IIM Bangalore PG, Doctorate, Certificate Courses 2025

The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) offers a complimentary online course in Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Graduation in any discipline, such as BSC or MCA.

2. Hold a two-year post-graduation degree.

3. Prioritize the business aspects of CRM by having an undergraduate degree in management or a marketing-related course.

To apply, follow these steps on the official IIMB website:

Enrollment Process:

1. Create an account.

2. Enroll for free.

3. Optionally, pay for a certificate of completion.

Course Details:

- Duration: 6 weeks

- Estimated Effort: 3-4 hours per week

This course provides an opportunity for eligible candidates to enhance their knowledge of Customer Relationship Management at no cost.

The application process is given below:

Apply online: visit the website of respective College. The application fee is INR 2,000 for application which is not refundable.

Submit your documents: You need to submit all required documents attach to your application form:

Transcripts of your undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, Work experience certificate, GMAT/GRE scores (if applicable), Two letters of recommendation, A personal statement.

For Additional information please go through official website for more detailed information.

For admission year 2024 for the flagship PGP course, CAT 2023 registration went on between Aug 2 and Sep 20. The exam will be conducted on November 26, 2023. For E-PGP, however, the applications for R-1 began in June and the closure of R-3 applications will take place in November. For the 2023 PhD batch, applications started in Jul 26, 2023 and will go on till to Jan 25, 2024. For details, students are advised to visit the official website and apply online.

Aspirants should start preparing for CAT exam at least nine months in before the test date. CAT preparation requires long-term planning thus one must start early. The best time to start CAT preparation is in March. Starting early will also help you assess that whether you need to join a coaching institute or not.

Divide your preparation into two phases -

1. Covering the CAT syllabus 
2. Practicing mock tests, sample questions and revision.

The CAT syllabus includes the following topics:

• Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension: Parajumbles, Parasummary, Sentence Completion and Inferences, Questions based on passages, para meaning, order of sentences
• Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning: Tables, Graphs, Pie Charts, Venn Diagram, Blood Relation, Seating Arrangement, Caselets and Syllogism
• Quantitative Aptitude: Geometry, Algebra, Number System, Arithmetic, Mensuration.

You can read the following CAT books for exam preparation:

• CAT Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning by Gautam Puri
• Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT by Nishit K Sinha
• Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency by Ananta Ashisha
• How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT by Arun Sharma
• How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay
• 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary Mass Market Paperback by Wilfred Funk and Norman Lewis/ Simon and Schuster
• How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT by Sharma and Upadhyay
• High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin
• How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Arun Sharma
• Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Nishit Sinha
• Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Sharma
• Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Abhijit Guha.

While the admission process for all MBA and PGP courses begins with the registrations of CAT every year, there are certain courses, such as E-PGP and PhD and Certificate courses, for which the admission cycle runs differently. For PGP and similar PG Management courses, the applications begin with CAT registrations in August.

For admission year 2024, CAT 2023 registration went on between Aug 2 and Sep 20. The exam will be conducted on November 26, 2023. Students are required to appear for the CAT 2023 exam in Computer Based Testing mode at allotted test centres. CAT exam 2023 for IIM Bangalore admission will be held in three slots. These are as follows:

• Morning slot: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
• Afternoon slot: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
• Evening slot: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

For E-PGP courses, the applications for R-1 begins in June and the closure of R-3 applications take place in November.

Once released, candidates can check CAT result 2024 on the official website of IIMCAT. Candidates, who appeared for CAT 2024 can check the result and download the scorecard by using their CAT login IDs and password. To check the CAT 2023 result, candidates need to follow the below-mentioned steps:

Step 1: Visit the official website of CAT 2024 at iimcat.ac.in.

Step 2: Click on the login button mentioned under the 'CAT 2024 scorecard download'.

Step 3: Enter CAT 2024 ID and password and press 'Enter'.

Step 4: Click on the 'scorecard' tab.

Step 5: Download the CAT result 2024 PDF.

