Introduction
IIM Raipur is the tenth IIM to be established by the Government of India in the year 2010. It is recognized as one of the institutes of national importance and comes under the category of new IIMs in the country. It has been doing well in terms of placements and academic rigor and is on par with the likes of institutes like IIM Trichy, IIM Shillong, etc.
List of Contents
- Location
- Ranking
- Courses Offered
- Admission Procedure
- Fee Structure
- Campus
- Placement Statistics
- Useful Links
Location
Raipur is located in the state of Chhattisgarh and is located at the center of this state geographically. It has quite good connectivity by air, railways, and road network from all parts of the country.
The campus is situated at a distance of 13 kms from the nearest airport (Swami Vivekanand International Airport) and the travel time is approximately 30 minutes to reach the campus.
The closest railway station to the campus is the Raipur Junction Railway station which is at a distance of 12 kms from campus and takes about 25 minutes to reach the campus.
Google map link to reach the campus: https://goo.gl/maps/c5TDLWKoMWYr4CLt5
Courses Offered:
The following are the various degree-granting courses offered in IIM Raipur for a wide variety of aspirants ranging from freshers to executives. These programs are tabulated as under:
| S.No. | Program | Duration | Eligibility |
| 1 | Post-Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management | Two Years full time | Bachelor’s Degree |
| 2 | Executive Fellow Program in Management (EFPM) | Four years | Working professionals with more than seven years of work experience in industry |
| 3 | Ph.D. (Doctoral Programme) | Four years full time | Master’s degree/PGP from IIMs or its equivalent in any discipline with minimum 60% aggregate marks or equivalent grade point average (OR) Professional qualifications such as CA/ICWA with degree and CS with B. Com degree along with minimum 60% aggregate marks or equivalent grade point average (OR) 4 Year/8 Semester Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (B.E./B.Tech/B.Arch) with a minimum CGPA of 6.5 out of 10 or equivalent. (OR) Five-year Integrated Master’s degree program in any discipline, with at least 60% aggregate marks, obtained after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. |
| 4 | Post Graduate Program In Management For Working Executives (PGPMWE) | Two years | Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with minimum aggregate marks of 50% in any discipline (AND) Minimum three-year post-qualification work experience |
| 5 | Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (ePGP) | Two years in blended mode | Minimum of two years of managerial/ entrepreneurial/ professional experience as on 1st November 2021. (AND) Minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent with 50% overall at degree level. |
Also Read : IIM Nagpur
Ranking
IIM Raipur has obtained 15th rank among all the B-schools in the NIRF Rankings 2021. The following are the other rankings obtained by the institute.
| Body | Ranking | Year |
| Outlook-ICARE India MBA Rankings | 9th place | 2021 |
| India Today MDRA Survey 2020 | 25th place | 2020 |
| T.I.M.E B-School Categorization | AAA Category | 2020 |
Admission Procedure
The admission process for the PGP program is similar to all other IIMs, and the students need to take a CAT exam and also should have either completed their Bachelor’s degree or be in their final year of their Bachelor’s degree while writing the CAT Exam.
Refer here for PGP admission procedures.
After taking the CAT exam, aspirants will have to appear for an interview based on shortlisting from various criteria like the performance in the 10th, and 12th exams, UG score, and gender diversity factor as well. The weightage for each of these factors varies every year depending upon the candidate pool available to the college.
For admission to the ePGP program refer here.
For admission to the EFPM program refer here.
For admission to the Ph.D. program refer here.
For admission to the PGPMWE (On Campus) program refer here.
Selection Criteria for PGP admissions – Indian Institute of Management, Raipur
There are two stages of selection:
- Shortlisting candidates based on their CAT Scores, 10th, and 12th board marks for PI.
- Final Selection on the basis of PI.
The first basis of shortlisting candidates is through their CAT Score, 10th and 12th board marks. Along with the overall CAT Score, section-wise scores are also considered while shortlisting candidates.
