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.

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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: 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. 

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.

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