Archive · 21 Aug 2026
IIM Bangalore’s UG Programmes Draw 12,000 Applications for 80 Students
IIM Bangalore is starting undergraduate programmes for the first time.
About 12,000 students applied for only 80 places.
This means many more students applied than can be admitted.
The first group of students is expected to start classes on August 31, 2026.
IIM Bangalore signed an agreement with Tata Trusts to help develop the new school.
The support is philanthropic, which means it is given to help the institution rather than as a commercial investment.
The new school will carry the name of the Dorabji Tata School of Undergraduate Studies.
Several leaders from Tata Trusts and IIM Bangalore attended the signing.
IIM Bangalore received 12,000 applications for 80 places in its inaugural undergraduate cohort.
The first cohort is scheduled to begin classes on August 31, 2026.
IIM Bangalore signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tata Trusts for philanthropic support.
The support will help develop IIM Bangalore’s School of Undergraduate Studies.
The school will be named the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore – Dorabji Tata School of Undergraduate Studies.
- Who
- IIM Bangalore, Tata Trusts, and their representatives, including Noel Tata and Dr Devi Shetty.
- What
- IIM Bangalore received 12,000 applications for 80 inaugural undergraduate places and signed an MoU for philanthropic support.
- When
- The MoU was signed on Friday; classes for the first cohort are scheduled to begin on August 31, 2026.
- Where
- At IIM Bangalore; the articles do not specify the location of the MoU signing.
- Why
- The philanthropic support is intended to help develop IIM Bangalore’s School of Undergraduate Studies.
- Applications received
- 12,000
- Inaugural cohort size
- 80 students
- Classes begin
- August 31, 2026
- Support provider
- Tata Trusts, including the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust
- Agreement
- Memorandum of Understanding
- New school name
- Indian Institute of Management Bangalore – Dorabji Tata School of Undergraduate Studies