IIM Ranchi was the 9th IIM established in 2009 initially mentored by IIM Calcutta and is ranked 17th by the NIRF 2024. IIM Ranchi is known for its flagship MBA program, which offers admission through CAT. IIM Ranchi also offers an IPM program through the IPMAT exam. The IIM Ranchi IPMAT cutoff is around 187, and the CAT cutoff is 94 percentile for general candidates.

IIM Ranchi MBA fees is INR 17.5 lakhs. The institute has concluded its placement drive for the batch of 2024. IIM Ranchi highest package stood at INR 37.8 LPA for the 2024 batch, while the average package remained at INR 18.69 LPA.

At IIM Ranchi, for the 2023-25 batch, a total of 1,51,272 general category candidates selected IIM Ranchi as their CAT preference, of which 9543 were shortlisted for WAT-PI. 

IIM Ranchi Highlights

Particulars Statistics
Year of Establishment 2009
Campus Size 60 acres
Students Intake 338 – 400
MBA Fees INR 17,50,000
NIRF Ranking 2024 17
Number of Courses 15
Total Faculty 62
Highest Package (2024) INR 37.8 LPA
Top Recruiting Sector BFSI & Fintech
Top Recruiters Deloitte, Capgemini, Amazon, Cognizant

IIM Ranchi Important Dates 2025

MBA/ MBA-HR/ MBA-BA
Last date for CAP Application  January 31, 2025 (Tentative)
Personal Interview – Phase 1 for CAP 2025 February 15 – 20, 2025 (Tentative)
Personal Interview – Phase 2 for CAP 2025 February 22 – 27, 2025 (Tentative)
Personal Interview – Phase 3 for CAP 2025 March 8 – 15, 2025 (Tentative)
Submission of Confirmation of Interest March, 2025
Final Admission Offer May 10, 2025 (Tentative)
Session Commencement  July, 2025
IPM
IPM Registration Last date April 30, 2024
IPMAT Registration February 14, 2024 – April 01, 2024
IPMAT Admit Card Available First Week of May 2024 (Tentative)
IPMAT Exam 2024 May 23, 2024
IPMAT Exam 2024 Result June 07, 2024
IPM PI Shortlist June 25, 2024
IPM PI New Delhi July 17, 2024 (Tentative)
IPM PI Hyderabad July 19, 2024 (Tentative)
IPM PI Bangalore July 21, 2024 (Tentative)
IPM PI Mumbai July 23, 2024 (Tentative)
IPM PI Ranchi July 25, 2024 (Tentative)

IIM Ranchi Fees

IIM Ranchi MBA fees is INR 17.5 Lakhs which is comparatively lower as compared to other IIMs and top B-Schools in the country.

Courses Fees
MBA/ MBA-HR/ MBA-BA INR 17,50,000 (2-years)
EMBA INR 12,50,000 (2-years)
IPM INR 15,93,000 (for first 3 years)

IIM Ranchi Courses 

IIM Ranchi offers around 15+ courses in various areas of management. The details about the IIM Ranchi courses are mentioned below:

Courses Program Details
MBA/ MBA-HR/ MBA-BA Eligibility: Bachelor’s Degree with 50% Marks
Selection Criteria: CAT + Personal Interview through CAP
EMBA Eligibility: Bachelor’s Degree + 3 Years of Work Experience
Selection Criteria: Personal Interview
IPM Eligibility: 10+2 with 60% marks
Selection Criteria: IPMAT + Personal Interview

IIM Ranchi Admission 2025

Here’s a step-by-step guide for the IIM Ranchi Admission process for MBA program the 2025-27 batch:

Admission Stage Description 
Application Process Interested candidates will have to fill out the CAT application form and apply to IIM Ranchi in the same form.
CAT Exam The applicants will have to appear for the CAT Exam.
Shortlist for PI The applicants will be shortlisted for PI based on the CAT cut-off.
PI Process through CAP The personal interview would be conducted virtually through CAP.
Final Selection  The final selection of the candidates will be done based on the CAT score, PI score, and profile of the candidate. 

IIM Ranchi Results

The following data represents the admission stats for the MBA batch of 2023-25:

Category Students who selected IIM Ranchi in CAT Application No. of Students Shortlisted for WAT PI Composite Cutoff for Admission Offer
General 151272 9543 75.14
EWS 9465 2393 71.95
NC – OBC 36967 6104 70.44
SC 18357 3946 61.64
ST 5162 1183 51.19
PWDMN 951 306 NA

IIM Ranchi Admission Stories

Name Graduation Score Work Experience CAT Percentile
IIM Ranchi Admission Story Pragati Verma 80.5 Fresher 85.5%
IIM Ranchi Admission Story Kaushal Verma 6.61 Jagaran Microfin, 2 Years – Seeking Funds from Banks and FIs. 90.17%

IIM Ranchi Batch Profile 2022-24 

  • The batch of 2022-24 had 221 students in MBA, 69 students in MBA-HR, and 48 students in MBA-BA.
  • There were around 28% of the female students.
  • 52.8% of the batch had a prior work experience in reputer organizations in Accenture, Amazon, American Express, Bajal Auto, Deloitte, EY, Congnizant, etc. 

