Western Business School - Admission 2025, Fees, Courses, Placement, Ranking

WBS Pune courses are offered in PGDM in collaboration with the WOOSUNG University in South Korea in Business Analytics, Agriculture Business Management, Pharmaceutical Management Marketing, Finance, Operations and Supply Chain Management and Human Resource.

WBS Pune also offers multiple certification courses in different areas of management studies as well as PGDM hands-on certification programmes in collaboration with IIM BANGALORE, Tuck School of Business and London School of Business and Finance. WBS Pune also offers an International Certification of Data Science and Machine learning course by IEEE and National University of Malaysia. Western Business School has a plethora of International Value-Added Certification Programmes such as the Certification In Business Analytics & Data Science, Certification in Startup & New Venture, Certification On Entrepreneurship Management, Certification in Employability Enhancement Program, Certification in Corporate Etiquette’s, Certification in Advance Sales Management, Certification in Digital Marketing, Certification in Financial Planning & Portfolio Management, Certification in Stock Market by NSC/ BSE, Certification in Foreign language and a Student Exchange and Dual Degree Program with WOOSUNG University, South Korea that the students can apply for along with their PGDM degrees.

Students applying for the various WBS Pune course specialisations in PGDM must have a valid score in the CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, NMAT or MAHMBACET entrance exams. Interested candidates can check out the WBS Pune fees, courses and eligibility criteria given below.

WBS Pune Courses and Eligibility Criteria Table 2024

WBS Pune Admissions: The MAH MBA CET is set for March 18 and 19, 2023. WBS Pune application process starts on December 2, 2022. The WBS Pune application form is open till February 9, 2023. The 2023-24 session commences on May 25, 2023. WBS Pune admissions are offered to candidates who have a bachelors degree in any specialisation with a minimum of 50% marks in graduation for general category students and 45% for reserved category candidates. Since all the WBS Pune PGDM courses are AICTE-approved the candidates must have a valid score in the CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, NMAT or MAHMBACET entrance exams in order to be eligible for admission.

WBS Pune has a weightage-based selection process. The written test is worth 25%, academics are 25%, the GD and PI rounds make up another 40% and finally prior work experience is worth 10% points. A combined score of all these rounds will be taken into consideration during the WBS Pune admission process. 

WBS Pune Application Process 2024

Students can apply for WBS Pune through the online application form available on the official website. Candidates can follow the steps outlined below to complete the WBS Pune application process.

Step 1: Visit the Western Business School official website.

Step 2: Go to the ‘Admission’ tab and click on the ‘Application form’ button.

Step 3: Candidates can fill out the application form available to download the brochure.

Step 4: The institute will contact you via email with further instructions.

WBS Pune: Documents Required

During the Western Business School Pune online selection process, students must keep any one of the following documents (with their colour photograph) ready for identification.

• Aadhaar Card.
• PAN Card.
• Driving License.
• Voter ID Card or Latest College Identity Card.
• MAHMBACET/ CAT/ XAT/ CMAT/MAT/ ATMA score sheet.
• SSC, HSC, Graduation certificate / Final Mark-sheet (if available).
• Post-Graduation Certificate/ Final Mark-sheet (if available)
• Work experience, extracurricular activities, sports, etc.

WBS Pune admissions are based on candidates' cumulative scores after the selection process has ended. Western Business School uses a weighted selection process. The written test is worth 25%, academics are worth 25%, the GD and PI rounds are worth 40%, and prior work experience is worth 10%. During the admissions process, the total score from all of these rounds will be considered and compiled into the WBS Pune cut off list.  Students can checkout their WBS Pune cut off on the official website to check if they are selected for admission.

WBS Pune has been ranked 8th amongst the ‘Top 100 B-School in India by the Asian Society for Scientific Research’. The institutewas also named the Best B School in Pune. Western Business School is Asia's premier business school for business analytics. JSR Pvt Limited, India also gave the institute the 'Excellence Award' in 2021. WBS Pune has been ranked among the ‘Top 10 Ranked Business Schools in Pune’. Western Business School is listed in the ‘Top 25 Emerging Institutions in India’. WBS Pune has been ranked 11th among all business schools in India by Education Post in 2021.