IIM Bangalore - Indian Institute of Management Bannerghatta Road Answered Questions

Hi,
IIMs are famous because of their packages, which is fairly so because MBA is a decently huge commitment.
And, the reason there are such great placements, is because of great academics, facilities, faculty, students and environment in general.

IIMs offer a general management course (i.e. PGPM) and there is no distinction between fields. Although, once you get here you can choose to pick up courses in specific domains. So, bottom line is that the process is simple - CAT, WAT & PI and then final selection.

Its better to have work experience before going for MBA. As you will have a feel of working culture in corporate world. You will get to know the work of HR, finance, marketing,operations depending on your field. You will get to know how the team work plays an important role and managing the human resource is most important factor. Generally, B-Schools prefers work-experience people over freshers. If you score a good percentile in CAT/CMAT/XAT and have a good academic profile even than B-Schools will admit you easily.

Dear Raj,
Please check the admission criteria on IIM B site. It says, the candidates percentage scores in
the 10th and 12th board exams are initially adjusted by dividing each such score by the 90th
percentile score obtained in that board. The database of 10th and 12th scores of all CAT
applicants of the past two years is used for identifying the 90th percentile score for each 10th and
12th board for this purpose.
However, I am not sure how it works for OBC category. You can contact the admissions office to understand you are eligible or not.