Fees come from ISB’s official 2027-28 fee PDF, recomputed row by row against its own printed totals; eligibility and test rules from the PGP eligibility page and FAQ; class size from ISB’s Class of 2027 announcement; placements from the official Class of 2025 report. Aggregator estimates are not used.
ISB Hyderabad College Overview
In one line: If you are searching for the ISB MBA, this is the programme you mean — but it is officially a 12-month residential PGP, not a two-year MBA, it runs at Hyderabad and Mohali, and you cannot apply without at least two years of work experience.
| Institute name | Indian School of Business (ISB) |
|---|---|
| Also known as | ISB Hyderabad; ISB Mohali |
| Institute type | Independent, not-for-profit business school; not a government college |
| Established | 2001 |
| Location | Gachibowli, Hyderabad; Knowledge City, Mohali |
| Degree offered | Flagship PGP is the programme described here; do not confuse it with the separate PGP YL, PGP MAX or PGP PRO |
| Exams accepted | GMAT or GRE for the flagship PGP |
| Institute code | No counselling institute code; score-reporting codes are GMAT N2D-J5-01 and GRE 7010/7892 |
| Official website | isb.edu ↗ |
Official source: ISB, PGP in Management programme page.
Quick Answers
No for the flagship PGP. CAT belongs to the separate PGP YL route.
No official minimum. A class score range is not a cutoff.
₹40,46,520 shared or ₹44,45,000 studio, GST included. ₹38.67 lakh was 2026-27.
No. The official Class of 2025 report used here publishes no average or median salary.
No. ISB runs no undergraduate programme, so there is no ISB BBA fee.
There isn’t one. The PGP is a single 12-month programme.
ISB Management Programmes: Choose the Correct Route
In one line: Check which ISB programme you are actually applying to before you read another number — this page covers the flagship PGP in full, while PGP YL, PGP PRO, PGP MAX and PGP MFAB are separate programmes with different experience, duration and delivery rules.
| Programme | Format and duration | Work experience | Location / page scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGP Post Graduate Programme in Management | Residential, full-time · 12 months | Minimum 24 months | Hyderabad and Mohali · covered in full on this page |
| PGP YL Post Graduate Programme for Young Leaders | Residential, full-time · 20 months | 0–2 years | Hyderabad · separate early-career route |
| PGP PRO Management for Working Professionals | Modular format · 18 months | 5+ years | Hyderabad and Delhi · continue working |
| PGP MAX Management for Senior Executives | Flexible, modular, global · 15 months | 10+ years | Hyderabad and Mohali · senior-executive route |
| PGP MFAB Management for Family Business | Modular format · 15 months | 0 years required; 2 years preferred | Hyderabad and Mohali · family-business route |
Do not mix the numbers: the ₹38.67 lakh reference fee, 839-student cohort and Class of 2025 placement facts below belong to the flagship PGP. They do not describe PGP YL, PRO, MAX or MFAB.
Official source: ISB Programme Finder, checked 27 August 2026.
ISB Hyderabad MBA Fees 2027-28
In one line: ₹40,46,520 with shared accommodation, or ₹44,45,000 with a studio — that is ISB’s own printed grand total for 2027-28, with GST and the ₹20,000 refundable deposit already inside it.
Why you will also see ₹34,48,000, and why it is not a cheaper fee. ISB’s fees page leads with “₹34,48,000 + GST”. Its fee sheet prints the finished number. They are the same fee: ₹34,48,000 + ₹5,78,520 GST + ₹20,000 deposit = ₹40,46,520. If you budget ₹34.48 lakh you will be ₹5,98,520 short on the day you pay. One more thing ISB’s own sentence leaves out — it says the amount “covers admission, commitment, and tuition fees”, but ₹34,48,000 also has the ₹2,34,000 shared-accommodation charge inside it. Check the arithmetic yourself against the PDF linked below.
