IIM Bangalore (IIMB): Admission 2023, Courses, Fees, Placements, Ranking

What's New at IIM Bangalore?

As per IIM Bangalore admission 2023 notifications, the PI shortlist process 2023 has started. Candidates have to check their PI shortlist status by entering their CAT login ID and fill out an online form at the official website of the institute. Qualified candidates will be called for the IIM Bangalore Personal Interview. As per IIM Bangalore admission 2023 schedule, PGPBA applications are open till February 2, 2023. For IIM Bangalore PhD admissions 2023, the last date to apply is December 23, 2022. The IIM Bangalore test for PGPEM and PhD admissions 2023 will be conducted on December 18, 2022. Candidates must note that all the dates mentioned above are tentative and may change in the future. The entire IIM Bangalore admission schedule 2023 is tabulated below.

IIM Bangalore Admission Dates 2023 (Tentative)

IIM Bangalore Admission Schedule 2023 for GATE

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, or IIM Bangalore, was established in 1973 by the government of India. IIM Bangalore is located on Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru, India. The college is accredited by the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). As per the NIRF Ranking 2022, IIM Bangalore has secured the 2nd position in the management category with a score of 82.62. 

IIM Bangalore course are offered at postgraduate and doctoral levels. The IIM Bangalore course list includes MBA, PGPBA, PGPEM, EPGP, PGPPM, PhD and certificate programmes. For IIM Bangalore admissions to MBA and PGPBA, CAT scores are considered. As per the IIM Bangalore admission process for PGPEM, candidates must have valid scores in CAT/GMAT/GRE/IIMB Test. For IIM Bangalore EPGP admissions, valid scores in GMAT or GRE is mandatory. Candidates who wish to pursue PhD, have to appear GMAT/GRE/CAT 2022/GATE/JRF (NET)/IIMB Test to get admission at IIM Bangalore.

IIM Bangalore placement process starts from the final year of the degree so that the students get familiar with the process by the end of the year. As per IIM Bangalore placement 2022 reports, 513 students out of 524 students got placed with an average salary package of Rs 33.82 LPA. Some of the top recruiters that participate in the IIM Bangalore placement drive every year are Accenture, Flipkart, Microsoft, Infosys, Myntra, Axis Bank, Syntel, Bajaj Auto, etc.

Established in 1973, the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, or IIM Bangalore is is located on Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru, India. The institute has received accreditations from European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). As per the NIRF Ranking 2023, IIM Bangalore bagged the 2nd position in the management category with a score of 82.62.  IIM Bangalore offers courses such as MBA, PGPBA, PGPEM, EPGP, PGPPM, PhD and certificate programmes.  Admission to these courses are done on the basis of GMAT, GRE, CAT, GATE, JRF (NET) and IIMB Test scores. The below-mentioned table reflects on the important IIM Bangalore highlights for 2023.

IIM Bangalore Highlights 2022

IIM Bangalore course list comprises management programmes including Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management (PGPEM), Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM), one year full-time Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP), and Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP). Selection for these IIM Bangalore courses will be done on the basis of CAT/GMAT/GRE/GATE scores followed by group discussion. The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore fees for PGP course is Rs 24.5 lakh and for EPGP is Rs 23.2 lakh. As per the IIM Bangalore eligibility criteria 2023, candidates must have atleast 55% score in the bachelor’s degree. Work experience will also be considered during IIM Bangalore admissions 2023. Below, the details of the IIM Bangalore fees 2023 for all the courses along with the eligibility criteria are tabulated.

IIM Bangalore Fees and Eligibility Criteria 2023

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore admissions are offered to postgraduate and doctoral programmes. IIM Bangalore admissions to PGP and PGPBA are determined on the basis of CAT scores. As per the IIM Bangalore admission process for PGPEM, candidates have to appear for CAT/GMAT/GRE/IIMB Test and get valid scores. For IIM Bangalore admissions to EPGP, valid scores in GMAT or GRE is are required. For IIM Bangalore PhD admissions, candidates have to appear for GMAT/GRE/CAT 2023/GATE/JRF (NET)/IIMB Test. As per the IIM Bangalore eligibility criteria, candidates must possess a minimum of 50% marks from a recognised university. Working professionals will be given preference during IIM Bangalore admissions.

IIM Bangalore Admission Dates 2023

IIM Bangalore Admission Process 2023

• Candidates have to first submit the online application form of entrance exam. 
• Candidates have to download the admit card of the respective entrance exam from the official website. 
• After appearing for the exam, candidates have to meet the IIM Bangalore cutoff.
• Qualified candidates will be eligible for GD-PI and WAT conducted by IIM Bangalore.
• Final selection of candidates will be made on the basis of overall performance in both the the qualifying examination and the entrance test.

