What's new at IBS Hyderabad? IBS Hyderabad admission 2022 to all the UG and PG courses for session 2022 is going on. The last date to apply for an Executive MBA is March 31, 2022 and the selection for the same will take place between April 1 to 15.

Established in 1985, ICFAI Business School Hyderabad (also known as IBS Hyderabad) is a constituent of the ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE), a deemed-university as per the UGC Act 1956. The institute has been ranked 12 and 21 for ‘MBA’ and ‘Overall’ categories by the India Today 2021, respectively. ICFAI Business School has also been ranked 27 by the NIRF 2021 under the ‘Management’ category. It is a member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)-USA and is accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ grade. It has been re-accredited by SAQS (South Asian Quality Standards), is rated A** by CRISIL (national-level) and has received EB2 IN by ICRA.

ICFAI Business School offers one of the largest MBA programmes in Asia with an intake of 1,100 students (2020 session). To facilitate a proper learning environment for such a large batch of students, there are 170 faculty members (all have PhDs) in this institute who have published over 300 articles in international and national journals in the past three years. The academic units of this institute are organised into five departments, namely Finance & Accounting, Marketing & Strategy, Economics, Operations & IT and Human Resources and Soft Skills. Some of the chief highlights around ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad are mentioned below:

With a focus on offering Management education at UG, PG, certificate and doctoral-level, IBS Hyderabad offers three-year BBA and BA course at UG level, two-year MBA, 21-month E-MBA and one-year PGPA at PG level along with full-time and part-time PhD programmes. The full-time PhD is a campus-based residential course designed for students interested in Management teaching, research and consultancy. Whereas for part-time PhD, the course work is completed in two years and the candidates are expected to make six visits to campus for two weeks each. IBS Hyderabad admission 2021 is based on both merit and a valid score in course-specific entrance exam. Candidates seeking admission can apply both online and offline. The below table mentions the minimum eligibility and fee structure for all IBS Hyderabad courses:

Note: The above-mentioned total fee includes a caution refundable deposit of INR 10,000 which is to be paid along with the first semester fee.

IBS Hyderabad admission 2022 to all the UG and PG courses for session 2022 is going on. Additionally, IBS has released the schedule for IBSAT 2021 which will be conducted for admission to MBA 2022 batch at all IBS campuses. Check out the details in the following table:

IBS Hyderabad follows both an online and offline process of admission for its UG, PG and doctoral-level programmes. For online application, candidates can fill out the form available on the official website of IBS Hyderabad (www.ibshyderabad.org) followed by online application fee payment. Mentioned below is a step-by-step process of online application for the flagship MBA programme of IBS Hyderabad:

Step 1: Log on to the official website of IBS India, i.e. ibsindia.org/ and click on 'Apply'.

Step 2: Create a new login ID or log in to the existing one.

Step 3: On submitting the email, fill the application form with details such as name, father's name, address, contact number, aadhar number and then click on 'Proceed'.

Step 4: On successful submission of the details, pay INR 1,800 as the application fee.

Those willing to apply offline can download the application form from the official website and submit it along with a DD of application fee at:

IBS Hyderabad placements 2021 drive was concluded wherein more than 149 leading companies visited the campus. Further, IBS Hyderabad witnessed 93 per cent placement in 2021. In addition, IBS Hyderabad average package offered in 2021 was INR 7.97 LPA. The top recruiters of ICFAI Business School Hyderabad in 2021 included companies such as Cognizant Technology Solutions, KPMG Global Services and TCS.

IBS Hyderabad, also known as ICFAI Business School Hyderabad recorded the participation of more than 149 leading companies across different sectors such as BFSI, Education and IT in 2021. The key IBS Hyderabad placements highlights of 2021 as compared to 2020 are presented below:

IBS Hyderabad offers scholarships via its parent deemed-university, IFHE. It offers MBA scholarships worth INR 4 lakh to top 100 candidates in each category of IBSAT, CAT, NMAT by GMAC TM, XAT, GMAT test scores. Following is the list of minimum cut off scores required to be eligible for the same:

The last date to apply for scholarhip was January 31, 2022. It offered merit scholarships to students taking admission to UG courses on the basis of their academic record in Class 12 and semester-wise performance during the programme.

Based on past academic record:

Candidates are awarded merit scholarships based on their aggregate in the qualifying exam (Class 12 or equivalent). IBS Hyderabad scholarships continue semester after semester on maintaining a minimum 6.0 GPA in the previous semester. The details are as presented in the following table.

Based on semester-wise performance:

Up to 10% students of the batch are awarded merit scholarships based on their semester-wise performance. These scholarships are awarded in addition to the scholarships based on the past academic record.

IBS Hyderabad has been a top-ranked B-school under the rankings given by different organisations and agencies. Details of all the IBS Hyderabad rankings are listed below:

ICFAI Business School Hyderabad facilitates students with a state-of-the-art infrastructure that has huge library comprising of 75,582 documents, 62 national journals, and 46 international journals. Not just this, the campus is fully Wi-Fi with high-speed internet connectivity. IBS Hyderabad also has a Case Research Centre that develops business cases on an average of over 100 cases per year, that are used around the world for teaching, in textbooks and industry. In addition to offering tech-advanced learning facilities to its students, IBS Hyderabad has a Center for Management Development that provides opportunities for faculty members in interfacing with industry.

IBS Hyderabad has a large team of full-time and part-time faculty members coming from diverse streams with a unique blend of academic, industrial and research experience. These faculty members are also indulged in research and consultancy activities besides just teaching. The institute offers over 220 faculty members, of which 120+ are PhD holders. All these faculty members teach under 30+ programmes (including all the specialisations) under five distinct departments.

In order to offer exposure at a global level, IBS Hyderabad has formed MoUs with fifteen institutions in USA, UK, Australia and Malaysia, which enable their students to engage in a nine-month visitor scholar programme abroad. Also, IBS has collaborated with several national and international firms to train its students in areas of Information Technology, Business Analysis and Research. Also, it has formed mutually beneficial associations with a number of organisations such as Genpact, Value Labs LLP, Aptus Data Labs and Intelligroup  among others. A list of foreign universities and institutes having collaborations with IBS Hyderabad are shown in the below image:

The academic units of this institute are organised into five departments, namely Finance & Accounting, Marketing & Strategy, Economics, Operations & IT and Human Resources and Soft Skills. With emphasis on student-centric learning supported by continuous evaluation and feedback, it largely offers case study based pedagogy for its flagship programme.