Bangalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/23/2011 -- IFIM Business School announces Admissions to the prestigious PGDM – Finance program for the batch 2012 – 2014. IFIM Business School is promoted by the Dalal Street Investment Journal Group which has been serving the national equity and commodity markets for the last 25 years. The Group’s proximity for the world of finance has led it to establish in IFIM Business School, a program that is specially designed to address the needs of the Finance industry. This program is approved by the AICTE and its curriculum has been reviewed by the eminent academicians and financial gurus.

IFIM Business School believes in integrating theory and practice of finance. Students have access to a finance lab which imparts practical hands on training in the usage of trading terminals, derivatives trading strategies, fixed income securities, commodities and forex markets. Further, IFIM Business School also enjoys the privilege of partnering with the National Stock Exchange, The Bombay Stock Exchange, and Financial Technologies Knowledge Management Company. With this kind of an Industry outreach, students get the best inputs to make them successful finance professionals who can constantly contribute to the industry.

The finance faculty at IFIM Business School has rich and varied experience. Care has been taken to have the best of academic excellence and practical industry experience in selecting faculty for the finance specialization. The faculty profiles are a rare mix of academicians, bankers, chartered accountants, actuaries and cost accountants. These people are experts who can offer insights into market dynamics by sharing their real life experience.

The students of finance have been securing lucrative and enviable placements for the past many years with average salary of more than 5 lakhs per annum. IFIM students are employed in frontier areas of banking, financial services and insurance. Reputed nationalized banks like UCO bank, Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank, IDBI Bank, ICICI Bank, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, CITI Bank and Developmental Bank of Singapore have recruited students from our Institute. The feedback about IFIM Students from the industry has always been extremely positive. In times to come, The students are poised to make valuable and meaningful contributions to the Industry and Economy of the country.

Key Highlights of the program:

• Ranked No. 1* Private B School in Bangalore

• Over 15 years of delivering excellence in Finance Programs

• AICTE Approved and NBA Accredited PGDM program

• 100% placement record; with Global Placements in fortune 500 Companies

• Academic partnerships with International Universities, National Stock Exchange, Bombay Stock exchange

• High quality, contemporary and industry relevant curriculum

• Experienced and Renowned faculty with industry experience

• Education Loans available from several Banks like SBI, HDFC, Canara and ICICI

Eligibility and Admission Procedure:

• Students with valid CAT/XAT/GMAT/IIFT/MAT/ATMA scores and those intending to take the CAT/XAT/GMAT/IIFT/MAT/ATMA exam in '11/12' may also apply.

• Short-listed candidates will be called to participate in the Group Discussions and Personal Interviews at designated test centers, for details please refer to website http://www.ifimbschool.com

• Final selection will be based on ‘composite parameters’ that include:
the Entrance exam; scores, consistent academic record in Class X and XII, overall personality, easy in the application form and the extra/co-curricular activities, work experience (if any) and performance in the Group Discussions and Personal Interviews.

Since the Entrance Exam score is only an input in the selection process, it is possible for a candidate with a lower Entrance Exam score to be selected for GD/PI and to be offered admission, in preference to a candidate with a higher Entrance Exam score on account of better performance in other criteria

• Applications and the prospectus can be bought

o By cash payment of Rs. 1100/- at IFIM Business School, Bangalore or

o By post (enclosing a crossed DD or at par cheque for Rs. 1100/- drawn in favour of ‘Centre for Developmental Education’), payable at Bangalore or

o By downloading from the website and sent together with a crossed DD or at par cheque for Rs. 1100/- drawn in favour of ‘Centre for Developmental Education’

o Applications can also be bought from http://www.careerlauncher.com/simplyapply and centres of Career Forum and Cerebral Heights