List of IIM Colleges in India: Check Ranking, Placements, Programs, Fees, Seats, Admission Process

Despite the sharp growth in number of IIMs, the quality of education they impart has not gone down and the demand for old and new IIM students is consistently going up due to this education quality and the IIMs’ rigorous selection process. The companies visiting the IIM campus for placement year after year are increasing and are offering higher placement packages. This is the reason that more and more MBA aspirants are looking for IIM admission despite increase in their fee structure. Read all about IIM in India in this article. 

Table of Contents

1. List of IIMs in India by Location, Ranking
2. Programmes Offered by the IIMs in India
3. IIMs Fee in India
4. IIM Placements
5. IIM Admission Process

1. List of IIMs in India
List of IIM Colleges in India is IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Amritsar, IIM Bangalore, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Calcutta, IIM Indore, IIM Jammu, IIM Kashipur, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Lucknow, IIM Mumbai, IIM Nagpur, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Rohtak, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Shillong, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Trichy, IIM Udaipur, and IIM Vishakhapatnam. Check complete details on each IIM in the table below.

Generation	Established In	Institute	MBAUniverse.com 2025 Rank	NIRF 2024 Rank
1st Generation	1961	IIM Ahmedabad	2	1
1st Generation	1961	IIM Calcutta	3	5
1st Generation	1963	IIM Mumbai	8	6
1st Generation	1973	IIM Bangalore	1	2
1st Generation	1984	IIM Lucknow	6	7
1st Generation	1996	IIM Indore	9	8
1st Generation	1996	IIM Kozhikode	5	3
1st Generation	2007	IIM Shillong	12	24
2nd Generation	2010	IIM Raipur	23	14
2nd Generation	2010	IIM Ranchi	22	17
2nd Generation	2010	IIM Rohtak	NR	12
2nd Generation	2011	IIM Kashipur	25	23
2nd Generation	2011	IIM Tiruchirappalli	21	27
2nd Generation	2011	IIM Udaipur	16	22
3rd Generation	2015	IIM Amritsar	37	47
3rd Generation	2015	IIM Bodh Gaya	30	33
3rd Generation	2015	IIM Nagpur	26	31
3rd Generation	2015	IIM Sambalpur	39	50
3rd Generation	2015	IIM Sirmaur	42	57
3rd Generation	2015	IIM Visakhapatnam	32	26
3rd Generation	2016	IIM Jammu	NR	42
-	1963 (converted to IIM in 2023)	IIM Mumbai	8	6
-	2027 (expected)	IIM Guwahati	-	-

Based on above table, the top 5 IIMs in India are IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, and IIM Kozhikode.

IIM Guwahati to Become India’s 22nd IIM
On August 18, 2025, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tabled the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha to establish IIM Guwahati as an Institute of National Importance. The Bill provides a Rs 555 crore corpus over five years for establishment of IIM Guwahati. With this, IIM Guwahati will become India’s 22nd IIM and the second in the Northeast after IIM Shillong. Read more about IIM Guwahati. 
 

2. Programmes Offered by the IIMs in India

IIM Courses as offered by each of the IIMs are shared below:

