CAT 2024 registration began on 1st August 2024. There are 21 IIMs in India spread across different cities and divided into three categories- Old IIMs, New IIMs, and Baby IIMs according to their year of establishment. A candidate can apply to IIMs through the CAT 2024 form only and is not required to fill out their forms separately. However, to apply to a few IIMs, namely IIM Rohtak, IIM-Nagpur, IIM-Visakhapatnam, and IIM-Amritsar, you must fill out the form separately after the CAT 2024 result. In this article, we have listed the top programs in IIMs to target in 2024. The article highlights the Top IIMs in India 2024 listing their flagship and non-flagship courses, placements, fees, and batch sizes.
- Top IIMs in India:- IIM Ahmedabad
The holy trinity IIM-ABC remains every MBA aspirant's dream college. IIM-A ranks number one in the NIRF 2023 ranking for management colleges in India. The institute ranks 22 globally in the World QS Rankings in Business and Management studies.
| Batch Size |
Fees |
Average CTC
(in LPA) |
Programmes Offered |
451
(PGP-404, FABM-47) |
25 Lakhs |
31.58 |
MBA, MBA-FABM |
Non- Flagship Course: MBA-FABM
IIM-A’s MBA in Food and Agri-Business Management course Ranks 1 globally. The course focuses on the complex agriculture market in India- ranging from the difficult finances to commodity marketing and food processing.
Placements- Roles Offered- Agri-inputs, Agri-Tech, Consulting, Conglomerates, Food Processing, FMCG, Beverages, Environment and Energy.
Reliance Industries Limited and Grant Thornton Bharat have emerged as the top recruiters. (Batch of 2022-24)
- Top IIMs in India: - IIM Bangalore
Known as a heavyweight for work-experience candidates, IIM- Bangalore ranks globally 32 in QS and 2nd in India according to the NIRF 2024 rankings. With an average work-ex of 27 months for the 2024-26 batch, IIM-Bangalore prefers both high percentiles and better work experience.
| Batch Size |
Fees |
Median CTC
(in LPA) |
Programmes Offered |
607
(PGP-535, PGP BA-72) |
26 Lakhs |
32.5 |
MBA, MBA in Business Analytics |
Non-Flagship Course: MBA- Business Analytics.
Data Analytics and AI are the future of the world and no doubt it is an integral part of the business environment as well. The placement report of IIM-B has combined placement data for both PGP courses. It highlights a similar median CTC of 32 lakhs.
Top Recruiters- Accenture Strategy, Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group,
EY Parthenon, PwC, Amazon
Average Work Experience- 20 Months
- Top IIMs in India: -IIM Calcutta
IIM-Calcutta is known as the finance and engineering campus. Being India’s oldest IIM, it ranks at number 4 in NIRF 2023 rankings and 50th in QS Rankings by subject. IIM-C was the first Indian B-school to be triple accredited by the three leading global accreditations in management education.
| Batch Size |
Fees |
Median CTC
(in LPA) |
Programmes Offered |
| 406 |
27 Lakhs |
33.67 |
MBA |
IIM-C will conduct CAT 2024. Read the 2018 CAT Paper (last conducted by IIM-C) here.
- Top IIMs in India: - IIM Kozhikode
IIM-K ranks 3rd in NIRF. This year a record 59% of women candidates joined the flagship PGP program. On the academic front, non-engineers form 45 % of the flagship program and 49% across the three PGP programs.
| Batch Size |
Fees |
Median CTC
(in LPA) |
Programmes Offered |
603
(PGP-497, LSM- 53, Finance- 53) |
20.50 lakhs |
27 |
PGP, PGP Finance, PGP- Liberal Studies and Management |
Non-Flagship Courses:
PGP- LSM
The LSM course at IIM K combines liberal studies (humanities, literature, history, philosophy, etc.) and management studies. In addition to learning managerial subjects, every student completes a Master's Thesis in 2nd year along with rural and international immersion.
PGP- Finance
MBA specialization in Finance. The course is devoted to Financial studies from the first year itself, unlike the flagship PGP course in which you choose your subjects in 2nd year.
Placement data is not available for the courses separately.
- Top IIMs in India: - IIM Lucknow
6th in NIRF 2023 rankings.
| Batch Size |
Fees |
Median CTC
(in LPA) |
Programmes Offered |
| Around 560 |
20.75 Lakhs |
27 |
PGP, PGP-ABM, PGP-SM |
Non-Flagship Programmes:
PGP- Agri-Business Management
After IIM-A, IIM-Lucknow’s Agribusiness program ranks the best in India. The placement reports are combined with the flagship program which gives an idea of similar placement stats from agri-business/ agri-tech/ FMCG companies.
PGP- Sustainability Management
The 8th Batch of PGP- SM (2022-24) saw 25+ companies recruiting for a batch of 41 students.
Top Recruiters- Accenture Strategy, TransUnion CIBIL, EY, India, Deloitte India, EY GDS
Median CTC- 18.5 LPA
- Top IIMs in India: - IIM Indore
IIM Indore ranks 8th in NIRF. Apart from a high CAT percentile, IIM-I focuses heavily on 10th and 12th marks which makes it difficult for people with weaker academics to secure a seat here.
| Batch Size |
Fees |
Median CTC
(in LPA) |
Programmes Offered |
| Around 513 |
21 Lakhs |
24.5 |
PGP, PGP-HRM |
Non-Flagship Programmes:
PGP-HRM-
The HRM program in Indore started in 2018. The placement summary for the 2021-2023 batch for the program is as follows:
Participating Companies- 20
Batch Size- 38
Median CTC- 22.2 LPA
Top Companies- Aditya Birla, Hero Fincorp, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra BankDeloitte USI, EXL Service, GAIL(PSU), Biocon
- Top IIMs in India: - IIM Mumbai
NITIE or National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai was renamed IIM- Mumbai last year becoming the 21st IIM in India. It ranks 7th in NIRF and is considered an ‘Old IIM’ along with BLACKI.
| Batch Size |
Fees |
Median CTC
(in LPA) |
Programmes Offered |
| Around 450 |
21 Lakhs |
28 |
MBA, MBA- Operations and Supply Chain, MBA- SM |
Non-Flagship Programmes:
MBA- Operations and Supply Chain is a popular program offered by the institution. To apply at IIM-M, the requirement of an Engineering/ Technology/MSc in Maths/Stats Bachelors degree is necessary.
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Top IIMs in India: - Other IIMs
| Name |
Batch Size |
Fees |
Median CTC
(in LPA) |
Programmes Offered |
NIRF 2023 Ranking |
| IIM-Shillong |
280+ |
18 Lakhs |
26.96 |
PGP |
26 |
| IIM- Udaipur |
368 |
21 Lakhs |
18.8 (Avg) |
MBA |
16 |
| IIM- Kashipur |
Around 320 |
17.30 Lakhs |
17.2 |
MBA, MBA Analytics |
19 |
| IIM- Trichy |
Around 390 |
19.5 Lakhs |
18.24/17.88 |
MBA, MBA-HR |
22 |
| IIM- Rohtak |
320+ |
17.90 Lakhs |
17 |
PGP |
12 |
| IIM- Raipur |
Around 325 |
18 Lakhs |
20 |
MBA |
11 |
| IIM- Ranchi |
Around 250 |
17.2 Lakhs |
18 |
MBA, MBA-HR,
MBA-BA |
24 |