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Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Pune was set up in 1978 and was the first college started under the Symbiosis Society. SIBM Pune moved from its Senapati Bapat Road site to the Lavale hill campus in 2007. Prof. (Dr.) Shrirang Altekar is the Director, in the role since October 2023. The SIBM Pune alumni network crosses 8,500 people, as per the institute's 2025 summer placement report.
The video below is the institute's own film, "Beyond the Classroom", from the SIBM Pune YouTube channel, October 2026.
Beyond the Classroom: An MBA Experience Built for the Business World, from the SIBM Pune YouTube channel, October 2026
SIBM Pune suits you if you want FMCG, IT, finance or consulting roles and you can fund a high fee. Pick the tab that matches you.
Choose SIBM Pune if you want marketing, IT, BFSI or FMCG roles. About 41% of the 2024-26 batch had no work experience, so freshers are well represented.
Check twice if finance is your goal. The average CTC was Rs 25.73 lakh in Finance, against Rs 29.48 lakh in Marketing.
No, SIBM Pune is a private institute. It belongs to a deemed university and publishes its own fee circular each year. SIBM Pune charges no donation or capitation fee, as the university states in its SNAP bulletin.
The SIBM Pune MBA is a degree. SIBM Pune is a constituent of a deemed university, so the university awards the Master of Business Administration.
No official body gives colleges a tier, so the label is informal. SIBM Pune ranks 11th in NIRF 2025 Management, and its 2024-26 median package was Rs 27.00 lakh. Compare scores and pay, not labels.
SIBM Pune stands for Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune. It is a constituent of Symbiosis International (Deemed University).
The SIBM Pune highlights are an NIRF rank of 11th, a median package of Rs 27.00 lakh and a year-1 fee of Rs 16,26,900. The figures below come from the institute's own pages and reports, and each shows its batch or year.
1978
SIBM Pune Founded
First college under the Symbiosis Society
11th
NIRF Management Rank
NIRF 2025, score 67.90
Rs 27.00 lakh
Median CTC
Batch 2024-26
Rs 16,26,900
MBA Fee, Year 1
Batch 2026-28
44.87 acres
Lavale Campus
Since 2007
SNAP 2026
Entrance Exam
For the 2027-29 batch
| Field | SIBM Pune detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Pune |
| Type | Private constituent of Symbiosis International (Deemed University) |
| Location | Lavale, Tal Mulshi, Pune 412115, Maharashtra |
| Full-time courses | MBA, MBA (Innovation and Entrepreneurship), MBA (HRM-IAIA) |
| Selection | SNAP score, then group exercise and interview |
| Accreditation | NAAC A++ (university), NBA-accredited programmes |
Yes, but the grade belongs to the university. Symbiosis International holds NAAC A++ from 2022, with a CGPA of 3.56 on a 4-point scale, as per the SIU accreditation page. SIBM Pune is also listed there among the NBA-accredited programmes, and its about page adds that it is a member of the EFMD network.
The official SIBM Pune website is sibm.edu. It carries the fee circular, the placement reports, the admission calendar and the ranking page.
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| College name | Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Pune |
| Established since | 1978 |
| Ownership / institution type | Private college |
| Fee range | ₹6.9 L – ₹26.2 L |
| Hostel facility available | Yes |
| Accepted entrance exams | CAT, GATE, GMAT All 5CATCommon Admission TestGATEGraduate Aptitude Test in EngineeringGMATGraduate Management Admission TestGREGraduate Record ExaminationXATXavier Aptitude Test |
| Total courses | 8 across 1 programme |
| Accreditation | NBA, NAAC A++, AACSB |
| Campus size | 300 |
| Official website | www.sibm.edu |
| College address | Symbiosis Knowledge Village, Gram Lavale, Taluka Mulshi, Pune, Maharashtra 412115, Pune, Maharashtra, 412115 |
| Locate on map | Location |
SIBM Pune courses are all postgraduate, and SIBM Pune offers no undergraduate course. The SIBM Pune courses list has three full-time MBA programmes and one weekend MBA. SNAP 2026 lists the three full-time programmes for the 2027-29 batch. The SIBM Pune fees structure below shows the latest published year-1 fee.
| SIBM Pune course | Seats | Year-1 fee, 2026-28 batch |
|---|---|---|
| MBA | 240 | Rs 16,26,900 |
| MBA (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) | 60 | Rs 12,76,900 |
| MBA (HRM-IAIA), from 2027-28 | 30 | Not published |
| MBA (Executive), weekends | 60 | Ask the office |
No SIBM Pune Fee for Batch 2027-29 Yet
SIBM Pune has published no fee for the 2027-29 batch and none for the HRM-IAIA MBA. The SIBM Pune fees 2027 figures here are for Batch 2026-28. Year 1 includes hostel and mess, and the two-year MBA total is about Rs 32 lakh before taxes.
