Post Graduate Certificate in Crafting Creative Communication 

at MICA, Shela

Yes, candidates seeking admission to PGP (PGDM/ PGDM-C) course at MICA must qualify for MICAT. Based on the MICAT scores along with the scores obtained in national-level entrance exams such as CAT, XAT and GMAT, the institute shortlists candidates for the next round. MICAT is conducted mainly to choose the right candidate for the course. It’s a complete Computer Based Test (CBT) conducted twice a year in two phases. MICAT registration for the academic year 2024-24 has started. Candidates can apply online on the official website.

FMCG appeared to be the most preferred sector among the MBA batch 2022-24 with 38 offers attracted in this sector. The second in the sequence were the FMCD and Analytics, BFSI, and Consulting sectors with 35 offers made in each. The sector-wise number of offers made during MICA Ahmedabad placements 2024 are mentioned below: 

NOTE: The sectors involved in the 'Others' category are not disclosed.

Admission to a PGP course (equivalent to MBA) is completely entrance-based. For the selection of candidates in MBA course, MICA accepts a valid CAT score. The weightage of this exam is 20% in the entire selection process. Candidates can either qualify for CAT or they can also prepare for other popular entrance exams such as XAT or GMAT. Candidates who qualify CAT will have to appear for MICAT in the next step of the MICA admission process.

MICA admissions are through a layered filtering process comprising of CAT/ XAT /GMAT performance followed by the performance in MICAT written exam and finally the GE and PI performance. The step 1 of MICA admissions is Psychometric test. This section is a qualifier. followed by the Step 2, which is for the candidates who qualify through Psychometric test, their relative performance on CAT /XAT/ GMAT is considered.

A minimum cutoff of the best of the three scores is considered of CAT /XAT total percentile or GMAT score. The next step is the MICAT exam followed by the GE and PI. However, CAT/ XAT/ GMAT percentile/ scores make up only the 20 per cent of the total weightage of the final composite score. 

MICA ( Mudra institute of communication, Ahmedabad ), admission to MICA is typically through competitive exams like XAT/ GMAT/ MICAT/ CAT. After GE (Group exercise), PI (Personal interview) the college will be announced the final merit list, to avoid the large-scale application and selection process. Student can go for direct admission in MICA management quota seat, NRI quota seat, donation seat.

MICA management quota

• Most private colleges have certain seats reserved, these seats known as management quota admission to this management quota seat is construct on the soul decision of college.

MICA donation seats

• are available on the basis of donation amount, the seats are also called donation seat not all the colleges in India provide donation base seats you need to check for each college.

MICA NRI

• NRI stand for non-resident Indians if you are an NRI and wish to pursue BBA, MBA from a private or autonomous college then you can get direct admission through NRI quota

MICA cutoff is prepared on the basis of multiple factors. MICA Merit List Preparation is a four step process as stated below:

Step 1: Psychometric test) is the first step which is a qualifier.

Step 2: Those who qualify through Psychometric test , their relative performance of CAT/ XAT/ GMAT entrance exam is considered. A minimum cutoff of the best of three scores of any of CAT /XAT total percentile/ GMAT score will considered. 

Step 3: Those who qualify based on the CAT/XAT/GMAT performance, their MICAT scores will be assessed.

Step 4: Candidates who appear in GE and PI must be recommended by majority of the panellists of PI to be considered for the final merit list

Candidates aspiring for MICAT exam have to fill and submit the registration form before a specified deadline. MICAT registration deadline for both exam phases will vary. Based on the trends, MICAT exam registration for first exam phase ends in the third week of November. Whereas, MICAT registration for the second exam phase concludes in the third week of January.

MICAT 2024 registration for first exam phase will conclude on November 20. While the MICAT registration for second exam phase will conclude on January 16.

Exact dates to apply for MICAT exam changes across admission sessions. The exam date and application schedule is published over the official website with the exam details. Candidates must keep track of the MICAT exam dates and registration schedule to avoid missing any deadline during the examination process.

As per the details given on the official website of the institute, the MICA Ahmedabad fees for all courses varies from course to course depending upon the course type and duration. The total course of MICA Ahmedabad includes Tuition Fees, Residential Charges, Infrastructure Facility Charges, etc., Find below the MICA Ahmedabad fee for all courses:

*INR 15,000 will be refunded after the successful completion of the first year and INR 5,000 after successful completion of the Programme.

The process for securing admission at MICA Ahmedabad is completely online and conducted in multiple rounds. In order to get a seat at MICA, candidates must apply online as the application window is open for the respective courses. Next, the eligible candidates have to appear either for the institute-level or national-level entrance exam or both (may differ from course to course). Next, the institute will release the top-scoring candidates for PI or similar rounds. After a combined result declaration for all the rounds, MICA will release the merit list of selected candidates.

As per the details mentioned on the official website, a two-year PGDM course is divided into 11 Modules and Sub-Modules. Find below the complete academic structure for both the years of MICA Ahmedabad PGDM course: