Established in the year 2001, Indus Business Academy (IBA), Bengaluru is one of the top private MBA colleges in Bengaluru. The institute boasts of being one of the top 1% colleges in India and one among the only 56 out of more than 5000 colleges in India to receive an International Accreditation by IACBE. World Consulting & Research Corporation (WCRC) has certified IBA (process evaluated by KPMG) as one of Asia’s fastest-growing Institutes.

IBA, Bangalore is known for its 2-year full-time flagship PGDM program in multiple specializations. IBA shortlists the candidates for GD/PI round based on their best available test scores in CAT/XAT/ GMAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ ATMA/ GRE/ GATE and state level exams such as MAH-CET, KMAT, PGCET, etc. Final admission selection Criteria is based on other key components apart from entrance exam score like SOP, work experience, extra curricular activities and Interview performance. Read More Indus Business Academy Courses & Fees

At IBA placements is not a seasonal task but instead a process that is initiated by means of Advanced Placement & Training Programme (APTP) right from the day when the student joins for the course. During IBA Bangalore Placements 2023, the highest package stood at INR 22.26 LPA while the average package stood at INR 7.80 LPA.

Indus Business Academy Admission Dates 2024

MAH CET
Events Dates (Tentative)
MAH MBA CET Registration February 23 - March 6, 2024
MAH MBA CET Registration Restarted March 9 - 11, 2024
MAH MBA CET Form Correction March 7 - 11, 2024
MAH MBA CET Admit Card Released  March 19, 2024
MAH MBA CET Exam Date March 25 - 26, 2024
MAH MBA CET Re-Exam Registration April 6 to 16, 2024
MAH MBA CET Re-Exam April 30, 2024
MAH MBA CET Result Declaration 1st week of May 2024
MAH MBA CET Counselling - Online Registration of Application & Uploading of Required Documents July 7, 2024
MAH MBA CET Counselling - Documents Verification & Confirmation of Application Form for Admission by Online Mode July 8, 2024
CAT Dates
CAT 2023 Registration Opens August 02, 2023
Registration Ends September 20, 2023
CAT 2023 Admit Card Release October 25, 2023
CAT 2023 Exam Date Nov 26, 2023
CMAT Dates (Tentative)
Last Date of Submision of Applications Forms Online Mar 13, 2024
Last Date for Payment of Application Fee Online  Mar 13, 2024
Correction Window (Online Only) Mar 14, 2024 – Mar 16, 2024
XAT Dates
XAT 2024 Registration July 15, 2023 – November 30, 2023
XAT 2024 Exam January 07, 2024

Indus Business Academy Quick Facts

  • Chosen as one among the Top Education Brands 2020 (under Category – Excellence and Innovation in Management) at the BW Education Leadership Summit 2020.
  • 3D Centre, Student Activity Centre, Executive Training Centre for all-round development of students.
  • Enlisted among the T-100 Institutes in India which includes 78 IIMs, IITs, NITS + 22 other premier Institutes & Universities of repute and G-250 Institutes
  • 360 degree approach of learning with global inputs

Indus Business Academy Ranking & Accreditation

Ranking Body Ranking Parameter Ranking
Times B School 2022 Overall Category 42
Outlook India B-school Survey 2020  Private MBA 39
Indiatoday 2020  MBA/PGDM 62
Times of India 2021 MBA/PGDM 63
Times of India 2021 Overall 47
Accreditation MBA equivalence AIU
Accreditation National NBA

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Indus Business Academy Courses,Eligibility, Admission Criteria, Fees

Course Name Course Eligibility Course Fee( in INR)
PGDM Eligibility: Candidates must have completed a Bachelor's Degree with at least 60% marks from an UGC recognized university./ Final year appearing students can also apply
Duration: 2 years
Admission Criteria: CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ ATMA/ GMAT/ GRE/ GATE/ KMAT/ MAH-CET scores +GD+PI+SOP
Intake: 180		 8.51 Lacs
PGDM International Business Eligibility:A Bachelor’s degree in any field from any statutory University approved by UGC with minimum 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/OBC and other reserved categories)
OR
Applicants, who are in the final year of Bachelor’s degree, are also eligible to apply.
Duration: 2 years
Admission Criteria: CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ ATMA/ GMAT/ GRE/ GATE/ KMAT/ MAH-CET scores +SOP+GD+PI
Intake: 60		 8.51 Lacs

How to Apply for Admission?

