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    FSM Delhi Admission 2026 (FORE): Application Open, Fees, Placements, Scholarships, Selection Criteria

    Malvika ChawlaUpdated on 06 Oct 2025, 02:39 PM IST

    FORE School of Management admission 2026 is now open for all PGDM programmes. Candidates interested in applying for admission to PGDM programmes should do so by visiting the official website, admissions.fsm.ac.in. The last date to fill out the FORE School of Management application form is expected to be January 2026. This is a well-known institute which ranks #59 in the NIRF 2025 rankings. As per the 2023-25 placement statistics, the highest CTC offered by the institute was Rs. 29 LPA, and the average CTC was Rs. 16.8 LPA. Additionally, the institute is known for admitting freshers, as it admits around 68% freshers. To find more information about the FSM Delhi 2026 admission criteria, selection process, eligibility criteria, scholarships and placement, keep reading this article.

    Click here for FORE School of Management 2026 application form

    This Story also Contains

    1. FORE (FSM) 2026 Admission: Important Dates
    2. FSM Delhi 2026 Admissions: Top Courses Offered
    3. FORE School of Management 2026: Eligibility Criteria
    4. FSM Delhi 2026 Admission Process
    5. FORE School of Management 2026 Admission: Selection Criteria
    6. FORE 2026 Fees
    7. FORE School of Management 2026 Admission: How to Apply?
    8. FORE School of Management Admission: Application Fees
    9. FSM Delhi 2026 Cutoffs (Expected)
    10. FORE School of Management 2026 Admission: Scholarships
    11. FORE School of Management 2026 Admission: Placements
    FSM Delhi Admission 2026 (FORE): Application Open, Fees, Placements, Scholarships, Selection Criteria
    FSM Delhi Admission 2026 (FORE)

    FORE (FSM) 2026 Admission: Important Dates

    The following table mentions the tentative timeline of the upcoming events for admission to FORE School of Management.

    FORE School of Management Events

    Dates

    FORE School of Management 2026 Application Portal Opens

    Now open

    FORE School of Management Application Last Date

    January 2026

    CAT 202 Exam Result Declaration

    Second week of January 2026 (Tentative)

    XAT 2026 Exam Result Declaration

    First week of January 2026

    Personal Interview (PI)

    February–March 2026

    Final Admission Results

    March–April 2026

    FSM Delhi 2026 Admissions: Top Courses Offered

    Take a look at the following list of programmes and their seat intake that are offered to candidates considering getting an MBA admission for 2026-28 AY.

    Programmes Offered at FSM Delhi

    Total Number of Seats

    Full-Time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)

    • Total number of seats (New Delhi): 240

    • Total number of seats (Gurgaon): 60

    Full Time PGDM - International Business (IB)

    120

    Full Time - PGDM in Financial Management (FM)


    180

    Full-Time PGDM in Big Data Analytics (BDA)


    • Total number of seats (New Delhi): 60

    • Total number of seats (Gurgaon): 60

    Full Time Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)


    Executive Full-Time Fellow Programme in Management (EFPM)


    FORE School of Management 2026: Eligibility Criteria

    All candidates interested in admission to FSM Delhi for the 2026 batch must go through the eligibility criteria before applying for the same.

    • One must hold a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate of all subjects studied at any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India. The obtained Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification must include a minimum of 3 years of education after completing Higher Secondary Schooling (10+2) or its equivalent.

    • Those appearing for the final year degree examination in 2026 can also apply, provided they give proof of having passed their graduation by Thursday, October 1, 2026, and obtain a minimum of 50% marks in an aggregate of all the subjects they studied. Failing to do so will result in the cancellation of provisional admission, and no fee will be refunded in lieu thereof.

    • Lastly, all interested candidates must have appeared in CAT 2025, XAT 2026 or have a valid GMAT score in a test taken between January 1, 2024 and January 31, 2026.

    FSM Delhi 2026 Admission Process

    After you have gone through the FORE School of Management PGDM 2026 eligibility criteria, based on the same, you must go through the selection process, which is as follows:

    • Based on the CAT/XAT/GMAT scores, candidates will be shortlisted for further rounds.

