With a heritage of 70 years, Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi has a distinguished tradition of preparing business leaders, professionals and entrepreneurs who can deliver in the fast changing digital world of today. When it comes to MBA colleges that offer top-tier education, placements, and industry exposure with an affordable fee structure, FMS stands in a league. FMS Delhi was established in 1954 under the aegis of University of Delhi. Known as the “Red Building of Dreams”, the institute is the dream destination for many CAT aspirants and offers PG & Ph.D programs in Management.
The flagship course offered at FMS Delhi is the 2-year full-time MBA program. Graduates with 50%, along with valid CAT score are eligible for admission into FMS Delhi.
Whether you’re a fresher, a non-engineer, or someone with low 10th/12th marks but a strong CAT score, this blog will explain you why FMS Delhi is one of the best MBA colleges in India for ROI. Also understand data showing how many students apply vs available seats across General, OBC, SC, ST, and EWS categories — plus insider info on batch composition, work experience breakdown, and profile weightage. Read on more.
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Why Choose FMS Delhi?
Before diving into the process, let’s imagine an MBA college which comes with various filters like low fee structure, less academic profile weightage, friendly to freshers, and high placement statistics. The only institute across the country which fits in these filters is FMS Delhi. Let’s know why FMS is so popular among MBA aspirants.
- Affordable Fees: Around Rs. 2 Lakhs, FMS offers one of the best return on investment.
- Average Placement of Rs. 34 LPA in the year 2024, with top recruiters like Amazon, Microsoft, McKinsey, etc.
- No biasness on academic profile i.e 10th, 12th, or graduation is not weighted heavily.
- If students are having above 75% in 10th or 12th, equal treatment will be given to all profiles.
FMS Delhi Batch Profile 2024-26
Let’s get familiar with the FMS Delhi Batch Profile for the academic year 2024-26.
| Parameter | Details |
| Batch Size | 320 |
| Gender Diversity | 48% Female52% Male |
| Academic Background | 32% B.Com + CA+ BBA52% IITs + NITs+ BITs + DU16% Others |
| Professional Background | 12% Finance14% Consulting 25% IT/Analytics/E-Commerce16% Manufacturing |
Mostly MBA colleges carries a significant weightage for professionals due to which the percentage of freshers in those colleges would be little but less. But very interesting thing in FMS Delhi batch profile is the highest number of freshers. Let’s understand it.
| Work Experience | Number of Students |
| Freshers | 54% |
| 1-12 months | 16% |
| 12-17 months | 9% |
| 18-23 months | 8% |
| 24-35 months | 9% |
| Greater than or equal to 36 months | 4% |
FMS Delhi is unique, as freshers are preferred more as compared to the experienced one.
FMS Delhi Selection Criteria
From the list of candidates shortlisted for the interview process, admission to full-time MBA program shall be based on the following criteria and weightage system.
| Components | Weightage | Details |
| CAT 2024 Score Weightage | 50% | CAT score in FMS Delhi admission has the highest weightage |
| Marks obtained in Class X | 10% | 60% and above but less than 75%: 5%75% and above:10% |
| Marks obtained in Class XII | 10% | 60% and above but less than 75%: 5%75% and above:10% |
| Discussion on Statement of Purpose | 10% | To be conducted individually for all the candidates |
| Extempore | 5% | To be conducted individually for all the candidates |
| Personal Interview | 15% | To be conducted individually for all the candidates |
- SOP and Exptempore in FMS Interview: SOP is basically was written by candidates and to explain that why you want to do an MBA? why FMS Delhi?, your goals?, which carries 10% weightage. Extempore is to give speech on any random topic given to candidate as per the understanding of the topic which carries 5% weightage.
- So, if a candidate whose 10th and 12th are not that much weighted let’s say 76% in 10th and 78% in 12th and scores 95 percentile in CAT. After working on SOP, extempore, and PI, you can easily get into FMS Delhi.
- FMS gives equal weightage to all candidates with 75%+ in 10th & 12th. This balances the playing field and removes biases against average school students.
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FMS Delhi Batch Size & Seat Allocation
Let’s get familiar with the batch size and seat allocation at FMS Delhi.
Category-Wise Seat Matrix
| Sanctioned Seats | 251 |
| General | 101 |
| SC | 37 |
| ST | 19 |
| EWS | 25 |
| OBC | 69 |
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Number of Applicants who Applied(Approx)
| Category | Number of Applicants in |
| General | 3070 |
| EWS | 359 |
| OBC | 1194 |
| SC | 1153 |
| ST | 454 |
| PwD | 234 |
The above mentioned information depicts that the competition is very high and intense, hence candidates must focus on CAT performance and achieve high percentile.
FMS Delhi is the epitome of affordable excellence. Students with average academics, no work experience, and score well in CAT exam wishes to have a high-paying job without and financial burden, FMS Delhi is the golden ticket for them. Aspirants needs to work hard on CAT percentile, polishing SOP, and practice your extempore and interview skills.
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FMS Delhi FAQs
Ans. No, graduation marks does not carry any weightage.
Ans. Yes. 54% of current batch 2024-26 are freshers.
Ans. Aspirants must aim for 99.5+ percentile for safe call.
Ans. As there is no direct weightage, non-engineers are well-presented in current batch with 32% of students.