IIM Sambalpur

The CAT score required for IIM Sambalpur may depend on the category and section of the exam. The percentile keeps on changing from year to year. As per the cutoff data, the overall qualifying CAT percentile is 90, while the sectional cutoff is 65 for the students belonging to the General AI quota. Students can take a look below at the CAT percentile cutoff 2024:

IIM Sambalpur does not release its final CAT cutoff 2024 on a public platform and is only accessible to candidates who appeared for the CAT entrance exam. However, as per the extimated past years CAT cutoff, the percentile ranged between 92 to 95 for the General AI category students. Considering the IIM Sambalpur cutoff 2023, the CAT percentile for the general category decreased by 3 percentile from 2021  (95) to 2022  (92). However, the cutoff further increased by 3 percentile in 2023  (95). This indicates an inconsistency in the CAT cutoff over three years for MBA admission. 

IIM Sambalpur released the qualifying CAT percentile for shortlisting candidates for the first stage of admission. As per the official website, the overall CAT cutoff percentile for MBA admission at IIM Sambalpur is 90, while for the sectional cutoff, the percentile is 65 for the students belonging to the General AI quota. For other categories, the cutoff details are provided below:

*For Male candidates with one year of work experience and female candidates, the minimum overall percentile will be reduced to 85 in the General category.

IIM Sambalpur cutoff 2024 is yet to be released soon after CAT 2024 results. IIM Sambalpur generally releases two types of cutoffs, the first is qualifying and the second is, the final cutoff for WAT/PI. As per the IIM Sambalpur CAT cutoff 2023, the final cutoff for WAT/PI stood at 95. Similarly, for 2022 and 2021, the final cutoff was the same at 95 percentile. So, going with the trend, we can say that the final composite score cutoff in 2024 will be around the 95-97 percentile.

All the three IIMs have been ranked by NIRF under the 'Management' category. They are also known to offer decent placements to students. Check below the comparison between IIM Sambalpur, IIM Shillong and IIM Sirmaur based on ranking and package:

Companies such as Deloitte, Accenture and ICICI Bank visited the campus during the placement drive 2025. The average package received by MBA students in 2025 stood at INR 15.65 LPA.

The batch-wise median package offered during IIM Sambalpur MBA placements over the past three years is presented below:

Yes, IIM Sambalpur is a government institute. IIM Sambalpur was established in 2015 by the Government of India. It was granted the status of 'Institution of National Importance' by the Ministry of Education (MOE), Government of India. The institute is governed by a board of governors appointed by the Government of India. The permanent campus of IIM Sambalpur is being constructed on 237 acres of land allotted by the Government of Odisha. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the permanent campus in January 2021 and inaugurated it in February 2024.