Indus Business Academy Bangalore Management Quota Admission

About Indus Business Academy Bangalore

Indus Business Academy Bangalore was founded in 2001. This institute is one of just 56 colleges among more than 5,000 to get globally recognised international accreditation from the USA-based IACBE. World Consulting & Research Corporation (WCRC) has recognised Indus Business Academy Bangalore as, among the fastest-growing institutes in Asia. KPMG performed its rating procedure. IBA Bangalore is approved by the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

Indus Business Academy Bangalore offers a two-year, full-time, residential PGDM program with specialisations in Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Retail, International Business, Operations, Business Analytics, and Entrepreneurship Management. The average fee for the courses offered is around INR 10.83 Lakhs. Admission is accepted through CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, ATMA, GMAT, or NMAT exams.

Indus Business Academy offers placement opportunities to the students. As per recent placements, the highest package received was INR 18.36 LPA, and the average package was INR 8.09 LPA. Their top recruiting companies include Deloitte, Federal Bank, EY, KPMG, Kotak, Amazon, and many more.

Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor’s degree in any field from any statutory University approved by UGC with minimum 50% marks (45% for reserved – SC/ST categories) OR Applicants, who are in the final year of Bachelor’s degree are also eligible to apply. Applicant must appear for any one of the below-mentioned Entrance Tests and submit the photocopy of the Score Card along with the filled Application Form. We accept scores of the following tests:

CAT 2025 (Common Admission Test conducted by IIMs)
XAT 2026 (XLRI Admission Test)
CMAT 2026 (Common Management Admission Test Conducted by AICTE)
MAT Sept. 2025, Dec. 2025, Feb. 2026 & May 2026 (Management Aptitude Test conducted by AIMA)
ATMA 2026 (AIMS Test for Management Admission)
GMAT after Sept. 2024 (Graduate Management Aptitude Test conducted by GMAC)
GATE 2024/25 (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering jointly conducted by IISC and IITs)
State Government Entrance Tests – 2026, such as MAH-CET, KMAT, PGCET, etc.

Indus Business Academy Bangalore PGDM Fees 2026

PGDM at Indus Business Academy Bangalore is the most popular 2-year PG program offered in 8 specialisations. The Fees for PGDM range from INR 10.98 Lakhs to 15.4 Lakhs, depending upon the specialisation. The course eligibility required for admission in PGDM is Graduation with 50% + CAT.

To know about the fees for various specialisations of PGDM at Indus Business Academy Bangalore, check the below-mentioned table.

PGDM Specializations	Total Fees (INR) – General
PGDM Business Analytics	10.98 Lakhs
PGDM Operation	10.98 Lakhs
PGDM Finance	10.98 Lakhs
PGDM Entrepreneurship	10.98 Lakhs
PGDM Human Resource Management	10.98 Lakhs

Admission Procedure

✦ 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 / UPI.

✦ After payment of the application fee, Students shall upload their academic documents and submit the form.

✦ Students will receive a PDF copy of the filled application form on their registered primary email id.

✦ The next step of the selection process will be intimated to a student after receipt of the academic document.

✦ 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.

IBA Bangalore PGDM Selection Process

The selection criterion adopted by the academy is based on the score in CAT / XAT / MAT / ATMA / GMAT/ GRE/ GATE/ CMAT/ State Government Entrance Tests like MAH-CET, KMAT, PGCET, etc.

The candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of marks in Entrance exams. Further, shortlisted candidates are required to appear in Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

Final allotment of seats will be based on entrance score, academic score, work experience, statement of purpose, group discussion, and personal interview.

Students will be selected based on their performance under the following categories:

Criteria	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

Key Points:

Weightage to various selection parameters is listed here: Entrance Score (20%), Academic Score and Work Experience (35%), Statement of Purpose (10%), Group Discussion (10%), and Personal Interview (25%).
Candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC categories are awarded a relaxation of 5% in the qualifying examination
The final result will be declared after 3 to 4 working days from the date of GD & PI.
PGDM is a full-time residential program.

