Latest Update: GIM Goa is inviting applications for its PGDM Programs and the last date to apply for Early Bird is November 28, 2023. CAT 2023 Admit Card will be released on November 7, 2023, and the exam is scheduled for November 26, 2023. XAT 2024 registration has begun, and the last date to apply is November 30, 2023, and the exam is scheduled for January 7, 2024.

Goa Institute of Management offers 4 full-time residential programs PGDM, PGDM-HCM, PGDM- BDA and PGDM-BIFS. BIM's flagship PGDM programme and the HCM programme are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation. Goa Institute of Management achieved 100% placement for its flagship PGDM program. The highest salary package offered was INR 60.4 LPA. PGDM General students received an average salary of INR 14.87 LPA. GIM collaborates with several reputed institutes across the world in Antwerp, Finland, USA and Poland. Through these collaborations and exchange programmes, GIM extends ample opportunities to the students to explore and widen their horizons.

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Goa Institute of Management: Key Points 

  • Ranking: In NIRF 2023 ranking, Goa Institute of Management secured 33rd rank.
  • Accreditation: The college is accredited by SAQS, and is an AACSB member. GIM’s flagship PGDM programme and the HCM programme are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation. 
  • Fees & Intake: The PGDM fees for Goa Institute of Management is INR 18.07 lakhs and the intake for PGDM at is 540.
  • Faculty Vs Students Ratio: The faculty Vs Student ratio at Goa Institute of Management is 1:7.
  • Scholarships: Academic Competence and Excellence Scholarship Scheme (ACCESS) is a scholarship worth Rs. 4 lakh offered to 40 students every year. 
  • Student Exchange Programme: GIM collaborates with several reputed institutes across the world in Antwerp, Finland, USA and Poland. Through these collaborations and exchange programmes, GIM extends ample opportunities to the students to explore and widen their horizons.
  • Placements 2023: Goa Institute of Management achieved 100% placements. The highest salary package made was of INR 60.4 LPA. 

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Goa Institute of Management Important Dates 2024

The admission process for PGDM has started at Goa Institute of Management, listed below are the important dates related to the admission activities at the institute:

CAT Dates
CAT Registration Starts August 2, 2023
CAT Registration Ends September 20, 2023
CAT Admit Card November 07, 2023
CAT Exam Date November 26, 2023
XAT
XAT Registration July 15 - November 30, 2023
Last Date for XAT Application through GMAT / GRE December 31, 2023
XAT Exam January 7, 2024
PGDM / PGDM-HCM / PGDM-BDA / PGDM-BIFS
First Mover October 31, 2023
Early Bird November 28, 2023
Achiever Round Deadline December 5, 2023
Last Date to Apply January 2, 2024
Evaluation Process January & March 2024 (Tentative)
Final Admission Results (1st Offers) April 3, 2024 (Tentative)
Academic Session June 2024 (Tentative)

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Goa Institute of Management PGDM Fees

The total fees for PGDM at Goa Institute of Management is INR 18.31 Lakhs and the term wise breakup of academic fee for the batch 2023-25 is as follows:

Particulars Fees in INR
Installment 1A 50,000
Installment 1B 4,10,000
Installment 2 4,60,000
Installment 3 9,11,200
Total 18,31,200

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Goa Institute of Management PGDM 2023-25: Intake

Goa Institute of Management has a combined intake of 540 students for their four PGDM programmes. The flagship PGDM programme has an intake of 300 students, PGDM in Healthcare Management (HCM), PGDM Big Data Analytics (BDA), and PGDM in Banking Insurance and Financial Services (BIFS) have an intake of 60, 120,and 60 students respectively. 

Goa Institute of Management PGDM Eligibility Criteria

  • As per the eligibility criteria of Goa Institute of Management admission 2023, applicants must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate in graduation degree. Whereas, candidates belonging to reserved categories such as scheduled castes and scheduled tribes must obtain a minimum of 45% marks in aggregate.
  • Candidates who will be appearing in the final year of the qualifying examination and will complete it by June 2022 can also apply provided they will have to fulfill the requirement, failing to which his/her candidature will stand cancelled.
  • Only students who will register through the following management entrance examinations will be considered for admission to Goa Institute of Management 2024:
  • CAT 2023
  • XAT 2024
  • CMAT 2024
  • GMAT

Goa Institute of Management GAAT

Candidates for PGDM (BDA) will need to take an online aptitude test called GAAT (GIM Analytics Aptitude Test). This is a 75 minutes test with MCQs. GAAT will be administered online. The candidates will be sent a test link for GAAT, which can be taken from anywhere at no extra cost. Every wrong answer will carry a 25% negative weight.

This test shall have the following modules, each comprising of six questions:

  • Statistics
  • Probability
  • Comprehension
  • Data Interpretation
  • Logical Reasoning
  • Linear Algebra
  • Calculus
  • Technology & Business awareness
  • Basic coding

GAAT dates will be announced soon. 

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Goa Institute of Management PGDM Admission Criteria:

For PGDM, a select group of candidates shall be invited to Goa for Achiever's Round of interview process in January 2024. All other candidates shall be invited for Regular Round in early March 2024 at various interview centres.

Stage IA: Shortlisting For Achiever's Round

  • Interviews shall be held only in Goa and shortlisted candidates shall be eligible to apply for scholarships.
  • Candidates not shortlisted for Achiever's Round will not be eligible for scholarships. If a candidate shortlisted for Achiever's Round decides to opt out of Achiever's Round and attends Regular Round, the candidate will not be eligible for scholarship.
  • Shortlisting shall be based on curricular, extracurricular, and career achievements and profile -qualification, past academic performance, and work experience of the candidates.
  • The shortlist shall be drawn without XAT, CAT, GMAT score to facilitate interview process in January 2024. Scores shall be incorporated later on.

Stage 1B. Shortlisting For Regular Round

Shortlisting for PGDM for Regular Round shall be based on XAT, CAT, GMAT, or CMAT score of candidates.

The weightages for various components for both rounds remain the same.

Components Achiever’s Round Weight Percent Regular Round Weight Percent
Objective & Leadership Assessment 40 40
Past Academic Performance 15 15
Work Experience 10 10
Performance in Face to Face Evaluation 30 30
Composite Diversity Index 5 5
Total 100 100

Stage II: Final Selection

  • Final Interview Round 2024 at GIM will be held at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata, Mumbai (All centres are subject to availability)
  • Final Admission offer at GIM Goa will be based on entrance exam scores, past academic performance, objective assessment, work experience, face to face evaluation among other parameters.
  • Result of the selected candidates shall be released in April 2024
Components BIFS- Weight percent BDA HCM- Weight Percent
Objective Assessment (Based on Competitive exam & Aptitude Test Score) 40 45 40
Past Academic Performance 15 15 15
Work Experience 10 10 10
Performance in Face to Face Evaluation 30 30 30
Profile Assessment Index 5 __ 5

Goa Institute of Management PGDM Batch Profile 2023

In terms of Work Experience, the PGDM Batch 2023 has the following diverse features:

Work Experience Total (PGDM) 
Freshers  52%
0 to 12 Months 13%
12 to 24 Months 16%
24 to 36 Months 11%
36 to 48 Months 6%
48+ Months2 %

Goa Institute of Management Ranking and Accreditations:

  • In NIRF 2023 ranking, Goa Institute of Management went up to the 33rd  position from an earlier 36th rank in 2022.
  • Goa Institute of Management was rated among the Top 4 Best B-Schools for the World in the Positive Impact Rating 2021. 
  • GIM’s flagship PGDM programme and the HCM programme are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation. 
  • Goa Institute of Management (GIM) secured the prestigious SAQS accreditation for 5 years in 2019. 
  • GIM is a member of the AACSB network. 
  • The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) has declared the PGDM Programme offered at GIM to be equivalent to an MBA degree.
  • The courses offered at GIM, namely, PGDM, PGDM (HCM), PGDM (BDA) are approved by the AICTE. 

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Goa Institute of Management Placements 2023

The 2023 placement of all the courses offered by GIM Goa is as follows:

GIM Goa Course PGDM  PGDM-HCM PGDM-BDA PGDM-BIFS
Highest Package INR 55 LPA INR 60.14 LPA INR 40.2 LPA INR 27 LPA
Average Package INR 14.87 LPA INR 15 LPA INR 17.2 LPA INR 14.61 LPA
Median Package INR 14.7 LPA - INR 15 LPA INR 15 LPA

Goa Institute of Management Summer Intrernship Placements 2024

The summer internship placement statistics of the PGDM batch 2022-24 are as follows:

Particulars Internship Placement 2024
Placement Percentage 100%
Batch Size  197
Total Recruiters 47
Highest Stipend INR 3 Lakhs
Average Stipend INR 83 K
Median Stipend INR 70 K
Top Recruiters DE Shaw & Co, Titan, ACT Fibernet, BMW.

