Each degree will offer an optional minor in a related field other than business, along with the aim of offering students a balanced education in addition to the National Education Policy. In September 2025, the first batch of admissions will open. The first batch will have 80 students (40 for each discipline) and the institute is hoping for the total admission to grow to 640 students by 2031, as infrastructure at the new location increases. The first batch will be handled by a committed teaching team of 15 individuals, including fresh recruits and existing IIMB faculty members.

The new courses reflect an important addition to IIMB's activity which has thus far specialised in postgraduate, doctoral and executive education.

IIMB Director Professor Rishikesha T. Krishnan said that the undergraduate initiative stems from an interest in building early-stage academic potential and preparing students to think critically and ethically in a perpetually changing world. Our vision is to develop critical thinkers and problem solvers who can drive constructive change he explained. In order to realise this vision, we feel it is critical to reach young learners early familiarise them with the nuances of new and unfamiliar markets, and teach them analytical, contextual and ethical insights.

The idea of introducing undergraduate programs at IIMB was initially floated over a decade ago, and it was subsequently added to the institute's Institutions of Eminence proposal. The programs are framed with an interdisciplinary strategy including economics, data science, communication, ethics and philosophy, with a focus on applied learning. As per NEP guidelines the course comprises two internship periods, an international exchange semester and a three-year exit option with a degree.

The requirements for eligibility are 60% in maths in Class XII and a cumulative score of 60% or above in Class X. Admission would be via a national-level entrance test and a personal interview.

The fee for undergraduate courses for a year is ₹8.5 lakh. But IIMB has committed that no deserving student shall be denied admission due to financial reasons. Aid to the tune of 20% in total has already been accounted for and every deserving candidate will get a chance to avail finance Prof. Krishnan clarified.

Professor PD Jose, who had managed the Jigani campus construction said the programs were aimed at offering intense multidisciplinary training that mixed technical proficiency with a liberal arts foundation. He elaborated that there was an immediate need for empathic, sensitive and highly competent leaders. He added that such issues required a collaborative, innovative and data-driven solution.

As per Professor Mukta Kulkarni, Dean of Programmes, the curriculum would comprise systematic placement assistance. She said it was a management school degree and that they were addressing it at the level of practice and application. She also suggested that students would be exposed to internships, global contacts and curricular aspects targeted to market requirements and be able to change as those needs evolved.

The undergraduate course was a significant milestone for the institute, according to Professor Sourav Mukherji Dean of Alumni Relations and Development. He explained that they had always worked with mature students and that undergraduate education would compel them to change their approach. He pointed out that graduates in IIMB's global network of about 30,000 members were actively engaged with the initiative.

The institute is also creating programmes in behavioural sciences and sustainability, which would be introduced in the next years as a part of the same undergraduate environment.