IIM Bangalore (IIMB): Fees, Courses, Placements, Cut Off, Admission 2025, Rankings

The median package offered during PGP (popularly known as MBA) and PGP BA placements 2023 stood at INR 33.00 LPA. The median salary trends witnessed during IIM Bangalore PGP and PGP BA placements over the past three years are presented below:

The eligibility criteria to apply for PGPPM (or MMS PPM) is a graduation degree with a minimum aggregate of 50% with a minimum of five years of work experience preferably in a Public Policy domain as on March 31 of the year of admission. Additionally, applicants need to have a valid CAT, GMAT or GRE score at the time of application submission to be considered for admission.

The list of top recruiters during IIM Bangalore PGP placements is presented below:

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:

Hostel life at IIM Bangalore is a complete experience for students. All students are provided with on-campus housing in well-appointed single rooms in the IIMB hostels. IIM Bengaluru has 16 hostel blocks, one executive block and the executive accommodation at the Management Development Center. Sports facilities, library, mess services gives a complete breather to students. The sports facility is well-equipped and every sport is available inside the campus except only a few games like swimming, squash, etc. 

The key highlights of IIM Bangalore MBA placements over the past three years are presented below:

Note: The mean package is considered to be the average package.

Other than this, the key highlights of IIM Bangalore EPGP placements over the past three years are presented below:

The key highlights of IIM Bangalore EPGP placements 2024 as compared with 2023 and 2022 are presented below:

The key highlights of IIM Bangalore placements 2024 as compared with placements 2023 and 2022 for the PGP and PGPBA programme are presented below:

Note: The mean package is considered to be the average package.

The list of top recruiters during IIM Bangalore EPGP placements 2024 is presented below:

The sector-wise offers made and companies participated during PGP and PGP BA summer placements for the batch of 2024-26 are presented below:

Earlier, Consulting sector emerged as the top recruiting sector that made 26% of the total offers during IIM Bangalore PGP summer placements for the batch of 2023-25. The sector-wise offers made during IIM Bangalore PGP summer placements for the batch of 2023-25 is presented below:

A total of 163 companies visited the campus during IIM Bangalore PGP placements 2024. Further, the number of companies visited over the past three years during IIM Bangalore PGP placements is presented below:

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. 

The course-wise average package offered over the past three years during IIM PGP and EPGP placements is presented below:  

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.

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) is spread across 100 acres of land and provides an idyllic environment to engage in management studies, academics, and learning. Some of the key features of the campus are given below:

• IIM-B library is housed in an independent building of 55,000 square feet spread across four levels surrounding the amphitheater. Its electronic collection comprises about 79 resources accessible 24 hours a day on and off campus.
• IIM-B mess serves four meals every day, and there is the night canteen to fuel late-night project submissions.
• IIM-B has 16 hostel blocks, one executive block, and executive accommodation at the Management Development Centre, popularly known as MDC. Twenty-four-hour Internet connectivity, fully automatic washing machines, a hair salon, a music room, a student-run library, a recreation room, and a store on the hostel premises are standard features.

Common Admission Test or CAT is a national-level management aptitude test conducted by IIM for admission to MBA. Each year, over 2.3 Lacs candidates take the CAT exam, which is accepted by the IIMs and top MBA colleges in India. It is important to apply strict selection criteria to identify the top candidates among them. That's why, the CAT exam is tougher than other MBA entrance exams. Even though the syllabus of CAT is the same as that of other MBA entrance exams, the question paper set by the IIM faculty always has tough questions. Moreover, CAT has a sectional time limit for each section which is not there in any other exam except XAT.

A total of 572 offers were made during IIM Bangalore PGP placements 2024. Further, the number of offers made over the past three years during IIM Bangalore PGP placements is presented below:

A comparison of hostel facilities in top IIMs based on hostel fee and occupancy is mentioned below:

NOTE: The fee is as per an unofficial source. Hence, is indicative.

With an average package of INR 33.07 LPA and an NIRF ranking of 2 for its Management courses, E-MBA from IIMs is considered one of the best choices for working professionals who want to improve their knowledge and education level by pursuing a Management degree. Additionally, IIM Bangalore has seen an improving trend in the average package over the years. In 2022, the average package stood at INR 30.09 LPA and INR 26.08 LPA in 2021. 

The answer to this question of whether an average student can get into IIM can be both yes and no depending on the definition of an average student.

• Based on Academics (Class 10/ Class 12/ Graduation): While a student with average scores in Class 10, Class 12 and graduation with a good CAT score certainly has good chances of getting a call from IIM-A, chances are less for someone with an average CAT score.
• Based on student category (General or Reserved): While it is tough for a General category average student to grab a seat at IIM due to high score requirements, a reserved category student can get admission being at average scores as well.
• Based on past work experience, diversity and other factors: Gender and academic diversity is also a factor on which students are shortlisted at IIM. IIMs judge the past academic category based on the degree obtained by the students before MBA and then a weightage is allotted based on that. For Engineers, the percentage for scoring the highest marks is higher as compared with other streams
• Performance in selection rounds: Once you make it to the final selection rounds, i.e., AWT/PI process, it can be considered a fresh start. At this stage, students can forget their past average-ness but definitely require good grasp over the past subjects as academics-related questions are asked in the interview.

Based on the above factors, it can be considered that while getting into top Management institutes, such as IIM is extremely tough, the past performance, CAT performance, student category and a lot of factors can be the reasons for a student to receive that final call.