IIM Shillong: Ranking, Courses, Fees, Admission, Placements

IIM Shillong Overview

IIM Shillong was established in 2008 as one of the second-generation Indian Institutes of Management. The Indian Institute of Management Shillong offers courses in management at the postgraduate and doctorate level. IIM Shillong is famous for providing management programs at postgraduate and doctoral levels. The courses offered include EMBA/EPGP, PGP for Working Professionals (MBAWE), PhD (regular), and PhD for Working Professionals. Admission to various courses at IIM Shillong is based on CAT/GMAT/GATE and JRF scores. CAT registration for 2022 is open till September 21, 2022. CAT 2022 exam will be held on November 27, 2022.

The new urban campus of IIM Shillong has an area of 120 acres and was declared an 'institute of national importance after passing the "Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017". Like other IIMs, IIM Shillong is a public institute governed by the IIM coordination forum. The Indian Institute of Management Shillong offers postgraduate and doctorate level programs in management to freshly graduated students, students with work experience, and working professionals. IIM Shillong's ranking was 26 under the management category of NIRF.

Table of Contents

• IIM Shillong Quick Insights
• IIM Shillong Admission Dates 2023
• IIM Shillong Ranking
• IIM Shillong Courses
• IIM Shillong Departments
• IIM Shillong Admission
• Why choose IIM Shillong?
• IIM Shillong vs other Top B-Schools
• IIM ShillongCutoff
• IIM Shillong Result
• IIM Shillong Infrastructure
• IIM Shillong Placements
• IIM Shillong Scholarships
• IIM Shillong Collaborations
• IIM Shillong Faculty
• IIM Shillong Alumni

IIM Shillong Quick Insights

IIM Shillong-related information such as location, courses offered, and year of establishment is tabulated below

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Shillong
Year of Establishment	2008
Type of University	Public
Accreditation	EQUIS
Courses Offered	Postgraduate, Doctorate
Programs Offered	PGP, PGPEx, PhD, Ph.D (WP), PGP (WE)
Campus Area	120 acres
Infrastructural Facilities	Amphitheater, Seminar Hall, Recreation room, Gym, Classrooms
Location	Shillong, Meghalaya

IIM Shillong Admission Dates 2023

IIM Shillong MBA admission for 2023 will be based on CAT 2022 scores. Below given are the actual admission dates for 2022.

Event	Date
Last Date to Register for CAT 2022	September 21, 2022
CAT Admit Card Release	October 27, 2022
CAT Exam 2022	November 27, 2022
CAT 2022 Result Declaration	First Week of January 2023

IIM Shillong Ranking

IIM Shillong is recognized as an institute of national importance. IIM Shilong NIRF ranking in 2022 is 26 under the management category. Some other IIM Shillong rankings include

• In 2021 IIM Shillong NIRF ranking was 23.
• IIM Shillong ranking was 16th among India's top 100 business schools in the India Today MDRA ranking 2020.
• IIM Shillong ranked 10th in India by Outlook India's "Top Public MBA Institutions" of 2020.
• IIM Shillong's ranking was 30th among management schools in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020.

IIM Shillong Courses

IIM Shillong offers postgraduate and doctorate-level management courses to fresh graduates, students with work experience, and working professionals. Below are the major courses and their specializations offered at IIM Shillong

Course	Duration	Selection Criteria
PGP	2 years	CAT/GMAT Score + Application Rating Score for AWT and PI
PGPex	1 year	CAT/GMAT Score + Application Rating Score for AWT and PI +5 years of work experience
PhD	4years	GMAT / GRE / CAT / GATE or JRF score
PhD (WP)	4 years	GMAT / GRE / CAT / GATE or JRF score
PGP (WE)	3 years	CAT/GMAT Score + Application Rating Score for AWT and PI

IIM Shillong Fee Details

Course	Total Tuition Fee
PGP	INR 14.38 Lakh
PGPex	INR 20.4 Lakh
PhD	INR 5.50 Lakh

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IIM Shillong Departments

IIM Shillong has various departments. These are also offered as specializations at IIM Shillong; they are

Economics and Public Policy	Finance and Control	General management
Operations and Quantitative Techniques	Sustainability	Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Strategic management	Marketing	Information systems

IIM Shillong Admission

IIM Shillong offers admission to management courses like PGP, PGPEx, PhD, PhD (WP), and PGP (WE) based on the CAT, GMAT, GATE, GRE, and JRF scores. After writing these exams, the students are eligible based on the percentile score of CAT, and IIM Shillong calls shortlisted candidates for the further admission process that consists of Group Discussion (GD), Personal Interview (PI) and Written Ability Test (WAT), depending upon the course opted for.

IIM Shillong Eligibility Criteria

IIM Shillong requires its students to fulfil the below-mentioned criteria before applying for admission into the courses offered

PGP Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must have a bachelor's degree with 50% marks.
• Indian candidates must have a valid CAT score.
• Overseas candidates must have a valid GMAT score.

PGPEx Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must have a bachelor's degree.
• Candidates must have a valid CAT or GMAT score.
• Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years of experience. Appropriate relaxations may be granted for candidates with strong managerial/ supervisory experience.

PhD. Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must have a master's degree with 60% marks.
• Candidates must have completed secondary, higher secondary and graduation examinations with 60% marks.
• Candidates must have appeared for GMAT, GRE, CAT, GATE, or JRF (NET) exam.

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Why choose IIM Shillong?

IIM Shillong was established in 2015 and came under the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017. The campus is located in the scenic land of Shillong and is spread across 132 acres. The Indian Institute of Management Shillong has ties both nationally and internationally. The faculty at IIM Shillong are experts in their respective fields and keep the spirit of mentorship high.  

IIM Shillong Academic Advantages

It is a nationally well-known rating agency like NIRF, and Outlook ranked the institute respectably. In 2022 the IIM Shillong ranking by NIRF was 26th among top-B schools. The Indian Institute of Management Shillong has collaborated with international universities for study abroad programs, continuously improving the learning process. The placement statistics of IIM Shillong have shown consistent performance and growth for years. In 2022 companies like Dell, Deloitte, JP Morgan, ITC, and HP participated in the placement drive. The new Indian Institute of Management Shillong campus has a top-quality infrastructure, which makes learning and living a breeze.

IIM Shillong vs Other Top B-Schools 

IIM Shillong has performed well since its inception. The following table shows the comparison between IIM Shillong and other schools.

Institute	NIRF Ranking (2022)	Average Package Offered
IIM Shillong	26	INR 19.17LPA
IIM Nagpur	43	INR 15.21LPA
IIM Calcutta	3	INR 34.07 LPA
IIM Kozhikode	5	INR 29.5 LPA
IIM Indore	7	INR 25.4 LPA

IIM Shillong Cutoff

IIM Shillong offers many courses, and all of them have different cutoffs. The cutoffs generally depend on the category of the students, difficulty of the entrance exam, number of students clearing the exam, total number of seats available for the program, previous year cutoffs, and academic track record of the students. The cutoff for 2021 was 75 percentile.

CAT Cutoff 2021 Data

Category	Sectional Cutoff	Overall Cutoff
General	75	92
OBC	75	75
SC	60	65
ST	50	55
EWS	75	75

Past 5 Years Data for CAT Cutoff 

Year	Acceptance Cutoff	Overall Cutoff	Sectional Cutoff
2017	70	70	70
2018	70	70	70
2019	70	70	75
2020	70	70	69
2021	70	70	70

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IIM Shillong Result

IIM Shillong publishes its results online. Candidates can check their results on the IIM Shillong official website. The results are compiled based on student's performance in the further stages of the admission process, like a personal interview, group discussion or written ability test.

IIM Shillong Infrastructure

IIM Shillong has an urban campus of 120 acres and is located in the Umsawli area of Shillong, Meghalaya. The campus has all the necessary facilities for learning and growing for its students and faculty. The Indian Institute of Management Shillong campus also hosts multiple extracurricular activities around the year, like TEDx, management fest, cultural fests, and conclaves. Some of the facilities at IIM Shillong are given below

• Library
• Classrooms
• Auditorium
• Laboratories
• Gym
• Medical centre
• Cafeteria
• Sports facilities.

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IIM Shillong Placements

IIM Shillong offers attractive, in-campus placements. The placement committee of IIM Shillong, comprising students of the institute, coordinates live projects, corporate competitions and corporate interactions. At the same time, their prime focus remains on procuring the best recruitment offers in terms of final placements and summer internships for the students. In 2022 the number of PPOs was 48, and 250 students got placed. 

• The median salary offered at IIM Shillong was INR 19.17 LPA, and 
• The maximum salary was INR 55.22 LPA. 
• The maximum stipend offered was 3.5lakhs per annum.

IIM Shillong Top Recruiters

Below is the list of some of the top recruiters at IIM Shillong

3i Infotech	DELL	Britannia
Bank of Baroda	Dabur	JP Morgan
D E Shaw & Co	Amazon	Deloitte

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IIM Shillong Scholarships

 IIM Shillong accepts various scholarships. Students can apply for

Scholarship	Description
Government of India scholarships for SC/ ST students.	The Government of India awards it to SC/ST candidates
Government of India scholarships for PwD students.	The Government of India grants it to PwD candidates.
Fellowship program with financial support	It is a merit and credit-based scholarship awarded to students enrolled in the Fellow Program in Management which can be pursued in Economics, Marketing, or other subjects.

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IIM Shillong Collaborations

IIM Shillong has made multiple international academic collaborations with some of the world's leading business schools and universities for study abroad programs. These collaborations aim to continuously improve the provided learning value to the students of IIM Shillong by offering them international exposure. This further helps them learn differences in cultural and economic aspects, which is essential to becoming global leaders. Below is a list of all the universities that academically collaborated with IIM Shillong

International Collaborations

Country	Partnering Institute
China	Fudan University, Ocean University of China
Paris	IESEG School of Management
Singapore	Nanyang Business School
Germany	Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
Spain	EADA Business School

National Collaborations

• Government of Arunachal Pradesh
• Government of Mizoram
• Mizoram Youth Council
• IIE Guwahati

IIM Shillong Faculty

IIM Shillong has a strength of 32 faculty members that are highly qualified in their fields. They are all PhD holders and alumni of schools like UCLA, IIT Roorkee and IIM Indore. These teachers keep the environment fast-paced and dynamic with their experience and mentorship skills. 

IIM Shillong Alumni

IIM Shillong alumni have always become successful professionals in their chosen careers. Every year, it provides awards to encourage alumni and recognize their achievements in their disciplines. Alumni are asked to speak about entrepreneurship, participate in seminars, and present lectures on campus. Following is the list of some notable alumni of the Indian Institute of Management Shillong

Notable Alumni	Profession
Esha Arora	Senior Vice President, Marketing at Info Edge India Ltd
Anushri Bansal	Vice President, Corporate Banking at Yes Bank
Ashish Singla	Vice President - National Business Head at IndiaMART