IIMEast India₹15-25LPGP2-yearFemale-friendly
Deep dive into each section
💰 Fees & ROI
Breakdown, scholarships, loans
📊 Placements
Report, sectors, recruiters
🎯 Admissions
Cutoff, process, batch profile
🏛️ Campus
Hostels, clubs, student life
🎓 Alumni
Notable graduates and network
📚 Programs
PGP, PGPX, FABM, FPM
⭐ Reviews
Honest student feedback
IIM Sambalpur Overview — Rankings, Accreditations & Quick Facts
IIM Sambalpur · 9th batch placed in 2025 · Final Placements 2023-25: 314 students · 216 companies · ₹48.60 LPA highest · ₹15.65 LPA avg · top 25% ₹21.81 LPA · 16% PPO rate · 59% female batch.
PGP fees for the 2026-28 batch ~₹21.13 L (Indian) · ~₹29.63 L (NRI/Foreign).
Rankings & recognition
NIRF Management
To be updated against NIRF 2024 listing.
data being verified
IIM Status
Established as one of the new IIMs.
Since 2015
Quick facts
Accreditations
IIM Act 2017, AICTE Approved, Ministry of Education
Campus
Basantpur, Sambalpur · 9th batch completed PGP in 2025 · Founded 2015
Programs
MBA (2-year residential)
What makes IIM Sambalpur distinctive
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59% female batch
Batch 2023-25 was 59% female and 41% male, one of the highest female ratios across IIMs. Female-candidate average package (₹15.73 LPA) edged the male average (₹15.54 LPA) for the same cohort.
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106% YoY highest-package jump
Highest CTC for Batch 2023-25 reached ₹48.60 LPA (vs roughly half that the prior year). Median CTC grew 14.27% YoY and average grew 10.12%.
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12th batch starting 2026
IIM Sambalpur is admitting the 12th MBA cohort (2026-28). Batch size for the upcoming intake is approximately 320.
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Gender-diversity weight
5 marks of the 75-mark pre-PI score and 5 of the 100-mark final merit are reserved for female and transgender candidates. General-category CAT cutoff for women and for 12+ months work-ex males is 85, not 90.
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Top 25% averaged ₹21.81 LPA
Beyond the headline ₹15.65 LPA batch average, the top 25% of Batch 2023-25 averaged ₹21.81 LPA and the top 10% averaged ₹27.28 LPA. Sector-wise IT/ITeS led at 40% of offers, followed by Consulting (25%) and BFSI (19%).
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216 recruiters · 144 new
216 companies participated in Batch 2023-25 final placements (32.51% YoY increase). 144 of those were first-time recruiters at IIM Sambalpur.
IIM Sambalpur Placements 2025 — Average Package, Sectors & Top Recruiters
Placement headline — Batch 2025 · verified data
₹48.6 LPA
Highest (Domestic)
7-year placement trend
2019 BATCH
₹11.33 LPA
avg
High: ₹58 L
2020 BATCH
₹10.87 LPA
avg
High: ₹18.92 L
2021 BATCH
₹11.22 LPA
avg
High: ₹26.4 L
2022 BATCH
₹13.2 LPA
avg
High: ₹41 L
2023 BATCH
₹16.64 LPA
avg
High: ₹64.61 L
2024 BATCH
₹14.21 LPA
avg
High: ₹23.5 L
2025 BATCH
₹15.65 LPA
avg
High: ₹48.6 L
IIM Sambalpur Fees — Total Cost, Scholarships & Education Loans
IIM Sambalpur fee breakdown
Library, computing, materials
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Total programme fee
₹21.13 L
Monthly living (on-campus)
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Education loan available
Up to ₹30 L collateral-free at major banks; higher with collateral.
Loan interest rate
8.5–10.5% from SBI, HDFC Credila, Axis, ICICI for IIMs.
ROI check: At ₹15.65 LPA average, you recover the full ₹21.13 L fee in approximately 16 months of salary.
Scholarships available
IIM Sambalpur Need-Based Financial Aid
Need-based assistance through institute scholarship fund. Family income thresholds and academic performance combine in the allocation.
Offer Acceptance Fee Credit
₹50,000 offer acceptance fee is fully adjusted against the Term-I course fee.
Education loans up to Up to ₹30 L collateral-free at major banks; higher with collateral. available. Interest rates: 8.5–10.5% from SBI, HDFC Credila, Axis, ICICI for IIMs..
IIM Sambalpur Admission 2026-27 — Eligibility, Cutoffs, Selection Process & Important Dates
CAT cutoffs (official, by category)
| Category | VARC | DILR | QA | Total |
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| General | | | | 90 |
| EWS | | | | 80 |
| NC-OBC | | | | 75 |
| SC | | | | 55 |
| ST | | | | 40 |
| PwD | | | | 40 |
Sectional + total percentile minimums from the official admission policy. Meeting the cutoff is the FIRST gate — final selection depends on the composite score.
How selection works
Stage 1 — Shortlisting for PI
Eligibility + Exam details
Who can apply
- Bachelor's degree: 50% aggregate (45% for SC/ST/PwD) in any discipline from a recognised university
- CAT year accepted: 2025
- Work experience: Only relevant post-graduation work-ex counts. Internships, articleship, unpaid work, and cash/UPI-only salary periods are excluded. Proprietors must submit registration, GST, ITR and PAN documents.
- Age limit: No upper age limit
Detailed selection process — what to expect at each stage
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Stage 1 — CAT 2025 Shortlisting
All candidates with a valid CAT 2025 score who selected IIM Sambalpur and meet the minimum category percentile cutoffs (and have positive scaled scores in all sections) move forward.
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Stage 2 — Pre-PI Score Computation
A Pre-PI Score out of 75 is calculated: CAT 40, Class X 3, Class XII 3, Graduation 4, Work Experience 20, Gender Diversity 5. Shortlisted candidates receive a January 2026 email to complete the online application form.
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Stage 3 — Personal Interview
PI is conducted online or hybrid. PI score (25 marks) is added to the Stage 2 components to produce the final merit score out of 100. Failure to attend the PI disqualifies the candidate.
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Stage 4 — Final Merit List
Offers made strictly by final-merit-score rank in each category. Offer acceptance fee ₹50,000 (adjusted into Term-I course fee).
Important dates — 2026-27 admission cycle
cat result
Early January 2026
online application email
January 2026
pi process
February-April 2026 (online/hybrid)
final offers
April-May 2026
offer acceptance window
Stipulated by IIM Sambalpur in offer letter
IIM Sambalpur Financial Aid 2026 — Loans, EMI Options & Scholarships
IIM Sambalpur scholarships — published categories
IIM Sambalpur Need-Based Financial Aid
Need-based assistance through institute scholarship fund. Family income thresholds and academic performance combine in the allocation.
Offer Acceptance Fee Credit
₹50,000 offer acceptance fee is fully adjusted against the Term-I course fee.
IIM Sambalpur Programs — Fees, Duration & Eligibility
| Program | Duration | Total Fees | Intake | Exam | Notes |
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| MBA (2-year residential) | 2 years · 6 trimesters · residential | ₹21.13 L | June | CAT 2025 | PGP 2026-28 (12th batch). 50,000 acceptance fee adjusted into Term-I course fee. NRI/Foreign fee ₹29.63 L. |
IIM Sambalpur Campus — Infrastructure, Hostels & Student Life
Campus facts
Area
Basantpur permanent campus · Sambalpur, Odisha
Dormitories
null dorms · null students
Heritage
Established 2015 as one of the new IIMs under the Ministry of Education. Granted IIM Act 2017 status. 9th MBA batch completed PGP in 2025.
Student clubs
null+ active clubs
IIM Sambalpur Notable Alumni — Leaders, Founders & Industry Veterans
IIM Sambalpur alumni network
PGP 2017 onwards
Editor note
IIM Sambalpur graduated its first PGP cohort in 2017. The alumni network is just over eight years old. Verified profiles will be added here as we cross-check with the institute's official alumni directory and LinkedIn confirmations.
Is IIM Sambalpur Worth It? — Honest Pros, Cons & Who Should Apply
IIM Sambalpur is genuinely best for
✓Female aspirants — 5 marks of the pre-PI score and final-merit score plus a 5-point CAT cutoff drop for the General category
✓Aspirants with 24-30 months work-ex — the work-ex score peaks at 30 months with 20 marks
✓IT/ITeS, Consulting and BFSI career intent — the three sectors that took the bulk of Batch 2023-25 offers
✓Affordability-conscious students — ₹21.13 L total fee is meaningfully lower than the BLACKI tier
✓Operations, finance and general management roles — the headline domains in the recent Final Placement report
Watch out for
!Tier-2 city — Sambalpur is far less metro-connected than the Powai or Banaglore IIM campuses
!Brand recall is still building outside Eastern and Central India
!Female-male pay parity is currently within 1% — historically a strength, but watch any future placement reports for slippage
!Top-tier consulting recruiters appear but in smaller numbers vs ABC IIMs
!NIRF Management rank not yet verified in our data — confirm against the latest NIRF Management list before quoting
Apply if
You want a new-IIM with strong gender-diversity weighting, a 12+ month work-ex sweet spot, growing recruiter base and fees roughly ₹6 L cheaper than ABC IIMs for similar segment-average outcomes.
Consider alternatives if
You want bulge-bracket investment banking pipelines at scale, an established Tier-1 IIM brand for career switching, or a metro campus with city-side internship/networking options.
IIM Sambalpur Student Reviews — Academics, Placements & Campus Life
"The 59% female batch fundamentally changes the classroom dynamic. Diversity is a structural feature, not an add-on. Female-cohort average package edged the male average for our batch — that signal matters."
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"Year-on-year movement is the story. Highest CTC doubled (₹48.6 LPA vs roughly half that the prior year). 144 new recruiters added. IT/ITeS and Consulting led offers. The recruiting base is widening faster than at most peer new IIMs."
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"Chose Sambalpur for the work-ex weighting (peaks at 30 months) and the lower fees. Skipped IIM Mumbai cross-admit because the placement segment averages here are close enough to justify the cost gap."
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Reviews compiled from Quora, PagalGuy, and MBA forums (2023-2025). Collvera has not verified individual claims.
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