HYDERABAD: The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), Bangalore has shared the admission procedure including eligibility, documents required, selection process, CAT cut-offs, etc. – on its official website, iimb.ac.in.
Though the it is yet to announce the official schedule for admission into the Postgraduate Programme in Management (PGP) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) batches, students intend to pursue MBA in IIM Bangalore can take note of the admission process.
However, the institute has not announced the admission schedule yet.
Eligibility criteria
A bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks or its equivalent CGPA. For SC, ST and PwD candidates, the minimum required marks are 45%.
A CAT score that is valid on the date of application submission.
Documents required
- Class 10 board, 12th board and bachelor’s degree transcripts
- Bachelor’s degree certificate (provisional degree certificate, if applicable)
- Bonafide certificate for candidates studying in the final year
- Professional degree transcripts (CA/CS/ICWA, if applicable)
- Professional degree certificate (if applicable)
- Statement of purpose
- Work experience letters, first and last payslips (if applicable)
- SC/ST/NC-OBC/EWS certificate (if applicable)
- Relevant disability certificate and UDID card for PwD applicants
- Reference letters
Along with the documents, candidates need to submit two online reference letters, along with the email IDs and contact details of the referees. References should preferably be from an employer or from a teacher in an academic institution where the candidate has studied.
IIM Bangalore selection process
After application, IIM Bangalore will prepare a shortlist of candidates who have secured the cut-off marks (section-wise and overall) in CAT 2024.
The institute will create a pre-personal interview score of the shortlisted candidates by giving weightage to the following components
- Class 10 board exam score: 10
- Class 12 board exam score: 10
- Bachelor’s degree score: 10
- Work experience/professional course: 10
- Gender diversity: 5
The 55 points for CAT will be taken from all sections- Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC):19 points, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR): 21 points, Quantitative Aptitude (QA): 15 points.
The second stage of the admission process consists of a personal interview and a written ability test. Both rounds will take place on the same day and in the same location.
The work experience weight assigned to the pre-personal interview score will be scaled down to five during the post-personal interview process.
This work experience score will be multiplied by the quality of experience score, where the latter will be evaluated on a 5-point scale (0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2) by members of the interview panel.
The average quality of work experience score will be multiplied by the pre-PI work experience score to arrive at a revised weighted work experience score.
After personal interview, final score will be calculated by giving weightage to the following parameters-
- PI score: 40
- Written test score: 10
- CAT score: 25
- Class 10 score: 5
- Class 12 score: 5
- Bachelor’s degree score: 5
- Work experience/professional course: 10
- The 25 points from the CAT score will be derived from all sections of the examination —VARC: 8.75, DILR: 10, QA: 6.25
Final admission offers will be made on the basis of this post-personal interview score.
For more details about the IIM Bangalore admission, check the official website, iimb.ac.in.
For direct link to the admission process, click here.