IIM	Programmes	Website
IIM Ahmedabad	PGP, PGP-FABM, ePGD-ABA (ePost Graduate Diploma in Advanced Business Analytics)	www.iima.ac.in
IIM Amritsar	MBA, MBA-Business Analytics, MBA-HRM, EMBA, M.Sc. in  Data Science (MSDSM) jointly offered with IIT Ropar	www.iimamritsar.ac.in
IIM Bangalore	PGP, PGPEM, PGPBA, PGPPM	www.iimb.ac.in
IIM Bodh Gaya	MBA, MBA (Digital Business Management), MBA (Hospital and Healthcare Management), Executive MBA (EMBA)	www.iimbg.ac.in
IIM Calcutta	MBA	www.iimcal.ac.in
IIM Indore	PGP, PGP-HRM, MSDSM (Master of Science in Data Science and Management), PGPMX	www.iimidr.ac.in
IIM Jammu	MBA, MBA (Healthcare), Executive MBA	www.iimj.ac.in
IIM Kashipur	MBA, MBA (Analytics), EMBA, EMBA (Analytics)	www.iimkashipur.ac.in
IIM Kozhikode	PGP, PGP-BL, PGP-FINANCE, PGP-LSM, EPGP-IL, EPGP Kochi	www.iimk.ac.in
IIM Lucknow	MBA, MBA-ABM, MBA-SM, PGPWE, Blended MBA	www.iiml.ac.in
IIM Mumbai	MBA, MBA (Operations and Supply Chain Management),	www.iimmumbai.ac.in
IIM Nagpur	MBA, Executive MBA(Hybrid)	www.iimnagpur.ac.in
IIM Raipur	MBA, MBA in Public Policy and Governance	www.iimraipur.ac.in
IIM Ranchi	MBA, MBA-HRM, MBA (Business Analytics)	www.iimranchi.ac.in
IIM Rohtak	PGP, EPGDSM, PGPx	www.iimrohtak.ac.in
IIM Sambalpur	MBA, MBA-BA, Executive MBA, MBA for Working Professionals	www.iimsambalpur.ac.in
IIM Shillong	PGP, PGPEX, PGP(WE)	www.iimshillong.ac.in
IIM Sirmaur	MBA, MBA (Tourism Management), MBA (Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Management), ExMBA, PGPEX-LSM, ExMBA (Digital Transformation & Analytics)	www.iimsirmaur.ac.in
IIM Tiruchirappalli	PGPM (MBA), PGPM-HR (MBA-HR), PGPBM (MBA for Working Executives in Chennai)	www.iimtrichy.ac.in
IIM Udaipur	MBA, MBA-DEM (Digital Enterprise Management), MBA-GSCM (Global Supply Chain Management), Executive MBA (Online)	www.iimu.ac.in
IIM Visakhapatnam	PGP, EMBA, PGPMCI, EPGDPM, PGDMEx	www.iimv.ac.in

3. IIMs Fee in India
IIM in India fees is consistently rising. Present structure of IIM in India fees for the MBA programmes is as below:

IIMs	Fees 2022-24	Fees 2023-25	Fees 2024-26
IIM Ahmedabad Fees	Rs. 24.61 lakhs	Rs. 25.00 lakhs	Rs.26.50 lakhs
IIM Bangalore Fees	Rs. 23.20 lakhs	Rs. 24.70 lakhs	Rs.26.20 lakhs
IIM Calcutta Fees	Rs. 23.50 lakhs	Rs. 25.00 lakhs	Not Available
IIM Lucknow fees	Rs. 21.75 lakhs	Rs. 20.75 lakhs	Not Available
IIM Mumbai fees	--	Rs.14.63 lakhs	Rs. 21.00 lakhs
IIM Indore fees	Rs. 21.17 lakhs	Rs. 21.17 lakhs	Rs.21.17 lakhs
IIM Kozhikode Fees	Rs. 20.50 lakhs	Rs. 20.50 lakhs	Rs.20.50 lakhs
IIM Shillong Fees	Rs.18.56 lakhs	Rs.21.50 lakhs	Rs.26.18 lakhs
IIM Rohtak Fees	Rs. 16.65 lakhs	Rs. 17.90 lakhs	Rs.17.90 lakhs
IIM Trichy Fees	Rs. 16.50 lakhs	Rs. 19.50 lakhs	Not Available
IIM Udaipur Fees	Rs. 17.59 lakhs	Rs. 21.43 lakhs	Rs.22.24 lakhs
IIM Raipur Fees	Rs. 15.49 lakhs	Rs. 15.93 lakhs	Rs. 18.00 lakhs
IIM Ranchi Fees	Rs. 17.20 lakhs	Rs. 17.20 lakhs	Not Available
IIM Kashipur Fees	Rs. 15.42 lakhs	Rs. 17.30 lakhs	Rs.17.30 lakhs
IIM Visakhapatnam Fees		Rs. 18.39 lakhs	Not Available
IIM Jammu Fees		Rs. 17.15 lakhs	Not Available
IIM Nagpur Fees for MBA 2024		Rs. 18.00 lakhs	Rs. 18.90 lakhs
IIM Amritsar Fees		Rs.17.30 lakhs	Not Available
IIM Bodh Gaya Fees		Rs. 17.00 lakhs	Not Available
IIM Sambalpur Fees		Rs. 18.01 lakhs	Not Available
IIM Sirmaur Fees		Rs. 16.20 lakhs	Not Available

