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Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM) is a private B-school in Dwarka, New Delhi, set up in 1995. It offers a two-year, full-time PGDM in four specialisations, plus a doctoral FPM for those pursuing a research career.
Establishment & Founding
LBSIM was established in 1995. It has 85+ faculty members and more than 7,000 alumni.
Location
The LBSIM campus is located in Dwarka, New Delhi.
- •It is a compact, metro-connected city campus, with separate boys' and girls' hostels within about 3 km and a shuttle to the nearest metro station.
Institute Type
LBSIM is a private, autonomous management institute. Since an autonomous institute designs its own curriculum, it can add new tracks as industry needs change.
Recognition & Accreditation
The LBSIM PGDM is approved by AICTE and accredited by NBA, and the institute carries global accreditation from AACSB. LBSIM is ranked in the 101–125 band in the NIRF 2025 Management ranking.
Key Highlights
- •Established in 1995 in Dwarka, New Delhi
- •AICTE-approved, NBA-accredited PGDM with AACSB global accreditation
- •Four PGDM tracks: General, Financial Management, Research & Business Analytics, AI & Data Science — all at the same fee
- •Total PGDM fee ₹17.25 lakh (general seat) / ₹22.90 lakh (corporate-sponsored seat)
- •100% placement reported, highest package ₹24 LPA and average ₹12.32 LPA (2024-26 batch)
- •Bloomberg lab, 100-terminal analytics lab and an NSE-certified capital market course
- •No management quota and no direct admission
LBSIM focuses entirely on postgraduate management education, so there are no undergraduate courses.
UG Courses at LBSIM
LBSIM does not offer undergraduate courses.
PG Courses at LBSIM
- •PGDM (General) — 2 years, about 180 seats
- •PGDM Financial Management — 2 years, 60 seats
- •PGDM Research & Business Analytics — 2 years, 60 seats
- •PGDM AI & Data Science — 2 years, 30–60 seats (confirm final intake)
FPM & Other Programmes
The Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) is the doctoral option with 10 seats. It requires a master's degree with at least 60% marks and a valid CAT, GMAT, GRE, UGC-NET/JRF or GATE score, or LBSIM's in-house test.
Most Popular Courses
PGDM General is the flagship and most competitive track, with a CAT closing percentile of 85 in 2025. PGDM Financial Management was ranked 11th in PGDM Financial Management by the Economic Times (2024).
The total tuition fee for the PGDM is ₹17,25,000 on the general seat and ₹22,90,000 on the corporate-sponsored seat, paid in four semester-wise instalments. The fee is the same across all four specialisations.
Course-wise Fee Overview
- •PGDM (all 4 specialisations): ₹17.25 L (general) / ₹22.90 L (corporate sponsored)
- •FPM: ₹2 L (non-working scholar), ₹4.40 L (working scholar), ₹1.36 L (LBSIM alumnus, working scholar)
Tuition Fee
- •1st semester: ₹4,95,000 (general) / ₹6,10,000 (corporate)
- •2nd semester: ₹4,10,000 / ₹5,60,000
- •3rd semester: ₹4,10,000 / ₹5,60,000
- •4th semester: ₹4,10,000 / ₹5,60,000
Hostel & Other Charges
Hostel is billed separately: ₹2,40,000 at admission for 2027-28 and ₹2,00,000 by 1 November 2027 for 2028-29 (₹4.4 lakh in total), plus a refundable ₹10,000 security deposit. Other general-seat charges include a management fee of ₹50,000, exam fee of ₹15,000, alumni fee of ₹15,000 and an experiential immersion programme of about ₹25,000–28,000.
Approximate Total Cost
An outstation student on the general seat can expect to pay about ₹22.7 lakh over two years, while a day scholar would pay roughly ₹18.3 lakh. This excludes the refundable deposit, mess charges, books, travel and personal expenses.
Admission Process
Admission is through a valid CAT, XAT or GMAT score, followed by an extempore round and a personal interview at the Dwarka campus. There is no management quota and no direct admission.
Eligibility Criteria
- •PGDM: bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks, plus a valid CAT, XAT or GMAT score
- •Final-year students can apply if they finish their degree by July 2027
- •Work experience is not compulsory — freshers and candidates with up to three years of experience can apply
- •FPM: master's degree with at least 60% marks, plus one of the accepted exams
Application Process
Register on the official LBSIM form portal, fill in your details and exam score, upload documents and pay the application fee (₹1,500 until 15 November 2026, ₹2,200 after). The form closes on 20 December 2026.
Entrance Exams & Selection Criteria
PGDM accepts CAT, XAT and GMAT. Your exam score carries 60% weightage, and academics, work experience, the extempore round and the personal interview carry the other 40%. LBSIM looks at your overall score, not sectional scores.
Important Dates
CAT 2026 is on 29 November 2026 and XAT 2027 on 3 January 2027. Shortlisting runs January–February 2027, interviews February–March 2027, results March–April 2027, and classes begin in June 2027 (tentative).
LBSIM does not release a fixed cutoff list before the exam. It considers your overall percentile, and the closing percentile changes every year.
Course-wise Cutoff (Indicative)
- •PGDM General: 85 CAT percentile (2025)
- •PGDM Financial Management: 80
- •PGDM Research & Business Analytics: 75
- •PGDM AI & Data Science: 70
Entrance-Based Requirements
XAT closing percentile is around 80 across specialisations, and for GMAT you should aim for 600+. There is no sectional cutoff.
