Master of Management, Doms, Iisc Bangalore Faq Sheet 2020

Master of Management,
DoMS, IISc Bangalore

FAQ Sheet 2020
1
IISc M.Mgt Admission FAQs for the Academic Year 2020
1. What is Master of Management?
➢ Master of Management (M.Mgt) is a unique 24 months’ Post Graduate course in
Management, for engineering graduates. The course is offered by the B-School
‘Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science’.
2. What are the specializations offered in M.Mgt?

➢ After the first semester of the course, in the functional areas of management,
students will specialize in Business Analytics.
3. What is the distinctive focus for the Department of Management Studies,

Indian Institute of Science?
➢ In recent times, India is emerging as one of the global hubs of technology intensive
organizations and R&D, with the increase in entry of MNCs in the high- tech and R&D
sectors as well as rapid growth of domestic enterprises in these sectors. Such technology
based and R&D intensive industries need executives with exposure and training in
Management and Business Analytics. Formal education in analytics will strengthen the
capability of these executives to perform robust analyses to make decisions in
information and data driven organizations. It is to meet this need of high-tech industries
of emerging India that our new Masters Program will focus on training the students in
Business Analytics.
4. What are the objectives of the course?

➢ • To enable graduate engineers to grow into competent and creative
managers of technology intensive and data driven organizations.
• To encourage entrepreneurship for high technology start-ups.
• To attract and foster doctoral students in management.
5. Are hostel and mess facilities available, in the campus? What are the charges for
the same?
➢ Yes, hostel and mess facilities are available. If the shortlisted candidate is willing to avail the
facilities, then refundable hostel deposit* is to be paid towards Hostel office. Additionally,
some amount of hostel and mess charges is to be paid monthly. However,
accommodations shall be provided only at the day of joining the Institute. The actual fee
structure for the course, hostel and mess charges are provided to the candidate, after
receiving the admission offer.
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6. Which kinds of messes are available?
➢ Kinds of messes available:
• South Indian Veg.
• North Indian Veg.
• South Indian Veg + Non-Veg.
• North Indian Veg + Non-Veg.
7. What are the summer term activities?

➢ In the Summer Term, students will be encouraged to do internships with (i) Public Sector as
well as Private Sector R&D Organizations, and (ii) High-tech Industries in the Corporate
Sector. Alternatively, some of them will be encouraged to get exposure to (i) Business
Incubation, (ii) Venture Capital Funds, and (iii) Successful Start-Ups. The summer term is
expected to expose students to live problems and practical aspects/ challenges of
running an enterprise. This exposure will lead to an understanding of the application
aspects of management, which the students can use in their project work.
8. What were highest, mean and median salaries offered for the 2018-20 batch?
➢ Highest salary: ₹ 43.60 Lakhs per annum.
➢ Average salary: ₹ 24.10 Lakhs per annum.
➢ Median salary: ₹ 24.50 Lakhs per annum.
9. Can a fresher apply for the course?

➢ Yes, freshers can also apply for the course. There’s no such minimum work-experience
criteria required to apply for the course.
10. What are the eligibility criteria to apply for the course?
➢ Either of the three following eligibility criteria is to be satisfied:
• CAT 2019 qualified candidates with Ist class in B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Sc (Engg.)/
B.S (4 years technical field)/ equivalent.
• GATE 2018/ GATE 2019/ GATE 2020 qualified candidates with Ist class in B.E/ B.Tech/
B.Sc (Engg.)/ B.S (4 years technical field)/ equivalent.
• GMAT (valid at least till end of the year 2020) qualified candidates with Ist class in
B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Sc (Engg.)/ B.S (4 years technical field)/ equivalent.

11. If applied through GMAT, do I need to send the GMAT score report, from the
GMAT authorities to the IISc, along with the recommendation letters from
professors?
➢ No, you do not need to send GMAT score report and recommendation letters to the IISc.
Only you need to produce the original score report at the time of Personal Interview and
admission.
12. I have appeared for GMAT/ GATE for more than once. Which score will be
considered?
➢ Only the best of all the valid scores will be considered for the evaluation. However, it is
completely the candidate’s choice regarding which test score is to be presented.
13. I had applied for the M.Mgt course in the past, but didn’t get selected. Can I
apply again?
➢ Yes, anyone satisfying the eligibility criteria can apply for the course.
14. I have not completed the Engineering graduation yet. Can I still apply?
➢ Yes, you can apply for the course. However, you need to produce a Course Completion
Certificate, issued by the university, for those who have appeared for their final semester
examinations. This certificate should state that you have completed all the requirements
for the award of the degree, including dissertation/project report/viva voce etc. as
applicable. Candidates for M.Mgt program should complete all the requirements for the
award of their qualifying degree including dissertation, project, viva-voce etc. within 1
week of joining the institute. Till this condition is fulfilled, your admission will be treated as
provisional. However, you should produce the final Degree Certificate/ Marks Card on or
before 31th October 2020.
15. What are the documents required to be produced at the time of admission?
➢ Hardcopies of the following are required at the time of final admission
procedure:
• Valid GATE/CAT/GMAT Score Card
• SSLC/10th STD Mark sheet
• 12th STD Mark sheet
• Bachelor's Degree Final Semester Mark Sheet (if available)
• Degree Certificate/ Course Completion Certificate
• Caste Proof Certificate (if applicable- approved by Central Government)
• Medical Fitness Certificate
• Parent/Guardian and Student Declaration
• Undertaking by Parent and Student
• No Objection Letter or Work-experience Certificate (if applicable)
• Aadhaar Card for Indian candidates and Passport for Overseas candidates
• State Bank of India/ Canara Bank Passbook.

