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Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS)
Admissions Dept, SIMS, Range Hills Road, Kirkee Cantt,
Pune 411 020
Tel-020-30213200/ 201/239
Fax-020-30213333
E-mail- admissions@sims.edu
Website-
www.sims.edu
Brig Rajiv Divekar i (Retd), Director, SIMS.
 
 
| Introduction | Infrastructure | Programs | Eligibility | Important Dates |
 
Introduction
Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS) is a constituent of the prestigious Symbiosis International (Deemed University).
The purpose of the fulltime Master in Business Administration (MBA) program at SIMS is to provide management students with a critical understanding of management and organizational related skills which will provide the basis for informed decision making in their future careers.
The institute is an ISO 9001: 2000 quality certified management institute.
As a constituent of Symbiosis International (Deemed University), SIMS has been accredited with an 'A' Grade by NAAC.

Vision
Be the premier hub of management education for armed forces personnel, their dependents and civilians.

Mission
Champion excellence in all business related disciplines in a cross continental environment Advance knowledge in all business related disciplines in a cross-continental environment. Provide a forum for sharing experience and knowledge between the academic business services fraternity Develop ethos of corporate professionalism in the student managers

Facilities and Information Technology
SIMS has an integrated campus with all learning facilities requisite of a contemporary business school.
Batch interaction is a key learning experience at a Business School, and so SIMS is housed in a fully residential campus with separate hostel facilities for both men and women with full in-house catering facilities.
We have an on-campus Guesthouse for faculty and relatives of students.
The entire campus is WiFi networked with internet broadband connection.
The excellent sports and fitness amenities including the gym, yoga, aerobics, the swimming pool and other light games invite students to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
The academic block conspicuous by its blue-green dome is the hub of educational and brain storming activity. The block houses well-designed and fully equipped classrooms for intimate class interaction besides discussion and audiovisual rooms.
We have automated web accessible Library with over 15,838 contemporary books, foreign journals & magazines, large number of on-line e-journals & magazines and access to corporate databases. Large air-conditioned auditorium with attached green rooms. The modern air-conditioned auditorium can seat up to 400 people.
The campus features arresting architecture in an environment friendly green setting with infrastructure and facilities well in excess of statutory requirements. SIMS is ranked 9th for Infrastructure by "Businessworld" in their 'B-schools' issue of 25th May 2009, and overall 23rd rank in their 2009 ratings

Placements
Blue chip corporate regularly recruit from campus. Despite the recession, the placement for the 2009 batch has been 96%
- Average Salary Rs 6.37 Lacs p.a.
- Highest Domestic Offer Rs 10 Lacs p.a.
- International Offer Rs 12 Lacs p.a.

Programmes offered
Full-time 2 year programme Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Symbiosis International (Deemed University). (Admissions will be based on SNAP Scores, GD and PI)

Curriculum
The integrated lock-step curriculum of SIMS spreads over 2 academic years and is divided into 4 semesters. Programme design ensures that academic inputs are practice oriented with emphasis on application of principles, tools and concepts to meet challenges and problems faced in today's organizations. Students learn to take decisions critically and analytically, taking into account the business considerations and ethical implications of these decisions.

M.B.A. (Marketing/Finance/Operations/ICT/IB/Retail Management / PM & HR)
The two-year full time program is designed to provide a strong foundation in operational facets of management. It allows areas of specialization in Marketing/Finance/ICT/ Operations/ IB/ Retail Management/ PM and HR through a Major-Minor format.
General management orientation Students opt for their area of specialization at the end of the 1st semester. This choice is moderated through domain test with cap for class depending upon subscription.

Eligibility
The eligibility criterion for admission to SIMS is 50% or more marks in aggregate of fulltime bachelor's level degree through 10+2+3/4 mode, from a statutory university. Candidates completing their final examinations of bachelor's degree by 30th June 2010 can also apply provisionally.

Intake: 300 students per batch.

Reservation for Defence / Industry sponsorship: As per MOU with Ministry of Defence, Govt of India, vacancies for full-time programmes are as under:
Defence Open Category: 80% vacancies for MBA allotted to dependants of armed forces personnel. Defence Special Category: 10% vacancies for MBA allotted to dependents of armed forces personnel affected in War, Counter-Insurgency or War-like operations.
Industry Sponsored Category: 10% vacancies for Industry Sponsored / civilian candidates. Officers of armed forces on Study Leave: As authorized by respective Service HQs.

 
Important Dates
Sale of SIMS Application form Commences 1st Oct '09
SNAP Examination 20th Dec'09
Last date of receipt of application forms at SIMS 11th Jan '10
List of candidates for short listed Personality Assessment 19th Jan '10
Dates for Personality Assessment 3rd Feb - 7th Feb '10
Admission list of selected candidates 3rd Mar '10
Last date for payment of 1st installment of fees 31st Mar '10
Pre-induction e-program 20th Apr '10
Programme commences on 9th June '10*
 
 
Contact details:
Admissions Dept, SIMS, Range Hills Road, Kirkee Cantt,
Pune 411 020
Tel-020-30213200/ 201/239
Fax-020-30213333
E-mail- admissions@sims.edu
Website-
www.sims.edu
Brig Rajiv Divekar i (Retd), Director, SIMS.