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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.

Yes. One CAT score serves every IIM, and you name your target institutes in the CAT application form. Several IIMs then require a separate registration after the result, and missing that window ends your candidature at that institute even with a qualifying score.

It begins with CAT 2026 registration, typically opening in August with the exam in November and results in January. Shortlists follow the result — IIM Indore informs candidates in January — with interviews February to April and offers from late April. Exact 2027-cycle dates are not yet published; confirm against the official CAT 2026 notification.

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