Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies Malad West Mumbai Answered Questions

Hi, the marks required for admission to Ph.D in Managemnt at DSIMS, according to the eligibility criteria are at least 55% marks with a grade equivalent to grade B, in the UGC 7- point scale. The candidates seeking admission to the Ph.D. programme shall take the PET conducted by the University of Mumbai. Candidates qualified in UGC-NET/UGC-CSIR/NET/SLET/GATE/INSPIRE and any other JRF of the apex bodies like CSIR/UGC/ICAR/ICMR/DBT/DST/ICSSR are exempted from the PET. There shall be a weightage of 70% to the PET score and a weightage of 30% to the 4 performances at the interview.

Hi, the DSIMS fee structure for PGDM programs is INR 4.27 Lakhs. The DSIMS Fee structure mainly includes Tuition, development fees, library fees, and other miscellaneous fees. This is the total course fees for a Ph.D in Management at DSIMS, malad west. The infrasructure is quite impressive and student friendly. the overall fun and enthusiasm of management studies with an additional Ph.D. achievement is quite rare in the educational structure as of now, so it would not be a bad idea to try for Ph.D. in Managemant studies at DSIMS.

DSIMS has a strong faculty team with industry experience and academic qualifications. Many of the faculty members are doctorates and have over 8 years of experience in the industry .The Director of DSIMS is Dr. C Babu, who has been associated with prestigious institutes like YMT College of Management and ITM Business School. He has also held positions of Academic Head at the Lalita Devi Institute of Management and Sciences and as the Dean of School of Management and Media Studies (SAMS) . Dr. Babu has conceptualized, designed and conducted unique training programs and introduce Executive Development Programs as a part of his Directorial initiative across various Business Schools in the country. His area of teaching and research are focused on Consumer Behavior and Business Strategy .Dr. Sarika Jain is a Professor, Assistant Dean – Academics, and HoD – Human Resource at DSIMS. She is a Fellow (Ph.D.) of the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) in the area of Human Resources Management. She holds a first-class Master’s degree in Social Work with a majorspecialisationin Human Resources & Social Work from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). She has experience of teaching for about 17 years . Dr. Jain has received the Devang Mehta Award for “Best Professor in CSR” in 2015 .Overall, DSIMS has a strong faculty team with a combination of industry experience and academic qualifications to provide students with a well-rounded education.

DSIMS currently offers only one course, i.e. Master of Management Studies (MMS). However, there are four domians / specialisation in the above courses such as Finance, Marketing, Operations and Humar Resources (HR). The course duration is two years and can be taken up by an individual from any field provided they meet the admission criteria. With regards to the specialisation, the most looked up specialisation at DSIMS is Finance. Almost 50 percent of the people end up taking finance specialisation during selection period.

Yes, usually the admission windows at DSIMS opens from January to August. Currently also the admissions are open until August 2023. One can directly reach out the college administration office in order to do so. Following are the contact details of the Administration Office:+91 22 4520 7711

The median package for the 2021-23 batch stood at around 5.00 LPA. However, according to the institute, their the highest package stood at 10.30 LPA and the average package stood at 7.00 LPA. However, one can expect of package of 5.00 LPA from the institute. 

Since first year of any MBA programme is general studies of all the domains (Finance, Marketing, HR and Operations). One should be attentive in order to help them understand better for future selection of the domain and electives (Optional Subjects). Also, the professors are very punctual, so try not be late to the classes. 75.00 percent attendance is mandatory for each subject or else you will not be allowed to sit for the exams. 

There are various events that keep on occurring round the year. However, one of such events is Sabrang. Sabrang is a theme based cultural event which takes place on campus for 2 days. Apart from these cultural events, there are domain specific conclaves as well such as Financial for Finance, Touge for Marketing, Opsession for Operations and HR-o-scope for HR based domain.