B.S. in Management and Public Policy 

at IIM Sambalpur, Sambalpur

The key highlights of IIM Sambalpur placements 2025 as compared with 2024 and 2023 are presented below:

No, IIM Sambalpur does not offer scholarships of its own. Although, candidates can apply for various central and state government scholarships. Tabulated below is the list of scholarships along with their eligibility criteria:

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.

Work experince holds 15% weightage during the preparation of final merit list. The following marks are alloted to candidates with work experience of n number of months 

Yes, candidates can get into IIM Sambalpur without taking an entrance exam but they are required to appear for the personal interview round conducted by IIM Sambalpur for admission to the MBA for working professionals and Executive MBA courses. For candidates seeking admission to IIM Sambalpur MBA, it is mandatory to appear for CAT.  The candidates are required to meet the minimum eligibility criteria as stated below, along with the selection criteria:

Candidates can apply for admission at IIM Sambalpur based on their score in the CAT exam. They must appear for the exam and achieve the required aggregate in the same. Additionally, they must fulfil the eligibility criteria for MBA. They must fill out the application form online on the official website of the college.

IIM Sambalpur does not release its final CAT cutoff 2024 on a public platform and is only accessible to candidates who appeared for the CAT entrance exam. However, as per the extimated past years CAT cutoff, the percentile ranged between 92 to 95 for the General AI category students. Considering the IIM Sambalpur cutoff 2023, the CAT percentile for the general category decreased by 3 percentile from 2021  (95) to 2022  (92). However, the cutoff further increased by 3 percentile in 2023  (95). This indicates an inconsistency in the CAT cutoff over three years for MBA admission. 

Refer the below-mentioned table for IIM Sambalpur placement statistics 2024 as compared with other IIMs such as IIM Amritsar, IIM Sirmaur and IIM Bodh Gaya:

The list of top recruiters during IIM Sambalpur placements 2025 are presented below:

Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur is a public institute located in Odisha, Bhubaneshwar, India. IIM Sambalpur is ranked 58 by NIRF 2023 among the top Management colleges in India. IIM Sambalpur is known for its 2-year flagship MBA programme, and admissions are held via CAP. IIM Sambalpur offers PG, Doctoral, and MDP programmes to students in the field of Management such as MBA, E-MBA, PhD, E-PhD, and MDP. The highest package secured during IIM Sambalpur MBA placements 2024 stood at INR 23.5 LPA.