Minimum CAT Score Requirement (CAT 2021) to be considered eligible for PI stage (In percentile):
| Category | Section 1 – VARC | Section 2 – DILR | Section 3 – QA | Aggregate |
| Open/General | 70 | 70 | 70 | 92 |
| Non-Creamy OBC | 45 | 45 | 45 | 74 |
| EWS | 40 | 40 | 40 | 70 |
| SC | 35 | 35 | 35 | 54 |
| ST | 25 | 25 | 32.5 | 40 |
| DAP | 25 | 25 | 32.5 | 40 |
Final Selection Criteria
For the final selection, the shortlisted candidates are required to take an interview through CAP, and during the interview, the candidate’s academic performance, knowledge of concepts in the bachelor’s degree, and prior work experience (if applicable) will be judged.
The final selection will be made on the following basis:
- Personal Interview (PI)
- CAT Score
- Profile of the candidate (divided into 4 components)
These components have the following weightage in the final selection procedure:
| Component | Weightage |
| Personal Interview (PI) | 35% |
| CAT Score | 35% |
| Academic Profile | 10% |
| Gender Diversity | 8% |
| Academic Diversity | 4% |
| Work experience | 8% |
| Total | 100 |
Fee Structure
The total fee for the flagship MBA program is INR 14,20,400 for the year 2022-24. The detailed fee structure is tabulated as follows:
| S.No. | Type of Fee | Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | Term 5 | Term 6 |
| 1 | Tuition Fee | 2,26,500 | 2,08,500 | 2,08,000 | 2,27,700 | 2,09,700 | 2,09,200 |
| 2 | Lodging fees | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 |
| 3 | Medical charges | 1,200 | – | – | 1,200 | – | – |
| 4 | Students’ Association Fees (One-time fee) | 6,000 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Alumni Activities | 2,400 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Caution deposit (One time refundable) | 30,000 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Term wise total | 2,81,100 | 2,23,500 | 2,23,000 | 2,43,900 | 2,24,700 | 2,24,200 | |
| Year-wise total | 7,27,600 | 6,92,800 |
Campus
IIM Raipur has a permenant campus of its own and has very good infrastructural facilities on the campus premises. All the hostels are Wi-Fi enabled 24/7 and there is radiant cooling facility as well to tackle the extreme summers in the state. There are a total of 5 hostels for both male and female students.
Apart from this, there are a number of sports facilities like Volleyball court, Badminton court, Basketball court and Lawn Tennis court. Indoor games like table tennis, carrom and chess games can also be accessed by the students. Finally, there is also a gym with all the necessary equipment for the students to use.
Placement Statistics
IIM Raipur has achieved 100% placements for the 2019-21 batch. The following are statistics for the 2019-21 batch on various fronts:
| No of students | 245 |
| Highest CTC | INR 30,00,000 |
| Average CTC | INR 15,11,360 |
| Median CTC | INR 14,80,000 |
| No of recruiters | 140+ |
| New recruiters | 60+ |
Domain wise offer break up:
| Domain | % of students placed | Highest CTC | Average CTC |
| Sales & Marketing | 34% | 30,00,000 | 13,81,067 |
| Analytics & Consulting | 22% | 28,80,000 | 17,16,473 |
| Financial Management | 10% | 27,00,000 | 18,69,565 |
| Operations & IT | 22% | 17,89,250 | 14,83,611 |
| General Management | 12.18% | 18,40,000 | 12,71,127 |
Sector Wise offer break up:
| Sector Name | % of students placed | Highest CTC | Average CTC |
| IT & ITES | 37% | 28,80,000 | 14,50,435 |
| Strategy & Consulting | 14% | 19,60,000 | 18,42,909 |
| BFSI | 18% | 27,00,000 | 16,49,068 |
| Manufacturing | 10% | 18,40,000 | 12,82,495 |
| FMCG & FMCD | 5% | 18,40,000 | 14,78,636 |
| Others | 16% | 30,00,000 | 13,82,723 |
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Some of the key recruiters for this year’s batch are:
| Accenture | Anand Rathi Financial Services |
| Asian Paints | Axis Bank |
| Deloitte USI | Ernst & Young |
| Gartner | HCL Technologies |
| Hero Motocorp | IBM |
| ICICI Bank Ltd | L&T Ltd |
| LatentView Analytics | Mindtree |
| NPCI | Royal Enfield |
| TATA Advanced Systems | TATA Steel |
| Tech Mahindra Ltd | TVS Motor Company |
| Vedanta Ltd | Yes Bank |
