Key Information about Top IIMs in India: Ranking, Courses, Fees & Seat Intake 

Here’s exclusive details about the 20 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in India, including IIM rankings, courses offered, fees, admission and seats available. 

Are you eyeing an MBA from the top institutes in India? Then one of the 20 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) is the place to be as their management programmes are outstanding.

IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta were the first IIMs to be established, in the year 1961. This was followed by IIM Bangalore, established 12 years later in 1973. All the IIMs are mentioned in the Institutions of National Importance list and offer various MBA, PGP, PGDM, Executive MBA and Fellowship programmes. Here is a list of the IIMs in India.

IIMs in India

• Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
• Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
• Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
• Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
• Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
• Indian Institute of Management Indore
• Indian Institute of Management Shillong
• Indian Institute of Management Rohtak
• Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam
• Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
• Indian Institute of Management Udaipur
• Indian Institute of Management Amritsar
• Indian Institute of Management Nagpur
• Indian Institute of Management Ranchi
• Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya
• Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur
• Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur
• Indian Institute of Management Kashipur
• Indian Institute of Management Jammu
• Indian Institute of Management Raipur

Here’s everything you need to know about these IIMs, including fee structure and number of seats available.

IIMs in India: Highlights

• IIMs are located all over India and are well recognized for their top-class education, faculty, infrastructure and training.
• Students who pass out from the IIMs are offered high-paying placement opportunities in the corporate world as well as the government sectors
• Six of the 20 IIMs are among the top 10 in the NIRF-MHRD ranking of Top Management Institutes in India
• IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta are listed in the Top 50 institutes for management education in the world.
• Admission to IIMs for the PGP/MBA courses offered by IIMs is based on the CAT exam score, Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI)
• For Executive PGP courses, CAT and GMAT scores are considered for selection of candidates for WAT/GD and PI rounds

Programmes Offered by the IIMs

The IIMs specialize in postgraduate, doctoral and executive education programmes, such as,

PGP/MBA

This two-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) is well rated and is the primary programme across all IIMs, and is regarded to be equivalent to regular MBA programmes. After the IIM Act 2017 was introduced, most IIMs offer Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees.

PGPX

This one-year post-graduate diploma programme is for graduates with work experience.

FPM

The Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) is offered by select IIMs. It is a doctoral programme and is regarded to be equivalent to a PhD.

Certificate Executive Programmes (Short Duration or Part Time)

Most IIMs also offer short-term executive education/EMBA courses and part-time certificatication programmes.

Other Unique Programmes

A few of the IIMs also offer unique programs.For e.g. IIM Indore offers a Five Year Integrated Programme in Management and IIM Lucknow offers a three year Working Managers’ Programme.

Also Read: Various courses offered by the IIMs

IIMs in India: Key details on Courses, Seats, Fees & Ranking of the PGP/MBA Course

IIM Ahmedabad

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad was established in 1961 and is among the oldest B-schools in India and is popular globally for the various management programmes offered. IIMA was ranked 19^th in the 2018 Financial Times Masters in Management Rankings and ranked 31^st in Financial Times Global MBA Rankings. Check the following table for IIM A’s PGP courses, PGP seat intake, PGP fees and NIRF-MHRD ranking.

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• IIM Ahmedabad Course Fee
• IIM Ahmedabad Admission Process
• IIM Ahmedabad Cut Offs
• IIM Ahmedabad Placements

IIM Bangalore

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore is among the top 5 management institutes in India and is popular for its Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management. The institute also carries the title of Institute of National Importance bestowed by the Government of India. Globally, IIMB is among the top 50 institutes, for the last few years. The table below has details about IIM B’s PGP courses, seat intake, fees and NIRF-MHRD ranking.

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• IIM Bangalore Course Fee
• IIM Bangalore Admission Process
• IIM Bangalore Cut Offs
• IIM Bangalore Placements

IIM Calcutta

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta established in 1961, is ranked third in the 2019 MHRD-NIRF Rankings. This IIM offers three management courses – Full Time, Executive and Fellow programmes, out of which the PGDM is quite popular among the MBA aspirants. The table below contains details about IIM Calcutta’s PGP courses, seat intake, fees and NIRF-MHRD ranking.

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• IIM Calcutta Course Fee
• IIM Calcutta Admission Process
• IIM Calcutta Cut Offs
• IIM Calcutta Placements

IIM Lucknow

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow established in 1984, offers various PGP, EPGP and Fellow programmes. This is the first institute to set up a satellite campus in a different city (Noida). The table below contains details about IIM Lucknow’s PGP courses, seat intake, fees and NIRF-MHRD ranking.

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• IIM Lucknow Course Fee
• IIM Lucknow Admission Process
• IIM Lucknow Cut Offs
• IIM Lucknow Placements

IIM Kozhikode

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode, set up in 1997,offers PGP, EPGP and Fellow programmes. This institute ranked 6^th in the 2020 MHRD-NIRF Ranking, way above other colleges established much earlier, as this institute is constantly growing in terms of the quality of education offered. The table below contains key information related to IIM Kozhikode’s most popular programme-PGP.

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• IIM Kozhikode Course Fee
• IIM Kozhikode Admission Process
• IIM Kozhikode Cut Offs
• IIM Kozhikode Placements

IIM Indore

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore established in 1996, quickly made its way to the top B-schools in India for its quality education, infrastructure and ROI (Return of Investment). IIM Indore is the only institute among all the IIMs thatoffer a five-year Integrated Programme in Management. Here are details about IIM Indore’s PGP courses, seat intake, fees and MHRD-NIRF ranking.

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• IIM Indore Course Fee
• IIM Indore Admission Process
• IIM Indore Cut Offs
• IIM Indore Placements

IIM Udaipur

Established in 2009, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Udaipur holds the 17^th position in the 2020 MHRD-NIRF ranking list. Apart from PGP, the institute offers Executive programmes and Fellow programmes. It also offers an entrepreneurship programme specifically for women. Refer the table below for details with regard to IIM Udaipur’s PGP programme.

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• IIM Udaipur Course Fee
• IIM Udaipur Admission Process
• IIM Udaipur Cut Offs
• IIM Udaipur Placements

IIM Trichy

The Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli, set up in 2011, is one among the latest additions to the cluster of new IIM campuses and holds the 15^thrank in the 2020 MHRD-NIRF ranking. PGPM and FMP are the programmes offered. Refer to the table below for details related to IIM Trichy admission.

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• IIM Trichy Course Fee
• IIM Trichy Admission Process
• IIM Trichy Cut Offs
• IIM Trichy Placements

IIM Ranchi

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ranchi was established in 2010 under the guidance of IIM Calcutta. It is one among the select few IIMs that offers the Human Resource Management programme. Apart from this it also offers PGDM in General Management, FPM and Executive programmes. Here are details about IIM Ranchi’s PGP courses, fees, seat intake and MHRD-NIRF ranking.

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• IIM Ranchi Course Fee
• IIM Ranchi Admission Process
• IIM Ranchi Cut Offs
• IIM Ranchi Placements

IIM Shillong

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Shillong was founded in 2008 for the purpose of spreading world-class management education in the North Eastern states of India. The institute offers various management programmes including PGP, PGPX and FPM. Refer to the table below for details about IIM Shillong’s PGP programme:

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• IIM Shillong Course Fee
• IIM Shillong Admission Process
• IIM Shillong Cut Offs
• IIM Shillong Placements

IIM Rohtak

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Rohtak established in 2009, offers several other programmes apart from the primary PGP programme including Executive, Doctoral and Diploma programmes. It has recently introduced a diploma programme in Sports Management. Here are details about IIM Rohtak’s latest MHRD-NIRF ranking, PGP fees, courses and seat intake.

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• IIM Rohtak Course Fee
• IIM Rohtak Admission Process
• IIM Rohtak Cut Offs
• IIM Rohtak Placements

IIM Bodh Gaya

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bodh Gaya opened in 2015, is one among the newly opened IIM campuses and offers only the PGP programme as of now and has a batch capacity of 120 students.

For more details on IIM Bodh Gaya, click the links below

• IIM Bodh Gaya Course Fee
• IIM Bodh Gaya Admission Process
• IIM Bodh Gaya Cut Offs
• IIM Bodh Gaya Placements

IIM Kashipur

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur established in 2011, offers PGP and FPM programmes currently and holds the 33^rd place on the MHRD-NIRF ranking. The following are details about IIM Kashipur’s PGP fees and seat intake.

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• IIM Kashipur Course Fee
• IIM Kashipur Admission Process
• IIM Kashipur Cut Offs
• IIM Kashipur Placements

IIM Amritsar

Set up in 2015, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Amritsar offers only the PGP programme right now. Though it is a fairly new campus, IIM Amritsar has a good reputation among recruiters. In the 2020 final placement process, the highest salary package offered (PGP) was at Rs 40 lakh per annum and the average salary for the batch was Rs 12.61 lakh per annum. Refer the following table for details on fees, seat intake and MHRD-NIRF ranking of IIM Amritsar.

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• IIM Amritsar Course Fee
• IIM Amritsar Admission Process
• IIM Amritsar Cut Offs
• IIM Amritsar Placements

IIM Visakhapatnam

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Visakhapatnam set up in 2015, chiefly conducts the PGP,FPM and PGCEP, which is a weekend programme for business professionals. Check the following table for details on PGP seat intake, annual fee and MHRD-NIRF ranking.

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• IIM Visakhapatnam Course Fee
• IIM Visakhapatnam Admission Process
• IIM Visakhapatnam Cut Offs
• IIM Visakhapatnam Placements

IIM Raipur

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur, instituted in 2010, by the Government of India, offers PGP, FPM and EFPM courses currently. Check the following table for details about IIM Raipur’s most popular course PGP, its fees, seat intake and institute ranking.

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• IIM Raipur Course Fee
• IIM Raipur Admission Process
• IIM Raipur Cut Offs
• IIM Raipur Placements

IIM Nagpur

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Nagpur is also a newly established campus and it offers the PGP programme. For information related to IIM Nagpur’s PGP programme, refer to the table below.

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• IIM Nagpur Course Fee
• IIM Nagpur Admission Process
• IIM Nagpur Cut Offs
• IIM Nagpur Placements

IIM Jammu

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu is the latest addition to the IIMs. Established in 2016, the institute offers PGP and FPM along with some open programmes in Executive Education. Refer the table below for details on the institute’s PGP course.

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• IIM Jammu Course Fee
• IIM Jammu Admission Process
• IIM Jammu Cut Offs
• IIM Jammu Placements

IIM Sambalpur

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur established in 2015, offers the primary PGP along with Executive and Fellow courses as well. Here are details with regard to Sambalpur’s PGP fees, seat intake and NIRF-MHRD ranking.

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• IIM Sambalpur Course Fee
• IIM Sambalpur Admission Process
• IIM Sambalpur Cut Offs
• IIM Sambalpur Placements

IIM Sirmaur

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sirmaur was established in 2015 and is guided by IIM Lucknow. It currently offers only the PGP programme. Here are details with regard to the PGP course fee, seat intake and institute ranking.

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• IIM Sirmaur Course Fee
• IIM Sirmaur Admission Process
• IIM Sirmaur Cut Offs
• IIM Sirmaur Placements

*Note:  The fees and the seats mentioned is only for the Post Graduate Programme in Management and are subject to change.

The rankings of top management institutes in India are declared by The National Institute of Ranking Framework-Ministry of Human Resource Development (NIRF-MHRD) and the IIMs ranks mentioned in this article are for 2019. 

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