Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore will be releasing its admission list today.

Speaking to MBAUniverse.com Dr Prakash Apte Director IIM Bangalore said, We are still waiting for official communication from government. Hope to release the list in couple of hours.

This years admission will follow the HRD Minister Arjun Singhs formula to allow admissions as per the last years intake for the moment was endorsed.

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After IIM-A and IIM-I, IIM-Kozhikode too announces fee hike

The Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode has decided to increase the fee for its post-graduate programme in management (PGP) from the coming academic year by about 25 per cent.

The annual fee for the first year will be Rs 1.90 lakhs, while for the second year of the course it will marginally higher at Rs 1.95 lakhs. IIM-K Director Prof Krishna Kumar made this announcement last weekend. The fee for the first year currently is Rs 1.5 lakhs and for second year Rs 1.65 lakhs.

The increase in the fee was to attend to various needs of the institution.

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IIM-A hikes fees for two PG courses

The Indian Institute of Management -Ahmedabad (IIM-A) yesterday hiked the fees for its post -graduate management programme from Rs177,000 to Rs200,000.

The fees for the post-graduate programme for executives (PGPX) has also been increased from Rs1 million to Rs1.4 million IIM (A) Chairman Vijaypat Singhania told reporters here yesterday.

The decision to hike the fees was taken at the meeting of Board of Governors of IIM-A here.

Source : khaleejtimes.com

IIM Ahmedabad hikes fees

The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) Saturday announced a nearly 12 percent fee hike for its prestigious two-year post-graduate programme.

The IIMA has decided to hike its fees for PGP (post-graduate programme) by 12 percent, Vijaypat Sighania, chairman of the IIMA board of directors, told reporters.

The IIMA board of directors has decided to increase the fees for the PGP courses from Rs.177,000 per annum to Rs.200,000, he said.

More : indiaedunews.net

IIM-A launches new PG course

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has launched a new post-graduate programme in Public Management and Policy (PGP-PMP) for mid-career managers, administrators and professionals. The course fee is about Rs 9 lakh.

Meanwhile, IIM-Kozhikode has hiked the fee for its post-graduate management programme from the coming academic year.

The annual fee for the first year will be Rs 1.90 lakh, while for the second year of the course it will be Rs 1.95 lakh, IIM-K director Prof Krishna Kumar said. The fee for the first year currently is Rs 1.5 lakh and second year Rs 1.65 lakh.

More : economictimes.indiatimes.com

Join hands with poor for inclusive growth, PC tells IIM-A grads

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday urged the graduating students of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) to join hands with the deprived part of the country for achieving an inclusive growth of the country.

Chidambaram was speaking at the institutes 42nd Annual Convocation in which 317 students received their diplomas.

The students included those from Fellow Programme in Management, Post Graduate Programme in Management, Post Graduate Programme in Agri-Business Management, and Post Graduate Programme for Executives.

More : cities.expressindia.com

Rahul Bajaj, Baba Kalyani preside over IIM Indore’s 8th convocation

The Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM-I) celebrated its 8th convocation on its campus on 24th March.

Mr. Rahul Bajaj, CEO, Bajaj Auto, and Mr. Baba Kalyani, chairman and managing director, Bharat Forge, and member of the Board of Governors of IIM Indore, presided over the function.

According to information shared with MBAUniverse.com by IIM-I, postgraduate diplomas of management and degrees for the executive postgraduate program of management were given out by Mr Kalyani, while Mr Rahul Bajaj awarded Scholistic Medals (IIM-Is gold medals for scholastic achievement) to three students — Anku Bhajankara, Ritesh Bansal and Rohit Arjunwadkar.

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379 students awarded degrees at IIM-Bangalore convocation

IIM Bangalore held its Convocation 2007 on March 26, and 379 students received their degrees. Mr Nandan Nilekani, MD & CEO, Infosys Technologies, was the chief guest at the ceremony.

The title of Fellow of IIM-B was conferred on 8 students, the Postgraduate Diploma in Management were handed out to 234 students, the Postgraduate Diploma in Software Enterprise Management to 104 students and the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management to 33 students.

Speaking on the occasion, IIM-B director Dr PG Apte said, On behalf of the entire IIM-B community, I congratulate each one of you on your achievements. He made a special mention of meritorious students who have emerged on top on basis of their outstanding performance: Anushree Kiran Laturkar, Kirankumar AS and Amit Gupta from PGP, Srikant Belwadi and Shailendra Narhar Marathe from PGSEM and Ravindran DS from PGPPM were among those named by the director.

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IIM-Bangalore poised for a new growth phase: PG Apte, director, IIM-B

On the back of a good performance in the current academic year and many future initiatives aimed at expanding offerings for India and overseas, IIM-Bangalore (IIM-B) director Dr PG Apte is confident that IIM-B is all set to enter a new growth phase.

Delivering his address at the convocation on March 26, Dr Apte said, We are poised to enter a new phase of growth. The institute has initiated steps to make necessary amendments in the Memorandum of Association with a view to expanding and diversifying its portfolio of academic, research, training, consulting and other activities both within and outside India. This is expected to open up new and exciting opportunities in the global arena… Two sub-committees constituted by the board are giving shape to the short-term and long-term vision that will guide the institute to the next level of growth.