The salary statistics for summer internship placement of PGDM batch 2022 - 24 are as follows:

Number of Students  Average Salary Statistics
Top 20% Average Stipend INR 95 K
Top 50% Average Stipend INR 76.20 K
Top 100% Average Stipend INR 56.75 K

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Goa Institute of Management PGDM Program Structure 

The PGDM program is divided into 4 quarters of approximately 18-21 weeks including project work of 8 weeks. Classes are also held during weekends which include typically 8 sessions per weekend. Some courses are of 3 hours duration while others are of 15 hours duration. The projects are done in groups. Each group has two guides. 

First year syllabus

Students are required to complete a 2 month corporate internship at different locations with various companies. They are given the tasks that would be similar to those they would be required to do after their graduation. These companies usually hire their interns as they are already aware of the work they are supposed to do fir the company. Students get a first-hand practical and application-based experience of corporate life. 

The participants are required to go through CIS of 4 credits each, during the second year. Every credit course is 30 hours each. They can take up at least 2 CIS in the second year. 

Business Policy and Strategy Business Ethics, Indian Social and Political Environment, Legal Aspects of Business, Strategic Management 
Communication  Managerial Oral Communication, Written Analysis and Communication – I & II
Economics  Macroeconomics, Microeconomics for Managers
Finance and Accounting  Corporate Finance – I & II, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting 
Marketing  Market Research, Marketing Management
Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Human Resources Management , Organizational Behavior – I & II
Operations Management,Quantitative Methods and Information Systems Information Systems for Managers, Operations Management, Operations Research, Spreadsheet Modelling, Statistics for Management

In the second year, Capstone Experience is a compulsory course and candidates can choose from a range of electives. The table given below shows the list of different options of electives offered in the second year of the program:

Business Policy and Strategy Advanced Competitive Strategy: Managing Complementarities and Internal Barriers
Business Practices in India
Business Relationships and Networks
Capstone Exercise – Compulsory
Communication Skills for Leadership and Team Excellence
Corporate Social Responsibility: A Strategic Response
General Commercial Knowledge
Green Business Management
Industry & Competitor Analysis
Industry & Competitor Analysis
International Business in Practice (Off-Site)
Management Consulting
Multi-Sectoral Analysis in Indian Context
Multi-Sectoral Analysis in Indian Context
Multi-sided platform in Business Strategy
Real Estate Management
Strategy Leadership
Workshop on Public Policy
Communication  Business German
Economics  Game Theory and Applications Pricing
Finance and Accounting  Advanced Derivatives Applications
Banking, Financial Markets & Systems
Behavioral Finance
Corporate Valuation
Financial Analytics
Financial Derivatives
Financial Services
Financial Statement Analysis
Financial Time Series with R
Fixed Income Securities
Global Securities Markets
International Finance
M & A and Corporate Restructuring
Management Control Systems
Private Equity Finance
Revenue Management
Risk Management
Rural Banking and Financial Inclusion
Security Analysis & Portfolio Management
Strategic Financial Management
Sustainable Finance & Business
Marketing  Advanced Selling Skills and Management
Advertising Management
B2B Marketing
Brand Management
Brand Management
Consumer Behaviour
Digital Marketing
Integrated Marketing Communication
International Marketing
Managing Creative and Cultural Business
Marketing Analytics
Product Management and Strategy
Retail Management
Rural Marketing
Sales and Distribution Management
Seminar cum workshop on Consumer Based Business Strategies
Services Marketing & Management
Strategic Marketing
Strategic Marketing for Innovation Tech. Business
Operations Management, Quantitative Methods and Information Systems Advanced Tools for Business Analytics
Big Data Using Python and Hadoop
Business Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Data Warehousing
Data Warehousing and Visualization for Data Mining
Dealing with Uncertainty in Dynamic Markets
ERP Systems: Technology Planning and Implementation
Operations Excellence
Operations Strategy
Predictive Analytics – I
Predictive Analytics –II
Project Management
Project and Portfolio Management
Sourcing
Supply Chain Management: Design and Strategy
Supply Chain Management: Planning and Execution
Systems Design
Organizational Behavior and Human Resources

