The Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIM Indore) is a government-established management institution and Institution of National Importance under the IIM Act 2017, set up in 1996 by the Ministry of Education. IIM Indore ranked #8 in the NIRF 2025 Management category with a score of 75.68. The institute holds Triple Crown accreditation from AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA, placing it among roughly 100 business schools worldwide with all three credentials.
IIM Indore was the first IIM to launch the Integrated Programme in Management (IPM), a 5-year integrated BBA and MBA programme for Class XII graduates. The 193-acre fully residential campus at Rau-Pithampur Road, Indore accommodates all students, with 18 student hostel blocks, two swimming pools, three gymnasiums, and a 300-seat and an 800-seat auditorium.
| Parameter | Detail |
|---|---|
| Established | 1996 |
| Type | Government (Institution of National Importance, IIM Act 2017) |
| NIRF 2025 Management | #8 (Score: 75.68) |
| Accreditation | Triple Crown: AACSB + EQUIS + AMBA |
| NAAC | Not applicable (IIMs do not hold NAAC accreditation) |
| Campus | 193 acres, Rau-Pithampur Road, Indore 453556, MP |
| Fully Residential | Yes (18 student hostels + FPM hostel + married student hostel) |
| Admission (PGP) | CAT 2025 |
| Admission (IPM) | IPMAT AT (IIM Indore's own test) |
| Admission (EPGP) | GMAT/GRE or CAT, min 5 years work experience |
| Website | iimidr.ac.in |
Equivalent to MBA; degree awarded under IIM Act 2017. 487 students in the 2025-27 batch. Admitted via CAT.
Fee structure for the 2025-27 batch (Indian nationals):
| Head | Year 1 | Year 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Course Fee | Rs 10,00,000 | Rs 10,00,000 |
| Caution Deposit (refundable) | Rs 50,000 | - |
| Mess Deposit (adjusted against bills) | Rs 54,000 | - |
| Alumni Fee (incl. GST) | - | Rs 11,800 |
| Annual Total | Rs 11,04,000 | Rs 10,11,800 |
| 2-year Grand Total | Rs 21,15,800 |
Course fee for 2 years: Rs 20,00,000. The all-in total including deposits and alumni fee is Rs 21,15,800. Mess deposit is refunded against actual bills; caution deposit is refunded at programme completion. Textbook costs are additional.
NRI/foreign national course fee: Rs 15,00,000 per year (Rs 30L total). Fee is payable in 3 instalments per academic year.
51 students in the 2025-27 batch. Admitted via CAT with the same process as PGP. Fees are the same as PGP (Rs 20L course fee, Rs 21.16L all-in). Average package for PGP-HRM 2025 batch: Rs 25 LPA; median Rs 24 LPA; highest Rs 40 LPA.
The first programme of its kind at any IIM. Awards a Dual Degree: BA (Foundations of Management) + MBA, under the IIM Act 2017. 150 domestic seats for the 2025-30 batch; 5 additional supernumerary seats for international applicants.
Fee for the 2025-30 batch (domestic):
| Period | Course Fee Per Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Years 1-3 (BBA component) | Rs 5,00,000 | Plus Rs 54,000/yr mess deposit and Rs 50,000 one-time caution deposit |
| Years 4-5 (MBA component) | Rs 10,00,000 | Same as prevailing PGP course fee at time of study |
| Total 5-year course fee | Rs 35,00,000 |
Admitted via IPMAT AT (IIM Indore's own aptitude test). No CAT required.
Full-time residential, 5 terms; includes an international immersion term at partner institutions (SDA Bocconi Milan, UT Austin, among others). 58 participants in the 2025-26 batch; average work experience approximately 7 years.
Fee for the 2026-27 batch: Rs 26,40,000 (programme fee) + Rs 25,000 caution deposit + Rs 11,800 alumni fee = Rs 26,76,800 total. International travel and visa costs are additional. Minimum 5 years post-graduation work experience required. Test: GMAT or GRE (within 5 years) or CAT (within 2 years).
Located at the Mumbai campus. 6 terms; designed for working professionals. Total fee: Rs 21,12,000.
Full-time residential doctoral programme (up to 57 months). Financial support: Rs 40,000/month during coursework (Terms I-V), increasing to Rs 45,000/month after the Area Comprehensive Examination. Research Development Grant of Rs 37,500/year for 4 years. Conference support: national up to Rs 30,000/year; international up to Rs 2,00,000 total. Free on-campus accommodation throughout. 25 students in the 2025 DPM batch.
