

The Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Bengaluru admission for the academic year 2026-28 is ongoing and will last till February 2026 (Tentative). Candidates who are seeking admission to the institute can easily apply through the official website of the institute after paying a minimum registration fee for a particular program.
The institute offers postgraduate admission by offering MBA courses in various disciplines, such as MBA as Compulsory residential program, Business Analytics, and Executive MBA. The MBA program comes with various specialisations such as Business analytics, Entrepreneurship, Human resource management, marketing strategy, etc., with a duration of 2 years. However, other than that institute offers a Training program for its students.
For admission at the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Bengaluru, students must hold a bachelor's degree from any recognised university with a minimum of 50% marks or an equivalent grade. However, for the reserved category, students must have a 45% marks in bachelors degree. For programs like the MBA, the compulsory residential and Executive program, students must have one year of full-time work experience. Admissions to these programs are based on the institute's selection process through the SNAP test, a Group exercise and a personal interaction process (GE-PI).
The table below provides the details of the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management SIBM Bengaluru, important dates and events at the institute:
Particular | Details |
Admission start date | Ongoing |
Admission last date | February 2026 (Tentative) |
GE-PI Call Letter Publish Date | January 23, 2026 |
Institute Group exercise & Personal interaction ( tentative dates) | February 5 to 7 & February 11 to 14, 2026 |
Announcement of the first merit list | March 6, 2026 |
Last date of fees payment 1st merit | March 20, 2026 |
Programme Commencement Date | June 4, 2026 |
* The details other than the admission start and last date are for the MBA and the MBA business executive program.
The institute provides PG programs, like MBA (full-time), MBA Business Analytics, and Executive MBA. These programs are offered with a duration of 2 years with a certain eligibility criteria. However, the selection process is based on the SNAP score, Group exercise, and a personal interaction, which combine a total of 100 marks.
However, the SNAP score is only required for the MBA and MBA Business Analytics program and for MBA Executive, the selection process is based on personal interaction, which has been conducted through email, with a duration of 12-15 minutes.
For admission to an MBA program, a candidate must hold a bachelor's degree with a minimum aggregate of 50 % marks, and for the Reserved category, there is a 5% fee concession. The overall details of the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management SIBM Bengaluru, eligibility criteria are given below.
Course | Academics | Eligibility |
MBA | Compulsory residential programme | Must hold a bachelor's degree or be in their final year of examination from a recognised university with 50% marks. |
Business analytics | ||
Executive | Completion of a bachelor's degree from a recognised university with at least 50% marks, a 5% relaxation for the reserved category, along with a minimum of one year of experience |
The Institute provides an MBA program with a duration of 2 years. However, the MBA course with every academic comes with different specialisations such as Business analytics, Entrepreneurship, Human resource management, marketing strategy, etc., with different eligibility criteria, which are as given below.
Candidates pursuing the MBA admission at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Bengaluru must have a graduation degree from a recognised university with a minimum of 50% marks (5% relaxation for the reserved category).
For the MBA Executive, there should be one year of full-time work experience after the completion of graduation in any company/Industry/government,/Educational organisation.
Candidates who completed their graduation from a foreign university must have a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities(AIU).
The application form for the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Bengaluru Karnataka is ongoing and will continue till February 2026 (tentative). To apply, students have to pay a minimum registration fee along with the required documents. For applying, students are instructed to follow the steps below.
Steps to apply
Step 1: Visit the official website of Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Bengaluru.
Step 2: Click on the admission portal and create/register for an account by using your email address and Phone number.
Step 3: Fill out the application form by entering your details, academic details, and other relevant information.
Step 4:Upload all the necessary documents, like a marksheet, a photograph and more.
Step 5: Now pay the required registration fee for the SNAP test, INR 2250 per test and for MBA executive students, a minimum registration fee of INR 1500 through Net Banking, Debit Card, Credit Card, or UPI (depending on your preferred mode of payment).
Step 6: Review all the details and submit the application form before the deadline.
10th,12th, Graduation Marksheet
Migration Certificate
A government ID
Caste Certificate
Passport-sized photograph
Student Signature
The Gazette of India: (Name Change)
Marriage Certificate, which is required for married women

