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

The IIM Shillong MBA admission 2023 will be based on CAT 2023 exam. The CAT 2023 registrations began on August 02, 2023, and the exam will be conducted on November 26, 2023. Established in 2008, is ranked 26th among management colleges by NIRF Ranking 2023.

The Indian Institute of Management Shillong offers courses in management at the postgraduate and doctorate level. The courses offered include PGP, PGP for Executives (PGP Ex), MBA for Working Executives (MBAWE), PhD (regular), and PhD for Working Professionals. Admission to these courses is based on exams like GMAT/GRE/CAT/GATE.

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 of 2017". IIM Shillong also offers quality placements to students. In 2023, the highest package offered was INR 71.30 LPA, and the average package offered was INR 26.96 LPA.

IIM Shillong Highlights 2023

IIM Shillong aims to produce dynamic management professionals by providing top-notch management education and facilities. Some of the key highlights of the institute are as follows.

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 2023

IIM Shillong admission 2023 is open now. Admissions to the PG and PhD courses are made online through the official website. The step-by-step IIM Shillong admission process is listed below:

• The candidates must register for the CAT 2023 exam.
• Apply for the desired course on IIM Shillong's official website.
• Appear in the CAT 2023 exam and score well.
• The institute publishes the list of shortlisted candidates to appear in the Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) based on academic and CAT scores.
• Final seat allotment is done based on the candidate's performance in the WAT and PI.

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.

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 students must have a valid CAT score.
• Overseas applicants must have a valid GMAT score.

PGPEx Eligibility Criteria

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

PhD Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must have a master's degree with 60% marks.
• 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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Indian Institute of Management Shillong Admission Dates 2023

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

Event	Date
IIM Shillong MBA Registration Begins	August 02, 2023
Admit Card Download Window	October 25, 2023 to November 26, 2023
CAT 2023 Exam Date	November 26, 2023
CAT 2023 Result	January 2nd week 2024 (Tentative)

IIM Shillong Ranking

Indian Institute of Management Shillong is recognized as an institute of national importance. IIM Shillong NIRF ranking in 2023 is 26 under the management category. Some other rankings of the institute are tabulated below.

Ranking Body	2023	2022	2021
NIRF	26	26	23
IIRF	30	27	-

The other rankings awarded to IIM Shillong by different ranking bodies are listed below:

• IIM Shillong was ranked 12th among the top B-Schools in Business Today B-School Ranking in 2023.
• It was ranked 10th among B-schools in the Business Today Executive MBA Ranking in 2023.

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 offered at IIM Shillong and their specializations.

Course	Duration	Selection Criteria
PGP	2 years	CAT/GMAT Score + Application Rating Score for AWT and PI
PGP Ex	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

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IIM Shillong Fee Details

IIM Shillong offers various postgraduate and doctoral programs in management. Applicants pay their fees to the Indian Institute of Management Shillong via online or offline mode. Below are some of the fees for different courses offered by the institute.

Course	Total Tuition Fee
PGP	INR 14.60 Lakhs
PGP Ex	INR 20.4 Lakhs
PhD Working Professional	INR 10 Lakhs

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IIM Shillong Cutoff

IIM Shillong offers various 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 at IIM Shillong also depends on how well the candidates perform in the following admission processes, like personal interviews, group discussions and written ability tests.

CAT 2023 Section-wise Weightage Distribution

Exam Section	Quantitative Aptitude (QA)	Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)	Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)
Weightage	34%	32%	34%

IIM Shillong CAT Cutoff 2023 (Expected)

Category	Sectional Cutoff			Overall Cutoff
	QA	DILR	VARC
General and Economically Weaker Section	70-80	70-80	70-80	80-90
Non-OBC and Transgender	65-75	65-75	65-75	75-85
SC	60-70	60-70	60-70	70-80
ST	50-60	50-60	50-60	60-70
PwD	50-60	50-60	50-60	60-70

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Indian Institute of Management Shillong Placements

IIM Shillong offers attractive, on-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 2023, the number of PPOs was 85, and 63 recruiters visited the campus for the placement drive.

• The highest package was INR 71.3 LPA.
• The average package stood at INR 26.96 LPA.

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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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 120 acres.

The Indian Institute of Management Shillong has ties both nationally and internationally. The faculty at the institute are experts in their respective fields and keep the spirit of mentorship high. Below are some of the academic advantages of IIM Shillong:

1. Diverse Curriculum

IIM Shillong provides a variety of postgraduate and executive courses in both short and long-term programming. The content for these courses is continually updated to include all of the most recent management expertise.

2. Collaborations

In 2023, 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.

3. Campus

The new Indian Institute of Management Shillong campus has a top-quality infrastructure, which makes learning and living a breeze. The campus has all the necessary facilities for learning and growing for its students and faculty.

4. Faculty

The IIM Shillong faculty are experts in their field and continuously adapt, evolve and deliver a transformational curriculum that works best for the students and transforms them into inspiring leaders.

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 Scholarships

IIM Shillong scholarships mainly aim to benefit students with excellent academic performance and those with low family incomes. Below given is a list of scholarships offered to the students of IIM Shillong.

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 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 Result

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

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IIM Shillong Departments

IIM Shillong has various academic departments that are also offered as specializations at the institute. Some of them are given below.

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 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

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Indian Institute of Management 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 vs Other Top B-Schools

Given below is a comparison of the Indian Institute of Management Shillong with other top business schools in India.

Institute	IIM Shillong	IIM Udaipur	IIM Indore
NIRF Ranking (2023)	26	16	8
Year of Establishment	2007	2011	1996
Campus Area	120 acres	300 acres	193 acres
Overall CAT Percentile Required (Minimum)	75%	92%	90%
Average Package Offered	INR 26.96 LPA	INR 17.82 LPA	NR 24.09 LPA
Courses	PGP, PGPex, PhD, PhD (WP), PGP (WE)	MBA, MBA-GSCM/ MBA-DEM, PGDBA-WE, PhD	MBA, PGP-HRM, ePGP, PGPMx, PhD, IPBA, FPM
Seat Intake	240	340	471