| Fee head | Shared | Studio | How to read this row |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admission fee (with GST) | ₹3,99,500 | ₹3,99,500 | ₹3,38,559 plus ₹60,941 GST. Only partly refundable, and only under ISB’s policy |
| Commitment fee (with GST) | ₹2,49,500 | ₹2,49,500 | ₹2,11,441 plus ₹38,059 GST. Non-refundable — withdraw and this is gone |
| Tuition | ₹26,64,000 | ₹26,64,000 | Identical in both columns; your room choice is the only thing that separates them |
| Accommodation | ₹2,34,000 | ₹5,36,000 | Not optional. The programme is residential, so there is no version of this fee without a room in it |
| GST at 18% | ₹4,79,520 | ₹5,76,000 | Shared accommodation is GST-exempt and a studio is not. That single rule is why the studio column carries ₹96,480 more tax |
| Security deposit | ₹20,000 | ₹20,000 | Interest-free and refundable at the end of the year, less any recoveries |
| Hospitalisation insurance | At actuals | At actuals | Not a fixed number. ISB bills it with the fee using its insurance premium calculator, so treat it as a real but unquantified line |
| Grand total | ₹40,46,520 | ₹44,45,000 | The payable figure. Nothing here is multiplied by two — the PGP lasts 12 months |
| Included | Excluded |
|---|---|
| Tuition for the full 12-month programme | Meals — the meal plan is a separate ₹80,000 indicative cost |
| Your room on campus, shared or studio | Books (₹20,000) and a laptop (₹75,000) |
| Admission and commitment fees | Hospitalisation insurance, billed at actuals |
| 18% GST wherever it applies | International Exchange: visa, travel, lodging and boarding are yours to pay |
| The ₹20,000 deposit, which comes back to you | IT support, laundry, electricity and photocopying (₹50,000 indicative) |
Budget about ₹42.7 lakh, not ₹40.47 lakh. ISB’s 2027-28 sheet puts other on-campus expenses at an indicative ₹2,25,000 — books ₹20,000, laptop ₹75,000, meal plans ₹80,000 and ₹50,000 for IT support, laundry, electricity and documentation. Add that to the grand total and you are at roughly ₹42,71,520, before insurance and before an international exchange if you choose one. If you have read a ₹6,45,000 figure for these expenses, it is out of date — that table is labelled 2024-25 on ISB’s own site and its ₹4,50,000 international-exchange line has since been taken out of the total and made a pay-if-you-go footnote.
2026-27, for comparison — and why the fee did not fall
In one line: the fee went up 4.6%, and anyone telling you it dropped is comparing a pre-tax number with a post-tax one.
| Room | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shared accommodation | ₹38,67,160 | ₹40,46,520 | +₹1,79,360 (+4.6%) |
| Studio accommodation | ₹42,42,040 | ₹44,45,000 | +₹2,02,960 (+4.8%) |
Both columns are grand totals on the same basis, which is the only way this comparison means anything. Two figures should never be placed side by side unless you know whether each one includes GST. It is also history, not a forecast: a 4.6% rise between two published cycles is not a rate you can project onto 2028-29.
Three things people get wrong about the ISB fee
“What are the ISB Hyderabad MBA fees for 2 years?” There is no two-year fee, because there is no two-year programme. The flagship PGP runs for 12 months and ₹40,46,520 is the whole of it. Doubling it to about ₹81 lakh prices a course ISB does not offer.
“What are the ISB Hyderabad BBA fees?” ISB has no BBA and no undergraduate programme of any kind — its programme list is postgraduate, executive and doctoral only. The flagship PGP additionally requires at least 24 months of full-time work experience, so there is no undergraduate ISB fee to quote. If you are still in school or college, ISB is not an option you can apply to yet; the nearest route is PGP YL, which you apply to in your final year and join after working.
“The fee is coming down.” It is not. That reading comes from putting ₹34,48,000 next to ₹38,67,160 without noticing that the first excludes GST and the second includes it.
Looking for the ISB Hyderabad fee structure by year?
The ISB PGP fees set out above are the 2027-28 ones, which is the cycle you would actually join. Older sheets — 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 — belong to closed cycles and ISB no longer publishes them, so an old year’s number tells you nothing about what you will pay: across the two cycles ISB publishes, the fee rose 4.6%. The two live documents are the 2027-28 sheet used for every figure above and the 2026-27 sheet used for the comparison, both linked at the end of this section.
Paying late, and losing a waiver
Two clauses in the fee sheet cost real money and are easy to miss. ISB will accept a late payment between 14 March and 12 April 2027 with a late fee of ₹10,000 plus taxes, and it is at ISB’s discretion. Separately, a tuition fee waiver you have been awarded stands withdrawn if you leave the programme before graduating or face disciplinary action — so a scholarship is not money in hand until you graduate. Taxes are charged at whatever rate applies on the day you pay, so the GST lines above can move if the rate does.
Official source: ISB, PGP Fee Structure For 2027-28 (prodcd.isb.edu/media/0k1epmko), captured 8 September 2026 — every row above is reproduced from it, and its printed grand totals add up line by line.
Official source: ISB, PGP Fee Structure for 2026-27, captured 8 September 2026, for the comparison row. The ₹34,48,000 + GST headline — the same ₹40,46,520, quoted before tax — is from ISB’s PGP Fees and Scholarships page, same capture date.
ISB Hostel and Residential Accommodation
In one line: You cannot move off campus to save money — the PGP is residential, and accommodation sits inside the fee: ₹2,34,000 for shared housing or ₹5,36,000 for a studio in 2027-28.
Read “shared” and “studio” literally: they produce different grand totals. Residential means residential — the fee structure offers shared or studio, not an opt-out; do not subtract the accommodation line to build a cheaper total. Meals, insurance at actuals and personal spending should be budgeted separately.
Official source: ISB, PGP Fee Structure For 2027-28, captured 8 September 2026. Choosing a studio adds ₹3,02,000 of room charge and ₹96,480 of GST, because studio accommodation is taxed and shared accommodation is exempt — ₹3,98,480 in all.
ISB Placements: Official Class of 2025 Facts
In one line: If you came for the ISB average package, there is none to give you — the official report used here states no average, median, highest or lowest salary. What it does report is 364 registered companies and 1,164 offers.
| Registered companies | 364 |
|---|---|
| Offers | 1,164 |
| Students changing industry | 63% |
| Students changing function | 59% |
| Average / median CTC | Not listed in the official Class of 2025 report |
| Placement guarantee | No; ISB’s FAQ says placement is not guaranteed |
How to read this: offer count is not the same as placed-student count, and career shifts are not salary metrics. Read “registered” literally too: 364 is the count of companies that registered to recruit — the report does not say how many finally extended offers. And do not divide the 1,164 offers by the 839-student figure elsewhere on this page: the offers belong to the Class of 2025, an earlier cohort; 839 is the Class of 2027 — a ratio built from those two numbers mixes classes and means nothing. Comparing an unsourced salary estimate with another school’s audited median would not be like-for-like.
Official sources: ISB Placement Report, Class of 2025 and Hire from ISB.
ISB Hyderabad GMAT/GRE Cutoff 2027-28: Score Rules and Class Range
In one line: There is no ISB Hyderabad cutoff to clear — no minimum GMAT or GRE score, no test preference, and only test-centre scores are accepted.
- Scores must be no more than five years old on the application deadline.
- Official reporting codes: GMAT N2D-J5-01; GRE 7010 or 7892.
- The official FAQ currently shows GMAT 530-780 and GRE 319-330 as class ranges. That is the spread of scores inside a class, not a bar you have to clear.
People searching for an ISB cutoff are usually expecting a number of the kind CAT-based schools publish. ISB does not work that way: there is no score that admits you and no score that rules you out on its own.
Worked example: a GMAT score inside a past class range does not guarantee an interview, while a score below an online “expected cutoff” is not an automatic rejection. ISB evaluates the full application.
Is there an ISB acceptance rate?
ISB does not publish one, and neither will we. The percentages circulating online — 20%, 22%, 25% — are not traceable to any ISB document, so quoting one would be inventing precision. What ISB does publish is the class it admitted: 839 students for the Class of 2027, and the GMAT and GRE spreads above. Selectivity is real, but the only honest way to read it is the profile of people who got in, not a ratio nobody has verified.
