What CAT percentile does IIM Bangalore require?

For the 2026-28 first shortlist (on CAT 2025), the published bars were 85 aggregate for general candidates with section minimums of 80 in VARC and 75 each in DILR and QA; NC-OBC and EWS 75, SC 70, ST 65 and PwD 60 aggregate with lower section bars. IIMB notes the scores of those actually called for interviews were higher than the shortlist floor.

Does IIM Bangalore accept GMAT or GRE for the two-year MBA?

Not for domestic applicants — the PGP 2027-29 admission procedure requires a CAT score valid on the date of application. GMAT matters only for IIMB's one-year EPGP and international admissions, not the two-year PGP.

What is the IIM Bangalore MBA fee?

Rs 26,00,000 for the two years of PGP 2026-28 (domestic), covering tuition, library, internet, course material, hostel room rent, insurances and alumni activity, plus a one-time Rs 30,000 caution deposit and a Rs 30,000 mess advance each term, per the official financial-aid page. Taxes, if applicable, are extra.

Is there a management quota at IIM Bangalore?

No. IIMB is an Institute of National Importance under the IIM Act; the two-year MBA admits only through CAT under a published two-stage process, with no management, sponsored or paid route of any kind. Any agent claiming an IIMB seat is describing something that does not exist.

How much do work experience and academics matter at IIMB?

Heavily, and publicly. The pre-interview score gives CAT only 55 of 100 points: Class X, XII and bachelor's carry 10 each, work experience or a professional course 10, and gender diversity 5. Post-interview, the panel also rates work-experience quality on a 5-point scale. Work experience counts at 10x/36 points up to 36 months; internships and articleship periods are expressly excluded.

What were IIM Bangalore's latest placement figures?

Per the official Placement Report 2026 for the PGP + PGPBA batch of 2024-26: median salary Rs 34.75 lakh per annum and average Rs 35.35 lakh, with 665 offers from 177 companies for 605 students. The one-year EPGP (2025-26) posted a median of Rs 36.50 lakh and average of Rs 37.10 lakh.

MBA · Bangalore

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Central · Bannerghatta Road

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Last updated 23 August 2026 · Reviewed by Piyush Agarwal · Latest change: Initial sourced profile published from the official PGP 2027-29 admission procedure PDF, the financial-aid page and Placement Report 2026, all opened on iimb.ac.in today

The short answer

As of August 2026, IIM Bangalore's two-year MBA admits only through CAT: a first shortlist on CAT 2026 section minimums, a pre-interview score weighing CAT at 55 of 100, then a personal interview and 30-minute WAT. The PGP 2026-28 fee is Rs 26,00,000 for two years, per the official financial-aid page.

Selection process

Submit the online application for PGP 2027-29 with a valid CAT 2026 score; two online reference letters (from an employer or teacher) are mandatory and the application cannot be submitted without them.
First shortlist: candidates must clear pre-determined minimum scores in all CAT 2026 sections; the 2026-28 cycle's bars (on CAT 2025) were General 85 aggregate (VARC 80, DILR 75, QA 75), NC-OBC and EWS 75, SC 70, ST 65, PwD 60.
Pre-PI score out of 100: CAT 55 (VARC 19, DILR 21, QA 15), Class X 10, Class XII 10, bachelor's 10, work experience or professional course 10, gender diversity 5. Work experience scores 10x/36 up to 36 months, counted to July 2026; internships and articleship do not count.
Stage II: personal interview and a Written Ability Test of about 30 minutes, held the same day at the same location.
Post-PI composite: interview 40, WAT 10, CAT 25 (VARC 8.75, DILR 10, QA 6.25), Class X 5, Class XII 5, bachelor's 5, work experience or professional course 10 — with the panel rating work-experience quality on a 5-point scale. Offers go strictly by the post-PI score.

Fees, with sources

IIM Bangalore — published figures and where they come from
Item	Figure	Cycle	Source
PGP 2026-28 fee, two years (domestic)	Rs 26,00,000 — covers tuition, library, internet, case permission royalty, course material, hostel room rent and service charge, medical insurance, personal accident insurance and alumni activity; taxes extra	PGP 2026-28	IIMB official financial aid and scholarships page ↗ checked 23 Aug 2026
Caution deposit (one-time, at registration)	Rs 30,000 (general), paid separately at registration	PGP 2026-28	IIMB official financial aid and scholarships page ↗ checked 23 Aug 2026
Mess advance	Rs 30,000 each term, payable in addition to the fee	PGP 2026-28	IIMB official financial aid and scholarships page ↗ checked 23 Aug 2026

Is there a management quota here?

None. IIM Bangalore is an Institute of National Importance under the IIM Act, and its published PGP admission procedure for 2027-29 admits only through CAT with stage weights disclosed to the decimal. There is no management quota, no sponsored seat, no NRI back door into the two-year MBA. False employment claims are the only documented shortcut attempt — and the procedure bars candidates caught at it from every IIMB programme for three years.

IIM Bangalore’s two-year Post Graduate Programme in Management — now the MBA degree — is the benchmark against which every Bangalore shortlist is measured, and also the cleanest illustration of what “no back door” means at the top of Indian management education: one exam, two stages, and stage weights published to the decimal in an official PDF.

What should an applicant plan for?

A composite game, not a percentile lottery. CAT 2026 carries 55 of the 100 pre-interview points — split VARC 19, DILR 21, QA 15 — while your Class X, Class XII and bachelor’s scores carry 10 each, work experience or a professional course carries 10, and gender diversity 5. After the interview call, the arithmetic flips toward the room: personal interview 40, WAT 10, CAT 25, with the panel scoring the quality of your work experience on a 5-point scale. Two online reference letters are mandatory and the application will not submit without them — a detail that sinks unprepared candidates every cycle.

The fee conversation is equally concrete: Rs 26,00,000 for the two years of PGP 2026-28, covering tuition through hostel rent and insurances, plus a Rs 30,000 caution deposit and a Rs 30,000 mess advance each term. Against that sits the official Placement Report 2026: a median of Rs 34.75 lakh for the 2024-26 batch.

Where does IIMB fit in a Bangalore shortlist?

Above everything else in the city, with a fee in the same band as the leading private PGDM schools and outcomes in a different league. If your CAT percentile is below the mid-80s, IIMB’s published first-shortlist bars tell you plainly not to wait on it — the verified alternatives in our Bangalore MBA guide and the percentile-band map take over from there. What IIMB will never offer is a quota seat; the admission procedure’s only mention of shortcuts is the three-year ban for false employment claims.

How Udaan helps with IIMB

We help you compute your realistic composite before you invest a season — section strategy for the VARC-DILR-QA split, the board-score normalization, reference-letter logistics — and hold the parallel shortlist that a top-three IIM demands. Applications and payments stay on IIMB’s own portal.

Official sources: PGP admissions at IIMB · PGP 2027-29 admission procedure (PDF) · Financial aid and scholarships (fees) · Placement Report 2026 (PDF)

At a glance

Course: Two-year full-time residential MBA (PGP)
Type: Central
Exams accepted: CAT
Eligibility: A bachelor's degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% for SC, ST and PwD), or a completed professional degree (CA/CS/ICWA(CMA)/FIAI), plus a CAT score valid on the date of application
Location: Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore
Admission: CAT only — first shortlist on CAT 2026 section minimums, a pre-interview score weighing CAT at 55 of 100 with academics, work experience and gender diversity, then a personal interview and written ability test; two online reference letters are mandatory
CAT 2025 first-shortlist cut-offs (batch 2026-28): General 85 aggregate (VARC 80, DILR 75, QA 75); NC-OBC 75 (70/65/65); EWS 75 (70/65/65); SC 70 (65/60/60); ST 65 (55/55/55); PwD 60 (50/50/50) — first-shortlist bars; those called for interviews scored higher↗
Final placements, PGP + PGPBA batch of 2024-26: Median salary Rs 34.75 lakh per annum, average Rs 35.35 lakh; 605 students, 665 offers from 177 companies, 283 pre-placement offers made (219 accepted), 7 overseas offers, 9 students opted out↗
One-year MBA (EPGP) placements 2025-26: Median Rs 36.50 lakh, average Rs 37.10 lakh; 73 students, 61 offers accepted from 22 companies↗
Institution: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore — the PGP is a two-year full-time residential programme of six trimesters leading to the MBA degree; the school also runs the one-year EPGP, two-year MBA(BA), PGPEM for working professionals and PGPPM in public policy↗

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What CAT percentile does IIM Bangalore require?: For the 2026-28 first shortlist (on CAT 2025), the published bars were 85 aggregate for general candidates with section minimums of 80 in VARC and 75 each in DILR and QA; NC-OBC and EWS 75, SC 70, ST 65 and PwD 60 aggregate with lower section bars. IIMB notes the scores of those actually called for interviews were higher than the shortlist floor.
Does IIM Bangalore accept GMAT or GRE for the two-year MBA?: Not for domestic applicants — the PGP 2027-29 admission procedure requires a CAT score valid on the date of application. GMAT matters only for IIMB's one-year EPGP and international admissions, not the two-year PGP.
What is the IIM Bangalore MBA fee?: Rs 26,00,000 for the two years of PGP 2026-28 (domestic), covering tuition, library, internet, course material, hostel room rent, insurances and alumni activity, plus a one-time Rs 30,000 caution deposit and a Rs 30,000 mess advance each term, per the official financial-aid page. Taxes, if applicable, are extra.
Is there a management quota at IIM Bangalore?: No. IIMB is an Institute of National Importance under the IIM Act; the two-year MBA admits only through CAT under a published two-stage process, with no management, sponsored or paid route of any kind. Any agent claiming an IIMB seat is describing something that does not exist.
How much do work experience and academics matter at IIMB?: Heavily, and publicly. The pre-interview score gives CAT only 55 of 100 points: Class X, XII and bachelor's carry 10 each, work experience or a professional course 10, and gender diversity 5. Post-interview, the panel also rates work-experience quality on a 5-point scale. Work experience counts at 10x/36 points up to 36 months; internships and articleship periods are expressly excluded.
What were IIM Bangalore's latest placement figures?: Per the official Placement Report 2026 for the PGP + PGPBA batch of 2024-26: median salary Rs 34.75 lakh per annum and average Rs 35.35 lakh, with 665 offers from 177 companies for 605 students. The one-year EPGP (2025-26) posted a median of Rs 36.50 lakh and average of Rs 37.10 lakh.

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