Established Under Uttar Pradesh Act Number 24 of 2016 ADMISSION PROCEDURE: 2-YEARS MBA PROGRAM (BATCH 2019-21) GENERAL Extending the core journalistic principles of Trust, Knowledge and Public Service, Bennett Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL), established 177 years ago, has continually undertaken initiatives for the betterment of Indian society. Under this banner, Bennett University has been established as a State Private University in Uttar Pradesh with aim to provide high quality professional education to students making them career & life ready. Holistic management education in India continues to be the need of the industry. The businesses look for skilled management professionals to accept challenges in a rapidly changing economic environment. Bennett s Management programs catapult the students at precisely this interface and work towards creating leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs capable of developing and leading sustainable business enterprises, thereby maximizing wealth for the society at large. Bennett University's MBA program curriculum has been designed in consultation with Johnson Cornell, USA. The vision of Bennett MBA Program is to infuse premium, highquality education with a global focus that ensures our students take confident first steps in understanding the basics of management, leadership, critical thinking with specializations in Business Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing and Operations. MBA Students will gain live-projects exposure and deep industry interactions through the Times Group connect and will be taught by faculty drawn from leading business schools. A Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree shall be awarded to students on fulfilling the curricular requirements and other criteria for award of degree. Candidates can find details of the application procedure, selection criteria and fee structure on our website www.bennett.edu.in NUMBER OF SEATS Total Number of seats on offer in the program will be 50. The same may vary depending upon the academic profile of the candidates. 15% seats (supernumerary) are also available in the program under NRI/International category details of which are mentioned in paragraphs below. 1
ELIGIBILITY (c) Bachelor s Degree or its equivalent in any discipline from a statutory university in India or abroad, with at least 50% aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA. Candidates graduating in 2019 can also apply but must prove their eligibility latest by 30 October 2019. Those not producing the eligibility certificates or found ineligible as per the date mentioned will be disqualified/de-registered irrespective of them having joined the program provisionally. Applicants, including NRI/International candidates, seeking admission are required to have appeared in CAT/NMAT/XAT/GMAT/GRE/MAT with validity at least up to July 2019. Conditions to be eligible for NRI/International Students NRI/PIO/OCI (i) PIO (Person of Indian Origin. A person who or whse any of ancestors was an Indian national and who is presently holding another country s citizenship/ nationality i.e. he/she is holding foreign passport. (ii) OCI (Overseas Citizen of India). A person registered as Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Cardholder under section 7A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. (iii) NRI shall be students whose mother or father, first degree relation including the real brother and sister, Grand Parents are NRIs or ward of NRIs person who should be the nearest relation to include Real brother and sister of father and mother i.e. real uncle and real aunt, Grandparents both paternal and maternal, first degree-paternal and maternal cousins. NRI implies An Indian citizen who is ordinarily residing outside India and holds an Indian Passport (iv) Further student can be sponsored for NRI admission, by such person, who have looked after such student as the guardian and evidence to that effect must be produced along with an affidavit signed by authorities in country where such person is residing International Student All students who are foreign country pass port holders and have passed their undergraduate program exams from a foreign University/ Board. SELECTION PROCESS (A) Shortlisting of Candidates Following factors would generally be considered for shortlisting and inviting candidates for the personal Interview (PI): (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Score/percentile in CAT/NMAT/GMAT/XAT/GRE/MAT. Consistency and strong past academic record. Relevant work experience (if any, not mandatory) that brings value to the classroom learning. Extra curricular achievements reflecting leadership qualities, contribution to society and a well-rounded personality. Only candidates short-listed based on relative merit amongst received applications will be called for a PI, which may be held online or at Bennett University Campus at Greater Noida. However, PI may also be held at other locations like Chandigarh/Lucknow/Patna/Jaipur/Mumbai/Bengaluru/Hyderabad. The PIs at these places shall only be held provided, the number of applications is adequate, which shall be decided by the University and communicated to the candidates. 2
