FORE School of Management: two campus locations

FORE School of Management (FSM) is an autonomous business school offering AICTE-approved Post Graduate Diploma in Management programmes. Its official admissions site identifies locations in New Delhi and Gurugram; this matters because not every programme is attached to the same location. The institute lists its New Delhi campus at Adhitam Kendra, B-18, Qutub Institutional Area, and its Gurugram off-campus at Plot 47, Sector 32. Check the campus shown on the individual programme page before arranging accommodation or comparing travel costs. Official admissions site

The school’s public pages use more than one founding-era description: admissions metadata displays 1981 while the site copy uses “Legacy Since 1992.” Those statements may refer to different institutional milestones, but the captured material does not reconcile them. This overview therefore does not present either year as a verified founding date. Applicants comparing schools should distinguish a historical marketing phrase from an incorporated or established date and consult an authoritative institutional record if the date matters. The same evidence discipline applies to accreditation and ranking labels: read the relevant current certificate or ranking table for its scope and year, rather than interpreting a logo or a broad “leading” description as a specific rank. For FORE’s current application decision, the more immediate verifiable details are the published programme, campus, cycle, entry test, fee category and accommodation terms. Admissions portal · Institutional website

Programmes for the 2027-29 intake

The current admissions portal presents five regular two-year PGDM options: PGDM, PGDM (International Business), PGDM (Financial Management), PGDM (Big Data Analytics), and PGDM (Healthcare & Hospital Management). It separately lists an 18-month PGDM (Working Professionals). The portal places the first three regular options in New Delhi and BDA and Healthcare & Hospital Management in Gurugram. These are diploma programmes, not university MBA degrees; FSM describes itself as an autonomous business school and says the programmes are AICTE-approved. Programme catalogue · School programme details

In the 2027-29 catalogue, programme titles are useful signals of subject emphasis, but the title alone does not establish a particular elective menu, classroom schedule or career outcome. The five regular programmes share a two-year format on the portal, while Working Professionals is a separate, shorter 18-month route. A prospective student should compare the individual curriculum and eligibility page for the selected programme rather than assume that all tracks have identical content or selection steps. The listed Delhi/Gurugram locations also affect day-to-day planning: the portal associates PGDM, International Business and Financial Management with New Delhi, and Big Data Analytics and Healthcare & Hospital Management with Gurugram. Applicants considering more than one option should check whether their application submission, interview preferences and final programme allocation allow that combination; a portal showing several cards does not by itself promise transfer between locations or programmes. The school describes the qualifications as PGDM diplomas, which is a useful distinction when comparing them with university-awarded MBA degrees. Current admissions portal · Programme details

Admission route and current dates

For the 2027-29 PGDM admissions, the school requires a bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks. The current selection page names CAT 2026, XAT 2027, and GMAT scores from tests taken between 1 January 2025 and 31 January 2027. Shortlisting uses the entrance score, followed by a personal interview; final selection also weighs academic performance and work experience. The admissions portal currently gives 15 December 2026 as the application deadline, shortlisting in the second week of January 2027, selection from the third week of January, and final results in the third week of March. Treat these as the published 2027-29 schedule and recheck the official portal before submitting, since the institute may update its notices. Current admissions portal · Eligibility and selection details

Applicant eligibility and selection are separate questions. The 2027-29 portal states a bachelor’s degree minimum of 50% and names CAT 2026, XAT 2027 or GMAT taken in its stated window. Meeting that minimum makes an applicant eligible to apply; it does not establish a shortlist or offer. The selection page describes a process with entrance scores and a personal interview, while the portal also displays a component-wise weightage. Treat any displayed formula as the current cycle’s published method and check that it applies to the particular programme before relying on it. Candidates awaiting final-year results should read the current rules for proof of completion and deadlines rather than infer a grace period from the application dates. Dates on a portal can change, so save the notice or check it again before paying, scheduling an interview or making travel plans. The December application deadline and January/March milestones quoted above are for the portal’s 2027-29 intake and should not be reused for a later batch. Admissions portal · Eligibility and selection

Fees, scholarships and accommodation

The 2027-29 admissions portal lists a programme fee of ₹23.24 lakh for each of the five regular PGDM options and ₹11.50 lakh for the 18-month Working Professionals programme. The official programme-admissions page also lists a one-time ₹23,000 registration fee; its fee table distinguishes self-sponsored and company-sponsored categories. Confirm the applicable category, payment schedule, refundable deposits and any updated amounts in the current brochure and offer letter rather than treating a headline programme fee as the entire cash outlay. FSM lists Merit, FORE Elite, Means, Saksham, Union Territory and North-Eastern States, and Dean’s List/Fellowship schemes; eligibility and awards differ by scheme, and the school’s scholarship page is the controlling source. Fees and admission page · Scholarship terms

