• Ranked among the top Twenty B-Schools in the country (CSR 2007, Outlook 2007) and among the top Three B-Schools in Western India (Deccan Herald Awards 2008).

• Excellent placement record: Placement Report 2009

ELIGIBILITY

Minimum 50% aggregate marks in a three-year Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) recognised by the Association of Indian Universities/AICTE. Candidates who will complete all requirements for the degree by 12th June 2010 may also apply. If an applicant does not complete all the requirements of his degree by 12th June 2010, or does not obtain 50% aggregate marks in his degree, the offer of admission made to him will stand cancelled. The total number of seats is 120. The qualifying cutoff for each year is determined on the basis of the scores of the applicants to the Institute, in the entrance test in that year. For admission to the post graduate programme in business management 2009-2011, 93 were the qualifying percentile cutoff and the sectional cutoff being 60 (in each section). For admission to the post graduate programme in business management 2010-2012, only those candidates who register for the XLRI Admissions Test (XAT) 2010 of Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur (XLRI) may apply for admission to GIM.

ADMISSION PROCEDURE

Candidates seeking admission to GIM are required to observe the following procedure:

• Applicants to GIM are required to take the XLRI Admissions Test (XAT), which will be held on 3rd January 2010. Register for XAT at http://www.xlri.edu
• Apply online on http://gim.sify.net/ Last date for online application is 2nd January 2010.
• Candidates who have applied for admission to GIM will be shortlisted on the basis of their XAT scores, past academic performance and work experience. The shortlisted candidates will be called for face to face evaluation process  for final selection in February/March 2010. (Interview centres – Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Panaji)
• The final selection will be made tentatively in April 2010 on the basis of XAT scores (50% weightage), the candidate’s past academic performance (10% weightage), performance in face to face evaluation process  (30 % weightage) and work experience (10% weightage), if any.
• The academic session would begin in last week of June/first week of July 2010.

For further evaluation, the qualifying cut-off XAT score will be lowered by 15 points for candidates of Goan domicile/origin. Documentary evidence of domicile will have to be supplied along with the completed Application Form.

Please note: Admission to the Goa Institute of Management is strictly on the basis of merit and no donation in any form is sought or accepted in connection with admission.