IIM Ranchi Cut-off 2024

IIM Ranchi considers CAT cutoff for MBA admission and IPMAT cutoff for IPM admission. The cutoff for the both the courses are mentioned in the sections below.

IIM Ranchi IPM Cutoff 2024

The candidates are shortlisted for the IPM program based on their performance in the IPMAT. This year, the IPM shortlist criteria was 50% for Quants MCQ Marks + Quants Short Answer and 50% for Verbal Ability. The cutoff for the general category was 93 percentile. The cutoff of all the categorues are as follows:

Category IPMAT Cutoff
General  93
EWS 77.5
NC-OBC 65
SC 49
ST 30
DAP (PwD) 11.5

IIM Ranchi MBA Cutoff 2024

IIM Ranchi Cut-off is 94 percentile overall and 73 percentile for sectional. IIM Ranchi shortlisted the candidates for the PI, solely based on the CAT performance. The CAT cut-off for IIM Ranchi for all the categories is mentioned below:

Categories Overall Percentile QA Percentile DILR Percentile VARC Percentile
General 94 73 73 73
EWS 77 50 50 50
NC-OBC 77 50 50 50
SC 60 44 44 44
ST 40 30 25 25
DAP 40 30 25 25

IIM Ranchi Placements 2024

IIM Ranchi placements 2024 is concluded. IIM Ranchi highest package offered was INR 37.8 LPA.

Particulars Placements Statistics (2024)
Number of Recruiters 76
Number of PPOs 41
Highest Package INR 37.8 LPA
Average Package INR 18.69 LPA
Median Package INR 18 LPA
Top Sector BFSI & Fintech
Top Recruiters Deloitte, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Cognizant, Genpact, IBM

IIM Ranchi placement package of the last four year are mentioned in the table below:

Year Highest Package Average Package
2023 INR 67 LPA INR 17.3 LPA
2022 INR 32.21 LPA INR 16.17 LPA
2021 INR 26.50 LPA INR 14.69 LPA
2020 INR 59.36 LPA INR 15.11 LPA

IIM Ranchi Recruitment

Recruitment (Sector) CTC Range
BFSI INR 13 – 28 LPA
Consulting INR 11 – 42 LPA
FMCG INR 16 – 20 LPA
Automobile INR 10.5 – 18 LPA
IT INR 11 – 32 LPA
General Management INR 13 – 67 LPA
Others INR 12 – 21 LPA

IIM Ranchi Ranking

IIM Ranchi has been ranked 17th by NIRF 2024 among the top management institutes in India. The following table represents the IIM Ranchi Ranking:

Ranking Body Year Category Rank
NIRF 2024 Management 17
2023 Management 24
IIRF 2024 Best Govt. B-School 15
2023 Best Govt. B-School 19

IIM Ranchi Vs IIM Rohtak Vs IIM Raipur

Particulars IIM Ranchi IIM Rohtak IIM Raipur
NIRF 2024 Ranking 17 12 14
Established Year 2009 2009 2010
Campus Area 60 acres 200 acres 200 acres
MBA Batch Size 250 350 328
Admission Process CAT + PI  CAT + PI CAT + PI
CAT Cut-off 94 percentile overall 96 percentile overall 94 percentile overall
MBA Fees INR 17,50,000 INR 17,90,000 INR 18,00,000
Curriculum  Minimum 110.5 credits and maximum 119.5 credits for two years  22.25 credits in the first year and 50.25 credits in the second year.
Highest CTC  INR 37.8 LPA INR 48.25 LPA INR 67.60 LPA
Average CTC  INR 18.69 LPA INR 19.27 LPA INR 21.04 LPA

Life at IIM Ranchi 

Life at IIM Ranchi is busy and hectic with lectures, assignments, presentations, and projects. The IIM Ranchi new campus is located at Naya Sarai in a serene location. The campus is equipped with state-of-art infrastructure and includes 20 spacious classrooms, a 650-seat auditorium, video conferencing facilities and three hostels with accommodation for 1,000 students.

The hostel campus is situated away from the city in a peaceful location. The students are allotted individual rooms with attached bathrooms. The campus also has a cafeteria and snacks bar that stays open all night. IIM Ranchi hostel fees is around INR 2.46 Lakhs.

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