FMS Delhi - Admission 2025, Fees, Courses, Placement, Ranking

One of the top management schools in India, the Faculty of Management Studies offers postgraduate and executive courses to students in various fields of management. These include MBA, Executive MBA, EMBA (Healthcare Administration) and PhD. The admissions are based on the candidate's scores in the previous qualifying exams and their performance in national-level entrance exams. The entrance exams accepted for admission to FMS Delhi courses are CAT, MAT, XAT, etc. The institute also conducts its own General Ability Test by FMS for admission to Executive MBA and EMBA courses. The course fees range from Rs 52,400 to Rs 1.92 lakh. 

The students are free to choose the course of their choice. Though in some cases, the students are provided with a course by the university based on their performance in the CAT entrance examination and personal interview (PI) rounds. The FMS fees vary from course to course and also depend on the course duration. The information about the FMS Delhi courses and fees, along with the eligibility criteria are mentioned in the table below:

FMS Fee Structure and Course List

FMS Course Specialisation

Every year more than 25,000 students apply to get seats in the university. Out of the 25,000 students, 300 students are selected for various courses. The students interested in taking admission are requested to always visit the official website or the FMS admission portal. Candidates are expected to have qualified in any one of the entrance examinations such as CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, etc. All the PG courses that are offered are full-time. The students are expected to attend all the classes regularly and have a proper attendance record. A consistently good attendance record will also help students secure an opportunity to sit for the placement programme. The FMS Delhi admission process for the year 2023-24 has already begun. 

The candidates are therefore requested to read all the rules carefully before applying to any of the courses that this university in Delhi offers. The FMS Delhi admission application fee is non-refundable. 

FMS Admission Process 2025

The Faculty of Management Studies admission process to the courses starts at the beginning of every academic year. The process continues for a specific period in which the students have to fill out the application form and register themselves in this college. Here is a complete step-by-step explanation of how to apply for admission.

• The candidates will have to visit the admission portal on the official website for the application form. 
• Then hover over the section of the FMS application form for online application. 
• Select their desired programme.
• Fill out the basic details like name, contact information, date of birth, educational qualifications, residential address, category certificate (if any), etc.
• Upload scanned copies of the documents. 
• Upload passport-size colour photographs along with the digital signature. 
• For the FMS MBA admission process, upload the marks of the CAT exam. 
• Pay the application fee. 
• The FMS application fee can be paid using a debit card/ credit card or net banking. 
• Submit the application form. 
• Take a printout of the fee receipt and the application form for future use. 
• After completing the fee payment, the candidates will be redirected to a confirmation page. 
• Post verification of the form and the documents, the candidates will receive an email from the college.
• The email will contain information regarding the entrance examination and other formalities. 
• The candidate who has filled out the application form for taking admission to the MBA course will have to attend the college for personal interview (PI) rounds. 
• In some cases, group discussion rounds are also conducted by the university itself.
• Admission is granted to the students based on their performance in the group discussion or PI rounds. 
• For the FMS Delhi PhD admission process, candidates will also have to excel in the personal interview rounds. 
• Along with the PI rounds, the candidates will have to perform well in the essay writing round as well. 
• Certain relaxation is provided to the students who belong to the reserved categories. 

FMS Selection Process 2025

The FMS Delhi admission procedure is a two-phase procedure. It is slightly different from the selection process of other colleges/ universities.

FMS Delhi MBA course

• The first phase includes qualifying for the CAT (Common Admission Test) examination. 
• The candidates will also have to meet the minimum FMS Delhi cutoff. 
• They will then be shortlisted based on their marks in the CAT examination. 
• They will also have to qualify in the personal interview round and extempore.

FMS MBA course (Executive, Evening) 

• The candidates have to send the application to the college. 
• Based on the application they will be shortlisted for the phase two screening process. 
• The shortlisted candidates will be called for certain tests.
• One of the tests includes the Writing Ability Test (WAT).
• It is mandatory for the selected candidates to qualify for the Writing Ability Test. 
• Along with this, the candidates will also have to qualify in the PI round conducted by the Faculty of Management Studies itself. 

FMS Delhi Doctoral Programmes

• The candidates who want to be admitted to the various doctoral programs that the Faculty of Management Studies offer in Delhi will have to show the scores obtained in the UGC NET (JRF)/ UGC CSIR NET/ CAT examination. 
• The candidates will have to upload their scores along with their applications.
• The candidates are then shortlisted based on their marks in the above-mentioned examination. 
• Shortlisted candidates will have to sit for certain tests and PI rounds. 
• Candidates who fail to clear the personal interview rounds are rejected. 
• The remaining students are given admission to the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi.  

Documents Required for FMS Admission 

At the time of the Faculty of Management Studies admission procedure, certain documents are required to be submitted. It is important to note that the students possess the original documentation of all the certificates. The documents required for admission are as follows.

• Marksheet of class 10
• Marksheet of class 12
• Graduation certificate
• Marksheet of Master's degree (for PhD)
• College ID Proof
• Certificate of Birth 
• Transfer certificate (if any)
• Character Certificate 
• Application form
• Passport size photographs 
• Digital signature 

FMS Admission Criteria CAT Exam

Admission to the MBA course at is done by the CAT exam scores. Candidates willing for admission through CAT must meet the basic requirements/ weightage of the three sections of the exam to qualify. These are VARC, DILR and QA. The following table describes in detail the weightage of each section:

CAT Exam Weightage: Individual Sections

For the final selection of the candidates, marks are given based on various other sectors as well. Their marks in their secondary, higher secondary and graduation are all important for FMS Delhi admission 2023. Here are the components and their weightage in the scoring process. 

FMS Final Selection Weightage

The university has set some cut-off marks for the courses. The candidates have to meet the FMS cutoff marks to secure their seats in this college. The selection of the students in the university is based on some more factors. The students are shortlisted and given marks on the basis of their verbal and reading comprehension, the ability to interpret data, logical reasoning and so on.  The FMS Delhi cutoff rank varies on the basis of the student's categories:

Faculty of Management Studies Cutoff Rank /Marks

FMS Delhi has secured amazing ranks that depict the quality of education and support that is provided to the students of this business school. Receiving good ranks also boosts the confidence of the college authorities to provide better quality services to the students and teaching and non-teaching staff in the coming future. 

Listed below are the Rankings of FMS:

• It has been ranked number 1 in Outlook India's "Top Public MBA Institutions" category in the year 2020. 
• FMS was ranked the top management college by Business Today's "India's Best Business Schools" in the year 2019. 
• The university has also been ranked 5th in the world by the CEO world magazine. 
• It has also been ranked 9th in the Best B-school survey by BT-MDRA in the year 2021.
• It secured the 12th rank in Outlook ICARE in the year 2021.
• The university has also been ranked 15th by the ST B-School Overall in the year 2021. 
• Faculty of Management Studies ranked 17th by the ET B-School HR in the year 2021. 
• It ranked 10th in the ET B-School IT in the year 2021. 
• It has also been ranked 10th in the ET B-School Marketing in the year 2021. 

The above-mentioned rankings prove that the university is one of the most popular business schools in India. It is to be noted that it does not participate in NIRF Rankings hence one may not find the FMS Delhi NIRF Ranking.