4. IIM Placements
After completion of final placements 2023 in all the IIMs, MBAUnivese.com has collated the data of latest IIM placements and has prepared IIM Placements Report 2024 with latest details which reveal some interesting facts and trends reflecting which IIM has left its counterpart behind and has registered higher average salary, which IIMs have registered highest percentage increase in salary, what are the key trends in IIM Placements this year and more. Average package of each IIM Salary has gone up in placements 2024. Key details about each IIM salary is given below:

4.1 Top IIMs by Average Salary in Placements 2024
Top IIMs year wise placement statistics LPA in placement 2024 is shared below

MBA College	Average Salary 2021 (Rs. in Lakhs)	Average Salary 2022 (Rs. in Lakhs)	Average Salary 2023 (Rs. in Lakhs)	Average Salary 2024 (Rs. in Lakhs)
IIM Bangalore	Rs. 28.98 LPA	Rs. 33.82 LPA	Rs.35.31 LPA	Rs. 35.92 LPA
IIM Calcutta	Rs. 29.00 LPA	Rs. 34.20 LPA	Rs.35.07 LPA	Rs. 35.07 LPA
IIM Ahmedabad	Rs. 27.54 LPA	Rs. 32.80 LPA	Rs. 34.45 LPA	Data Awaited
IIM Lucknow	Rs. 26.00 LPA	Rs. 31.03 LPA	Rs.32.20 LPA	Rs. 30.00 LPA
IIM Kozhikode	Rs. 22.53 LPA	Rs. 29.50 LPA	Rs.31.02 LPA	Rs. 28.05 LPA
IIM Indore	Rs. 23.60 LPA	Rs. 25.01 LPA	Rs.30.21 LPA	Rs. 25.68 LPA
IIM Shillong	Rs. 19.17 LPA	Rs. 23.10 LPA	Rs.26.96 LPA	Rs. 26.10 LPA
IIM Raipur	Rs. 15.11 LPA	Rs. 17.73 LPA	Rs.21.04 LPA	Rs. 19.70 LPA
IIM Tiruchirappalli	Rs. 14.85 LPA	Rs. 17.00 LPA	Rs.20.55 LPA	Rs. 19.43 LPA
IIM Udaipur	Rs. 13.42 LPA	Rs. 17.80 LPA	Rs.20.32 LPA	Data Awaited
IIM Rohtak	Rs. 13.74 LPA	Rs. 16.06 LPA	Rs.18.73 LPA	Rs. 19.27 LPA
IIM Ranchi	Rs. 14.69 LPA	Rs. 16.17 LPA	Rs. 17.30 LPA	Rs. 18.69 LPA
IIM Visakhapatnam	Rs. 12.62 LPA	Rs. 14.60 LPA	Rs. 15.47 LPA	Rs. 16.61 LPA
IIM Jammu	Rs. 10.34 LPA	Rs. 13.53 LPA	Rs.16.43 LPA	Rs. 15.48 LPA
IIM Kashipur	Rs. 14.05 LPA	Rs. 15.21 LPA	Rs. 18.11 LPA	Rs. 15.04 LPA
IIM Nagpur	Rs. 13.21 LPA	Rs. 14.94 LPA	Rs.16.74 LPA	Data Awaited
IIM Amritsar	Rs. 12.68 LPA	Rs. 14.63 LPA	Rs.16.51 LPA	Data Awaited
IIM Sambalpur	Rs. 11.21 LPA	Rs. 12.64 LPA	Rs.16.64 LPA	Rs. 14.21 LPA
IIM Bodh Gaya	Rs.  9.92 LPA	Rs. 12.36 LPA	Rs.16.00 LPA	Rs. 13.90 LPA
IIM Sirmaur	Rs.  9.60 LPA	Rs. 12.74 LPA	Rs. 14.45 LPA	Data Awaited

