Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding.
- William Arthur Ward
A brief idea about the flagship program is given below:
The two-year PGP, leading up to a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) is the flagship programme of IIM Bangalore. It is designed to equip students with the skills and capabilities that will enable them to reach responsible global positions in management. The PGP revolves around the principle that world-class business leaders are not mass-produced; they are nurtured and developed with personalized care and attention, in small work groups and teams, and in a practical, application-oriented, user-friendly environment.
Every year, IIMB selects close to 300 students from approximately 3,00,000 students through written test (CAT), followed by GD/PI. In the overall assessment, candidate’s work experience and academic profile is also taken into consideration. Domestic candidates are admitted through the regular admission channel that is based on the applications received through the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). Domestic candidates are Indian nationals or foreigners normally resident in India who are in a position to take the CBT based CAT. These candidates are required to take the CAT, and if short-listed attend a group discussion and interview, and provide three letters of reference from persons who know them closely in terms of their academic/professional performance. Final selection is based on performance in CAT, scholastic achievement, work experience, performance in the group discussions, written summary of group discussion, and interview, and three letters of reference.CAT is going to be held between Nov 28 th and Dec 7 th this year.The last date of registration is 1 st October.
Overseas candidates are admitted through direct applications. Overseas candidates are Indian nationals or foreigners with valid passport or travel document residing outside India and not in a position to take the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management at various centers in India. These candidates are required to take the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) and have an official result reported to the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). The GMAT code number for IIMB is 7036. Final selection is based on performance in GMAT, scholastic achievement, work experience, and three letters of reference.
For more info please contact
Administrative Officer, Admissions
Admissions Office
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Bannerghatta Road , Bangalore, India
Pin Code: 560 076
Phone Number: +91-80-26582450 / 26993996
Fax Number: +91-80-26584050 / 26584004 / 26584181 / 26581602
Email: pgpadm@iimb.ernet.in
Website: http://www.iimb.ernet.in
Domestic candidates have to register for the CBT based CAT from the website www.catiim.in . For Registration for other programs,please visit the website http://www.iimb.ernet.in.
The total intake is 270 for the current batch.The final selection ratio is nearly 1200:1.
The current batch which cleared CAT last year had 92% engineers. The batch has a healthy mix of experience. Nearly 25% of the batch had a work experience of 3.5+ years,while freshers constituted nearly 29% of the batch.
The fee structure for students of the batch 2009-11 is Rs 11 lakh for 2 years.
All the 250 students of 2007-09 batch have been placed, thereby achieving 100% placements though it took IIM Bangalore 11 days (in contrast to 3-4 days) for placing all the students. Actual salary figures (highest, lowest, average) is not disclosed by IIM Bangalore for reasons of confidentiality. 7 students opted out of the final placements process to realize their dream of becoming entrepreneurs. The sector wise breakup of the companies visiting the campus is as given below.
|
Sector |
%age |
|
Consulting |
23% |
|
General management |
16% |
|
Sales and Marketing |
20% |
|
IT |
3% |
|
Education |
2% |
|
Banking and Financial services |
27% |
|
Private equity |
2% |
|
Investment Banking |
7% |
Some of the highlights of the placements were:
Boston Consulting Group offered "Associate" positions, at par with International B-Schools
The entire batch of 270 students, the biggest ever in the history of the institute, was placed within a span of just 5 days. The proportion of students choosing to join Consulting was the highest this year (22%), closely followed by Investment Banking (20%) and other banking and financial services (21%).
56 firms visited IIM Bangalore for recruitment the first time this year despite the worrying economic conditions in acknowledgment of the growing brand equity of IIM Bangalore. Some of these were:
Post Graduate Programme in Software Enterprise Management (PGSEM)
The PGSEM endeavours to provide the most current executive general management education to middle and senior professionals of the software and information technology industry who seek to pursue a career in management.
Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy Management (PGPPM)
Catalyzed by the Government of India and United Nations Development Programme the PGPPM is packed with path breaking insights about winning policy making and management strategies. It offers participants global exposure through tie-up with Syracuse University, USA.
Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP)
The EPGP is an intensive one-year, full-time programme designed to enhance skills and capabilities essential for responsible positions at senior management levels. Challenging, widespread and globally oriented, this objective of this programme is to produce future leaders who can handle the dynamic corporate environment.
Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)
The Fellow Programme in Management is the doctoral programme of IIMB and is committed to training individuals who will excel in their area of research through publication quality work of international standard.
Executive Education Programme (EEP)
IIM Bangalore offers Executive Education catering to diverse needs of different types of organizations in the private and public sectors. The Executive Education Programme (EEP) caters to a wide variety of organizations in government, the public and private sectors and non-governmental organizations, with open and customized programmes ranging from two days to one year.
For more details about “other courses”, please visit the official website of IIM Bangalore: http://www.iimb.ernet.in.
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