I I M - Indian Institute of Management

The IIMs are the top ranked management institutes in India in several rankings and surveys.They are also listed as Institutions of National Importance by the government. There are 20 IIMs in India which offer various MBA, PGP, PGDM, Executive MBA and Fellowship programmes.

Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) offer world-class management programmes. Admission to the MBA/PGP programmes of the IIMs is based on Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the institutions. For some EPGP courses, GMAT score is accepted.

LIST OF IIMs

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad(1961)

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (1961)

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (1973)

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (1984)

Indian Institute of Management Indore (1996)

Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (1997)

Indian Institute of Management Shillong (2008)

Indian Institute of Management Rohtak (2009)

Indian Institute of Management Udaipur (2009)

Indian Institute of Management Ranchi (2010)

Indian Institute of Management Raipur (2010)

Indian Institute of Management Kashipur (2011)

Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli (2011)

Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam (2015)

Indian Institute of Management Amritsar (2015)

Indian Institute of Management Nagpur (2015)

Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya (2015)

Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur (2015)

Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur (2015)

Indian Institute of Management Jammu (2016)


IIMs are located all across the country and rank the highest in terms of pedagogy, faculty, infrastructure, & training.

These colleges are also known for their high-paying placement opportunities in the corporate as well as the government sectors.

IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta are among the Top 50 institutes for management education in the world.


Admission to PGP/MBA courses offered by IIMs is done through:

CAT exam score

Written Ability Test (WAT)

Group Discussion (GD) and

Personal Interview (PI)


For Executive PGP courses, CAT and GMAT scores are accepted for shortlisting of candidates for WAT/GD and PI rounds.


Programmes Offered by the IIMs in India

  • MBA/PGP: The two-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) is the flagship programme across all IIMs, and considered the equivalent of regular MBA programmes. After the passage of IIM Act 2017, most IIMs have started offering Master in Business Administration (MBA) degrees. The IIMs are best known and rated for this two-year full-time MBA/PGP course.

  • EPGP: The Executive Post Graduate Programme or EPGP is offered by almost all the IIMs. This course is designed specifically for mid level professionals with 5-12 years of work experience.

  • IPM: Integrated Programme in Management or IPM is the five-year course after 12 offered by IIM Indore, IIM Rohtak, IIM Ranchi, IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Jammu.

  • PGPX: Some IIMs also offer a one-year post-graduate diploma programme for graduates with work experience.

  • FPM: Some IIMs offer Fellow Programme in Management (FPM), a doctoral programme considered to be equivalent to a PhD globally.

  • Certificate Executive Programmes (Short Duration or Part Time): Most IIMs also offer short-duration executive education/EMBA courses and part-time programmes that offer certificates.

Top IIMs in India

IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow and IIM Kozhikode (together referred to as BLACK) are considered the top IIMs in India. They are ranked highly in all surveys and have a very good placement and ROI record.


Baby IIMs

Baby IIMs refer to the newly established IIMs, which include IIM Nagpur, IIM Visakhapatnam, IIM Amritsar, IIM Bodhgaya, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Sambalpur and IIM Jammu.