Dr Apte said the institute is responding to the growing demand for quality management education number and implementation of the new reservation policy by adding more seats. IIMB has planned to increase the PGP intake in a phased manner over the next three years. This has been done in view of the limitations that exist in infrastructure and faculty, he said, adding that the institute was hopeful of substantial support from the government.

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Foreign placements losing their sheen for IIM-A students

An increasing number of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, students are preferring to work in India overcoming the fascination to go abroad or are opting out of the placement rituals to start their own ventures.

The final placements of the current batch of the IIM-A two-year post graduate programme, which completed on Monday evening, saw 124 national and international companies, 14 more than last years 110 companies, recruiting all the 224 students in the first two days after 11 opted out of the placements or rejected offers to start their own ventures.

As high as 72 per cent of the students have accepted offers to work in India, while only 63 students of the total of 235 have accepted international placements 13 per cent would be in the United Kingdom and 8 per cent in the United States. In the placements last year, six students had opted out to start their own ventures. There were 11 students who rejected international offers in preference to working in India.

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The two-year Post-Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM) is a unique two-year programme leading to a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management. The first of its kind in India, it is designed to equip mid-career civil servants with the concepts, skills, and techniques in formulating public policy and strategic management of public systems. The first year of the programme is fully residential with a term of 7 weeks at Maxwell School, Syracuse University, USA. During the second year participants return to their work locations and continue to work on a dissertation in a topic of their choice.

PGPPM offers participants global exposure and experience by the synergetic combination of the expertise at IIM Bangalore and the Maxwell School.

The programme is sponsored by the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India.

PGPPM aims to enhance the competence of mid-career Civil Servants by :

i. Broadening awareness of the latest trends in policy approaches

ii. Deepening technical and analytical skills for public policy applications

iii. Developing leadership skills for public policy

iv. Creating a better understanding of the forces shaping the domestic and international environment for public policy

v. Providing opportunity for specialisation in a chosen public policy field

vi .Providing opportunities to learn from alternative systems of public management based on comparative study of other countries

Academic Design

The PGPPM curriculum comprises course work and a dissertation. The course work is spread over 6 terms during the first year. Core courses are supplemented by several electives, which will be offered in the fourth and fifth term. On successful completion of the courses, students work on a dissertation during the sixth term and in the second year.

The main features of PGPPM include:

i. Interdisciplinary learning

ii. Emphasis on shared learning and learning from experience

iii. Self-study as a key ingredient of in-depth learning in area of specialisation

iv. Opportunities to access knowledge from a wide range of networked institutions

v. Foreign study component: in-depth exposure to international public policy dimensions through a special module in collaboration with the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, USA

vi. Interactive models of classroom learning

vii. A dissertation providing for an in-depth understanding of a chosen public policy issue

Eligibility Criteria

The programme is open to officers of All India Services, Central Services (organized and non-organized, technical and non-technical), subject to the eligibility conditions mentioned in the programme brochure.

Venue

IIMB Campus, Bangalore

The Maxwell School Syracuse University, USA

Source : IIM Bangalore Official Website.

IIMB has one of the finest computing environments among management institutions in the country. Operating round the clock, with a large number of desktops (more than 450 PCs), world-class servers and a campus wide network with access to Internet, it represents the major attraction of IIMB. The campus network links the computing resources in the faculty offices, student labs, administrative units, student hostels, management development center and the faculty residences as well. Internet bandwidth of 2 MBPS (plus 64 KBPS) provided by the Software Technology Park supports Internet access to every desktop in the campus

IIMB’s computing infrastructure offers a truly heterogenous range of hardware and software platforms for the student to appreciate and gain wide-ranging experience. The desktop environment is dominated by world class workstations from the “best of the breed” manufacturers. The entire network has access to Novell Netware 5.0, Windows NT, Digital Unix, Sun Solaris and MS-Exchange e-mail servers. The Library system (Libsys) loaded on Digital Alpha server running Digital Unix and the CD ROM server with full text journal articles in electronic form are also accessible through the net. Access to Corporate Databases like CMIE and VANS database are also available over the network.

A Silicon Graphic Indy server hosts the IIMB home page and serves as the Web server. A high end, Compaq, Proliant server powers the SAP applications. The IIMB-IBM Business Intelligence Lab offers a number of tools on the AS400 platform. Video Conferencing facility is also available for distance learning initiatives.

The software environment includes Oracle, DBMS, SPSS, SAP, Rational Development Studio, IBM Business Intelligence tools, CPLEX optimization software, Geoconcept GIS, MS Office (Campus Wide License), Simulation packages, Visual and Object Oriented Languages like Visual Basic & Visual C++ and Java.

Three classrooms with about 30 desktops and a projection facility in each room, and a Multimedia Laboratory are other attractions of IIMB. Access to high speed Laser printing including colour printing is also available. Most of the classrooms are equipped with an instructional technology podium, which includes a desktop, VCR and projection system and is fully integrated with the campus wide network.

Exclusive computer centers are available for the Fellow Program students and participants of the Executive Education programs.

Source : IIM Bangalore Official Website.

The Institute library is housed in a building of 55,000 sq ft Carpet area spread over four Floors. It serves users on all the days except on three National Holidays. It has a comprehensive Collection of literature predominantly related to management and its allied subjects to meet the present and future information needs of its users. Most of the library activities are computerized using “LlBSYS”, an integrated library software package.

