IIM Bangalore PG, Doctorate, Certificate Courses 2025

Identified for its strong academics, exceptional faculty, tremendous placement records and lively campus life, IIM Bangalore is considered as a top B-School in India. Consistently positioned in the top three by NIRF ranking over the years, it is generally compared with IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta and other non-IIMs such as FMS Delhi. The below-mentioned table reflects the comparison between the three top IIMs and FMS Delhi:

Institute Name	NIRF Ranking 2024 (Management)	Average Package	Course Fee (MBA)
MBA at IIM Bangalore	2	INR 35.31 LPA	INR 12.50 lakh - INR 24.50 lakh
MBA at IIM Ahmedabad	1	INR 32.79 LPA	INR 12 lakh - INR 18.19 lakh
MBA at IIM Calcutta	5	INR 35.07 LPA	INR 23.20 lakh - INR 25 lakh
MBA at FMS Delhi	NA	INR 34.10 LPA	INR 2 lakh

The above not only compares and shows why IIM Bangalore is better than the rest but also shows how competitive these other B-Schools are. If an IIM-B aspirant is not able to get into the college, there are other equally good options available.

The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) offers a complimentary online course in Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Graduation in any discipline, such as BSC or MCA.

2. Hold a two-year post-graduation degree.

3. Prioritize the business aspects of CRM by having an undergraduate degree in management or a marketing-related course.

To apply, follow these steps on the official IIMB website:

Enrollment Process:

1. Create an account.

2. Enroll for free.

3. Optionally, pay for a certificate of completion.

Course Details:

- Duration: 6 weeks

- Estimated Effort: 3-4 hours per week

This course provides an opportunity for eligible candidates to enhance their knowledge of Customer Relationship Management at no cost.

The application process is given below:

Apply online: visit the website of respective College. The application fee is INR 2,000 for application which is not refundable.

Submit your documents: You need to submit all required documents attach to your application form:

Transcripts of your undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, Work experience certificate, GMAT/GRE scores (if applicable), Two letters of recommendation, A personal statement.

For Additional information please go through official website for more detailed information.

While the admission process for all MBA and PGP courses begins with the registrations of CAT every year, there are certain courses, such as E-PGP and PhD and Certificate courses, for which the admission cycle runs differently. For PGP and similar PG Management courses, the applications begin with CAT registrations in August.

For admission year 2024, CAT 2023 registration went on between Aug 2 and Sep 20. The exam will be conducted on November 26, 2023. Students are required to appear for the CAT 2023 exam in Computer Based Testing mode at allotted test centres. CAT exam 2023 for IIM Bangalore admission will be held in three slots. These are as follows:

• Morning slot: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
• Afternoon slot: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
• Evening slot: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

For E-PGP courses, the applications for R-1 begins in June and the closure of R-3 applications take place in November.

For admission year 2024 for the flagship PGP course, CAT 2023 registration went on between Aug 2 and Sep 20. The exam will be conducted on November 26, 2023. For E-PGP, however, the applications for R-1 began in June and the closure of R-3 applications will take place in November. For the 2023 PhD batch, applications started in Jul 26, 2023 and will go on till to Jan 25, 2024. For details, students are advised to visit the official website and apply online.

IIM Bangalore offers an MBA and a few other courses at PG levels in the field of Management. IIM Bangalore admission is entrance-based for all courses. Students are required to go through the national-level entrances and then appear for the institute-level selection rounds for final admission. Check below the eligibility criteria for all IIM Bangalore programmes:

Course Name	Eligibility Criteria
MBA	Graduation with 50% aggregate (45 % for SC/ST students)
MBA in Business Analytics	Graduation
PGPEM	- Graduation in any discipline with at least 50% aggregate (45% aggregate SC/ ST/ PwD) - A minimum of 4-year work experience is required
PGPPM	- Graduation in any discipline with at least 50% aggregate (45% aggregate SC/ ST/ PwD) - A minimum of 5-year work experience is required

Getting an MBA from an IIM in India, IIM Bangalore or any other is undoubtedly worthwhile. Considered among the top B-schools in India for Management (PGP) education, IIMs carry a brand name and reputation which is competitive even in the international education industry. Moving to IIM Bangalore, IIM-B is the second-best IIM and Management institute in the country as per NIRF report 2023. Some of the key areas which make IIM Bangalore MBA (PGP degree) one of the best in the country are as follows:

• Total Fee: INR 24.5 lakh
• Median package: INR 33.00 LPA
• Average package: INR 35.31 LPA

Check out the below infographic for verified students' reviews on Shiksha for IIM Bangalore:

By paying a total fee of approximately INR 25 lakh, a return average value between INR 33 Lacs and INR 35 Lacs per annum is received by the students. Other than the ROI value, students get placement in top companies and the IIM-B label gives a significant boost to a student’s career in terms of opportunities. Some other factors that make IIM-B an option worth choosing are its academic, campus life and placements. 

