Question 1

What is the eligibility criteria for admission?

Accepted Answer

Applicants must have a graduate degree with minimum 50% marks (45% in case of SC/ST) .

Question 2

What exams do I have to write for SIBM?

Accepted Answer

Applicants must qualify the SNAP entrance test to qualify for the Group Exercise and Personal Interview. Cutoffs vary each year and are subject to how your relative performance in comparision.

Question 3

How are placements at SIBM Bengaluru?

Accepted Answer

In the 2025 placement cycle, the average CTC was ₹14.53 LPA and the highest ₹23.50 LPA

Question 4

Is it worth it to do an MBA from SIBM?

Accepted Answer

With a ~₹20.42 L fee and average  nearly 100% placement record for recent batches means that graduates recover costs rapidly.

Question 5

What are the placements like?

Accepted Answer

Over 195 companies (100+ new) participated and recruiting across sectors like IT/ITES, consulting, services, BFSI and FMCG.

Question 6

What specializations and academic offerings are available? 
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Accepted Answer

In the 2nd year MBA, students can choose to specialize in one of the following majors - Finance, Marketing, Operations or HR. SIBM-B also offers an MBA (Business Analytics) program.

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Bengaluru