K J Somaiya MBA Admission 2027: eligibility, entrance tests and dates
K J Somaiya Institute of Management (KJSIM) is the Mumbai management school represented by this profile. The institute’s official admissions site labels its current MBA intake 2027–29 and lists the two-year MBA, MBA in Healthcare Management (MBA-HCM), MBA in Sports Management (MBA-SM), and MBA in Marketing Communications (MBA-MC). These are programmes under Somaiya Vidyavihar University, not admissions to the separate engineering, science and commerce colleges that share the Somaiya name. Check the programme and award name on your application before paying. See the official KJSIM admissions overview and the 2027–29 MBA admission page.
At a glance
- Application cycle: 2027–29 for MBA, MBA-HCM, MBA-SM and MBA-MC.
- Published application deadline: 20 January 2027, 11:59 pm for the MBA, MBA-HCM, MBA-MC and MBA-SM forms; the official page showed each as open when checked on 7 November 2026.
- Early-bird scholarship date: the page lists 7 December 2026, 11:59 pm for the MBA programmes. That is a scholarship deadline, not the final application deadline.
- Current fee disclosure: the page’s itemised schedule is headed batch 2026–28. It does not give the 2027–29 amount, so do not use the older totals as a current offer.
- Selection: the displayed routes use national entrance scores and institute stages such as Problem Situation Analysis (PSA), Personal Interview (PI) and Written Ability Test (WAT); the exact route depends on the programme.
KJSIM lists 600 MBA seats plus supernumerary seats and 30 seats each for MBA-HCM, MBA-SM and MBA-MC. It does not state the number of supernumerary seats in this overview. Confirm the current intake for your chosen programme on its linked detail page rather than adding these figures into one undifferentiated total.
Choose the programme before choosing the route
The general MBA is a two-year full-time programme with majors and minors. The institute describes Healthcare Management, Sports Management and Marketing Communications as specialist programmes. Its admissions overview identifies all four as programmes under Somaiya Vidyavihar University. The distinct programme pages explain curriculum and specialisation fit; for example, the core MBA page describes its major and minor choices. Compare that curriculum with your intended work, but do not assume the four programmes have identical entrance tests, selection weights, fee totals or career outcomes.
The institute’s page presents the national-test stage before its shortlist and assessment steps. For the first displayed MBA track, it lists CAT 2026, XAT 2027, GMAT, NMAT and CMAT 2027. It says the best of two NMAT attempts will be considered and sets the GMAT validity window as 1 January 2024 through 20 January 2027. The page’s separate MBA-SM test list also includes MAT 2026, ATMA 2027, PERA-CET 2027 and CUET 2027. Read the selected programme tab on the official form: a test accepted for MBA-SM should not automatically be treated as accepted for another programme.
The page does not publish numeric exam cutoffs in the material reviewed here. It says KJSIM sets cutoffs and describes both cutoff-based and profile-based shortlisting. A profile route is not a guaranteed waiver: the institute says candidates below the merit cutoff are considered when they meet its profile criteria. It lists consistent marks across school and graduation, a valid accepted entrance score, and 12–42 months of full-time paid work after graduation for that profile-based route. Do not rely on an unofficial predicted cutoff as an admission decision.
Check eligibility before submitting
For postgraduate management study, the institute states a minimum three-year graduate programme in any discipline, at least 50% aggregate marks, and a university recognised by AIU or AICTE. Students taking their final examinations in April–May 2027 may apply, but the page says they must provide documentary proof of passing with the required marks by 31 August 2027. It also says the graduation examination process must be complete before joining. If your final result, degree equivalence or conversion from CGPA is pending, ask the admissions office how it should be documented instead of assuming that an application alone satisfies the condition.
The page displays a single application form for merit-based and profile-based shortlisting. Its document checklist includes entrance-exam admit card and scorecard, school and degree marksheets, passing/convocation certificate, CGPA conversion letter if applicable, and work-experience evidence if applicable. MBA-HCM and MBA-SM applicants are asked for a statement of purpose. It also lists transfer or migration documents, birth certificate, government photo identity and photographs. Domicile proof is conditional, and the VastiPatrak and GLMS affidavit are specifically for Gujarati Linguistic Minority candidates. Prepare legible copies early, and follow the live form for any programme-specific upload fields.
What happens after the exam score
For the core MBA track, the page describes cutoff-based shortlisting and a separate profile-based consideration route. Shortlisted applicants complete PSA, PI and WAT. KJSIM says PSA and PI are conducted across cities in India and WAT is online. It publishes results online, then offers programmes according to merit position and seat availability. This sequence means an entrance score is only the first stage: applicants should also keep time for the application profile, supporting records and institute assessments.
The admissions page displays selection factors including entrance score, academics, work experience, PSA, WAT, personal interview and, for some tracks, programme-specific factors. Since the programme selector changes the panel, do not transfer one track’s weights to another. Open the live selector for your chosen programme and preserve its current instructions before relying on any percentage split.
Dates and next actions
For all four listed programme forms, the official page gives 20 January 2027 at 11:59 pm as the application deadline. It separately lists 7 December 2026 at 11:59 pm as the early-bird scholarship deadline for MBA programmes. The scholarship date comes first, but it is not a substitute for completing the application. The page’s status labels can change, so verify the live portal before paying or planning around the closing time.
Before applying, use this sequence:
- Select MBA, MBA-HCM, MBA-SM or MBA-MC in the official programme selector.
- Match your entrance test and score year to that programme’s displayed list; check the GMAT validity window and NMAT attempt rule if relevant.
- Confirm the graduation, marks and final-result deadline conditions.
- Upload the required score, marksheet, identity and programme-specific documents through the portal.
- Submit before the form deadline, then monitor the official account for shortlist, PSA/PI/WAT instructions and result updates.
KJSIM says application and hostel payments are made through the portal and warns candidates against agents or organisations claiming to arrange direct admission. Use the institute’s admissions office and its official application channel. For a question about a document or score that is not resolved in the live programme page, contact the admissions office at [email protected] or 022 6728-3232.
What is not yet confirmed for 2027–29
The current admission page provides a 2027–29 cycle label, accepted-test years, application dates and eligibility, but the fee tables visible in that capture are for 2026–28. No 2027–29 fee total, hostel amount, numeric cutoff or count of supernumerary seats is stated here. The older schedule can help you see which fee components have historically been charged, but it should not be budgeted as the new batch’s confirmed price. Recheck the official page and portal before accepting an offer.