IIM

IIM Sambalpur is an Indian Institute of Management that started in 2015. It also runs a second campus in Delhi.

For the MBA in 2025, MyKollege placed the institute 53rd and NIRF placed it 34th.

• Popular Program: MBA
• Total MBA fees: INR 21.01 lakhs
• Seat Intake: 320 (MBA)
• Admission Criteria: CAT score (40%) + Academics (10%) + Work Experience (20%) + Gender Diversity (5%) + PI (25%)
• Minimum CAT Cutoff (for shortlisting): 90 percentile (85 percentile for female candidates)
• MBA Placement 2025: INR 48.60 LPA (highest package) and INR 15.65 LPA (average package)

Note: IIM Sambalpur has released the first PI shortlist for MBA (2026-28). Check the official registration portal for details.

Admission to courses depends on a national-level entrance exam score followed by a Personal Interview. The table below lists the important dates for the MBA admission process.

IIM Sambalpur MBA Admission Dates 2026

GDPI Dates for MBA Programme

The Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GDPI) rounds are held in offline mode at the locations listed below.

IIM Sambalpur B.S. Admission Dates 2026

Admission to the BS courses is based on JEE Main or CUET UG scores. Candidates must fill an application form on the official IIM Sambalpur website.

The table below lists the key exam and admission dates for IIM Sambalpur for 2026.

National Level Exam Dates

IIM Sambalpur B.S. College Specific Dates

IIM Sambalpur offers MBA as its popular program. The total fee for the MBA program is INR 21.01 lakhs (including mess fees) for the 2025 batch for Indian students, and INR 29.51 lakhs for NRI/Foreign National students.

A student of MBA (2024) at IIM Sambalpur shared the fee breakup. The year-wise fee is Rs. 21,01,000 for 2 years. The first year fee is Rs. 10,58,000 and the second year fee is Rs. 10,43,000.

The tuition fees for both years is Rs. 7,00,000. The registration fee is Rs. 50,000, which is adjusted later with term 1 fees. Caution fees is Rs. 20,000, which is refundable at the end of the 2-year course. Other charges include Placement charges, Student Affairs Council charges, and Alumni charges. There is no demarcation category wise, but for foreign students the breakup is different. Several scholarships are floated throughout the year.

IIM Sambalpur uses CAT score as the shortlisting criteria for Personal Interview for admission to the MBA course. The institute calculates a Pre-PI score based on the following weightages:

• CAT Score: 40% weightage
• Academics: 10% weightage
• Work Experience: 20% weightage
• Gender Diversity: 10% weightage

Candidates are selected for the Personal Interview based on this Pre-PI score.

IIM Sambalpur offers MBA, Executive MBA, BS, and PhD programmes. Each course has its own eligibility and selection criteria.

IIM Sambalpur offers MBA, Executive MBA, BS, and PhD programs. Each course has its own eligibility and selection criteria.

IIM Sambalpur has released PI shortlist calls for MBA 2026-28 based on CAT 2025 scores. Many candidates got calls, some after first getting a rejection email.

General category calls are mostly for composite scores above 50 to 52.

IIM Sambalpur follows a three-stage selection process. The selection criteria are applied in each phase.

Stage 1: CAT based Shortlisting

Candidates are shortlisted based on their CAT exam score. They need a minimum overall and sectional percentile in CAT to be considered for further evaluation.

The overall CAT percentile required is 90.

Stage 2: Pre-Personal Interview Shortlisting

Candidates shortlisted in Stage 1 must submit the online application form. A Pre-PI Score is then calculated out of 80 as follows:

• CAT score: 40
• Class X: 3
• Class XII: 3
• Graduation: 4
• Work Experience: 20
• Gender Diversity: 10

Stage 3: Personal Interview and Final Merit List

• Eligible candidates from the Stage-2 shortlist must attend the Personal Interview (PI) process conducted by IIM Sambalpur.
• The PI score, after appropriate normalization, accounts for 25% of the final merit score.
• Candidates who do not obtain a certain minimum score in the PI process are not considered for the merit list.

Himanshu Sahu, a student of MBA (2022) at IIM Sambalpur, shared his admission and interview experience. He said it was the best and most affordable offer he had at that time.

In his words: "Firstly It is an IIM and most people appearing for cat have an aim of going to such an excellent institute like this. It was the best offer I had that time and also it was the most affordable. At that point of time there was only interview after you have got shortlist through cat score. Admission process was smooth and it was driven the admission committee of IIM Sambalpur. Only interview was there if you have to prepare your CV, about your subjects and also about the experience you have. You have to prepare about current affairs as well. You have to be confident and also convince why you are a great fit for the program."

IIM Sambalpur uses the CAT score to shortlist candidates for its MBA admission process. For the MBA 2026–28 batch, the institute has removed sectional cutoffs at the shortlisting stage.

