
Pursuing an MBA/ PGDM degree from any of the Indian Institutes of Management can be a major financial hurdle even for decently well-off families, making scholarships and financial aid options at IIMs a highly sought-after benefit. Different IIM campuses offer various types of scholarships to eligible students, each with its own specific eligibility requirements. Most IIM scholarships either require you to be academically exceptional or have financial constraints in order to be eligible for financial aid. The application process for each of these scholarships and financial aid options at IIMs must be known so that during the IIM MBA admission process, you can select the scholarship option best suited for you with ease.

IIM Sambalpur Inaugurates First-Ever Batch of B.S. Programme: IIM Sambalpur has recently launched two cutting-edge undergraduate programmes, B.S. in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, and B.S. in Management & Public Policy, in alignment with the National Education Policy 2020. The inaugural batch, comprising 178 students from over 20 states, marks a significant milestone for the institute and higher education in India.

IIM Sambalpur opens Special Admission Drive for BS in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence: The Indian Institute of Management, Sambalpur has announced a Special Admission Drive for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence program. This admission drive is exclusively for candidates belonging to the reserved categories—namely SC, ST, and PwD.


MBA Fees in India can range from roughly INR 15,000 to INR 35 lakh. The tuition fees at government colleges have been observed to be lower when compared to those at private MBA institutions. This is because they receive financial aid from the state or the central government to conduct their MBA programs. Notably, the top MBA colleges in India are the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) where the MBA fees range from INR 17,30,000 to INR 27,00,000. There are variations in course fees even among the IIMs, for instance, the fee for the PGP program at IIM Sirmaur is INR 17,50,000, while the MBA course fee at IIM Ahmedabad is INR 26,10,000 lakh.
Eleven months after the COVID-19 lockdown, IIM Sambalpur has now reopened its campus for the students. The institute has also adopted a set of safety and hygiene guidelines which will be updated from time to time as issued by the government authorities.
IIM Sambalpur was among the first IIMs to come up with the concept of flipped classroom mode of learning, which led to a smooth transition from offline to online classes including exams and admission processes. Now, the first and the second-year students of MBA have begun arriving at the campus in a phased manner. Students facing internet issues and infrastructure issues at home are being given priority to rejoin the campus. Even though the students will be physically present at the campus, they will continue to attend classes in online mode. The decision of resuming the physical classes depends on the circumstances and government guidelines.
Prof Mahadeo Jaiswal, IIM Sambalpur Director has said they will be rebooting the campus in stages and students will be getting back in a phased manner. A strict set of guidelines prescribed by the Government authorities has been issued to all the staff, faculty and students.

One of the most important skills that you should possess for correctly solving Decision Making questions in the XAT exam is critical thinking ability. In short you can say these skills will assist you in assessing the information logically thereby helping you to identify the underlying assumptions and to evaluate the consequences before arriving at your decisions that are ethically correct. For the XAT exam, critical thinking is not only about simple understanding at the ground level, but it equally involves breaking down the caselets, identifying the conflicting ideas and also prioritizing values like integrity, empathy and organisational effectiveness. You can check this article to know more about How to Improve critical thinking skills for DM XAT.

IIM CAT Result 2025: The IIM CAT Result 2025 is going to be declared shortly by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for almost 2.9 lakh aspirants who appeared for the exam on November 30. In line with the trends of previous years and considering the standard duration of the evaluation process, the CAT results are usually declared within 18-20 days after the examination, generally between 4 PM and 6 PM. Following this pattern, the IIM CAT 2025 result will be declared on or before December 19, 2025, and with a strong possibility that the results might be declared anytime after 5:00 PM.

MAT CBT Admit Card December 2025 Releasing Today: The MAT CBT December admit card 2025 for the CBT exam will be released today, December 18, 2025. Candidates who have completed their applications and have paid the application fee can download their admit cards from the official portal, using their login credentials- such as their email ID, date of birth, and password. All candidates must have their admit cards to take the MAT CBT 2025 examination. The admit card will include details such as the candidate's name, registration number, roll number, their photo, signature, exam date and time, the address of your exam centre, and instructions for the exam day.

What's a Good MICAT 2026 Score: This is one of the most commonly searched questions among aspirants aiming for admission to the PGDM and PGDM-C programmes at the Mudra Institute of Communications (MICA). For the Descriptive Test, a score in the range of 40–45 is generally considered good, while for the Aptitude section, a score of 20–25 is viewed as competitive. Overall, a cumulative score of 80–90 can be regarded as a good MICAT 2026 score.

One of the most challenging and important sections of the XAT exam is Decision Making. To successfully answer questions from this particular section you are required to have a very clear strategic mindset and ethical clarity. Unlike other exams, Decision Making section in the XAT exam will test your judgemental skills, ethical clarity and knowledge and practical reasoning to solve and balance business and personal problems. Usually it can be seen that candidates who score good marks in the Quantitative Aptitude or Verbal Ability section, they falter in this section as they are not able to correctly understand the intent of the question or trapped in the mistakes of emotional bias or over analysis. You can go through this article to know how you can avoid XAT mistakes in Decision Making.
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