BLACKI vs New vs Baby IIMs: Which IIMs Actually Placed the Most Students in 2023-25?

Old vs New vs Baby IIMs: How Many Admitted Students Actually Got Placed?

If we compare graduated vs placed, 8765 students graduated - 47 opted for higher studies and 8672 (98.94%) were 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 admitted in the same period. Moreover, among these 8937 candidates who secured IIM admission 2023-25, 43 remained unplaced and 172 were unaccounted for.

* Statistics is based on the data submitted by IIMs for NIRF 2026 ranking.

BLACKI vs New vs Baby IIMs (2023-25): Admitted, Graduated, Vs. Placed Highlights

• 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

Placement Percentage Difference Between Graduate Vs. Placed And Admitted Vs. Placed

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.

* 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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IIM BLACKI Placement: 3,368 Placed out of 3,436 Admitted

Among the BLACKI IIMs, 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.

* It would be important to note that the placement percentage has been calculated without including the number of students opted for higher studies.

New IIMs Placement: 95.96% of Admitted Students Placed

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.

* 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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Baby IIM Placement: 3,071 Placed Despite the Highest Number of Unplaced Students

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.

* 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.