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

Institute for Financial Management and Research had 65 recruiters that were part of the 2024 placements. Earlier in 2023. The total number of recruiters participated during IFMR Chennai placements between 2023 and 2025 are tabulated below:ParticularsPlacement Statistics (2023)Placement Statistics (2024)Placement Statistics (2025)Total recruiters557065

IFMR  Chennai admission is entirely entrance-basesd. The institute accepts various national-level entrance exams for admission. Candidates are requrired to qualify for any one of the respective entrance exam, followed by other selection rounds in order to get admission. Find below the list of entrance exams accepted by IFMR Chennai for all its courses:Course NameAccepted Entrance ExamsMBACAT/ XAT/ NMAT/ CMAT/ GRE/ GMATIntegrated BBAIPMAT or SAT or Krea Aptitude TestE-MBAInstitute-level Written Test + PIPhDCAT/ CMAT/ GATE/ GMAT/ GRE/ NET JRF/ NMAT/ XATCertificateMerit-based 

All the CMAT qualifier seeking for admission to MBA course at IFMR Chennai must achieve an AIR upto 7200 in order to get admission. Candidates must submit their score card of previous academic scores and rank of entrance exams at the time of filling the application form. All the CMAT qualifiers have to perform well in the PI rounds as well to secure a seat at IFMR Chennai.

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.

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.