Source: MBAUniverse.com IIM Placements Analysis

4.6 Top 10 IIMs by Highest Salary
Although the highest salary is offered to one or two students, the highest salary offered at an IIM campus often makes newspaper headlines. In the table below, the highest domestic salary registered by the IIMs in MBA placements 2024 is taken into account. It may be noted that IIM Bangalore has not released its highest salary and IIM Ahmedabad will release the salary data in September 2024 after IPRS Audit. As such both of these top IIMs have not been included among the top IIMs by highest salary in 2024.

Top IIMs Placements by Highest Salary	Highest Salary 2024
IIM Calcutta Placements	Rs.1.15 Crore
IIM Indore Placements	Rs.1.14 Crore
IIM Shillong Placements	Rs.71.30 LPA
IIM Raipur Placements	Rs. 67.60 LPA
IIM Kozhikode Placements	Rs. 67.02 LPA
IIM Sirmaur Placements	Rs. 64.12 LPA
IIM Jammu Placements	Rs. 64 LPA
IIM Ahmedabad (2022) Placements	Rs. 61.68 LPA
IIM Lucknow Placements	Rs. 58.00 LPA
IIM Tiruchirappalli Placements	Rs. 41.61 LPA

Source: MBAUniverse.com IIM Placements Analysis

4.7. Top Recruiters in IIM Placements 2024
Almost all the IIMs conducted their placement process for 2021-23 batch in person and as such the companies also preferred to visit the IIM campus for placements instead of online assessment for the recruitment. IIMs have registered not only higher salary packages but also more number of recruiters at the campus in placement 2023. Some of the top recruiters that visited IIM campus for placements 2023 include - Accenture, Bain & Company, BCG, Deloitte, E&Y, GEP, HCL Tech, Infosys, Kearney, KPMG, McKinsey, PwC, Axis Bank, Bank Of America, Barclays, CITI Bank, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, JSW, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Aditya Birla Group, Microsoft, ITC, HUL among others

5. IIM Admission Process
IIM Admission process has following four steps:

• Apply and appear in CAT exam. IIM-CAT is the mandatory MBA entrance exam for admission to all the IIMs and all the IIMs open and close their admission process simultaneously with the opening and closing of CAT registration dates
• After declaration of CAT result in January, IIMs shortlist the suitable candidates for final admission round on the basis of CAT exam scores, academics, diversity, work experience among other parameters
• All the shortlisted candidates shall have to appear in the Written Ability Test (WAT) followed by Personal Interview (PI).
• On the basis of performance of candidates in final selection round, final merit list will be generated and admission offers will be made by the respective IIM

In conclusion, IIMs in India are regarded as top MBA colleges in India. Best IIMs in India 2025 are IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, Kozhikode, and Indore. While there is no worst IIM in India or top 5 worst IIM in India, based on placement reports and NIRF rankings, the relatively less preferred IIMs are IIM Sirmaur and IIM Amritsar. Read the complete list of IIM Colleges in India with admission, courses, seat intake, fees, placements, ranking, cut offs in above article. Also read all about IIM Admission and CAT 2025.

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