Does ISB have reservation or a management quota?
No, on both counts. ISB is a private, not-for-profit school, not a government college, so the SC/ST/OBC/EWS reservation framework that governs public institutions does not apply here, and ISB publishes no category-based quota of its own. There is also no management seat, no donation route and no direct admission: everyone goes through the same online application with a test-centre GMAT or GRE score. If somebody offers you an assured ISB seat for a fee, they are not describing anything ISB publishes.
Official source: ISB PGP eligibility and requirements, and ISB’s published PGP admission material, captured 8 September 2026. Neither an acceptance rate nor any reservation or quota appears in them.
ISB Batch Size and Class Profile
In one line: The PGP Class of 2027 has 839 students, and they are not all in Hyderabad — 424 are at Hyderabad and 415 at Mohali.
| Total students | 839 |
|---|---|
| Hyderabad | 424 |
| Mohali | 415 |
| Average age | 26 years |
| Work-ex range | 2-18 years |
| Women | More than 45% |
| Scholarship recipients | Approximately 13%; more than ₹12 crore awarded |
Official source: ISB welcomes 839 students to PGP Class of 2027.
ISB PGP Eligibility Criteria
In one line: You need a bachelor’s degree, at least 24 months of full-time work experience and a valid test-centre GMAT or GRE score; ISB lists no minimum percentage or CGPA.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any discipline.
- Minimum 24 months of full-time work experience by March 31 before enrolment.
- GMAT or GRE score within the official five-year validity window.
- Two mandatory 400-word essays; one optional 250-word essay.
- No minimum graduation percentage: ISB’s own criteria page states there is “no minimum percentage or CGPA requirement” — though admitted candidates typically show strong academics (captured 28 August 2026).
Official source: ISB PGP eligibility and requirements page.
Documents and Application Information
In one line: ISB asks for academic records, a test-centre GMAT/GRE score, employment proof, two 400-word essays and recommender details — but the live checklist inside the application is the final word on what you upload.
- Academic transcripts and degree details
- GMAT or GRE score details
- Employment history and supporting proof when requested
- Government identity and contact details
- Two mandatory essays and optional essay, if used
- Recommender information and any documents requested during verification
ISB Admission 2027 Process and Class of 2028 Dates
In one line: Applications are open. The three official deadlines are 20 September 2026, 6 December 2026 and 17 January 2027 — miss one of the first two and your application rolls into the next round; 17 January 2027 is the last one for the Class of 2028.
| Round | Application deadline | Status note |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 20 September 2026 | Applications submitted later roll into Round 2 consideration |
| Round 2 | 6 December 2026 | Applications submitted later roll into Round 3 consideration |
| Round 3 | 17 January 2027 | Final published deadline for the Class of 2028 |
- Confirm you are applying to the flagship PGP — not PGP YL, PRO, MAX or MFAB (see the programme table above).
- Submit the online application with GMAT/GRE, work history, essays and recommender details.
- ISB reviews the complete profile; there is no score-only shortlist rule published.
- Shortlisted applicants attend an interview.
- Selected candidates confirm the seat by paying the admission fee — ₹3,54,000 on the 2026-27 structure — by the date in the offer letter.
Official source: ISB PGP Class of 2028 application deadlines.
ISB ROI: What Can Be Calculated Honestly?
In one line: Nobody can honestly give you an ISB payback period, us included — the Class of 2025 report publishes no salary figure. Only the cost side is knowable: the official fee, living expenses and one year of foregone salary.
Use three inputs: total cash cost, income forgone during the 12-month residential programme, and the salary change actually achieved after graduation. The Class of 2025 report does not publish average or median salary, so this page does not manufacture a 14-month or 18-month payback claim. For the borrowing side, see our education loan guide.