Previous-Year Trends
General Management has crept up from 80 to 85, while Research & Business Analytics and AI & Data Science eased down from 80 as the newer tracks were added.
NIRF Ranking
LBSIM falls in the 101–125 band in the NIRF Management ranking for 2024 and 2025.
Accreditation
The PGDM is AICTE-approved and NBA-accredited, and LBSIM holds global accreditation from AACSB.
Other Credible Rankings
- •Outlook 2026: 14 of 200
- •IIRF 2026: 18 of 120
- •Times of India 2026: 6 of 100
- •India Today (2025-26 edition): 38 of 270
- •The Week 2024: 25 of 235
- •Collegedunia 2026: 69 of 350
The LBSIM placement 2026 closed with a highest package of ₹24 LPA and an average of ₹12.32 LPA for the PGDM 2024-26 batch.
Highest Package
₹24 LPA in the 2026 placement drive, up from ₹20 LPA in 2025 and ₹16.67 LPA in 2024.
Average Package
₹12.32 LPA for the 2024-26 batch, with a median of ₹12.10 LPA (NIRF, AY 2024-25).
Top Recruiters
Deloitte, KPMG, EY, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Accenture, ICICI Bank, Morgan Stanley and Asian Paints, among 85 recruiters (27 new in 2026).
Placement Rate
The institute reports 100% placement; NIRF data for 2024-25 shows 94.68% (338 of 363 graduates placed). 38 pre-placement offers were made in 2026.
Merit-cum-Means Scholarship
LBSIM offers a ₹1,00,000 merit-cum-means scholarship for meritorious students from economically weaker sections, open to General and EWS candidates.
Named Scholarships
Three named scholarships of ₹50,000 each — Smt. Lalita Shastri, Manuj Chopra and Tessy Thomas — reward leadership, social responsibility and entrepreneurship alongside strong academics.
Eligibility
Scholarships go to PGDM students already enrolled in the first or second year, based on academic record and financial need. A committee of faculty and administrative staff makes the selection.
Scholarship Amount / Percentage
The largest scholarship is ₹1,00,000, roughly 6% of the ₹17.25 lakh PGDM fee. No 100% tuition waiver is offered.
Campus
LBSIM runs a compact, city-based campus in Dwarka built around its management programmes, with hostels within about 3 km.
- •Established: 1995
- •Location: Dwarka, New Delhi
- •Campus type: Compact urban campus, with hostels within 3 km
- •Classrooms: Air-conditioned, with multimedia and AV tools
- •Labs: Bloomberg lab (13 terminals), analytics lab (100 terminals)
- •Auditorium: 330 seats
- •Library: About 47,000 to 50,000 documents
- •Cafeteria hours: 8 am to 8 pm, all days
Classrooms
Classrooms and lecture halls are air-conditioned, with multimedia projectors, audio-video systems, laptops, and internet and intranet access.
Labs
The Bloomberg lab has 13 live trading terminals with Bloomberg certification support, and the analytics lab has about 100 terminals with IBM SPSS, SAS Enterprise and Power BI.
Library
The two-floor library holds roughly 47,000 to 50,000 documents focused on management and IT, along with leading online databases.
Sports
A table tennis room, a badminton court and a gym; larger sports events are held at the DDA sports complex in Dwarka.
Hostels
Separate AC twin-sharing hostels for boys and girls within about 3 km of the campus, with meals, a shuttle bus, CCTV and power backup.
Other Facilities
A 330-seat auditorium, an amphitheatre, a medical room with ambulance support, campus-wide Wi-Fi (around 30 access points), a cafeteria and juice corner, and a computer centre and server room.
What Students Say About the Campus
Student reviews on Careers360 give College Infrastructure 3.3 out of 5, Campus Life 3.8 and an overall rating of 3.9. Students call the campus compact yet functional, with modern classrooms and a useful library, but note that the cafeteria and lounge get crowded at peak hours.
Faculty Overview
LBSIM has 85+ faculty members teaching across its PGDM tracks and the FPM.
Programmes / Tracks
- •PGDM (General)
- •PGDM Financial Management
- •PGDM Research & Business Analytics
- •PGDM AI & Data Science
- •Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)
Faculty Support
The Corporate Relations Cell (CRC) adds workshops, seminars, mock interviews and aptitude tests alongside classroom teaching.
Important Faculty Members
The sources reviewed do not name individual faculty members, so check the faculty profiles on the official LBSIM website.
Frequently Asked Questions — LBSIM Delhi
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management is a private B-school in Dwarka, New Delhi, set up in 1995. Its PGDM is AICTE-approved, NBA-accredited and carries AACSB global accreditation.
Apply with a valid CAT, XAT or GMAT score, then clear an extempore round and a personal interview. The exam score carries 60% weightage and the rest carries 40%. There is no management quota.
For the 2024-26 batch, the highest package was ₹24 LPA and the average ₹12.32 LPA, with 85 recruiters and 38 PPOs. The institute reports 100% placement; NIRF 2024-25 shows 94.68%.
₹17.25 lakh on the general seat and ₹22.90 lakh on the corporate-sponsored seat, with hostel adding about ₹4.4 lakh over two years.
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