IIM Indore MBA
IIM Indore MBA
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore was established in 1996. It is an autonomous public business school that offers high-quality management education. It is located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh and was established by the Government of India to impart high-quality management education and training to eligible students. In 2017, along with other IIMs of the country, it was named "Institute of National Importance''. It is well-known for its two-year full-time Post Graduate Programme in Management (Residential MBA). It has the Association of MBAs, London accreditation.
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IIM Indore MBA Application Process 2022
Candidates who wish to take admission to the two-year PGP programme of IIM Indore have to apply for the CAT exam and select the IIM Indore option available in the registration form. The steps involved in the application process for getting admission to the PGP programme at IIM Indore are given below.
Step 1 - Registration for the CAT
- Go through the official website of the CAT - http://iimcat.ac.in.
- Under the "New Candidate Registration" tab, there will be a Register option, click on it.
- Now, provide your name, email ID, date of birth, nationality and mobile number. Now, press on to generate OTP.
- After registration, you will get an OTP to your mobile number that you have given at the time of registration.
- Verify registration for the CAT exam by entering the OTP.
Step 2 - Filling Up Form for CAT Exam
You will be provided with a user ID and password after entering the OTP. Log in with the credentials you received such as user ID and password to fill up the online CAT application form.
- Fill in the personal details, academic information and work experience.
- Also, select the IIM Institutes of your choice and MBA programmes you wish.
- Select the test city preferences from the options given up to 6.
Step 3 - CAT Registration Fee Payment
- The last step in the application process for the CAT is fee payment.
- Pay the fee for the CAT exam registration through net banking or by using debit/credit card.
The fee details are given below in tabular format.
Category | Fee | |
| CAT 2021 | CAT 2022 | |
| General, EWS and OBC | 2,200 | 2,300 |
| SC, ST and PwD | 1,100 | 1,150 |
IIM Indore MBA Selection Process 2022
The IIM Indore has adopted a 3 stage selection process for providing admission to the PGP programme and the details are given below.
- Eligibility
- Candidates must fulfil the eligibility requirements for applying for the CAT exam and must secure a minimum sectional and overall percentile in CAT 2021.
- Only the candidates who meet the prescribed eligibility requirements for admission will be considered for the second stage of the selection process.
- Written Ability Test and Personal Interview
- All the candidates who satisfy the requirements of stage 1 will be considered for short-listing for WAT and PI.
- A sufficient number of students from all the categories will be shortlisted based on the composite score as given below.
| Components | Score |
| Score of 10th Standard/SSC | 34* |
| Score of 12th Standard/HSC | 40* |
| Overall Score in CAT 2021 | 20* |
| Diversity Factor | 6 |
| Composite Score | Sum of the Above Scores |
- Candidates who are shortlisted for the WAT and PI rounds will be informed in January 2022.
- Regret letters will not be sent to the candidates who didn't get shortlisted for WAT and PI.
- The IIM Indore will conduct the admission interviews offline or online in the notified centres depending on the situation.
- Candidates must attend both WAT and PI, failing which students will not be considered for further stages of the selection process.
- The IIM Indore expects the candidates to perform well in the different parameters of the Personal Interview and the same will be decided by the Admission Committee.
- Candidates who fail to meet any parameters of the Personal Interview will not be considered for the next stage of the selection process.
- Final Selection
- Candidates who meet the requirements of stage 2 will only be considered for final selection.
- A merit list according to categories will be prepared based on the composite score and the details of the composite score are given below in tabular format.
| Components | Score |
| Score of 10th Standard/SSC | 10* |
| Score of 12th Standard/HSC | 10* |
| Overall Score in CAT 2021 | 20* |
| WAT Score | 20* |
| PI Score | 40* |
| Composite Score | Sum of the Above |
Note
- The Written Ability Test (WAT) will not be conducted if interviews are being conducted online.
- The Zmax, Zmin and Zcandidate for components will be computed using normalisation process.
IIM Indore MBA Fee Structure
The total fee for Indian students for the PGP programme at IIM Indore is around Rs. 21,15,000/-. The information about the fee is provided below in detail.
