Sl. No.	Event	Date
1.	Online application starts	15.02.2024
2.	Online application starts from	15.02.2024
3.	Last date of submission of the online application with payment	15.04.2024
4.	Interview	To be notified in the institute website
5.	Publication of the list of eligible candidates	To be notified in the institute website
6.	Date(s) of admission
7.	Publication of the final list of selected candidates for MBA admission on the Institute website	To be notified in the Institute website
8.	Date(s) of admission	To be notified in the Institute website

# Please visit the Institute website (www.iiests.ac.in) regularly for any updates about subsequent amendments in the advertisement and results. No correspondence in any form in this regard will be made by the Institute with an individual candidate. Any changes in the dates will be indicated on the website.

Applications are invited from Indian nationals in the prescribed form for admission to the 2-Year full-time MBA Post Graduate (PG) Program in Management Sciences for the academic session 2024 – 2026 in the School of Management Sciences (SOMS), under IIEST, Shibpur. Applicants are required to apply online at www.iiests.ac.in

The candidates are advised to read each and every instruction given in this Information Brochure very carefully before applying online.

• Application fee is Rs.1500/‐ for UR/OBC(NCL)/EWS and Rs.1000/‐ for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
• A candidate has to apply through an online application form.
• The mere application does not guarantee a call for the interview.
• The selection process is a two-tier one and is elaborated in Section 6 of this document. Shortlisted applicants would be appearing for the interview.
• Reservation for SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/EWS/PwD Categories: The Institute will follow the reservation policies of the MHRD, Govt. of India. Certificate for SC/ST/ OBC(NCL)/EWS/PwD will be as per Govt. of India Rules. For OBC (NCL) category, the format for certificates must be as per DoPTOM No.36036/2/2013‐Estt (Res) dated 30/05/2014 and for EWS category, the format for certificates must be as per DoPTOM No.36039/1/2019-Estt (Res) dated 31.01.2019. OBC (NCL)/EWS certificate issued on after April 1, 2023 shall be accepted during online document verification. However, admission offered, if any, shall be provisional and subject to submission of OBC (NCL)/EWS certificate issued on or after April 1, 2024 at the time of physical reporting in the Institute.
• Candidates who are selected for appearing in the interview, have to produce all original mark sheets and certificates including those for the qualifying degree as mentioned in Section 6 on the date of the interview, failing which they will not be allowed to appear for the interview and their candidature is liable to be nullified.
• SOMS reserves the right to restrict the number of candidates to be called for the interview suitably judging the merit of the applicants.
• All candidates who are eligible for admission but whose results are yet to be declared, shall be allowed for provisional admission, if selected, on production of Course Completion Certificate from appropriate authorities. Similarly all eligible candidates who are migrating from other University/Institute shall be allowed for provisional admission, if migration certificate or no objection certificate from the University/Institute last attended cannot be submitted at the time of admission. They shall be required to submit their results of the qualifying degree examinations and migration certificate (as applicable) by 30.09.2024 and failing which their admission shall stand cancelled.
• The admission shall be purely provisional subject to the confirmation that they satisfy the prescribed eligibility conditions.
• Students shall be governed by PG ordinance/ regulations in vogue.
• If selected, all the original documents will be verified during physical reporting for admission. If anything found wrong, applicant’s admission shall stand cancelled.

At the time of admission, each MBA candidate will be required to furnish an undertaking in a non-judicial stamp paper of Rs.10/- signed by a notary in a prescribed format (text will be made available on the website) that the MBA candidates will not indulge in any form of ragging. MBA students if found to be involved in the act of ragging will be strictly punished as per rules.

The candidates with the following qualifications shall be eligible to apply for the MBA Program:

» A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, Humanities, Arts, Commerce, Business Administration with a minimum of 60% marks (CGPA = 6.5 on 10 point or equivalent) for UR/OBC (NCL)/EWS and 55% marks (CGPA = 6.0 on a 10-point scale) for SC/ST/PWD candidates with a valid MAT/CMAT/CAT/XAT/GMAT score.

» Students appearing for their final year graduation examination (and fulfilling the eligibility conditions stated above) may also apply. However, if selected, they will be provisionally admitted and the admission will be cancelled if they fail to produce the result of their final examinations satisfying the eligibility criterion of the course on or before 30th September, 2024 (Subject to change).

The vacant seats are:

UR	OBC(NCL)	SC	ST	EWS	Total
25 (PWD-02)	16 (PWD-01)	09	04	06	60

* Government of India reservation policies will be followed for SC/ST and the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Candidates. In absence of any applicant from PwD category, the seat reserved for PwD category will be distributed back to the categories from which they were taken. [EWS- Economically Weaker Section]

* De-reservation policy would be followed as per the Post Graduate admission of students in different disciplines of the Institute.

• The selection process for this year would be a two–tier process as mentioned below. Eligible (Section 6.1) applicants will be shortlisted based on their academic records. These shortlisted applicants would be further called for the online interview.
• The weights on the different components of the two-tier selection process are elaborated below. After the initial screening of eligible applicants, the following weights are allotted (shown in % within braces) as mentioned below:
  • Academic Performance (Starting from class 10th onwards) (50%)
  • Performance in the Interview (50%)
  • Preference will be given to candidates having all throughout First Class

Every student shall be required to pay the following fees at the time of joining. All Fees may be revised as per the decisions of the Institute authority. The candidates will be notified about such revisions through the Institute website.

Item	Amount in Indian Rupee
Registration & Admission Fee (Per Semester)	500.00
Students’ Activity (Per Semester)	500.00
Infrastructure & Maintenance Fee (Per Semester)	2500.00
Examination Fee (Per Semester)	1000.00
Tuition Fee (Per Semester)	100,000.00
Total (per semester)	1,04,500.00
Institute Caution Money (One time and refundable)	3000.00
Total amount payable at the time of admission	107,500.00

Institute fees (Tuition fees and Examination fees etc.) are collected through an individual bank account in the name of the student (opened with UCO Bank, BESUS Branch). This is mandatory and bank account is to be opened by student within a month from the date of admission. A student is expected to keep sufficient funds in his/her bank account. The dues are notified from time to time and deducted automatically from the account of the student. Defaulters with pending dues are not allowed to pursue further academic activities in the Institute. The method of payment may change as decided by the higher authority.

• Fill up the ONLINE application form with appropriate data using the following link: https://forms.gle/WMSek8PrfjcDu59DA
• In the online application form the candidate has to write within 100 words why he/she wants to pursue MBA and why in IIEST, Shibpur. Please note that the digital photograph and signature of the applicant have to be uploaded in image format.
• Download a pdf copy of MBA admission form from the Institute website (www.iiests.ac.in) under MBA Admission Section. Fill up the form and upload a copy of the same while submitting the online application. The original copy of this application form has to be submitted if selected for admission.
• Payment of application fee has to be made in the under mentioned Institute’s Bank account only and the scanned copy / pdf copy of the receipt must be uploaded while submitting online application.
  Bank Name: UCO Bank
  Branch Name: BESU Branch
  MICR No.: 700028178
  Account Type: Savings Account
  Account Number: 23690110000489
  Account Name: IIEST SHIBPUR - STUDENTS FEE COLLECTION
  IFSC Code: UCBA0002369

Please note that:

• Candidates must fill/enter their CGPA or percentage of marks as issued by their institute/college/university. Candidate must not convert their CGPA into percentage and vice-versa.
• Online application submitted by the candidates shall be considered final and binding. Requests for making correction in the online application shall not be entertained.

Please note that sending of hard copy of the application form is not required.