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    Top MBA Colleges in India Placement-Wise: Salary Trends & Admission Cutoffs

    Top MBA Colleges in India Placement-Wise: Salary Trends & Admission Cutoffs

    Suvam MaitiUpdated on 27 Feb 2025, 10:21 AM IST

    Top MBA colleges in India placement records and the salary procured by the graduates in the placement drive take centre stage while choosing the MBA courses. Apart from carrier growth. candidates opt for the MBA courses, even after taking bank loans, for better economic growth. Doing an MBA degree not only elevates the career but also provides a healthy salary in the corporates. For example, if one takes the example of ISB the scenario would be much more clearer to us. In 2024 in ISB Hyderabad the pre to post-salary hike after MBA was about 229%, the highest among other B-Schools in the World, according to rankings of Financial Times. Read this article to know more about top MBA colleges in India placement-wise which would help the candidate to have a better understanding while choosing a better B-School.

    Top MBA Colleges in India Placement-Wise: Salary Trends & Admission Cutoffs
    Top MBA colleges in India Placement Wise

    Top MBA colleges in India Placement Wise: List of Top Colleges

    Top MBA Colleges

    MBA Fees

    Highest Salary after MBA (Last batch)

    Average Placement after MBA ( last batch)

    IIM Bangalore

    20.11-26 Lakhs

    -

    35.31 LPA

    IIM Calcutta

    21.92 Lakhs

    115.00 LPA

    35.07 LPA

    FMS Delhi

    11.90-18.27 Lakhs

    123.00 LPA

    34.10 LPA

    SPJIMR, Mumbai

    21 Lakhs

    67.50 LPA (Domestic)
    77.88 LPA
    (International)

    33.02 LPA

    XLRI, Jamshedpur

    10.71-30 Lakhs

    75.00 LPA

    29.89 LPA

    IIFT, Delhi

    9.95-21.82 Lakhs

    85.40 LPA
    (International)
    76.50 LPA
    (Domestic)

    29.10 LPA

    SIBM Pune

    17.20-25.40 Lakhs

    49.00 LPA

    28.16 LPA

    IIM Kozhikode

    13.12-22.50 Lakhs

    72.02 LPA

    27.00 LPA

    IIM Ahmedabad

    20-26.50 Lakhs

    70.00 LPA

    26.37 LPA

    JBIMS Mumbai


    87.12 LPA

    26.12 LPA

    IIM Shillong


    71.50 LPA

    26.10 LPA

    IIM Indore

    17.60-22.12 Lakhs

    100.00 LPA

    25.68 LPA

    MDI Gurgaon

    8.95-27.61 Lakhs

    63.30 LPA

    25.50 LPA

    NMIMS Mumbai

    6-25 Lakhs

    67.70 LPA

    25.13 LPA

    IIM Udaipur


    46.76 LPA

    20.09 LPA

    IIM Amritsar


    58.52 LPA
    (International)

    28.00 LPA
    (Domestic)

    19.73 LPA

    XIM Bhubaneswar


    30.00 LPA

    19.53 LPA

    IIM Tiruchirappalli


    43.69 LPA

    19.43 LPA

    MICA Ahmedabad


    57.50 LPA

    19.00 LPA

    IIM Raipur

    6.43 - 16.34 Lakhs

    42.29 LPA

    18.15 LPA

    IIM Rohtak

    3-18.77 Lakhs

    48.25 LPA

    18. 78 LPA

    IMT Ghaziabad


    65.60 LPA

    17.35 LPA

    IMI New Delhi


    70.95 LPA

    16.71 LPA

    IIM Jammu


    64.00 LPA

    16.50 LPA

    IIM Nagpur


    38.40 LPA

    16.30 LPA

    FORE New Delhi


    70.00 LPA

    16.01 LPA

    IIM Kashipur


    29.86 LPA

    15.04 LPA

    IIM Visakhapatnam


    43. 25 LPA

    15. 61 LPA

    IIM Ranchi


    36.00 LPA

    14.82 LPA

    GIM Goa


    26.30 LPA

    14.81 LPA

    IIM Sambalpur


    23.50 LPA

    14.21 LPA

    IRMA Anand


    31.16 LPA

    14.14 LPA

    IIM Sirmaur


    32.65 LPA

    13.93 LPA

    IIM Bodhgaya


    32.50 LPA

    13.90 LPA

    TAPMI Manipal


    32.02 LPA

    13. 84 LPA

    KJSIM


    28.25 LPA

    12.79 LPA

    Taxila Business School


    25.80 LPA

    11.50 LPA

    Read Also: CAT Colleges Rank-Wise: Top B-Schools Accepting CAT Scores

    CAT Cut Off of Top 10 MBA Colleges in India Placement Wise

    While we look at the list of the TOP MBA colleges in India, placement-wise, it is also important to know what it takes to get into these MBA colleges. Here is the list of the CAT cut off of top MBA colleges which also have high placement packages. However, these CAT Cutoff are for qualification to get an interview call which does not guarantee admission in the respective institution as the final CUT-off is expected to go much higher.

    Top MBA Colleges

    Highest Salary after MBA (Last batch)

    Average Placement after MBA (last batch)

    CAT/XAT Cut-off of the Colleges (Expected)

    IIM Bangalore

    -

    35.31 LPA

    CAT 85-60 percentile

    IIM Calcutta

    115.00 LPA

    35.07 LPA

    CAT percentile 85-55

    FMS Delhi

    123.00 LPA

    34.10 LPA

    CAT 47.5-22.42 Composite score

    SPJIMR, Mumbai

    67.50 LPA (Domestic)
    77.88 LPA
    (International)

    33.02 LPA

    CAT 85-70 percentile

    XLRI, Jamshedpur

    75.00 LPA

    29.89 LPA

    XAT Cut off -

    96-90 percentile

    IIFT, Delhi

    85.40 LPA
    (International)
    76.50 LPA
    (Domestic)

    29.10 LPA

    -

    SIBM Pune

    49.00 LPA

    28.16 LPA

    SNAP Cut off 98-96

    IIM Kozhikode

    72.02 LPA

    27.00 LPA

    CAT 85-60 percentile

    IIM Ahmedabad

    70.00 LPA

    26.37 LPA

    CAT 80-60 percentile

    JBIMS Mumbai

    87.12 LPA

    26.12 LPA

    95-75 CAT percentile

    Read Also: CAT 2024 Score Calculation: How Raw Score Converts to Scaled Score

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Does CAT release an Answer Key?
    A:

    Yes, CAT releases the answer key for CAT 2024. The CAT 2024 official answer key was released on November 29, 2024.

    Q: Is the CAT 2024 response sheet released?
    A:

    The CAT 2024 official answer key was released on November 29, 2024, all three slots along with the response sheet.

    Q: What is the 95 percentile in CAT?
    A:

    According to the experts, the 95 percentile in CAT 2024 would be something between 63-66.

    Q: Can I get IIM with 85 percentile?
    A:

    Yes, many IIMs might take one with 85 CAT percentile depending on the quality of the question that year and the category they fall into.

    Q: How to Check the Answer Key of CAT 2024?
    A:

    To check the Answer Key of CAT 2024 one needs to go through the following steps-

    1. Go to the official CAT website - iimcat.ac.in

    2. Click on the Login button.

    3. Let's put in the CAT user ID and password. The credentials must be the same which was those used in the CAT registration process. 

    4. Look for the ‘Answer Key’ in the layout.

    5. Once the answer key is available one can find out the link to download the the same.

    6. Click on the link and save it for further use in PDF format. 

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