International Institute of Management Studies (IIMS Pune)

Pursuing a PGDM course from IIMS Pune is a good choice in terms of placements. The key highlights of IIMS Pune placements for the PGDM Class of 2026 are tabulated below:

NOTE: Placement year was not mentioned on the official website. Packages are assumed for year 2026.

As per the report, the the highest and average packages offered in 2026 stood at INR 26.10 LPA and INR 6.5 LPA, respectively. The key highlights of IIMS Pune placements for the PGDM Class of 2026 are tabulated below:

NOTE: Placement year was not mentioned on the official website. Packages are assumed for year 2026.

IIMS Pune concluded the placements for the Class of 2026 with an average package of INR 6.5 LPA. Salary package offered during IIMS Pune placements 2026 are tabulated below:

IIMS Pune has a good record of placements for its PGDM course. In 2026, highest and average package offered stood at INR 26.10 LPA and INR 6.5 LPA. The key highlights of IIMS Pune placements for the PGDM Class of 2026 are tabulated below:

NOTE: Placement year was not mentioned on the official website. Packages are assumed for year 2026.

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.