- The PGP 2026-28 course fee is INR 12,00,000 per year, taking the two year grand total to INR 25,15,800 for Indian students admitted through CAT
- IIM Indore ranked 8th in the Management category of NIRF India Rankings 2025 with a score of 75.68
- The 2026-28 selection process uses CAT scores and a personal interview only, with no written ability test stage
- Final placements for the 2023-25 batch closed at a 100 percent placement record with an average package of INR 29.57 lakh.
The Indian Institute of Management Indore, commonly called IIM Indore or IIMI, is a public business school in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. It was established in 1996 as the sixth member of the IIM family and is an Institute of National Importance under the Indian Institutes of Management Act 2017.
The institute sits on a 193 acre hilltop campus on the Rau Pithampur Road and holds all three of the major international business school accreditations, a status usually described as the Triple Crown.
What Is IIM Indore and Why Does It Matter?
IIM Indore is a public business school established in 1996 as the sixth Indian Institute of Management and an Institute of National Importance under the IIM Act 2017. Its 193 acre campus on the Rau Pithampur Road holds AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS accreditation, the combination known as the Triple Crown.
IIM Indore was accredited by AMBA on 13 October 2016, received AACSB accreditation in February 2019 and completed the Triple Crown with EQUIS accreditation on 10 December 2019. It was re-accredited by EQUIS in 2023, and in the same year was recognised at Level 4 by the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education.
In its NIRF 2025 data submission the institute reported 102 faculty members and a total actual student strength of 1,268 across its two year postgraduate programmes, against a sanctioned intake of 633 seats.
Which Programmes Does IIM Indore Offer?
IIM Indore runs eight academic programmes: the two year PGP leading to an MBA, PGP-HRM, the five year Integrated Programme in Management, the one year Executive Post Graduate Programme, PGPMX for working executives in Mumbai, and the doctoral DPM, EDPM and EDPMG programmes, alongside a large executive education portfolio.
- Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP), a two year residential programme leading to the award of an MBA.
- Post Graduate Programme in Human Resource Management (PGP-HRM), a two year residential programme.
- Five Year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM), entered after Class 12 and leading to a BA plus MBA dual degree.
- Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP), a one year full time residential programme for experienced professionals.
- Post Graduate Programme in Management for Working Executives (PGPMX), delivered at the IIM Indore Mumbai campus.
- Doctoral Programme in Management (DPM) and the executive doctoral programmes EDPM and EDPMG.
How Does the IIM Indore Admission Process Work?
Admission to the two year PGP runs through CAT. IIM Indore first applies sectional and overall percentile cut offs, then shortlists candidates for interview on a composite score, and finally ranks them on Class 10 and Class 12 marks, CAT sectional scores, the personal interview and a diversity factor.
The eligibility bar is a bachelor degree with at least 50 percent marks or equivalent CGPA, relaxed to 45 percent for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Persons with Disability candidates. Final year students may apply and join provisionally. A completed professional qualification such as CA, CS, CMA or Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India also qualifies.
An important correction to older guides: the 2026-28 selection process has no Written Ability Test. Selection is decided by the stage one percentile filter, the shortlisting composite score and the final composite score shown below.
| Category (PGP 2026-28) | Sectional Percentile QA, DILR and VARC | Overall Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| General | 80.00 | 90.00 |
| EWS | 80.00 | 90.00 |
| NC-OBC | 70.00 | 80.00 |
| SC | 55.00 | 60.00 |
| ST | 40.00 | 45.00 |
| PwD | 40.00 | 45.00 |
| Final Selection Component (PGP 2026-28) | Weight |
|---|---|
| Class 10 or SSC score | 5 |
| Class 12 or HSC score | 5 |
| CAT Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension | 20 |
| CAT Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning | 10 |
| CAT Quantitative Ability | 10 |
| Personal Interview | 45 |
| Diversity Factor | 5 |
Reservation follows Government of India norms: 27 percent for Non Creamy Layer Other Backward Classes, 15 percent for Scheduled Caste, 7.5 percent for Scheduled Tribe, up to 10 percent for Economically Weaker Sections and 5 percent for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.
IPM admission is separate. Candidates apply after Class 12 and sit the IIM Indore Aptitude Test, which carries Quantitative Ability multiple choice, Quantitative Ability short answer and Verbal Ability sections. The final composite score for IPM gives 65 marks to the Aptitude Test score and 35 to the personal interview. For the 2026-31 batch, 17,916 candidates applied and the application fee was INR 4,130.
Admission Parameters for MBARead →What Are the IIM Indore Fees in 2026?