IIM Bangalore Application Fees 2023

The IIM Bangalore cutoff 2023 is the minimum cutoff mark that candidates must achieve in order to get admission to the institute. IIM Bangalore admissions 2023 to PGP and PGPBA will be based on CAT 2022 scores, so candidates must meet the IIM Bangalore CAT cutoff 2022. The IIM Bangalore CAT cutoff is published as qualifying cutoff and final cutoff. The qualifying cutoff for Indian Institute of Management Bangalore CAT is also known as the IIM Bangalore eligibility cutoff. To be eligible for the group discussion and personal interview (GD-PI) and written ability test (WAT) conducted by IIM Bangalore, candidates must achieve qualifying cutoff marks. Although the IIM Bangalore cutoff 2023 has not yet been released, candidates can estimate their chances of admission by looking at previous year IIM Bangalore cutoff marks.

IIM Bangalore Cutoff 2021

• IIM Bangalore has bagged the 1st position in Central Asia in Eduniversal 2022 B-school Rankings.
• IIM Bangalore is ranked 2nd in the management category according to NIRF Ranking 2022.
• For the eighth consecutive year, IIM Bangalore was ranked the Best Business School in Central Asia in 2016 by Eduniversal, Paris. 
• IIM Bangalore is ranked 6th among the Asia-Pacific best B-Schools for employability by QS Global 250 Business Schools Report 2017
• IIM Bangalore PGPM was rated among the Top 20 in the world in the Financial Times’ Master in Management Rankings for 2016.
• IIM Bangalore executive MBA course was ranked among the Top 50 by the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2017
• IIM Bangalore executive education programme was ranked among the Top 50 by the Financial Times Executive Education Rankings 2016
• IIM Bangalore was ranked among the Top 50 in the 2016 SCM World University 100 Ranking
• IIM Bangalore was awarded the Obama Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative award.

IIM Bangalore placement cell provides students with the placement opportunities that they deserve. The IIM Bangalore placement 2022 hasn't started yet but as per the placement reports of 2022, about 524 students of the PGP programmes registered for the IIM Bangalore placement season and 513 got placed while the remaining 11 opted for self-paced.  6 students received overseas offers. The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore average package offered to the students in 2022 was Rs 33.82 LPA.  Every year top reputed companies and organisations participate in the IIM Bangalore placement drive. Some of the top recruiters are Accenture, Flipkart, Microsoft, Infosys, Myntra, Axis Bank, Syntel, Bajaj Auto, etc.

IIM Bangalore Placement Data 2022

Top IIM Bangalore Recruiters

Students in need of financial assistance are given IIM Bangalore scholarships or financial aid. PGP students with a household income of less than Rs 8,00,000 per year are eligible to apply for IIM Bangalore scholarships. Along with financial aid, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore offers its students a number of merit-based or merit-cum-need scholarships. The IIM Bangalore scholarships are listed below:

• Aditya Birla Scholarship
• OPJEMS Scholarship 
• Citi Women's Leader Award 
• Societe Generale Global Solution Centre India Scholarship
• Siddhartha Padam Award
• IIMB PGP Alumni First Batch (1976) Scholarship
• Sir Ratan Tata Trust Scholarship

IIM Bangalore campus is spread over an area of 100 acres in the city of Bangalore. The whole IIM Bangalore campus is well constructed and equipped with modern technologies. The IIM Bangalore library of constitutes a collection of books and magazines including journals. The wifi-enabled IIM Bangalore campus is rich in many academic as well as sports activities. The IIM Bangalore hostel consists of 10 blocks and one executive block providing a separate residential facility for women as well as men. The IIM Bangalore hostel facilities include fully automatic washing machines, twenty-four-hour internet connectivity, and a recreation room.

IIMB-SMU MoU

IIMB signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in management research and education with Singapore Management University (SMU). The MoU will facilitate joint research and publication by faculty of SMU and IIMB, the organisation of research seminars and workshops, and support for research projects in research centres at both institutions in areas of mutual interest.

• SMU and IIMB also intend to invite doctoral students and junior faculty to participate in Summer Institutes / Winter Institutes to be hosted or co-hosted by the institutions.
• The MOU also provides for the exploration of joint executive education, faculty exchange, and graduate student mobility between the two institutions.

IIMB-University of Exeter MoU

• University of Exeter Business School formalised an MoU with IIM Bangalore and reviewed the progress of ongoing research and education exchange in areas of mutual interest, which include corporate governance and corporate social responsibility (CSR), service management, entrepreneurship and innovation, sustainability, economics, and health care.
• Both will work together in the areas of collaborative research, bilateral faculty and student mobility, mutual exchange of information and experiential learning, participation in publications, seminars, conferences, lectures, and related activities.

Harvard Business Publishing and Richard Ivey School of Business

• IIM Bangalore is the first school in India to enter into an agreement with Harvard Business Publishing for the distribution of teaching cases globally. With this, IIMB joins a select group of B-schools such as Stanford Graduate School of Business, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and the Darden School of Business.
• IIMB has partnered with the Richard Ivey School of Business and the University of Western Ontario to co-brand and distribute IIMB-authored cases on a global basis.

IIMB-IISC MoU

IISC Bangalore and IIM Bangalore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise academic exchange and collaboration between the two institutes.

• The MOU focuses on two goals: to have closer academic collaborations between the two institutes and to initiate Technology and Innovation Management activities related to science-based intellectual property generated at IISC Bangalore and co-created between the two institutes.