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

Given below are the eligibility criteria for admission to the MBA programme at IIM Sirmaur:

• Candidates should possess a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% aggregate.
• Candidates should have a valid CAT percentile based on which they will be selected for further admission rounds.
• Selected candidates will now have to take the Personal Interview (PI) round. Those who qualify for the PI round will be required to report to the admission cell at IIM Sirmaur for document verification and fee payment leading to final seat allotment.

The list of top recruiters during IIM Sirmaur placements 2024 is presented below:

IIM Sirmaur Top Recruiters 2024
Accenture	Tech Mahindra
Deloitte	Tiger Analytics
EY	D E Shaw & Co
ICICI Bank	Angle One
KPMG	GE

IIM Sirmaur CAT cutoff 2023 will be out after CAT 2023 results are announced. Candidates seeking admission to IIM Sirmaur MBA course must appear for the CAT 2023 exam. Tabulated below are the IIM Sirmaur CAT cutoff 2022 for candidates to have estimation of expected cutoff 2023:

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	40	40	40	70
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	32	25	32.5	40
DAP	25	32	32.5	40

For admission to MBA (or PGP) 2024 batch at IIM Sirmaur, the CAT test was conducted on November 26, 2023. Aspirants of IIM Sirmaur are required to appear for the exam in Computer Based Testing mode at the allotted test centres. CAT exam 2023 was held in three slots:

• 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

Earlier, the CAT exam used to be of 180 minutes with 100 questions but in 2020, both exam duration and number of questions were reduced due to COVID-19 pandemic. Starting CAT 2022, the total number of questions stands at 66 as part of CAT pattern.

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, placements at IIM Sirmaur are good. The overall highest and average package offered during IIM Sirmaur placements 2024 stood at INR 32.65 LPA and INR 13.80 LPA, respectively. Further, the average package offered during MBA and MBA Tourism placements 2024 stood at INR 13.93 LPA and INR 13.32 LPA, respectively. Apart from this, the median package offered during IIM Sirmaur placements 2024 for MBA and MBA Tourism programs stood at INR 12.49 LPA and INR 12 LPA, respectively.

The course-wise average salary trends witnessed during IIM Sirmaur placements over the past three years are presented below:

Course	Average Package (2022)	Average Package (2023)	Average Package (2024)
MBA	INR 12.81 LPA	INR 14.45 LPA	INR 13.93 LPA
MBA Tourism	INR 10.23 LPA	INR 11.47 LPA	INR 13.32 LPA
Overall	INR 12.48 LPA	INR 13.95 LPA	INR 13.80 LPA

In addition, Quartile-wise average package offered over the past three years during IIM Sirmaur placements is presented below:

Quarters	MBA Average Package (2022)	MBA Average Package (2023)	MBA Average Package (2024)
Quartile 1	INR 8.94 LPA	INR 11.05 LPA	INR 10.51 LPA
Quartile 2	INR 11.04 LPA	INR 12.45 LPA	INR 12.04 LPA
Quartile 3	INR 13.83 LPA	INR 14.75 LPA	INR 14.84 LPA
Quartile 4	INR 17.41 LPA	INR 19.53 LPA	INR 18.37 LPA
Quarters	MBA TM Average Package (2022)	MBA TM Average Package (2023)	MBA TM Average Package (2024)
Quartile 1	INR 9.04 LPA	INR 9.85 LPA	INR 10.53 LPA
Quartile 2	INR 9.68 LPA	INR 10.34 LPA	INR 11.75 LPA
Quartile 3	INR 10.33 LPA	INR 11.91 LPA	INR 13.47 LPA
Quartile 4	INR 12.16 LPA	INR 13.93 LPA	INR 17.80 LPA

 In addition, the average package offered to Engineering and Non-Engineering background students over the past three years during IIM Sirmaur placements is presented below:

Particulars	Average Package (2022)	Average Package (2023)	Average Package (2024)
MBA (Engg)	INR 13.09 LPA	INR 14.92 LPA	INR 14.09 LPA
MBA (Non-Engg)	INR 9.78 LPA	INR 13.79 LPA	INR 13.82 LPA
MBATHM (Engg)	INR 12.23 LPA	INR 13.82 LPA	INR 12.88 LPA
MBATHM (Non-Engg)	INR 10.84 LPA	INR 11.59 LPA	INR 12.86 LPA

 The average package offered to Male and Female students over the past three years during IIM Sirmaur placements is presented below:

Particulars	Average Package (2022)	Average Package (2023)	Average Package (2024)
MBA (Female)	INR 12.62 LPA	INR 13.46 LPA	INR 13.89 LPA
MBA (Male)	INR 9.56 LPA	INR 13.86 LPA	INR 14.69 LPA
MBATHM (Female)	INR 10.39 LPA	INR 11.65 LPA	INR 13.16 LPA
MBATHM (Male)	INR 10.90 LPA	INR 13.87 LPA	INR 13.87 LPA

 

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

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 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 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.

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

IIM Sirmaur MBA Tourism sector-wise summer placements distribution is not released for the batch of 2023-25. However, the sector-wise students placement distribution during IIM Sirmaur summer placements for the MBA and MBA Tourism batch of 2023-25 batch is presented below:

Sectors	Students Placement Distribution (2023-25 Batch)
Marketing	32%
Finance	17%
Operations & SCM	10%
Product Management & Strategy	9%
IT & Analytics	9%
General Management	8%
Consulting	8%
HR	7%

Earlier, Tourism sector emerged as the top recruiting sector wherein the most number of companies, i.e. 20, visited the campus during IIM Sirmaur MBA Tourism summer placements for the batch of 2022-24. The sector-wise number of companies that visited the campus during IIM Sirmaur MBA Tourism summer placements for the 2022-24 batch is presented below:

Sectors	MBA Tourism Summer Placement Companies Visited (2022-24 Batch)
Tourism	20
Consulting	10
EdTech	7
Banking & Finance	5
Hospitality	4
Others	5

Candidates aspiring to take admission to the flagship MBA programme of IIM Sirmaur must apply and take the CAT exam. The CAT application process generally concludes between August and September. To apply for the CAT exam, candidates are required to create an account, fill out the CAT registration form and pay the exam application fee. The CAT form has to be submitted by a certain deadline. Check important CAT dates, to stay updated with the important dates. 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).

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.

Candidates need to pass a master's degree in any discipline with at least 60% aggregate or a two-year PG diploma with at least 60% marks along with a bachelor's degre with at least 50% aggregate to apply for IIM Sirmaur PhD course. Aspirants who have passed a five-year integrated master's degree with at least 60% in any discipline or a professional qualification like CA, ICWA, CS with at least 50% along with a bachelor's degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate can also apply.

The institute offer multiple elective course options to the candidates. These are offered in the areas of Entreprenurship, IT and Systems, Marketing Management, etc. Some of the electives offered for IIM Sirmaur MBA course are:

• Services Marketing
• Big Data Analytics
• Fintech
• Project Finance
• Retail Management, etc.

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.

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There is no such provision for direct admission to the MBA programme at any of the IIMs including IIM Sirmaur. Candidates willing to take admission to the MBA programme at IIM Sirmaur must fulfil the following requirements:

• The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% aggregate.
• Candidates should have a valid score in the CAT exam based on which they will be shortlisted for the Personal Interview (PI) round.
• Those who qualify for the Personal Interview (PI) round will have to report to the admission cell at IIM Sirmaur with their relevant documents for verification and fee payment leading to final seat allotment.