No matter how much a student secures in Class 12, IIM Bangalore, while shortlisting candidates for MBA follows a normalization process and gives weightage to all exam scores, i.e., Class 10, Class 12 or graduation. The process of normalisation is explained below:

1. For IIM Bangalore PGP admission 2025, a shortlist will be prepared comprising the names of candidates who have secured a pre-determined minimum score on all sections of CAT 2024 exam.
2. All the subsequent processing, standardization and selection are limited to candidates selected to the first short list alone. Therefore, the CAT score alone is used as the basis for arriving at the first short list
3. For all candidates in the first shortlist, a candidate’s percentage scores in the Class 10 and Class 12 board exams are adjusted by dividing each such score by the 90th percentile score obtained in that board. For this purpose, the database of Class 10 and Class 12 scores of all CAT applicants of the past two years is used for identifying the 90th percentile score for each Class 10 and Class 12 scores board.
4. The weightage allocated to each selection parameter is as follows:

Yes, IIM Bangalore is one of the toughest business schools to get admission to, and every year, even CAT 99+ percentilers miss out on a call from the institute. IIM Bangalore uses multiple parameters, namely academic performance as well as candidates' scores in CAT/GMAT to select candidates for the PGP programme. IIMB adopts a two-phase selection process and accordingly, these selection criteria are applied in two phases. The first phase of the process is applied to all eligible candidates who appear for CAT to determine candidates to be called for a personal interview (PI). Candidates selected for the PI process will be additionally required to take a Writing Ability Test (WAT).

Identified for its strong academics, exceptional faculty, tremendous placement records and lively campus life, IIM Bangalore is considered as a top B-School in India. Consistently positioned in the top three by NIRF ranking over the years, it is generally compared with IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta and other non-IIMs such as FMS Delhi. The below-mentioned table reflects the comparison between the three top IIMs and FMS Delhi:

The above not only compares and shows why IIM Bangalore is better than the rest but also shows how competitive these other B-Schools are. If an IIM-B aspirant is not able to get into the college, there are other equally good options available.

The application fee for MBA, E-MBA, PhD and PGPEM are tabulated below:

During the first year of IIM Bangalore MBA, the students have to go through sixteen core courses and two electives, followed by a summer internship after successful completion of the first year. The core subjects offered during the first year is as mentioned below:

 During the second year, the students have to earn a minimum of 45 credits and maximum of 51 credits through elective courses. The sample list of electives offered is as under:

• Social Entrepreneurship 

• Infrastructure Development 

• PPPs and Regulation

• Business Analytics and Intelligence 

• Spreadsheet Model-Business Decision 

• Current Economic Scenario; Indian Economy and Policy Matters for Business

• Global Securities Markets

• Corporate Governance: Indian and International Perspectives

• Corporate Valuation

• Digital Marketing

• Research for Marketing Decisions

• Brand Management

• Entrepreneurship in Action

• Personal Values, Goals and Career Options

• Creating High Performance Organizations

• Supply Chain Management

• Technology and Operations Strategy

• Green Business Management

• Strategic Thinking and Decision Making

IIM Ahmedabad has been consistently ranked 1 by multiple prestigious ranking bodies such as NIRF and Outlook, among others. Talking about the international ranking, Financial Times has ranked IIMA at 51 position under the ‘Global MBA’ category. Candidates can check the IIM Ahmedabad QS World Ranking for the last two years in the following table:

According to the NIRF Ranking 2023, IIM Ahmedabad has been at first position under the Management category. Check the following table to know the NIRF ranking 2023 for top IIMs:

IIMB has been ranked by the renowned international ranking bodies, including QS World Ranking and Financial Times. The institute has been ranked 37 under the Masters in Management category by the QS World Ranking in 2023.

IIM Bangalore is known for its MBA or PGP course. The two-year full-time residential programme is designed to equip students to take on leadership roles in a complex and dynamic global scenario. PGP is one of the most highly placed courses in global rankings and is currently ranked 31st in the Financial Times ranking 2022. At the national level, NIRF ranked IIM-B at the second position for Management education. In terms of placements, IIM-B welcomed a total of 137 companies during IIM Bangalore MBA (PGP and PGP Business Analytics) placements 2022 that together imparted over 660 offers. The average package offered during MBA placements 2022 also stood at INR 33.82 LPA. For more details, check out the verified student reviews to know what others say about IIM Bangalore MBA course.

The IIM Bangalore fees for the MBA course is INR 12.5 Lacs - INR 24.5 lakh. The accepted entrance exam for admission to the IIM Bangalore is CAT. Candidates willing to get admission must first register for the CAT exam. Then, with valid scores apply on the official website of the college. Pay the fee in time to avoid late fee submission charges.