During the first year of IIM Bangalore MBA, the students have to go through sixteen core courses and two electives, followed by a summer internship after successful completion of the first year. The core subjects offered during the first year is as mentioned below:

Term I	Term II	Term III
Accounting for Financial Decisions	Corporate Finance	Business, Government and Society: Ethics and Responsible Business
Advances in Business Communication	Communication in the Digital Age	Macroeconomics
Marketing Management	Operations Management	Managing Digital Business
Managerial Economics	Competition & Strategy	Entrepreneurial Mindset and Action
Organization Design	Managing People and Performance in Organizations	Elective-1
Decision Sciences-I	Decision Sciences-II	Elective-2

 During the second year, the students have to earn a minimum of 45 credits and maximum of 51 credits through elective courses. The sample list of electives offered is as under:

• Social Entrepreneurship 

• Infrastructure Development 

• PPPs and Regulation

• Business Analytics and Intelligence 

• Spreadsheet Model-Business Decision 

• Current Economic Scenario; Indian Economy and Policy Matters for Business

• Global Securities Markets

• Corporate Governance: Indian and International Perspectives

• Corporate Valuation

• Digital Marketing

• Research for Marketing Decisions

• Brand Management

• Entrepreneurship in Action

• Personal Values, Goals and Career Options

• Creating High Performance Organizations

• Supply Chain Management

• Technology and Operations Strategy

• Green Business Management

• Strategic Thinking and Decision Making

If you're interested in pursuing an MBA in risk management at IIM Bangalore, you'll need to meet certain eligibility criteria. To be eligible for admission, you must have a bachelor's degree or equivalent in any discipline with at least 50% marks or an equivalent CGPA. In addition, a minimum of four years of work experience in any industry after graduation is required. And of course, you must be a citizen of India and between 21 and 30 years of age at the time of application. But that's not all; the selection process for admission to the MBA program in Risk Management at IIM Bangalore typically involves several stages. This could include a written exam, group discussion, personal interview, and more. It's a rigorous process, but it's designed to ensure that only the best and brightest candidates are admitted to the program. So, if you're up for the challenge and meet the eligibility criteria, why not give it a shot? The MBA in Risk Management program at IIM Bangalore could be the perfect stepping stone to a successful and fulfilling career in the field.

Unlike other IIM's, IIM Bangalore gave very high weightage to previous academic performance over CAT score. Your previous academic profile looks well and good to get a call for GD/PI if you score 97+ percentile in CAT. All the best.

IIM Bangalore is known for its MBA or PGP course. The two-year full-time residential programme is designed to equip students to take on leadership roles in a complex and dynamic global scenario. PGP is one of the most highly placed courses in global rankings and is currently ranked 31st in the Financial Times ranking 2022. At the national level, NIRF ranked IIM-B at the second position for Management education. In terms of placements, IIM-B welcomed a total of 137 companies during IIM Bangalore MBA (PGP and PGP Business Analytics) placements 2022 that together imparted over 660 offers. The average package offered during MBA placements 2022 also stood at INR 33.82 LPA. For more details, check out the verified student reviews to know what others say about IIM Bangalore MBA course.

Aspirants should start preparing for CAT exam at least nine months in before the test date. CAT preparation requires long-term planning thus one must start early. The best time to start CAT preparation is in March. Starting early will also help you assess that whether you need to join a coaching institute or not.

Divide your preparation into two phases -

1. Covering the CAT syllabus 
2. Practicing mock tests, sample questions and revision.

The CAT syllabus includes the following topics:

• Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension: Parajumbles, Parasummary, Sentence Completion and Inferences, Questions based on passages, para meaning, order of sentences
• Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning: Tables, Graphs, Pie Charts, Venn Diagram, Blood Relation, Seating Arrangement, Caselets and Syllogism
• Quantitative Aptitude: Geometry, Algebra, Number System, Arithmetic, Mensuration.

