What should I do to get into FMS or XLRI?
To get into FMS or XLRI, you will need to meet their specific admission requirements and do well on their entrance exams. Here are the specific eligibility criteria for both the institutes'
FMS eligibility criteria to get admission:
- Candidates applying for admission to the MBA program must have pursued at least a Bachelor‘s Degree program after twelve years of formal schooling with at least 50% marks at graduation level.
- SC/ST, OBC, PWD, CW: 45% passing marks as per the University Rules or equivalent CGPA.
- Candidates appearing for the final year examination for a Bachelor‘s Degree may also apply.
Selection for FMS is done through 2 stages
- Appearing for CAT conducted by IIMs
- On being shortlisted, candidates are called for the second round which comprises Extempore Speech, Group Discussion, and Personal Interview (PI).
XLRI Eligibility Criteria:
- Recognized Bachelor's degree of minimum three years duration or equivalent in any discipline. Those completing their final examination by June 10 can also apply.
- All Indian candidates can appear for XAT. However, NRI and foreign candidates may apply either through GMAT score or XAT.
To get admitted to XLRI, the following parameters are considered
- XAT / GMAT Score
- Essay Writing
- General Knowledge
- Academic Performance and Work Experience
- Group Discussion (GD) And Personal Interview (PI)
Some general advice would be to focus on your academics, get good scores in your entrance exams, and work on any extracurricular activities or leadership experience you may have.
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You need to clear the FMS cutoff to get a shortlist. For general category students, the required cutoff stays around 98 percentile. Shortlisted students need to go through extempore and the PI round, in order to get admission.
XLRI shortlists students based on XAT scores. The next round for admission is the GD-PI round. Performance in this round is crucial for final selection.
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Let’s discuss both Institutes one by one to know what’s better for you.
FMS:
Admissions:
- If you're in a general category, the cutoff required in CAT is around 98. As a result, a reasonable score should be 99 or higher to receive a call. Because the weightage is quite high, you must be as close to 100 percent.
- The extempore and PI have 15% weightage, so they can be decisive as well. Prepare thoroughly on current events and general topics, and be confident while giving your answers in PI.
- The cut-offs are much lower if you are OBC or SC/ST.
XLRI:
Admissions:
- There are no reservations, this is purely based on merit. To advance to the GDPI round, you must have a XAT score of around 95–96. The weightage varies from year to year, but it isn't as biased toward your entrance exam score as FMS is.
- For the GDPI round be confident about what you say, and accept your ignorance where it exists.
Comparison:
- When it comes to HR, the XLRI label is highly valued, whereas FMS is the top choice for marketing. Choose according to your future plans.
- If fees are an issue, FMS (which falls under the DU) charges way less than XLRI.
- For campus, XLRI outperforms FMS. If you want a proper lifestyle, XLRI is the way to go. When compared to XLRI, FMS's infrastructure is quite poor.
- FMS has a location advantage over XLRI because it is in a major metropolitan city whereas XLRI is in a small township.
- FMS's ROI (placement packages) is really good. Both b-schools have similar median packages, but FMS has lower fees.
- The alumni networks of XLRI and FMS are both long-standing and well-regarded.
Weigh out the pros and cons of both the institutes and choose the institute that is better suited for you.
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