    • In the second round, candidates will be called in for Extempore and Personal Interview (PI).

    • The final selection will be based on the CAT/XAT/GMAT score, one’s performance in the Extempore, PI Interview, academic performance and work experience.

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    Note: Candidates must note that some selection criteria for PGDM admission in Delhi at the FORE School of Management may be added/removed as considered appropriate by the Institute. The final selection criteria will be informed to the candidates before the selection process.

    FORE School of Management 2026 Admission: Selection Criteria

    Check out the selection parameters for PGDM 2026-28 admission to FORE School of Management.

    FORE School of Management Selection Parameters

    Weightage

    CAT/XAT/GMAT Score

    35%

    Extempore

    5%

    Personal Interview

    20%

    Past Academic Performance

    20%


    (Class 10 - 5%, Class 12- 5%) (7% for all the candidates based on their academic performance, and an additional 3% for the candidates with a STEM background)

    Work Experience

    10%

    Regional

    5%

    Gender Diversity

    5%

    FORE 2026 Fees

    The following is the fee structure for the PGDM programme offered at the FORE School of Management. The admission fees will be updated once the latest fee structure is out.

    Category

    Fees (2-Year PGDM Full-Time Programme) (Subject to Revision)

    Self-Sponsored

    Rs. 20,77,000

    Company-Sponsored

    Rs. 25,96,250

    Note: The above fees will cover tuition, examination, extra and co-curricular activities such as library, reading material and IT services, etc.

    FORE School of Management 2026 Admission: How to Apply?

    All those candidates interested in applying for the PGDM programme at the Delhi NCR campus must go through the following steps.

    • You must visit the official FORE School of Management website, admissions.fsm.ac.in, which will then take you to the PGDM registration portal.

    • Next, on the registration portal, you must create a new ID and register yourself.

    • In the next step, you will need to verify your email address and mobile number, which you provided during the registration process. (Keep in mind the same will be used for future communications.)

    • Once you have verified yourself, you must fill out the application form and provide your personal information and submit he required documents.

    • In the final step, you will be required to pay the application form fee and submit your application form.

    FORE School of Management Admission: Application Fees

    The following is the FORE School of Management 2026 application fee, which must be paid by all candidates when applying for admission in the initial stage.

    Number of Programmes Applying For

    Price (Exclusive 18% GST)

    One Programme

    Rs. 1,500

    Two Programmes

    Rs. 2,000

    Three Programmes

    Rs. 2,500

    Four Programmes

    Rs. 3,000

    *The above amounts will only be applicable if you are applying for multiple programmes at the same time in the same application form.

    FSM Delhi 2026 Cutoffs (Expected)

    Take a look at the expected FSM Delhi 2026 cutoffs, which will help you get an idea of how much one must score to get admission to the PGDM programme.

    CAT

    84 Percentile

    XAT

    85 Percentile

    GMAT

    ≥650


    *These are just for reference, and the actual cut-offs for this year may vary

    FORE School of Management 2026 Admission: Scholarships

    The following is the complete list of scholarships that are offered to the students at the FORE School of Management.

    Means-cum Merit Scholarship

    This scholarship is offered to eligible students of the First Year and Second Year of the PGDM, PGDM (IB), PGDM (FM) and PGDM (BDA) programmes. The same is offered to students who meet the “Means” and the “Merit” criteria. This means, to be eligible, one must have to score a minimum CGPA of 7.00 on a 10.00 scale until the last grade point declaration by the Institute. The scholarship will include a waiver of the full tuition fee.

    Merit Scholarship

    The merit scholarship will be awarded to meritorious students of PGDM, PGDM (IB), PGDM (FM) and PGDM(BDA).

    Programme

    No. of Merit Scholarships

    Criteria

    Scholarship Amount

    PGDM First Year (300 students)

    5 (first five rankers)

    Based on the overall performance of the First Year

    Rs. 1,50,000 each year

    Means Scholarship

    This is to provide financial assistance to students who are socially and economically disadvantaged. It will offer a full tuition fee waiver to eligible students from the EWS, OBC, SC and ST categories with a family income of less than Rs. 8 Lakhs. In case the number of applications increases over the number of scholarships available, then the CGPA will be taken into consideration.

    Scholarship for Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and North Eastern States

    This scholarship provides a 10% waiver in tuition fees to the students who are domiciled in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and the 8 North-East states, namely Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim.

    Note: A student can avail any of the above-mentioned scholarships.

    FORE School of Management 2026 Admission: Placements

    The PGDM 2023-25 batch at FORE School of Management is known for admitting a diverse set of students, with the majority of them from commerce and engineering fields, as can be witnessed from the placement data. In the final batch placements, the FSM Delhi witnessed a total of 138 recruiters and 45 new recruiters.

    Furthermore, the institute admitted 68% freshers, who were in the majority. As for academics, the leading groups were Commerce and Engineering with 31% and 21%, respectively.

    Some of the major recruiters who visited the FORE School of Management were Gartner, Deloitte, Adani, Airtel, Asian Paints, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, HCL, Porter, Cognizant, Air India, TATA Motors and others.

    The following are the key highlights for the PGDM placements for the 2023-25 batch.

    Total PGDM batch Strength

    466

    (59% Male and 41% Female)

    Number of Companies that visited the GIM Goa campus

    138

    Major Recruiting Sector

    Marketing and Operations (29 LPA)

    Highest CTC Offered

    29 LPA

    Average CTC Offered

    16.8 LPA

    Median CTC Offered

    15.2 LPA

    Placement Pinnacle in CTC

    Marketing

    29 LPA

    MR & Consulting

    28.25 LPA

    Finance

    28.25 LPA

    Human Resource

    18.3 LPA

    Operations

    29 LPA

    IT/ITES

    23 LPA

    The table below lists the batch profile for the PGDM batch, along with the percentage of students who were admitted to the FSM Delhi based on their work experience, academic background and professional background.

    Work Experience

    Freshers

    68%

    6-12 Months

    9%

    13-24 Months

    14%

    24+ Months

    9%

    Academic Background

    Engineering

    21%

    Commerce

    31%

    Arts

    10%

    Science

    12%

    Others

    26%

    Specialisation

    Finance

    29%

    Information Technology

    2%

    HR & Strategy

    5%

    Operations

    5%

    Big Data and Analytics

    8%

    International Business

    13%

    Marketing

    38%

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is the last date for FORE School of Management 2026 applications?
    A:

    The last date for FSM Delhi PGDM applications is expected to be in January 2026. 

    Q: Is there management quota in FORE School of Management?
    A:

    The management quota in FORE Delhi is limited to 10% of the total seat intake. Admission for these seats will be on a sole decision and selection process. 

    Q: How to get admission in FORE School of Management for MBA programme?
    A:

    To get admission in FORE School of Management for the MBA programme, all candidates must have a valid score in either of the MBA entrance exams (CAT, XAT, GMAT). Based on your score, you will then be called for Extempore and PI rounds.

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    Questions related to FSM Delhi

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    Have a question related to FSM Delhi ?

    Hello,

    Fore School of Management, Delhi is considered a good B-school, especially for students looking for PGDM programmes in Delhi-NCR. It is well-known for its academic quality, industry exposure, and decent placements.

    Here’s a simple rating:

    • Overall Rating: 7.5 to 8 out of 10

    • Placements: Good (average package around Rs.11-12

    Hello,

    FORE school of management Delhi offers various courses, the fee structure for PGDM, PGDM international business, PGDM big Data Analytics, PGDM Financial management is 15.98 lacs and the total fee for  PGDM executive is 11.90 lacs.

    The college has a private ownership and was established in the year 1981,

    Hey aspirant!

    Fore School of Management (FSM) is a B-school located in South Delhi. It provides many courses related to management like PGDM, FPM, PGDM International Business etc for its students. You have not specified the name if the course and hence it is difficult to answer your query. The