Neither campus page describes an institute-owned hostel. For 2026-27, FORE says it coordinates nearby third-party accommodation: in Delhi, the listed yearly charges are ₹3.10 lakh for single and ₹1.95 lakh for double occupancy, with breakfast and dinner; in Gurugram, they are ₹3.00 lakh single and ₹1.90 lakh double, with breakfast and dinner and weekend lunch. Electricity is billed separately on actual usage or prepaid meter terms, and booking is subject to the provider’s process. These are accommodation prices for that stated year, not tuition fees or guarantees of a room. Delhi hostel information · Gurugram hostel information

When estimating education cost, separate the advertised programme fee from the total amount a student may need to arrange. The current portal’s ₹23.24 lakh card applies to each of the five regular two-year programmes; the separate Working Professionals listing is ₹11.50 lakh for its 18-month duration. The school’s detailed admissions page distinguishes a self-sponsored fee of ₹23,24,000 from a company-sponsored category of ₹27,83,750 and says the fee includes tuition, examination, extra and co-curricular activities, library, books/reading material, IT services and a complimentary International Immersion Programme. It also lists a one-time ₹23,000 registration fee. These labels matter: an employer-sponsored candidate should not budget from the self-sponsored figure, and the WP fee is not comparable by simply dividing it by the regular course fee. Confirm the relevant programme, sponsorship category, payment instalments, deposits, refunds, taxes and any revised schedule in the current official offer material. Hostel, transport and personal expenses are separate planning items. Current portal · Programme fee schedule

Scholarship names are not interchangeable discounts. The school’s Means-cum-Merit scheme describes income and academic conditions, and its continuation rules include performance requirements. Saksham has separate community, income and academic criteria and is subject to the school’s process and available support. FORE Elite is described around a high CAT percentile and a selection among eligible candidates; the threshold does not imply that every applicant at that score receives an award. The school also lists Merit, Union Territory/North-Eastern State and Dean’s List/fellowship support. Applicants should use the scheme-specific page to establish whether the award applies to the chosen programme, whether company sponsorship or another category excludes eligibility, which documents are required and when the award is decided. Do not subtract a scholarship from the fee estimate before receiving confirmation: the public page describes eligibility and selection, not a guaranteed reduction for every student. Ask the admissions office to confirm whether awards can be combined and how they are applied to instalments. Official scholarship page

How to read the placement material

FORE’s institutional site links to a Placement Report 2026, while its current admissions portal labels placement material separately for the 2024-26 and 2023-25 cohorts. Keep those cohorts distinct when comparing averages, medians, highest offers or recruiter counts; a headline from one batch should not be read as a forecast for the incoming class. The dedicated report is the place to check the stated cohort, programme coverage, reporting basis and current figures. This overview does not treat placement assistance as a guaranteed offer or turn a highest package into a typical outcome. Placement report link · Placement information · Admissions portal

Placement headlines need their cohort and measure attached. The portal labels placement highlights for the 2024-26 cohort, while older 2023-25 material remains available; the linked Placement Report 2026 is a separate source that applicants should read for programme coverage and definitions. For the 2024-26 highlights, the portal’s visual card states highest CTC ₹26.45 lakh, average CTC ₹16.5 lakh and median CTC ₹16.2 lakh, and also reports 206 firms, a maximum of 39 offers from one company and 39 pre-placement offers. These are headline statistics for that reported batch, not an individual salary forecast. The report should be checked for who was counted, how CTC is defined, whether figures combine programmes, and how the median differs from the average. Recruiter counts and offer counts also do not mean the same thing as students placed. Compare like with like across years and inspect the dedicated placements article for source tables rather than treating a single highlight graphic as a complete outcomes dataset. Placement report · Placement page · Current portal highlights

Who should compare the details closely

FORE is a multi-programme management school with a New Delhi campus and a Gurugram off-campus. Before choosing an application combination, compare the exact programme and location, the 2027-29 entrance-test requirements, the fee category and the scholarship rules. If you need accommodation, price the provider-arranged housing separately from programme fees and confirm availability directly; FORE says these are nearby third-party facilities rather than its own hostels. For outcomes, compare the same programme and cohort in the official placement report and use its median and reporting definitions alongside the average. The official admissions notice is the source for deadlines and eligibility, while programme and campus pages govern current fees, housing and services.

The campus and accommodation decision involves recurring practical checks. FORE lists its New Delhi address in Qutub Institutional Area and its Gurugram off-campus in Sector 32; the programme card should be treated as the source for a candidate’s location. The official facilities pages describe hostel arrangements as nearby third-party accommodation coordinated by the school, rather than institute-owned residences. Their 2026-27 rate tables list different prices by city and room occupancy, and meals included differ between the two locations. Electricity is separate, and a published price does not guarantee a bed. Before accepting an accommodation option, ask for the provider’s current contract, the room type, meal schedule, deposit/refund terms, utilities, commute and availability for the intended intake. Candidates should also verify which listed campus services are available at their programme location; a school-wide facilities page is not a promise that every facility is on every campus or available at all hours. Delhi hostel page · Gurugram hostel page · Facilities