Admission to FOSTIIMA's PGDM is entrance-based: candidates need a bachelor's degree (any discipline) with at least 50% aggregate marks and a valid score in CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, GMAT or ATMA; those without a qualifying national-level score can appear for FOSTIIMA's own FEAT (FOSTIIMA Eligibility & Aptitude Test). All candidates then go through a Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI), with final selection based on a weighted composite of academic record, entrance-exam score and GD-PI performance; relevant work experience receives additional weight given the institute's experiential-learning pedagogy. The 'SELECT GROUP' track additionally requires a CAT/XAT percentile of 75 or above.