Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management Pune University Pune Answered Questions

Hi. Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Co-Operative Management, Pune was established in the year 1964. VAMNICOM Pune offers various management programs like PGDCMB, PGDM-ABM, Diploma MCO and Executive PGDM
VAMNICOM Pune fee structureVAMNICOM offers post graduate Diploma in Co-Operative Management, Agri Business Management, Diploma in Management of Computer Operations and Post Graduate Diploma (Executive) in Management. Minimum eligibility to apply for PGDCBM is having Bachelors degree with minimum 3 years of experience in a managerial capacity. Shortlisting of candidates for PGDM-ABM will be done on the basis of CAT / MAT / XAT / ATMA /CMAT / GMAT scores with minimum aggregate of 50% marks in graduation. Graduate and professionals can join the DMCO programme with a minimum of 3 years experience in the IT field. Candidates applying for Executive PGDM programme must have a minimum of 5 years of experience and have either of CAT / MAT / XAT / ATMA /CMAT / GMAT test score. The final selection in each programme will be based upon scores in the entrance, group discussion as well as personal interview. The online application fee for the programme (s) is INR 500. The last date of online application submission for PGDCMB is August, PGDM ABM is March, Executive PGDM is August. Candidate must have graduated from a recognised university/institute that's affiliated to a recognised board with 15 years of education full time (10+2+3). General/OBC (Non creamy)/EWS candidate must have a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in graduation and 45% for SC/ST candidates. Recent valid admission test scores will be accepted. Candidates graduation marks will be converted into percentage according to the candidates affiliated university rules of grade point-percentage conversion. Final year graduate students can also apply, provided they have to submit their final aggregate score CGPA/Percentage by August. Foreign national can also apply by their respective GMAT/GRE scores. Reservation of seats for SC/ST/OBC-NC (Non-Creamy) and PwD candidates has been made according to the rules of government of India.
15% of the seats for Scheduled Caste (SC)
7.5% for Scheduled Tribe candidates
27% for Other Backward Classes candidates
10% for students from Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)
5% for Persons with Disabilities (PWD).
3 seats for sponsored candidates from Cooperative, Central or State government.

Hi,
Yes, you can get an admission. The eligibility criteria for taking admission in this Institute is that the student should be a graduate with 50%marks in any discipline. Should hold all India level test and score card above 50% Like CAT CMAT MAT entrance examination. Good luck.

The Eligibility criteria of PGDABM course at VAMNICOM is given below.
Eligibility criteria :
i) Any graduate from a recognized University, with minimum education of 15 years (10+2+3) full time with at least 50% marks for the General / OBC (non creamy) / EWS candidates and 45% marks for SC / ST candidates in Graduation.
ii) Latest Valid Test scores of any one of the National level Tests - CAT / MAT / XAT / ATMA /CMAT / GMAT (GMAT/GRE for foreign nationals) at the time of application. These guidelines may get modified / subject to be modified depending upon AICTE guidelines from time to time.
iii) The percentage obtained by the candidate in the Bachelor's Degree would be based on the practice followed by the University / institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree.
iv) Applicants who have appeared for bachelor's degree examination and awaiting results may also apply subject to fulfillment of conditions by 14/08/2020.
v) Reservation of seats for OBC (Non Creamy) / EWS / SC / ST / Physically Disability persons as per Govt. of India rules.
Selection criteria : The selection to PGDM-ABM programme is based on Entrance Examination which is comprising of Latest valid test score of CAT / MAT / XAT / ATMA / GMAT / CMAT of AICTE at the time of application (GMAT/GRE for foreign nationals), Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
So from above Engineering background students are also eligible to take admission in VAMNICOM. Further your CMAT percentile is good enough for admission here.

For better option, you should go for another management entrance exams like MAT and NMAT etc. For better options. However on the basis of your CMAT percentile, you can go through with following colleges.
1. Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow
2. Thiagarajar School of Management, Madurai
3. Doon Business School, Dehradun
4. Dehradun Institute of Technology (MBA), Dehradun
5. Galgotias Business School, Greater Noida
6. Alliance School of Business, Bangalore
Further you can also tryout for UPES Dehradun, but the CMAT percentile of UPES can go above 80.

31 percentile in MAT will only fetch you colleges that are really below in the rankings. So, my advise would be to prepare once more and score more marks. In this way you will have a better chance of enrolling in top colleges and since MAT is offered 4 times in a year, you don't have to wait long for appearing again in the examination. All the best.