IIM Ranchi: Fees, Admission, Courses, Placements, Ranking, Cutoff

According to the reviews and ratings provided by verified students of IIM Ranchi, IPM at IIM Ranchi has got a positive response. One verified student of IIM Ranchi wrote that the Institute provide 100% placements with an average package of up to INR 16.17 lakh. The top recruiters mentioned by students were Cognizant, JP Morgan, Accenture, Flipkart, etc. While another student praised the faculty and infrastructure.

According to NIRF Report 2023, IIM Ranchi stands at 24^th rank in the Management category, however in the year 2022, it was at 15^th position and prior to that at 21^st position.

The total tuition fee at IIM Ranchi for IPM is INR 15.48 Lacs divided equally in 9 installments. Caution deposit of INR 20,000, Alumni Fee of INR 10,000, and Student Activity fee INR 15,000 is not included in the tuition fee and have to be paid along with the 1^st installment.

The total tuition fees for Executive MBA is INR 12.5 lakh at IIM Ranchi. Students need to pay a caution deposit of INR 10,000 and alumni fees of INR 10,000 at the time of accepting offer.

Candidates can refer to the table below to know about the selection and eligibility criteria for some of the popular courses at IIM Ranchi:

Sure, a candidate can get admission to IIM Ranchi MBA at 85 percentile, if he/she is not a general category candidate. The IIM Ranchi qualifying CAT cut off for 2023 batch for reserved categories was between 40 percentile and 74 percentile. For general category candidates, the qualifying cut-off for IIM Ranchi MBA was 92 percentile.

The table below showcases the category wise estimated IIM Ranchi results for admission to the 2024 batch:

 Note: Given above is the estimated qualifying CAT 2023 cut off. The candidates must note that the final cut off is always higher than the qualifying cut off.

MBA (Executive) admission at IIM Ranchi is moderately challenging, depending heavily on CAT scores. The criteria also depends on the student's professional profile, work experience quality, and performance in the personal interview round.

No, there is no possibility of part payment at IIM Ranchi. Applicants have to pay the fees for first term on the admission portal before the last date. 

Aspirants must pass graduation or equivalent with a minimum of 50% aggregate to apply for Executive MBA course at IIM Ranchi. Candidates also need to have at least three-year of full-time work experience to apply.

Candidates can accept offer for any one MBA specialisation only at IIM Ranchi. Suppose a candidates gets an offer for MBA-BA in the first round and waitlisted for MBA and chose to accept the MBA-BA after fee payment. If the candidate now receives an offer for MBA after 15 days, he or she can choose MBA by accepting the offer through the portal. 

IIM Ranchi MBA admission start with the release of CAT notification. Candidates wanting to get into the PG course need to apply for the national level examination. CAT registrations generally begin in August and are concluded by September. The entrance test is conducted in the last week of November. 

The difficulty level of IPMAT depends on how much preaparation a candidate has done. Candidate's IPMAT preparation strategy should be systematic and cover complete IPMAT syllabus. IPMAT is a national-level entrance exam which is conducted by the prestigious IIM Indore for admission to the five-year IPM course offered IIM Indore, IIM Ranchi, etc. Candidates planning to appear for IPMAT must know that good IPMAT preparation can help them go a long way. Candidates from all streams can appear for the IPMAT exam and those with strong mathematical skills can easily crack IPMAT.

Yes sure, anyone can pursue MBA from IIMs as long as they meet the eligibility criteria and match the final CAT cut off.

IIM MBA aspiring candidates have to only worry about how they are going to crack the CAT exam and other selection rounds conducted during the IIM MBA admission process. For that also, Shiksha has got you covered with some of the best CAT preparation strategies.

As soon as a candidate gets an admission offer from any of the IIMs, the banks themselves will approach the candidate for educational loans. Repayment of the bank loans is not going to be an issue because of the kind of placements offered at IIMs.

