Admissions Modalities into various IBS campuses in India are briefly given below.

Eligibility Criteria

A bachelor’s degree with medium of instruction as English, from any discipline, with 50% and above as calculated by respective University.

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 April 30, 2010. Such applicants will have to produce a certificate to that effect at the time of admission. For any extension of this deadline, the applicants should apply separately, giving the schedule of their graduation examination. Extension may be granted on the basis of the circumstances of the case. The admission of applicants will however, remain provisional until they produce marksheets and a degree certificate establishing their eligibility. Applicants who are appearing for backlog examinations of previous terms/semesters /year after April 30, 2010 are not eligible. The last date for submitting the proof of graduation is October 01, 2010, failing which the provisional admission will automatically stand cancelled.

For the purpose of determining eligibility (for all the programs) based on aggregate percentage of marks, the procedure used by the respective University in award of the degree will only be taken into consideration. All applicants should have completed a minimum of 15 years of regular education (on 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 basis). Applicants who have completed their graduation on a one-time sitting basis or on a 2-year basis are not eligible.

Applicants not meeting the eligibility criterion of English medium have to submit the TOEFL/NELT/IELTS scores by May 01, 2010.

IBSAT^®/GMAT^®

All the applicants seeking admission have to appear for IBSAT 2009. IBSAT is an Aptitude Test. IBSAT is of two hours duration and consists of multiple choice questions. IBSAT will be held on December 27, 2009 at 10 a.m. at 123 Test Centers all over India.

GMAT® scores are also accepted by IBS. The GMAT® Code number of IBS is 7061. Applicants with GMAT® score of 550 and above are exempted from appearing for IBSAT.

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Past Academic Record

While evaluating the applicants for admission into the IBS Programs, due consideration is given to their past academic record in X Class, XII Class and Bachelor’s Degree.

Interview Process in February 2010

The shortlisted candidates will be called for participation in the interview process which will be held in February 2010. The interview process for each candidate will be completed in one day.

Admission decisions are taken by each IBS Campus independently based on the requirements.

Commencement of Classes

• Preparatory Classes : May 15, 2010

• Regular Classes : June 01, 2010

Fee

Selected candidates are required to pay the fee as given below.

Merit Scholarships

IBS campuses offer a number of merit scholarships, merit-cum-means scholarships and loan scholarships.

Bank Loans

Several banks including State Bank of India, Andhra Bank, Syndicate Bank, Punjab National Bank, Central Bank of India, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Bank of Maharashtra, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, HDFC Bank, etc., provide educational loans to the candidates selected for the Programs conducted by IBS.