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IIT Roorkee MBA course received a lukewarm response from MBA aspirants. However, only 49 seats were filled out of 100 seats. Read the news to know about this sudden decline in IIT-R MBA intakers.
IIT Roorkee is facing a severe decline in the number of MBA intakers. Out of 100 seats, only 49 seats were taken by students this year. With CAT 2019 around, the lookout for MBA 2020 aspirants have begun. According to university officials, the reason for this steep decline is the tough entry procedure of the institution.
Recently, the university removed the Engineering or B.Tech bar from the MBA programme, allowing non-engineers to apply and study on the campus, to increase the number of applicants. MBA programme is offered by the Department of Management Studies at IIT-R with a total of 100 seats. Initially, in 1998, at the time of the foundation of Department, non-engineers were allowed in the course but just in two years, IIT-R doors were closed for non-engineer applicants.
IIT- Roorkee Last Three Year MBA Intakes
There has been a decline in the number of students taking admissions at IIT-R MBA Programme, have a look at the data that justifies the drop:
Academic Session | Total Seats | Total Intakers |
|---|---|---|
2017-18 | 95 | 83 |
2018-19 | 95 | 77 |
2019-20 | 100 | 49 |
Also Read: IIT-R Invites Non-Engineers
According to IIT-R Media Head, Sonika Srivastava, the decline in the number of students is because the university believes in taking only focused and quality students. However, various faculty members have accused higher authorities of ‘favouritism’ at the high court.
IIT-R Selection Process
Here is the current selection process of IIT - Roorkee MBA Programme:
- CAT Percentile 95 or above - 65%
- Group discussion - 10%
- Personal Interview - 20%
- Work Experience - 5%
Also Read:MBA at IITs
With the coming up of new MBA colleges and options, students have countless options to choose from. This might be one of the reasons for the seats remaining vacant for the IIT Roorkee MBA programme.
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