PGSEM Apping process

Basic steps are:
1. Register yourself to the PGSEM site. You would have to check out what was the important dates - application dates/cutoff dates etc before you will be able to start with the application process.
2. The application filling is simple - just the basic information is required to be filled in it. You will have to pay the application fee (there is an online option which is pretty convenient). Be careful on the Photo upload part. If you need to, get a digital photo clicked with the necessary resolutions that is expected.
3. Submit the application. No other documents need to be supplied at this point. Make sure that you submit the application before the cut-off dates etc.
------------End of Round 1------------------
4. In due course, your application may or may not be shortlisted. You will be intimated via an email either ways (I guess - I got an email about the shortlisting part, not very sure abt the rejection part).
5. Once that is done, the one main thing that you will have to start working on is to start working on the SOP part. Though there is no explicit deadline mentioned in the SOP part, I think it would be useful to get it sorted out of the way as soon as possible (though from the looks of it, it seems to be required only before the faculty interview). This is the hardest part and will take most of the time.
6. There is another form that you should be getting from your superior - get that done too earlier rather than later.
-----------------End of Round 2--------------
7. The alumni interview dates will be announced before the faculty ones. The alumni interview is somewhat informal (no tie or coat required or expected). The basic aim seems to be to see if you are good fit for the course. Moreover they are there to check if you have any questions about the course etc.
---------------End of Round 3----------------
8. The faculty interview dates will be intimated in due course.
9. Go to the interview with a tie (coat would be an overkill - especially during summers :)) and formals.
10. Make sure that you reach the interview before time (I got late - they did not seem very happy :))
11. You will need to have all the originals and a copy of all the marksheets/degrees/experience letters/GMAT/CAT score sheet etc. The copies need to be submitted and the originals will be used to validate the copies.
12. Take the interview.
13. Wait for the final call.
14. Hope for the best :). You should get an email again with the details in due time (either ways).

Note: This is for all the lazy bums (like me?) who do not want to go through all the information that is present in the website.
Refer to
http://pgsem.iimb.ernet.in/academiccalender.html
for more details.

sidvish