IIM Visakhapatnam: Placements, Fees, Cutoff, Rankings, Admissions, Courses, Reviews

In the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2023, IIM Visakhapatnam secured an impressive 29th place among all the Institute and Colleges that offers Management course india. The Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam has improved its rank from 33 last year to 29 now in the NIRF ranks. Which is an indcation that IIM Visakhapatnam has overall made a vast inmprovement in the five parameters: Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR) Research and Professional Practice (RP) Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) over a year.

It is one of the best ranked colleges present in India, considering the recent NIRF  2025 ranking, wherein, IIM Vishakhapatnam is ranked 29 in the Management category. As stated by the Shiksha verified reviewer, 'campus and hostels are provided with good Wi-Fi facilities, and the classrooms setting gives you the real experience of having an MBA at an international institute. The library has nearly 3,000 physical books, but our E-Library facility is the best, with access to almost any journal and database needed for research and studies.'

IIM Visakhapatnam offers admission to Management programmes on the basis of valid CAT scores. However, IIM Vishakhapatnam does not release in the public domain the CAT cutoffs and the cut off is exclusively accessible via account login of the candidates who have given this exam. For cut off details, please visit the official website or click here .

IIM Visakhapatnam Placements 2023 has been concluded with 100% placements. IIM Visakhapatnam average package increased by 10.29% at INR 16.61 LPA whereas IIM Visakhapatnam the highest package stood at INR 32.65 LPA. 17% of the total number of students (193 students) received dual offers.

Fees for insurance, convocation expenses and alumni activities along with some facilities charges are all covered under Student Welfare fund fees at IIM Vizag. This fees is INR 80,000 for PGP students which is charged on yearly basis intwo equal installments.

No, IIM Visakhapatnam does not require candidates to possess work experience for full-time PGP course. However, EPGDM applicants must have a minimum of five year work experience.

No, candidates cannot apply for PGP admission at IIM Visakhapatnam directly after graduation. Before beginning application process, candidates need to appear in CAT in order to qualify for admission. For EPGDM course, candidates need to appear for an online proctored exam conducted by IIM Vishakhapatnam itself.

IIM Visakhapatnam MBA admission is based on CAT exam. Candidates must apply for CAT and must select IIM Visakhapatnam in CAT registration form. IIM Visakhapatnam admission is conducted in phase wise manner. Candidates who qualify examination stage will be asked to apply via submission of an online application form through IIM Visakhapatnam website in order to get a shortlist for the Interview round. Finally, when Personal Interview calls are rolled for IIM Vishakhapatnam course admissions, candidates must fill Personal Interview Consent form. Given below is the IIM Vishakhapatnam application process:

STEP 1: Candidates must visit the official website of CAT and fill out the CAT registration form. Candidates should make sure that they select IIM Visakhapatnam in the CAT application form. Candidates must provide personal, educational, work experience and other required information and must upload all the necessary documents.

Following documents are required during CAT registration process:

• Photograph
• Signature
• Qualifying examination marksheets
• Certificate for EWS/ NC-OBC/ SC/ ST category candidates
• PwD certificate (for PwD category applicant)

The final step of CAT application process is to pay the non-refundable registration fees. Given below is CAT application fees:

Note: This information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

STEP 2: Once the CAT results are out, candidates who meet the minimum eligibility requirement are required to fill out the detailed online application form available on the IIM Visakhapatnam website by using their CAT registration number.

IIM Visakhapatnam offers Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) for Working Professionals. The programme is equivalent to MBA programme. Admission procedure is a three phase process in Phase 1 candidates are shortlisted on the basis the eligible criteria set by the Institution admission body. In the second phase candiates have to appear for the Executive Management Aptitude Test (EMAT) and Personal Interview. And finally in the third phase offer letter is made based on all the qulaification.

Eligibility of PGPEx at IIMV is a bachelor degree with an aggregate of 55% marks. Students must have a minimum of three years of full time work experience after their qualifying degree. A valid CAT / GMAT / GRE score is considered for admission. 

Like any other management institute, IIM Visakhapatnam admission is entirely based on CAT scores for PGP. Candidates have to follow the CAT admission procedure. Whereas, for courses like PGPEX and PhD application can be directly submitted through IIM Visakhapatnam official website. Candidates are then shortlisted for the Interview based on overall profile. The final selection in other programmes offered at IIM Vizag will be made based on a composite score comprising the performance in CAT/ GMAT/ GRE/ IIMV Test, Diversity, Technical Knowledge and Domain Experience, SOP, Professional References and Personal Interview score.