Business school

At GIBS Business School in Bangalore, no specific cutoffs have been published for the different specialisations like Marketing, Finance and HR. The criteria for getting into GIBS generally relies on your overall PGDM eligibility and the scores from the entrance exams rather than having separate cutoffs for each specialisation. However, here are some general benchmarks that you could look at for reference for PGDM/MBA admissions:

Overall Admission Entrance Exam Typical Cutoff Percentile (General Candidates):

CAT – approximately 60 percentile

MAT – approximately 60-64 percentile (64 percentile as seen in the latest cycle)

CMAT – approximately 60 percentile

ATMA – approximately 60 percentile

XAT – approximately 60 percentile

The above figures are based on current reaction to previous admissions; actual cutoffs may change from year to year, because of factors like number of applicants, difficulty of the exams, and available seats.

For BBA Programs:
BBA admission has no formal entrance cutoff, as admission is based purely based on class 12 (10+2) merit (no formal entry exams), and shortlisted students may be invited to participate in an interview/assessment process.

GIBS Business School has gained several recognitions and rankings from a number of credible agencies, indicating the increasing credibility of GIBS as an emerging business education provider. GIBS Rankings Include the Following:

Recent Rankings National & Regional
Rank 31st Top 70 BBA Institutes in India (Times BBA Education Ranking Survey 2025) Rank 21st Top Private BBA Institutes in India (Times BBA Education Ranking Survey 2025) Rank 25th BBA Placements in India (Times BBA Education Ranking Survey 2025) Rank 34th B Schools in India (Times B School Rankings 2025) Rank 16th Top B Schools in South India for Placements (Times B School Rankings 2025) Rank 3rd Best B School in Karnataka (IIRF 2025) Considered one of the Best B Schools in South India (IIRF 2025).

Other Recognitions
GIBS has been a top-rated B School in India by more prestigious media outlets such as The Week and The Open Survey. GIBS has also received high ratings/grades in overall Business Education surveys covering subjects such as curriculum, industry interface, placements and facilities.

Inshort, the GIBS Business School continues to grow in terms of strong placement-specific rankings, increasing regional visibility in both Karnataka and South India, as well as increasing national recognition per both regional and national business school rankings. GIBS's approach to practical learning will ensure continued relevance to industry and graduates alike.

Numerous major national ranking bodies across many different years have recognised and ranked the GIBS Business School for its overall quality in management education and for placing students in jobs after graduation and for its reputation as an institution of higher education in India, and for many aspects of this. The following are a few of the more prominent ranking organisations that have ranked GIBS Business School:

The Times / Times B-School Rankings – for placements and best business schools in South India for GIBS Business School, 34th (2025) for placements, and 16th (2025) best business school in South India 

GHRDC – for being one of the top 10 private business schools (ranked by GHRDC) in Karnataka and India.

Business Today – for being ranked for emerging B-Schools in India 

Fortune India – for being ranked among the top business schools in Bengaluru and also for being an elite business school in South India

The Week – for being included on the best emerging business schools list.

IIRF (Indian Institutional Ranking Framework ) – ranked GIBS Business School 3rd best Business School in Karnataka and best Business School in South India regionally 

Times BBA Education Ranking Survey – recognised that the GIBS Business School offers some of the top BBA programs in India.