ICFAI BUSINESS SCHOOL, HYDERABAD

ICFAI BUSINESS SCHOOL offers high-quality programs in different areas of management to a cross-section of students, executives and professionals across India. IBS has a reputation for innovative program design and delivery, quality courseware, personalized instruction, strong industry interface, research, consultancy and publications.

Since its establishment in 1995, IBS has grown impressively and achieved widespread recognition from business and industry, academic circles, and professional bodies. IBS is consistently ranked among the top B-Schools in India, in the annual B-School surveys every year
IBS campuses at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Gurgaon, Indore, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Noida and Pune are the constituents of the Icfaian Foundation. These campuses are independent professional institutions and are neither affiliated to nor are off-campus centers of any University. Campuses at Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar and Chandigarh (Baddi) may become in due course the constituents of the proposed ICFAI Universities in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Orissa and Himachal Pradesh respectively subject to completion of legal formalities.

IBS campuses offer two-year, full-time Postgraduate Program in Management (PGPM) to prepare the students and equip them for successful corporate careers. As IBS campuses do not award degree or diploma, they have not sought AICTE approval. Students are encouraged to enroll for a fleximode / distance learning MBA from any University separately.
IBS campuses are committed to achieve excellence in teaching and research by focusing on the necessary hardware (like infrastructure, library, computers etc.) and software (like pedagogy, learning frameworks, e-learning kits, databases, software etc). Faculty members are encouraged to pursue teaching and research projects, publish research articles in refereed, journals and participate in various national and international research seminars and conferences.
The IBS family believes that management education should have a good blend of academic rigor and practical utility. The management graduates should be well-rounded with right knowledge, right skills and right attitudes.

The Program prepares the students with the skills, knowledge and strategic perspectives essential to the leadership of business around the world. The program is designed to provide both a portfolio of strong functional skills and the ability to apply, adapt and integrate those skills in different management situations.
Program Structure
The program comprises of foundation courses, functional courses, capstone courses and elective courses (as indicated below), a summer internship program, a management research project and two soft skills labs. These courses are spread over four semesters.

Program Structure
Foundation Courses
Introduction to Management
Managerial Effectiveness
Accounting for Decision Making
Quantitative Methods
IT & Systems
Business Law
Functional Courses
Financial Management
Marketing Management
Organizational Behavior
Human Resource Management
Operations Management
Capstone Courses
Business Strategy
Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
Management Control Systems
Electives
Different Streams
Electives
The students can pursue elective courses in Marketing, Finance, Human Resource Management, Operations and Information Technology & Systems. Each student must choose eight electives. While four of these electives must be from a single stream, the others can be from any other stream. To specialize in a particular stream, a student has to pursue at least four electives from that stream. Thus a student can specialize in two streams by choosing four electives from one stream and another four from a second stream.


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

Campus Annual Fee(Rs. in lakhs)
Ahmedabad 3.75
Kochi 3.00
Bengaluru 4.25
Kolkata 4.25
Bhubaneswar 3.00
Mumbai 4.25
Chandigarh 3.75
Nagpur 3.00
Gurgaon 4.25
Noida 3.75
Indore 3.00
Pune 3.75
Jaipur 3.00

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.

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