart from the stipend, a total contingency grant of INR 80,000 and a conference grant of a total INR 2,50,000 shall also be provided to FPM scholars to support their fieldwork, books purchase, research paper presentations etc. Moreover, MDI Gurgaon offers scholarships to FPM candidates for a maximum of four-year to non-MBA candidates and three-year to MBA candidates. The scholarship amount is INR 60,000 per month.

The total course fee is cumulative of several fee components, including tuition fee, library fee, alumni fee (one-time), security deposit (one-time), etc. Candidates can refer to the table below for the MDI Gurgaon FPM fee:

NOTE: For detailed MDI Gurgaon FPM fee structure, candidates can check out the information brochure 2023.

Management Development Institute offers an FPM course in the field of Management for a minimum duration of three years and a maximum of seven years. Candidates seeking admission must visit the official website of the institute (mdi.ac.in) to apply online. Before filling out the application, aspirants must check out the eligibility criteria. Admission to FPM is based on students' performance in CAT/GMAT/GRE/ UGC-JRF/GATE, followed by a Personal Interview round.

Candidates seeking admission must have passed Master's degree in any discipline with at least 60% aggregate or equivalent with a bachelor's degree/ equivalent qualification after completing Class 12. Additionally, candidates with a 5-year integrated master's degree with at least 60% aggregate after completing Class 12 are also eligible.

Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) is a doctoral-level course of a duration of three-year. In this course, apart from the coursework, candidates also have to submit a thesis at the end of the course. MDI Gurgaon offers FPM in two tracks: Residential and Non-Residential. Candidates are shortlisted for final selection based on scores in CAT/GMAT/GRE/UGC-JRF. Shortlisted candidates have to take part in the interview round.

Xavier School of Management Jamshedpur fees for Ex-FPM course is INR 11.3 lakh. For a detailed fee structure of the course, candidates are advised to contact the admission department of XLRI. 

Apart from a full-time residential FPM course, XLRI also offers an Executive Fellow Programme in Management (Ex-FPM), a non-residential doctoral course. The course duration of both FPM and Ex-FPM is four years. XLRI admission to both these courses is based on valid XAT/UGC-JRF/NET/GMAT/GRE/GATE scores.

Candidates with BE / BTech degree or its equivalent with at least 60% marks (50% for SC/ST candidates) obtained after completing higher secondary education, Class 12 or equivalent, followed by at least 2 years of relevant work experience are eligible to apply for XLRI FPM course. Admission to the FPM course is based on valid XAT/UGC-JRF/NET/GMAT/GRE/GATE scores.