Candidates must meet the minimum overall CAT percentile to be eligible for the Personal Interview. The CAT 2025 cutoff for IIM Sambalpur is given below.

Note: For male candidates with at least one year of relevant work experience, and for all female candidates, the minimum overall percentile in the General Category is reduced to 85.

A total of 314 students were selected for the MBA (2023-25) batch at IIM Sambalpur. The batch profile shows that 59% of the students are female and 41% are male.

In terms of work experience, 43% of the batch are freshers and 57% had previous work experience.

In 2025, the highest package offered at IIM Sambalpur reached INR 48.6 LPA. The highest package secured by a student was INR 32.95 LPA.

The average package stood at INR 15.65 LPA, and the median package was INR 15.02 LPA. A total of 216 companies participated in the placement drive, and 16% of students received Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs).

The detailed placement statistics for the MBA Batch 2023-25 are given below.

The highest package offered at IIM Sambalpur was INR 48.60 LPA. The highest package secured by a student was INR 32.95 LPA.

The table below lists the main placement figures for the MBA batch 2023-25.

Over 40% of the batch secured placements in the BFSI/NBFC sectors. The highest CTC offered in this sector was INR 32.95 LPA, and the average CTC was INR 16.06 LPA.

The table below shows the sector-wise placement statistics for the MBA batch 2023-25.

The highest secured stipend in the 2025 summer placements was INR 4 lakhs per month. The average stipend stood at INR 53,720 per month.

Prominent recruiters included BCG, EY, Reserve Bank of India, Adani, SAP, Accenture, PwC and Zomato. The detailed statistics are given below.

IIM Sambalpur was ranked 34th in India by NIRF in 2025. The college was ranked 50th in 2024.

Rankings by a few agencies for MBA are given below.

IIM Sambalpur is one of the baby IIMs established in 2015. It is often compared with other baby IIMs such as IIM Kashipur and IIM Amritsar.

IIM Amritsar ranked 64th, IIM Kashipur ranked 23rd and IIM Sambalpur ranked 34th by NIRF in 2025 under the MBA category. The detailed comparison of these IIMs is tabulated below.

IIM Sambalpur, IIM Kashipur, and IIM Amritsar are three Indian Institutes of Management. The table below compares them on course, admission, fees, and placements.

IIM Sambalpur started from a temporary campus in 2015. It now has a 200-acre permanent campus in Basantpur village near Goshala, Sambalpur City, Odisha.

The campus has several key buildings. These include the Koutilya Administration Building, Thakshasila 1 and 2 Academic Blocks, Konark Auditorium Block, I2 Hub (Incubation, Innovation and Library), Faculty Block, and MDP Block with a Guest House.

Other facilities include a Shopping Complex, Activity Block, and Sports and Recreation areas. The sports facilities include an Open-Air Theatre (OAT), tennis courts, and green football and volleyball courts.

IIM Sambalpur Hostel

The campus has 11 hostel buildings. There are four girls' hostels and five boys' hostels, each with 60 single occupancy rooms.

All rooms have lighting, ventilation, and storage shelves and cupboards for personal belongings. The campus also has Faculty Residence and Staff Residence for over 100 occupants, the Director's Bungalow, and a Community Centre.

Frequently asked questions about IIM Sambalpur are listed below.

The minimum overall CAT cutoff percentile for IIM Sambalpur MBA admission is 90 percentile. This is the basic requirement to be considered for the next admission stages.

For the MBA 2026–28 batch, the institute has removed sectional cutoffs at the shortlisting stage. Candidates need to meet only the minimum overall CAT percentile to be eligible for the subsequent admission process.

Work experience is not mandatory for admission to the regular MBA program at IIM Sambalpur. Fresh graduates can apply if they meet the academic requirements and have a valid CAT score.

Relevant work experience is considered during shortlisting and final selection, and it carries weightage. This can strengthen a candidate's profile. For the Executive MBA program, prior work experience is a compulsory eligibility criterion.

In the 2025 placement drive, around 216 companies visited the campus. They offered jobs to a total of 314 students.

• Average package: INR 15.65 LPA
• Highest package offered: INR 48.60 LPA
• Highest package secured: INR 32.95 LPA

Yes, you can withdraw your admission after accepting the MBA admission offer. The refund depends on the timing of the withdrawal.

• Withdrawal before the registration date: refund of the acceptance fee with INR 1,000 deducted.
• Withdrawal after registration: no refund will be given.

No, admission to MBA courses at IIM Sambalpur is based on CAT scores, followed by a Personal Interview. Candidates need to secure a minimum overall cutoff percentile of 90 to get shortlisted for the PI.

The final admission is based on the following weightage: