IIM Bangalore - Admission of Indian Students

Every year IIMB admits about 180 candidates for its Post Graduate Programme in  Management (PGP). Admissions to the PGP are made through two channels, one for the domestic candidates and the other for overseas candidates. The admission requirements and application processes for each channel are different.

Reservation of Seats

As per the Government of India requirement 15% and 7 ½ % seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates respectively. A further 3% seats are reserved for persons with disabilities as per the Persons with Disability Act, 1995, with 1% seats reserved for each of the categories namely, (1) Blindness/Low Vision (2) Hearing Impairment and (3) Locomotor Disability / Cerebral Palsy. The qualifying candidates for the reserved seats need to meet the eligibility and admission requirements of IIMB.

Domestic admissions

Domestic candidates are admitted through the regular admission channel that is based on the applications received through the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). Domestic candidates are Indian nationals or foreigners normally resident in India who are in a position to take the CAT, which will be conducted on the last Sunday of November every year, at various centers in India. These candidates are required to take the CAT, and if short-listed attend a group discussion and interview, and provide three letters of reference from persons who know them closely in terms of their academic/professional performance. Final selection is based on performance in CAT, scholastic achievement, work experience, performance in the group discussions, written summary of group discussion, and interview, and three letters of reference.
 
Eligibility

Candidates are required to have a Bachelor's Degree of at least 3-years duration or equivalent in any discipline recognized by the Association of Indian Universities/AICTE as eligible for post graduate studies in management.

Candidates in the final year of a Bachelor's degree course (or equivalent) are also eligible to apply. Such candidates should, however, complete examinations and all other requirements before 30th June every year and must produce their final mark sheets before 31st December every year.

Application Procedure

The CAT advertisement normally appears in daily national newspapers across the country in the second week of July. Applying for CAT is the first step in the process for seeking admission to the Post-Graduate in Management at IIMB. CAT bulletins are available at several branches of the State Bank of India. The bulletin contains, among other things, the CAT Application Form. Carefully complete all items relevant to you in the form with a pen and mail it to the relevant IIM by the required date, with necessary attachments such as caste certificates or disability certificates, if required.

For details, on CAT click here.

Candidates are short listed for the interview on the basis of their performance in the CAT, scholastic achievement and relevant work experience. At this stage, the short listed candidates are sent application forms to formally apply to the Post Graduate Program (PGP). Once the formal applications are received, candidates are informed of the interview schedule. Interviews are conducted at Bangalore, Calcutta, Mumbai, and New Delhi during the second half of March.

Final selection is based on performance in CAT, scholastic achievement, work experience, and performance in the group discussion, summary of group discussion and interview, and three letters of reference.

Fee and Expenses

Fee for tuition, room, boarding, teaching material, computer facilities, and other fees for a single student living on the campus is in the year 2003-2004 is likely to be Rs.1,35,000 per year. Personal expenses on travel, clothes, laundry, etc. are extra.

Financial Aid

Financial support is available to needy students. This takes the form of tuition waivers and/or maintenance allowance for one or more terms. The Financial Aid Committee of the Institute will consider applications for financial support on a case-by-case basis. Students belonging to SC/ST will be given special consideration for financial support. Emergency assistance may also be provided as required.

Educational loans are also available from leading banks. In the past our students have availed loans from Citibank, Allahabad Bank, Punjab National Bank and IDBI.

Some second year students are selected by instructors to provide tutorial assistance to first year students in selected subjects. Such selected tutors are paid an honorarium.

In addition, a limited number of merit-based awards are available from some sponsors to partially/fully support students' expenses. Awards are currently available from Citibank, Nestle India Ltd., the Ratan Tata Trust and the Aditya Birla Group. A merit-cum-means scholarship from Bharti Enterprises is also available.

For admission of overseas candidates, click here.