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Yes, but it peaks and then declines at most IIMs. IIM Tiruchirappalli, IIM Ranchi and IIM Jammu award maximum points at 24 to 36 months and zero at 48 months or more. IIM Sambalpur and IIM Sirmaur give work experience 20 marks out of 100, the highest in the system. IIM Bangalore is an exception, holding the maximum flat beyond 36 months.

It varies widely. IIM Calcutta gives them 25 points out of 85 at shortlisting, nearly 30% of the score. IIM Indore gives Class 12 alone 25 points out of 100. IIM Bangalore gives 10 each out of 100. IIM Ahmedabad uses them as a screening threshold rather than a score, requiring an average of 80% for Science students in the General category.

Most do. IIM Lucknow requires 85 in each of VARC, DILR and QA; IIM Ahmedabad requires 85 in each; IIM Visakhapatnam requires 70. Three IIMs namely Rohtak, Sambalpur and Sirmaur publish no sectional cut-off. Nearly all IIMs additionally require a positive raw score in every section, so a blank or negative section disqualifies you regardless of overall percentile.

Published General-category minimums for Batch 2026-28 range from 82 at IIM Visakhapatnam to 97 at IIM Rohtak. IIM Ahmedabad requires 95 overall with 85 in each section, IIM Bangalore 85 overall with 80 in VARC, and IIM Calcutta 85 overall. Every institute states that actual shortlisting scores were higher than the published minimum.

Only some IIM placements reports are. IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Udaipur and IIM Ranchi publish audited figures. Most IIMs publish unaudited summary reports with no external verification and no standard CTC definition. IIM Tiruchirappalli’s current report is explicitly interim and subject to revision.

Maximum Earning Potential, used in audited reports under the Indian Placement Reporting Standards, includes guaranteed cash plus maximum variable pay and first-year stock vesting. It is broader than the CTC most summary reports quote. IIM Ahmedabad’s audited 2025 figures show a Total Guaranteed Cash mean of ₹29,83,955 against an MEP mean of ₹35,22,591 for the same cohort.

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.