IIM Guwahati Becomes India’s 22nd IIM With ₹555 Cr Funding, IIM-A Mentorship, MBA Program Likely in 2025

IIM Guwahati Becomes India’s 22nd IIM With ₹555 Cr Funding, IIM-A Mentorship, MBA Program Likely in 2025

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The Indian Parliament has cleared the way for IIM Guwahati to become the 22nd IIM (Indian Institute of Management). As the IIM students rose from 3,500 to 9,800 since the 2013/14 session, with the inclusion of IIM Guwahati, which is the 1st IIM from Assam, the North Eastern part of India is set to get its 2nd IIM after IIM Shillong. The confirmation about setting up IIM Guwahati came on August 20, 2025, as the upper house of the India Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, passed the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill 2025. IIM (Amendment) Bill 2025 was cleared by the Lok Sabha a day before, which also highlighted the fact that from now on, IIM Guwahati will be granted the status of an ‘Institution of National Importance’. The establishment of IIM Guwahati is a part of a special development package for Assam. IIM Guwahati will receive Rs 555 crore over 5 years till the institution becomes self-sustaining.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, while discussing IIM Bill 2025 also pointed out that IIM Guwahati will start functioning from the current academic session, including appointing IIM Guwahati professors as well as conducting IIM Guwahati MBA admissions. It would be worth pointing out that the CAT registration 2025, which is quintessential to get into any IIMs in India, has started from August 01, 2025. The registration deadline is September 13, 2025. CAT 2025 is scheduled for November 30, 2025.

This Story also Contains

  1. IIM Guwahati 22nd IIM of India: Key Highlights
  2. IIM Guwahati 22nd IIM: What the Indian Prime Minister Said?
  3. IIM Guwahati 2025 Baby IIM? IIM over the Years (1961-2025)
  4. IIM Guwahati Eligibility Criteria 2025
  5. IIM Guwahati 2025 Admission Criteria
IIM Guwahati Becomes India’s 22nd IIM With ₹555 Cr Funding, IIM-A  Mentorship, MBA Program Likely in 2025
IIM Guwahati Becomes 22nd IIM: Is MBA Flagship Program Starting This Year?

IIM Guwahati 22nd IIM of India: Key Highlights

  • 22nd IIM : IIM Guwahati is 1st IIM from Assam , 2nd from North East after IIM Shillong , 22nd IIM of India.

  • Institute of Importance: IIM Guwahati is set to become an Institute of Importance through the Indian Institute of Management (Amendment) Bill 2025.

  • IIM Guwahati Funding: IIM Guwahati will receive Rs. 555 crore from 2025-2026 till 2029-2030.

  • IIM Act, 2017: Through the Indian Institute of Management Act, 2017, all IIMs are granted the status of Institutions of National Importance, and they function as a full-fledged university.

  • IIM Guwahati Functioning: It is expected that IIM Guwahati will commence its MBA admission process from the 2025-2026 session.

IIM Guwahati 22nd IIM: What the Indian Prime Minister Said?

On the occasion of the establishment of the 22nd IIM of India, IIM Guwahati, the Indian Prime Minister congratulated the people of Assam on X. He said, “Congratulations to the people of Assam! The establishment of an IIM in the state will enhance education infrastructure and draw students as well as researchers from all over the country.”

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, while highlighting the GOI's efforts to expand IIMs across the country, said that the strength of IIM students has nearly tripled from 3500 to 9800 in 2024-2025. Pradhan said, “The number of IIMs set up under the Modi government in 11 years will rise to 9.” He also assured that IIM Guwahati will start functioning from this academic session.

IIM Guwahati 2025 Baby IIM? IIM over the Years (1961-2025)

After the creation of the IIM Calcutta and IIM Ahmedabad, as the oldest IIMs in 1961, the Indian Institute of Management, as the top management institution of India, has been created over the years. From 1961 to 2011, in the first 50 years,14 IIMs were created. On the other hand, with the creation of IIM Guwahati in 2015, 8 IIMs have been set up so far since 2011.

