

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has obtained the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation, introduced by the European Foundation for Management Education (EFMD)
As per the B-School, The fulltime Executive Post Graduate Program in Management (EPGP) is an intensive one-year residential program created specifically for professionals with remarkable track records and 5 to 12 years of work experience in a wide range of industries. The EPGP provides students with the same solid foundation in key management concepts and disciplines as a two-year MBA, with similar rigor, range of electives, and grading criteria. A key advantage of the EPGP is that the course work builds on the diverse and extensive work experience of the students.
Men/ Women Ratio : 58 Males (79.45%) and 17 Females (20.55%)
Please note that the IIMB EPGP code for GMAT is Q9H-KK-84 and for GRE is 1675 and
use these codes to have your score sent directly to IIMB. Your office score report from
Pearson / GMAC (for the GMAT) or ETS (for the GRE) will be used for verification.
According to IIMB, After the applications are submitted, an IIM Bangalore faculty committee reviews all applications along with the Statement of Purpose and shortlists candidates based on various criteria. Shortlisted candidates will be called for a personal interview.
The interview panel will consist of two faculty members of IIMB and an IIMB alumnus. The
interview panel will evaluate each candidate’s performance, on the basis of quality of work
experience, diversity, leadership qualities, social sensitivity, and multi-facetedness.
As per the B-School, online applications are available on the IIMB website under the Admissions tab. The application process for Round 1 began on June 6, 2019 with the deadline on August 29, 2019. Round 2 starts on September 3, 2019 with the deadline on November 28, 2019.
The interviews of shortlisted candidates in Round 1 will be held in Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi on September 28, 2019 and 29, 2019 and that for Round 2, on December 14, 2019 and December 15, 2019. Please note that the dates are tentative and subject to change.
The tentative dates for the admission offer sent by email to the successful candidates will be October 9, 2019 for Round 1 and December 27, 2019 for Round 2.
The EPGP program fee (Tuition Fee Rs 21,19,000+accommodation Rs 1,50,000 (shared) Rs 2,85,500 (family)+ International Immersion Rs 3,00,000 (indicative)+ Refundable deposit Rs 20,000) totaling Rs 25,89,000 for shared accommodation and Rs 27,24,500 for family accommodation.
EPGP Merit Scholarship: It is awarded to students in the top five ranks on the basis of CGPA at the end of Term 2 (i.e. Core Terms 1 and 2 taken together). The amount of each scholarship is INR 750,000.
EPGP Admission Scholarship: It is awarded to students in the top five ranks in each of Rounds 1 and 2 on the basis of the overall admission score. The amount of each scholarship is INR 600,000. It is to be awarded as follows:
As per IIMB official website, the core courses are Financial Reporting and Analysis, Designing Organizations, Decision Sciences, Competition and Strategy, Managerial Economics, Macroeconomics, Operations Management, Corporate Finance, Managing People & Performance in Organizations, Marketing Management, Corporate Governance & Ethics, Entrepreneurial Management and Business Law.
The electives comprise Corporate Strategy and Policy, Economics and Social Sciences, Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management, Decision Sciences and Information systems, Entrepreneurial Learning, Finance and Accounting, Marketing, Production and Operations Management.
Term four of the EPGP is devoted to the International Immersion module which is designed to give students an opportunity to broaden learning and deepen knowledge about an increasingly globalized economic environment.
Structured around a visit to an emerging economy such as China, Russia, Brazil and South Africa or a developed one in Europe or in the Asian region like Singapore or South Korea, the module provides insights into the country’s economic, social, political and cultural life.
During the 2-week international immersion, the class is hosted by one of the top local business schools. They attend lectures on the country’s economy and society with specific emphasis on issues affecting business and industry; go on field visits to local plants and corporate offices; meet business and government leaders; attend cultural events and visit historical sites to help them understand the intricacies of the country.
EPGP Placements 2018-19 Overview
The placement process for the EPGP class of 2018-19 was concluded within 3 months from graduation by June 2019. The class comprised of 73 students from diverse backgrounds with an average pre-MBA work experience of 7.1 years. All 73 students in the class participated in the placement process, and have accepted job offers by June 2019. This included 4 students who took up off campus offers. More than 30 recruiters made successful offers to the EPGP class. This included existing EPGP recruiters like Accenture, Amazon, Axis Bank, Ford, Genpact, Hindustan Coca Cola, Microsoft, Infosys Consulting, ITC Infotech and Zensar, as well as fresh recruiters like Airbus, Basix Sub-K, Bridgestone, KRYFS, Manipal Group, McKinsey & Co, OpenText, and Sterlite among others. Among other notable recruiters were new age startups like Chups, Livspace, Quantiphi, and Sigtuple. A representative list of recruiters as well as a sample list of roles offered are shared as separate tables in this report.
No. of Students | |
No. of Students in class | 73 |
No. of Students participated in placement process | 73 |
No. of Students placed within 3 months from Graduation(June 2019) | 73 |
Mean Annual Salary in INR | 26.28 Lakhs |
Median Annual Salary | 25.00 Lakhs |
Accenture Tech Deloitte L&T Infotech Sapient Airbus E2Open Manipal Group Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd Amazon Ford ITLP Manipal Technologies Limited Sigtuple Axis Bank Genpact McKinsey & Company Sterlite Basix Sub-K iTransactions Hindustan Coca Cola Microsoft Sutherland Bridgestone ICICI Bank ltd Opentext Tata Elxsi Chups Infosys Consulting PWC Cisco ITC Infotech Quantiphi Credit Suisse KRYFS RPG Group
Industry % of students
Analytics 5%
Automotive 5%
BFSI 5%
Conglomerate 5%
Consulting 37%
E Commerce 1%
Energy 8%
FMCG 3%
Investment Banking 1%
IT Product 5%
IT Services 14%
Manufacturing 3%
Startup 8%
IIM B One Year MBA (EPGP) Placement 2019: Average Salary Rises to 26.28 LPA
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Mean annual salary (in INR) : 23.46 Lakh Per Annum
Median annual Salary (in INR) * 22.00 Lakh Per Annum
CONSULTING | FMCG & RETAIL | HEALTHCARE | IT PRODUCT | IT SERVICES |
Accenture | Britannia | Baxter | Dell | Genpact |
AT Kearney | Hindustan Coca Cola | DRL | HP | Inautix (BNY Mellon) |
Cognizant | Mother Earth Retail | Indegene | ITC Infotech | |
Deloitte | Roles offered in the past | Manipal Group | Microsoft | Wipro |
PwC | 19 | Zensar |
TECHNOLOGY | ENGINEERING | E-COMMERCE | TELECOM |
Directi | ABB | Amazon | British Telecom |
IBM | Cummins | Flipkart | Ericsson |
Caterpillar | ENERGY | Reliance Communications | |
Samsung | L&T Heavy Engineering | Renew Power | |
Shell |
CLASS PROFILE
PLACEMENTS
The above numbers are as per the report shared by the institute on its website. The highest placement for the Class of 2013 as reported in the press stood at Rs One Crore (domestic).
The programme is designed for the middle level professionals with sufficient work experience. The eligibility criteria for admission are as follows
The candidates with more than 15 years experience can also apply for the programme in case they are entrepreneurs. They candidates have to the sponsored by the respective employer or should have outstanding achievements. These candidates if selected are not able to get placement services from CDS.
The following factors are considered for the selection of the applicants.
Admission process will be highly personalized since the interview board has to lean about the potentials and goals of reach candidates for success in management. The expected class size for the coming academic batch is between 60 – 75 students.
Particulars | Shared Accommodation in INR | Family Accommodation in INR |
Fees | 20,07,500 | 21,12,000 |
Internal Immersion | 2,50,000 | 2,50,000 |
Caution Deposit | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Total | 22,77,500 | 23,82,500 |
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