Application for MBA Admission 2022 at IBA Bangalore should be filled up and submitted online at the institute’s website by making payment of application fee of Rs.750/- and then send the hard copy to IBA Bangalore. The Application process is shared below:

  • Eligible Students can apply to IBA by filling the Online Application Form.
  • Students will receive an email having their User ID and Password on their registered primary email id for future reference.
  • Application Fee can be paid through Credit Card / Debit Card / Internet Banking / Demand Draft. After payment of the application fee and submission of the application form, students will receive a PDF copy of the filled application form on their registered primary email id.
  • Students shall send a printed copy of the filled application form along with other documents, as mentioned in an email received by them after submitting Online Form.
  • Once the application is received by the Admission Department of IBA Bangalore, the student will receive a confirmation call and an email from the admissions department regarding the initial round of selection process i.e., submission of the SOP (Statement of Purpose).
  • The next step of the selection process will be intimated to a student after receipt of the SOP.
  • Students shall attend the Selection Process on the designated Date and Time along with the Original Copies of all their relevant documents.
  • The result shall be intimated to students within 3 to 4 working days from the day of the Selection Process. Selected students will receive an Admission Letter through email as well as by Post.
  • Students need to send a confirmation mail of accepting the offer of admission within the specified date as mentioned in the admission letter. After the last date, the seat will be offered to the next deserving candidate.
  • Selected students are required to pay the prescribed fee by the date specified in the admission letter.

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Specializations

Indus Business Academy offers PG Diploma in Management (PGDM) for the duration of two-year (Two Semester) within the following specializations:

  • International Business
  • Marketing
  • Business Analytics & E-business
  • Finance
  • Retail
  • Human Resource
  • Operations Management
  • Entrepreneurship Management

Indus Business Academy Cut off 2023

National Level Test Cut off (in Percentile and scores)
XAT 60
CAT 70
MAT 67
CMAT 80
ATMA 85
GMAT 550 score

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Selection Weightage for Final Admission

Final admission offer by IBA Bangalore for PGDM 2022-24 batch will be made on following parameters:

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, 12th Standard, 10th 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) or Personal Interview (PI) 1 35 marks
Personal Interview (PI) 1 or PI 2
Total 100 marks Qualifying Marks - 60

Indus Business Academy Placements

Indus Business Academy Placements 2023 is in progress. IBA Bangalore highest package stood at INR 22.26 LPA whereas IBA Bangalore average package stood at INR 7.80 LPA. Some of the past recruiters of IBA Bangalore are PWC, ICICI Securities, Berger Paints, Reliance etc.

  • Highest Package: INR 22.26 LPA
  • Average Package: INR 7.80 LPA 

IBA Bangalore Scholarship

Scholarship For Meritorious Students (During Admission Phase)
‘Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Scholarship’: Student/s having aggregate (all subjects) marks of 60% or above in Class X, XII and Graduation, would be awarded a Scholarship of Rs.40,000/-
‘Sardar Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel Memorial Scholarship’: Student/s having aggregate (all subjects) marks of 70% or above in Class X, XII and Graduation, would be awarded a Scholarship of Rs.50,000/-
‘Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Memorial Scholarship’: Student/s having aggregate (all subjects) marks of 80% or above in Class X, XII and Graduation, would be awarded a Scholarship of Rs.60,000/-
‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Scholarship’: Student/s having aggregate (all subjects) marks of 60% or above in Class X, XII, Graduation and having percentile/Composite Score in the Entrance Tests would be awarded Scholarships up to INR 1 Lakh.
Shri B.M.L Jain Memorial Special Scholarship For Wards Of Defence & Crpf Personnel: It is offered during 2nd Year of PGDM Programme. The college shows special appreciation towards the sacrifice which our Defence and CRPF personnel make for our nation. To recognise their contribution, IBA offers 25% Fee waiver (only Academics in 2nd year of the course) to their wards.
Mother Teresa Fee – Waiver: Economically weak and Need based are offered 25,000/- to 35,000/- under those fee waiver scheme 

