Post Graduate Diploma in Management [PGDM] (Retail) From IBA, Bangalore

Aspirants seeking admission to 2 year Full-time Post Graduate Diploma Program should meet the following criteria as specified by the institute.

Academic Requirement: 

A Bachelor’s degree in any field from any statutory University approved by UGC with minimum 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/OBC and other reserved categories) OR Applicants, who are in final year of Bachelor degree, are also eligible to apply.

Entrance Exam:

Candidates must qualify one of the following entrance test –

• CAT (Common Admission Test conducted by IIMs)
• XAT (XLRI Admission Test)
• ATMA (AIMS Test for Management Admission)
• MAT (Management Aptitude Test conducted by AIMA)
• CMAT (Common Management Admission Test Conducted by AICTE)
• GMAT (Graduate Management Aptitude Test conducted by GMAC)
• GRE (Graduate Record Examination conducted by ETS)
• GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering jointly conducted by IISC and IITs)
• Entrance Tests conducted by State Governments like MAHCET, KMAT, PGCET etc.

Indus Business Academy offers PG Diploma in Management (PGDM) for the duration of two-year (Two Semester) in the following specializations:

1. International Business
2. Marketing
3. Business Analytics & E-business
4. Finance
5. Retail
6. Human Resource
7. Operations Management
8. Entrepreneurship Management

IBA Bangalore PGDM Eligibility:

The candidates seeking admission in these courses must possess a graduate degree in any stream with minimum 50% marks.

IBA Bangalore PGDM Selection Process: 

The selection criterion adopted by the academy is based on the score in CAT 2019/ XAT 2020/ MAT / ATMA 2020/ GMAT/ GRE/ GATE/ CMAT/ State Governments Entrance Tests – 2020 like MAH-CET, KMAT, PGCET, etc.

The candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of marks in Entrance exams. Further, shortlisted candidates are required to appear in Group Discussion and Personal Interview. 

Final allotment of seats will be based on entrance score, academic score, work experience, statement of purpose, group discussion, and personal interview.

Students will be selected on the basis of their performance under the following categories:

Key Points:

• Weightage to various selection parameters is listed here: Entrance Score (20%), Academic Score and Work Experience (35%), Statement of Purpose (10%), Group Discussion (10%), and Personal Interview (25%).
• Candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC categories are awarded a relaxation of 5% in the qualifying examination
• The final result will be declared after 3 to 4 working days from the date of GD & PI.
• PGDM is a full-time residential program.

IBA Bangalore GD and PI Centres