IIM Ranchi UG, PG Courses 2025

The IIM Ranchi Application process depends on the course you wish to apply for. For IIM Ranchi MBA admission, candidates are required to fill out the CAT application form. 

Admission to the undergraduate Management course, IPM, is done on the basis of IPMAT scores therefore, interested candidates need to appear for IPMAT and then register on the official website of IIM Ranchi.

Check out the IIM Ranchi IPM registration process and other course-related details,  here  

Moving on to the IIM Ranchi Executive MBA course, the admissions are made on the basis of performance of the candidates in personal interview round. The IIM Ranchi application form 2024 for EMBA course will be made available on its official website. 

The candidates are advised to check the IIM Ranchi last date to apply and eligibility for each course before starting the IIM Ranchi Registration process.  

IIM Ranchi MBA admission is done through CAT  followed by other rounds of selection. To secure admission at IIM Ranchi MBA, candidates need to prepare for CAT 2024. The CAT exam basically consists of three sections and those are-

1. Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)
2. Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)
3. Quantitative Aptitde (QUANT)

The candidate need to score a minimum of 75 percentile in each section to become eligible for admission at IIM Ranchi. The expected qualifying CAT 2023 cutoff for IIM Ranchi MBA 2024 is 93 percentile.

Candidates who match the IIM Ranchi MBA cutoff will be invited for futher selection rounds that includes GDPI and WAT.

The final admission offers are made on the basis following components:

The key highlights of IIM Ranchi MBA summer placements for the batch of 2023-25 are presented below:

Further, the stipend trends witnessed during IIM Ranchi MBA summer placements over the past three batch are presented below:

According to the reviews and ratings provided by verified students of IIM Ranchi, IPM at IIM Ranchi has got a positive response. One verified student of IIM Ranchi wrote that the Institute provide 100% placements with an average package of up to INR 16.17 lakh. The top recruiters mentioned by students were Cognizant, JP Morgan, Accenture, Flipkart, etc. While another student praised the faculty and infrastructure.

According to NIRF Report 2023, IIM Ranchi stands at 24^th rank in the Management category, however in the year 2022, it was at 15^th position and prior to that at 21^st position.

The total tuition fee at IIM Ranchi for IPM is INR 15.48 Lacs divided equally in 9 installments. Caution deposit of INR 20,000, Alumni Fee of INR 10,000, and Student Activity fee INR 15,000 is not included in the tuition fee and have to be paid along with the 1^st installment.

Aspirants can join the IIM Ranchi IPM course after class 12. It is full time 5-year integrated course comprising Undergraduate and postgraduate management programmes (BBA-MBA). At the completion of IPM students will be awarded an MBA degree. 

• For admission at IIM Ranchi in IPM, candidates are required to appear for the IPMAT examination followed by PI round which will be conducted virtually by IIM Ranchi.
• The total fees for the first three years of the programme will be around INR 16 lakh.The fees for the next two years will be equal to the MBA programme fees set for that year. 
• The programme is designed to provide a multidisciplinary foundation borrowing from Humanities, Social Sciences, Arts, and Sciences. The programme’s cross-disciplinary business core builds on such a foundation. It comprehensively covers management, marketing, accounting, finance, economics, information systems, data science, and strategic management.

Yes, it is worth joining MBA programme at IIM Ranchi. In terms of placements, rise of 8%, 13% and 17% was witnessed in the average package offered during MBA, MBA HR and MBA BA placements 2024 as compared with 2023.

Further, the highest and average stipend offered during IIM Ranchi MBA summer placements for the batch of 2023-25 stood at INR 3 Lacs and INR 1.25 lakh, respectively.

Manufacturing sector emerged as the top recruiting sector that placed 20.3.6% of the total students during IIM Ranchi MBA summer placements for the batch of 2023-25. The sector-wise placement distribution recorded during IIM Ranchi MBA summer placements for the batch of 2023-25 is presented below:

The key highlights of IIM Ranchi MBA BA summer placements for the batch of 2023-25 are presented below:

Further, the stipend trends witnessed during IIM Ranchi MBA BA summer placements over the past three batch are presented below:

The minimum CAT percentile for IIM Ranchi is around 93. The percentile may ranges between 40 to 75 for the categories such as NC-OBC, ST, SC, etc. Candidate a must qualify the CAT exam to get admission to the MBA programme. Candidates must visit the IIM Ranchi official website to register their candidature and pay the required application fee. The aspirants must have a valid scorecard of the CAT entrance test accepted by IIM Ranchi for admission to a particular course.The candidates must fill out and submit the form before IIM Ranchi last date to apply and also the candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria of the course before starting the IIM Ranchi registration process.

