Shivalik Institute of Management Education and Research, Durg: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Shivalik Institute of Management Education and Research, or SIMER, is an autonomous, Durg, Chhattisgarh, institution established in 2007. This institute is approved by AICTE and delivers a Post Graduate Diploma in Management program to young aspirant business leaders. The compact 4.5 acre campus provides a focused learning environment with only 72 enrolled students. Highly experienced faculty members and a very positive student-faculty ratio of 6 would ensure individualized attention and quality education. All the aspects-from infrastructure to facilities-are made available within SIMER for students who would want to excel through all-round development.

The institute has separate boys' and girls' hostels with reading rooms, mess facilities, and sports/play areas within the campus. Facilities for first aid with visiting doctors who consider the needs of students' health are also present in the health centre. A well-stocked library with books on various topics, journals, and multimedia resources caters to academic and business needs on the campus. The IT infrastructure of SIMER further caters to the modern requirements of learning. An in-house fitness centre and health club helps build the physical well-being of the students. An all-day cafeteria with facilities for a mess, providing sustenance as well as a platform to develop social skills. Sports facilities and numerous student clubs encourage participation in extracurricular activities. The institute's flagship program is the two-year, full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management. The approved intake is 60 students only, evidencing the institute's commitment to quality education that would have been effectively imparted only through controlled class sizes. As understood from the very movement of contemporary business, the program of PGDM has been developed so as to offer wide-ranging course content invaluable for the blending of theory with practice.

The admission process of SIMER is rigorous and transparent with the objective of selecting only the very best talent who have a great academic record and who have also demonstrated leadership ability.

Based on their scores in national-level admission tests such as CAT, MAT, ATMA, JMET, and XAT, short listing of potential students is done for the next rounds. After that, those selected candidates are invited for Group Discussions and Personal Interviews. The final selection for the programmes is made based on the overall evaluation comprising academic achievements, work experience wherever applicable, performance in the written test and performance of the candidate in Group Discussion and Personal Interview. With this multi-dimensional approach, the SIMER ensures an intake of students who, besides outstanding academic performance, also have interpersonal skills and potential for success in business.