What is IIM Amritsar?
IIM Amritsar is the 15th IIM established under the Ministry of Education. Founded in 2015, it has grown from a flagship MBA institute into a multi-programme management school offering MBA, MBA Business Analytics, MBA-HR, IPM, the joint MSDSM with IIT Ropar and an Executive MBA.
The flagship MBA is a full-time two-year residential programme. The institute says each academic year normally has three terms and includes a summer internship. Official MBA overview.
Which programmes does IIM Amritsar offer?
MBA Business Analytics
Two-year MBA route for analytics-oriented management careers.
Read MBA-BA guide →MBA Human Resources
Two-year residential programme focused on HR and workforce strategy.
Read MBA-HR guide →Executive MBA
Two-year executive programme with ₹12 lakh current programme fee.
Read Executive MBA guide →IIM Amritsar Admission 2027: How will selection work?
The latest published flagship MBA policy uses two stages: a pre-PI shortlist and a Personal Interview. For 2026-28, IIM Amritsar used CAT, Class 10, Class 12, graduation, gender diversity and work experience in the pre-PI composite. The final aggregate was 70% pre-PI + 30% post-PI. The institute explicitly says admission criteria are decided annually, so students should not assume the 2026-28 formula will remain identical for 2027-29.
| Stage | What the institute considered in 2026-28 |
|---|---|
| First shortlist | Minimum CAT section-wise + overall percentile |
| Pre-PI composite | CAT 50%, 10th 10%, 12th 10%, graduation 5%, gender diversity 10%, work experience 15% |
| Post-PI | PI 70%, work experience 10%, gender diversity 10%, academic diversity 10% |
| Final composite | 70% pre-PI + 30% post-PI |
What are the IIM Amritsar admission dates for 2027?
The 2027-29 MBA schedule is not yet published in the official material reviewed. Students need a planning calendar, so the table below is deliberately labelled tentative rather than presenting invented deadlines as facts.
| Stage | Planning window | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CAT 2026 registration | August–September 2026 | Expected |
| CAT 2026 exam | November 2026 | Expected |
| IIM Amritsar application / shortlist | December 2026–April 2027 | Tentative |
| PI process | February–April 2027 | Tentative |
| Final offers | April–May 2027 | Tentative |
| Programme start | June–July 2027 | Tentative |
The institute changes selection criteria annually. The moment the 2027-29 admission policy is released, the planning windows above should be replaced by the official schedule.
What is the IIM Amritsar CAT cutoff?
For the latest published MBA 2026-28 policy, the General-category minimum for the first shortlist was 90 overall, with 80 in QA, 75 in DILR and 80 in VARC. EWS also required 90 overall; NC-OBC required 80; SC 55; ST 40; and PwD 40.
| Category | QA | DILR | VARC | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 80 | 75 | 80 | 90 |
| EWS | 80 | 75 | 77 | 90 |
| NC-OBC | 65 | 60 | 65 | 80 |
| SC | 55 | 50 | 52 | 55 |
| ST | 40 | 35 | 37 | 40 |
| PwD | 40 | 35 | 37 | 40 |
This is not the final admission cutoff. A candidate meeting 90 overall is only clearing the published minimum threshold; the composite ranking and PI decide who actually moves forward.
How much does IIM Amritsar cost?
The official 2026-28 fee notice dated 10 April 2026 covers MBA, MBA-BA and MBA-HR together. It lists ₹9.75 lakh programme fee in each academic year, or ₹19.50 lakh over two years. The document separately lists a ₹50,000 caution deposit and ₹75,000 mess deposit in each academic year; the caution deposit is refundable subject to dues and actual mess expenses are adjusted against the mess deposit.
| Component | Year 1 | Year 2 | 2-year total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | ₹7.10 L | ₹7.10 L | ₹14.20 L |
| Academic support | ₹1.88 L | ₹1.88 L | ₹3.76 L |
| Hostel | ₹0.60 L | ₹0.60 L | ₹1.20 L |
| Student activities & health | ₹0.17 L | ₹0.17 L | ₹0.34 L |
| Programme fee | ₹9.75 L | ₹9.75 L | ₹19.50 L |
| Caution deposit | ₹0.50 L | — | ₹0.50 L refundable |
| Mess deposit | ₹0.75 L | ₹0.75 L | ₹1.50 L deposit |
| Total payment shown | ₹11.00 L | ₹10.50 L | ₹21.50 L |
What are IIM Amritsar placements like?
