SVPISTM Coimbatore announces PGDM Admissions 2015

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management (SVPISTM) invited application for admission to Post Graduate Diploma in Management Course 2015.

SVPISTM has been vested with the responsibility of providing education, research and consultancy services in the field of textiles, apparel, retail management and related fields. Presently the School offers the following three full time programmes of two years duration

These courses are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Textiles)

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Apparels)

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Retail Management)

These courses are designed with active cooperation of the academics and the textile industry and are aimed at providing trained and well equipped manpower to the textile and apparel industry in India
About the Courses

PGDM-Textiles

The two year full time course (PGDM)-Textiles is designed to offer Core Mgmt learning for textile professionals addressing the growing complexity and competition of textile business, this program provides the right synergy of technology and management aligned to the specific needs of textiles industry
The course runs through four semesters

The first two semesters comprise of fundamental management training with specific application in textiles industry

This is complemented with industrial interaction, seminars, projects etc. to develop and enhance the latent skills of the students

In the fourth and final semester students specialize in the functional areas and conduct an extensive industry based project
PGDM-Apparels

The course is oriented to the needs of fast growing apparel industry covering knitting and garment clusters in the country

Creating a cadre of specialized professionals with technical and managerial knowledge is the gist of this course

The course is divided into 4 semesters

The 1st semester deals with basic textiles, knitting technology and fundamentals of management

The 2nd semester comprised of an advanced study of apparel, marketing, finance aspects of management interspersed with industry project

The 3rd semester deals with study of Apparel Production Technology, Quality Control and Textiles, Mgmt Information System, International Marketing & Entrepreneurship Development with two electives of their choice

This provides a comprehensive knowledge of theoretical and practical facets of the apparel Industry
PGDM-Retail Management

The two year full-time course PGDM-Retail is designed as a Professional Program to benefit those seeking career opportunities in the realm of Retail Mgmt

The objective is to equip the students with expertise in efficient handling of retail operation, effective formulation of retail strategies, developing innovative CRM approaches in retailing along with wide exposure to contemporary issues in International retailing

The course runs through four semesters; practical experience is integrated with conceptual learning

There is practical training/project work at the end of each semester

In the fourth semester the student elects to specialize in a particular segment/aspect of retail business
Eligibility

Candidate must be a graduate in any discipline (recognized by UGC/AICTE) with a minimum of 15 years (10+2+3) of education and having 50% or above (45% or above for SC/ST/DAP*) aggregate marks at the graduation level can apply for admission

The percentage of aggregate marks is to be calculated as per the practice followed by the concerned university or institution

In case the university/institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by SVPISTM by dividing obtained CGPA with the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant with 100

Those who are in their final year and who expect to complete all the requirements of graduation before 15th August 2015 can also apply

SVPISTM encourages applications from applicants with diverse academic backgrounds
Admission Procedure

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management is mandated to create the finest managers for the Indian Textiles Industry; Since inception, the institute is conducting an entrance test (Sadar Vallabhbhai Patel - Management Admission Test) to select the most appropriate candidate for Textile, Apparel and Retail Management education

SVP-MAT is designed to assess the aptitude of candidates for future business success; the test score is a partial assessment for meritorious scholarships and admission

SVP-MAT (2015) would be conducted in offline/online mode across various cities of India

The pattern along with rules and regulations are as follows: (Refer Admission Bulletin)
Students qualified in other aptitude tests like MAT, CAT, XAT, TANCET, etc. is exempted for SVP-MAT. But to avail the SVPISTM Scholarship (Refer Admission Bulletin), qualifying in the SVP-MAT admission test is compulsory
SVP-MAT Procedure

SVP-MAT (2015) question paper is designed to assess the capability of the candidates for admission; the question paper will have 100 objective type questions 25 questions each from the following areas; each question will be followed by four alternative answers and the candidate has to choose the correct answer
i) Quantitative Aptitude
ii) Reasoning
iii) English
iv) General Knowledge

SVP-MAT Scholarship

Eligible candidates seeking for admission at SVPISTM for the year 2015-16 have the provision to avail the Scholarship up to Rs.40000/- in the first year based on the overall scores earned in the SVP-MAT admission procedure; the scholarship is available for 50% of the candidates on the meritorious basis in the first year

Scholarship in the second year up to Rs.40000/- will be provided based on the Academic and Attendance records in the first year; SVP-MAT admission test is compulsory for Scholarship
Procedure to Apply

Application for the admission can be downloading from the Institute website www.svpistm.ac.in

Interested and eligible candidates are required to download the application form available in the website and send the duly filled form along with a Demand Draft of Rs.1000/- (General/OBC) or; Rs.500/- (SC/ST/PH) to "The Director, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management (Autonomous Institute, Ministry of Textiles, Govt.of India) Post Box No.: 1483, Avanashi Road, Peelamedu, Coimbatore-641004"

The amount for the application may be sent as Demand Draft drawn in favor of "The Director, SVPISTM" payable at Coimbatore or may be paid online through RTGS/NEFT or may be paid directly at SVPISTM admission office

SBI A/c: 31463768179

Branch: Peelamedu, Coimbatore

IFSC Code: SBIN0007231

Filled-in application along with required documents mentioned in the application to be sent to the Institute

Correspondence Address

The Director, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management, Post Box No: 1483, Avanashi Road, Peelamedu, Coimbatore-641004, Mobile No.: 09843814145, 09047634005, Landline: 0422-2571675, 2592205 Fax: 0422-2571623, Email: admission@svpitm.ac.in

Applicants are requested to refer to SVPISTM (www.svpitm.ac.in) website before sending any query to admissions office by e-mail or making phone calls
Important Dates

Last Date of Submission of Application Form: 30th June 2015

Date of Examination SVP-MAT Test (online) 2015: 05th July 2015, from 10.00 AM to 12.00 PM