IIM MBA Distance Learning

 IIM's   are offering  Distance Learning MBA programs to working professional, currently IIM-Bangalore, IIM-Kozhikode, IIM-Lucknow, IIM-Calcutta etc are providing  IIM MBA program through distance leaning. 

Eligibility criteria :- Work experience is must to apply for any of the IIM Distance learning MBA program, and it varies in between 1-5 years. 

1) For most of the Distance Learning Executive MBA programs offered by IIM's, graduates/ CA/ ICWA having at least 5 years of work experience can apply. Usually executives from different backgrounds like IT, Human Resources, Marketing, Banking, Financial Services and Manufacturing apply for these kind of programs.

2) Selection for most of the IIM Distance Learning MBA programs is carried out through an national level aptitude test followed by an online interview through IOL platform.There could be exemption based on your educational qualification and work experience.

. The average fee of these programs is around  Rs. 3,00,000/- .

Process of CAT for IIM MBA

Getting admission into an IIM is a 3-step process. The test very well known as IIm Cat for Mba the Common Admission Test (CAT), followed by a Group Discussion and a Personal Interview if you clear CAT. Do not fear.

You do not have to be a genius or an academic topper to get through what might seem like an impossible goal. On the contrary, all you need is a logical flow of thought and an analytical mind and the IIM dream is yours to live.

Once you have cracked CAT, the next step in the selection process is a Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI).

You would start with a  IIM MBA GD which is not elimination round. This means that you will give a PI irrespective of your performance in the GD round. The GD round usually consists of a group of 6-10 students. The panel remains the same over the GD and PI and usually consists of IIM MBA Professors.

The topic in a GD is usually a general topic but can vary to just about anything under the sun. 

The last round of selection is the PI. Most of us have a tendency to view an interview as something where someone is sitting across from us and we are trying to convince them of something and get on the top. However, we can perform much better if we could just look at it as a conversation that we are having with some people sitting with us, who are interested in hearing our opinion on different things. They are not looking for reasons to reject us; instead they are actually looking for reasons to accept us into their academic institute. If you have made it this far, they do recognize that you have potential and have a very open stance instead of being the threatening monsters that you probably imagine them to be.  One  thing is that you should prepare your content well for a PI. The content here consists of preparing your graduation subjects very well and understanding their application to some real world scenarios. Be confident and do not lie. If you don’t know the answer to something, just say that. There is nothing wrong about not knowing something. At the same time it is very important to stay composed through out the GD and interview.