R.A Podar Institute of Management University of Rajasthan will conduct the PIM MAT 2018 for the candidates seeking admission to various management courses. Candidates who will be interested to pursue any of the MBA courses will have to appear for PIM MAT 2018. The online applications will be available on the official website i.e. www.rapim.ac.in as per the scheduled dates only. The admission criteria for the courses offered such as MBA and MBA (Service Management)will be on the basis of PIM MAT 2018 and Group Discussion/Personal Interview. For all the relevant information regarding the PIM MAT 2018, the candidates can refer to the information on this page.
PIM MAT 2018
Candidates who will be willing to apply for the examination must ensure that they fulfill the eligibility requirements specified by the conducting body for the concerned courses. The application form will be filled through the online mode only. Candidates who will be applying for the PIM MAT 2018 will be requested to fill the application form before the last date of the application process. Candidates will be required to go through the important dates regarding the admission process as given in the table below:
| Events | Dates |
| Availability of Application Form | |
| Last Date for Submission of Application Form | 30 Apr 2018 |
| Issue of Admit Card | 03 May 2018 |
| Date of Written Examination | 06 May 2018 |
| Release of PIM-MAT 2018 Answer Key | 07 May 2018 |
| Submission of representation regarding Answer Key | 10 May 2018 |
| Release of PIM-MAT 2018 Final Answer Key | 11 May 2018 |
| Declaration of Written Exam Result | 12 May 2018 |
| Group Discussion and Personal Interview Schedule | 15 to 19 May 2018 |
| Declaration of Final Result | 29 May 2018 |
| Counselling for Admission to Courses | 09 Jun 2018 |
| Commencement of Classes: | 02 Jul 2018 |
Application Form
Candidates will have to fill the online application form to apply for the concerned courses. The application form will be available on the official website i.e. www.rapim.ac.in as per the scheduled dates only. Candidates will be required to fill the correct and complete details in the form as per the instructions.
Apply Online: Click Here to register for PIM MAT 2018.
Application Fee: Rs. 1500 /- to be deposited at E-Mitra Kiosk/C.S.C. Centre/ Online through E-Mitra portal (E-Mitra Service Charge / Bank charges will be extra).
Eligibility Criteria
Before applying the candidates need to be eligible as per the norms of the conducting body for the concerned courses. The eligibility criteria for the concerned courses will be as follows:
For MBA AND MBA (Service Management)
- Graduates (10+2+3) from any discipline or equivalent from any University recognized by the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, with at least 50% marks (for SC/ST/OBCNon-Creamy Layer 45%) without any approximation.
- Candidates appeared at the final year qualifying examination may also apply for admission provisionally at their own risk subject to the condition that they shall be required to submit the mark sheet of the qualifying examination by the date and time determined and notified by the Institute, failing which their candidature will be canceled.
- If a candidate has more than one Bachelor’s Degree for determining eligibility, the first degree will be taken into account.
For MBA (Executive)
- Graduation/ post-graduation from a University recognized by the University of Rajasthan. For general category candidates the minimum eligibility percentage is 48% or second division at graduation and for SC/ST/OBC Non-Creamy Layer category candidates 43%, without any approximation with two years executive experience after the qualifying examination.
- A candidate seeking admission shall be required to possess in addition to qualifications mentioned above, a minimum of two years full time working experience in an industrial/ commercial organization/ private sector/ business/ voluntary sector/ corporate sector/ government/ public sector in a supervisory/executive position after passing the qualifying examination, to be counted from the date given in the mark sheet of the qualifying examination by the concerned university.
- . A candidate who has been studying as regular day scholar in any university or college for the last two years after passing the qualifying examination will not be eligible.
Admit Card
After the successful application process, the candidates will get the Admit Card for few days before the examination. The admit card will be uploaded on the official website. Candidates will be able to download the admit card by entering the required details and take a printout of it for the future reference. Candidates will have to carry the admit card along with the photo ID proof on the day of the examination.
Test Centers
PIM MAT 2018 will be held at following centers:
- Jaipur
- Jodhpur
- Kota
- Delhi
- Udaipur
- Chandigarh
Exam Pattern
Candidates who will appear for the PIM MAT 2018 need to go through the exam pattern for the concerned courses prescribed by the conducting body. The exam pattern of the concerned courses will be as follows:
MBA and MBA (Service Management)
The test will be an objective type test consisting of 200 questions divided into sections as mention below. There will be 4 alternatives in each question. There will be negative marking for every three wrong answers one mark will be deducted. The duration of the test is two hours.
The written examination for the concerned courses will consist of the five sections as follows:
| Coverage | No. of questions |
|---|---|
| Verbal Ability | 40 |
| Current affairs including Business and Economics | 40 |
| Data Interpretation | 40 |
| Business Mathematics | 40 |
| Logic | 40 |
Answer Key
After the written examination, the Answer key will be published by the conducting body. Candidates can check their answers to the questions asked in the examination. If any candidate will found any objection in the answer key then he/she can submit it to the conducting body within the given schedule. After the submission of the objections then the expert committee will take them into consideration and make the necessary changes if required. Lastly, the conducting body will release the Final Answer Key which will be final and binding on all.
Declaration of Result
The result will be declared for the candidates appeared in the examination. It will consist of the marks obtained by the candidates in all the stages of the admission process. Firstly, the result will be declared for the candidates who will qualify the written examination and secondly, the result of the GD/PI will be uploaded to the qualified candidates. The result will be uploaded on the official website only. The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of the marks obtained by the candidates in all the three stages of the admission process. Only the qualified candidates of all the stages will be called further for the counseling process.
Counselling
After the declaration of result, the qualified candidates will be called for the counseling session. The counseling session will only be conducted for the MBA and MBA (Service Management) courses and there will no counseling for the MBA (Executive) course. It will be held on the basis of the position of the candidates in the final merit list. The schedule and other details regarding the counseling will be provided to the candidates through the official website or the Institute itself. Candidates will have to appear for the final admission at the allotted schedule along with all the required documents.
Admission Procedure
The selection of the candidates will be based on the prescribed admission criteria which will be given by the conducting body for the concerned courses. Eligible candidates will have to go through all the stages of the selection process to get admission in the concerned course. The admission criteria for the concerned MBA courses will be as follows:
MBA and MBA (Service Management)
The admission to the concerned courses will be based on the three stages i.e. Written Examination followed by the Group Discussion and Personal Interview. Candidates who will qualify the written examination will be called for the GD/PI. On the total scores obtained by the candidates in all the three stages, the candidate’s will get admission to the concerned course.
The selection of the candidates for the concerned course will be based on the following components such as:
| Components | Weightage |
| PIM MAT 2018 Written Exam Result | 7.5 |
| Group Discussion and Social Skills | 12.5 |
| Personal Interview* | 12.5 |
| Total | 100 |
MBA (Executive)
The selection of the candidates for the concerned course will be based on the following components such as:
| Components | Weightage |
| Class X Marks | 5 |
| Class XII Marks | 5 |
| Graduation Marks | 12 |
| Work Experience | 18 |
| Group Discussion and Social Skills | 20 |
| Personal Interview | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Note – There will be no written examination for the concerned course.
The work experience of the candidates will be calculated on the basis of the following:
- 0.3 mark for every one month served subject to the maximum of 60 months.
- 15 days or more will be considered equivalent to one month.
- Work experience parallel to any full-time course will not be considered.
Seat Matrix
MBA & MBA(Services Management)
MBA(Executive)
Official Website: www.rapim.ac.in.
For more details about PIM MAT 2018 – Download Prospectus.
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