PGDM in Marketing Management 

at Institute of Public Enterprise, Shamirpet

For PGDM aspirants, who are willing to take admission must have a valid MAT, CMAT, and XAT percentile. As per the IPE Hyderabad cutoff 2024, the official cutoff percentile for PGDM stood at 80, 75 and 60 for CMAT, MAT, and XAT for the General or open category candidates. Similarly, we have other PGDM specialisations too for the candidates. The cutoffs for some of these specialisations stood common at 75 for Banking and Financial Services, International Business, and other specialisations.

The institute has released the average and the highest salaries offered to the PGDM students belonging to different specialisations. The overall the highest package of INR 12.13 LPA was grabbed by PGDM, PGDM-BFS, and PGDM-IB students. The table below represents the course-wise IPE Hyderabad placement package for 2024:

ATMA result is usually released within a week from the exam. ATMA result 2026 for the February session exam will be released on February 28, 2026, at 5 PM. Candidates who appeared for the ATMA exam, can login on the official website and download the scorecards. 

IPE Hyderabad accepts valid MAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ CAT/ ATMA scores for PGDM admissions. The minimum eligibility criteria for various courses is a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate. Institute of Public Enterprise accepts applications in both online and offline modes. Admission to PGDM at IPE Hyderabad is completely entranced and exam-based. The academic record of candidates is also considered during the IPE admission process. Apply early as the seats are limited.

To get admission in IPE Hyderabad PGDM course, candidates need a bachelor's degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate and a valid entrance exam score. Candidates are assessed on the basis of their academic record, entrance exam scores, and performance in the GDPI round. The institute considers the scores of entrance exams like CAT, MAT, CMAT, XAT, ATMA, and GMAT.

IPE Hyderabad select candidates for admission to PGDM programme based on their scores in Management Aptitude Test. Selected candidates also need to pass the GDPI round. Check below selection parameters and their weightage:

Yes, taking admission at the Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) in Hyderabad is considered difficult with the increasing competition. However, with the right preparation, candidates can crack admission.   

No, a student can't get direct admission to IPE Hyderabad. IPE Hyderabad admission is purely entrance-based and candidates must have a valid score in the qualifying exams. Shortlisted candidates are required to appear for the Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD&PI) rounds. The entrance exams accepted by IPE Hyderabad are CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ ATMA/ CMAT/ GMAT and others. Hence, prepare early in advance as the competition is very high and seats are limited.

IPE Hyderabad considers entrance exam scores for admission. Candidates must have a score in CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA or GMAT for admission. Hence, admission is not possible without an entrance exam score. Selected candidates have to further pass a personal interview round for final admission.

The overall placement rate for the 2024 batch stood at 91.50%. The institute has also released the course-specific placement details. Of all the courses, PGDM-IB recorded the highest placement percentage of 80.70%. Check the table below to know the IPE Hyderabad placement rate for 2024: