IIM Shillong - Indian Institute of Management Answered Questions

I think IIM Shillong is better. Here are some points -IIM Shillong is one of the top 7 IIMs in the country.The campus life is very good.Almost 100% of the students got a summer internship offer through college.Total fees go upto INR 12 lakhs.  

See the table below to know more about the packages given to IIM Shillong students. ParticularsPlacement Statistics-2024the highest packageINR 35 LPA (PGPEx)INR 71.50 LPA (PGP)Average packageINR 24.40 LPA (PGPEx)INR 26.10 LPA (PGP)Median packageINR 22.80 LPA (PGPEx)INR 25.67 LPA (PGP)Top 10% average packageINR 43.15 LPA (PGP)Top 20% average packageINR 38.43 LPA (PGP)Top 50% average packageINR 32.39 LPA (PGP)

Candidates who has a bachelor's degree from an Indian university with a minimum of 50% marks, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university are eligible for the IIM Shillong certificate programme. Further, candidate with a minimum working experience of two years in the development sector, government organisation, NGO, Corporate etc., are prefered. 

Here is a comparison of the two institutions:University of Dallas:Offers a Full-Time MBA programme and a Professional MBA (Two-Year) programThe Full-Time MBA programme is ranked 86th in undergraduate program-specific business degreesThe tuition for the Full-Time MBA programme is less than $20,000IIM Shillong:Offers a variety of MBA programs, including Full-Time, Part-Time, and Executive MBAIIM Shillong has a National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking of 26 for 2023The tuition fees for the 2-year PGP programme at IIM Shillong are INR 15 Lakhs (approximately $2,000)

IIM Shillong accepts CAT sectional cutoff for admission to the MBA course. CAT cutoff 2023 will be released after the CAT result 2023. Considering the previous year cutoff,   the overall IIM Shillong CAT percentile was 92 for the General All India category. So, it is clear that to get a seat at IIM Shillong, candidates must have the overall CAT percentile of 90+ for General category to get a call from the institute.  Students can refer to the table given below to check out the year-wise sectional CAT cutoff for IIM Shillong: Section202020212022Overall909292Quants709292VA-RC709292DI-LR709292

Candidates seeking admission to IIM Shillong MBA are required to appear for CAT. Candidates who clear the CAT cut off for IIM Shillong admission will be invited to appear for further rounds of selection.After CAT, the candidate are required to appear for the GD-PI round and a Written ability Test. The final admission offers are made on the basis of performance of the candidates in CAT, GD-PI, WAT and overall profile.  

Yes, IIM Shillong offers hostel facilities to its students. The college houses 4 hostel blocks with facilities such as sports, recreation and dining. Visit the official website and check what are the charges for the hostel and decide whether to avail of this facility or not. The hostel is safe for students and proper security is maintained at the hostel for the students.