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Consulting firms dominate. Boston Consulting Group made 33 offers at IIM Ahmedabad’s Class of 2026, McKinsey 21 and Bain 20. Accenture Strategy made 94 final-placement offers at IIM Bangalore. Across institutes, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC, Amazon, Aditya Birla Group, Tata Administrative Services and Goldman Sachs recur consistently.

Several institutes report 100% IIM placements, including IIM Calcutta for its 61st batch, IIM Indore for 2023-25 and IIM Bodh Gaya for 2024-26. Others do not, and some do not state a placement percentage at all. IIM Tiruchirappalli’s interim 2024-26 report showed 387 of 444 registered students placed with 57 still in process.

IIM Calcutta reported ₹1.45 crore domestic and ₹1.10 crore international for its 2024-26 batch. IIM Lucknow reported ₹1 crore domestic and ₹65 lakh international. Remember that a highest package goes to one student and says nothing about the typical outcome.

On reported figures, IIM Calcutta’s 61st batch at ₹36.00 lakh, followed by IIM Bangalore at ₹35.35 lakh. IIM Ahmedabad’s audited ₹35.22 lakh is a Maximum Earning Potential figure and is not directly comparable, being a broader measure than CTC.

Reported averages range from ₹36.00 lakh at IIM Calcutta and ₹35.35 lakh at IIM Bangalore down to ₹13.30 lakh at IIM Sirmaur. The older IIMs cluster between ₹28 lakh and ₹36 lakh, and the newer institutes between ₹14 lakh and ₹20 lakh. Note that reporting batches differ, so these are not strictly like-for-like.

Yes at several IIMs. IIM Calcutta runs a distinct GMAT-based process with a 1 February deadline and a USD 150 application fee. IIM Ahmedabad shortlists overseas Indian candidates on GMAT. IIM Sambalpur and IIM Shillong publish separate overseas admission policies, and IIM Indore and IIM Sambalpur operate distinct NRI fee structures.

Originals of Class 10 and Class 12 mark sheets, graduation transcripts and certificate, work experience letters with payslips, and category and disability certificates where applicable. IIM Nagpur, IIM Raipur and IIM Kozhikode all disqualify candidates who cannot produce originals at the PI.

Not for domestic admission to the flagship MBA. Overseas candidates can apply on GMAT at IIM Ahmedabad, requiring Total ≥720 on the previous edition or ≥665 on the Focus Edition, and at IIM Calcutta, requiring Total ≥735 with ≥89 in each section from a test centre.

Partly. CAT registration covers your initial candidature. After the result, institutes such as IIM Kozhikode and the JAP 2026 group require a mandatory online registration, and IIM Bangalore requires two reference letters submitted directly by referees. IIM Lucknow requires a separate WAT-PI form with no extensions.

The Joint Admission Process 2026 covers IIM Kashipur, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi and IIM Tiruchirappalli, coordinated by IIM Raipur. Registration and PI shortlisting are common, and one interview serves all four. Each institute then prepares its own merit list on its own weightages.