IIM Amritsar - Indian Institute of Management

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:

Tuition fee for the MBA course at IIM Nagpur is INR 19.7 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.

Admission to various postgraduate courses at the Indian Institute of Management–Amritsar (IIM–Amritsar) is based on merit and scores of several entrance tests. The accepted entrance exams are CAT and others. CAT qualifying percentile changes every year and depends on the criteria set by the college. This depends on the number of students applying for admission through CAT and various other criteria set by the college. For the various information related to the IIM Amritsar admission criteria or CAT, please visit the official website of the college.

After completing degree from one of the best MBA Colleges in India, students are open to multiple opportunities. An MBA graduate gets jobs which include team lead and managerial responsibility of the department. Given below are some of the popular job options after MBA from IIM Amritsar:

*The salary data has been obtained from Payscale.com

There are a total of 105 seats for MBA at IIM Amritsar. Candidates are offered a seat in MBA based on a composite score calculated based on Pre-PI and Post-PI score. The final offers of admission to candidates selected from each category will be made strictly based on the final rank based on the aggregate score. Selected candidates are required to confirm their seat in IIM Amritsar by paying the course fee.

IIM Amritsar and IIM Sirmaur offers two-year MBA programmes. Both are NIRF ranked IIMs recognised for their MBA course. Below is the comparison between the MBA course offered by them:

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