IIM Sirmaur: Fees, Course, Admissions 2025, Placements, Ranking

Sales & Marketing sector emerged as the top recruiting sector wherein the most number of roles were offered, i.e. 27 during IIM Sirmaur MBA Tourism summer placements for the batch of 2022-24. The sector-wise number of offers made during IIM Sirmaur MBA Tourism summer placements for the 2022-24 batch is presented below:

Roles	MBA Tourism Summer Placement Offers Made (2022-24 Batch)
Sales & Marketing	27
General Management	10
Finance	4
Research	4
HR	3
Product Management	2
Business Intelligence	1

Indian Institute of Management–Sirmaur (IIM–Sirmaur) provides big classrooms, conference halls, library, and others. Indian Institute of Management–Sirmaur (IIM–Sirmaur) offers various facilities to postgraduate and PhD course students. IIM Sirmaur is currently operating through its temporary campus which is situated at the Himachal Institute of Technology, Paonta Sahib in the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. The development of the permanent campus is taking place at Dhaula Kuan, District Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. 

IIM Sirmaur ofcourse have the advantage of the geographical beauty. Other than this they offer fancy recreational areas where students can hangout, play a few games, have conversations. The college also offers advanced sports complexes to practice sport. For fitness enthusiasts there is a gym with all the necessary equipments and machines. The college also has a yoga centre for people who like to meditate or are into yoga. These facilities provided by the college differentiates it from others.

The minimum CAT overall and section-wise percentile required for admission to the MBA programme at IIM Sirmaur is 92. The minimum CAT percentile for both overall and section-wise categories has been the same for the year 2021 and 2022. Candidates seeking admission to the MBA programme at IIM Sirmaur must meet the minimum CAT percentile criteria for final seat allotment. Hence, students are advised to prepare well for the CAT exam.

Yes, it is necessary to meet the sectional as well as overall cut-off to get shortlisted for the Personal Interview (PI) round for final seat allotment to the MBA programme at IIM Sirmaur. Candidates willing to take admission to the MBA programme at IIM Sirmaur must have an overall and sectional percentile above 90 in their CAT exam. Hence, candidates are advised to prepare well for their CAT exam to secure a valid percentile leading to final seat allotment to the said programme at IIM Sirmaur.

Click here to learn more about the cut-off details for the MBA programme at IIM Sirmaur.

The key highlights of IIM Sirmaur MBA Tourism summer placements 2024 for the batch of 2023-25 are presented below:

Particulars	MBA Tourism Summer Placement Statistics (2023-25 Batch)
Highest stipend	INR 1,40,000
Average stipend	INR 52,200
Median stipend	INR 40,000
Placement rate	100%
Companies visited	26

Earlier, the key highlights of IIM Sirmaur MBA Tourism summer placements for the 2022-24 batch are presented below:

Particulars	MBA Tourism Summer Placement Statistics (2022-24 Batch)
Highest stipend	INR 2,00,000
Average stipend	INR 45,000
Median stipend	INR 40,000
Top 25% stipend	INR 90,000
Top 50% stipend	INR 69,000
Top 75% stipend	INR 57,000
Students participated	51
Students placed	51
Companies visited	51

According to the data gathered from unofficial sources, the function-wise IIM Sirmaur alumni placements statistics are presented below:

Note: The “Others” category includes the functions of Sales, Consulting, Product Management, Finance, Human Resources, Program and Project Management, Research, Administrative, Information Technology, Customer Success and Support and Community and Social Services.

The above-mentioned alumni data is gathered from unofficial sources and hence may vary.

The median package offered during IIM Sirmaur placements 2024 as compared with 2023 and 2022 are presented below:

Course	Median Package (2022)	Median Package (2023)	Median Package (2024)
MBA	INR 12.23 LPA	INR 13 LPA	INR 12.49 LPA
MBA Tourism	INR 9.9 LPA	INR 11 LPA	INR 12 LPA
Overall	INR 11.4 LPA	INR 12.49 LPA	INR 12.49 LPA

The placement rate recorded during IIM Sirmaur MBA and MBA Tourism placements 2023 was 100%. Further, the placement rate recorded during IIM Sirmaur MBA and MBA Tourism placements over the past three years remained 100% as well. Refer to the table below for IIM Sirmaur placement trends over the past three years with respect to the number of students participated for placements and number of students placed:

Particulars	MBA Placement Statistics (2021)	MBA Placement Statistics (2022)	MBA Placement Statistics (2023)
Batch size	112	186	238
Students participated	112	183	224
Students placed	100 (11 students opted out and 1 chose entrepreneurship)	179 (3 students opted out and 1 chose entrepreneurship)	224 (14 students opted out)
Particulars	MBA Tourism Placement Statistics (2021)	MBA Tourism Placement Statistics (2022)	MBA Tourism Placement Statistics (2023)
Students participated	NA	29	50
Students placed	NA	26 (2 students opted for higher studies and 1 student opted for entrepreneurship)	45 (5 students opted out)

The total tuition fee for the MBA programme at IIM Sirmaur ranges between INR 9.5 lakh – INR 16 lakh. The total tuition fees for the MBA programme mentioned above are inclusive of various components, such as admission fees, security deposit, industrial visit charges, library charges and miscellaneous. Candidates willing to learn more about the total tuition fee for the MBA programme at IIM Sirmaur can refer to the institute’s official website. The fee mentioned here is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is however subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

The list of top recruiters during IIM Sirmaur summer placements is presented below:

IIM Sirmaur Top Recruiters
EY	KPMG
Accenture	Tech Mahindra
DE Shaw	Indigo
ICICI Bank	L&T
HDFC	RBI

IIM Sirmaur MBA sector-wise placement data 2024 is not released. However, Banking sector emerged as the top recruiting sector collectively for MBA and MBA Tourism programs during Placement drive 2024. The sector-wise offers distribution made during IIM Sirmaur placements 2024 is presented below:

The sector-wise offers distribution made during IIM Sirmaur placements 2024 is presented below:

Sectors	Offers Distribution (2024)
Banking	29.9%
IT Services	13.5%
Consulting	9.8%
Education	6.6%
Manufacturing	3.7%
Insurance	3.7%
Travel and Hospitality	20.9%
Finance	2.5%
Energy	2.5%
Logistics	2%
Technology	1.2%
Construction	0.8%
Healthcare	0.4%
E-Commerce	1.2%
Investment Banking	0.8%
Services	0.4%

Earlier, the sector-wise placement distribution recorded during IIM Sirmaur MBA placements 2023 is presented below:

Sectors	MBA Placement Distribution (2023)
BFSI	40%
IT / ITES	26%
Consulting	11%
E-Commerce / Retail	4%
Infrastructure & Real Estate	4%
Logistics & Supply Chain	4%
Telecom & Media	4%
Manufacturing	3%
EdTech	2%
Others	4%

Note: The Others category includes the sectors of FMCG, Energy, HealthCare/ Pharma.

Candidates seeking admission to the MBA programme at IIM Sirmaur must meet the overall and section-wise CAT percentile. According to cut-off details of IIM Sirmaur for the year 2023, candidates having overall and section-wise CAT percentile equal to or above 90 were eligible for admission to the MBA programme.

Hence, students are advised to give equal importance to all the sections, i.e. verbal ability and reading comprehension (VARC), data interpretation and logical reasoning (DILR) and quantitative aptitude (QA) while preparing for the CAT exam to get eligible for admission to the MBA programme at IIM Sirmaur. 

Yes, IIM Sirmaur recorded 100% placements for MBA programme during placement drive 2023. Further, the summer placement rate recorded during MBA and MBA Tourism summer placements for the batch of 2023-25 was also 100%.

Candidates willing to take admission in courses offered at IIM Sirmaur must fulfil the required eligibity criteria for that particular course. The course admissions are completely entrance exam based. IIM Sirmaur offers a two-year full-time MBA programme. Candidates aspiring to take admission in MBA programme at IIM Sirmaur must possess a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate (45% for reserved categories). Also, candidates should have a valid CAT score based on which they will get shortlisted for the personal interview (PI) round. 

Selected candidates will have to report to the admission cell at IIM Sirmaur for document verification and fee payment for final seat allotment. The application procedure is completely online.

IIM Amritsar and IIM Sirmaur are very high-ranked colleges present in India. IIM Amritsar is ranked 51 by NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) 2023 for Management whereas IIM Sirmaur is ranked 98 by the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) 2023 for Management. Both of the college offers placement assistance to students and provides scholarships to students as financial assistance. Hence, which is the best college depends on what the candidate is actually looking for in a college or university.

To apply for the CAT exam, candidates are required to create an account, fill the CAT registration form and pay the exam application fee. The 2023 CAT form has to be submitted by a certain deadline after which no application will be accepted. For the 2023 CAT exam, CAT registration was between Aug 2 and Sep 20. The exam was conducted on November 26, 2023. Students had to appear for the CAT 2023 exam in Computer Based Testing mode at allotted test centers. CAT exam 2023 for IIM Sirmaur admission was held in three slots. These are as follows:

• Morning slot: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
• Afternoon slot: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
• Evening slot: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Candidates who are willing to get into IIM Sirmaur must mention the college name and course preference in their CAT application form to get a call (provided the student gets a valid score in the exam).

The total tuition fee is inclusive of the admission fee, examination fee, security deposit and any other charges for the facilities offered by the institute during the programme. Given below is the total tuition fee for IIM Sirmaur courses:

Popular Courses	Total Tuition Fee
MBA	INR 9.5 lakh – INR 16 lakh
PhD	INR 6 lakh

Note: The tuition fee mentioned above is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is however subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

The process of getting into IIM Sirmaur is through the CAT examination and hence there are no reservation criteria exclusively. The usual reservation criteria that are associated with the CAT examination are the only ones that the college follows. These reservations include the SC, ST, OBC, etc. On the contrary there can be some other advantages if you belong to the same state or if you are a girl child etc. There are no other reservations apart from what the Indian Government has prescribed.

Qualifying CAT cut off percentiles of an IIM is the minimum percentile (sectional as well as overall) required by candidates to be eligible for the Written Ability Test (What) and Personal Interview PI round. These are only eligibility score and not the score for selection. The final CAT cut off percentiles are the scores on the basis of which a candidate is actually selected for the What-PI round. The qualifying CAT cut offs are released publically before the CAT exam and result as a part of selection criteria for the MBA/PGP batch of that year. The qualifying cut offs for CAT are release category wise - General, NC/OBC. General-EWS, SC/ST, PwD. The qualifying cut offs percentiles of General category candidate is higher than then rest. The final CAT cut offs are not released publically. The cut offs are estimate on the basis of candidate's selection for What-PI. The final CAT cut offs for General category candidate is also higher than then rest.