The degree courses in SIBM Pune number four. The MBA offers five specialisations: Marketing, Human Resource, Finance, Operations and Supply Chain, and Data Analytics. You choose within 45 days of joining. The MBA (HRM-IAIA) is the newest course and starts in 2027-28.
The SIBM Pune fees for the MBA are Rs 16,26,900 in year 1 for the 2026-28 batch. The academic fee is Rs 13,10,000 a year. Hostel and mess for year 2 are announced later and can rise up to 15%. These SIBM Pune fees details are for Indian students. The SIBM Pune fees structure page lists every instalment date.
Exams Accepted
CAT, GATEExams accepted (5)CATCommon Admission TestGATEGraduate Aptitude Test in EngineeringGMATGraduate Management Admission TestGREGraduate Record ExaminationXATXavier Aptitude Test
Total Fees
₹6.9 L - 26.2 L
SIBM Pune admission 2027 for the 2027-29 batch runs through SNAP 2026, held on 13, 19 and 26 December 2026. The SIBM Pune admission process has two steps. SNAP shortlists you. Then an online group exercise and a personal interview decide your rank. These SIBM Pune admission details start on the SNAP portal.
Step 1
Register for SNAP and SIBM Pune
Register on the SNAP portal by 25 November 2026. Add SIBM Pune for Rs 1,000 before 12 December 2026.
Step 2
Take SNAP 2026
Tests are on 13, 19 and 26 December 2026, and your best score counts.
Step 3
Shortlist and GE-PI
The shortlist is out on 19 January 2027. The online group exercise and interview follow.
Step 4
Merit List and Fee
The first merit list is out on 26 February 2027. The first fee is due by 13 March 2027.
You need a degree from a recognised university with 50% marks, or 45% for SC and ST candidates. These SIBM Pune admission requirements are the same for the MBA, the I&E MBA and the HRM-IAIA MBA. Final-year students can apply, but admission needs the same marks in the qualifying examination.
The SIBM Pune admission criteria give 100 marks, split as shown below. The interview carries more weight than the group exercise, so a strong SNAP score alone does not secure a seat.
50
SNAP Score
Out of 100 merit marks
10
Group Exercise
Online
40
Personal Interview
Online
SIBM Pune placement details for the 2024-26 batch show a median CTC of Rs 27.00 lakh and an average of Rs 28.18 lakh. The report prints no placement percentage, so read the median, not the highest figure.
Rs 27.00 lakh
Median CTC
Batch 2023-25: Rs 26.04 lakh
Rs 28.18 lakh
Average CTC
Batch 2023-25: Rs 28.83 lakh
Rs 74.84 lakh
Highest CTC
Batch 2023-25: Rs 53.58 lakh
110+
Recruiters
Batch 2024-26
Marketing has the highest average CTC among the four specialisations, as the SIBM Pune placement statistics show. The overall average fell slightly from Rs 28.83 lakh to Rs 28.18 lakh, while the median rose. That shows a steady middle and a slightly lower average.
| SIBM Pune specialisation | Average CTC, 2024-26 |
|---|---|
| Marketing | Rs 29.48 lakh |
| Operations | Rs 27.41 lakh |
| Human Resource | Rs 26.09 lakh |
| Finance | Rs 25.73 lakh |
The SIBM Pune highest placement package is Rs 74.84 lakh for the 2024-26 batch. Very few students receive such an offer, so plan around the median.
SIBM Pune earned 132 pre-placement offers in 2024-26, up from 98 in 2023-25. The offers came from internships, live projects and competitions.
