SIMC Pune admits students to its two-year MBA (Communication Management) through SNAP only and says it does not publish a cutoff. The academic fee for the 2026–28 batch is ₹15.0 lakh before hostel and mess. The 2024–26 MBA batch's average CTC was ₹9 LPA.
Key facts
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About
SIMC began in 1990 as the Symbiosis Institute of Journalism and Communication. Today it runs a communication-focused MBA alongside its master's programmes in media, and the MBA has 120 seats on the residential Lavale campus.
Students choose a major and a minor from brand communication, media management, public relations, and marketing and media analytics, which makes this a specialist programme rather than a general MBA.
Admission is through SNAP, followed by SIMC's own Group Exercise and Personal Interaction. SIMC states that it does not publish an official cutoff.
For the 2024–26 MBA batch, SIMC's placement statistics give an average CTC of ₹9 LPA and a highest of ₹21 LPA. It does not publish a median or the number of students placed.
Compare the academic fee, hostel and mess with the outcomes you want, since this is a niche career track.
Cutoff
The percentile of the last candidate called (or admitted) in the latest cycle, from the institute where it publishes this, otherwise as reported for that cycle. Where no actual figure is out yet, the expected call percentile is shown and labelled. This is the reality check next to the minimum.
| Category | Overall |
|---|---|
| General | 76 |
Actual: reported call cutoff · SNAP 2025
Shortlist: SNAP percentile, by programme.
Programmes
| Programme | Duration | Intake |
|---|---|---|
| MBA (Communication Management) | 2 years | 120 |
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Fees
Placements
Median and average lead because one top offer says little about a typical result. Final placement report
Who it suits · Route99's view
Suits SNAP takers who already know they want brand, media or PR careers and prefer a specialist MBA to a general one.
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Enroll nowSIMC states that it does not publish an official cutoff. Candidates are shortlisted through SNAP for SIMC's Group Exercise and Personal Interaction, and the final merit list follows.
The academic fee for the 2026–28 batch is ₹15.0 lakh, paid in four instalments of ₹3,75,500. Hostel at ₹1,57,300 a year, mess and refundable deposits are charged separately.
The MBA (Communication Management) offers majors and minors in brand communication, media management, public relations, and marketing and media analytics. Students pick one major and one minor.
No. Admission to the SIMC MBA is through SNAP only. Shortlisted candidates then take SIMC's Group Exercise and Personal Interaction, scheduled for 19–21 February 2027.
For the 2027–29 batch, SIMC registration opened on 21 August 2026 and closes on 22 January 2027. The GE-PI shortlist is due on 2 February 2027.
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