In the table below we table below we have discussed the creation of the IIMs in India over the years -

Old IIMs (1961-1997)

New IIMs (2007-2011)

Baby IIMs (2015-2025)

IIMs

Year

IIMs

Year

IIMs

Year

IIM Calcutta

1961

IIM Shillong

2007

IIM Nagpur

2015

IIM Ahmedabad

1961

IIM Rohtak

2009

IIM Amritsar

2015

IIM Bangalore


1973

IIM Ranchi

2009

IIM Bodhgaya

2015

IIM Lucknow

1984

IIM Raipur

2010

IIM Sirmaur

2015

IIM Kozhikode

1996

IIM Trichy

2010

IIM Vizag

2015

IIM Indore

1997

IIM Udaipur

2011

IIM Sambalpur

2015

IIM Mumbai (then NITIE)

1963

IIM Kashipur

2011

IIM Jammu

2016


IIM Guwahati

2025

IIM Guwahati Eligibility Criteria 2025

IIM Guwahati has not announced any IIM Guwahati eligibility criteria for their management programme 2025. However, being one of the 22nd IIMs of India, one can expect that IIM Guwahati eligibility criteria 2025 would be similar to the other IIMs.

  1. Education Qualification: Any candidate wanting to get IIM Guwahati admission needs to have a minimum of 3 3-year of graduation degree from a recognised university.

  2. Minimum Graduation Marks: As per the IIM Guwahati eligibility criteria, the general candidates need to have a minimum of 50 % graduation marks, while SC/ST candidates need to have 45%

  3. Exams Accepted: It is expected that, being an IIM, IIM Guwahati would conduct IIM Guwahati admission 2025 through CAT 2025 scores.

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IIM Guwahati 2025 Admission Criteria

IIM Guwahati has not announced the official IIM Guwahati admission criteria 2025. However, as IIM Guwahati is the newest inclusion in the list of IIMs in India, one can expect that IIM Guwahati admission criteria 2026 would be similar to the other IIM admission processes 2026

Here we have listed the expected IIM Guwahati Selection process 2025

  1. Minimum CAT Cutoff: Management Aspirants will be able to apply for IIM Guwahati if only they match the minimum CAT cutoff for IIM Guwahati 2025

  2. Pre-PI Short List: IIM Guwahati will conduct an IIM Guwahati Pre-PI shortlist 2025 based on the CAT 2025 cutoff, IIM Academic score for class 10 .12 and graduation, work experience and gender diversity.

  3. IIM Guwahati PI-WAT Round: The candidates selected for the IIM Guwahati PI-WAT round will have to appear for the Personal interview round as a part of the IIM Guwahati selection process.

  4. IIM Guwahati Final Result 2026: Based on the overall performance of the candidates in the I-WAT round, another set of lists will be prepared based on PI-WAT score, CAT 2025 score, CAT Work experience 2025 and gender diversity.

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IIM Guwahati to start an MBA Flagship program this year. Really?

In the Parliament, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that IIM Guwahati will start functioning from the current academic session 2025-2026. Now, one might ask if the IIM Guwahati admission 2026 is really feasible or not.

CAT 2025 registration is ongoing from August 01, 2025. The last date for CAT 2025 registration is September 2025, while CAT 2025 is scheduled for November 30.

Once the CAT 2025 result gets published, all the IIMs start their IIM admission process 2026 by January 2026. Apart from the individual IIMs conducting their IIM selection process 2026, IIM CAP 2026 is expected to start by the 2nd/3rd week of January 2026.

So within these 5 months, IIM Guwahati has to appoint professors, decide the IIM Guwahati MBA courses, decide whether they want to be a part of IIM CAP 2026 like other Baby IIMs and publish the IIM Guwahati Admission policy 2026-2028. This looks like a humongous task.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Who is the mentor of IIM Guwahati?
A:

IIM Ahmedabad is the mentor for IIM Guwahati 2025. 

Q: Does Guwahati have an IIM?
A:

Yes. After IIM 2025 Bill, IIM Guwahati is the 22nd IIM in India.

Q: What is the cutoff for IIT Guwahati MBA?
A:

IIT Guwahati MBA cutoff is around 85 percentile. 

Q: What is the IIM Guwahati budget?
A:

IIM Guwahati Budget is Rs. 555 Cr.

Q: Will IIM Guwahati start working in 2025?
A:

The Union Education Minister has stated that IIM Guwahati will start operation in 2025-206 sessions. 

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