IIM Bangalore - Indian Institute of Management Bannerghatta Road Answered Questions

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore, or IIMB) is a public business school. It is an 'Institute of National Importance' located in Bangalore, India. IIM Bangalore was established in 1973. It is the second-best Management institute in India, according to the NIRF ranking for 2023. The flagship programme of IIM Bangalore is the MBA. The EMBA programme has also been ranked 52nd by the FT Global Rankings 2023. IIM Bangalore's 2-year MBA programme offers admission through CAT. IIM Bangalore cut-off is around 95 percentile overall for the Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds.

Admission to the PGP course is based on CAT score. Candidates are shortlisted for the WAT and PI round on the basis of their performance in the CAT, scholastic achievement and relevant work experience. CAT is the computer-based test conducted for providing admission to PGP courses. For shortlisting, both sectional and overall CAT cutoffs are considered. The weightage aligned to different components for final selection is as follows:ComponentWeightageCAT score25%PI35%WAT10%Class 1010%Class 1210%Work Experience/ Professional qualification10%Total100%Check out the page, to know the complete admission process.

Students of the two-year PGP in Management have the opportunity to get double degrees by being a part of the Double Degree (DD) programme of IIM Bangalore. During this DD exchange, the selected students study at their home institution in the first academic year and are transferred to the host institution for the second academic year. The institute has collaborated with ESCP Europe Business School (Paris, France), Bocconi University (Milano, Italy) and Hitotsubashi University Business School, School of International Corporate Strategy (Hitotsubashi University, Japan) for the same.

Faculty members at IIMB generate knowledge through cutting-edge research in all functional areas of management that would benefit public and private sector companies, and government and society in general. The knowledge generated by IIMB faculty has appeared in leading academic journals with high citation index and impact factor. Many textbooks and working papers are written on a regular basis. Research carried out by IIMB is used to augment new courses and executive education programmes.

Admission to the PGP course is based on CAT score. Candidates are shortlisted for the WAT and PI round on the basis of their performance in the CAT, scholastic achievement and relevant work experience. CAT is the computer-based test conducted for providing admission to PGP courses. For shortlisting, both sectional and overall CAT cutoffs are considered. The weightage aligned to different components for final selection is as follows:ComponentWeightageCAT score25%PI35%WAT10%Class 1010%Class 1210%Work Experience/ Professional qualification10%Total100%

Candidates who want to enrol at IIM Bangalore must take the CAT exam. The WAT and PI are two steps in the admissions process for IIM Bangalore in 2024. In the first step, candidates are chosen based on their CAT sectional cutoffs and the general cutoff for the next round of admission. So, in order to be admitted to IIM Bangalore, you must meet both the sectional and overall cutoffs. Candidates can use CAT Exam College Predictor to get more insight about their admission to IIM Bangalore or other IIMs.

A total of 164 companies visited the campus during IIM Bangalore PGP and PGP BA placements in 2023 and 606 offers were made to the students. The top recruiters and the number of offers for placement 2023 are tabulated below:Final Placement Top RecruitersPGP + PGP BA Offers Made (2023)The Boston Consulting Group26Bain & Company22Accenture Strategy CN22Tata Consultancy Services18McKinsey & Company16

IIM-B library is housed in an independent building of 55,000 square feet spread across four levels surrounding the amphitheatre. Its electronic collection comprises about 79 resources accessible 24 x 7 on and off campus to its faculty, research scholars, and students, and it also receives about 17 online resources as a beneficiary of the eShodh Sindhu Consortium under the MHRD, Government of India. It has a collection of 1,68,102 books, 37,353 brand volumes, 5,375 working papers, 1,130 theses, 12,802 project reports, etc.

Yes, IIMB extends financial aid to students in need of assistance. The objective of the Financial Aid Policy at IIMB is to ensure that no student is deprived of education at the institute for financial reasons. All PGP students with annual family incomes below INR 8 LPA are eligible to apply for financial aid. Other students with severe financial difficulties arising from sudden unforeseen circumstances are also considered. The Financial Aid Committee undertakes a two-step process for deciding the number of awardees and the quantum of aid. In the first stage, the students are given a financial status score based on four criteria: Annual Gross Household Income (including income of the student if employed before joining IIMB and outstanding loans if any, provided they were not taken for conspicuous consumption), household savings, real estate assets, and other assets. Based on this score, some of the students were called for personal interaction with a faculty panel. Based on the weighted average of these two scores, applicants are provided with 100%, 80%, 60%, 40%, or 20% financial aid.