The PGP 2026-28 course fee is INR 12,00,000 per year, taking the grand total to INR 25,15,800 for Indian students once caution and mess deposits are added. NRI and foreign national candidates admitted through GMAT or SAT pay INR 37,15,800 across the same two academic years.
| Programme and Batch (2026 Intake) | Category | Total Fee in INR |
|---|---|---|
| PGP 2026-28 | Indian students through CAT | 25,15,800 |
| PGP 2026-28 | NRI or foreign national | 37,15,800 |
| EPGP 2026-27 | Indian nationals | 26,76,800 |
| EPGP 2026-27 | Foreign nationals | 39,96,800 |
| IPM 2026-31, first three years | Domestic through IPM AT | 20,12,000 |
| IPM 2026-31, first three years | International students | 29,12,000 |
For the IPM the course fee is INR 6,00,000 per year for the first three years for domestic students, with a refundable caution deposit of INR 50,000 in year one and a mess deposit of INR 54,000 each year. Years four and five of the IPM are charged at the PGP rate.
EPGP candidates also pay a non refundable commitment fee of INR 1,00,000 for Indian nationals or INR 1,50,000 for foreign nationals when they accept the provisional offer. The EPGP fee includes tuition, course material, library and network access, lodging and boarding, and alumni membership.
Best MBA Colleges in IndiaRead →How Good Are IIM Indore Placements?
For the 2023-25 batch IIM Indore reported a 100 percent placement record with more than 225 recruiters taking part, 50 of them first time partners. The average package was INR 29.57 lakh per annum, the median INR 27 lakh and the highest domestic offer INR 70 lakh.
| Placement Metric (2023-25 Batch, reported 2026) | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total batch size | 591 (478 MBA and 113 dual degree) |
| Recruiters participating | 225 plus |
| Average package | INR 29.57 lakh per annum |
| Median package | INR 27 lakh per annum |
| Highest domestic package | INR 70 lakh per annum |
| Largest hiring domain | Consulting, 35.4 percent of offers |
Consulting and finance together took just over 49 percent of the offers, followed by sales and marketing at about 26 percent, general management and operations, and IT and analytics. Summer placements for the 2024-26 batch drew more than 215 recruiters, with an average two month stipend of INR 2.53 lakh and a highest stipend of INR 5 lakh.
Where Does IIM Indore Rank in 2026?
IIM Indore ranked eighth in the Management category of the Ministry of Education NIRF India Rankings 2025, the most recent edition, with an overall score of 75.68. It scored 86.11 on teaching, learning and resources and 94.28 on graduation outcomes, ahead of most non founding Indian Institutes of Management.
Older versions of this article claimed a fifth place NIRF rank. That figure is out of date. In the NIRF 2025 Management list IIM Indore sits behind Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Delhi, Lucknow, Mumbai and Calcutta, and its NIRF 2025 scores on the individual parameters are published on the official ranking page.
What Facilities Does the Campus Have?
The campus has 18 student residences, 20 student common rooms, three mess blocks and four canteens, plus a married students hostel and a hostel for doctoral participants. Sports facilities include a stadium, two swimming pools, three gymnasiums, six badminton courts, three basketball courts, a squash court and a jogging track.
- Single seated and twin sharing rooms for all students, with separate blocks or floors for men and women.
- Hostel blocks interconnected in groups of three, each with a common room and a basketball or badminton court in the central square.
- Full time internet connectivity in every room through direct lines to the main campus LAN.
- A night canteen running from 11 pm to 5 am, a student run goods store and a fresh juice outlet in the hostel area.
- A Learning Centre library that is a member of the IIM Consortia and INDEST Consortia, a medical centre with ambulance, post office and an SBI e-corner.
How Did IIM Indore Grow Over the Years?
IIM Indore was registered as a society on 3 October 1996 and its foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on 8 December 1996. The first PGP batch of 37 participants began on 29 June 1998, and the institute moved to its own 193 acre campus in 2003.
- 1996: registered as a society on 3 October and foundation stone laid by Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on 8 December.
- 1998: the first Post Graduate Programme batch of 37 participants commenced on 29 June.
- 2003: the institute relocated to its own 193 acre campus on the Rau Pithampur Road.
- 2006: Mukesh D Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, inaugurated the campus on 17 January.
- 2011: the five year Integrated Programme in Management was launched, along with operations in the United Arab Emirates and Mumbai.
- 2016 to 2019: AMBA accreditation in October 2016, AACSB in February 2019 and EQUIS on 10 December 2019, completing the Triple Crown.
- 2023: re-accredited by EQUIS and recognised at Level 4 by the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education.
A frequently repeated claim that Mukesh Ambani laid the foundation stone of the campus on 3 October 1998 is incorrect. The institute chronicle records that he inaugurated the completed campus on 17 January 2006, while the foundation stone was laid by the Prime Minister in December 1996.
IIM Indore began a two year full time PGP at Ras al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates in 2011, shifted those operations to Dubai in 2013 and closed the UAE campus in 2014. It continues to run the Post Graduate Programme in Management for Working Executives at its Mumbai campus.