IIPMB PGDM Admission 2018 -Indian Institute of Plantation Management

IIPMB PGDM Admission 2018 has started with the application process. The application process for PGDM in Agri-Business & Plantation Management (ABPM) has started. Aspiring candidates must fill the application form for PGDMA  from Indian Institute of Plantation Management on or before 31 January 2018. The graduate candidates who are appearing or have a good score in CAT or MAT or CMAT or ATMA examination are eligible to apply for IIPMB PGDM Admission 2018 in 2 Year Post Graduate Diploma in Management: Agribusiness and Plantation Management (PGDM-ABPM) program. NBA  Accredited PGDM-ABPM program is equivalent to MBA and the application can be submitted only through offline mode. 

About IIPMB: Indian Institute of Plantation Management (IIPM) which is situated in Bangalore is popular in the country for study in Plantation Management. In addition to PGDM- ABPM, IIPM Bangalore also offers the following management programs

• MBA (Master of Business Administration)
• PGDM-ABPM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Agribusiness and Plantation Management)
  -NBA Accredited and Equivalent to MBA by AIU
• PGDM-FPBM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management-Food Processing and Business Management)
  -Approved by AICTE
• FPM-ABPM (Fellow Programme in Management-Agri-Business and Plantation Management)
• PGCM-IB (Post Graduate Certificate in Management- International Business)
• PCP-TTM (Professional Certificate Programme on Tea Tasting and Marketing)

This page gives details about PGDM-ABPM and PGDM-FPBM Admission in IIPM Bangalore. 

IIPMB PGDM Admission Dates

IIPM PGDM-ABPM Eligibility Criteria

• Academic Qualification:  The candidate must have done graduation in any discipline with minimum 50% (45% for SC/ST/PWD)  marks from any government recognised University or College or Institute in agriculture and allied sciences or any other discipline.
• Final Year Candidates: The candidates who are in the final year of their bachelor’s degree program and appearing in the final year of graduation can also apply, but the selected candidate must submit their final year result of graduation under the time limit.
• Qualifying Examination: The candidates seek admission in PGDM-ABPM program at IIPM Bengaluru must appear in CAT or MAT or CMAT or ATMA Examination.

IIPM PGDM-FPBM Eligibility Criteria

• Academic Qualification:  The candidate must have done graduation in any discipline with minimum 50% (45% for SC/ST/PWD)  marks from any government recognised University or College or Institute in Food Technology, Food Science/Nutrition, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, Horticulture, Home Science or Allied Disciplines.
• Final Year Candidates: The candidates who are in the final year of their bachelor’s degree program and appearing in the final year of graduation can also apply, but the selected candidate must submit their final year result of graduation under the time limit.
• Qualifying Examination: The candidates seek admission in PGDM-FPBM program at IIPM Bengaluru must appear in CAT or MAT or CMAT or ATMA Examination.

The candidates can apply for admission in PGDM-ABPM program at IIPM Bengaluru only through offline mode. The candidates can get the IIPMB PGDM application form in the following way:

• By Post: To buy the Prospectus and Application form, the candidates have to write to the Admissions Office along with a crossed Demand Draft of the application fee drawn in favour of "Indian Institute of Plantation Management", payable at Bangalore.
• Download from IIPMB Website: The candidates can also download the application form on the Institute’s official website but the downloaded application form will be submitted with the demand draft of the application fee.

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IIPMB PGDM application form has to be filled in CAPITAL Letters. The candidates can fill the application form by following the steps given below. 

STEP 1: Filling the Application Form: The candidates can fill the application form easily. The candidates have to provide their personal details, educational details, contact details and work experience (If have) and qualifying exam details etc. 

• The candidate has to specify whether he/she is applying through CAT/MAT.
• Specify the Category (SC / ST / OBC / Physically Handicapped).
• The sponsored candidates have to specify whether they are Sponsored By Company, Plantation Owners, Sponsored By Central / State Governments, Sponsored By International Agency / SAARC Countries or Sponsored By NRI / PIO
• The candidate must sign the application form.

STEP 2: Paste Photograph: After filling the application form, the candidates have to paste their recent passport size colour photograph. The candidates have to paste the photograph on the top part of the application form.

STEP 3: Pay the Application Fee: The candidates who have downloaded the application form will have to make payment only through bank demand draft (DD). The downloaded application form will be submitted with the demand draft of the application fee. 

Application Submission

The candidates can apply for admission in PGDM program at IIPM Bengaluru only through offline mode. Filled application form along with the demand draft  of the application fee (If the application form downloaded from the official website) and required documents has to be submitted only via the post on the address given below:

Dr S. John Mano Raj Chairperson PGP
&  Ms Seema Bai Admission Associate
Admissions Office,
Indian Institute of Plantation Management,
Jnana Bharathi Campus, P.O. Malathalli,
Bangalore - 560056

Documents to be enclosed with the IIPMB PGDBA Application Form

• Marksheet of Class 10. 
• Marksheet of class 12.
• Marksheet of Graduation.
• Category Certificate (if Applicable).

The candidates applying for admission in PGDM program at IIPM Bangalore will have  to pay the application fee as follows:

IIPMB PGDM-ABPM Fee Structure

The course fee for 2 years PGDM-ABPM program at IIPM Bangalore is as follow:

Detailed Free Structure IIPMB PGDM-ABPM Fee

IIPMB PGDM-ABPM Loan Facilities

PGDM-ABPM programme at IIPMB Bangalore is AICTE approved & NBA accredited, so the candidates can avail the loan facility easily from any nationalised banks.

Selection of the candidates to the program PGDM-ABPM at IIPM Bangalore will be based on candidate’s CAT or MAT or CMAT or ATMA score, academic record, test scores, writing skill, group discussion and personal interview. First, the candidate will be shortlisted first for group discussion and personal interview on the basis of their CAT or MAT or CMAT or ATMA score. Final selection of the candidates will be based on the following:

• CAT or MAT or CMAT or ATMA Score
• academic record
• Marks obtained in group discussion
• Marks obtained in personal interview

IIPMB PGDM Placement

IIPMB provides great placement every year to the students studying there. The following companies visit IIPM Bangalore every year to recruit the candidates:

Indian Institute of Plantation Management
Jnana Bharathi Campus, P.O. Malathalli
Bangalore - 560 056

Tel: 91-80-23212767, 91-80-23211716 (EPABX)
Fax: 91-80-23212775
E-mail: admission_iipm@vsnl.net / admissions@iipmb.edu.in