International Institute of Management Studies (IIMS Pune)

No, some may consider it to be the best college for Management in the state of Pune. It has been ranked by bodies such as Outlook which ranked it as the 2nd Top Private MBA institution in Pune during the 2025 India's Best B School Survey.

Yes, pursuing an MBA  course from IIMS Pune is a good choice if considering the placement opportunities. The key highlights of IIMS Pune placements for the PGDM Class of 2025 are tabulated below:

NOTE: The placement year for the packages mentioned above was not mentioned on the official website. Hence, the packages are assumed for the year 2025.

As per the report, the the highest and average packages offered in 2025 stood at INR 26.10 LPA and INR 7.5 LPA, respectively. The key highlights of IIMS Pune placements for the PGDM Class of 2025 are tabulated below:

NOTE: The placement year for the packages mentioned above was not mentioned on the official website. Hence, the packages are assumed for the year 2025.

IIMS Pune concluded the placements for the Class of 2025 with an average package of INR 7.5 LPA. The salary package offered during PIMR Bhopal placements in 2025 are tabulated below:

IIMS Pune has a good record of placements for its PGDM course. In 2025, the the highest and average package offered stood at INR 26.10 LPA and INR 7.5 LPA, respectively. The key highlights of IIMS Pune placements for the PGDM Class of 2025 are tabulated below:

NOTE: The placement year for the packages mentioned above was not mentioned on the official website. Hence, the packages are assumed for the year 2025.

To get admission to International Institute of Management Studies (IIMS Pune), candidates must appear for any of these exams- XAT/ CAT/ CMAT/ MAH CET followed by a personal interview round. Candidates must also ensure fulfilling the eligibility criteria before applying for admission at International Institute of Management Studies (IIMS Pune).

IIMs participants In IPMAT counselling are mentioned below:

IIM Indore

IIM Ranchi 

IIM Amritsar (recently launched IPM)

IM Shillong 

IIM Sirmaur.

There are a very few IIMs which have CAT cutoff of 85 percentile. These are IIM Nagpur, IIM Amritsar and IIM Bodh Gaya. Since these IIMs have been launched in the last decade, the cut offs are low for admission to MBA/PGP courses. Reserved category students can apply with 85 percentile in most of the IIMs as the cut off for them is much lower in comparison to General category candidates. 

No. IIM admissions are based on the CAT exam scores. More than 50 colleges accept NMAT scores for MBA/PGDM admissions, IIMs are not among the NMAT participating institutes. Admission to IIMs is not possible using NMAT scores. Top b-schools such as SVKMs NMIMS, XIM Bhubaneswar, KJ Somaiya, TAPMI, among others accept NMAT scores for admission. Candidates aiming for admission to IIMs must appear for CAT exam and meet the admission criteria, such as WAT, PI, etc.

CMAT score is not accepted by the IIMs. These institutes accept only CAT score for their management programmes. CMAT is accepted by over 1300 MBA colleges in India which belong to mostly Tier 2 and Tier 3 status. You can seek admission with CMAT score to all AICTE approved institutions – private, government and government aided.