Category | Fee (Rupees) | ||
| 1st Year | 2nd Year | Total | |
| Indian Students | 11,01,711 | 10,12,511 | 21,14,222 |
| NRI/Foreign Nationals | 16,01,711 | 15,12,511 | 31,14,222 |
IIM Indore MBA Eligibility Criteria 2022
- All aspiring candidates should have passed their Graduation with an aggregate of at least 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ST/PwD) or its equivalent qualification from a recognized university or institute.
- Final year students of Graduation can also apply for the CAT exam but the average score obtained by them in the first two years must be 50% (45% for SC/ST/PwD).
- Candidates for professional courses such as ICSI, ICWAI, and ICAI are also eligible to apply for the CAT exam.
IIM Indore MBA Important Dates 2022
The last date to apply for the PGP programme at IIM Indore is 22nd September 2021. The important information regarding dates is given below.
| Events | Dates |
| Commencement of Application Process | 4th August 2021 |
| Last Date to Apply (CAT 2021) | 22nd September 2021 |
| Announcement of Short-listed Candidates for PI-WAT | 8th January 2022 |
| Commencement of PI-WAT Round | February 2022 |
| Final Admission Offer | Last Week of April 2022 |
IIM Indore MBA Placements
The IIM Indore, one of the leading business schools in the country has a reputation for providing ample placement opportunities to its students. The placement information for PGP is given below.
- More than 200 recruiters have visited the IIM Indore campus to offer placements to its students.
- The highest CTC that a PGP graduate from IIM Indore received was 49 Lakhs Per Annum while the average CTC was 25.01 Lakhs Per Annum.
- The average CTC for the top 100 students was 37.95 Lakhs Per Annum while the average for 200 was 32.75 Lakhs Per Annum.
The top companies that have hired students of PGP from IIM Indore are given below.
| Deloitte | Salesforce | IBM |
| KPMG | Capgemini | Bajaj |
| EY | Axis Bank | BMW |
| Vector | ACT | Asian Paints |
| PwC | Morgan Stanley | Aditya Birla Group |
| Barclays | HSBC | Mahindra |
| Phonepe | Cipla | Cognizant |
| Amazon | Paytm | ICICI Bank |
| OYO | Infosys |
IIM Indore MBA Cutoff
The CAT cutoff for the PGP programme at IIM Indore is 90 Percentile. The detailed sectional and category-wise cutoff is given below.
Category | Cutoff | |||
| Quantitative Ability | Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning | Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension | Overall | |
| General | 80.00 | 80.00 | 80.00 | 90.00 |
| EWS | 80.00 | 80.00 | 80.00 | 90.00 |
| OBC | 70.00 | 70.00 | 70.00 | 80.00 |
| SC | 55.00 | 55.00 | 55.00 | 60.00 |
| ST | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 50.00 |
| PwD | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 50.00 |
IIM Indore MBA Rankings
IIM Indore is one of the oldest and best management institutes in the country. It has been ranked well in many surveys and its ranking information is given below.
- In the management category, it has been ranked 7th in the NIRF Rankings 2022.
- According to Outlook ICARE Rankings 2021, it has been ranked 5.
- It stood at 94th position according to the FTA Global MBA Rankings 2021.
- It has been ranked 151 according to the QS World University Rankings 2022.
- It has been ranked 3rd in the Eduniversal Best Masters Rankings 2021.
IIM Indore MBA Specializations
The areas of specializations covered under the Post Graduate Programme in Management at IIM, Indore are given below.
- PGP
- Human Resource Management
- Marketing
- Economics and Strategy
- Finance
- Quantitative Research
- Operations
Scholarships
IIM Indore provides financial assistance to deserving students who are in need through Need-Based Financial Assistance (NBFA).
- This assistance aims to ensure that no student will be deprived of an education due to financial constraints at the institute.
- All the students of the PGP programme whose parental income is less than Rs. 9,00,000/- per annum are eligible to apply for this financial aid.
- The committee of the NBFA will take decisions regarding the number of awardees and the quantum of aid.