Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore

IIM Bangalore Cutoff  for MBA admission 2025 has been liberalised for all the MBA programs. IIM Bangalore offers wide range of MBA programmes including full time, part time and online courses. IIM Bangalore offers MBA admission 2025 through CAT 2024. With all the key details on admission process, IIM Bangalore Admission Policy 2025 has been released. Read latest information on IIM Bangalore Admission Criteria, Cut Offs, IIM Bangalore Fees, Exams Accepted, Selection Process and more. 

IIM Bangalore Admission Eligibility Criteria: IIM Bangalore eligibility criteria require that the candidate must hold a bachelor's degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (in case of the candidate belonging to SC/ST/PwD category, the eligibility criterion is relaxed to 45%). A candidate appearing for the final year bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed the degree requirements and are awaiting results is also eligible to apply for IIMB Admission 2025. 

IIM Bangalore Exam Accepted and Cut off:  Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024 is the mandatory exam for IIM Bangalore admission. IIM Bangalore CAT score cut off is as below:

IIM Bangalore Application Process: Application process for admission at IIM Bangalore opened with the start of CAT 2024 registration process from August 1, 2024 and has closed on September 20 with the close of CAT 2024 registration. CAT 2024 Registration Fee includes the IIM Bangalore Application Fees. In the CAT 2024 application form, you needed to select IIM Bangalore MBA/PGP and interview city. 

IIM Bangalore Selection Process: IIM Bangalore selection process is based on their past academic performance, their CAT score, performance in the admission interview and prior work experience. Following are the key steps in the IIM Bangalore Admission process:
•IIM Bangalore will short-list candidates for Personal Interview (PI) and Written Ability Test (WAT) from among the candidates who have a valid CAT-2024 score, who have excellent academics, who have applied to the programme and who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the programme of IIM Bangalore

• The emphasis in shortlisting process at IIM Bangalore is on consistent and high performance in academics and other parameters. IIM Bangalore will identify many candidates for shortlisting for the PI round with an excellent academic record and work experience but who may have narrowly missed the high score that would have been required if CAT alone was the basis for the PI shortlist. Such candidates will be preferred in the shortlisting process as against those who have only a high CAT score but have poor academic profile and poor quality of work experience.  . 
• IIM Bangalore will conduct WAT & PI round. After the PI-WAT, admission offers are made by IIM Bangalore to successful candidates. The final selection is based on a diverse set of attributes which includes performance in WAT & PI, Performance in past academics, Performance in CAT 2024, Quality of Work Experience among others

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• Applicants require a valid CAT, GMAT, GRE or IIMB Test score as on the date of application submission to be considered for admission
• Applicants will be short listed for the personal interview based on their performance in CAT / GMAT / GRE / IIMB Test, the applicant’s prior academic performance, and duration of work experience. 
• Shortlisted candidates will be called for a Personal interview or online interview (as deemed fit by IIMB) and a Writing Ability Test. 
• The interview panel will consist of two faculty members of IIMB and may also include an IIMB alumnus. 
• The interview panel will evaluate each candidate’s performance based on quality of experience, diversity, leadership qualities, social sensitivity, and multi-faceted personality. 
• At the time of the interview, candidates will be required to produce letters of approval from their employers, indicating that they are permitted to pursue the programme. 
• All interviews will be conducted at IIMB. 
• Under normal circumstances if IIMB conducts face to face interviews candidates who are unable to attend the interview on the specified date, because of their overseas travel/stay, may be interviewed through video conference. This facility is available at the discretion of IIMB. Requests for interview via videoconference should be made at least 10 days ahead of the scheduled interview date. 
• The admission offer will be made to a certain percentage (depending on the availability of seats and candidates satisfying a minimum cutoff on the composite score and / or on any factor score) of applicants based on their composite total score. 
• The composite total score is calculated using a multi-factor model.

• IIM Bangalore EPGP admission process starts with the submission of the online application form at the IIM Bangalore official EPGP website
• There are three rounds of application form submission. The application fee for round 1 and Round 2 is Rs.5000 while for Round 3, the application fees is Rs.7000
• The application fee is non-refundable and should be paid online. 
• Only those applications that are complete in all respects and meet the minimum academic and other criteria are considered for the next stage in the admission process. 
• Shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. 
• After the interviews, each applicant is assigned a composite score. 
• The score is a composite of multiple factors including academic track record, GMAT/GRE scores, quality of work experience, performance in a writing ability test and the interview.
• The number of offers, which depend on the availability of seats, are made based on this composite score. The number of offers will be further subject to the candidate meeting a minimum cutoff in terms of the composite score and / or any other factor score that the admissions committee may deem fit.
• The selection process for the EPGP 2025-26 batch will be conducted in three rounds. Candidates can submit their application during any of these three rounds. 
• Online interviews will be arranged for applicants who are outside India during the above interview dates.

The admission process for IIMB PhD programme is detailed as below:

• Based on the information provided by the applicants in their application, the candidates will be shortlisted (on the recommendation of the respective areas) and invited for an area specific written test and / or interview
• The mode of conducting the Area specific written test and Interview i.e either Online / In-person will be notified/intimated well ahead of the process. 
• Candidates will be admitted to the programme based on a combination of multiple parameters, as also specified by the respective areas. 
• Admission Parameters may include applicant's performance in GMAT, GRE, CAT, GATE, JRF (NET) score, or IIMB Test (as applicable), past academic performance, work experience, area specific test and / or interview performance etc. 
• Candidates selected for admission are required to attend a Preparatory Course which is expected to be scheduled from late May through mid-June
• Registration for the Doctoral Programme will be notified separately on the website.
   

IIM Bangalore will conduct BBA DBE entrance test for admission. Key details of IIM Bangalore BBA admission process are as below:

• Candidates who fulfil the basic eligibility criteria need to appear for the IIMB DBE Entrance Test, conducted at designated centres across India and will be a Computer-Based Test. 
• The candidates will be selected for the programme only on the basis of their performance in the IIMB DBE Entrance test. 
• Based on the category-wise selection cut-off in the IIMB DBE Entrance Test, decided by the Admissions Office, only the shortlisted candidates shall be informed to register for the programme by paying the required programme fee.