IIM Banglore Online BBA

This 3-year online Bachelor’s degree programme by IIM Bangalore trains the students to become management leaders spearheading businesses in the forward direction. Also, building a community where students could interact, learn, grow, and ultimately thrive in a dynamically changing business environment. The students are allowed to continue their major commitments such as jobs, family, residence, another degree course, etc., and alongside that, they can continue this programme. The required tools and techniques in business management are taught in this programme, which are to be applied in the ever-demanding business environment. The institute that provides this programme is accredited by EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) and ranked 2nd by the NIRF rankings 2023 in the management category.

This programme’s learning style is asynchronous and along with that, the student has the flexibility to learn at his/her own pace which helps the student with keeping up with their other responsibilities. In the curriculum’s practical experience, there are hands-on projects where the student gets to apply theories & skills to solve problems which the project is about; interactive live sessions; mentorship provided by the esteemed faculty; academicians who strive for continuous learning; rich experience of the industry experts. 

To excel in career prospects, the opportunity of networking arises during the programme where the student gets to connect and collaborate with professionals that could be a good start in developing & expanding connections. One of the key takeaways is that the student learns how to spot opportunities to cultivate the business out of it and drive growth through real-time strategic decisions. By the end of the programme, the student becomes capable and ready to be a skilful leader who can come up with effective business strategies.

This programme provides specialisation in Digital Business & Entrepreneurship.The student gets to have the opportunity to exit anytime during the programme and have either a certificate or diploma or a degree depending on which stage the exit is happening. The fee for this programme is 4.5 Lakhs.

The following are the eligibility criteria for getting into the online BBA course-

• The candidate must have passed class 10th or its equivalent.
• The candidate must have passed class 12th or its equivalent.
• The candidate should have a minimum of 60% or its equivalent CGPA in class 12th. Candidates belonging to the categories SC, ST, or PWD (>=40% disability) should have a minimum of 55% or its equivalent CGPA.
• The candidate must be an Indian national.
•  The candidate must clear the IIMB DBE (IIM Bangalore Digital Business and Entrepreneurship) entrance test.

There are various financial aids available at IIM-B, they offer many scholarships to the students like the Aditya Birla Scholarship,  Citi Women’s Leader Award, Siddhartha Padam Award, Runwal Education Trust Scholarship,  Yes Bank Scholarship,  Employment in Social Sector Scholarship, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Scholarship (SC), OPJEMS Scholarship, Societe Generale Global Solution Centre India Scholarship and many more. They allow students to study and complete their courses without any hassle or hindrance. They have a dedicated Financial Aid Committee that decides the scholarship awardee and aid/support management. 

The following table lists the subjects of the Online BBA Digital Business and Entrepreneurship programme-

Offline examinations or final theory exams are held at different centres across several parts of the country. Then project-based learning is another outlet to evaluate the students where the student’s knowledge & skills will be considered for evaluation.

After completing Online BBA, the student gets to explore a wide variety of job opportunities. Some of the job roles that an online BBA student can take up are given in the following-