Department of Management Studies (DMS IISc) is the management school at the Indian Institute of Science. The institute has completed its Diamond jubilee, was established in 1947. The basic vision of the department was to develop methods of education, ethics & psychology, Indian history & archaeology, statistics & economics.

The department offers Master’s program in Management in Business Analytics and Technology Management. The intake is around 15. The admission into the Masters in Management program is based on CAT/ GMAT/ GATE scores followed by a Group discussion and a Personal Interview. The course fees is INR 2.66 Lakhs per annum.  

IISc Bangalore MBA Important Dates 2024

Events Dates
Last Date for Online Application  March 25, 2024
Group Discussion & Interview April 15 – 19, 2024
Date of Reporting at IISc July 22 – 24, 2024

IISc Bangalore MBA Fees

Course General/ OBC/ EWS Fees SC/ ST/ PWD Fees
Masters in Management in Business Analytics INR 2,66,500 per annum INR 96,500 per annum

IISc Bangalore MBA Eligibility

The details of the Masters in Management course is mentioned in the table below:

Course Intake General  Selection Criteria
Masters in Management in Business Analytics 15 BE/ B.Tech with First Class + GATE qualified/ CAT/ GMAT CAT/ GATE/ GMAT scores + UG Performance + Communication Skills + Interview
Masters in Management in Technology Management

The admission into the M Mgt course is based on CAT/ GMAT/ GATE scores. The admission stages has been explained below:

Admission Stage Description 
Online Application Interested candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria can apply fo the program by filling out the online application part. 
Shortlisting Process The candidates will be evaluated based on GATE/ GMAT/ CAT scores, and the Xth and XIIth marks. The GMAT score of the last 3 years will be accepted.
GD-PI The shortlisted candidates will have to appear for the Group discussion and a personal interview round. 
Merit list The merit list will be prepared based on the overall performance of the candidates in CAT/ GAT/ GMAT,  UG performance, Communication skills and Interview. The selected candidates will receive an offer letter that should be accepted within the given time frame.

IISc Bangalore MBA Cutoff 2024

The cutoff for the Masters of Management program is 98.87 percentile for CAT, 742 out of 1000 for GATE and 710 out of 800 for GMAT.  The category-wise cutoff for all the exams are as follows:

Category  CAT Cutoff GATE Cutoff GMAT Cutoff
GN 98.87 742 710
OBC 95.23 690 650
SC 91.94 535 575
ST 73.78 418 500
PH 88.87 675 640
KM 88.87 675 640
EWS 96.98 686 700

The final selection will be based on various parameters and the weighatge of all these parameters are as follows:

Parameters Weightage
CAT/ GMAT/ GATE score 15%
UG Performance 15%
Communication Skills 30%
Interview 40%

IISc Bangalore MBA Placements

  • Management department of IISc, Bangalore has good placements track record. This year 15 companies visited the campus and highest package given is of about 13 lakhs and the average package is 11 lakhs. 
  • Some of the top recruiters of IISc Bangalore are Amazon, Microsoft, Flipkart, Mastercard, Aditya Birla Group, DE SHaw & Co, Goldman Sachs, Reliance, etc. 
Particulars Placement Statistics
Companies Visited 15
Highest Package INR 13 LPA
Average Package INR 11 LPA

IISC Bangalore MBA 2022-24 Batch Profile 

  • IISc Bangalore M Mgt batch 2022-24 has 18 students. The student to faculty ratio is 2.5:1. 
  • Around 13 students in the who batch has secured more than 99+ percentile in CAT/ GATE. 
  • The fresher to work experience ratio is 1.5:1.

The diversity of the students with work experience are shown in the graph below:

Batch profile

IISC Bangalore Facilities

The college has facilities to cater to the needs of the students and to facilitate creative thinking among them. These include:

  • Hostel: There is a separate hostel facility available for both boys and girls with mess facility provided in all the hostels. There are 2500 rooms in boys' hostel and 500 rooms in the girls' hostel.
  • Gymkhana: The campus has one of the oldest Gymkhanas in Bangalore. The Gymkhana hosts the variety of events in the campus including sports, cultural events etc. It also has a swimming pool, various sports grounds (both indoor as well as outdoor).
  • Library: The Gymkhana has a library known as Ranade Library, which has a variety of books numbering approx. 10,000.
  • Health Center: The institute has a medical facility and center which are administered by full-time professional doctors. It has various lab facilities like Ultrasonography, X-ray facility, etc.
  • Banks: The campus has 2 banks viz. State Bank of India and Canara banks which are provided with ATM facility as well.

Extracurricular Activities: The students of the department not only focus on their academic excellence but also show their interests in other activities as well. These are as follows:

COSMAR- The Consortium of Students in Management Research which began in 2000 and is a student-driven event.

There are various seminars going on besides the regular curriculum of the college. These include:

  • Friday Seminars
  • Department Seminars
  • Management Seminars.

IISc Bangalore Scholarships

Students in the research program are given per month scholarships during their course which values as follows:

Students with BE/B. Tech./M.Sc. qualification- Rs. 16,000 (for 1st 2 years) and Rs. 18,000 (for next three years)

Students with ME/M. Tech. qualification- Rs. 18,000 (for 1st 2 years) and Rs. 20,000 (for next three years)