Eligibility: Bachelor's degree (any discipline) with minimum 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PwD). Valid CAT score required.
CAT 2025 cutoffs for PGP 2026-28 admission:
| Category | QA Percentile | DILR Percentile | VARC Percentile | Overall Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General / EWS | 80 | 80 | 80 | 90 |
| NC-OBC | 70 | 70 | 70 | 80 |
| SC | 55 | 55 | 55 | 60 |
| ST | 40 | 40 | 40 | 45 |
| PwD | 40 | 40 | 40 | 45 |
IIM Indore does NOT conduct a Written Ability Test (WAT). Shortlisted candidates appear directly for a Personal Interview (PI).
Stage-2 composite score for PI shortlisting: 10th score (10%) + 12th score (25%) + CAT sectional scores (55%) + Diversity (7%) + Work Experience (0-3%). For CAT 2024, the minimum composite score for General category PI shortlist was 66.50.
Final selection (FCS) weights: 10th (5%) + 12th (5%) + CAT sectional (40%) + PI Score (45%) + Diversity (5%).
Reservation: 27% NC-OBC, 15% SC, 7.5% ST, 10% EWS, 5% PwD (horizontal) per Government of India norms.
Eligibility: Appeared in or passed Class XII in 2024, 2025, or 2026. Age: born on or after August 1, 2006 (SC/ST/PwD: born on or after August 1, 2001).
IPMAT AT format (120 minutes):
| Section | Duration | Type | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Ability (MCQ) | 40 min | MCQ | +4/-1 |
| Quantitative Ability (Short Answer) | 40 min | Short Answer | +4 / no negative |
| Verbal Ability (MCQ) | 40 min | MCQ | +4/-1 |
Final selection: IPMAT AT Score (65%) + Personal Interview (35%). Section-wise cutoffs are decided annually by the Admissions Committee and are not pre-published.
Test: GMAT or GRE (valid within 5 years) or CAT (within 2 years). Minimum 5 years full-time post-graduation work experience (internships excluded). Degree: Bachelor's or Master's or 5-year integrated, with minimum 50%. Process: Application, shortlisting, and interview (online or in-person).
PGP 2025-27 course fee is Rs 10,00,000 per year; 2-year all-in total is Rs 21,15,800 (including refundable caution and mess deposits plus alumni fee). IPM course fee is Rs 5,00,000 per year for Years 1-3 and Rs 10,00,000 per year for Years 4-5; 5-year course fee total is Rs 35,00,000. EPGP all-in total is Rs 26,76,800.
Need Based Financial Assistance (NBFA): Available to PGP, PGP-HRM, and IPM students with gross annual family income below Rs 12,00,000. Applicants undergo an interview. Quantum is a percentage of a maximum amount set annually; in 2025 the institute disbursed Rs 18,00,000 in NBFA to the incoming PGP/IPM batch. IIM Indore does not offer additional fee waivers for SC/ST beyond NBFA; the same course fee applies across categories.
Need Based Financial Assistance (NBFA): For PGP, PGP-HRM, and IPM students with gross family income below Rs 12,00,000 per year. Selection involves application and personal interview. The total NBFA amount disbursed to the 2025 incoming batch was Rs 18,00,000.
PM Vidyalaxmi scheme: Government scheme for higher education loans; referenced on the IIM Indore NBFA page. Student loans up to Rs 30 lakh with interest subvention for eligible income brackets (see vidyalaxmi.co.in for current eligibility).
DPM doctoral fellowship: Rs 40,000-45,000/month stipend, free on-campus accommodation, research development grant Rs 37,500/year, and conference support up to Rs 2,00,000 international and Rs 30,000/year national. Effectively a full funding package for doctoral students.
Government scholarships (via National Scholarship Portal, scholarships.gov.in): Top Class Education Scheme (SC/ST), PM YASASVI (OBC/EBC/DNT), Post-Matric Scholarship for PwD and Minorities. IIM Indore follows GoI reservation norms (45% eligibility threshold for SC/ST/PwD in admissions).
IIM Indore's 193-acre fully residential campus is on Rau-Pithampur Road, Indore 453556 (approximately 25 km from Indore city centre). All programme participants are required to live on campus.
Hostels: 18 student residential blocks with single-seated and twin-sharing rooms; separate blocks and floors for men and women. In addition, 1 FPM participant hostel and 1 married student hostel. Each block has a common room with TT tables, dart/carrom/chess. Internet and DTH TV in rooms.
