Master of Business Administration (MBA) 

at IIM Raipur, Raipur

Yes, it is necessary for candidates seeking admission to the MBA programme at IIM Raipur to meet overall as well as section-wise cut-off percentile. The minimum overall and section-wise cut-off percentile for admission to the MBA programme at IIM Raipur for the year 2021 was 92. Hence, candidates willing to pursue an MBA from IIM Raipur must prepare well for the CAT exam.

IIM Raipur aspirants must note that the final CAT cutoff 2024 is always higher than the qualifying cutoff. Also, IIMs accept both sectional and overall cutoff for admission. For IIM Raipur PGP admission 2024, the overall qualifying cutoff for General category is yet to be relelase. For now students can refer to the previous year overall and sectional cutoff across all categories. The overall cutoff for General category students is 92 percentile. The following table mentions IIM Raipur qualifying cutoff 2022 across all sections and categories:

The minimum CAT overall and section-wise percentile required for admission to the MBA programme at IIM Raipur is 90. The minimum CAT percentile for both overall and section-wise categories has observed a significant increase concerning the previous year's minimum CAT percentile. Candidates seeking admission to the MBA programme at IIM Raipur must meet the minimum CAT percentile criteria for final seat allotment. Hence, students are advised to prepare well for the CAT exam.

Yes, IIM Raipur offers a two-year full-time MBA course which comprises six trimesters. IIM Raipur accepts admission in the MBA programme on three parameters:

1. CAT score, whose weightage is 40%.
2. Personal Interview (PI) whose weightage is 25%.
3. Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) with a weightage of 3%.

Candidates who will be able to qualify in all the four parameters specified by IIM Raipur will be able to confirm their MBA seat through document verification and fee payment as their final step.

The highest package offered during IIM Raipur MBA placements 2024 stood at INR 42.29 LPA. Further, the highest salary trends witnessed during IIM Raipur placements over the past three years are presented below:

Note: Salary data is the Domestic Maximum Earning Potential

FMCG / FMCD emerged as the top recruiting sector that placed 23% of the total students during IIM Raipur MBA summer placements for the 2022-24 batch. The sector-wise placement rate recorded during IIM Raipur MBA summer placements for the 2022-24 batch is presented below:

The sector-wise placement rate recorded during IIM Raipur MBA summer placements for the 2022-24 batch is also presented below:

A total of 302 offers were made during IIM Raipur MBA placements 2024. Further, the trends witnessed during MBA placements over the past three years with respect to the number of offers made are presented below:

The answer to this question of whether an average student can get into IIM can be both yes and no depending on the definition of an average student.

• Based on Academics (Class 10/ Class 12/ Graduation): While a student with average scores in Class 10, Class 12 and graduation with a good CAT score certainly has good chances of getting a call from IIM-A, chances are less for someone with an average CAT score.
• Based on student category (General or Reserved): While it is tough for a General category average student to grab a seat at IIM due to high score requirements, a reserved category student can get admission being at average scores as well.
• Based on past work experience, diversity and other factors: Gender and academic diversity is also a factor on which students are shortlisted at IIM. IIMs judge the past academic category based on the degree obtained by the students before MBA and then a weightage is allotted based on that. For Engineers, the percentage for scoring the highest marks is higher as compared with other streams
• Performance in selection rounds: Once you make it to the final selection rounds, i.e., AWT/PI process, it can be considered a fresh start. At this stage, students can forget their past average-ness but definitely require good grasp over the past subjects as academics-related questions are asked in the interview.

Based on the above factors, it can be considered that while getting into top Management institutes, such as IIM is extremely tough, the past performance, CAT performance, student category and a lot of factors can be the reasons for a student to receive that final call.

According to data gathered from unofficial sources, Business Development domain has placed the most no. of IIM Raipur students. The domain-wise IIM Raipur alumni placement statistics are presented below:

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