IBA Bangalore GD and PI Centres

Ahmedabad	Bangalore	Bhubaneswar	Chandigarh
Chennai	Coimbatore	Delhi	Dehradun
Ernakulum	Greater Noida	Guwahati	Hyderabad
Indore	Jaipur	Jamshedpur	Kolkata
Lucknow	Mumbai	Nagpur	Patna
Pune	Ranchi	Raipur	Varanasi

Indus Business Academy Bangalore Cut Off

Indus Business Academy Bangalore, CAT Cutoff 2024 for the General Category is 70+. The overall cutoff percentile for CAT is 85. Indus Business Academy Bangalore, MAT Cutoff 2024 for the General Category is listed below. The overall cutoff percentile for MAT is 70.

Course	Round 1 Cut Off (percentile)
CAT	70
MAT	67
XAT	60
CMAT	80
ATMA	85
GMAT	550

Indus Business Academy Bangalore Placements 2025

The highest and average package provided at IBS Bangalore placements for the PGDM course was INR 18.36 LPA and INR 8.09 LPA, respectively. Additionally, 96% placement was noted at Indus Business Academy Bangalore, PGDM recent placements. Additionally, recruiters like Deloitte, Federal Bank, EY, KPMG, Kotak, Amazon participated in the Indus Business Academy Bangalore PGDM placements.

Indus Business School Bangalore Placement Highlights

Placement Metric	Values
Highest CTC	INR 18.36 LPA
Top 10% Average CTC	INR 12.82 LPA
Top 25% Average CTC	INR 10.77 LPA
Average CTC	INR 8.09 LPA
Placement Rate	96%
Highest Internship Stipend	INR 30,000

Indus Business School Bangalore Placements Report

Particulars	Placement Statistics 2025	Placement Statistics 2024	Placement Statistics 2023	Placement Statistics 2022
Companies Participated	108+	90+	37+	100+
Number of Students Placed	–	97	71	124
Average CTC	INR 8.09 LPA	INR 7.96 LPA	INR 7.80 LPA	INR 7.02 LPA
Highest CTC	INR 18.36 LPA	INR 22.26 LPA	INR 22.26 LPA	13.67 LPA
Major Domains	BFSI, Fintech	Management and Business	Management and Business	Management and Business
Top Recruiters	Deloitte, Federal Bank, EY, KPMG, Kotak, Amazon	Deloitte, Federal Bank, Colgate	PWC, ICICI Securities, Berger Paints, Reliance	Aditya Birla, Tata Motors, KPMG, Deloitte

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Indus Business Academy Bangalore Scholarships 2026

Here is detailed information about the IBA Bangalore Scholarships:

➦ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Scholarship:
Students having aggregate (all subjects) marks of 60% or above in Class X, XII and Graduation are awarded a scholarship of INR 55,000.

➦ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial Scholarship:
Students having aggregate (all subjects) marks of 70% or above in Class X, XII and Graduation are awarded a scholarship of INR 65,000.

➦ Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Memorial Scholarship:
Students having aggregate (all subjects) marks of 80% or above in Class X, XII and Graduation are awarded a scholarship of INR 75,000.

Percentile / Score	Composite Score	MAT 2025 & 2026 / XAT 2026 / GMAT / GRE	Scholarship Amount (INR)
90 percentile or above	Composite Score of 780 or above	Above 95 percentile OR AIR 1–499	1,65,000
85 to 89.99 percentile	Composite Score of 750 to 779	90 to 94.99 percentile OR AIR 500–999	1,05,000
80 to 84.99 percentile	Composite Score of 700 to 749	85 to 89.99 percentile OR AIR 1000–2499	86,000
70 to 79.99 percentile	Composite Score of 650 to 699	80 to 84.99 percentile OR AIR 2500–3999	75,000
60 to 69.99 percentile	Composite Score of 600 to 649	70 to 79.99 percentile OR AIR 4000–4999	66,000