IBA Bangalore

ABOUT THE INSTITUTE

Indus Business Academy (IBA) was established in 2001 with single programme focus in mind – Post Graduate Management Programmes. The campus of IBA is built over 8.5 acre of land with modern facilities. It is located in Bengaluru. IBA is internationally accredited by IACBE, USA (Recognized by CHEA, USA). It is one among the only 63 out of more than 5000 colleges in India to receive international accreditation by IACBE.

IBA has scholastic association and international linkage with various renowned institutes and universities, including Zurich University of Applied Science, Switzerland; Griffith University, Queensland, Australia; Stockholm University, Sweden; among others.

Several top-notch companies visit the IBA campus for placements of its students such as Godrej, Reckitt Benckiser, KPMG, ABP News, Landmark Group, Bajaj Electricals, Deloitte, Bata, Bandhan Bank, Marico, Berger Paints, PwC, Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Ltd., Reliance Retail, and Café Coffee Day, etc. Highest Salary for 2023 was 22.26 lacs PA & Average salary was 7.80 lacs.

Indus Business Academy also awards merit and need-based scholarships to meritorious students. It offers scholarships & awards worth INR 6.54 crores for meritorious students.

IBA Library has over 16000 books, 9000 titles, 1500 A/v on Business Management, 3500+ International & National journals, over 80 International & National Magazines and 13 Newspapers. The students of IBA get access to Delnet. It’s the world’s largest library of e-books with more than 5.97 lac e-books on Management and over 41 lacs e-books of other disciplines. It also provides access to lacs of journals, audiobooks, articles, etc.

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INSTITUTE HIGHLIGHTS

Residential Programme for maximum exposure and learning.
Only one programme offered at 8.5 acres of green campus
Chosen as one among the Top Education Brands 2020 (under Category – Excellence and Innovation in Management) at the BW Education Leadership Summit 2020
IBA ranked 17^thAll India by ‘Competition Success Review’ (CSR-GHRDC) B-Schools Survey 2023
IBA ranked 27^th All India by ‘Outlook India’ B-School Survey 2024
IBA ranked 39^thAll India by ‘Times of India’ B-School Survey 2023
IBA ranked 37^th All India Private by ‘The Week’ B-School Survey 2023
IBA organizes various workshops, seminars and industrial visits regularly for their students as well as faculty
IBA offers Scholarships & Awards worth INR 6.54 crores for meritorious students
IBA is associated with several national and international institutes and universities to give its students the overall exposure

INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES

Library
3D Centre
IT Lab
WiFi Campus
Auditorium
Hostels
Cafeteria
Sports Complex
Gymnasium
Mini Stadium
Amphitheatre
Medical Facilities
Convenience Store

COURSE DETAILS

Indus Business Academy offers a two-year dual specialisations full-time residential PGDM programme across eight specialisations. Candidates will be able to choose the combination from the specializations before the beginning of the third trimester. Check the following table to know more about the Indus Business Academy courses, specialisations and fee structure:

Courses offered	PGDM (Marketing, Retail, Finance, Operations, Human Resource Management, International Business, Business Analytics & E-business and Entrepreneurship Management)
Course Fee	INR 9.78 Lakh
Duration	2 years (Full Time)
Approved by	AICTE
Accreditation	IACBE, Recognised by CHEA, USA

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

Dual Specialization Course (HR, Finance, Marketing, Operations, Retail, International Business, Entrepreneurship, Business Analytics)
Industry Driven and Students participation based Management Programme
Focused Mentoring Program
Courses in Career & Personality Development Programme (CPDP):

Emotional Intelligence & Critical Thinking
Managing Projects (by organizing Live Project)
Managing Business Disruption
Social Entrepreneurship
Transition Management

Value Added Courses

Green Belt Six Sigma certification
Capstone Strategy Course by CAPSIM, USA
ERP Course
Foreign Language
Peregrine Certification (USA)
Art of Living Yes+ Stress Buster Programme

Foreign Study Tour for Global Exposure
Business Laptop to access Databases for Case Studies & Data Mining

Application Fees & Mode of Application

Application Fees	INR 1050/-
Mode of Application	Online

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Course	Eligibility Criteria	Accepted Entrance Exams
PGDM	Candidates must be graduated in any field with a minimum of 50% aggregate (45% aggregate for SC/ST/OBC and other reserved categories)	CAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ MAT / NMAT / ATMA/ GMAT/ GRE/ State Government Entrance exam followed by Statement of Purpose and GDPI

Following are the expected cutoff percentiles as per the national level entrance exams accepted by the institute for admission to the PGDM programme:

National Level Test	Excepted Cut Off
CAT	70 percentile
XAT	70 percentile
CMAT	75 percentile
MAT	75 percentile
NMAT	190+
ATMA	80 percentile
GMAT	70 percentile

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ADMISSION/SELECTION PROCESS

Eligible Students can apply to IBA by filling the Online Application Form.

The IBA Bangalore Admission Criteria 2024 is a two-step process involving the Shortlisting criteria based on entrance exam score & the academic background and the Final admission selection Criteria based on other key components apart from entrance exam score like SOP, work experience, extra-curricular activities and Interview performance.

IBA considers the overall performance of an aspirant like marks in 10th, 12th and Bachelor Degree, whether aspiring students has interests like sport, dance and other extra-curricular activities, etc. Personal Interview plays an important role in selection process and aspirants are advised to prepare well for the Personal Interviews.

The aspiring candidate is offered an admission to IBA purely on the performance as tabulated below.

Scores of Aptitude Test (list of accepted tests given under Eligibility Criteria)	20 marks	Original Score Card will be verified during Personal Interview
Consideration of Bachelor Degree Marks, 12^th Standard, 10^th Standard Marks & Work Experience / Extra-curricular activities	35 marks	10 Marks each for Bachelor Degree, 12th and 10th Standard. 05 marks for Work Experience / Extra-curricular activities
SOP (Statement of Purpose)	10 Marks	Assessment will be done during Personal Interview
Group Discussion (GD)	35 marks
Personal Interview (PI)	35 marks
Total	100 marks	Qualifying Marks – 60