IIM Ranchi offers admission to various PG, Integrated, Executive, and Doctoral programs. The admission is based on either merit or an entrance exam.

  • The flagship program of IIM Ranchi is MBA.
  • Students must have passed Graduation and qualified CAT to be eligible.
  • The admission is followed by a personal interview through CAP.
  • The application fee is INR 2500 for Open category, and INR 1250 for Reserved category candidates.

IIM Ranchi MBA Admission 2026

The details of IIM Ranchi MBA admission have been shared below. Students must have passed Graduation with 55% marks and qualified CAT to be eligible.

Specializations Total Fee
Human Resource INR 20.90 lakhs
General
Business Analytics

IIM Ranchi MBA Cutoff

The initial shortlisting for the personal interview round is based on the following CAT cutoff.

Category VARC DILR QA Overall
Gen 75 75 75 95
EWS 55 55 55 81
OBC 52 52 52 81
SC 45 45 45 66
ST 25 25 30 42
DAP 25 25 30 42

However, usually the MBA admission is done on 92 percentile of CAT.

Specializations Percentile
Human Resource 92
General
Business Analytics

NOTE: The cutoff is the same across all the categories.

IIM Ranchi EMBA Admission 2026

The details of IIM Ranchi EMBA have been shared below.

Eligibility Selection Process Total Fee
Passed Graduation+ 3 years of work experience Personal Interview INR 12.7 lakhs

IIM Ranchi Integrated Admission 2026

The details of IIM Ranchi IPM are as follows.

Eligibility Total Fee
Passed 10+2 with 60% marks and qualified IPMAT INR 39.6 lakhs

IIM Ranchi Executive Admission 2026

The details of Executive programs of IIM Ranchi are as follows.

Courses Eligibility Total Fee
MDP Passed Graduation INR 37,000
FDP Passed Postgraduation INR 4720
PG Certificate Passed Graduation INR 1.7 lakhs

IIM Ranchi PhD Admission 2026

IM Ranchi PhD admission details are as follows.

Particulars Eligibility Selection Process Total Fee
PhD Passed Postgraduation with 60% marks CAT/ GATE/ GRE/ GMAT/ NET NA
Executive PhD

Passed Graduation with 55% marks

Must have 5 years of working experience

 NA INR 18.50 lakhs

The application fee for the PhD program is different for PhD and Executive PhD program.

Particulars PhD Executive PhD
Application Fee INR 2000 (Open category)
INR 1000 (Reserved category)		 INR 5000

IIM Ranchi Selection Process 2026

The selection process of IIM Ranchi for different courses has been shared below.

For MBA/IPM/PhD:

  • Step 1: Fill out the online application form.
  • Step 2: Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their entrance exam score.
  • Step 3: The personal interview will be conducted physically at Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Ranchi and Bangalore.
  • Step 4: The final merit will be prepared on the basis of admission test score, academic profile, PI score.

A Consolidated Merit List will be compiled based on the following weightage:

IIM Ranchi Selection Weightage

For Other Courses:

The admission will be done directly on the basis of academic score of the minimum eligibility.

IIM Ranchi Scholarships 2026

Students can avail of IIM Ranchi scholarship facilities to ease their program fee. The different scholarships provided are as follows.

Scholarship Amount
National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students INR 31,000
Merit-cum means based Scholarship Scheme belonging to the Minority Communities INR 20,000
Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Protsahan (PM-USP CSSS) Yojana- Department of Higher Education INR 12,000 (UG level)
INR 20,000 (PG level)
Scheme of Scholarship for Top Class Education for Students with Disabilities. Up to INR 2 lakhs

Other State government scholarships that students can apply for are as follows.

IM Ranchi Scholarships

IIM Ranchi PhD Financial Assistance 2026

The financial assistance given to IIM Ranchi full-time PhD scholars is as follows:

Particulars Details
Monthly Stipend
(first 2 years)		 INR 35,000
Monthly Stipend
(after qualifying CQE)		 INR 40,000
Contingency Grant INR 1 lakh
Laptop Grant INR 50,000
Conference Support INR 2 lakhs

IIM Ranchi Admission FAQs

Ques. Can I withdraw my seat after taking admission at IIM Ranchi?

Ans. Yes, students can withdraw their seats even after taking admission at IIM Ranchi. Students must drop an email to the concerned department for the same. The entire fee will be refunded after a deduction of INR 1000. However, the request of withdrawal must be sent within the given timeline, or else only the security deposit and alumni fee will be refunded.

Ques. Does IIM Ranchi have a management quota for admission?

Ans. No, IIM Ranchi does not have any management quota or donation-based seat system for admission. The admissions are strictly based on entrance exams or merit, followed by a personal interview.

Ques. Does IIM Ranchi give reservations during admission?

Ans. Yes, IIM Ranchi follows the reservation guidelines as per the Government of India. Reservations are applicable for SC, ST, EWS, PwD, and OBC-NCL candidates. It is applied during the shortlisting and the final selection of candidates.