Baby IIMs- Fees, Courses, Cut offs, Admissions 2026
Baby IIMs refers to those campuses which were established after 2011. There are nine Baby IIMs and they are mentored by top six IIMs. Check here all about Baby IIMs including courses, fees, cut offs and admission process.
All about Baby IIMs
Baby IIMs include IIM Amritsar, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Kashipur, IIM Trichy, IIM Nagpur, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Visakhapatnam and IIM Jammu. These IIMs offer full-time MBA, Executive MBA and Doctoral programmes. Some of these IIMs also offer 5-year Integrated programmes in Management as well as niche specialization programmes. Average salary offer during campus placements at Baby IIMs ranges between INR 14 lakh to 20 lakh per annum. Pursuing MBA from Baby IIMs is a great option for aspirants who score between 90-95 percentile in the CAT exam. Admission process to MBA programmes includes CAT exam, Personal Interview and Written Ability Test. In this article, you will read all about Baby IIMs.
- Why are baby IIMs called so?
- Baby IIMs: Courses Offered
- Baby IIMs Cut Offs for MBA Admission
- Baby IIMs Admission and Selection Criteria
- Baby IIMs Fees (MBA)
- Baby IIMs Placements Data: Highest and Average CTC
Why are baby IIMs called so?
Baby IIMs are those Indian Institute of Management campuses which were established after 2011. Since they are the newest bunch of IIMs, they are called Baby IIMs. These institutes are mentored by top six IIMs. The course syllabus and pedagogy are same as older IIMs. Having campuses with latest technology and infrastructure, these Baby IIMs are even ranked among top 50 MBA colleges in India, in the MHRD-NIRF rankings.
| Baby IIMs |
Year of Establishment |
Mentor IIMs |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 |
IIM Lucknow |
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| 2011 |
IIM Calcutta |
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| 2015 |
IIM Kozhikode |
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| 2015 |
IIM Bangalore |
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| 2015 |
IIM Ahmedabad |
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| 2015 |
IIM Indore |
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| 2015 |
IIM Calcutta |
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| 2015 |
IIM Lucknow |
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| 2016 |
IIM Lucknow |
Also read: New IIMs Rankings and Placements 2025
Baby IIMs: Courses Offered
Baby IIMs offer full-time MBA programmes with specialisations, Executive MBA programmes with specialisations as well as Doctoral programmes. IIM Bodhgaya and IIM Jammu also offer dual degree (BTech+MBA) and five-year integrated programmes (BBA+MBA). Admission to PG courses is based on CAT score and Integrated score is through JIPMAT.
| Baby IIMs |
Courses Offered |
|---|---|
| MBA, MBA Analytics, Executive MBA, Executive MBA Analytics, PhD |
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| MBA, MBA HRM, PGBPM, Executive MBA, PhD, Executive PhD |
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| MBA, MBA Business Analytics, MBA HR, Executive MBA, Integrated-BTech+MBA, MSc Data Science & Management, Doctoral Programmes |
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| PGP, PGPEx, PGPDGM, EMBA, PGPMCI, PhD, Exe-PhD |
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| MBA, PhD, PhD Executive, Executive MBA |
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| MBA, Executive MBA, MBA for Working Professionals, PhD |
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| MBA, MBA Digital Business Management, MBA Hospital & Healthcare Management, IPM, PhD |
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| MBA, MBA Tourism, Executive MBA, Executive MBA in Digital Transformation & Analytics, PhD, Executive PhD, PGPex LSM, MBA in Family Managed Business, MBA TTHM, |
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| MBA, MBA Hospital Administration & Healthcare Management, BTech+MBA, IPM, Executive MBA, EMBA – Corporate Affairs & Management, PhD |
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Baby IIMs Cut Offs for MBA Admission
The qualifying CAT cut offs for Baby IIMs is between 85-94 percentile for General category students. The final cut offs are higher and can go up to 95-97 percentile. Check below the qualifying CAT cut offs of Baby IIMs for General categories.
| Baby IIMs |
Qualifying CAT cut offs |
|---|---|
| 90 |
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| 94 |
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| 90 |
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| 94 |
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| 82 |
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| 94 |
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| 94 |
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| 92 |
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| 91 |
Baby IIMs Admission and Selection Criteria
The MBA admission is based on a common selection process called the IIM CAP. All the Baby IIMs participate in the IIM CAP which is conducted in February-March every year. Candidates planning to pursue MBA from Baby IIMs appear for CAT 2025 and select these colleges in it. Check below institute wise Baby IIMs Admission and Selection Criteria:
- IIM Visakhapatnam Shortlist & Admission Criteria
- IIM Kashipur Shortlist & Admission Criteria
- IIM Amritsar Shortlist & Admission Criteria
- IIM Bodh Gaya Shortlist & Admission Criteria
- IIM Trichy Shortlist & Admission Criteria
- IIM Sirmaur Shortlist & Admission Criteria
- IIM Sambalpur Shortlist & Admission Criteria
- IIM Nagpur Shortlist & Admission Criteria
- IIM Jammu Shortlist & Admission Criteria
Baby IIMs Fees (MBA)
The MBA fees of Baby IIMs is in the range of INR 17 lakh to INR 21 lakh. The fee is paid semester wise in instalments. Take a look at the table below for latest Baby IIM fees for MBA/PGP programme.
| IIM campus |
IIM MBA Fees (latest) |
|---|---|
| IIM Visakhapatnam |
INR 17.82 lakh |
| IIM Trichy |
INR 19.50 lakh |
| IIM Sambalpur |
INR 21.01 lakh |
| IIM Bodhgaya |
INR 17.96 lakh |
| IIM Sirmaur |
INR 17.50 lakh (including fees for international immersion programme) |
| IIM Jammu |
INR 18.85 lakh |
| IIM Amritsar |
INR 21.00 lakh |
| IIM Kashipur |
INR 17.30 lakh |
| IIM Nagpur |
INR 18.90 lakh |
Baby IIMs Placements Data: Highest and Average CTC
All the Baby IIMs have campus placement cells like older IIMs which conduct annual summer placements and final placements for graduating students. Top domestic and international companies participate in the placement process to hire skilled managers in various domains. Take a look at the latest salary figures for baby IIMs.
| Name of IIM |
Highest CTC (INR)* |
Average CTC (INR)* |
|---|---|---|
| INR 43.69 LPA |
INR 19.43 LPA |
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| INR 37.00 LPA |
INR 18.10 LPA |
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| INR 38.40 LPA |
INR 16.29 LPA |
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| INR 43.25 LPA |
INR 15.61 LPA |
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| INR 32.50 LPA |
INR 13.90 LPA |
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| INR 28.00 LPA |
INR 15.00 LPA |
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| INR 64.12 LPA |
INR 14.45 LPA |
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| INR 64.61 LPA |
INR 16.63 LPA |
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| INR 32.00 LPA |
INR 14.01 LPA |
*The highest and average salary mentioned in the table are for the full-time MBA batch 2022-2024.
