IIM Bangalore - Indian Institute of Management Bannerghatta Road Answered Questions

IIM Bangalore typically releases interview calls for the PGPEM (Executive MBA) within a couple of weeks after the final entrance test round. So, if your final IIMB-Test was on February 2, you can expect the call between February 8 to 12. In 2025, the interviews were scheduled for February 15th and 16th.

The entire cost of the two year MBA program at the IIM Bangalore for the 2024–2026 class is 26 lakhs. Tuition, library use, internet case royalties course materials health insurance first-year dorm rent and alumni events are all included in this sum. Refundable caution deposits of 15,000 (general) and 5,000 (hostel) are extra expenses. A supplementary fee of 30,000 every semester is paid for the mess advance.Scholarships like the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Scholarship are offered to students with disabilities. Furthermore, candidates with yearly family incomes under 8 lakhs or in situations of financial difficulty are eligible for financial aid from IIM Bangalore

The selection process at IIM Bangalore for an MBA programme is multi-step. First, candidates have to appear for the CAT exam. The first shortlisting is done based on the CAT score, academic background, and work experience. After shortlisting, candidates are called for a Personal Interview and Written Ability Test. The final shortlist will be based on a composite score that will consider the CAT score, previous academic records, work experience, PI, WAT, and other criteria. However, the minimum required CAT percentile for IIM Bangalore keeps changing every year, but in general, it stays between 95-98 percent.

The salary package offered during IIM Bangalore placements over the past three years are presented below:Particulars PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2023)PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2024)PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2025)Average packageINR 35.31 LPAINR 35.92 LPAINR 34.88 LPAMedian packageINR 33 LPAINR 32.5 LPAINR 32.61 LPAParticulars EPGP Placement Statistics (2023)EPGP Placement Statistics (2024)EPGP Placement Statistics (2025)Average packageINR 33.07 LPAINR 34.33 LPAINR 35.5 LPAMedian packageINR 32.21 LPAINR 33 LPAINR 33.1 LPA

The key highlights of IIM Bangalore placements over the past three years are presented below:Particulars PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2023)PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2024)PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2025)Average packageINR 35.31 LPAINR 35.92 LPAINR 34.88 LPAMedian packageINR 33 LPAINR 32.5 LPAINR 32.61 LPAOffers made606572660Companies visited164163177PPOs made / accepted291 / 209247 / 203263 / 208Lateral placement offers made / accepted94 / 8283 / 71100 / 89International offers142922Students opting out of placementNA17Total students512517602Particulars EPGP Placement Statistics (2023)EPGP Placement Statistics (2024)EPGP Placement Statistics (2025)Average packageINR 33.07 LPAINR 34.33 LPAINR 35.5 LPAMedian packageINR 32.21 LPAINR 33 LPAINR 33.1 LPACompanies visited272931Offers made707072Total students757582Students opted out223

The placement rate recorded during PGP and PGPBA placements 2025 was 100%. Further, the batch placement record for PGP and EPGP programs over the past three years is presented below:Particulars PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2023)PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2024)PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2025)Offers made606572660Companies visited164163177Students opting out of placementNA17Total students512517602Particulars EPGP Placement Statistics (2023)EPGP Placement Statistics (2024)EPGP Placement Statistics (2025)Companies visited272931Offers made707072Total students757582Students opted out223

The key highlights of IIMB placement 2025 for PGP and EPGP programs are presented below:Particulars PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2025)Average packageINR 34.88 LPAMedian packageINR 32.61 LPAOffers made660Companies visited177PPOs made / accepted263 / 208Lateral placement offers made / accepted100 / 89International offers22Students opting out of placement7Total students602Particulars EPGP Placement Statistics (2025)Average packageINR 35.5 LPAMedian packageINR 33.1 LPACompanies visited31Offers made72Total students82Students opted out3

282 offers were made and 23 companies visited the campus from the Consulting sector during the summer placement drive for the PGP batch of 2025-27. The key highlights of IIM Bangalore PGP Summer Placements over the past three batch are presented below:Particulars PGP and PGPBA Summer Placement Statistics (2022-24 Batch)PGP and PGPBA Summer Placement Statistics (2023-25 Batch)PGP and PGPBA Summer Placement Statistics (2024-26 Batch)Total students530604606Total offers539602601Students opted out10305Companies visitedNA171140

The salary trend witnessed during IIM Bangalore placement drive over the past three years is presented below:Particulars PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2023)PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2024)PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2025)Average packageINR 35.31 LPAINR 35.92 LPAINR 34.88 LPAMedian packageINR 33 LPAINR 32.5 LPAINR 32.61 LPAParticulars EPGP Placement Statistics (2023)EPGP Placement Statistics (2024)EPGP Placement Statistics (2025)Average packageINR 33.07 LPAINR 34.33 LPAINR 35.5 LPAMedian packageINR 32.21 LPAINR 33 LPAINR 33.1 LPA

IIM Bangalore recorded 100% placements in 2025 for the batch of PGP and PGPBA. The other key highlights of IIM Bangalore placements are presented below:Particulars PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2023)PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2024)PGP and PGPBA Placement Statistics (2025)Offers made606572660Students opting out of placementNA17Total students512517602Particulars EPGP Placement Statistics (2023)EPGP Placement Statistics (2024)EPGP Placement Statistics (2025)Offers made707072Total students757582Students opted out223