POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (PGDBM) for 2011-2013 Session.Candidates interested for the PGDBM 2011-13 session may apply for ATMA.

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Admissions to the AIM are through a three-tier selection process comprising of a written test, group discussion and personal interview. The Government of India has determined that admissions to professional institutes should be held on the basis of merit to be determined through a Common Entrance test, conducted nationally. Assam Institute of Management has determined that it would accept the Common Entrance Test conducted by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) called ATMA (AIMS Test for Management Admissions). The test will be held in different centers of India on 19th December 2010. Therefore, students who are desirous of enrolling in the AIM PGDBM course must appear in the ATMA. The ATMA test has will be announced in the national and local newspapers. In addition, applicants will also have to apply to AIM by filling up a separate Application Form to be downloaded from the AIM website.

On the basis of the marks scored in ATMA and the information provided in the AIM Application Form, shortlisted candidates would be called for Group Discussions and Interview at Guwahati for final selection.

Those who are interested to be considered for being admitted to the PGDBM programme at the AIM must first of all, check their eligibility. If they are eligible, they should take the following steps:

Step ONE: Fill up the ATMA form On-Line.
Step TWO: Fill up the AIM application form.

Step ONE: ATMA admission kit can be obtained from Assam Institute of Management office or by sending a D/D drawn in favour of "Assam Institute of Management" payable at Guwahati. The request letter for ATMA kit along with the DD should be sent to Assam Institute of Management, 7th Floor, East Point Tower, Bamunimaidam. Last date for online registration of ATMA Application Form is 31st January 2010.

The ATMA admission kit contains the following:-
1) Bulletin with information about ATMA.
2) An envelop in which there will be an adhesive sticker with Personal ID code printed on it.

On purchase of ATMA admission kit, the candidates will be given a receipt by the sales centre. The same is required to be submitted to the invigilator at the time of examination along with the admit card.

Inside the ATMA admission kit, there will be an envelop in which there will be an adhesive sticker with Personal ID code printed on it. For applying online, candidates should log on to ATMA website www.atma-aims.org. Candidates should key in Personal ID code to have access to fill up online application form. Candidates are also required to download their admit cards from the ATMA website www.atma-aims.org by entering Personal ID code and Date of Birth.

Candidates must report to the test venue with Admit Card, Signed passport sized photographs affixed to it, and ATMA kit receipt at least half-an-hour before commencement of the test. Candidates must read the ATMA bulletin in details.

Step TWO: AIM Admission Form can be downloaded from the AIM website www.aimguwahati.edu.in and after filling the same, should be sent to AIM at Guwahati. The Application Form should be accompanied by processing fee drawn in favour of the Assam Institute of Management, payable at Guwahati. Please read the instructions clearly in the Application Form. Please note that you are required to send copies of your mark-sheets along with the Application Form. However, copies of certificates and testimonials along with the originals would also be required at the time of GD and interview. Candidates must download and read the AIM Prospectus in details.

Exemption from Written Test: Building upon its tradition of sensitivity and responsiveness, AIM has made it less burdensome for applicants by pioneering the process of accepting the results of the following examinations in lieu of ATMA. Such students need NOT appear in the written test and would be considered for GD and interview directly if they fulfill the eligibility conditions mentioned:

a. AIM would automatically call for GD/Interview (without the need to appear in ATMA) applicants who have been called for final selection in any of the seven IIMs, on the basis of their CAT scores.

b. Applicants who may have appeared in GMAT/GRE towards the second half of 2008 and have scored reasonably well, are exempted from written test. They have to produce scores along with Application Form.

c. Applicants who have appeared in GATE/CSIR/ICSSRI/ICAR fellowship examinations-proof of qualification to be provided.

d. UGC-JRF/NET tests-proof of clearing to be provided.

e. Any written test conducted by UPSC on all India basis where the minimum qualification requirement is graduation, i.e. CDS, Civil Service Preliminary Examinations etc. Proof of clearing the examination required.

f. Any written test conducted by any Central Public Sector Undertaking on all India basis for selection of graduates as Officer Trainees. Call letter for final selection to be provided.

g. Serving or retired officers of the Armed Forces and Paramilitary Forces.

NOTE: Applicants, who want to take advantage of the above scheme of SEEKING EXEMPTION FROM WRITTEN EXAMINATION, should produce proof of the examinations they have appeared, like GMAT/ GRE etc. along with their application. Wherever such scores are not available, e.g. CAT, CDS examination, candidates should be able to provide proof of their clearing the examinations by submitting copies of call letters for the next stage of selection. It is, however, clarified that AIM reserves the right to make its own judgment in evaluating such applicants for calling them directly for Group Discussion (GD) and the Final Interview. Mere clearance of the above mentioned tests or being called for subsequent selection process would not automatically render applicants eligible for group discussions and interview. Also, such applicants must fulfill the eligibility criteria in their graduation/post graduation

FOR DEFENCE/PARAMILITARY PERSONNEL: Released Short Service/discharged Commissioned (SSC) Officers or Serving Officers of the Defence Services and Paramilitary Forces of the Government of India would be directly considered for short listing for GD/Interview. They would be exempted from appearing in the written tests.

