IIM Amritsar - Indian Institute of Management

Candidates who have complete master's degree or PG Diploma or its equivalent in any discipline with first-class or BTech/4-year degree with 6.5 CGPA or equivalent are eligible to apply for PhD programme at IIM Amritsar.

Aspirants with any professional qualification such as CA/ ICWA/ CS/CFA- Level-II (USA) with a graduate degree in the relevant subject has a minimum 55% aggregate marks or equivalent grade point average can also apply.

IIM Amritsar shortlists candidates based on their entrance exam scores at the first level. Aspirants must have a valid score in CAT, GATE, GMAT, GRE or JAM for admission. Shortlisted candidates are further called for a personal interview round for admission. The institute also considers Class 10, Class 12, qualifying degree marks and work experience and gender diversity for final selection. 

Candidates must pass a bachelor's or a master's degree or any other equivalent degree, preferably involving Management, Mathematics, Computer Science or allied fields with at least 60% aggregate or 6.0 CGPA or first class to apply for MSc programme at IIM Amritsar. Besides, aspirants must also have a valid score in CAT, GATE, GMAT, GRE or JAM for admission.

IIM Amritsar offers a five-year Integrated programme in Management or IPM leading to MBA. Students in the course get an option to exit the course in three-years with a Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Finance and Economics degree. Students are shortlisted for IPM based on their IPMAT scores. Selected candidates have to further pass a personal interview round for admission.

IIM Amritsar and IIM Jammu both offer MBA admission based on the CAT entrance exam. The final CAT cutoff is comparatively higher for IIM Amritsar (95-96) than IIT Jammu (90) for the General AI category students. Candidates can refer to the table below to check other aspects as well, such as tuition fees and average packages, to decide which IIM is better for MBA admission.

The top 20% average package offered during MBA and MSDSM placements 2025 was 19.11 LPA and 18.25 LPA. 

Earlier, the institute disclosed the average package 2024 for the top quartile. The table below depicts the IIM Amritsar average package for the past three years:

The tuition fee for the MBA course at IIM Nagpur is INR 18.9 lakh. For IIM Amritsar the fees rangees from and INR 12.5 Lacs to INR 14 lakh. This is clearly stating that IIM Amritsar is more affordable than IIM Nagpur.

The highest package offered during MBA and MSc Data Science & Management placements 2025 was 25.86 LPA and 28 LPA. 

Earlier, during 2024 placements, the highest domestic package stood at INR 28 LPA. Students also managed to grab international offers with the highest international package of INR 58.52 LPA. Earlier, the highest package offered in 2023 was INR 36.25 LPA. Looking at the past three years' stats (2022 to 2024), an improving trend was recorded in the highest package. The table below represents the IIM Amritsar the highest package trends:

The institute has good placement record. As per the latest reports, the key MBA placement highlights 2025 are mentioned below:

Cited below is the detailed comparison between IIM Bodhgaya, IIM Amritsar and IIM Kashipur on two important factors; one is the total tuition fees and average package offered during campus placements:

Note: The tuition fee mentioned is taken from unofficial sources. Hence, it is indicative. Candidates can refer to the institute’s official website for more information on the same.