FMS
Delhi announces major haul in admission criteria: Reduces CAT 2017 weight;
reintroduces GD round
Deviating
from past 3 years in its MBA admission process and weightage to different
components, Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University, Delhi has
brought substantial changes in its MBA 2018-20 admission criteria by reducing
the weightage to CAT 2017 exam score to 60% from 85%;
reintroducing the Group Discussion (GD) round which was scrapped in 2014;
increasing the weightage to PI round to 15% from 10%.
Announcing the overhaul in its admission process for full time
MBA 2018-20 batch, FMS Delhi has stated “From the shortlisted candidates,
admission to MBA programme shall be based on Extempore Speech, Group
Discussion, Personal Interview, Class X & Class XII marks and CAT 2017
scores as provided by CAT centre.”
CAT 2017 Score loses weight from 85 to 60%
CAT score which used to command 85% weight in final selection round at FMS Delhi has lost its weight by 25 points on a scale of 100. Now, the CAT 2017 score will carry a weight of 60% only to arrive at the final merit list. The score of CAT 2017 will also include the academic profile and other factors which were not taken into account at the time of first stage shortlisting criteria.
CAT score which used to command 85% weight in final selection round at FMS Delhi has lost its weight by 25 points on a scale of 100. Now, the CAT 2017 score will carry a weight of 60% only to arrive at the final merit list. The score of CAT 2017 will also include the academic profile and other factors which were not taken into account at the time of first stage shortlisting criteria.
GD
round reintroduced with 10% weight
Group Discussion (GD) round which was scrapped 3 years back by FMS Delhi as one of the components in its admission process, has been reintroduced and will command a weight of 10%.
Group Discussion (GD) round which was scrapped 3 years back by FMS Delhi as one of the components in its admission process, has been reintroduced and will command a weight of 10%.
