GIM - Goa Institute of Management

Candidates who are applying for the IDA programme must submit a 'Statement of Purpose. They must have at least scored 50% aggregate in a Bachelor's Degree and taken either XAT 2026 or CAT 2025. Students can also apply via the GMAT score.  The GMAT code for GIM is 6VN-62-51 as mentioned on the official website. 

GIM PGDM (Part time) involves the percentage basis selection criteria. 30% weightage is given to work experience, 30% weightage is given to past academic records, 30% weightage is given to face-to-face evaluation and 10% weightage is given to composite diversity index.

There is no work experience required for admission to GIM Goa PGDM program. Do note that the institute gives weightage to work experience during evaluation. This is as per the institute's policy. Even freshers are allowed to apply.

General category students who have scored at least 50% are eligible for admission in GIM Goa PGDM courses. For SC/ST category, scoring at least 45% is must for admission. Along with that scores of either XAT or CAT exam are must for admission.

Yes, the top three students from Africa and SAARC countries except India will be given a scholarship worth 75% of the tuition fee. 

The Goa Institute of Management placement report for 2026 is out. The table below provides the past three placement statistics recorded:

GIM Goa has released the highest, average and median packages for its PGDM courses. Check the table below to know more:

The Goa Institute of Management average package for 2026 stood at INR 16.27 LPA. The table below provides the average package for the last three years:

The 2026 placement rate for GIM has not been released yet. However, the GIM Goa placement percentage for PGDM and PGDM BIFS batch passing out in 2025 was 100%. For PGDM HCM and PGDM BDA, the percentage of students placed was 99%.