IIMB encourages the use of its library for professional purposes. Individuals and Organizations can use the library regularly either on a deposit or non-deposit basis on payment. The library brings out several publications for reference purposes. Some of the major services rendered by the library are reference, reprographic, bibliographic, document delivery, Data Search Facilities, resource sharing with other libraries etc. It also networks with libraries of leading institutions to offer reference, indexing and bibliographic services.

The library has a total collection of 2.09 lakh documents (books, back volumes of journals, government publications, technical reports, conference proceedings, non-book materials etc.,). The library subscribes to around 34 online databases, 695 print journals and 850 e-journals. Apart from this around 16,000 + full text journal titles are available in the databases subscribed by the library. It also receives around 150 Newsletters and has 2200 Annual Reports from public and private organizations. The Non book materials collection includes 4125 CDs, 415 Video Cassettes, 310 VCDs & DVDs and 235 Audio Cassettes etc.

Source : IIM Bangalore Official Website.

You may apply to the program by mail or online. To avoid confusion, please apply either by mail or online but not both.

Candidates who are taking the PGSEM Admission Test

A separate PGSEM Admission Test will be conducted in Bangalore and Chennai for admission to the 2007-2008 academic year. The test will be held on March 04, 2007. Candidates need to indicate in the application form that they will be taking the PGSEM Admission Test, and enclose a bank draft/cheque of Rs. 1100

Candidate who have taken the CAT or GMAT

A candidate should have his/her CAT or GMAT Score at the time of application. Candidates need to indicate in the application form their CAT or GMAT score, and enclose a bank draft/cheque of Rs. 500

Applying by Mail

For Application Form, please write to PGSEM Office, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560076 or download it between December 5, 2006 - January 31, 2007. Send the completed application form along with two recent passport size photographs and a bank draft/cheque worth Rs. 500 (for CAT and GMAT) or Rs. 1100 (for PGSEM Admission Test) payable to the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore to the PGSEM Office, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560 076

Applying On-line

Applications for the PGSEM can also be submitted online between December 5, 2006 - January 31, 2007. At the time of filling online form, you should have a bank draft/cheque of Rs. 1100 (for PGSEM Admission Test) or Rs. 500 (for CAT and GMAT) in favor of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore with you. You will need to enter the draft/cheque details, which are mandatory fields in the form. When the application is accepted, you will be provided a confirmation statement with a reference number. You are required to send the draft/ cheque along with the confirmation statement and two recent passport size photographs.

The application fee (Rs. 500 or Rs. 1100) is non-refundable. There will be no further fees related to the application

Write “APPLICATION FOR PGSEM 2007” in block letters on top of the envelope.

Inquiries

If you need to make inquiries about your application please remember to use the Application Reference Number that you would have received from the website or by mail. You can call the PGSEM office at 2699 3058 / 2699 3354. Any inquiry by mail should be sent to the above address with ‘Inquiry about PGSEM 2007’ written in block letters on the envelope.

Source : IIM Bangalore Official Website.

About 150 candidates will be admitted to the PGSEM in 2007-2008. Of these, about 45 candidates will be admitted in Chennai and the remaining in Bangalore.

There are two kinds of seats in the program. The first type of seats is open seats. Any candidate who meets the admission requirements can apply for these seats. The other type are those that have been earmarked for employees of the companies, known as partner companies, that have provided endowment to the Center for Software and Information Technology Management. Candidates who apply for these seats have to meet the admission requirements and be nominated by one of the partner companies. All candidates have to follow the same procedures for admission and fees.

Admission Requirements

Participants are admitted to the program based on a combination of requirements. First, the candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. Second, applicants need to have a minimum of two years experience in the Software / IT industry as on June 10, 2007. Applicants having 4 to 5 years or more of work experience are likely to gain most from this program.

Applicants need to choose ANY ONE OF THE THREE options for selection :

A. Applicants may take the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted jointly by the IIMs and indicate that they want to apply for the PGSEM in the CAT Application Form. The CAT scores will be used in their application process. Separate application has to be submitted for PGSEM between December 5, 2006 - January 31, 2007 with the CAT score (Details are provided in the section “How To Apply”).

B. Applicants may take the GMAT. Applicants who have already taken the test may attach a copy of their GMAT scores along with the application. Scores of GMAT taken after 1/1/2004 only are valid. Applicants who are going to take the test may have the score sent directly to the PGSEM Office. The GMAT Code for IIMB PGSEM is 3904. Separate application has to be submitted for PGSEM between December 5, 2006 - January 31, 2007 with the GMAT score (Details are provided in the section “How To Apply”).

C. IIMB will conduct a separate PGSEM Admission Test in Bangalore & Chennai on March 04, 2007 for admissions in the academic year 2007-2008.

Interviews will be conducted for short-listed candidates in Bangalore and Chennai. At the time of the interview, candidates are required to produce letters of approval from their employers indicating that they are permitted to pursue the program. Final selection will be made based on the prior academic performance, duration and nature of work experience, test scores, and performance in the interview.

Candidates selected for interview who are unable to come to the venue on interview dates may be interviewed through video-conferencing system. This facility is available subject to the following conditions:

Requests should be made at least 15 days in advance of the scheduled interview date.

Video interviews will be held during the specified interview period only at a date and time to be indicated by IIMB. No extension of date or other changes will be permitted in this regard.

Arrangements for video conferencing system usage at the candidate’s location has to be made by the candidate as per date and time specified.

Charges for video conferencing system usage at the candidate’s location and charges for connectivity to IIMB’s facility will have to be borne by the candidate or his/her employer.

The duration of such an interview is expected to be about 30 minutes under condition of good connection and transmission. In the event of poor link connectivity, the time may be extended if necessary as per the discretion of the admission committee.

Program Fees

The current annual fee for the year 2006-2007 for Indian nationals is Rs. 1,50,000/- and for foreign nationals, US $ 10,625. The fee is likely to be revised for the academic year 2007-2008. The revised fee will be posted on this site by March 1, 2007. The first installment of the applicable fee amounting to 50% of the sum is payable before the first day of classes. The balance is payable before commencement of classes for the third quarter. Similarly, the fees for the second and third years are also payable before the first day of classes of the first and third quarters in the next two academic years. If a student has to continue in the program beyond two and a half academic years to meet the credit requirements, he/she has to pay a continuation fee for every additional quarter for which he/she is registered in the program whether he/she is doing a course or not (to a maximum of six years). The current continuation fee is Rs.5,000 per quarter.

Note: Participants are encouraged to seek their employer’s assistance to cover the fee charges.

Source : IIM Bangalore Official Website.

The PGSEM has been structured around ten broad themes, consisting of core and elective courses. The core courses are distributed in the first year of the program, while participants take the electives in the remaining quarters. In addition to the core and elective courses, participants are required to do a compulsory 3-credit individual project on any industry of interest in order to gain domain experience. They can also do one 3-credit project course.

Themes For PGSEMTheme 1 Concept of Business
Strategic Management
Joint Ventures and Alliances (E)
Corporate Governance (E)
E-Business Models and Strategies (E)
Strategic Thinking for Management: An Introduction to Game Theory (E)
Managing Innovation: Technology Strategy in Theory and Practice (E)
Managing a Professional Sales Organization (E)

Theme 2 Context of an Organization
Micro Economics
Macro Economics
Law: Indian and International Systems
Political Economy (E)
International Business (E)

Theme 3 Marketing
Principles of Marketing
Marketing Research (E)
Product Management (E)
Brand Management (E)
Advertising Management (E)
Service Marketing (E)
Retailing Management (E)
Business Marketing Strategy (E)
Business to Business Market Management (E)

Theme 4 Planning and Implementing Projects
Operations Management
Software Project Management (E)
Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks and Applications (E)
Managing Offshored software and IT Services (E)
Knowledge Management (E)
Six Sigma Integrated Program Management (E)

Theme 5 Organizing and Managing People
Managing Organizations
Managing People and Performance
Personal and Interpersonal Effectiveness (E)
Strategies for International Negotiations (E)
Managing the Knowledge Organization (E)
Spirituality and Self-Development for Global Managers (E)
Leadership: Beyond Expectations (E)
Human Dimensions of Corporate Restructuring (E)

Theme 6 Analytical Tools for Business
Quantitative Methods 1
Quantitative Methods 2
Patterns of Problem Solving (E)
Business Data Mining and Decision Models (E)
Spread Sheet Modeling for Business Decision (E)

Theme 7 Gaining Domain Expertise
Operations Strategy (E)
Supply Chain Modeling and Analysis (E)
International Banking (E)
Telecommunication Industry: Technologies and Dynamics (E)
Global Financial Markets (E)
Management of Banks and Financial Institutions (E)
Investment Banking and Advisory Systems (E)
Insurance and Pension Funds (E)

Theme 8 Managing and Controlling Financial Resources
Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Corporate Finance
Corporate Valuation (E)
Management of Commercial Contracts (E)
Financial Statement Analysis (E)
Financial Risk Management (E)
Investments (E)
Options (E)
Management Control Systems (E)
Corporate Tax Management (E)
Mergers and Acquisitions (E)

Theme 9 Entrepreneurship in New Business Contexts
Elements of Management Consulting (E)
Corporate Venturing (E)
Managing Technology-lead Business (E)
Social Entrepreneurship (E)
New Venture Financing (E)
Entrepreneurship and Venture Creation (E)

Theme 10 Communication Skills
Writing and Presentation Skills (E)
French (E)
German (E)
Japanese (E)

(E) – Indicates electives offered in the recent past

Note: Lists of courses with themes are indicative and subject to modifications

Source : IIM Bangalore Official Website.

IIMB has one of the finest computing environments among management institutions in the country. Operating round the clock, with a large number of desktops (more than 450 PCs), world-class servers and a campus wide network with access to Internet, it represents the major attraction of IIMB. The campus network links the computing resources in the faculty offices, student labs, administrative units, student hostels, management development center and the faculty residences as well. Internet bandwidth of 2 MBPS (plus 64 KBPS) provided by the Software Technology Park supports Internet access to every desktop in the campus

IIMB’s computing infrastructure offers a truly heterogenous range of hardware and software platforms for the student to appreciate and gain wide-ranging experience. The desktop environment is dominated by world class workstations from the “best of the breed” manufacturers. The entire network has access to Novell Netware 5.0, Windows NT, Digital Unix, Sun Solaris and MS-Exchange e-mail servers. The Library system (Libsys) loaded on Digital Alpha server running Digital Unix and the CD ROM server with full text journal articles in electronic form are also accessible through the net. Access to Corporate Databases like CMIE and VANS database are also available over the network.

A Silicon Graphic Indy server hosts the IIMB home page and serves as the Web server. A high end, Compaq, Proliant server powers the SAP applications. The IIMB-IBM Business Intelligence Lab offers a number of tools on the AS400 platform. Video Conferencing facility is also available for distance learning initiatives.

The software environment includes Oracle, DBMS, SPSS, SAP, Rational Development Studio, IBM Business Intelligence tools, CPLEX optimization software, Geoconcept GIS, MS Office (Campus Wide License), Simulation packages, Visual and Object Oriented Languages like Visual Basic & Visual C++ and Java.

Three classrooms with about 30 desktops and a projection facility in each room, and a Multimedia Laboratory are other attractions of IIMB. Access to high speed Laser printing including colour printing is also available. Most of the classrooms are equipped with an instructional technology podium, which includes a desktop, VCR and projection system and is fully integrated with the campus wide network.

Exclusive computer centers are available for the Fellow Program students and participants of the Executive Education programs.

Source : IIM Bangalore Official Website.

The Institute library is housed in a building of 55,000 sq ft Carpet area spread over four Floors. It serves users on all the days except on three National Holidays. It has a comprehensive Collection of literature predominantly related to management and its allied subjects to meet the present and future information needs of its users. Most of the library activities are computerized using “LlBSYS”, an integrated library software package.

IIMB encourages the use of its library for professional purposes. Individuals and Organizations can use the library regularly either on a deposit or non-deposit basis on payment. The library brings out several publications for reference purposes. Some of the major services rendered by the library are reference, reprographic, bibliographic, document delivery, Data Search Facilities, resource sharing with other libraries etc. It also networks with libraries of leading institutions to offer reference, indexing and bibliographic services.

The library has a total collection of 2.09 lakh documents (books, back volumes of journals, government publications, technical reports, conference proceedings, non-book materials etc.,). The library subscribes to around 34 online databases, 695 print journals and 850 e-journals. Apart from this around 16,000 + full text journal titles are available in the databases subscribed by the library. It also receives around 150 Newsletters and has 2200 Annual Reports from public and private organizations. The Non book materials collection includes 4125 CDs, 415 Video Cassettes, 310 VCDs & DVDs and 235 Audio Cassettes etc.

Source : IIM Bangalore Official Website.

IIMB has chosen a select few and shaped their sharpened and polished their latent talent. The students are trained to hit the floor running once they are out of this institute and thrive in adverse conditions. Companies are invited to recruit from this valuable resource pool of IIMB through our Campus Recruitment Program.

The Campus Recruitment Program (CRP) has been designed keeping the unique recruiting needs of each company in mind and helps facilitate a fair and systematic recruitment process. This is to ensure maximum convenience to both the students as well as to our Corporate Partners.

Developing a presence on campus is the key to a successful recruiting effort. IIMB strongly encourages companies to create and forge bonds with the student community, Initiatives taken by the student clubs provide great opportunities to introduce your company to specifically targeted groups of students. Events like simulation games, case competitions, guest lectures and panel discussions organized by the student bodies, can be a very good platform for companies to build a rapport with the students.

Summer Internship Programme

A very effective way of starting a relationship with the institute is through the Summer Internship Program. After the first year of studies, students are required to undergo 8 weeks of training in an organisational setting to gain industry exposure. By making the internship program a central part of your recruiting activities you can build a long-term relationship with the student community. This not only helps in valuable word-of-mouth publicity by the summer interns on campus, but also gives companies the opportunity to evaluate candidates before committing to a permanent hire. The recruitment for the summer internship program commences in October every year.

Pre-Placement Talks

Company Presentations and Pre-Placement Talks (PPTs) provide students with an opportunity to learn more about the organization and meet some of the key employees. Companies can make a powerful impression by exposing students to highly knowledgeable senior employees who can deliver your message and convey your commitment to recruiting at IIMB. The schedule for the PPTs can be worked out in coordination with the placement office. This year Company Presentations will begin from November.

Sponsoring Projects and Field studies

Projects are an integral part of the academic curriculum at IIMB. These provide an excellent opportunity to companies to tap the wealth of talent at IIMB and help gain a new and incisive perspective on complex problems. Project students act as your best emissaries to the student community at IIMB.

Instituting Awards and Scholarships

These awards are highly valued by students and are yet another means for effectively developing an active presence on the campus. Examples are the Aditya Birla Scholarships, Citibank Leadership Awards and Nestle Young Manager Award.

Mailers

To broaden company visibility on campus, companies can continue their interaction with students through Mailers, Emails, CD-ROMs or Brochures. Companies are requested to get in touch with the placement office in order to make these available to the students

Campus Recruitment Program

The Campus Recruitment Program (CRP) procedure for the graduating class entails the following:

Participation Intent

Companies are requested to confirm their participation at the CRP, by sending in the participation form, provided as an insert, to the placement office.

Job Descriptions

Additionally, companies are requested to send detailed job description for the positions they wish to recruit for. The job description, which should include position responsibilities and a recruiting contact, will be instrumental in attracting student interest. Please include the company website address with the job description for further dissemination of information to the students.

Résumé Lists

Students will be asked to provide résumés to companies of their choice. Résumés will be sent to companies soon after we receive their job requirements. The companies should send in their shortlists at least a week before the day they are scheduled to visit the campus for the recruitment process.

A brief overview of the recruitment process

Companies will be allotted a slot in the recruitment program schedule for conducting their final recruitment process. These slots are decided purely by cumulative student preferences - alterations in the slots will not be possible.

Companies may conduct all pre-final assessments such as group discussions, tests and preliminary interviews one day prior to the day on which they are slotted. In order to make appropriate arrangements, companies are requested to provide information on their recruitment procedure. In particular, companies are requested to furnish information on the approximate size of the groups for group discussions, the number of group discussions, the number of interview rounds and the approximate duration of each interview. The placement office will solicit this information two weeks prior to the commencement of the CRP. Companies cannot make offers to any candidate at any point in time during the pre-final assessments.

Offers & Acceptance

All job offers should be channelled only through the Chairperson, Placement. No job offers can be made directly to any student. The placement office will communicate to the company at the earliest, information on candidates who have finally accepted offers. It is expected that when offers are made, companies will make note of the specific terms and conditions as discussed and agreed upon during the interview and these will be explicitly stated in the attested Offer Form submitted by the company.

Source : IIM Bangalore Official Website.

Increasingly recognized by recruiters, competitors, alumni, students and faculty alike, as India’s most innovative and internationally oriented business school, IIMB is steadily improving its ratings among the top ten business schools in the Asia Pacific region. Its academically strong and multi-talented students score over nearly 50000 other applicants to get selected.

IIMB graduates go through a recently revised, balanced but rigorous program that ensures a complete coverage of core courses in the first year and a large range of optional courses in the second year, offered by a faculty who have substantive international teaching, research or consulting experience. IIMB is recognized for pioneering new types of courses and revising its curriculum frequently to keep pace with new trends worldwide in educational pedagogy. Apart from course work, students build their managerial skills and perspectives by conducting consulting assignments for local firms and interacting extensively with executives who speak at industry interaction forums and invitation seminars on campus.

Many IIMB graduates go through a substantive international experience as exchange students at the top schools of North America, Europe and Australia or in their summer assignments in North America, Japan or Europe or in an innovative new course that requires work at Singapore and Bangkok. It is this rich and varied educational experience and international cultural and corporate exposure that makes IIMB graduates ideal candidates for taking up a range of challenging managerial roles in your organization.

It is a time for major changes in organizations worldwide. Many organizations are forced to change themselves to cope with an environment that is increasingly unforgiving of creeping inefficiency and ineffectiveness in organizational strategies and processes. However, the popular option of downsizing the organization is never the best answer to the challenge of change. Organizations need more and better human resources, who can play the role of thinking up and implementing new ways of employing existing or new resources more effectively and competitively. I believe that the IIMB graduates you recruit will be very effective in directly or indirectly playing that role in your organization either immediately or over time.

Source : IIM Bangalore Official Website.

Overseas candidates are admitted through direct applications. Overseas candidates are Indian nationals or foreigners with valid passport or travel document residing outside the India and not in a position to take the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management at various centers in India. These candidates are required to take the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) and have an official result reported to the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). The GMAT code number for IIMB is 7036. Final selection is based on performance in GMAT, scholastic achievement, work experience, and three letters of reference.

Last Date for receipt of completed application : February 17th, 2007

Admission Requirements

The minimum admission requirements are:

1. A bachelor’s degree with a minimum of three years at a university.
2. Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) score (including AWA score).
3.Overseas’ Candidates refer to Indians resident outside India and foreign nationals. In order to qualify as an Indian resident abroad, a candidate should have been/expect to be resident outside India for a period of 18 months between 1st January 2004 and 31st December 2006 for acquiring a graduate/ post-graduate degree and/ or working as an executive, and be outside India during the CAT examination. Foreign nationals need to have a valid passport/travel document from a country other than India.

Application Procedure

The application form (pdf) and letter of reference (pdf) blanks can be downloaded from this site. Candidates may download the application form and send a completed form to the Incharge Admission (address below), along with a fee of US $ 100.00 (by bank draft drawn in favor of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore payable at Bangalore, India). Candidates may also download the Reference Letter blanks and give them to the referees, so that the referees may mail them to the Incharge Admissions separately.

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Candidates may write to the Incharge Admissions (address below), along with a fee of US$ 100.00 (by bank draft drawn in favour of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore payable at Bangalore, India), for the Application Form/Letter of reference blanks. Candidates can then complete the application form and mail it to the Incharge Admission, and give the letter of reference blanks to their referees, so that the referees may mail them to the Incharge Admission separately.

Administrative Officer, Admissions

Admissions Office
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560 076 INDIA

Selection will be based on GMAT scores, scholastic merit, work experience and three letters of reference.

Fee and Expenses

The Programme fee is US $ 15,000 per year. This fee covers tuition, teaching material, computer use, library, and accommodation in the Institute hostel. Food, travel, and other personal expenses are not covered in this fee.

Enquiries

For further information and/or clarifications, please contact:

Domestic candidates are admitted through the regular admission channel that is based on the applications received through the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). Domestic candidates are Indian nationals or foreigners normally resident in India who are in a position to take the CAT, which will be conducted on the third Sunday of November every year, at various centers in India. These candidates are required to take the CAT, and if short-listed attend a group discussion and interview, and provide three letters of reference from persons who know them closely in terms of their academic/professional performance. Final selection is based on performance in CAT, scholastic achievement, work experience, performance in the group discussions, written summary of group discussion, and interview, and three letters of reference.

Important Dates for Session beginning -June-July 2007
Last date for receipt of completed CAT Applications- 09th September, 2006
Dispatch dates for Admit Cards -16th October, 2006
Date after which IIM should be contacted
(in case of non receipt of Admit Card)- 03rd November, 2006
Common Admission Test- 19th November 2006
Call for interview sent by- 02nd January, 2007
Last Date for receipt of completed applications -31st January, 2007
Interview Schedule -February – March, 2007

Eligibility

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) or Persons with Disability (PWD) category], of any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. The basis of computing the percentage obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be based on the practice followed by the university/ institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case of the candidates being awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence would be based on the equivalence certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained bachelor’s degree. In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by the IIMs by dividing obtained CGPA with the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant with 100.

Candidates appearing for the final bachelor’s degree / equivalent qualification examination can also apply. Such candidates must produce a certificate from the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar/Director of the university/ institution certifying that the candidate has obtained 50% marks or equivalent (45% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category) based on latest available grades/marks. Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally only if they submit a certificate latest by June 30, 2007 from the Principal/Registrar of their college/institute (issued on or before June 30, 2007) stating that they have completed all the requirements (the results may, however, be awaited) for obtaining the bachelor’s degree/ equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate. Their admission will be confirmed only when they submit the mark sheet and a certificate of having passed the bachelor’s degree / equivalent qualification referred to in the certificate issued by the Principal/Registrar with at least 50% marks (45% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category). The deadline for submission of the mark sheet and the certificate is December 31, 2007. Non-fulfillment of this condition will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission. IIMB would not allow any candidate to join their programme in case the candidate is unable to complete all the requirements for a bachelor degree on or before June 30, 2007.

All domestic candidates are required to take the CAT.

Application Procedure & Selection

The CAT advertisement usually appears in daily national newspapers across the country in middle of July. Applying for CAT is the first step in the process for seeking admission to the Post-Graduate in Management at IIMB. CAT bulletins are available at several branches of the UTI Bank. The bulletin contains, among other information, the CAT Application Form. Carefully complete all items relevant to you in the form with a pen and mail it to the relevant IIM by the required date, with necessary attachments such as caste certificates or disability certificates, if required.

The candidates can purchase application forms alternatively online, the details of which is mentioned in the advertisement.

Candidates who buy application from UTI branch are also eligible to fill out their application online; subsequently the candidates is required to take print outs and attach necessary documents and submit it to relevant IIM.

An interactive voice recorder system is expected to be operational from late July 2006 to answer any queries regarding application as well as admission status. The details including phone numbers is available in advertisement.

The Common Admission Test (CAT-2006) will be held on November 19th, 2006.

Candidates are short listed for the interview on the basis of their performance in the CAT, scholastic achievement and relevant work experience. At this stage, the short listed candidates are sent application forms to formally apply to the Post Graduate Program (PGP). Once the formal applications are received, candidates are informed of the interview schedule. Interviews are conducted at Bangalore, Calcutta, Mumbai, and New Delhi during the second half of March.

Final selection is based on performance in CAT, scholastic achievement, work experience, and performance in the group discussion, summary of group discussion and interview, and three letters of reference.

The CAT score is but one of the inputs at every stage of the selection process. It is possible for a candidate with a lower CAT score to be selected for interview and group discussion, and to be offered admission in preference to a candidate with a higher CAT score on account of better performance in other criteria mentioned above.

If a candidate, or someone else on his/her behalf, attempts to influence the selection process by any means at any stage of the process, he/she will be barred from the selection process. Further, if a candidate produces false information at any stage in the application process, he/she will be barred from the rest of the process. Every claim made in the application, at the time of taking the CAT and in the subsequent formal application to IIMB, will have to be supported by formal documentation at the interview and registration stages. IIMB retains the right to verify the authenticity of any document that a candidate might provide. If information submitted is found to be false, at any time even after a student is admitted to the programme, he/she will be asked to withdraw from the programme.

All disputes, if any, emerging out decisions related to the post graduate programmes of IIMB during the admission process and the duration of studentship will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in Bangalore.

Fee and Expenses

Fee for tuition, room, boarding, teaching material, computer facilities, and other fees for a single student living on the campus for the batch 2007-2009 is likely to be Rs.1,75,000 per year. Personal expenses on travel, clothes, laundry, etc. are extra.

Financial Aid

IIM Bangalore is committed to ensure that no PGP student faces any difficulty in pursuing education at IIMB for want of financial resources. In pursuance of this policy, the Institute will provide financial aid to all needy students in the form of tuition waivers. All students whose annual household income is below Rs 2,00,000 will be eligible to apply. Students belonging to SC/ST categories will be given special consideration for financial support. Additional support to cover living expenses may also be provided, in exceptional cases.

Educational loans are also available from leading banks. Students applying for bank loan are also eligible to apply for financial aid.

Some Second-Year students are selected by instructors to provide tutorial assistance to First-Year students in selected subjects. Such selected tutors are paid an honorarium.

In addition, a limited number of merit-based awards are available from some sponsors to partially or fully support student expenses. Awards are currently available from the Ratan Tata Trust and the Aditya Birla Group. A merit-cum-means scholarship from Bharti Enterprises is also available.

Source : IIM Bangalore Official Website.

Admissions to the PGP are made through two channels, one for the domestic candidates and the other for overseas candidates. The admission requirements and application processes for each channel are different.

Reservation of Seats

As per the Government of India requirement 15% and 7 ½ % seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates respectively. A further 3% seats are reserved for persons with disabilities as per the Persons with Disability Act, 1995. The qualifying candidates for the reserved seats need to meet the eligibility and admission requirements of IIMB.

In the Programme the following type of courses are offered:

*Core courses are compulsory and offered in the first year and most of them are three credit courses.

* Core electives are offered from term III onwards. In first year about eight core electives from different areas are be offered and students should take any three of them.

* Courses in the second year are called electives.

During the first year, a student will be required to do 15 core courses and 3 core electives. The detailed outline of these courses will be available in the curriculum to be distributed to every student at the time of registration.

The first year consists of three terms and the term wise course details are given in the table below:

Courses and Credits

The Institute offers a wide variety of electives. Students must take at least 45 credits in the second year to be eligible for graduation. Most electives that are offered are of 3 credits each. Some of the electives that have been offered in the last few years are:

Economics & Social Sciences
Business Forecasting, Technology, Infrastructure and Market Reforms, Econometrics, Current Economic Scenario, Political Economy

Finance & Control Area
Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Derivatives, International Finance, Introduction to Capital Market Theory, Integrated Treasury and Risk Management, Investments, Management of Banks and Financial Institutions, Mergers and Acquisitions, New Enterprise Financing, General Insurance, International Banking, Fixed Income Securities, Social Entrepreneurship, Management Control Systems, Banking, Financial Market and Systems,, Advance Corporate Finance, Corporate Tax Management, Indirect Taxation, General Insurance, Insurance and Pension Funds

Marketing
Research for Marketing Decisions, Brand Management, Product Management, Advertising Management, Consumer Behaviour, Services Marketing, Business Data Mining and Decision Making, Rural Marketing, Retailing Management, Competitive Marketing Strategy, Business Marketing Strategy, Sales and Distribution Management, International Business Negotiation Skills

Production & Operations Management
Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, Project management, ERP, MRP II, Operations Strategy, Services Management, Managing E-business

Quantitative Methods and Information Systems
Spreadsheet Models for Business Decisions Problems, Data Base Management Systems, Software Project Management, Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics, Information Systems Development, Simulation for Management, Game Theory, Marketing of Information Technology, Patterns of Problem Solving

Corporate Strategy and Policy
Advanced Corporate Strategy, Technology Competition and Business, Managing New Ventures, Strategy and Environment, Multinational Management, New Product Development

Organisation Behaviour and HRM
Tracking Creative Boundaries, High Performing Organisations, Inter Cultural Management, Strategic HRM

Source : IIM Bangalore Official Website.

The two-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) is the flagship programme of the Institute. it is designed to enable students to acquire the skills and capabilities that will enable them to reach responsible Global positions in management.

The number of applicants admitted to this programme is limited to around 240. the Programme revolves around the principle that world-class business leaders are not mass-produced; they are nurtured and developed with personalised care and attention, in small work groups and teams, and in a practical, application-oriented user-friendly environment.

The programme lays the foundation for conceptual and analytical reasoning, and gives the students an insight into the dynamics of the business environment.

It prepares students to manage and lead in global business scenario which is getting increasingly complex and dynamic.

The programme design is inspired by management practice rather than ivory tower academics. The course material and design is oriented towards current and emerging issues in management. The curriculum undergoes a complete transformation every three years. In addition, it is adapted significantly every year to keep it abreast with the current business environment. IIMB has the distinction of offering the largest variety of elective courses in the second year of the PGP.

The faculty members keep themselves updated on present management realities by virtue of their extensive involvement in research and consulting. Further, the level of interaction required in the programme ensures that the pool of work experience among the students is effectively tapped.

Developing skills in leading and teamwork is an important facet of the programme. This anticipates practices in many of today’s successful organisations. The interactive skills of effective communication, conflict management, negotiation and mobilising individuals towards common goals are the essential ingredients of effective management.

There is a strong emphasis on project work as a part of the regular courses at the Institute. While working on projects, students are required to interact with managers from the industry. A number of these projects are sponsored by organizations. On an average, a student graduating from the institute would have carried out fifteen projects, usually live, involving industry interaction and support.

The post Graduate Programme lasts six trimesters, spread over two years, with a summer project in between the two years.

The first year students are exposed to basic concepts in the areas of Marketing, Finance, Personnel Management and Human Resources Management, Quantitative methods, Operations and Behavioral Sciences through the ‘core courses’. These lay the foundation for all the functional areas of management help develop problem solving skills.

In the second year, students specialize in functional areas of their interest. There is greater emphasis on the application of knowledge gained in the form of projects, group exercises and case discussions. Guest lectures supplement regular course work while the core Business Policy and Strategy course integrates the learning gained from the first year basic disciplines. Students are encouraged to take up dissertation work and to do a project on ‘Contemporary Concerns’ under the guidance of faculty.

Source : IIM Bangalore Official Website.