Compare KSOM Bhubaneswar vs CMS Business School, Jain University, Bangalore

Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their KIITEE Management/KIITEE/CAT/XAT/CMAT/MAT/GMAT Scores (for MBA 2025 admission) for appearing in the Group Discussion (GD) , Personal Interview (PI) and Writing Ability Test (WAT). The GD&PI will be conducted at New Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Jamshedpur and Bhubaneswar. For any unforeseeable reason if the GD & PI could not be conducted at any selected centre, then the candidate will be asked to appear the GD & PI at the centre allotted by the institute. The final selection will be made on the basis of candidate’s performance in the Group Discussion & Personal Interview (GD & PI), Writing Ability Test (WAT), career marks, and entrance score. Successful candidates will be intimated of their final selection through admission offer letter containing the terms and conditions of the admission. For the offer to be valid, the selected candidates, after going through contents of the admission offer letter, need to confirm and accept the offer with the terms and conditions for taking admission to the programme through “Acceptance Letter” and other documents. All the candidates who have been offered admission have to pay the fees as stipulated in the admission offer letter. Otherwise they would forfeit their seat.

• The applicant(s) must appear for and clear the Jain Entrance Test (JET) process. The JET process includes: a. Written Test b. Essay Writing c. Presentation d. Personal Interview.
• The applicant(s) must obtain the minimum cut-off percentage and above in Degree Examination / Equivalent examination recognized by JAIN (Deemed-to-be University). The cut-off percentage will be communicated to the applicant(s) during the JET Process, as it differs depending on the program selected.
• The applicant(s) needs to visit the website, www.bschool.cms..ac.in for updates regarding the Jain Entrance Test and follow the process accordingly.
• Any request for change in the dates for Entrance Test will not be entertained.
• It is mandatory for the applicant(s) to carry with them the ‘Jain Entrance Test Admit Card’ for the JET process.
• Candidates with the following competitive exam scores / percentile are exempted from the Written Test and can directly appear for Essay Writing, Presentation and Personal Interview.

The candidate must be a graduate in any discipline with minimum 50% aggregate marks (or equivalent CGPA) from any university incorporated by an Act of the Central or State legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The candidate must have also minimum 50% aggregate marks (or equivalent CGPA) in the 10th and 12th board examinations. Candidates those who are awarded CGPA or grades in place of marks, their CGPA will be converted into equivalent marks based on the equivalence certified by the university/institution/board from where they obtained their degree/certificate. In absence of any instruction from the university, equivalence would be established by dividing obtained CGPA with the maximum CGPA and multiplying the fraction so obtained by 100. The percentage of aggregate marks is to be calculated taking all subjects into consideration including optional subjects. The candidate also requires to have a valid score of any national entrance examination for MBA or PGDM (e.g., CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, GMAT, KIITEE Management & KIITEE 2025, etc).

Candidates appearing for the final examination for the Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent examination) and expected to complete all the requirements for obtaining the Bachelor’s degree by 30th June, 2025 can also apply, subject to submission of all the required documents to that effect by 30th September, 2025. Failing to submit the requisite documents in time will entitle a student to withdraw from the programme.

Foreign/NRI candidates will have the above eligibility for applying for the MBA programme and they are required to submit the filled-up application form along with the requisite documents and application fee of US $50. They will be considered for admission process on the basis of their valid GMAT scores (appeared in year 2024).