ISB vs Two-Year MBA: A Fair Comparison
In one line: If you have not worked yet, this one decides itself: the ISB PGP needs at least 24 months of work experience and runs for 12 months, while many Indian MBA programmes are two-year routes open to fresh graduates.
| Question | ISB flagship PGP | Typical two-year MBA/PGDM |
|---|---|---|
| Work experience | At least 24 months | Often not mandatory |
| Test route | GMAT/GRE | Often CAT/XAT or institute-specific |
| Duration | 12 months | About 24 months |
| Internship | No summer internship; ELP projects | Summer internship usually included |
| Cost comparison | ₹40,46,520 covers your room but NOT meals — add ISB’s ₹2,25,000 indicative expenses for a like-for-like comparison | Check whether hostel and mess are included |
Official Sources
- PGP programme page
- PGP 2027-28 fee structure PDF — the current one
- PGP Fees and Scholarships page
- PGP 2026-27 fee structure PDF — superseded, kept for the comparison
- Eligibility and requirements
- Official PGP FAQ
- Placement Report, Class of 2025
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ISB Hyderabad average package?
ISB does not publish one. Its official Class of 2025 placement report reports 364 registered companies, 1,164 offers, and career-shift percentages — but no average, median or highest package. Any “ISB average package” figure you see quoted on an aggregator is not from that report, so treat it as unverified; this page does not print one either. The honest comparison is offers and recruiter count against another school’s audited report of the same year.
Is ISB Hyderabad PGP an MBA degree?
No — ISB’s flagship is officially the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP), not an MBA degree. It is a 12-month, full-time residential management programme. If you are searching for the “ISB MBA”, the PGP is the programme you mean — ISB simply does not use the MBA label for it.
What is the ISB Hyderabad PGP fee for 2027-28?
₹40,46,520 with shared accommodation and ₹44,45,000 with a studio, paid in a single instalment. Both totals already contain 18% GST and the ₹20,000 refundable security deposit, and both come from ISB’s official 2027-28 fee sheet. The ₹34,48,000 figure quoted on ISB’s fees page is the same fee before tax: add ₹5,78,520 of GST and the ₹20,000 deposit and you get ₹40,46,520. For the record, 2026-27 was ₹38,67,160 shared and ₹42,42,040 studio, so the fee rose 4.6%.
What are the ISB Hyderabad MBA fees for 2 years?
There is no two-year fee at ISB. The flagship PGP is a single 12-month, full-time residential programme, so ₹40,46,520 with shared accommodation is the entire tuition-and-residence cost, not an annual instalment. Doubling it to roughly ₹81 lakh would price a two-year course ISB does not run.
What are the ISB Hyderabad BBA fees?
ISB does not offer a BBA, so there is no fee to quote. Its programme list is entirely postgraduate, executive and doctoral — the PGP, PGP YL, PGP MAX, PGP PRO, PGP MFAB, the Advanced Management Programmes and the Fellow Programmes. There is no undergraduate degree of any kind. The flagship PGP also requires at least 24 months of full-time work experience, so it is not a route open to school leavers; if you are in your final undergraduate year, the programme to look at is PGP YL, which you apply to now and join after working.
Does ISB accept CAT for the flagship PGP?
No. The flagship PGP accepts a valid test-centre GMAT or GRE score. CAT is accepted for the separate PGP YL programme, not for the flagship PGP covered on this page.
What is the GMAT or GRE cutoff for ISB Hyderabad?
ISB states that there is no minimum GMAT or GRE score and no preference between the two tests. Its official FAQ currently reports a GMAT range of 530-780 and a GRE range of 319-330 for the current class; these are class ranges, not cutoffs.
How much work experience is required for ISB PGP?
You need at least 24 months of full-time work experience before enrolment, counted as of March 31 of the joining year. Below 24 months, the flagship PGP is not open to you — look at the separate 20-month PGP YL route instead.
How many seats are there in ISB PGP?
ISB welcomed 839 students to the PGP Class of 2027: 424 at Hyderabad and 415 at Mohali. This is the actual admitted cohort, not a promise that the next class will have the same intake.
What are ISB Hyderabad placements for 2025?
ISB’s official Class of 2025 placement report records 364 registered companies and 1,164 offers. It also reports that 63% of students changed industry and 59% changed function. The report does not publish an average or median salary, so this page does not invent one.