You can read the following CAT books for exam preparation:

• CAT Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning by Gautam Puri
• Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT by Nishit K Sinha
• Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency by Ananta Ashisha
• How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT by Arun Sharma
• How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay
• 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary Mass Market Paperback by Wilfred Funk and Norman Lewis/ Simon and Schuster
• How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT by Sharma and Upadhyay
• High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin
• How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Arun Sharma
• Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Nishit Sinha
• Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Sharma
• Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Abhijit Guha.

IIM Bangalore has been ranked 37 under the ‘Masters in Management’ category by the QS World Ranking 2023. In addition to this, IIMB has been ranked at 61 position under the World University Ranking by Subject by the QS 2023 Ranking. Talking about the other international ranking bodies, IIM Bangalore has bagged 52 rank under the Global MBA category. It can be concluded that IIMB ranking 2023 has shown an improving trend when compared to FT 2022 ranking.

No matter how much a student secures in Class 12, IIM Bangalore, while shortlisting candidates for MBA follows a normalization process and gives weightage to all exam scores, i.e., Class 10, Class 12 or graduation. The process of normalisation is explained below:

1. For IIM Bangalore PGP admission 2025, a shortlist will be prepared comprising the names of candidates who have secured a pre-determined minimum score on all sections of CAT 2024 exam.
2. All the subsequent processing, standardization and selection are limited to candidates selected to the first short list alone. Therefore, the CAT score alone is used as the basis for arriving at the first short list
3. For all candidates in the first shortlist, a candidate’s percentage scores in the Class 10 and Class 12 board exams are adjusted by dividing each such score by the 90th percentile score obtained in that board. For this purpose, the database of Class 10 and Class 12 scores of all CAT applicants of the past two years is used for identifying the 90th percentile score for each Class 10 and Class 12 scores board.
4. The weightage allocated to each selection parameter is as follows:

Parameter for IIM-B Selection	Weightage
CAT	55%
Class 10	10%
Class 12	10%
UG Degree	10%
Gender Diversity	05%
Work Experience/ Professional Course (whichever weight is higher)	10%

Once released, candidates can check CAT result 2023 on the official website of IIMCAT. Candidates, who appeared for CAT 2023 can check the result and download the scorecard by using their CAT login IDs and password. To check the CAT 2023 result, candidates need to follow the below-mentioned steps:

Step 1: Visit the official website of CAT 2023 at iimcat.ac.in.

Step 2: Click on the login button mentioned under the 'CAT 2023 scorecard download'.

Step 3: Enter CAT 2023 ID and password and press 'Enter'.

Step 4: Click on the 'scorecard' tab.

Step 5: Download the CAT result 2023 PDF.

According to the NIRF Ranking 2023, IIM Ahmedabad has been at first position under the Management category. Check the following table to know the NIRF ranking 2023 for top IIMs:

College Name	NIRF Ranking 2023
IIM Ahmedabad	1
IIM Bangalore	2
IIM Kozhikode	3
IIM Calcutta	4
IIM Delhi	5

The global survey report by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) indicates full-time one-year MBA, executive MBA, and online MBA programs appear to be experiencing stronger application growth whereas full-time two-year, part-time, and flexible MBA programs worldwide are indicating declines this year. Executive MBA is suitable for not only working professionals but also for those who want to renew their career prospect after a break and even for fresh graduate who wish to earn a few years experience before going back to pursue a PG degree. And since the duration of these programmes are considerably shorter than full-time MBA courses, managing classes and regular lectures isnt difficult. https://www.shiksha.com/business-management-studies/articles/executive-mba-programmes-offered-by-top-mba-institutes-in-india-blogId-13475

The application fee for MBA, E-MBA, PhD and PGPEM are tabulated below:

Course Name	Application fee
PGP (via CAT)	INR 2,400
Executive MBA	INR 3,000
PhD	INR 1,000 (1 area) and INR 1,500 (2 areas) (GMAT/ GRE/ CAT/ GATE/ JRF-NET) Application fee plus IIMB Test Fee- INR 2,000 (1 area), INR 2,500 (2 areas)
PGPEM	INR 1,500