B.Com (Accounting/Finance), or BBM/BBA, or B.Sc. (Mathematics/Statistics), or B.A. (Economics), or B.Tech, or CA/CS/CMA, with at least 55% marks in aggregate, from a recognized university. Final year degree students, who expect to complete their final examinations and other requirements for obtaining the degree by June 15, 2025, can also apply.

Applicants are required to take any one of the Admission Tests:

a) XAT to be conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur on January 05, 2025, OR

b) CAT to be conducted by IIMs on November 24, 2024, OR

c) NMAT by GMAC to be conducted during November – December 2024, OR

d) GMAT conducted or to be conducted in 2023 or 2024, OR

e) XGMT (XIM General Management Test) to be conducted by XIM University on January 25, 2025.

Applicants opting for XAT/CAT/GMAT/NMAT are required to follow the XAT/CAT/GMAT/NMAT advertisements respectively and apply in time. Registering for XAT/CAT/GMAT/NMAT is a prerequisite for applying to XIM University's MMS-BF program, if not opting for XGMT.

Applicants also have to fill up the online application form separately for XIM University program at: www.xim.edu.in . Upon successfully filling the online application form and paying the relevant application fee, the applicant will be intimated by email about the acceptance of the form.

It may be noted that besides registering for XAT/CAT/GMAT/NMAT, one has to apply (online) separately to XIM University.

The Institute will decide the section-wise as well as total cut-off marks which will be used for short-listing the candidates to be called for Writing Ability Test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview. WAT, GD & PI will be held in Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai (if held offline). Candidates will have to meet their own travel expenses for appearing in the Interview session.

Please note that the modalities of the shortlisting/selection process will be shared with the candidates in due course. The final selection will be made on the basis of the candidate's performance in the XAT/CAT/NMAT/GMAT/XGMT as well as in the Writing Ability Test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview (which factors in the past academic record and relevant work experience). The selected candidates will be informed by mail in the month of April 2025.

The program will begin by the first week of June 2025 for the first year students. At this time the students will be given a Manual of Policies and Regulations which will be binding on them.

The last date to fill up the application form is December 10, 2024.