Ph.D. in Management 

at IBS Hyderabad, Donthanapally

Candidates who have passed graduation (any discipline) with 50% and above marks, with English as the medium of instruction and Post-graduation (full-time) with 55% and above marks in Management, Allied disciplines and Professional Qualifications are eligible to apply for PhD in Management at IBS Hyderabad.

IBS Hyderabad admissions are open for 2025 session. Currently, the applications are open for MBA programme. Candidates can apply online on the official website of the university. The application fee for MBA programme is INR 1,800. Besides, aspirants can also apply offline for admission at IBS Hyderabad. Admission to courses is both merit and entrance-based.

IBS Hyderabad cutoff 2024 has been released the cutoff for the admission to PGDM programs. As per the IBS Hyderabad CAT cutoff 2024 for the MBA, the lowest percentile has been announced at a cutoff percentile of 85 for CAT exam.

The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (The IFHE), Hyderabad — a Deemed University conducts IBSAT for admission to MBA programme. IBSAT is an online aptitude test taken from home. The test assesses the candidate's skills in Quantitative Techniques, Data Interpretation, Data Adequacy, Vocabulary, Analytical Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension.

IBS Hyderabad provides various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to students. The total fee for MBA, BBA, and BA is INR 5.25 Lacs - INR 16.02 lakh, INR 7.5 lakh, and INR 3 lakh, respectively. The eligibility criteria for undergraduate courses like BBA and BA is Class 12 with a minimum of 50% aggregate. The eligibility criteria for postgraduate programmes like MBA and MA is a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate. IBS Hyderabad also accepts CAT, NMAT, and IBSAT scores. If any student finds this fee a little high, they can apply for the scholarships offered by ICFAI Business School Hyderabad.

Financial Services sector emerged as the top recruiting sector that placed 24% of the total students. The sector-wise placement distribution recorded during IBS placements 2025 is presented below:

Note: The sector-wise placement distribution data presented above is the overall data of all the IBS campuses.

IBSAT is a two-hour Computer-based test (CBT) comprising multiple-choice questions. IBSAT is a computer-based test that is generally conducted over a window of two days in December. Qualified candidates will have to first attend a selection briefing round and then appear for the final selection rounds, including Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. The table below brings some quick facts about the exam.

The key highlights of IBS Hyderabad placements over the past three years are presented below:

The minimum cut-off scores for getting a GDPI call scheduled at IBS Hyderabad is given below:

• CAT & XAT: 60 percentile and above
• GMAT: 500 +
• NMAT by GMAC: 150+

The list of top recruiters during IBS Hyderabad MBA placements 2023 is presented below: