FORE School of Management is a private business school located in South Delhi. The B-School is ranked 63rd among Top Management Colleges in India by NIRF in 2023. The School is known for its PGDM courses in International Business, Financial Management, Big Data Analytics electives. Apart from PGDM/ MBA course, the college also offers Executive MBA and FPM programs.

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For PGDM Admission Shortlisting, FORE School accepts valid CAT, XAT, GMAT scores. For its FPM program, shortlisting is done through CAT, GRE, GMAT, GATE, JRF-UGC/CSIR and FORE Entrance Test followed by WAT, Research Proposal and Personal Interview (PI) round. FORE School of Management successfully concluded the Final Placement process for the Batch of 2021-23 with a 100% placement record. During Placement 2023, Highest Package offered to FORE students was recorded as INR 30 LPA while the Average Package went INR 14.5 LPA. Check FORE School of Management Admission Process

FORE School of Management Key Facts

  • MBA Equivalence: The FORE School PGDM course is equivalent to the MBA as per permission granted by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
  • Ranking: FORE School of Management has been ranked 13th among private colleges by IIRF Ranking 2023 & 63rd by NIRF 2023. The college was ranked 60th by NIRF in 2022. Check FORE School of Management Ranking
  • Dual Specialization: FORE School offers dual specialization to all the students enrolled in its PGDM programs, unlike many others that offer only one specialization.
  • Gender Diversity: With 40% of faculty members and 32% of students being female, FORE school emphasizes Gender Diversity much at its campus along with a 60:40 male-female ratio in its batches.
  • Reduction in the Fees: FORE School has reduced the fee by about INR 1 Lac from its announced total fees, i.e INR 14.98 Lacs for its PGDM Batch 2022-23 due to a Pandemic outbreak.
  • Program Intake: FORE School of Management has a sanctioned intake of 420 students for its flagship PGDM courses including 180 students in PGDM( General) Programme which are PGDM (International Business) – 120; PGDM (Financial Management) – 60; PGDM (Big Data Analytics) – 60.
  • International Immersion Program (IIP): FORE School organizes international immersion programs (IIP) annually for all its full-time students at one of its international partner institutions which is spread over one-full-week, wherein the students attend half-credit courses of their choice, visit industrial/corporate locations and sites of historical importance. Under the SEP, FORE students can avail of the opportunity to study abroad in one of the campuses of our FOREign-partner institutions for a brief period of three months (one term) normally during the winter (January-March). Students interested to take part in the exchange program are required to appear in the screening process at FSM.
  • High Placements: During Placement 2023, Highest Package Offered to FORE students was recorded INR 30 LPA whereas the Average Package offered to them stood at INR 14.5 LPA.

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Fore Delhi Important Dates 2024

CAT Event Dates
CAT 2023 Registration Starts  August 02, 2023
CAT 2023 Registration Closes September 20, 2023
CAT 2023 Admit Card Release October 25, 2023
CAT 2023 Exam Date November 26, 2023
XAT Event Dates
XAT Registration Opens July 15, 2023
XAT Registration Closes November 30, 2023
Last Date for XAT Application through GMAT / GRE December 31, 2023
XAT Exam Date January 07, 2024
Event Dates (Tentative)
Online Application Re-opens after CAT Result December 22, 2023 
Last date to apply for FORE admission January 31, 2024 
Shortlist Announcement February 2024
Personal Interview Process (PI) February to March 2024
Declaration of Result April 2024
Program Commencement June 2024

FORE School of Management Batch Profile 

The below table represents the gender-wise distribution of the batch:

Particulars 2020-22 2021-2023
Batch Strength 396 379
Female Students 43% 66%
Male Students 57% 34%

The below graph represents the educational background of the batch:

Fore School of Management Batch Profile

Most of the students had academic backgrounds in Commerce & Engineering. 

The below diagram represents work experience of both the batches:

work experience

More than half of the both batches were freshers. 

