IIM Visakhapatnam - Indian Institute of Management

Both institutes are considered good choices for pursuing an MBA course, although IIM Kashipur has been ranked #23 under the Management category by NIRF Ranking 2025 and IIM Vishakhapatnam has been ranked #29. Students can check the table below to know different parameters for comparing both IIMS. 

If a candidate receives an invitation of personal interview from two different IIMs for same course, they should go to that one whose campus is easier to reach. 

Candidates who appear and clears PI round at one IIM will be considered for final admission at another IIM as well.

The salary package offered during IIM Visakhapatnam PGP placements 2026 is presented below:

IT & Consulting was the top recruiting sector of IIM Vizag in 2026. The sector-wise placement distribution recorded during IIM Visakhapatnam PGP placements 2026 are presented below:

The placement trend recorded at IIM Visakhapatnam over the past three years for the PGP programme is presented below:

IIM Visakhapatnam offers good placements to its PGP students annually. The key highlights of IIM Visakhapatnam PGP placements 2026 are presented below:

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CAT-Based Cutoffs (For MBA/PGP)

• Minimum CAT Percentile (2025 Expected) 146:

  Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
  General	70	70	70	82
  EWS	63	63	63	72
  OBC-NC	63	63	63	72
  SC	40	40	40	50
  ST/PwD	30	30	30	40

  Note: These are qualifying cutoffs for PI shortlisting; final admission cutoffs may be higher

For admission to MBA course at IIM Vizag, candidate must fulfil the minimum educational requirements. To be eligible for this course, aspirants must hold a bachelor's degree with at least 50% aggregate. However, Admission to the MBA course is completely entrance-based. The aspirants are admitted based on scores in CAT/ GMAT followed by group discussion and personal interview rounds. candidates are advised to check the IIM Vishakhapatnam official website for comprehensive details regarding admission criteria and eligibility requirements.

For admission to IIM Visakhapatnam for the flagship MBA (or PGP) course, the result of CAT 2024 is expected to be declared by the third week of December 2024. The institute released the provisional CAT 2024 answer key on December 3, 2024 and the last date to raise objection was December 5, 2024. However, if the trend is not followed, the same will most probably be out by the first week of January 2024. After the release of result, the exam takers will be able to download their CAT scorecards from the official website using their login credentials for IIM Visakhapatnam admission.