Indian Institute of Management, [IIM] Shillong

Indian Institute of Management, Shillong was established in the year 2008 as one of the second generation Indian Institutes of Management. The new urban campus of IIM Shillong has an area of 120 acres and is located in the Umsawli area of Shillong, Meghalaya. IIM Shillong was declared as an ‘institute of national importance’ after the passing of “Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017”. IIM Shillong, just like other IIMs, is a public institute governed by the IIM coordination forum. IIM Shillong offers postgraduate and doctorate level programmes in the field of management to freshly graduated students, students with work experience as well as the working professionals.

Table of contents

• Highlights
• Why Choose IIM Shillong?
• Ranking
• Courses
• Eligibility Criteria
• Admission
• Cut Off
• Campus
• Hostel Details
• Infrastructure
• Placements
• Scholarships
• Collaborations
• Alumni

IIM Shillong Highlights

Some of the key highlights of IIM Shillong are given below, including the courses and their programme levels offered, approvals, type of institute, infrastructure etc.

Why Choose IIM Shillong?

One may choose IIM Shillong for their pursuing management courses for the following reasons.

• Nationally well known rating agencies like NIRF and Outlook ranked IIM Shillong respectably.
• IIM Shillong has successfully collaborated with international universities for study abroad programs, thereby continuously improving the learning process.
• The placement statistics of IIM Shillong have shown a consistent performance and growth since years.
• The new campus of IIM Shillong has top quality infrastructure, which makes learning and living a breeze.

IIM Shillong Ranking

Despite being a relatively new institute that was established in 2008, IIM Shillong has secured notable ranks in the books of national ranking agencies. This is due to the fact that it is one of the institutes of national importance, and hence, provides quality education and sports a favorable brand image in the corporate world due to its top notch faculties, infrastructure facilities and international academic collaborations constantly supporting and improving the quality of education. Most notable ranks secured by IIM Shillong are given below.

• IIM Shillong was ranked 10th in India by Outlook India's "Top Public MBA Institutions" of 2020.
• IIM Shillong was ranked 30th among management schools in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020.

IIM Shillong Courses

IIM Shillong offers management courses on postgraduate and doctorate levels to fresh graduates, students with work experience as well as working professionals. Below given are the major courses and their specializations on offer at IIM Shillong.

IIM Shillong Management Courses

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IIM Shillong Eligibility Criteria

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

IIM Shillong PGP Eligibility

• 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.

IIM Shillong PGPEx Eligibility

• 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.

IIM Shillong Ph.D Eligibility

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

IIM Shillong Ph.D (WP) Eligibility

• Candidates must have a master’s degree with 60% marks.
• Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree with 55% marks.
• Candidates must have appeared for GMAT, GRE, CAT, GATE, or JRF (NET) exam.

IIM Shillong PGP (WE) Eligibility

• Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree with 50% marks.
• Candidates must have a minimum of 3 years of work experience after completion of the bachelor degree.
• Candidates must have a valid CAT/ GMAT score OR
• Candidates must appear for a written eligibility test.

IIM Shillong Admission

The students aspiring to get admitted to programmes offered by IIM Shillong must apply for the same at the time of filling up the registration form of Common Admission Test (CAT). After this, the students need to appear for the CAT exam, and based on the percentile score of CAT, shortlisted candidates are called by IIM Shillong for the further admission process that consists of Group Discussion (GD), Personal Interview (PI) and/ or Written Ability Test (WAT), depending upon the course opted for. Thereafter, the final merit list will be declared by IIM Shillong that consists of the students selected for admission.

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IIM Shillong Cut Off

IIM Shillong offers many courses - and all of them have different cut offs. The cut offs 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 programme, previous year cut offs, academic track record of the students, etc. The cut off also depends on the performance of students in the further stages of the admission process, like personal interview, group discussion and/ or written ability test.

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IIM Shillong Campus

The new urban campus of IIM Shillong has an area 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 faculties. Also, the campus of IIM Shillong is wi-fi enabled and lets all the students and faculties connect to the internet. IIM Shillong campus also hosts multiple extracurricular activities that occur round the year, like TEDx, management fest, cultural fests, conclaves etc.

IIM Shillong Hostel Details

IIM Shillong offers separate hostel facilities for boys and girls. There are a total of four hostel blocks. Each student has wifi-enabled single room accommodation with all the basic amenities. There is also a recreation room with table-tennis, carrom board, a TV, and other indoor activities. Dining facilities, gym, basketball and badminton courts are also present. Residential facilities for faculties are also available. Architecture of all the buildings are also ideal for differently abled students.

IIM Shillong Infrastructure

IIM Shillong is famous for its top quality infrastructure on offer for its students and staff alike, so that everyone can contribute to maintaining an ideal learning environment. The library at IIM Shillong holds an excellent collection of management related books, journal, Reference Books, Text Books, General books, Working Papers, video cassettes, Compact Discs, etc along with all the e-resources for learning. The sports facilities at IIM Shillong include cricket, football, basketball, volleyball, lawn tennis, hockey, throwball, badminton courts, table tennis, pool, foosball, carrom, chess etc. Other facilities at IIM Shillong are given below.

• Classrooms
• Auditorium
• Laboratories
• Gym
• Medical center
• Cafeteria

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IIM Shillong Placements

The placement committee of IIM Shillong, comprising students of the institute, is the link between students of IIM Shillong and the corporate world. The committee coordinates live projects, corporate competitions and corporate interactions while their prime focus remains  procuring the best recruitment offers in terms of final placements and summer internships for the students of IIM Shillong. Below is the list of some of the top recruiters at IIM Shillong.

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IIM Shillong Scholarships

Students of IIM Shillong can apply for Government of India scholarships for SC/ ST students as well as for merit-cum-means scholarships. Moreover, candidates of the Fellowship Programme are provided with financial support which covers their research cost requirements and living costs. The fellowship amounts are Rs. 20,000 per month during 1st year, Rs. 25,000 per month for 2nd & 3rd Year and Rs. 30,000 per month in the 4th year.

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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 are aimed at continuously improving on 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 important to become global leaders. Below is a list of all the universities that academically collaborated with IIM Shillong.

IIM Shillong Alumni

The Alumni Committee of IIM Shillong is the link between the institute and its alumni who are currently global professionals in different industries. The main aim is to generate and maintain mutually beneficial relationships between the alumni, the current students and IIM Shillong. The alumni committee also handles the newly developed online web portal for the alumni networking, and conducts alumni interaction sessions and alumni meets ‘Mélange’ every year.