Which is better: FORE School of Management for a PGDM BM or IMI Delhi?

FORE School of Management is approved by AICTE on the other hand IMI Delhi is approved by AICTE, NBA and AIU. Both of them were established in the year 1981 and provide good quality programs to their students. According to NIRF rankings IIIM was ranked #28 whereas FORE was ranked #43.

Intake process:

FORE School of Management:

• The process of admissions in this institution is a bit lengthy. The candidate is shortlisted on the basis of scores obtained in CAT/GMAT/XAT exams.
• After the shortlisting the students will be required to appear in: Written Ability Test (WAT), Business Awareness Quiz (BA-Q) and Extempore and Personal Interview (PI)
• The final selection is considered on the basis of marks the applicant has obtained in CAT/GMAT/XAT, WAT, Business quiz, Extempore, Personal Interview, Academic performance and work experience.

IMI Delhi:

The selection process of applicants takes place in the following manner:

• In the same way shortlisting of candidates is done on the basis of CAT or GMAT scores.
• Followed by a written test, requiring the applicants to write an essay.
• The last round of the process consists of an interview and extempore.
• Then the student is qualified based on the performances in all the rounds.

Some similarities/dissimilarities are tabulated below:

Both the institutions have highly qualified faculties. FORE has a longer process of selection which might make it a selective institution, having limited seats for PGDM courses and hard to get in. On the other hand IMI doesn’t have that lengthy process as compared to FORE. More the number of companies recruiting the institution will automatically result in more number of students getting placed.