IIM Bodh Gaya Admission Dates 2027

For MBA, MBA-DBM, and MBA-HHM admission in 2027-29, IIM Bodh Gaya will use CAT 2026 as the only qualifying test. The institute has no management quota. Once CAT 2026 results are declared, IIM Bodh Gaya will release the PI shortlist and hold WAT-PI rounds through the IIM Common Admission Process (CAP).

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The Integrated BBA+MBA and EMBA courses follow separate admission schedules. The programme-wise entrance route and selection method are given below.

IIM Bodh Gaya Courses and Fees

IIM Bodh Gaya offers management education at postgraduate, executive, certificate, and doctoral levels. The table lists the full programme fee for each course.

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The MBA is taught through a 6-term trimester system. For General Management, the first-year fee is INR 9.91 Lakhs, and the second-year fee is INR 9.61 Lakhs. For the Digital Business and HHM tracks, students pay INR 9.28 Lakhs in Year 1 and INR 8.98 Lakhs in Year 2. The MBA-HHM programme is built for roles in hospital administration, health policy, and healthcare operations.

IIM Bodh Gaya Admission Process

Admission at IIM Bodh Gaya is based fully on merit. MBA seats are not offered through management quota, NRI quota, or direct admission. CAT scores and the IIM Common Admission Process decide MBA selection.

MBA Admission Process

• Eligibility: Students need a bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised university. General and NC-OBC candidates must have at least 50% aggregate, while SC, ST, and PwD candidates need 45% aggregate.
• Qualifying exam: A valid CAT score is required.
• CAT cutoff: For IIM Bodh Gaya, the General category cutoff is 95 percentile overall and 75 percentile sectional, based on the 2026-28 batch reference.
• Shortlisting: CAT score and academic profile are used for shortlisting. For the 2024-26 batch, IIM Bodh Gaya shortlisted 11,029 candidates from 1,54,932 General category applicants.
• WAT and PI: The Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) are conducted under the IIM Common Admission Process (CAP). Work experience has 10 out of 25 marks in the Academic Profile part.
• Reservation: Seats are reserved as per Government of India rules for NC-OBC, SC, ST, EWS, and PwD categories.

Integrated BBA+MBA and EMBA Admission

The Integrated BBA+MBA is a 5-year programme for students after Class 12. Selection is done through IIMBG's aptitude test and interview. EMBA admission is meant for working professionals with at least 5 years of experience and uses GMAT or CAT scores along with an application and interview round. Applications for both programmes are accepted at iimbg.ac.in.

IIM Bodh Gaya Placements

In the 2026 placement season for the 2024-26 batch, IIM Bodh Gaya completed 100% placement for all three MBA programmes. The top offer reached INR 45.63 LPA. For MBA General Management, the average package was INR 14.80 LPA, and the median package was INR 14.00 LPA. MBA-DBM recorded an average of INR 14.40 LPA, while MBA-HHM recorded INR 13.50 LPA.

Recruiters came from consulting, BFSI, IT and analytics, healthcare, and manufacturing. The list included PwC, EY, Deloitte, Accenture, Grant Thornton, ICICI Bank, HSBC, Axis Bank, Kotak Securities, Moody's, Infosys, SAP, Cognizant, HCLTech, Tiger Analytics, Narayana Health, Fortis, Jupiter Hospital, Dr Lal PathLabs, Volvo Eicher, Jindal Steel, and Saint-Gobain.

Consulting hired the highest number of students from the MBA General batch. MBA-HHM students mainly received healthcare system roles from names such as Narayana Health, Fortis, and Jupiter Hospital. MBA-DBM saw demand from technology and analytics companies. In the 2026 MBA General final placement process, 201 recruiters took part, including 141 new recruiters.

IIM Bodh Gaya Rankings

IIM Bodh Gaya has moved up strongly in national management rankings. It stood at rank 31 in NIRF 2025 after being ranked 53 in 2023. It is also the highest-ranked management institute in Bihar.

IIM Bodh Gaya does not take part in international rankings such as QS, FT, and THE because it is a newer institute. Such ranking systems usually require 5 or more years of graduating batches, and IIM Bodh Gaya is now nearing that stage.

IIM Bodh Gaya Scholarships

IIM Bodh Gaya supports MBA students through need-based financial help. Its main aid scheme is NBFA (Need-Based Financial Aid).

IIM Bodh Gaya Campus and Infrastructure

IIM Bodh Gaya works from its permanent campus under development at Uruvela, Bodh Gaya, in Gaya district, Bihar. The campus is being built with CPWD support. Academic blocks, a library, computer labs, and separate hostels for men and women have already been completed.

The institute teaches through a Case-Based Learning method linked with the IIM pedagogy framework. It also has an active Management Development Programme (MDP) division for executive education meant for corporate clients. Faculty members cover strategy, economics, finance, marketing, operations, and information systems.

IIM Bodh Gaya vs IIM Jammu vs IIM Udaipur

Students scoring in the 90 to 97 percentile range in CAT often compare IIM Bodh Gaya with IIM Jammu and IIM Udaipur. These public institutes are Institutes of National Importance under the IIM Act 2017, and they were set up in the 2011 to 2016 period.

IIM Udaipur has the higher NIRF position at rank 22 and also reports stronger average packages, helped by its longer history and wider industry links. IIM Bodh Gaya, placed at NIRF rank 31, has shown the sharpest rise in this peer group after moving up from rank 53 in 2023. IIM Jammu is also a newer IIM and has a similar fee range. All three attract a similar applicant group and see recruitment interest from consulting and BFSI sectors.