SIBM Pune publishes no cutoff percentile before you apply. It prints no SIBM Pune previous year cutoff, no SIBM Pune expected cutoff and no SIBM Pune cutoff marks. The SNAP bulletin says category-wise cutoffs for the merit list and wait list appear on the SIBM Pune website. The SIBM Pune cutoff 2026 shortlist comes on 19 January 2027 at 4:00 PM.
Any Percentile You See Elsewhere Is an Estimate
SIBM Pune shortlists on your overall SNAP percentile and sets the line for each programme. No sectional cutoff is published either. Aim for the best score from your three SNAP attempts, because the higher score counts.
SIBM Pune scholarship information in the university prospectus lists awards for SNAP toppers, semester toppers, IIT graduates and women who top SNAP. The rupee amounts are not printed.
25
SNAP Topper Awards
The scheme named for SIBM Pune
5
IIT Graduate Awards
Symbiosis MBA programmes
73
Students With Full Tuition Reimbursement
NIRF 2025 data sheet, 2023-24
US$2,600
Golden Jubilee Fee a Year
Foreign nationals, batch 2026-28
Yes, but only a small group gets them. The prospectus also lists awards for semester toppers and for female toppers of SNAP and other Symbiosis tests. Ask the admissions office for the amount before you count on any award, and plan for the full fee.
The SIBM Pune ranking in India is 11th in NIRF 2025 Management, with a score of 67.90. The SIBM Pune NIRF ranking 2026 is not published yet, so NIRF 2025 is the latest SIBM Pune ranking 2026 list. SIBM Pune's own ranking page also lists the Business Today-MDRA list of 2026 at 11th.
SIBM Pune ranked 11th in NIRF 2025 Management, up from 13th in 2024 and 17th in 2023. The NIRF Perception score fell from 41.21 to 37.36 in the year.
| NIRF 2025 Management | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| XLRI | 10th | 70.63 |
| SIBM Pune | 11th | 67.90 |
| IIT Kharagpur | 12th | 66.97 |
SIBM Pune accepts SNAP for its full-time MBA programmes. SNAP 2026 is the Symbiosis National Aptitude Test. It has 60 questions in 60 minutes, each wrong answer costs 25% of a mark, and its score is valid only for admission in 2027-28.
| SIBM Pune programme | Entry route |
|---|---|
| MBA, I&E MBA, HRM-IAIA MBA | SNAP 2026, then GE-PI |
| MBA (Executive) | Interview, no SNAP |
The SIBM Pune campus covers 44.87 acres on a hill in Lavale.
The SIBM Pune campus has classrooms, labs, an auditorium, sports grounds and a health centre. The cards show what each one offers.
💻AcademicsLearning Spaces13 classrooms, two computer labs with more than 150 computers, a Marketing Lab and a Bloomberg Lab.🎤600 SeatsAuditorium and Wi-FiA 600-seat auditorium, and Wi-Fi across the campus.⚽On CampusSportsCricket, football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, table tennis and a gym.🏥InsuredHealth CoverThe Symbiosis Centre for Health Care serves the campus, and each SIBM Pune student has a mediclaim and road accident policy.SIBM Pune students stay in three hostel blocks on campus, called New, Old and Annex. Boys and girls have separate blocks with double, triple and four-sharing rooms. The hostel is part of the fee for the residential MBA programmes.
The SIBM Pune location is Lavale, in Mulshi taluka on the western edge of Pune. The cards show each arrival point, as per Google Maps in October 2026. The institute names no SIBM Pune nearest metro station on its website, so the last leg is a cab. The SIBM Pune how to reach guide has every route.
✈️AirportBy AirAbout 28 km from Pune airport. A weekday cab takes 45 minutes to 1 hour 5 minutes at 9:00 AM and up to 1 hour 40 minutes at 6:00 PM.🚆RailwayBy TrainAbout 21 km from Pune railway station and about 18 km from Shivajinagar. Allow 35 to 50 minutes in the morning.🚗RoadBy RoadAbout 22 km from Swargate bus stand and about 13 km from Hinjewadi Phase 1. Both routes run through Sus Lane.SIBM Pune student reviews rest on the Google listing at Lavale and on Reddit threads, read in October 2026. The Reddit threads add SIBM Pune student feedback that centres on one debate: do the placement numbers match what graduates earn?
