Institute of Management Studies, BHU

Institute of Management Studies (FMS BHU) offers a total of 118 seats for its two management courses. The seats are mainly offfered based on the CAT scores. However, the institute follows few reservation policies while allocating the seats. The seats are mainly reserved for few of the reserved categories as follows:

• SC Candidates 15 % of the intake
• ST Candidates 7.5% of the intake
• PC Candidates 3% of the intake (on horizontal reservation basis)
• OBC Candidates 27% of the intakethere

CAT cut off for Institute of Management Studies, BHU MBA range of 94-100 percentile. The institutes have fixed admission cut-offs on the basis of overall performance of candidates in the CAT 2025 exam.  Meeting the minimum CAT cut-off is mandatory for candidates to be shortlisted for MBA admission. Candidates have to meet CAT sectional cut-off too for selection to the WAT-PI round of MBA colleges. 

Yes, Institute of Management Studies MBA course has been ranked for 2024 by the ranking body of Times. The MBA course is ranked 41 in 2024. IMS has been also ranked by Business Today, 23 in the year 2023. 

The Institute of Management Studies (IMS) at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has a total seat intake of 118 for its MBA program:

MBA: 59 seats

MBA in International Business: 59 seats 

The admission process for the MBA program at IMS is entrance-based. The selection criteria are:

CAT score: 50% weightage

Academic record: 20% weightage

Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GDPI): 30% weightage 

To be eligible for admission, candidates must have at least 50% in their graduation. The admission process also includes a counseling session for provisional ad

mission. 

During MBA & MBA IB placements 2025, Consultant was the top profile. The following table represents the profile distribution of IMS BHU placements 2025 for MBA & MBA IB and MBA AG:

Management Trainee emerged as the top profile during the 2025 drive for MBA AB with 58% of students placed in it. Take a look at the table below illustrating the profile distribution during IMS BHU placements 2025 for MBA AG branch:

The highest package offered to MBA & MBA IB students during the 2025 drive was INR 19.8 LPA, comparatively less than in 2024. The table below depicts the IMS BHU highest package offered during seasons 2023-2025: