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Full-Time MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

  • Program Basics

      • Post Graduate Programme in Management
      • Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
      • Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
      • Bannerghatta Road
      • Bangalore, 560076
      • India
      • Program Web site: http://www.iimb.ernet.in/pgp
      • Status: Public
      • Program e-mail address: intadm@iimb.ernet.in
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • EQUIS
        • European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,219
      • Full-Time MBA: 762
      • Part-Time MBA: 271
      • Executive MBA: 62
      • PhD Program: 124
      • Other graduate degree programs:
        • Other
      • Post Graduate Programme in Software Enterprise Management; Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy & Management;Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

      • Resident: $45,000.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Resident): $27,000.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 22

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Summer 2012
      • Deadline: Dec 15, 2011
      • Does the program have rolling admissions? No
      • Is proficiency in English required for admission? No
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? No

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • TOEFL Internet Based Test

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Very Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Considered
      • Application Essays: Considered
      • Interviews: Very Important
      • Recommendations: Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Important

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 204,267
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 150
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 90
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 25 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Full-time students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:

      • Female: 22 %

    • Students from following regions:

      • Asia: 100 %
      • Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 12
      • Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 36

    • Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

      • From: 37
      • To: 48
      • Median age of entering class: 24
      • Mean age of entering class: 24

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
      • Full-time MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year: 90 %
      • Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 21 %
      • Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $20,000.00
      • Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $20,000.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded?
        • a combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year: $20,000.00
      • Percentage of first-year students receiving financial aid who receive at least the same amount in their second year of study: 100 %
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality? No

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Based on IIMs Commom Admission Test scores

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • 50th Percentile (median) 700
      • Average GMAT Score 720

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 375
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 45
      • Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 69

    • Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2010:

      • Economics of Information
      • Engaging with Africa
      • Project and Portfolio Management
      • Inclusive Business Models
      • Fixed Income Trading

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

      • IIMB does not offer concentration/specializations
      • Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? No

    • The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Strategy
        • Public Policy

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 148

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 99
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 49

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 16

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 98

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Other
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Information Technology
        • Media & Entertainment

    • Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Other

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 40 %
      • Other: 10 %

    • Requirements for graduation:

        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: B-School-wide ERP System: Campus-wide Wi-fi connectivity;Video conferencing;classroom equipment; Moodle system implemented
      • Amount spent: $1,824,980.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 9,500
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 12
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 6
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $200.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business School endowment: $7,714,000.00
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? No
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://www.iimb.ernet.in
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.iimbaa.org
      • Does the B-SCHOOL offer career services for alumni? No
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 95 %
      • Graduates not seeking employment: 5 %

    • Primary source of job offer:

      • School-facilitated activities: 100 %

    • Job Offers for 2011 graduates

      • Received first job offer by graduation: 100 %
      • Accepted first job offer by graduation: 100 %

    • Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:

      • ICICI Bank Limited 19
      • Delloite 14
      • Yes Bank Limited 11
      • McKinsey & Company 11
      • Proctor & Gamble 9
      • American Express 8
      • A T Kearney & Company 8
      • Bain & Company 7
      • Boston Consulting Group 7
      • Goldmann Sachs 7
      • Infosys Limited 7
      • Price Waterhouse Coopers 6
      • Bharati Airtel Limited 6
      • Accenture 5
      • Axis Bank Limited 5

    • Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 30 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 38 %
      • General Management: 9 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 12 %
      • Other: 11 %

    • Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 30 %
      • Financial Services: 37 %
      • Technology: 11 %
      • Other: 22 %

    • Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

      • Asia: 84 %
      • Europe: 8 %
      • North America: 8 %

    • Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:

      • Royal Bank of Scotland 12
      • Caterpillar 11
      • Accenture 10
      • Goldmann Sachs 10
      • HT Media Limited 9
      • Tally Solutions 8
      • Microsoft 8
      • Boston Consulting Group 8
      • Aditya Birla Group 7
      • Proctor & Gamble 7
      • Standard Chartered Bank 7
      • American Express 6
      • Ernst & Young 6
      • ITC Limited 6
      • McKinsey & Company 6
      • Internships awarded that are paid: 100 %
      • Average internship length in weeks: 8

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