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IIM Bangalore accepts GMAT/ GRE to provide admission to the EPGP course. Candidates qualifying for any of the two entrance exams can apply for the E-PGP course. Check out the eligibility given below:1. Graduation in any discipline with a 50% or equivalent CGPA2. Applicants from SC, ST and PwD categories must have a minimum of 45% or equivalent CGPA3. Applicants who have not pursued any bachelor's degree but completed their CA/ ICWA/ CS after Class 12 are also eligible to apply

Post Graduate Programme or PGP offered by IIM Bangalore is a two-year full-time residential course. Candidates pursuing PGP from IIM Bangalore are awarded an MBA degree. The programme lasts for six trimesters, spread over two years, with a summer project inclusive. The course is offered in two specialisations, namely General and Business Analytics. The duration of the course is spread over six trimesters across two years, with a summer project intermediary.The PGP students of IIM Bangalore are required to earn a minimum of 45 credits and a maximum of 51 credits in elective courses over three terms in their second year. The electives cover a wide array of topics. Mentioned below is a sample list of the electives offered here:Social Entrepreneurship Infrastructure Development PPPs and RegulationBusiness Analytics and Intelligence Spreadsheet Model-Business Decision Current Economic Scenario; Indian Economy and Policy Matters for BusinessGlobal Securities Markets, etc. 

Students of the two-year PGP in Management have the opportunity to get double degrees by being a part of the Double Degree (DD) programme of IIM Bangalore. During this DD exchange, the selected students study at their home institution in the first academic year and are transferred to the host institution for the second academic year. The institute has collaborated with ESCP Europe Business School (Paris, France), Bocconi University (Milano, Italy) and Hitotsubashi University Business School, School of International Corporate Strategy (Hitotsubashi University, Japan) for the same.

IIMs do not release the final CAT cutoff publicly and is only accessible through account login to those candidates who appear in the CAT exam. However, candidates can refer to the table below to view the estimated final CAT cutoff percentiles for top IIMs, including IIM Bangalore. The below cutoff percentiles are for the General AI category students. IIMsCAT cutoffs 2024 (percentile)IIM Ahmedabad99IIM Bangalore99IIM Calcutta99IIM Indore97

The total tuition fee of PGP course is INR 24.50 lakh. This fee, however, is sourced from an unofficial source. Hence, is indicative. Other than the course fee, students are required to pay the registration fee for CAT. The application fee is INR 2,400 for General, EWC and NC-OBC category students and is INR 1,200 for SC, ST and PwD category students.

For downloading the CAT result, follow the steps given below:1 - Go to the official website of CAT exam. 2 - Click 'Login' to enter your credentials. 3 - Enter CAT 2024 ID and password and press 'Enter'.4 - Click 'scorecard' tab.5 - Download the CAT result 2024 PDF.

 The PGPEM is a two-year weekend MBA course for working professionals. It is designed for working mid-level and senior executives with a minimum of four years of work experience after graduationThe programme is designed in a way that the classes are scheduled on weekends over two years, enabling working professionals to attend, without taking a break in their careers. Graduates with a minimum of 50% aggregate and at least four years of work experience after graduation are eligible to apply for the same.

For admission to MBA (or PGP) 2024 batch at IIM Bangalore, the CAT test will be conducted on November 26, 2023. Aspirants of IIM Bangalore are required to appear for the exam in Computer Based Testing mode at the allotted test centres. CAT exam 2023 will be held in three slots:Morning slot: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AMAfternoon slot: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PMEvening slot: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PMEarlier, the CAT exam used to be of 180 minutes with 100 questions but in 2020, both exam duration and number of questions were reduced due to COVID-19 pandemic. Now, starting CAT 2022, the total number of questions stands at 66 as part of CAT pattern.

For admission to IIM Bangalore for the flagship MBA (or PGP) course, the result of CAT 2023 can be expected by the last week of December 2023 (If the CAT conducting body follows the trend as in 2022). However, if the trend is not followed, the same will most probably be out by the first week of January 2024. After the release of result, the exam takers will be able to download their CAT scorecards from the official website using their login credentials for IIM Bangalore admission.

IIM Bangalore does not release the official cutoff or score required by the students for admission to its E-MBA programme. Selection is based on multiple parameters such as past academics, work experience, GMAT/GRE score, among other factors. However, as per the official E-MBA brochure of the institute, students who got admission in the 2023-24 batch had a score ranging between 620 and 770 in GMAT. Hence, those with a score ranging between these digits can expect getting a call from IIM-B for E-MBA.