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FMS conducted by Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi is the test for admission to its MBA and MBA (MS) programmes. Founded in 1945, it is one of the oldest and highly prestigious institutions providing management education in India.

FMS is conducted usually on second Sunday of January every year.

Applications for admission to various programmes are invited through advertisements in major national newspapers in September/October every year. Application forms are distributed to interested candidates on payment of the application fees. The filled-in application forms are to be sent to the Administrative Officer, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 for further processing. Eligible candidates are called for a written test and/or an interview.

The eligible applicants will be called for a written test, and on the basis of their performance in the test, they will be called for an interview, an ex-tempore and a group discussion. The candidates will be required to produce their original certificates and mark-sheets at the time of the interview. The final list of candidates selected to the program will be announced after conducting all the interviews.

At the time of filling up the application form of FMS an applicant needs to give a Statement of Purpose (SOP).With a SOP an institute wants to know the reasons; why you are aspiring to pursue any specific programme in their institution and how the institution can help you achieving your goals?
While giving the statement of purpose you are expected to give decent and true reasons behind joining the institute because your interview will be totally based upon your statement of purpose.

FMS offers 2 years full time MBA and MBA (MS) programmes and the most significant factor about FMS is its annual fee which very less as compared to other institute. The annual fee for FMS is Rs.9, 500 only.

Consider the little mouse, how sagacious an animal it is which never entrusts its life to one hole only.

Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi is one of the premier Management Institutes in the world. Having the mission statement “Academic excellence and leadership in university based management education in India through high quality teaching, research, case development, innovative courses and pedagogy of learning”, FMS provides an unparalleled management education in the country.

Last year’s FMS set a standard in terms of difficulty level which was evident in this year’s paper too. There were no surprises in store for the prepared student.

The number of questions remained the same at 175 to be attempted in 2 hours time. There were the usual four sections and to qualify in this exam one had to get more than 50 percentile in each section. Hence ‘accuracy’ was a major determinant to achieve the expected cut-offs. Giving the same time and keeping a consistency in the number of attempts per section would have proved beneficial for the student.

Facts:
 As declared by FMS, there were four sections in the paper.

 Equal distribution of questions in each section.
 QA section had easy to moderate questions with no questions on higher maths.
 Reasoning ability section is a good mixture of analytical reasoning, DI.
 There were 4 RC passages of moderate length with simple topics and easy to moderate difficulty level.

Overview of the FMS 2011 Paper
Time	120 mins
Total no. of questions	200
Total marks	800 marks
Marks per question	4
Negative marking	1 per incorrect answer

Structure of the paper

Sections	Number of Questions	Marks Allotted	optimal time	Difficulty Level
Verbal Ability	50	200	25 min	Easy to Average
Reading Comprehension	50	200	35 min	Average
Quantitative Ability	50	200	30 min	Average
Reasoning Ability	50	200	30 min	Easy to Average

Negative Marks: -1 for every incorrect answer.

Reading Comprehension

The difficult part of this section was trying to identify the passages which could be attempted without much effort. Reading comprehension involves a good grasp of the English language in all its finery. It was humanly impossible to attempt all the passages but attempting at least two was feasible. Attempting at least 10 questions from the 14 questions was possible with 75% accuracy

Reading Comprehensions
Area	Questions based on this Area	Difficulty Level
Passage (DELHI)	11	Easy
Passage (GOOGLE)	10	Easy
Passage (PI management)	14	Easy to Average
Passage (Justice as fairness)	15	Average
Total	50	Average

Verbal Ability

A firm groundwork of grammar and vocabulary are the main requirements to be strong in this section. So building this framework is essential if you need to score at the required percentile for this section. Most of the questions are based on fundamentals of sentence structure and language rules

Verbal Ability
Area	Questions based on this Area	Difficulty Level
Idioms	6	Average
Fill in the blanks (words)	15	Easy
Error in parts of sentence	10	Average
Jumbled Sentences	7	Easy
Standard written English	12	Average
Total	50	Easy to average

An overall difficult paper and very lengthy given the time constraints.

Quantitative Aptitude

Accuracy was the key to achieving victory in this section. This section was a good mix of sitters and conceptual questions. A candidate’s numerical abilities were tested to the fore. Questions in this section ranged from purely numeric calculations to geometrical problems, arithmetic reasoning, and algebra.

Quantitative Aptitude
Area	Questions based on this Area	Difficulty Level
Equation based	8	Average
Percentages	1	Easy to Average
Simplification	5	Easy to Average
Numbers	7	Easy
Ratio and proportion	5	Average
Race	1	Easy to Average
Geometry	4	Easy to Average
Functions	2	Average
Co-ordinate geometry	2	Easy to Average
Variations, A.P.,G.P.	3	Average
Logarithm	3	Easy to Average
Time and work	3	Average
Speed, time and distance	3	Average
Clocks	1	Easy to Average
Profit and loss	1	Average
Permutation and combination	1	Average
Total	50	Average

Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning

Analytical thinking or the ability to think while analyzing involves separating and distinguishing the fundamentals of a concept or problem in order to understand its essential nature.

Reasoning and Logic can be thought of as distinct, although logic is one important aspect of reasoning.

Reasoning is a type of thought. Logic, involves the attempt to describe rules by which reason operates. Putting both these operations together gives this section its tag line ‘Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning Section’. The good strategy to solve the most of the paper is question selection.
In this paper, this section defied all norms and conventions by offering a cache of logically simple questions.

Quantitative Aptitude Area Questions based on this Area Difficulty Level Equation based 8 Average Percentages 1 Easy to Average Simplification 5 Easy to Average Numbers 7 Easy Ratio and proportion 5 Average Race 1 Easy to Average Geometry 4 Easy to Average Functions 2 Average Co-ordinate geometry 2 Easy to Average Variations, A.P.,G.P. 3 Average Logarithm 3 Easy to Average Time and work 3 Average Speed, time and distance 3 Average Clocks 1 Easy to Average Profit and loss 1 Average Permutation and combination 1 Average Total 50 Average

Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning
Area	Questions based on this Area	Difficulty Level
Blood Relations	5	Easy
Set theory	4	Easy
Arrangement	9	Easy
Coding - Decodig	5	Easy
Selection	3	Average
Mathematical reasoning	3	Easy to Average
Analytical Reasoning	6	Easy to Average
Coding Based M.R.	3	Easy to Average
D.I. (bar gaph)	8	Average
Coded Relations	1	Easy
Word Based	3	Average
Total	50	Easy

Eligibility Criteria

1. Candidates applying for admission to the first year of MBA (Full-Time) Programme must have pursued at least a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree Programme after 12 years of formal schooling in any of the following disciplines. The minimum requisite percentage of marks in different disciplines is as follows :
Arts, Commerce or Social Sciences - 50%
Sciences - 55%
Mathematics or Statistics - 60%
Medicine, Engineering or Technology - 60% / CGPA of at least 6.00 in a scale of 10.00
                                                         OR
Post Graduate Degree or 2nd Degree examination after 10+2+3 scheme, securing at least 60% marks.

Note: Candidates appearing for the final examination of Bachelor’s / Post Graduate Degree examinations may also apply.

2. Candidates must be 20 years of age as on 1st of October of the year of admission.

3. There is no reservation whatsoever for the graduates of Delhi university or the residents of Delhi.

No. It is not necessary that students need to be from premier colleges. You get into a B-school on the basis of your performance in the entrance exams conducted by the B-schools themselves.

MBA, being a master's degree, requires the aspirant to be a graduate. That means, you must have a Bachelor's Degree from any university incorporated by an act of the Central or State government of India, any other educational institution established by an act of Parliament or any institution deemed as such under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956. This also includes any equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. Your Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification must have covered a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling, which is a total of 10+2+3 years.

In simple terms, FMS tests managerial abilities in a candidate through Mathematics, English and Reasoning. This means that you will be required to interlink concepts in order to solve a particular problem. Your ability to apply concepts to practical situations is what will be tested.

Once you start taking section tests and comprehensive tests, it becomes important to Analyze each of the tests that you take. This will help identify the areas/topics that you are weak at and still need brushing up before you take the next test.

1. Analyze your area-wise/topic - wise performance to identify potential areas for improvement.
2. Work on the identified areas, through determined practice using

Concept Books
Section Tests and Comprehensive Tests

After you take each test, do analyze it well. Analysis would take a lot of time, do not take this as a waste of time, and instead convert this into a learning process. For all correct answers, compare your method with the Explanatory Answers, check if you can attempt it faster and practice the new method, if any. For all incorrect answers, reattempt the questions with no time limits. You need to understand as to why did you make the mistake- was it conceptual/silly mistake/incorrect interpretation. Learn from your mistakes and ensure that you do not commit them in future.

The areas that are tested in English are verbal ability, reading comprehension and composition skills. This means that you need to build an overall aptitude in English. Good command over English language is a must in order to succeed in FMS. In fact, you will observe that you need good English even to attempt the quantitative and data interpretation sections.

Reading a newspaper like The Times of India / The Hindu, a business daily like The Economic Times/Business Standard and political and business magazines should become a daily habit for all FMS applicants. Further,

Read any section in the newspaper, especially the editorial one.

Timing your-self while reading is important. You should be able to read 200 to 250 words a minute.

Write a summary (about 100 to 150 words) every day on the topic you have read. It will help in building your thought process which is crucial in FMS.

Make a note of the difficult words and look up their meanings from the Oxford English dictionary. Try and maintain a notebook/prepare flash cards that you can go through in your free time.
Reading would also help keep updated on the events going around thus building on your general awareness that would be helpful during the group discussion and personal interview rounds.

It is very important to be honest in your application forms. Do not fill any information that is untrue. Certain questions in the forms ask you about Career Goals, Strengths, Weaknesses, etc. They are deliberately there to help the B-school know a little bit more about you and are often referred to during the interview. It is highly recommended to keep a photocopy of every form that you fill so that you can revise what you have written before the interview.

Percentile: Percentile indicates student's relative performance position among the total students who took the exam.

Percentage: The % score represents normalized percentage of scores secured by the candidate. It is a relative method of representing the score. This is not the actual % score.

For example: A 99 percentile means that the student is among the top 1 percent of the population who took the exam.

No. One needs to keep in mind that cut-offs are only one of the many evaluation tools that the B Schools use to shortlist candidates. The other prominent factors are past academic performance, work experience if any, extra curricular activities and achievements etc.

Work experience is not mandatory criteria for making into any B Schools. However, having work experience does add to your profile. None the less, you need to prove your worth at the time of the GD/PI rounds. This implies that the panel needs to be convinced about what you have learnt at the job and contributed positively to the organization. The way you present yourself and your approach towards the questions plays a vital role in the outcome of your interview. Remember, you will be pitched against the best minds during the GD/PI rounds. So you need to be at your best to make sure you get the final call.

The duration of the test is of 2 hrs.