The below table represents the specialization-wise data of the batch:

Dual Specializations 2020-22 2021-2023
Marketing 321 286
Finance 175 172
International Business 126 120
Big Data Analytics 50 58
Operations 43 50
Information Technology 45 32
Human Resource 21 28
Strategy 11 12

FORE School of Management Courses

Course Eligibility Criteria Course Fee ( in INR)
PGDM A bachelor's degree with a minimum 50% aggregate of all the subjects /Those in the final year of their UG degree with 50% aggregate (in all semesters/years so far) can also apply
Duration: 2 years
Selection Criteria: CAT/XAT/GMAT score extempore+PI
Intake: PGDM 180/PGDM IB 120/PGDM FM 60/PGDM BDA 60		 16.98 Lacs 
E-PGDM Any bachelor's degree with a minimum 50% aggregate of all the subjects /At least 5 years of relevant work experience at managerial/ supervisory role /5 years of relevant work experience.
Duration: 15 months
Selection Criteria: CAT/XAT/GMAT/Other AICTE approved All India tests+extempore+PI
Intake: 30		 12 Lacs
FPM A master’s degree/ Professional qualifications such as CA/ICWA/CS / BE/BTech/BArch or its equivalent in any discipline with at least 60% aggregate
Duration: 4 years
Selection Criteria: CAT/GATE/GRE/GMAT/ JRF-UGC/CSIR or the FORE Entrance Test (FET)+PI		 6.84 Lacs

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FORE School of Management Admission Stories

Name Entrance Exam Percentage in Exam Work Experience Graduation score Link
Amitanshu Singh CAT & XAT 86.5 & 86 Fresher 75.1 Read More
Shivangi Singh XAT 89 Fresher 78 Read More
Rohit Taxak CAT 89.98 IBM India Pvt Ltd, 15 months, application developer 7.21 Read More
Paras Mehta XAT 80 Urban Clap, 2 months, Sales Associate 5.7 Read More
Shreya Bansal CAT 89.09 Fresher 6.985 Read More
Piyush Grover CAT 88 RBS, 1 Year, Analyst 86.8 Read More
Akshit Aggarwal CAT 90 Fresher 86% Read More
Khayati Chadha CAT 76.72 Fresher 95 Read More
Rohit Goel CAT 85 Ahluwalia Contracts India LTD.( 17 months ) 63 Read More
Abhay Kundlia CAT 87 Fresher 77 Read More
Souparna Palit CAT 84.04 Fresher 69.5 Read More
V Anoop XAT 89.1 Fresher 91.25 Read More

FORE School of Management Cutoff 2023

Mentioned below is the expected cut-off requirement for FORE School of Management. The cut-off of PGDM is expected to increase for the 2023 batch.

Particulars PGDM PGDM-IB PGDM-FM PGDM-BDA
CAT 85.75 79.00 76 60.00
XAT 86.50 81.00 77 65.00
GMAT 650 600 600 550

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FORE Placements 

Fore School of Management has conducted its 2023 placement drive. Recruiters like Accenture, Clear Tax, Cognizant, HCL Technologies, HDFC Bank, Reliance Retail, Stanton Chase, TVS Motor Company etc visited the campus. The highest CTC was INR 30 LPA. The below table shows the highlights of FORE Placements 2023:

Particulars Placements Statistics 2023 Placements Statistics 2022 Placement Statistics 2021
Number of recruiters 152 156 136
Number of new recruiters 50 55 58
Batch strength 369 394 255
Number of PPOs 52 35 22
Highest salary INR 30 LPA INR 41 LPA INR 27 LPA
Average salary INR 14.5 LPA INR 14.04 LPA INR 10.7 LPA
Median salary INR 14 LPA INR 13.52 LPA INR 10.3 LPA
Major sector IT/ITES IT/ITES IT/ITES
Major domain Marketing Operations IT/ITES
Top recruiters Accenture, Adani, Barclays, Capgemini, Deloitte etc Asian Paints, ITC Limited, Nestle, Nivea etc Asian Paints, ITC Limited, Nestle, Relaxo etc

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FORE School of Management Scholarships

Means-cum-Merit Scholarship: FORE School provides financial aid in the form of “Means-cum-Merit Scholarship” to the students in the First Year and the Second Year of the PGDM programmes including waiver of full tuition fee. The maximum total number of scholarships that may be awarded in 1st year and the 2nd year for the PGDM, PGDM (IB), PGDM (FM) & PGDM (BDA) are indicated in the table below:

Program

No. of Scholarships 

First Year AY 2024-25

 Second Year AY 2024-25

PGDM (180 seats)

6

6

PGDM-IB (120 seats)

4

4

PGDM-FM (60 seats)

4

4

PGDM-BDA (60 seats)

2

2

FORE School of Management International Exchange Program

FORE has an academic partnership with the following international colleges/universities:

  • ESC Rennes School of Business, France
  • Vietnam National University – 
  • HCM University of Law and Economics, Vietnam
  •  Kathmandu University School of Management, Kathmandu, Nepal
  •  STI University, Yangon, Myanmar
  •  The University of California, Riverside (IEP), USA
  •  The University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  •  Nanyang Business School, Singapore
  •  School of Business and Economics Sweden
  •  European Institute for Asian Studies, Luxemburg

FORE School of Management Ranking

The table shows the highlights of the FORE School of Management ranking.