IIM Ranchi CAT Cutoff 2024 will be released soon after the declaration of the CAT 2024 result. For the past 3 years, the CAT percentile cutoff has remained 94. Looking at the past years' trend, there is a high probability of the CAT percentile cutoff to fall between 94-97. 

IIM Ranchi admission 2025 to MBA course is based on CAT 2024 scores followed by Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI). Candidates must note that for admission to IIM Ranchi, they are required to meet both the overall CAT cut off percentile and also the sectional cut offs.

The interview process of IIM Ranchi is held under CAP (common admission process). The candidates who qualify for CAT are further invited to the personal interview round. The PI is conducted virtually and exact dates and information for the same is communicated to the shortlisted candidates in due course. The personal interview round is conducted to assess the candidate’s leadership skills, subject knowledge, problem-solving skills and communication abilities.

After the PI round, IIM Ranchi prepares a Consolidated Merit List (CML) based on the following components and their corresponding weights:

 Final admission offers for IIM Ranchi are made based on CML.

Note: Written ability test (WAT) will not be conducted in the 2023 admission process of IIM Ranchi

Yes, IIM Ranchi will be accepting IPMAT scores for admission to the course. The admission process comprises of three stages as mentioned below:

• Shortlisting for PI process: A preliminary selection will be made from the pool of applicants, consisting of candidates who qualify for the Personal Interview (PI) stage for admission to the IPM course at IIM Ranchi. This initial shortlist will be solely determined by the performance of applicants in IPMAT (administered by IIM Indore).
• Personal Interview Round: The Personal Interview round of shortlisted candidates will be conducted virtually by IIM Ranchi.
• Final admission offers: The final admission offers are made based on a Consolidated merit list (CML) that comprises of following components:

*Bonus marks are added to the candidate score and not to the total.

For admission to its different programs, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ranchi, used a merit-based selection procedure. Common Admission Test (CAT) results are often used to determine student admission to IIMs in India, with Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD), and Personal Interview (PI) stages coming next. The ultimate decision is made in light of the contenders' collective performance.

No, candidates who have filled out the CAT form are not required to fill out any other form for IIM Ranchi. 

• The candidate can select which IIM he/she wants to apply for during the form-filling process.
• The CAT score will be sent to all the IIMs selected by the candidate and then the IIMs will shortlist the candidate based on that score.
• If the candidate qualifies for the CAT cutoff, he/she will receive an email from the IIMs regarding the further process.
• CAT forms are available on its official site iimcat.ac.in from August till September of that particular year and the exam is conducted in the month of November.

To apply for the application of IIM Ranchi, candidates need to fill out the CAT application form. The CAT 2024 application fee for general category candidates is INR 2,400 and INR 1,200 for reserved category candidates. The IIM Ranchi Application form fees for EMBA courses is INR 2,000.

Refer the below-mentioned table for IIM Ranchi placement statistics 2024 as compared with other IIMs such as IIM Trichy, IIM Raipur and IIM Vizag:

IIM Ranchi placements 2023 have been concluded, and 399 students receiving job offers from 124 recruiters. IIM Ranchi the highest package offered was INR 67 LPA. The key highlights of IIM Ranchi MBA placements 2023 as compared with 2022 are presented in the below-mentioned table:

Candidates are required to take the Common Admission Test (CAT) to gain admission to the flagship programme, MBA in General Management, at IIM Ranchi. The CAT also serves as the entrance exam for the MBA-HR and MBA in Business Analytics programmes offered by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ranchi. To proceed with the admission process, candidates must meet the sectional cutoff and overall cutoff. Once they achieve the necessary CAT percentile, the shortlisted candidates will be notified of the specific dates for their Personal Interviews.

For admission to the Executive MBA programme of IIM Ranchi, candidates have to go through the Personal Interview (PI) process only, the candidate must have at least 5 years of full-time work experience to be eligible for this programme.

Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria of full-time PhD course must participate in the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the IIMs. Alternatively, those who have cleared GATE, GRE, GMAT, or NET-JRF (UGC/CSIR) exams can also apply in their relevant specialisation area. Scores from any of these exams, including CAT, taken within the last two years, will be considered valid for Ph.D. admission.

Candidates who have completed a one/two-year full-time classroom-based Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) or specialized management area (e.g., PGD in HRM, Agri-Business Management, etc.) from any of the IIMs with a minimum CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale or its equivalent in the four years preceding Jun 30, 2023, are exempted from this requirement. They can apply directly using the prescribed Application Form.

Candidates shortlisted based on their academic records and performance in the aforementioned competitive examinations will be invited for a seminar and personal interview for final selection in April/May 2023. Successful candidates will receive admission offers by the end of May 2023.