IFMR Graduate school of Business KREA University (IFMR GSB) Sricity Andhra Pradesh - Other Answered Questions

Yes, IFMR accepts CAT scores for admission to MBA course. Candidates seeking for admission to MBA can qualify for CAT exam with minimum 75 percentile and submit their scores at the time of filling the application form. Apart from this, the institute also accepts scores of other national level entrance exam such as XAT, NMAT, CMAT, GRE and GMAT. Candidates can qualify for any one of the respective entrance exam in order to get the admission.

IFMR Graduate school of Business accepts various national-level entrance exam for admission to MBA, namely CAT, XAT, NMAT, CMAT, GRE and GMAT. Candidates have to qualify for any one of the respective entrance exam to get admission to MBA course. Find below the exam-wise minimum percentile required for IFMR Chennai MBA admission 2026:Exam NameMinimum PercentileCAT : 2024 & 202580 PercentileXAT : 2025 & 202680 PercentileNMAT : Oct 2025 – Feb 2026222 ScoreCMAT: 2024AIR upto 7200GMAT : 2024, 2025, 2026GMAT Focus: 2025 & 2026Score of 525GRE : 2024, 2025, 2026Score of 310 

IFMR Chennai offers a two-year MBA course in a full-time mode. Candidates can pusue this course across seven major specialisations. The MBA specialisations offered at IFMR Chennai are as follows:Data Science & Information SystemsEconomicsFinance, Accounting & Quantitive FinanceOrganizational Behaviour & Human ResourcesMarketing ManagementOperations ManagementStrategic Management

Yes, IFMR Chennai offers certificate courses in four specialisations. These are Data Science, Blockchain Management, Blockchain Leadership and FinTech. Candidates who hold a UG degree in the relevant streams are eligible to apply for the course.

IFMR offers good placements for its MBA course annually. In 2023, the institute recorded 100% placements for its MBA cohort of 2021-23. A total of 55 recruiters participated in the placement process and placed all 184 students in new-age job roles. The highest and average package offered during IFMR placements 2023 stood at INR 22.90 LPA and INR 13.50 LPA, respectively. The top recruiters of IFMR MBA placements in 2023 included Barclays, Deloitte, Wells Fargo, EY, HSBC India, Morgan Stanley, NOMURA, TVS NEXT, Societe Generale, Axis Bank, Cognizant, Accenture, JPMC, etc.

IFMR Chennai admission has been closed for MBA course. The admission process is conducted in four rounds. The institute releases complete schedule of the admission process for all four rounds on its official website. The application window usually opens in Oct.  The admission process generally wraps up in the month of June. The classes are likely to begin in the first week of July. Candidates can visit the official website to get the latest dates around all-four rounds for the following events:Application End DateInterview Registation DateInterview Date

In order to get admission to MBA at IFMR Chennai, candidates must fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria in the first place. Candidates who secure the minimum of 60% aggregate in graduation are eligible to apply for the course. Additionally, candidates having minimum three years of work experience will be given extra credits during the selection process. Admission to this course is entirely entrance-based. Candidates are required to qualify for either CAT/ XAT/ NMAT/ CMAT/ GRE/ GMAT enrance exams with a valid percentile/ rank. The final admission will be offered based on candidates performance in the Personal Interview (PI) round. 

As per the placement report 2023, the IFMR average package offered during the 2023 placements drive stood INR 13.50 LPA. Earlier in 2022, the average package offered stood at INR 11.21 LPA. Thus, a rise of 16% in the average package was observed in 2023 when compared with 2022. Going back to 2021 placements, the average package offered stood at INR 10 LPA.