(B) Selection The final merit list shall be drawn based on the candidate s performance in PI and CAT/NMAT/GMAT/XAT/GRE/MAT score, as adjudged by the University MBA Admissions Committee, The discretion of the University MBA Admissions Committee will be final in all such matters relating to MBA admissions. IMPORTANT DATES (i) Issue of Application Forms Starts: 15 October 2018. (ii) Expected dates for PI: On-going from Dec onwards. Exact dates for PI shall be mentioned in the call letter for short-listed candidates after receipt of scores of various eligibility examinations. (iii) Date of commencement of program: July 2019 (Tentative). Registration may be done a week prior to the date of commencement of program. (iv) Closure of admission: The last date for closure of admission shall be mentioned in the admission offer letter to the selected candidates. FEE STRUCTURE For the Academic Session 2019-20, the fees shall be as below: (i) Tuition Fee - INR 7.0 Lacs per year. (ii) Registration Fee --INR 40,000/- (one time). (iii) Security Deposit of INR 20,000/- (one time refundable). (v) Hostel Charges INR 1.50 lacs (One lac fifty thousand) per year (including boarding, lodging and laundry) on twin sharing basis. The program being fully residential, all students are expected to avail the hostel facility. (vi) The candidates offered admission shall be required to deposit INR 1.25 lacs as advance instalment of tuition fees, for booking the seat, within the time frame given in the offer letter, failing which, the offer shall be passed on to the wait-listed candidates. (vii) The University shall not entertain any request for extension of the deadline for submission of fee. (iv) Bennett University reserves the right to revise the fees from time to time. FEE STRUCTURE (NRI /International Category) (i) Tuition Fee US$13750 per year. (ii) Registration Fee US$800 (one time). (iii) Security Deposit of INR 20,000/- (one time refundable, can be paid in INR). (iv) Hostel Charges US$ 2500 per year (including boarding, lodging and laundry) on twin sharing basis. The program being fully residential, all students are expected to avail the hostel facility. (v) The candidates offered admission shall be required to deposit US$ 2000 as advance instalment of tuition fee, within the time frame given in the offer letter. (vi) The tuition fee shall be required to be transferred from the foreign account of sponsor or foreign national or NRE account of NRI sponsor. Hostel and security charges may be paid in INR. (vii) Student admitted under this category cannot be converted to general category in subsequent years. (viii) Bennett University reserves the right to revise the fees from time to time. 3
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENT OF BALANCE DUES. The same shall be indicated in the admission offer letter. ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME The scholarships shall be offered as per table below Scholarship (on tuition fees) 100% 50% 30% 20% 10% CAT 2018/ XAT 2019 percentiles 90+ 85-90 80-85 75-80 70-75 GMAT score 720+ 700-719 650-699 600-649 550-599 NMAT 2018 percentiles 95+ 90-95 85-90 80-85 75-80 MAT percentiles 99+ 95-99 90-95 85-90 80-85 The scholarship shall be subject to following conditions: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) The selected students with work experience of at least 2 years would be eligible for additional 5% scholarship on tuition fees. Such employment of not less than 24 months will need to be proven through Form 16 issued by the employer(s). The work-experience based scholarship, will be a top up band, restricted to a maximum of 100% of Tuition Fees. The scholarship for 1 st semester (50% of the annual tuition fees amount) shall be offered upfront and adjusted in fee of the semester. However, the validity shall be checked during document verification at the time of registration. Continuation of studies as a student beyond 15 Sep 2019, failing which the amount charged less against scholarship shall be adjusted against the refunds due, if any, (v) For continuation of scholarship in 2 nd year (as Academic and work experience Scholarship), the student must achieve a CGPA of 8 and above on a scale of 10, in 1 st year of studies, and do not incur a fail grade in any course and do not have any disciplinary action initiated in the first year. APPLICATION PROCESS How to obtain and Fill the Application Form: The students may obtain and fill the application forms in any of the following ways. (c) (d) Obtain application form and brochure from the University office by cash payment of Rs.1000/-or sending a bank draft of same amount favouring Bennett University, payable at Greater Noida. Fill the application form and affix a recent coloured photograph at appropriate place. Post the application on the below mentioned address. Apply on line using net banking/credit/debit card. The on-line application portal i.e No Papers Forms (NPF) can be accessed through University web site - www.bennett.edu.in. Follow the guidelines thereafter. There is no separate on-line application form for the NRI/International student s. However, such candidates shall be required to submit a sponsorship form duly signed by the sponsor. The sponsorship form shall be available, once the candidates selects NRI/International student category. The same may then be downloaded and sent separately quoting the application number. Submission of application does not automatically qualify the candidate for participating in further selection process and no refund of application fee will be done for any reason whatsoever. 4
Cost of Form: Rs 1000/- Where to send. The completed Application Form, (only when hard copy purchased) or sponsorship letter, must be sent to the following address: Admission Section MBA (2019). Bennett University Office, Plot No s 8-11, Tech Zone II, Near Dabra Village. Greater Noida- 201310, Uttar Pradesh, India. Hostel Accommodation Hostel accommodation will be provided to all students on twin sharing basis. For Additional Information Contact/Visit in person: Toll free Helpline No. 8800-444 422 University Exchange No. 0120-7199300 Email: info@bennett.edu.in Note: Ragging is banned in the University. Any student indulging in ragging shall be liable for disciplinary action; including expulsion from the University. 5