SIBM Pune is rated 4.4 out of 5 on Google from about 347 ratings, and students praise the faculty, the hostels and the placements, while they flag doubts about the placement figures. SIBM Pune campus reviews on the Google listing are mostly warm. The Reddit view is more mixed. Treat this SIBM Pune college review as opinion, and read it next to the official placement report.
These SIBM Pune student reviews rest on Reddit threads, read through Google, and on Google reviews, read in October 2026.
4.4
Google Rating
From about 347 reviews, checked October 2026
3
Pros Listed
Each backed by student posts
3
Cons Listed
Each backed by student posts
2
Platforms Read
Reddit, Google reviews
What Students Like
💼ProPlacement OutcomesBatch of 2026 graduates say most of them are happy with their placements. What it means for you: the official median of Rs 27.00 lakh supports this.📈ProMarketing and HR StrengthThreads call SIBM Pune a solid choice for marketing and HR. What it means for you: Marketing had the highest average CTC in 2024-26.✅ProFaculty and HostelsGoogle reviewers praise the faculty and the hostels. What it means for you: visit one of the three hostel blocks before you decide.What Students Flag
⚠️Check TwiceDoubts on Placement FiguresSeveral threads ask if the report is inflated, and one reply puts the median lower, with mostly sales and marketing roles. This is unverified. What it means for you: ask for the role-wise split.⚠️Check TwiceNot a Tier 1 EquivalentA top reply in a thread from earlier this year calls SIBM Pune decent but not equal to the top tier. What it means for you: compare NIRF scores and median pay, not labels.⚠️Check TwiceGrowing Batch SizeA thread notes that the batch has grown, and 30 more seats come in 2027-28. What it means for you: ask how offers spread across a larger batch.How to Read These SIBM Pune Pros and Cons
These points come from Reddit threads, seen through Google, and Google reviews, read in October 2026. They are personal opinions of individual students. Fees, placements and rankings on this page come from SIBM Pune's own data.
SIBM Pune is worth joining if you want marketing, IT or FMCG roles and can fund about Rs 32 lakh. The 2024-26 median pay was Rs 27.00 lakh a year, so plan the loan around the median.
The SIBM Pune student experience is residential, on the Lavale campus. The institute lists 10 student council teams that run events and competitions.
19 January 2027
SIBM Pune GE-PI Shortlist
The shortlist is announced at 4:00 PM on the SIBM Pune website.
12 January 2027
SNAP 2026 Result
The score card is available till 12 February 2027.
13, 19 and 26 December 2026
SNAP 2026 Tests
You can take up to three tests, and your best score counts. SIBM Pune registration closes on 12 December 2026.
25 November 2026
SNAP Registration and Payment Close
Register on snaptest.org and pay for each test.
7 October 2026
Ranked 11th in Business Today-MDRA
SIBM Pune announced its 11th place in the Business Today-MDRA Best B-Schools list for 2026-27. Its ranking page shows the same.
7 October 2026
SNAP 2026 Applications Open
Register for SNAP first, then add SIBM Pune on the same portal.
27 June 2026
Revised Merit List for the I&E MBA
The SIBM Pune website carried a revised merit list for the MBA (I&E) on this date.
1 January 2026
Summer Internship Recruitment Programme Completed
SIBM Pune announced the successful completion of its summer internship recruitment programme (SIRP).
What students have access to on campus.
Answers to what readers ask most often.
Prof. (Dr.) Shrirang Altekar has been the Director of SIBM Pune since October 2023. He is an alumnus of the institute and earlier founded and headed SCMS Noida and SIBM Nagpur. Data Sources: SIBM Pune leadership page and CRP 2025 Director's note.
No, they are separate institutes of the same university. You register for each one and pay its programme fee separately, and each runs its own merit list. Data Sources: SNAP 2026 Bulletin.
SIBM Pune had 599 students in its two-year programmes in 2023-24, of whom 207 were women and 71 came from outside India. Data Sources: SIBM Pune NIRF 2025 data submission.
Yes. The full-time MBA needs no work experience, and in the 2024-26 batch 41% were freshers. The average work experience was 16.45 months. Engineering and science graduates made up 52% of the batch. Data Sources: SIBM Pune Campus Recruitment Programme 2025 report.
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