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MBA Program Eligibility Criteria

VGSoM’s MBA Program

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at the Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSoM),
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, stands as a distinguished postgraduate offering. This
comprehensive 2-year residential program spans four semesters and is conducted by the esteemed Indian
Institute of Technology Kharagpur at VGSoM. For a comprehensive overview of the program, please refer to
https://som.iitkgp.ac.in/MBA/.

Minimum Academic Eligibility Criteria for Admission to MBA

Candidates seeking admission to the MBA Programme should satisfy the following criteria:
• A candidate must have any of the following:

• A Bachelor’s degree of minimum 4-year duration in engineering/technology/pharmacy

OR
• A Master’s degree in Science/Economics/Commerce (with Mathematics or Statistics at Bachelor’s
level)

• Minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying degree:
• General/EWS/OBC: Minimum of 60% marks (or CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale)

• SC/ST/PWD: Minimum of 55% marks (or CGPA of 6.0 on a 10-point scale)
Please note that for both the above cases, if the CGPA is on a scale other than 10.0, the eligibility of the
candidates will be calculated corresponding to the equivalence stated above.

• Candidates appearing for the final year of their qualifying degree examination and those who have
completed degree requirements but are awaiting results can also apply. However, if selected, the
admission of such candidates to the program will be provisional. The provisionally admitted candidates
must submit a certificate by May 31, 2024, from their university/college/institute stating that they have
completed all the requirements for obtaining the bachelor’s degree/master’s degree, as applicable. The
final marksheet/certificate of passing the qualifying degree is to be submitted by October 31, 2024 for
verification.

• Applicants must be in good health. In case of any discrepancy found in the certificate of medical fitness
submitted during registration, the opinion of the Institute’s Medical Officer will be final.

• Candidates in the PWD category seeking admission to the MBA must appear before a medical board on
or before October 31, 2024, at IIT Kharagpur. The decision of the Medical Board is final and will be binding
on the candidate.

*Note: A 5-year integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s degree is considered equivalent to a 4-year Bachelor’s
degree for the admission process, with no separate points awarded in the Application Rating (AR) score for
the integrated Master’s degree.

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