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IBA Bangalore Notable Alumni

  • Sumit Moriyani Head Infrastructure Management Services - ASEAN Tech Mahindra, (Singapore) 
  • Anant Sagar Global Process Owner & Strategy Leader IBM, Bengaluru 
  • Rajdeep Dutta AVP - Operations - Head SOI Snapdeal, Gurgaon
  • Ankur Saxena Asst. Manager - Add Sales Aaj Tak, Bengaluru 
  • Anindita Kundu Manager - Marketing Solutions (South) LinkedIn, Bengaluru
  •  Vijay A G Head - HR Process Excellence Alghanim Industries, (Kuwait)
  •  Punita Singh Asst. Vice President I Ads & Events, New Delhi 
  • Deepak Lall State Sales Head United Spirits Ltd, (UB Group), Raipur 
  • Sameer Sikdar Zonal Business Head Timesjobs.com, Hyderabad

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IBA Bangalore Class Profile 2019-21

Gender Diversity
Males 57%
Females 43%

The following table represents the experience wise trends of 2021 batch:

Freshers 80%
Work Experience 20%

The following table represents the stream wise trends of 2021 batch:

BE/B.Tech 24%
B.Com/ M.Com 26%
BBA/ BBM 26%
others 23%

The following table represents the domain wise trends of 2021 batch:

Business Analytics & Marketing 20%
Finance/ Marketing 32%
HR/ Marketing 20%
IB/ Marketing 14%
Operations/ Marketing 8%
Business Analytics/ Marketing 6%

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FAQs

Ques. What is the location of IBA, Bangalore?

Ans. The contact address of IBA bangalore has been given below.

Indus Business Academy,

Lakshmipura, Thataguni Post, 

Kanakapura Rd, Bengaluru, 

Karnataka 560082

Phone: +91 80 26083703 / +91 80 26083704 / +91 80 26083705. 

Mobile: +91-93424 10271 / +91-99007 05325 / +91-81978 62131

Ques. Is IBA Bangalore a good option for PGDM?

Ans. Indus business academy is in every sense an adequate option.World Consulting & Research corporation (WCRC) has certified IBA (process evaluated by KPMG) as one of Asia’s fastest growing Institutes . Media publications like Competition Success Review (CSR), Business India, Dainik Bhaskar among others have consistently ranked IBA amongst the top B-Schools in Bengaluru and India .

Ques. Are the course fees for all specializations of PGDM same at IBA Bangalore?

Ans. Yes, the course fee excluding the hostel 7 fooding charges are same for all the PGDM streams at IBA Bangalore. At present, the proposed Course Fee of PGDM Program at IBA is INR 8.51 Lacs. 

Ques. What are the state level entrance exams which IBA Bangalore considers for PGDM admission shortlisting?

Ans. At the state level, IBA Bangalore accepts the valid scores of MAH-CET, KMAT, PGCET, etc. for shortlisting of candidates for further GD/PI rounds. Final admission selection Criteria is based on other key components apart from entrance exam score like SOP, work experience, extra curricular activities and Interview performance

Ques. What is the marking scheme of the selection criteria for PGDM admissions at IBA Bangalore?

Ans. Students will be selected on the basis of their performance under the following categories:

Weightage Components Marks
Score in the Aptitude Test 20
Academic Record 35
Group Discussion (GD) 10
Statement of Purpose (SOP) 10
Personal Interview (PI) 25
Total 100