16. Is there any sectional cut-off for CAT/GMAT/GATE? What is the overall cut- off?
No, there is no sectional cut-off for any of the accepted entrance examinations. Overall
cut-offs keep on varying every year. The cut-offs shall be declared only after the GD-PI
round. Overall cut-offs for academic years 2019 were as follows:
Entrance Type Entrance Cut-off

(2019) Paper Name GN OBC EWS SC ST PH KM
CAT (Percentile) 97.5 84 93.3 40 40 87 87
GATE (out of 1000) All papers 750 625 670 450 450 660 660
GMAT (out of 800) 700 670 670 500 500 640 640
17. What are the modes of selection?

➢ Entrance exam, Group Discussion and Personal Interview are the required modes of
selection.
18. How many shortlists would be declared for final admissions?

➢ After the GD/PI, a merit list will be drawn up. Admission offers will be made to those in the list
progressively till the seats are filled up.
19. What are the centres for Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD-PI)?
➢ Group Discussion and Personal Interview procedures shall be held only at the Department
of Management Studies, IISc, Bangalore. There would be only one slot running from
morning to evening, for the date chosen for the candidate’s call.
20. What is the fee structure of the course?

➢ The fee structure keeps on varying each year. The structure shall be provided only to the
shortlisted candidates for admission. Fee structure for the academic years 2019 was as
follows (in ₹ per annum):
M.Mgt (2019) General/ OBC SC/ ST

Tuition Fee (Annual) 1,00,000 Fully Waived
Gymkhana Fee (Annual) 1,000 1,000
Other Academic Fees (Annual) 50,000 50,000
Statutory Deposit (Refundable)* 7,900 7,900
Library Deposit (Refundable)* 7,900 7,900
Students Emergency Fund (Annual) 400 400
TOTAL 1,67,200 67,200

21. What is the total number of seats available for the M.Mgt course?
➢ The approved intake is 19. There is no fixed upper limit to the number of offers that are
extended each year but usually 30 offers are made. The batch strengths of 2018 and 2019
batches were 16 and 15 respectively.
22. Is there any quota for overseas candidates?

➢ No, there is no such separate quota available for overseas candidates. Shortlisting for GD-PI
for Indian and Overseas candidates are based on the score obtained in any of the three
entrance tests. Overseas candidates will be considered as the General category
candidates.
23. What are the dates for GD-PI?

➢ Dates for the GD-PI round will be available with the candidates, only after getting
shortlisted. Generally, the GD-PI is held in the period of 13-15 April, 2020.
24. How many days, would it take to announce the result for GD-PI?
➢ Within a week after the GD-PI round, the shortlist would be declared officially on the
website.
25. What are the application deadlines?

➢ Candidates can obtain an application form online. For details visit:
http://www.iisc.ac.in/admissions/m-mgt/
Beginning of online application form February 1, 2020

Last date for submission of online March 23, 2020
application form (website closure)
26. What are some of the important links?
IISc DoMS website http://mgmt.iisc.ac.in/newwordpress/

IISc website http://iisc.ac.in/
Management Brochure http://mgmt.iisc.ac.in/newwordpress/files/Management_Br
and Course Details ochure.pdf
Admission Details and http://www.iisc.ac.in/admissions/m-mgt/
Important Dates
IISc DoMS Contact http://mgmt.iisc.ac.in/newwordpress/contact/
IISc Admissions http://www.iisc.ac.in/about/general-information/contact/
Office contact
Placement Records http://mgmt.iisc.ac.in/newwordpress/placement-3/
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27. What is the course structure?
Course Type Number of Credits per Total Credits

courses course
I. Hard Core Courses 8 3 24
II. Stream Core Courses 4 3 12
III. Electives 4 3 12
IV. Project work 1 16 16
Total number of credits, to be completed within 24 months 64

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DoMS, IISc Bangalore

2. What are the specializations offered in M.Mgt?

3. What is the distinctive focus for the Department of Management Studies,

4. What are the objectives of the course?

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7. What are the summer term activities?

9. Can a fresher apply for the course?

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Entrance Type Entrance Cut-off

CAT (Percentile) 97.5 84 93.3 40 40 87 87

17. What are the modes of selection?

18. How many shortlists would be declared for final admissions?

20. What is the fee structure of the course?

M.Mgt (2019) General/ OBC SC/ ST

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22. Is there any quota for overseas candidates?

23. What are the dates for GD-PI?

25. What are the application deadlines?

Beginning of online application form February 1, 2020

26. What are some of the important links?

IISc DoMS website http://mgmt.iisc.ac.in/newwordpress/

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Course Type Number of Credits per Total Credits

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