Also, there are scholarships available for meritorious students in each IIM. Candidates can check the eligibility and criteria to avail the scholarships by visiting the Shiksha pages of Top IIMs in India

IPMAT application process 2025 started on February 14, 2025. The registration window will be open for approximately a month. The last date to apply for IIM Indore IPM was March 27, 2025. IPMAT 2025 was conducted on May 12, 2025. The complete schedule of IPMAT exam was announced online and is also available on the official website of IIM Indore.
The application schedule for IIFT and IIM Amritsar will be announced on their official websites. The IPMAT application process begins with the IPMAT registration and application fee payment. Candidates need to submit their IPMAT application form before the deadline. Candidates will have to choose the their preferred institutes as well as test centres while filling the IPMAT application form. Candidates can apply for all the institutes which accept IPMAT scores after the results are declared and they match the cutoff criteria. 

No, the candidates do not have to pay any fee for CAT form correction. The facility is provided to candidates free of cost. However, if they have made an error in a field that will not be available for editing during form correction, then they will have to fill a fresh form before the submission deadline and pay the CAT application fee again. So, candidates must review the CAT application form before submitting to check whether they have filled all the information correctly or not. Once submitted, the form will not be editable but of photo, signature and test city.

The international students can find all the information regarding the application process and fact sheets for foreign residents on the Exchange Programme Brochure and Application Form. The overseas admission process at IIM Ranchi will be conducted in three stages. First, the candidate's performance in the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT), Academic Performance (AP), Work Experience (WE), and Diversity (DI), followed by Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) and performance in the Personal Interview (PI).

Cultural events that happen at IIM, Ranchi are:

• Festivals Celebrations: Diwali, Holi, Eid, Christmas, Onam, Pongal
• Cultural Nights
• Food Festivals
• Language and Regional Celebrations
• Cultural Fests

Candidates must pass a PG degree or 2 year PG Diploma in Management with a bachelor's degree with at least 60% aggregate to apply for PhD course at IIM Ranchi. 

Candidates with CA/ ICWA/ CS with at least 50% aggregate and a bachelor's degree with at least 60% aggregate can also apply.

Yes, IIM Ranchi will be accepting IPMAT scores for admission to the course. The final admission offers are made based on a Consolidated merit list (CML) that comprises of following components:

*Bonus marks are added to the candidate score and not to the total.

Aspirants can join the IIM Ranchi IPM course after class 12. It is full time 5-year integrated course comprising Undergraduate and postgraduate management programmes (BBA-MBA). At the completion of IPM students will be awarded an MBA degree. 

• For admission at IIM Ranchi in IPM, candidates are required to appear for the IPMAT examination followed by PI round which will be conducted virtually by IIM Ranchi.
• The total fees for the first three years of the programme will be around INR 16 lakh.The fees for the next two years will be equal to the MBA programme fees set for that year. 
• The programme is designed to provide a multidisciplinary foundation borrowing from Humanities, Social Sciences, Arts, and Sciences. The programme’s cross-disciplinary business core builds on such a foundation. It comprehensively covers management, marketing, accounting, finance, economics, information systems, data science, and strategic management.

Candidates need to appear for IPMAT to get admission to the Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) of IIM Ranchi.

The selection for the Integrated IPM at IIM Ranchi will rely on the Aptitude Test [IPMAT-Indore], Personal Interview (PI), and the academic background of candidates. The PI is conducted by IIM Ranchi.

To be considered for the IPM programme at IIM Ranchi, all applicants must complete an online application form on the IIM Ranchi website. The final admission offers are made based on a Consolidated merit list (CML).

Aspirants with CAT score receive a invitation link on the registered mail id for JAP registration. JAP is the Joint Admission Process acting as a single unified portal for four IIMs-IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Trichy and IIM Kashipur. It is the pre-interview registration process. Registered candidates are selected for the interview round. PI round is conducted physicallyand the information about the same is communicated to candidates. The weightage of PI is 15% in the selection process.