Faculty of Management studies is one of the most reputed institute under Delhi University offering various management Programmes. This Institute offers part time and full time MBA Programmes. The duration of the full time programme is two years and the duration of the part time programme will be three years. This institute conducts an entrance test (FMS MBA Test) each year for the selection of eligible candidates for the admission into the MBA courses.

Structure of FMS MBA Test

From the pool of applications, the eligible candidates are invited for a written test. Those who qualify the written test have to attend a group discussion, ex-tempore, and a personal interview. Those who performed well in all the tests will be selected for joining the course. The entrance test includes 200 questions of objective type format. The total mark awarded for the exam will be 800 marks. The time for the exam will be two hours. The questions are mainly to evaluate candidates’ knowledge in different sections like English language, reasoning, quantitative and verbal ability etc.

Syllabus for FMS MBA Test

The FMS MBA test consists of four sections. Each section carries 50 questions of 200 marks. The topics of the exam are given below

Section 1: Quantitative ability (50 Questions) (200 marks)

• Time-Speed-Distance, Work and time
• Simple Interest & Compound Interest
• Set Theory, Venn diagram
• In-equations, Ratios and Proportion, Ratios, Percentages
• Quadratic and linear equations
• Profit & Loss
• Probability, Permutations & Combination
• Number system
• Installment Payments, Partnership, Clocks
• Geometry
• Averages, Percentages, Partnership
• Algebra

Section 2: Verbal ability (50 Questions) (200 marks)

• Analogies
• Critical Reasoning
• Grammar
• Instructions
• Sentence Completion
• Spelling
• Verbal Deductions
• Verbal Reasoning
• Vocabulary
• Word Groups

Section 3: English comprehension (50 Questions) (200 marks)

• Analogies, Antonyms
• Comprehension of passage
• Contextual usage
• Different usage of same word
• Fill In the Blanks
• Foreign language words used in English
• Idioms
• Jumbled paragraphs (6 sentences with first and last fixed)
• Jumbled paragraphs with 4 or 5 sentences
• Odd man out
• One word substitution
• Sentence completion, Sentence correction
• Syllogisms

Section 4: Analytical ability & Logical Reasoning (50 Questions) (200 marks)

• Assumption-Premise-Conclusion
• Cause and Effect
• Coding and decoding
• Critical reasoning
• Family tree
• Functions
• Graphs
• Identifying next number in series
• Assertion and reasons
• Identifying probably true/ false, definitely true/ false kind of statement
• Puzzles
• Matrix arrangements
• Sequencing
• Statements and assumptions
• Linear arrangements
• Syllogisms
• Symbol Based problems
• Visual reasoning

Eligibility Criteria

The candidates applying for the MBA full time programme must possess some essential requirements. The candidates who have a bachelor’s degree can apply for the test. 50% marks are required for the Social Science, Arts and Commerce graduates. Science graduates should have 55% marks and Mathematics or Statistics graduates should have 60% of marks. For the candidates who have a Medicine or Engineering should possess 60% marks for applying the test. The students who are going to appear for their final year’s exam are also eligible to apply for the test.

How to Apply?

The institute provides the facility for the online submission of the application form. The interested applicants can visit the Faculty of Management Studies official website www.fms.edu and can register for the test. The online application fee for the general candidates is Rs.700/-. SC/St candidates have to pay Rs.200/- for applying the test. The candidates can pay the fee through net banking services or using credit cards.

How to fill the Form?

The application form with incomplete information will be rejected. The candidates have to follow all instruction s given in the information bulletin. The particulars of the fee payment should be mentioned in the application form. The filled application form should be sent to the he administrative officer, Faculty of management studies, university of Delhi.

Important Dates (Tentative)

Online registration for admission test: First Week of September to the Second Week of October, 2011

Admission test for Full Time MBA: First Week of December, 2011

Admission Test for Part Time MBA: Last Week of January, 2012

List of FMS MBA Test centers

• Ahmedabad
• Amritsar
• Bangalore
• Baroda
• Bhopal
• Jammu
• Chennai
• Kolkata
• Bhubaneshwar
• Chandigarh
• Kochi
• Guwahati
• Delhi
• Hyderabad
• Varanasi
• Jaipur
• Pune
• Kanpur
• Nagpur
• Mangalore
• Mumbai
• Patna
• Roorkee
• Visakhapatnam

Contact Address for the FMS MBA Test

• The Administrative Officer, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi
• Tel: 011-2766 6382/6383/6384
• Fax: 011-2766 7183
• Email: [email protected]
• http://www.fms.edu

Colleges Accepting the FMS MBA Test score

Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi

Reference Books for FMS MBA Test

• Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT and other MBA Entrance Exam by TIME
• The Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude for MBA Entrance Examination by Dinesh Khattar
• The Pearson Guide to MBA Entrance Examination by Edgar Thorpe
• Target FMS by (AIETS) Disha Publication
• Quantitative Aptitude for MBA Entrance Examination by Guha
• MBA Entrance Guide 5Th/Ed by Career Launcher
• Mathematics for MBA Entrance Examination by R.S. Aggarwal
• MBA Entrance Exam Guide by Abul Hashem
• How to pass diagrammatic Reasoning Test by Mike Bryon
• Objective Mathematics for MBA Entrance Examination by Murtuza Gadiwala
• Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency and Reasoning (Aptitude Enhancing Guide) by Career Launcher
• Data Interpretation MBA Guide by Jaiswal
• Cracking the MBA/MAT for MAT, FMS, XLRi, IIFT by Prof. Jag deep I. Vaishnav
• A Modern Approach to Logical reasoning by R.S.Agarwal

Coaching Centers for FMS MBA Test

• Veristar GMAT Preparation
• TIME
• The CAT Centre
• SKD Educational Consultant
• Sachdev college
• P.T Education
• Oasis Education Services
• Narayana IIT Academy
• Narayana
• Mindev Management Services
• Manya Group
• Magnus
• I.M.S
• Hierank School of Competitions
• Erudite Educational Services
• Emphatic Result Academy
• Edstar GMAT prep
• Daswani Classes Limited
• DAMS
• Cerebral Heights
• Career Point
• Career Launcher
• Career Forum Warangal
• BRM Academy
• Brilliant Tutorials Pvt Ltd
• Ascent Education
• Allen Career Institute
• Aakash Institute

Study Plan

The candidates have to prepare a career plan two or three months before the exam. The candidates have to collect the syllabus from the website and the divide the portions into small sections. Try to fix a time frame for completing each section. Give more time to study the most important topic and most difficult topic. Conduct a mock test after covering each section. It helps the candidate to evaluate their own strengths. Give each day some time for reviewing the topics. Try to cover the portions before one week of the exam. At the last week revise each topics and it helps the candidates to remember all important points. It helps them to write the exam without any stress and helps them to score good marks.

How and Where To Get the Results?

The result of the exam will be published in the official website of FMS institute www.fms.edu. The candidates keep on watching the website on a regular basis for obtaining all relevant information about the exam.

Score Validity

The score of the exam will be only valid for getting admission for that particular academic year.