ICFAI Business School – [IBS], Pune Admission Process

ICFAI Business School (IBS) Admission process

How to Apply for PGPM/ MBA?

Program Highlight

The two year MBA Program of IBS is designed to give graduates exposure to management skills needed for the creation of specialists who can integrate across functional areas in a dynamic organisation.

The Program provides a broad perspective of all areas of management. The courses offered in the program are practice oriented with emphasis placed on application of principles, tools and concepts to meet challenges and problems faced in today’s organisations.

Curriculum Highlights

Students are exposed to the latest body of knowledge through the contemporary, market-oriented curriculum. Students receive regular classroom instructions, which help them to learn and internalise their understanding of subjects. 

Learning is based on cases. Most of the courses are thought through real life cases, designed to help students appreciate real life situations.

Summer Internship Program (SIP) is an integral part of the curriculum with close supervision from the faculty

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Eligibility

2 year Management Program (MBA/PGPM):

Graduation (any discipline) with 50% and above marks with medium of instruction as English.

All applicants should have completed a minimum of 15 years of education (on 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 basis). 

Candidates not meeting the eligibility criteria of English medium in graduation have to submit the TOEFL/ NELT/ IELTS score by May 31, 2025.

Applicants in their final year bachelor’s degree course are also eligible to apply, provided they complete their graduation requirements (including practical examinations / viva / assignments) before May 31, 2025. The admission will remain provisional until they produce marks sheets and degree certificates establishing their eligibility. The last date for submission of proof of graduation is November 01, 2025.

Eligibility criteria checked from August 2025 onwards. Hence, the onus of ensuring that they satisfy the eligibility criteria rests solely with the candidates.

IBSAT 2024

IBSAT is a proctored online aptitude test conducted by The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad (a deemed-to-be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956)

IBSAT is a remote proctored computer-based test (CBT) consisting of multiple-choice questions. The test duration is 2 hours, and it aims to assess the applicant’s abilities in quantitative techniques, data interpretation, data adequacy, vocabulary, analytical reasoning, and reading comprehension.

Candidates with CAT/NMAT by GMAC™/XAT/GMAT™ scores exempted from writing IBSAT 2024 Test.

Valid CAT/NMAT by GMAC™/XAT/GMAT™ scores from 2022 onwards are also accepted in place of IBSAT 2024 Test score

The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE) – Deemed-to-be University, Hyderabad Main Campus and Bangalore Off-Campus, along with The ICFAI University, Dehradun, The ICFAI University, Jaipur, and The ICFAI Foundation, accept scores from IBSAT 2024 and alternatively the scores of CAT/NMAT by GMAC™/XAT/GMAT™ (from 2022 onwards) for admission to the following programs:

• MBA program offered by IBS Hyderabad, IBS Bangalore, IBS Dehradun and IBS Jaipur.
• PGPM (Post Graduate Program in Management) program offered by IBS Ahmedabad, IBS Gurgaon, IBS Kolkata, IBS Mumbai and IBS Pune

Selection Process

The Candidates who have qualified on the basis on IBSAT / GMAT^TM / CAT / NMAT by GMAC^TM / XAT score are called for the selection process from 15th to 24th February 2025 at IBS Hyderabad. The final selection is based on performance in Micro Presentation, Personal Interview and the past academic performance (performance in ClassX, ClassXII and graduation).

Admission decision

The final selection is based on past academic record and performance of the candidates in Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

IBS Admission Process

Candidates who qualify on the basis of IBSAT/ GMAT^TM/ CAT/XAT/ NMAT by GMAC^TM will be called for Selection process from 15th to 24th February 2025 at IBS Hyderabad. The final selection is based on performance in Micro presentation, Personal Interview and the past academic record

Last Date to Apply: 3^rd week of December 2024

Exam Accepted and Cut offs

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