IBA Bangalore

Indus Business Academy (IBA) started its operations under the aegis of Arihant Education and Research Foundation in 2001. This Private Institute is located in Bangalore, Karnataka and was formerly known as Indian Business Academy. It is approved by AICTE and accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) & International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE). It is also a member of Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

IBA Bangalore offers Diploma level courses in Management field and the prominent one is PGDM. For admission in this program, students need to qualify CAT / XAT / MAT / GMAT or its equivalent examination and pay Rs. 5,41,500/- as annual fees.

The Institute has a strong placement record as students from batch 2023-2025 have secured a highest and average package of 18.36 LPA & 8.09 LPA, respectively. Also, 100+ leading companies like Cognizant, Amazon, Decathlon, Capgemini, KPMG, and others visit the Institute every year to recruit the students.

Vision: Indus Business Academy aims to be known as premier Business Institution at Global level that offers nurturing and innovative learning to the students so that they can become responsible business leaders who will work for the growth & development of the Nation.

Mission: IBA Bangalore has a mission to achieve excellence by adopting research & outcome-based academic approach so that students can learn through practical skills and also develop some social responsibility which will help in Nation’s progress.

Students planning to pursue Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) need to fulfil the course-specific academic requirements in order to get eligible for the IBA Bangalore admission process.

Below-given pointers include the eligibility criteria and total fees of the PGDM course:

• Eligibility Criteria: Must have passed Graduation from any discipline with at least 50% marks (45% for SC / ST category). Also, qualified CAT / XAT / MAT / CMAT / ATMA / GMAT / GATE or any other State level entrance examination with a valid score.
• Overall Fees: Rs. 10,83,000/-.

* It is to be noted that tuition and admission processing charges are included in the aforementioned fees. Apart from that, students have to pay separately for security deposit (refundable), application fee, etc.

Admission Process

Students who have qualified the eligibility criteria of the IBA Bangalore Courses can follow the below-given steps to fill the application form:

Step 1: Visit the official website of the Institute to fill the online application form. Followed by, a user ID and password will be sent to the students on their email.

Step 2: Students need to pay the respective application fee, upload the necessary documents, and then submit the form.

Step 3: Afterwards, students have to visit the Institute on the specified date for the selection process which includes Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds.

Step 4: Once results are announced, selected students will receive the admission letter on their email.

Step 5: Interested students have to pay the respective program fee to confirm their admission.

Additionally, the Institute considers following pointers under the weightage criteria while filling the seats in the courses:

• Academic Performance
• Personal Interview (PI)
• Entrance Examination Score
• Group Discussion
• Statement of Purpose (SOP)
• Extra-Curricular Achievements / Work Experience

* Refer to the Institute’s official website to gather details regarding the courses, admission process, etc.

The Institute supports the meritorious students by helping them avail numerous Government scholarships and they are provided in the form of a monetary amount. Also, the monetary amount may differ depending on the chosen scholarship and the fulfillment of the respective eligibility condition.

Some of the IBA Bangalore scholarships are mentioned in the table below:

Apart from this, ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Scholarship’ is available for the students who have secured minimum 60% percentage marks in the past qualified examinations (including Class 10^th, 12^th & Graduation) and scored following percentile or score in any one of the examination:

* Kindly, navigate to the Institute’s official website to get information about the scholarship schemes.