Business Management Studies

It is a commonly held view among students that faculty members at GIBS are highly engaged in and supportive of students during orientations and mentorship on campus. Faculty members at GIBS are welcoming to new students, and they provide guidance about the academic expectations for coursework as well as about the curricular flow and the culture of the GIBS campus during these orientation programs. Faculty members participate in most events and interactive sessions in many capacities; they often serve as event moderators, judges, or mentors and provide students with real-life scenarios and encourage them to become involved. A large percentage of students reported that faculty members are very accessible after classes, and they personally mentor students on internships, project proposals, career planning, and skill building. Overall, the amount of faculty involvement has been identified as a major strength of the GIBS experience, because it results in faculty members being supportive, accessible, and invested in the learning and development of students.

During the placement season at GIBS Business School, Bangalore, over 260 firms came into the campus recruiting for their graduate students from all different fields of work which allowed students to receive multiple job offers. The various firms recruiting were from many different industries, including consulting, finance, IT/ITES, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), logistics and start-ups. This demonstrates that the school has a strong relationship with many businesses in these industries. Due to this success, almost all eligible graduates were placed in a job during the school's placement drive, thus allowing students to have a successful outcome upon graduation.

The GIBS Business School typically has an expected percentiles minimum for entrance exams (for admission to PGDM Programs), although these are, on average, the minimum percentiles expected of new applicants every year (country-wide) and therefore could change from year to year based on the applicant pool and “admissions trends”:

CAT/XAT/ATMA: a minimum percentile of around 60 is competitive for applicants to be shortlisted.

MAT: about a 60-64 percentile is considered a minimum acceptable score for an applicant in the general category.

CMAT: a minimum percentile of around 70 or higher.

There is no fixed or official cutoff published by GIBS, but it is important to note that GIBS uses a holistic admissions process, where scores from entrance exams are only one part of an applicant's total score, along with their GPA and performance during the interview and group discussion; therefore, meeting the above percentiles does increase an applicant's chance of being accepted to GIBS, but does not assure acceptance.