FORE School of Management is considered among the top 50 B-schools in the country.
The college campus isn’t too big in size and the hostel is privately owned and situated at a distance of 1.5 km from the campus.
FORE and IMT Ghaziabad are reputed B-schools in the country and offer excellent PGDM programs. Comparably Fore has a better ROI, whereas IMT Ghaziabad is a bigger band name in management education.
Given below is a brief comparison between the two programs.
Criteria |
PGDM- IMT Ghaziabad |
PGDM- FORE |
Established |
1980 |
1981 |
Accreditation |
AICTE |
AICTE, SAQS |
Ranking (by NIRF) |
37th |
43rd |
Entrance exams accepted |
CAT/XAT/MAT |
CAT/XAT/GMAT |
CAT cutoff |
90 |
85 |
Selection |
Personal Interview (PI) |
Written Ability Test (WAT), Personal Interview(PI), Business Awareness Quiz 9BA-Q) |
Course fee |
17.55 lakhs |
15.98 lakhs |
Batch intake |
180 |
180 |
Highest CTC |
34 LPA |
30 LPA |
Average package |
13.7 LPA |
10.6 LPA |
Major recruiters |
Major recruiters include Lenskart, Kotak Mahindra, Pepsico, Mother Diary, HSBC, Reliance JIO, Tech Mahindra, Trident, Zomato, Infosys, AMUL, etc. |
HUL, ITC, Nestle, Nivea, Asian Paints, Café Coffee Day, Schneider-Electric, Orient Electric, VIVO, Zomato, HSBC, ICICI Bank, Genpact, Genpact ERC, GEP, EY GDS, Deloitte USI, KPMG GS, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, JK Tyre, etc. |
The DCP program at IMT Ghaziabad provides the students with a year-long intense international experience in Dubai which also happens to be one of the most dynamic markets in the world. After completing their 1st year, the students are encouraged and also provided opportunities to carry out their summer internship assignments in UAE and the Middle East – primarily GCC countries – including Oman and Kuwait to gather market exposure.
Both courses have their advantages, so you should decide which course will be better for you.
FORE School of Management cutoff in CAT for general category students stays around 86.50.
As per the cutoff trends, these are the CAT cutoff for 2021.
Course | Cutoff |
PGDM | 85-88 |
PGDM International Business | 79-83 |
PGDM Finanace Management | 76-80 |
PGDM Big Data Analytics | 70-77 |
Beside CAT, FORE also accepts XAT and GMAT scores.
IMI Delhi accepts only CAT/GMAT scores. The expected XAT cutoff for the rest of colleges are as follows:
B-School | Expected XAT cutoff |
IMI Kolkata | 60 |
Fore Delhi | 86.5 |
KJ Somaiya | 70-73 |
TAPMI | 85 |
Fore School of Management has several prominent and notable alumni, some of them include: