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Last Chance to apply for admission at IFIM Business School Bangalore has got over on February 17 as its application process was closed at midnight. IFIM has recorded 23% percent growth in number of confirmed applicants and the placements for the 2018-20 batch have recorded 22% rise in average salary. Emerging as one of the fastest growing B-school in South India, IFIM is among the first six B-schools with International AACSB & SAQS Accreditation
Last date to apply for admission 2020 at IFIM Bangalore was closed at 12 midnight on February 17, 2020. In an environment when most B-schools are struggling to retain their number of applications at last year level, IFIM Business School Bangalore has reported an increase of 23 percent in the number of confirmed applicants for admissions in 2020.
In an environment when most B-schools are struggling to retain their number of applications at last year level, IFIM Business School Bangalore has reported an increase of 23 percent in the number of confirmed applicants for admissions in 2020.
Sharing with MBAUniverse.com, Dr Atish Chattopadhyay, Director, IFIM Bangalore said “Our application pools as of now is up by 23 percent as compared to the previous year.” Adding further Dr Chattopadhayay said, “The quality of applications have gone up, with around 63 percent of applicants reporting a CAT/XAT score of 65 percentile or more.”
Cut Offs to Go Up
With the increase in number of applicants, cut offs at IFIM may go up. Sharing with MBAUniverse.com, Dr Chattopadhyay said, “since number of applications have gone up, it is appearing that cut-off for the flagship PGDM Program will be 70 percentile or above. Accordingly, following score cut offs are expected to be applied in shortlisting by IFIM for admission 2020:
| MBA Entrance Exam | Cut Off Percentile/score |
| CAT 2019 | 70 |
| XAT 2020 | 70 |
| GMAT | 70 |
In last few years, IFIM Business School Bangalore has emerged as one of the fastest growing B-school in South India. First, in February 2018, IFIM earned the AACSB Accreditation. Only 11 B-schools in India including ISB, IIM Calcutta, XLRI & SPJIMR are AACSB Accredited. Then, in July 2018, IMT Ghaziabad Director Dr Atish Chattopadhyay joined IFIM as Director. Since then IFIM has taken a series of steps to offer differentiated PGDM Programs.
5 Reasons: Why to Consider Studying at IFIM Bangalore
IFIM Bangalore has become a preferred destination for MBA aspirants. The 5 key reasons that you should consider, according to Dr Chattopadhyaya, for applying for admission at the IFIM Bangalore are:
Award of Scholarships: Announcement Made on February 14
IFIM Bangalore has received positive response to the scholarship applications. The scholarships have been announced on 14th February for which around 50 aspirants were in the fray.
IFIM Business School has announced to award merit scholarships for the 2020-22 batch of its two-year, full-time, residential, AICTE approved and AACSB accredited Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) programmes. The objective is to identify/invite meritorious talent and offer them merit scholarships for pursuing PGDM at the B-school.
The Scholarships in the form of a tuition fee waiver, will be offered to meritorious students, who have appeared for CAT and/or GMAT and fulfil the eligibility criteria
IFIM Placements 2018-20 Batch: Highlights
IFIM Placements for its PGDM 2018-20 batch were over in December 2019 with a substantial rise in Average salary. Key highlights in placement 2020 at IFIM Bangalore are:
Placement Highlights
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PGDM Grooming Professionals for Tomorrow
IFIM Bangalore is building a distinct identity and reputation in the highly cluttered and complex Indian Management Education Landscape, where more than 3,000 MBA Programs are being offered by IIMs, PGDM B-schools and Private/Public Universities.
According to Dr Atish Chattopadhyay, Director, IFIM Bangalore, “We are focussing on Job Roles which are futuristic, by grooming Professionals for the Roles of Tomorrow. The key differentiation of IFIM lies in taking a conscious call of moving away from the convention and investing to groom professionals for new age roles like MarTech, FinTech, Digital Transformation Specialists etc.”
Adding further, Dr Chatopadhyay shares, “We have taken the more difficult route by focusing on the Value Addition through the process of Teaching-Learning to impart those knowledge and skills which are futuristic and will prepare our graduates for beyond tomorrow.”
IFIM Bangalore: USPs
Programs Offered
IFIM Bangalore offers 2 year full time residential Post Graduate Diploma in Management with options to do Major in:
Besides, the 2 years full time PGDM in Data Science at IFIM is one of the most sought after management programs. It also offers PGDM for working professionals.
IFIM PGDM: Program Highlights
IFIM Business School’s mission is to groom holistic, socially responsible, continuously employable professionals. It positions itself for “Beyond Tomorrow” by:
IFIM PGDM 2020-22 Fee
The PGDM 2020-22 Fee for different PGDM programs at IFIM Bangalore is as under
IFIM PGDM 2020: Intake
Intake for PGDM 2020-22 batch is 240 seats at IFIM
Key Changes in IFIM New Admission Process 2020
IFIM admission 2020 is further revamped. According to Dr Chattopadhyay, “In our new admission process, there is no weightage on entrance test scores. Performance in Critical Thinking and Innovation Test, Group Exercise and Personal Interview (plus academic performance, co-curricular activities and experience) are the components for preparation merit list.”
IFIM is looking for the candidates who have new ideas and are entrepreneurial instead of only high scorers in MBA entrance exams. According to Dr Chattopadhyay, “We are looking for aspirants who need not be the ones who have belled the CAT, but the ones who are entrepreneurial, have new ideas and can dirty their hands to make a difference.”
Following Steps are included in IFIM Admission process 2020:
Last Chance Getting Over on February 17
This is the last chance to apply and pursue the PGDM with super specialization at IFIM Business School, Bangalore.
IFIM is looking for the candidates who have new ideas and are entrepreneurial instead of only high scorers in MBA entrance exams. According to Dr Chattopadhyay, “We are looking for aspirants who need not be the ones who have belled the CAT, but the ones who are entrepreneurial, have new ideas and can dirty their hands to make a difference.”
Established in 1995, IFIM Business School’s Bespoke Management Programmes empowers students to create their own learning paths and career goals, thereby creating a better industry fit compared to generic management programmes that are inflexible in their approach.
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