NRI SPONSORED/FOREIGN STUDENTS: AIM reserves maximum three seats for foreign students or students who are sponsored by an NRI. Such students must fill up the Institute Application Form and clearly specify that they are applying under this category. However, they shall have to appear in the ATMA.

Weightage in selection process:
Academic Performance: 50%
ATMA Score: 10%
Group Discussion: 10%
Personal Interview: 30%

A candidate seeking admission to the two Year programme would have to be a graduate in any discipline, except Fine Arts, with a minimum of 50% of aggregate marks. SC/ST applicants with minimum 45% marks would also be eligible.

PROVISIONAL ADMISSIONS: Applicants who may not have obtained a Bachelor's degree at the time of applying may also apply provided their Final Degree Examination is completed in all respect before 5th July 2010 and only their results are due for declaration. They MUST NOT have any backlogs or pending works connected with their graduation studies, once they join the PGDBM programme on July 2011.

Such applicants, if they get selected for admission through the selection process, would be admitted only on PROVISIONAL basis. They shall have to produce evidence of passing the Bachelor's Degree examination with 50% marks (45% for SC/ST) before 30th December 2011. In case the final examination of provisionally admitted participants are not completed in all respects before the commencement of the course on July 2010, their admission will be cancelled and fees and other charges paid by them would NOT be refunded. Similarly, if such participants fail to get 50% marks in aggregate in their final graduation examination (45% in case of SC/ST) when the results are declared or if their final results are withheld for some reasons, they shall have to withdraw from the course and fees paid would STAND FORFEITED.

RESERVATION: Reservation of seats for SC/ST applicants would be as per Government norms. AIM will have a few seats reserved for foreign/NRI-sponsored applicants. AIM will also have two seats each reserved for students from Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.

The annual fees for the Two Year PGDBM course would be as follows, payable at the time of admission and at the beginning of the 2nd Year

Note: Caution Money would be refunded after two-years only on successful completion of the programme.

Mode of Payment: However, the participants may pay the fees in three installments per year before the start of each term as follows:

Term -I -Rs 55,000.00 (Including Caution Money)
Term -II -Rs 29,,000.00
Term -III -Rs.29,000.00
Term -IV -Rs.52,000.00
Term -V -Rs.29,000.00
Term -VI -Rs.29,000.00

It may be mentioned that in the past the Institute had helped PGDBM participants to get educational loans from Nationalised Bank for payment of fees.

Bharti Scholarship

About Bharti Scholarship Scheme

Bharti Foundation has instituted Bharti Scholarship with the objective of supporting bright students on merit cum means basis, in completing their higher education. Under the programme, students from 38 premier education institutes are supported for pursuing MBA, B.Tech in Telecom, IT/ Software, Electronics and Agriculture.

The selection is made on merit-cum-means basis. SC/ST, girl students and disabled students are encouraged to apply. Scholarship amount includes the course fee and hostel charges, based on actuals, subject to a maximum limit of Rs.50,000/- per annum. Scholarship is provided for the entire course duration, provided the student continues to meet the eligibility criteria, based on performance review.

Number of scholarship for 2009 Batch- One from Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM). So far six scholars have been supported under Bharti Scholarship Scheme.

Bharti Foundation was set up in the year 2000 with a vision " to help underprivileged children and young people of our country realize their potential". Bharti Foundation has set itself the goal of improving the quality of primary education for disadvantaged children and to ensure education and training opportunities for youth to help them achieve their potential.

As of June 2009, Bharti Foundation is providing free education to over 27,941 underprivileged children through 236 village based Satya Bharti Primary Schools set up in the states on Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Special preference is given to girl children and children of other disadvantaged communities. For more details, please visit the website www.bhartifoundation.org

In addition, Bharti Foundation has set up Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management in partnership with IIT Delhi and Bharti Centre for Communication at IIT Bombay under the higher education program.

Since 2002, Bharti Foundation in partnership with EDI has also instituted " Bharti Entrepreneur of the Year Award" to recognize and honor EDP trained first generation successful entrepreneurs. Bharti Foundation is the winner of the coveted Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), 2006 and Asian CSR Award for the Support and Improvement of Education, 2008.

Shri Alok Perti, IAS,Addl. Chief Secretary to Govt. of Assam, distributing the cheques of Bharti Scholarship

Current Scholarships
We congratulate Shri Arindam Gautam and Mallika Padun for being proud recipient of Bharti Scholarship for 2008-2009.

Bharti Scholars for 2007-2008 are:

1. Rahul Dolakasharia Saikia
2. Bornali Bharali

The Bharti Scholars for 2006-2007 were
1) Anubhash Gogoi
2) Mallika Sarma

Williamson Magor Scholarship

The scholarship scheme was introduced from the academic year 1992-93 to encourage brilliant students from Assam to pursue higher studies in Engineering, Medicine, and business Management in prestigious Management institutes and colleges of the country.

Current Scholarship

We congratulate Ms. Smridhi Khemka for being selected for Williamson Magor Scholarship2007-2008.

Wlilliamson Magor Scholars

1. Anuradha Mazumder
2. Mriganka Dutta Goswami
3. Prakash Bawri
4. Kakoli Saha
5. Rahul Dolakasharia Saikia

IOC Scholarship

Shri Mrinal Das, PGDBM participant 2008-10 batch has received the pretigious Indian Oil Corporation Scholarship.

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