School of Management Studies University of Hyderabad (SMS) offers admission to the postgraduate and Ph. D programmes. Meeting the eligibility criteria is the first step of the SMS Hyderabad admission process. Candidates also have to appear for the entrance test. For School of Management Studies University of Hyderabad admission to the MBA programme, candidates have to appear for CAT .

Based on the scores of CAT, candidates are shortlisted for a group discussion and personal interview. As per the School of Management Studies Hyderabad admission procedure for the MBA Business Analytics and MBA Healthcare and Hospital Management and Executive MBA programmes, candidates are shortlisted for group discussion and interview based on scores of the entrance test, conducted by the University of Hyderabad .