Ranking Year Ranked at
NIRF - Management 2023 63
IIRF 2023 13th (among private colleges)
Economic Times B – School Rankings 2021 43 out of 50
OUTLOOK – ICARE Ranking 2020 18 out of 150
BW Businessworld 2019 26
Dalal Street Investment Journal 2019 33 out of 100

FORE School of Management Alumni

The FORE School of Management has a vast alumni network and some of the notable alumni of the institute are mentioned below.

  • Dhruv Bansal: Ecommerce Product Manager at Lenovo
  • Ankur Bhatia: Team Manager Product Strategy- Royal Enfield
  • Pankaj Sharma: Associate Director, CRISIL
  • Mohit Mittal: Associate Director, Acuity Knowledge Partners
  • Sujit Singh Bawa: General Manager Integration, Hindustan Unilever Limited
  • Ram Pratap Singh: General Manager Corporate Accounts - Geodis India PVT. LTD.
  • Vikramjit Singh Sahaye: Founder and CEO, Hiringplug
  • Rahul Raizada: Executive Director, PWC India
  • Abhishek Sachdeva: Vice President- Retail Sales, Anand Rathi Global Finance Ltd.
  • Ashima Manchanda: Assistant Marketing Communications Manager, Hilton Garden Inn, New Delhi/Saket Hotel
  • Abhishek Gier: Founder and Executive Director, Catalyst India
  • Divanshu Kapoor: Deputy Vice President, RBL Bank
  • Jyoti Das: Brand Manager ( Business Head - India ), Calvin Klein
  • Adarsh Kumar: Chief Operating Officer (COO), TATA Motors Finance Ltd
  • Vivek Malhotra: Founder, PRUNE APP

FORE School of Management FAQs

Ques. How can one apply to the FORE School of Management New Delhi?

Ans. Candidates can apply ONLINE only. For online application, submission candidates need to pay an application fee. They can pay the fee either through Credit/Debit card or Net banking.
No. of Programs Base Price in INR 18% GST All-Inclusive Application Fees
One program 1,650 297 1,947
Two programs  2,500 450 2,950
Three Programs  3,300 594 3,894
Four Programs 3500 630 4130

Ques. Is there any Company Sponsored Category for admission to FORE School of Management?

Ans. Yes, candidates applying under Company Sponsored Category need to download the specified format from the website. After downloading the format, fill it up, get it signed and then submit the form in the college.

Ques. Does FORE School have its own hostel facility? How much is the fees?

Ans. No, the institute does not have its own accommodation facility. It is coordinating with M/s Rajhans Homes as it is in the near vicinity of the institute. The accommodation fees along with the food is INR 1,72,000/-.

Ques. Who are the top recruiters of FORE School of Management?

Ans. A list of well-reputed organizations offers placement opportunities to students like Nestle, HDFC Bank, Deloitte, Infosys, Wipro, KPMG, Tech Mahindra, Asian Paints, Suzuki, Tata Motors, JK Tyre, Hero and many more.

Ques. What is the criteria for applying to the Executive PGDM course at the FORE School of Management?

Ans. To apply for Executive PGDM, one must have a Bachelor's degree with 50% marks and a minimum of 5 years of work experience. Also, a valid score of CAT/ XAT/ GMAT is required.

Ques. Is hostel compulsory in FORE School of Management?

Ans. No, it is not compulsory for students to stay in a hostel at FORE School of Management as it has no residential program.

Ques. How is FORE College of Managment for MBA?

Ans. FORE School of Management has secured 63rd position among top MBA colleges in the year 2023 by NIRF. PGDM and PGDM (IB) are recognized as equivalent to MBA (status granted by AIU) and are accredited by NBA.

Ques. What is the highest package offered in the FORE School of Management?

Ans. In the placement drive of 2021-23, the highest package offered was INR 30 LPA, while the average package stood at INR 14.5 LPA.