Extended FAQs — ISB Hyderabad 2027
In one line: the questions people actually ask us after they have read the basics — answered from the same official documents.
Does ISB guarantee placement?
No. ISB’s official FAQ says placements are not guaranteed. The Career Advancement Services team runs the process, but whether you get an offer depends on the market, your profile and recruiter decisions.
Is hostel accommodation included in the ISB fee?
Yes — accommodation is a line inside the published fee, not something you arrange and pay for separately, and the programme is residential so you cannot opt out to save money. For 2027-28 the accommodation component is ₹2,34,000 for shared housing and ₹5,36,000 for a studio. Shared accommodation is exempt from GST and a studio is not, so choosing a studio costs ₹3,02,000 more in room charge plus ₹96,480 more in tax.
What documents are needed for the ISB PGP application?
Prepare academic records, GMAT or GRE score details, employment history and proof, identity details, essays and recommender information. ISB may ask for more during verification, so treat the live checklist inside the application as the final word.
How many essays does the ISB application require?
Two mandatory essays of 400 words each, plus one optional essay of 250 words — that is what the official eligibility page lists.
Are online GMAT or GRE scores accepted by ISB?
No. ISB states that only test-centre GMAT or GRE scores are accepted for the flagship PGP.
What are the ISB GMAT and GRE reporting codes?
The official codes are N2D-J5-01 for GMAT and 7010 or 7892 for GRE.
Does ISB offer scholarships?
Yes. For the PGP Class of 2027, ISB reported scholarships worth more than ₹12 crore for approximately 13% of the cohort — an aggregate across varying award sizes, so dividing the total by the recipient count does not predict what any one admit receives. ISB’s fees page (captured 28 August 2026) goes further: about 25% of PGP students receive financial support annually, with merit, diversity and need-cum-merit scholarships ranging from 25% to 100% of tuition. Awards and eligibility can change by class.
Does the one-year ISB PGP have a summer internship?
No. ISB’s official FAQ explains that the one-year programme has no summer internship. Students may instead work on Experiential Learning Programme projects.
Why do ISB fees appear as both ₹34,48,000 and ₹40,46,520?
Because one is quoted before tax and the other after. ISB’s fees page leads with ₹34,48,000 + GST; its official 2027-28 fee sheet prints the finished grand total of ₹40,46,520 for shared accommodation. ₹34,48,000 + ₹5,78,520 GST + the ₹20,000 refundable deposit is exactly ₹40,46,520. Pay attention to which one you are budgeting against: the gap is ₹5,98,520. ISB’s sentence also says the ₹34,48,000 covers admission, commitment and tuition, but the ₹2,34,000 shared-accommodation charge is inside it too.
Does ISB have management quota or direct admission?
No — every PGP applicant applies through the online application with a test-centre GMAT or GRE score; ISB publishes no management-quota, donation or direct-admission route. Anyone selling an “assured ISB seat” is not describing ISB’s published process.
Is ISB a government or private institute?
Private — ISB is an independent, not-for-profit business school, not a government college. Its flagship PGP is a one-year, full-time residential programme.
Does ISB have caste-based reservation?
No. ISB is a private, not-for-profit school rather than a government college, so the SC/ST/OBC/EWS framework that applies to public institutions does not apply to it, and ISB publishes no category-based quota of its own. Its stated criteria are the application, a test-centre GMAT or GRE score, academics and work experience (captured 8 September 2026).
What is the ISB acceptance rate?
ISB does not publish one. The figures you will find quoted online are not traceable to any ISB document, so this page does not repeat them. The official signal of selectivity is the admitted class itself: 839 students in the Class of 2027, with GMAT scores spanning 530-780 and GRE 319-330.
What happens to an ISB scholarship if I leave before graduating?
You lose it. ISB’s 2027-28 fee sheet states that a tuition fee waiver stands withdrawn if the student withdraws from the programme before graduation, or in the case of disciplinary action under ISB’s rules. Treat an award as conditional on finishing, not as money already banked.
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