1. Enrollment Procedure

Application forms and prospectus may be obtained from CIM from 1st April to 31st July every year on payment of Rs.250/ either by cash or DD. The completed forms must be returned to CIM Office, Chennai, by 31^st August every year.

Only on receipt of the fees, CIM will release the study material of the concerned Semester, Register Number will be assigned and an ID card issued.

In all future correspondence with CIM and MLCU, this register number should be mentioned.

2. Coaching Classes

In order to help the students to have a better exposure to the theory papers, subject experts will conduct 4-5 days seminar/workshops in Semesters I, II, III and IV at Chennai, New Delhi and Shillong. The students shall attend these seminars at the nearest centre at their own cost. (travel, accommodation, food). Students do not have to pay any separate fees towards these coaching classes.

3. Project Work

The topic/subject of the Project Work should be useful to the candidate's organization and enable him/her to apply the management principles learnt. The candidates will select the place and organization for their Project Work. The Project Work involves fieldwork and reporting. Three copies of the Project Report in a neatly typed and bound form should be submitted within the time given.  The total marks for the Project Work will be 200.

4. Evaluation

Evaluation of the students will be done in the following two methods:

A. Internal assessment (40%) and
B. Semester End Examination (60%)

(A) Internal Assessment
This consists of two parts viz. Assignment, Attendance in Coaching Classes.

i) Assignments are designed to enable the candidate to think and apply the concepts they study to the context of organizational issues.

Assignments in each subject have to be submitted. Further timely submission of assignments would be given additional 5% weightage. Assignments are allotted a weightage of 30%.

ii) Contact Classes will be conducted every semester for 4 days at Chennai, New Delhi and Shillong. Students may choose any one centre convenient to them. Subject experts will conduct classes.

Dates of these contact classes will be informed to the students well in advance.
 

Attendance in the contact classes is compulsory and 5% of marks is given for full attendance.

(B) Semester Examinations

These are conducted in the months of February and August every year in various centers across the country, depending on the number of students enrolled from that area.

The students may choose the nearest centre convenient to them and inform CIM on time to send them the Hall ticket. These examinations are given 60% weightage in distribution of marks.

(C) Pass Marks

Including the scores in the Continuous Internal Assessment, the student should get a minimum of 50% marks in each subject to get a pass.

(D) Re-appearance in examinations

In the event of the student not appearing or not passing in an examination, reappearance is possible at the next Semester exam by paying a Re-examination fees of Rs.200/- per subject/paper.

CIM and MLCU may offer, if possible, arrears exams of more semesters at the same time.

5. Management Seminars

CIM is conducting Management Seminars of 3 days duration at various cities across the country throughout the year. Bona fide students of the Diploma programme are eligible to attend the same at the place of their choice by paying a subsidized rate of 50% of the Seminar fees, on producing their Student ID.