IIM Bangalore Admission 2027 Fees and Scholarship Details

IIM Bangalore's two-year PGP offers financial aid and several merit-based and need-based scholarships. The latest published fee is ₹26 lakh, with additional mess charges applicable each term.

The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore) offers admission to its two-year full-time Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP), which leads to a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. The institute's PGP 2027 admission cycle uses the Common Admission Test (CAT) as a key component of the selection process.

As per the institute's latest published fee information, the total programme fee for the PGP 2026-28 batch is ₹26 lakh for two years. The fee covers tuition, library, internet, case permission royalty, course material, hostel room rent and service charges, medical insurance, personal accident insurance and alumni activities. Students are additionally required to pay a mess advance of ₹30,000 per term.

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IIM Bangalore provides financial assistance to PGP students based on financial need. Students with an annual household income of less than ₹8 lakh are eligible to apply. The institute also considers students facing severe financial difficulties because of sudden and unforeseen circumstances.

The Financial Aid Committee assesses applications through a two-stage process. The evaluation considers household income, savings, real estate and other assets, along with the applicant's financial circumstances. Depending on the assessment, eligible students can receive financial aid covering 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% or 100% of the assessed requirement.

In addition to need-based financial aid, IIM Bangalore offers several merit-based and merit-cum-need-based scholarships.

The Aditya Birla Scholarship provides ₹1.75 lakh to selected PGP students and is available in both years, subject to the prescribed renewal criteria. The OPJEMS Scholarship offers ₹1.50 lakh to a selected second-year PGP student based on academic performance and an online test. The NTPC Scholarship Scheme provides ₹48,000 annually to eligible second-year students belonging to SC, ST or PwD categories.

Other support includes the Employment in Social Sector Scholarship, which reimburses one-third of fees for eligible recipients after each year of qualifying social-sector employment. Government scholarships are also available for eligible ST, SC and PwD students. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment schemes can cover tuition expenses in full for eligible students, while the PwD scholarship provides ₹2.55 lakh per year.

IIM Bangalore's PGP is a two-year residential MBA programme comprising six trimesters and a summer project. Candidates seeking admission through the domestic route are required to meet the institute's eligibility requirements and submit a valid CAT score.

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The institute also provides several alumni-funded scholarships in addition to institutional and government-supported schemes. These scholarships follow individual eligibility and selection criteria.

Aspirants planning to join IIM Bangalore in the 2027-29 batch are advised to check the institute's official admission portal for the latest programme-specific requirements, fee updates and scholarship conditions before applying.