Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore to take in more students in '05
This could be good news for aspiring students wanting to get into the Indian Institute of Management (IIM).

More students are expected to get admission in the coveted IIMs this year as IIM Bangalore has decided to increase its intake this year.

The institute, which has a current capacity of around 185-190 students will increase its total seat strength to around 250 from the session starting 2005 onwards.

The move could impact the total intake of other IIMs as well. The rise of around 60-65 seats this year has been the result of the addition of a new section of around 65 seats to the existing infrastructure.

IIM-Bangalore has been keeping its intake lower than the other top three IIMs—IIM-Ahmedabad, IIM Lucknow and IIM Kolkata. While IIM Ahmedabad has 250 seats in PGP in management, IIM-Lucknow has 240 seats. IIM-Kolkata on the other hand offers a total of 250 seats.

The two other IIMs at Kozhikode and Indore have 120 seats each.