IIM Bangalore Admission 2026: Dates, Fees, Eligibility, Cutoff & Application Form

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore admissions are provided to BBA, BSc Hons, PGP, PGPPM, PGPEM, EPGP, PGPBA and PhD.  programmes in the field of management. Students can check the highlights about IIM Bangalore admissions below. 

• IIMB Admissions 2026 are entrance-based.  
• IIMB DBE Entrance Test, CUET GAT, and JEE Mains scores are considered for BBA admissions at IIMB. 
• IIM Bangalore BSc Hons Admissions 2026 are through the IIMB UG Admission Test and a personal interview.
• CAT 2025 scores are considered for IIM Bangalore MBA admissions 2026.
• The final IIM Bangalore MBA 2026 results have been released.
• IIM Bangalore Selection Criteria 2026-28: CAT+AWT+PI for MBA; CAT/GMAT/GRE+ WAT+ PI for PGP programmes; GMAT/ GRE/ CAT/ GATE/ JRF(NET)/ IIMB Test for PhD programmes. 

IIM Bangalore MBA admissions are based on the CAT examination, while admission to the IIMB Ph.D programme is based on GMAT/GRE/CAT/GATE/JRF(NET)/IIMB Test scores. IIM Bangalore admission to the BBA programme is based on the IIM DBE Entrance Exam. Candidates who meet the IIM Bangalore admission criteria are shortlisted for the Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI). 

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MBA admissions to IIM Bangalore are based on CAT scores, followed by AWT and the Personal Interview process. CAT/GMAT/GRE scores are accepted for IIM Bangalore shortlisting for PGP programmes. The table given below shows the entrance examinations accepted for IIM Bangalore admission 2025.

IIM Bangalore Eligibility & Selection Criteria

Students must apply for the CAT for admission to MBA programmes. For PhD admissions, fill in the IIM Bangalore application form from the official website. The IIM Bangalore application process varies for PGP and Ph.D programmes.

IIM Bangalore Registrations 2026

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IIM Bangalore Eligibility Criteria for UG Courses

BBA offered by the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore is an online, Innovative, market-aligned three-year degree programme. IIM Bangalore admission process for the BBA (DBE) programme is made entirely on the basis of candidates’ performance in the IIMB DBE Entrance Test, CUET GAT, and JEE Mains.

IIM Bangalore BBA Admission Process

• Students must meet the IIM Bangalore BBA eligibility criteria. 
• Candidates with  50% or more (IIMB Test), 70th percentile or more (CUET GAT), and 50th percentile or more (JEE) are offered admission under the general merit category.
• For NC-OBC and EWS categories, candidates who scored 45% (IIMB Test) or more, 65th percentile or more (CUET GAT), and 45% percentile or more (JEE), and candidates from the SC, ST, and PWD (DA) categories who scored 40% or more (IIMB Test), 60th percentile or more (CUET GAT), and 40% percentile or more (JEE) were offered admission.

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore offers BSc Economics Hons and BSc Data Science Hons as a four-year full-time residential programme. Check below the step-wise IIM Bangalore selection process. 

IIM Bangalore BSc Hons Admission Process

• Meet the IIM Bangalore BSc Hons eligibility criteria. 
• Students must qualify for the IIMB UG admission test and a personal interview conducted by IIMB.
• Selected students must pay IIM Bangalore fees and get their documents verified. 

IIM Bangalore admission to its PG programme is done in the course of an MBA of 2-year duration. IIM Bangalore MBA admissions also offers a variety of specialisations students can select from. The table given below shows the IIM Bangalore admissions criteria for admission to MBA programme.

IIM Bangalore MBA Eligibility Criteria

IIM Bangalore MBA Admission Process 

• Students have to appear and qualify for the CAT.

• IIM Bangalore will declare the CAT cutoff percentage.

• Students who meet the cutoff declared by the institute can apply for IIM Bangalore admissions.

• Further, students have to appear for a Written Ability Test (WAT) and a Personal Interview (PI). 

• Candidates will be shortlisted for IIM Bangalore admissions based on the student's performance in the Scholastic Achievement, Work Experience, and performance in the WAT and PI.

• Complete the admission process by submitting documents and paying the IIM Bangalore admission fees.

IIM Bangalore Admission Process for PGPEM/ PGPPM

• Meet the IIM Bangalore eligibility criteria for PGPEM and PGPPM programmes. 
• Then students must have valid scores in CAT/GMAT/GRE/IIMB Test.
• Shortlisted students will then be called for an interview process conducted by IIMB.
• Finally, students are selected based on performance in the entrance exam and interview. 

IIM Bangalore EPGP Admission Process

• Students must meet the IIM Bangalore EMBA eligibility criteria.
• Have valid scores in GMAT/GRE.
• Appear for the Written Ability Test and Interview conducted by the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.
• IIM Bangalore selection criteria for EPGP courses are through academic records, GMAT/GRE scores, quality of work experience, Written Ability Test and Interview.

Also See: IIM Bangalore Cutoff

IIM Bangalore offers Ph.D courses at the doctoral level. The duration of the course is 5 years. The streams in which IIM Bangalore Ph.D admissions are offered are Decision Sciences, Economics and Social Sciences, Entrepreneurship, Finance & Accounting, Information Systems, Marketing, Organisational Behaviour & Human Resource Management, Production and Operations Management, Public Policy and Strategy.

IIM Bangalore PhD Eligibility Criteria

IIM Bangalore PhD Admission Process 

• Candidates must qualify the GMAT/GRE/CAT/GATE/JRF(NET)/IIMB Test to be eligible for IIITB Ph.D admissions.

• Eligible candidates can apply for IIM Bangalore admissions on the official website of the institute.

• Candidates have to appear and qualify for the area-specific test and personal interview based on their entrance score. 

• Students will be selected on the basis of their performance in school/graduation, academic performance, work experience, area-specific test and ultimately their personal interview performance conducted by the Institute. 

• Candidates selected need to deposit course fees and submit the documents to confirm their IIM Bangalore admission. 

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• 10th and 12th marksheets.

• Entrance exam scorecard (CAT/GMAT/GRE/GATE/JRF(NET)).

• Birth certificate.

• ID proof.

• Statement of Purpose.

• Work Experience Letters/Payslips(If applicable)

• Passport-sized photographs.

• Migration/Transfer certificate.

Note: The candidates should carry scanned and original copies of all the above-mentioned documents as applicable to the candidate's profile. Also, students can use the above college predictor to know their chances of getting admitted to their dream college.