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Apart from the IIM salary, the other factor that majorly influences the MBA aspirants when choosing a IIM is the placement percentage. And, the IIM placement percentage that is usually mentioned in the college brochures don’t always tell the real picture. The same IIM batch can look almost fully placed when one sees the students graduated vs placed numbers, but the picture changes when it comes to students IIM admitted vs placed. For the 2023-25 batch, 8,937 students were admitted across all 21 IIMs - and of these, 8,765 went on to graduate, and 8,672 were eventually placed. Most IIMs report placement percentage as students who graduated vs. placed, as the gap widens when we compare admitted vs placed. We analysed the data submitted by 21 IIMs for NIRF ranking 2026 to understand how the numbers hold up and which IIM places the highest number of students.
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If we compare IIM graduated vs placed, 8765 students graduated from IIM - 47 opted for higher studies and 8672 (98.94%) were IIM placed. Similarly, when it comes to admitted vs placed numbers, the IIM placement percentage comes down to 97.03% as 8672 students were placed out of the 8937 candidates secured IIM Admission in the same period. Moreover, among these 8937 candidates who secured IIM admission 2023-25, 43 remained unplaced and 172 were unaccounted for.
IIMs in India | IIM Intake | IIM Admitted | IIM Graduated | IIM Placed | Higher Studies | Unplaced | Unaccounted For |
BLACKI IIM | 3443 | 3436 | 3393 | 3368 | 25 | 0 | 43 |
New IIM | 2296 | 2327 | 2246 | 2233 | 0 | 13 | 81 |
Baby IIM | 3195 | 3174 | 3126 | 3071 | 22 | 33 | 48 |
Total | 8934 | 8937 | 8765 | 8672 | 47 | 46 | 172 |
* Statistics is based on the data submitted by IIMs for NIRF 2026 ranking.
Total Students securing IIM Admission - 8937
Students graduated from IIMs - 8765
Students Unaccounted for - 172
Total Students placed in IIM Placement - 8672
Students opted for higher studies - 47
IIM Unplaced Students - 46
This detailed breakdown of how many students got placed against the students admitted suggests that the IIM BLACKI have placed 98.02% of their admitted students (3368 out of 3436). The New IIMs have the lowest percentage (95.96%) as they only placed 2233 students out of the 2327 candidates who secured the new IIM Admission for 2023-25 batch. On the other hand while the Baby IIMs placement highlights that out of the 3174 admitted students 3071 candidates secured IIM placement.
IIM Placement (2023-25) | Intake | Admitted | Graduated | Placed | Placed Percentage | Student Admitted vs Placed |
BLACKI IIMs (6) | 3443 | 3436 | 3393 | 3368 | 99.38 % | 98.02 % |
New IIMs (6) | 2296 | 2327 | 2246 | 2233 | 99.21 % | 95.96 % |
Baby IIMs (9) | 3195 | 3174 | 3126 | 3071 | 98.37 % | 96.75 % |
Total | 8934 | 8937 | 8765 | 8672 | 98.94% | 97.03% |
* It would be important to note that the placement percentage has been calculated without including the number of students opted for higher studies.
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Among the BLACKI IIM placement , only IIM Kozhikode has placed all the 585 students who had taken admission in 2023-25. Apart from that, in IIM Lucknow all the 612 students who have graduated, have secured the placement. Overall BLACKI IIMs admitted 3436 students, while 3393 graduated, the number of students placed were 3368 for the 2023-25 batch.
BLACKI IIMs | Intake | Admitted | Graduated | Placed | Placed Percentage (%) | Student Admitted vs Placed (%) |
455 | 455 | 453 | 444 | 98.01 | 97.58 | |
IIM Lucknow | 621 | 617 | 612 | 612 | 100.0 | 99.19 |
633 | 633 | 633 | 623 | 99.42 | 98.42 | |
591 | 585 | 585 | 585 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
IIM Calcutta | 545 | 542 | 521 | 516 | 99.04 | 95.2 |
598 | 604 | 589 | 588 | 99.83 | 97.35 | |
Total | 3443 | 3436 | 3393 | 3368 | 99.38 | 98.02 |
* It would be important to note that the placement percentage has been calculated without including the number of students opted for higher studies.
In case of the 6 New IIMs, IIM Rohtak, IIM Mumbai and IIM Shillong have placed all of their students who took admission in 2023-25. IIM Raipur, which admitted 388 students, witnessed 341 graduating while 328 earned the IIM Placement making the IIM Raipur Admission vs placement percentage to only 84.54%. Overall New IIMs admitted 2327 students, while 2246 graduated, the number of students securing IIM placement was 2233 for the 2023-25 batch.
New IIMs | Intake | Admitted | Graduated | Placed | Placed Percentage (%) | Student Admitted vs Placed (%) |
IIM Raipur | 331 | 388 | 341 | 328 | 96.19 | 84.54 |
386 | 386 | 386 | 386 | 100 | 100.0 | |
476 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
382 | 382 | 382 | 382 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
380 | 334 | 333 | 333 | 100.0 | 99.70 | |
341 | 361 | 328 | 328 | 99.09 | 90.86 | |
Total | 2296 | 2327 | 2246 | 2233 | 99.213 | 95.96 |
* It would be important to note that the placement percentage has been calculated without including the number of students opted for higher studies.
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Among the Baby IIMs, IIM Jammu which had placed all of their 255 students in 2023-25 batch. It was followed by IIM Sambalpur (312 out of 314), IIM Nagpur (264 out of 269) and IIM Vizag (365 out 375). Overall Baby IIMs admitted 3174 students, while 3126 graduated, the number of students securing IIM placement was 3071 for the 2023-25 batch.
Baby IIMs | Intake | Admitted | Graduated | Placed | Placed Percentage (%) | Student Admitted vs Placed (%) |
375 | 375 | 375 | 365 | 97.33 | 97.33 | |
IIM Nagpur | 270 | 269 | 267 | 264 | 98.88 | 98.14 |
320 | 320 | 318 | 310 | 97.48 | 96.88 | |
446 | 446 | 438 | 434 | 99.09 | 97.31 | |
319 | 314 | 314 | 312 | 99.36 | 99.36 | |
480 | 469 | 467 | 455 | 97.43 | 97.01 | |
320 | 312 | 295 | 293 | 99.32 | 93.91 | |
410 | 414 | 397 | 383 | 96.47 | 92.51 | |
IIM Jammu | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Total | 3195 | 3174 | 3126 | 3071 | 98.37 | 96.75 |
* It would be important to note that the placement percentage has been calculated without including the number of students opted for higher studies.
The placement percentage influences the MBA admission decisions of the lakhs of students every year — people who give up their jobs, take loans, move cities, bet two years of their life on a number: if I get in, will I get a decent job at the end of it? The difference between the IIM placement percentage of graduates vs placed (98.94%) and admitted vs placed (97.03%) is minor enough to shrug off until we look at the IIMs individually. These numbers tell two different stories for the same batch. While comparing the MBA colleges, MBA aspirants shouldn’t just see how high the placement is but what it’s being measured against.
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