Question 1

Is XIME Bangalore a university, and does it grant an MBA degree?

Accepted Answer

No. XIME Bangalore is an autonomous, standalone private business school (not a university). It offers a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) and PGDM-Business Analytics (PGDM-BA), which are AICTE-approved and have been granted MBA equivalence by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), rather than being conferred as a university MBA degree.

Question 2

What programmes does XIME Bangalore offer?

Accepted Answer

A two-year, full-time, residential PGDM (240 seats) with specializations in Marketing, Finance, HR, Operations & IT, and Analytics; a PGDM in Business Analytics (PGDM-BA, 60 seats); and a Ph.D. in Management (full-time and part-time/executive), administered under University of Mysore regulations. XIME's wider Bangalore/Kochi/Chennai group also runs external programmes such as MDPs, FDPs and Open Batch Programmes.

Question 3

What entrance exams does XIME Bangalore accept for PGDM/PGDM-BA?

Accepted Answer

CAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, ATMA or GMAT -- any one valid scorecard held at the time of application is accepted, followed by Group Discussion/Personal Interview (GD-PI) rounds conducted across multiple Indian cities.

Question 4

What is the total fee for the PGDM programme at XIME Bangalore?

Accepted Answer

Per the official Admissions microsite, the total Programme Fee for both PGDM and PGDM-BA at the Bangalore campus is Rs. 12,90,000 (Rs. 6,70,000 in Year 1 and Rs. 6,20,000 in Year 2), plus a Rs. 25,000 refundable caution deposit and approximately Rs. 12,000-16,000 per month in boarding & lodging charges, since the programme is fully residential. Some third-party aggregators cite a somewhat wider range -- confirm the current year's exact break-up with XIME admissions.

Question 5

What are the popular specializations?

Accepted Answer

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Business Analytics (PGDM-BA), Ph.D. in Management

Publishing Agency	Ranking / Rating
Outlook-ICARE (MBA/Management, India)	21st in 2025 and 2026; also cited as #1 among private B-schools in Bengaluru and #11 among top private standalone institutions in some Outlook-ICARE breakdowns -- exact scope varies by aggregator, confirm current listing.
IIRF (International Institutional Ranking Framework)	36th nationally among private business schools (2025), 4th within Karnataka; reported as 50th nationally in 2024.
The Week (MBA, India)	41st nationally (2024); also cited as #2 in Bangalore and #5 in the South Zone among private B-schools by some aggregator summaries of the same ranking.
Business Today (PGDM, India)	Cited inconsistently across sources -- #36 (2025) on one aggregator vs. #74 (2022) on another. Could not be independently reconciled in this session; verify against Business Today's own published list.
MBAUniverse.com	Grade AA+ (B-school grading, not a numeric rank)
NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework)	Status unclear/not consistently confirmed -- see the NIRF ranking-status caveat in the approvals section above.

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21st in 2025 and 2026; also cited as #1 among private B-schools in Bengaluru and #11 among top private standalone institutions in some Outlook-ICARE breakdowns -- exact scope varies by aggregator, confirm current listing.

36th nationally among private business schools (2025), 4th within Karnataka; reported as 50th nationally in 2024.

41st nationally (2024); also cited as #2 in Bangalore and #5 in the South Zone among private B-schools by some aggregator summaries of the same ranking.

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