If you are comparing IIM Amritsar with other B-schools, do not look at the highest package alone. The latest official MBA 2024-26 placement update reports a ₹43 LPA highest CTC, but its published salary metrics are segmented: the top 50 students averaged ₹18.60 LPA with a ₹18 LPA median, while the top 50% averaged ₹16.30 LPA with a ₹15.25 LPA median. The graduating cohort comprised 256 students.
| Latest MBA placement metric | Officially reported figure |
|---|---|
| Highest CTC, 2024-26 | ₹43 LPA |
| Top 50 average CTC | ₹18.60 LPA |
| Top 50 median CTC | ₹18.00 LPA |
| Top 50% average CTC | ₹16.30 LPA |
| Top 50% median CTC | ₹15.25 LPA |
| Graduating cohort | 256 students |
IIM Amritsar's latest public update attaches that figure specifically to the top 50 students. This distinction matters when you compare the institute with colleges that publish an overall-batch average.
Which roles and sectors are visible in the latest placement season?
The 2024-26 final-placement season covered BFSI, IT and ITeS, Consulting, Manufacturing, FMCG/FMCD, Fintech, Analytics, Logistics, Construction and Real Estate, Energy, EdTech, Hospitality and Media. Roles included Finance, Marketing and Sales, General Management, Analytics, Consulting and Strategy, Human Resource Management, Product Management and Operations.
Which companies recruit from IIM Amritsar?
The institute's latest update names recruiters such as ICICI Bank, ICICI Lombard, Arcesium, Moody's, D.E. Shaw, Flipkart, Cognizant, TresVista, PwC, EY, Genpact, Kotak Life, Axis Bank, CRISIL, MongoDB, Tech Mahindra, Tata Capital, Bharat Electronics Limited, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Network18, SAJ Food Products, Heritage Foods and Duroply.
How have placement outcomes changed across recent batches?
| Batch | Reported salary outcome | Highest CTC |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-26 | Top 50 avg ₹18.60 L; top 50 median ₹18 L | ₹43 LPA |
| 2023-25 | Top 20% avg ₹19.11 L; top 20% median ₹18 L | ₹25.86 LPA |
| 2022-24 | Top quartile avg ₹19.73 L; top quartile median ₹18.01 L | ₹58.52 LPA international; ₹28 LPA domestic |
| 2021-23 | Overall average ₹16.51 L; median ₹16 L | See official placement report |
| 2020-22 | Overall average ₹14.63 L | ₹25.21 LPA |
The reporting format has changed across batches, so these figures should not be treated as a perfectly like-for-like salary trend. For the latest batch, the institute highlights top-segment outcomes rather than publishing an overall-batch average in the same format used by some older reports.
What should a student take away from the placement numbers?
Three things matter more than the ₹43 LPA headline: the median for the reported group, the scope of the group being measured, and the roles available in your target function. IIM Amritsar's latest recruiter list shows opportunities across finance, analytics, consulting, technology, product, operations, marketing and HR, so students should compare the role mix as well as CTC.
Read the detailed IIM Amritsar placements page → · Verify the latest official placement update →
Would I shortlist IIM Amritsar as a student?
Yes, but not simply because it is an IIM. The decision should depend on your CAT profile, target function, total fee burden and the kind of placement metric you are comfortable using for comparison.
IIM Amritsar FAQs
Is 90 percentile enough for IIM Amritsar?
90 overall was the published General-category minimum for the 2026-28 first shortlist. It is not a guaranteed PI call or admission score.
What is IIM Amritsar MBA fees?
The latest official 2026-28 notice lists ₹19.50 lakh as the two-year programme fee. The document shows ₹21.50 lakh total payment including listed caution and mess deposits, with the caution deposit refundable subject to dues.
What is the latest IIM Amritsar highest package?
₹43 LPA is the highest CTC reported by the institute for the MBA 2024-26 batch.
Does IIM Amritsar have MBA Business Analytics and MBA HR?
Yes. Both have dedicated programme pages, admission criteria and fee structures.
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