Established in 1994, Karunya School of Management popularly known as KSM Coimbatore is the aegis of Karunya Institute of Technology and Science. The school offers undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes along with some certification courses to the students. The undergraduate and postgraduate programmes offered by the school are in full-time mode whereas the research programmes offered are in both full-time and part-time modes. Karunya School of Management Coimbatore is recognised by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

KSM has signed MOUs with some autonomous bodies such as National Stock Exchange (NSE) ICAI, Project Management Institute, ACCA, CII, Siema for conducting FDPs, MDPs, EDPs, internships, corporate mentoring, placements, and industrial visits.

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Karunya School of Management offers BCom Professional Accounting and BBA programmes at undergraduate, MBA at postgraduate and PhD and MPhil programmes at research level. It also offers an integrated BBA and MBA programme which is accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). The selection criteria for all the programmes vary. Some quick facts related to KSM admissions are mentioned below: UG courses

• The selection of the candidates in BCom Professional Accounting and BBA programmes is merit-based

PG courses

• Candidate applying to KSM MBA programme are selected based on their score in CAT/ MAT/ XAT or Karunya Management Aptitude Test (KMAT) exam
• Candidates must score a minimum of 400 scores in their MAT exam or 50 percentile in CAT/ XAT exam
• The aspirants who have not appeared in the above-mentioned exams or the score are less than the required cut-off, then they have to appear for Karunya Management Aptitude Test (KMAT)

Research courses

• KSM offers MPhil and PhD programmes in both full-time and part-time modes
• Admission to PhD and MPhil programmes begin in March/ April and September / October every year

• Candidates applying to research programmes offered by Karunya School of Management have to go through the written test conducted by the school followed by an interview

Integrated courses

• The school offers an integrated BCom+ACCA and MBA+ACCA programmes accredited by ACCA (UK)
• The classes for both the programmes are conducted in Karunya campus
• Candidates pursuing an integrated BCom and MBA programmes will get six and seven ACCA paper exemption, respectively

The school offers two undergraduate programmes for a duration of three years. Both the programmes offered are in full-time mode. Candidates applying to the KSM undergraduate programmes are selected on merit basis. The eligibility criteria of KSM UG courses are mentioned below:

KSM offers MBA programme for a two-year duration in full-time mode. KSM MBA programme is offered under eight specialisations. Candidates must hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in any stream with a minimum of 50% aggregate is eligible to apply for the MBA programme. Candidates with work experience and scored more than 60% in their qualifying exam will be given more preference. The selection of the candidates in the MBA programme is based on CAT/ MAT/ XAT or KMAT exam.

All the MBA specialisations are mentioned in the below table:

At the research level, the school offers MPhil and PhD programmes in both full-time and part-time modes. Candidates willing to pursue the research programmes will need to undergo a written test conducted by the Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, followed by Personal Interview (PI) for the final selection.

The eligibility criteria of both the research programmes offered by KSM are mentioned below:

Along with the undergraduate, postgraduate, research and an integrated programmes, KSM also offers short-term programmes. Candidates need to get in touch with the school for the detailed information of integrated certificate and short-term programmes. The courses are mentioned below:

• Integrated BCom+ACCA
• Integrated MBA+ACCA
• Certificate in Digital Marketing
• ACCA (UK), students of finance will get paper exemptions in ACCA exams
• NCCMP (NSE)
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training (Certificate from MSME)
• Advanced MS-Excel (Microsoft)
• Recruitment Analyst
• Payroll and Legal Compliance

The KSM application process is conducted online. Candidates willing to apply can fill the application form and submit the same on the official website of the school. The detailed KSM application process is mentioned below:

Step 1: Visit the official website.

Step 2: Click on the "Apply Online" tab.

Step 3: Submit the Expression of Interest online (EOI).

Step 4: Fill the online application form with the application number and passcode received after submitting EOI.

Step 5: Pay the application fee online.

Step 6: Download the payment receipt and provisional admission order from the official website for further reference.

Q. Is Karunya School of Management (KSM) Coimbatore a part of any group?

A. Yes, Karunya School of Management is a part of Karunya Institute of Technology and Science.

Q. When was KSM Coimbatore established? 

A. KSM Coimbatore was established in 1994 as the Department of Management.

Q. Does KSM Coimbatore offer undergraduate programmes? 

A. Yes, KSM Coimbatore offers undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes along with an integrated and certification courses.

Q. What is the application process of various programmes offered by KSM Coimbatore?

A. Candidates applying to various courses offered by KSM Coimbatore can apply online by filling the application form available on the official website of the institute.

Q. What are the courses offered by KSM Coimbatore?

A. KSM Coimbatore offers BCom, BBA, MBA, PhD, and certificate programmes. It also offers Integrated BCom+ACCA and MBA+ACCA programmes.

Q. What is the flagship course of KSM Coimbatore?

A. The flagship programme of KSM Coimbatore is MBA. It is offered under six specialisations.

Q. What is the eligibility criteria for undergraduate programmes offered by KSM Coimbatore?

A. For the undergraduate programmes, candidates must have passed Class 12 in any stream with a minimum of 50% aggregate.

Q. What is the selection criteria for MBA programme offered by KSM Coimbatore?

A. Candidates applying to MBA programme are selected based on the entrance exam i.e. CAT/ MAT/ XAT or KMAT score.

Q. What are the specialisations offered under KSM MBA programme?

A. The KSM MBA specialisations are HR, Finance, Marketing, Operations, International Business and Logistics & Supply Chain Management.

Q. What is the selection criteria for research programmes offered by KSM Coimbatore?

A. Candidates willing to pursue the PhD/ MPhil programmes are selected based on a written test conducted by the school, followed by Personal Interview (PI).

Q. Does KSM Coimbatore offer any Integrated programmes?

A. Yes, KSM Coimbatore offer Integrated BCom+ACCA and MBA+ACCA programmes accredited by ACCA (UK)

• Signed MoU's with ACCA, Project Management Institute, CMA, NSE, CII, Siema for MDPs, EDPs, FDPs, Internships, Corporate Mentoring, Placements and Industrial Visits
• Institute organized various seminar for the students