Advanced Leadership Course
Innovation Mgt.
Inspired Leadership thru Personal Mastery
International Negotiations
Labour Relations
Manager as a Citizen in Democratic Society
Talent Management

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Goa Institute of Management Tips for PI

  • Prepare Well: You should prepare yourself for the kinds of questions that the panellists. might ask you. Read newspapers, watch videos, give mock interviews, take notes from alumni and the most important thing is to practice daily. 
  • Know Yourself: During the whole interview, the panelists try to know but how are you going to communicate the same to him if you don’t know about yourself. Practice answering questions about your strengths, weaknesses, areas of interests, personal and professional experiences etc. 
  • Be Yourself: Don’t try to be someone else. Most people try to copy someone else’s belief that it’ll help them get through, which is not true. The interviewer can easily make out that you’re different from the way you’re showcasing yourself. So, it is extremely important to be honest.
  • Analyse the common events: You’re supposed to be aware of whatever’s happening around you and be able to understand the positives and negatives of the same. You should be able to analyse common events as a manager. GIM professors look out for candidates who can stimulate discussions in the class by analysing what is happening around them.
  • Be able to direct the interview: During the interview, the interviewer can ask you anything under the sun. But you can direct the interview in your favour if you’ve prepared your answers properly. 

GIM PI Questions-

Field related questions  Personalized Questions  General Questions 
Q. Where do we use integration?
Q. State Gauss Law.
Q. What are the basic characteristics of Oligopoly?
Q. At which place did the mining of coal start in 1774?
Q. Do you think recession is still going on? 		 Q. Tell us about yourself.
Q. How would you describe your family?
Q. What are your hobbies?
Q. Describe your favorite character. Q. Tell me about your ability to work under pressure.

 		 Q. Do you know about SGST, CGST, and IGST?
Q. Who is the chairman of NITI aayog?
Q. What do you know about the automobile sector?
Q. How many GIMs are there?
Q. Name any GIM with a female director.
Q. How many states border UP? 

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FAQs

Ques. What are Early Bird applications? 

Ans. GIM charges lower application fees for early applications and higher application fees closer to the final deadline. The deadline for early bird applications is December 06, 2023 (Tentative).

Ques. What is Goa Institute of Managements achievers round? 

Ans. Goa Institute of Management's achievers round is a profile-based short-listing of candidates for scholarships based on their self-reported achievements in various fields such as academics, sports, co-curricular, professional experience, etc.

Ques. Is the PGDM HCM program good? 

Ans. The Healthcare sector is booming and has become one of the fastest growing sectors in the country. The programme offered by GIM is good for those who wish to learn more about this sector and pursue a career in this field. The placements are also good for this program. 

Ques. How are the placements at Goa Institute of Management? 

Ans. Goa Institute of Management achieved 100% placements with the highest salary of INR 60.4 LPA. 

Ques. Is the hostel fee included in the PGDM programme fees? 

Ans. No, the programme fees only includes the tuition fees for two years, you will have to pay extra for hostel accommodation.

Ques. What are the centers for Interview in Goa Institute of Management?

Ans. The centers for interview are Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata, Mumbai. The centers are subject to availability.

Ques. What is the total capacity of the PGDM course at Goa Institute of Management?

Ans. The total number of students that can take admission in the PGDM course is 260 students.

Ques. Are there any scholarships provided by GIM for the PGDM course?

Ans. Yes, GIM provides Scholarships to the students of PGDM. There are a total of 40 scholarships, and it is given to the students of Archiver's Round Winners. The total value of the scholarship is 4 lakhs

Ques. What is the cutoff of the GIM MBA entrance examination?

Ans. The cutoffs of the entrance exams are as follows: 
Exam Cut Off 2023
CAT 85+ Percentile
XAT 85+ Percentile
CMAT 95+ Percentile
GMAT 600+ Score

Ques. Did GIM rank for the PGDM course?

Ans. GIM PGDM has been ranked 33rd by NIRF 2023.