International School of Management Excellence (ISME), Bengaluru

Flagship

• PGDM, 2026-28, two years. Majors: finance, marketing, HR, business analytics, international accounting. Tuition INR 10,95,000.
• Optional add-ons on the same table: US CPA INR 75,000, and a three-month exchange at THWS, Germany, with tuition printed as free and travel and stay borne by the student. Top 5 students are selected on merit.
• BBA is offered with Bangalore University. Its fee table is separate.

PGDM admission

The PGDM page says every applicant completes the online form, attaches documents, and submits them to the admission office. The admission decision uses the form, a CAT, XAT or CMAT score, and the interview panel. The offer is final after the candidate accepts and pays the registration fee. The fee page says the registration amount of INR 50,000 is non-refundable.

A later note on executive programmes says that if admission is cancelled before the first class, the amount excluding the registration fee is refunded. That note is printed for the executive fee-collection policy, effective 2025-26.

PGDM scholarships on the 2026-28 table, awarded at the third instalment. Only one of A to E applies, whichever is higher.

• Merit: INR 1,00,000 if class 10 and 12 are above 80 percent or CGPA above 9, and graduation is at that level, or CAT is at the 80th percentile or above, or CMAT is at the 90th percentile or above, or the candidate has two or more years in an MNC.
• Merit: INR 50,000 at the 75 percent / CGPA above 8.5 band, or CAT 75th percentile, or CMAT 80th percentile, or one year in an MNC.
• Work experience: INR 50,000 for two or more years in an MNC.
• Defence: INR 25,000 if class 12 is above 70 percent and a parent is serving or retired defence personnel.
• Sibling: INR 25,000.
• Hostel scholarship for Bengaluru city students: INR 25,000 a year.

The PGDM tuition line says the fee includes internship and placement support. The pages used do not print a salary or a placement percentage for a named year. No package was stored.

The scholarship table prints CAT and CMAT percentiles as scholarship bands, not as admission cutoffs. No admission cutoff score is stored.

Times of India 2026, Top B-School in South, rank 8. Times of India 2025, All India B-School, rank 30. Times of India 2026, Top BBA Institute in India, rank 25. Business Today and India Today 2025, Top B-Schools in Bangalore, rank 5. CSR 2025, Top B-School in Karnataka, rank 5. CSR 2025, Eminent B-Schools of Super Excellence, among the Top 5.

PGDM 2026-28 instalment dates on the fee page: 31 May 2026, 15 January 2027, and 15 June 2027. The Germany exchange window printed on that table is 1 April 2027 to 30 June 2027.

TOTAL PROGRAMME FEE

PGDM 2026-28. Registration INR 50,000, non-refundable. First instalment INR 3,45,000 by 31 May 2026. Second instalment INR 3,50,000 by 15 January 2027. Third instalment INR 3,50,000 by 15 June 2027. TOTAL PROGRAMME FEE INR 10,95,000. The annual fee field is INR 5,47,500, that total divided by 2.

Books and administrative expenses INR 15,000 a year, and a refundable security deposit of INR 15,000, are not inside that total. Hostel for 2026-27 is INR 1,65,000 for year 1 and is not the programme fee.