Sports facilities: 3 gymnasiums, 2 swimming pools (including one Olympic-size pool per the EPGP brochure), 6 badminton courts, 3 basketball courts, 2 volleyball courts, 2 tennis courts, 1 squash court, sports stadium, football ground, mini football field, and steam/sauna baths.
Other facilities: Hybrid library (management and allied subjects), 300-seat auditorium, 800-seat auditorium (within the Sports Complex), on-campus medical centre with ambulance, canteens, faculty residences, and Centre for Wellness and Inclusion. ANUNAAD (Sound Garden) facility inaugurated in 2026.
International: EPGP students undergo a mandatory international immersion term at partner institutions (SDA Bocconi, UT Austin, and others). PGP and IPM students have exchange opportunities through bilateral tie-ups.
IIM Indore holds simultaneous accreditation from AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA, the three global standard-setters for business education. Fewer than 1 percent of business schools worldwide hold all three. The accreditations underwrite academic exchanges with overseas partner schools, standardise the MBA degree for international employers, and signal continuous external review of curriculum, faculty research and outcomes.
IIM Indore created the Integrated Programme in Management in 2011, the first post-Class-12 management programme in the IIM system. The 2026 batch admits 150 students through IPMAT, structured as three years of foundation coursework followed by two years of management curriculum taken alongside the PGP cohort. Graduates exit with a BA in Foundations of Management plus an MBA. Other IIMs copied the model later, but Indore has thirteen graduating cohorts of accumulated alumni and refined pedagogy.
The official Final Placement Report 2025 records an average CTC of about Rs 29.57 LPA for the PGP batch of 2023-25, with the highest domestic offer at Rs 70 LPA. Over 49 percent of the batch was placed in consulting and finance, the two highest-paying functional categories at any Indian b-school. The prior batch (2022-24) cleared 100 percent placement at about Rs 25.68 LPA average and Rs 24.50 LPA median across 150+ recruiters and 594 placed students.
PGP-HRM is a two-year residential programme dedicated entirely to Human Resource Management with its own selection process, curriculum and placement report. Inside the IIM system only a small number of campuses offer an HR-specialised programme at this level. PGP-HRM students take the management core alongside PGP peers but layer in HR-specific electives in organisational behaviour, industrial relations, compensation design and HR analytics.
Beyond the main Indore campus, IIM Indore operates a dedicated Mumbai facility purpose-built for executive education, most notably the PGP for Executives (PGP-MX). For working professionals in Mumbai financial services, consulting and corporate ecosystems, this means access to the IIM Indore degree, faculty and brand without relocating. Mumbai campus is a sustained operating presence in India commercial capital.
Few Indian business schools cover the full management-education career arc the way IIM Indore does. A Class 12 student can enter via the IPM at age 18, complete the PGP or PGP-HRM after a bachelor, return for the one-year EPGP at mid-career, opt for the PGP-MX while still working in Mumbai, then go on to a DPM or EDPM doctoral route. The EFPMG addresses the management and governance niche, and the Executive Education portfolio extends the institute reach.
| Framework | Category | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | Management | 2025 | #8 |
| NIRF | Management | 2025 | #8 |
2 courses offered. Fees in INR lakhs.
| Course | Specialization | Duration | Total seats | Total fee | Avg package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBA (Master of Business Administration) | — | 24 months | 487 | ₹21.16L | — |
| PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management) | — | 24 months | 51 | ₹21.16L | — |
1-year placement history, latest data from 2025.
6 cutoff records across exams, courses, and categories.
| Year | R | Exam | Course | Category | Gender | Quota | Opening | Closing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | CAT | MBA (Master of Business Administration) | General | Gender-Neutral | AI | — | 90 pctl |
| 2024 | — | CAT | MBA (Master of Business Administration) | OBC | Gender-Neutral | AI | — | 82 pctl |
| 2024 | — | CAT | MBA (Master of Business Administration) | SC | Gender-Neutral | AI | — | 60 pctl |
| 2024 | — | CAT | MBA (Master of Business Administration) | ST | Gender-Neutral | AI | — | 50 pctl |
| 2024 | — | CAT | MBA (Master of Business Administration) | EWS | Gender-Neutral | AI | — | 82 pctl |
| 2024 | — | CAT | MBA (Master of Business Administration) | PwD | Gender-Neutral | AI | — | 50 pctl |
Campus size, faculty strength, hostel facilities, and academic infrastructure.
The institute has 18 hostels for PGP and IPM students with computer and internet access, plus a separate EPGP block and a dedicated FPM hostel.
