The PGSEM this year will be offered solely in Bangalore. Given the orientation of the program, interested applicants must either be working in the IT/ITES industry, or must work in the IT division of any other industry.

Given that the PGSEM is an open long term program, the admission requirements shall be levied uniformly, regardless of any partnership agreements with IIMB. However, participants belonging to some of our partner companies (e.g. Infosys, Sun, Intel) can avail of a subsidy in fees, subject to their company's MoU with the Institute.

Admission Requirements

Participants are admitted to the program based on a combination of requirements. First, the candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The Bachelors Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. Diploma holders cannot apply to this program unless they also possess a Bachelors degree.

Second, applicants need to have a minimum of two years experience in the IT industry as on June 1, 2012. Since the participants draw a significant portion of their education from the rich experience of peers, we strongly discourage candidates with less experience from applying to the program.

For the PGSEM batch starting 2012, applicants must mandatorily choose any one of these three options for selection:

• Applicants may take the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted jointly by the IIMs and indicate that they want to apply for the PGSEM in the CAT Application Form. The CAT scores will be used in their application process. A separate application has to be submitted for PGSEM between December 17, 2011 - February 4, 2012 with the CAT score (Details are provided in the section "How To Apply").
• Applicants may take the GMAT. Applicants who have already taken the test may attach a copy of their GMAT scores along with the application. Scores of GMAT taken after Jan 1, 2009 only are valid. Applicants who are going to take the test may have the score sent directly to the PGSEM Office. The GMAT Code for IIMB PGSEM is 3904. Separate application has to be submitted for PGSEM between December 17, 2011 - February 4, 2012 with the GMAT score (Details are provided in the section "How To Apply").
• IIMB will conduct a separate PGSEM Admission Test in Bangalore on Sunday, February 12, 2012.

No other test (GATE/GRE/etc.) will be considered in lieu of the above options.

Interviews will be conducted for short-listed candidates in Bangalore in two phases. Candidates will informally interact with a panel of eminent PGSEM alumni, before proceeding to an interview with IIMB faculty members. At the time of the faculty interview, candidates are required to produce letters of approval from their employers indicating that they are permitted to pursue the program. Final selection will be made based on the prior academic performance, duration and nature of work experience, test scores, and performance in the interview.

Candidates selected for interview who are unable to come to the venue on interview dates may be interviewed through video-conferencing system. This facility is available subject to the following conditions:

• Requests should be made at least 15 days in advance of the scheduled interview date.
• Video interviews will be held during the specified interview period only at a date and time to be indicated by IIMB. No extension of date or other changes will be permitted in this regard.
• Arrangements for video conferencing system usage at the candidate's location has to be made by the candidate as per date and time specified.
• Charges for video conferencing system usage at the candidate's location and charges for connectivity to IIMB's facility will have to be borne by the candidate or his/her employer.
• The duration of such an interview is expected to be about 30 minutes under condition of good connection and transmission. In the event of poor link connectivity, the time may be extended if necessary as per the discretion of the admission committee.

*Program Fees

The total fee for 2.5 years will be Rs. 9,50,000/- for Indian nationals and USD 21,112 for foreign nationals. The first installment of the applicable fee amounting to 25 percent of the sum, is payable before the first day of classes. The balance is payable on a quarterly basis, before commencement of classes for each quarter. If a student has to continue in the program beyond two and a half academic years to meet the credit requirements, he/she has to pay a continuation fee for every additional quarter for which he/she is registered in the program whether he/she is doing a course or not (to a maximum of four years). The current continuation fee is Rs. 10,000 per quarter.

* The Course fee for the batch of 2011 was Rs. 9,50,000/-. It may increase about 10% for the batch of 2012.

Note: Participants are encouraged to seek their employer's assistance to cover the fee charges.