IIM Ranchi offers a five-year, full-time Integrated Programme in Management on its own campus in Ranchi. You join straight after Class 12 and leave with a BBA and an MBA, or step out with the BBA at the end of year 3. The institute sits at #18 in NIRF's management ranking 2025. The full course fee is INR 39.60 Lakhs, paid year by year, and hostel and mess are charged on top. Seats are filled on your IPMAT score, your Class 10 and 12 marks and a personal interview, with 120 seats in the batch. The Class of 2025 was placed in full and averaged INR 19.29 LPA.
IIM Ranchi IPM Fees
You pay the fee year by year, and it rises as you move into the MBA years. Hostel and mess are charged on top of these amounts. The caution deposit comes back when you leave.
Fee head
Amount
How it is charged
Year 1
INR 7.00 Lakhs
Paid at the start of the year
Year 2
INR 6.55 Lakhs
Paid at the start of the year
Year 3
INR 6.55 Lakhs
Paid at the start of the year
Year 4
INR 9.20 Lakhs
MBA year fee
Year 5
INR 10.30 Lakhs
MBA year fee
Total, no hostel
INR 39.60 Lakhs
Full course
Hostel and mess
INR 6.15 Lakhs
INR 60,000 hostel and INR 63,000 mess a year
Total with hostel
INR 45.75 Lakhs
Full course
IIM Ranchi IPM Admission Dates
The 2026 cycle is over: the last batch reported in Aug 2026. The next chance is the 2027 cycle, and the test comes first. Watch the test form date, because the college form opens only after your score is out.
Event
Date
Status
IPMAT registration, last date to apply
2 Feb 2026 to 14 Mar 2026
Over
IPMAT exam
4 May 2026
Over
IPMAT result and scorecard
25 May 2026
Over
Shortlist for the interview
Jun 2026
Over
Personal interview
Jul 2026
Over
Final merit list and seat offer
Aug 2026
Over
Admission fee payment, last date
Aug 2026
Over
Reporting, document check and classes start
Aug 2026
Over
IIM Ranchi IPM Eligibility
You need 60% in both Class 10 and Class 12, from any stream, and a valid IPMAT score from the same year. Students still in Class 12 can apply.
Requirement
What you need
Class 10 marks
60%, or 55% for SC, ST and PwD
Class 12 marks
60%, or 55% for SC, ST and PwD
Stream
Any Class 12 stream
Test
A valid IPMAT score from this year's test
Age
IIM Ranchi sets no age limit of its own
IIM Ranchi IPM Admission Process
The test comes first, then a separate form to the college, then the interview. Most students who lose a seat here miss the fee date after the merit list.
Step
What you do
1. Write IPMAT
Sit the test in May and keep the scorecard
2. Apply to the college
Send that score in IIM Ranchi's own form
3. Interview
Face the panel if your score clears the shortlist
4. Merit list
IPMAT carries 65%, Class 10 and 12 marks 20%, interview 15%
5. Pay and report
Pay the admission fee by the last date, then report with originals
IIM Ranchi IPM Cutoff
These are the last published shortlist scores. They show what got a student an interview call, not a seat, because marks and the interview decide the rest.
Category
Shortlist score
Year
General
93
2024
EWS
77.5
2024
OBC-NCL
65
2024
SC
49
2024
ST
30
2024
IIM Ranchi IPM Placements
IPM students sit with the MBA batch in the last year. The 2025 batch was placed in full, and consulting took the largest share of it.
Metric
Value
Average pay, 2025
INR 19.29 LPA
Median pay, 2025
INR 17.64 LPA
Highest offer, 2025
INR 50.39 LPA
Average pay, 2024
INR 18.37 LPA
Batch placed
100%
Largest hiring sector
Consulting, 35% of the batch
IIM Ranchi IPM Scholarships
Two schemes cut this fee for students who qualify. Both ask for an income paper, and the institute one also looks at your marks in the course.
Scholarship
Who can get it
Amount
IIM Ranchi Merit cum Means Scholarship
Family income up to INR 8 Lakhs a year, with 7.50 CGPA in the course
INR 40,000
PM-USP Central Sector Scheme
Family income up to INR 4.5 Lakhs a year, top 20 percentile in Class 12
INR 36,000
IIM Ranchi IPM Ranking
NIRF ranks the institute every year on teaching, research, outcomes and reach. The management rank moved down by one place in 2025.
Ranking body
Year
Rank
NIRF Management
2025
#18
NIRF Management
2024
#17
IIM Ranchi IPM Course Structure
The course covers nine terms over five years. You can leave with a BBA at the end of year 3, and you need 4.5 CGPA at that point to go on to the MBA years.
Stage
What you study
Years 1 to 3
BBA-level maths, economics, communication and management
Term 5
Social Internship Immersion Programme
End of year 3
Leave with a BBA, or go on with 4.5 CGPA
Years 4 and 5
The MBA years, taken with the main MBA batch
IIM Ranchi IPM Hostel and Campus
The course is residential, so plan for a hostel seat from year 1. Hostel and mess are charged on top of the course fee.
Item
Detail
Hostel fee
INR 60,000 a year
Mess fee
INR 63,000 a year
Rooms
Furnished shared flats with a common room and a kitchen
Campus
One campus in Ranchi, Jharkhand
Should you pick IPM at IIM Ranchi?
This course suits students who are sure about a management degree straight after Class 12 and can stay five years on one campus.
Pick it if:
You have strong Class 10 and 12 marks: those marks carry 20% of the final score, so they can pull you past a weaker test day.
You want an exit door: you can leave after year 3 with a BBA if you finish every requirement of the first three years.
You want to see the pay moving: the average went from INR 18.37 LPA in 2024 to INR 19.29 LPA in 2025 on this campus.
Your family income is under INR 8 Lakhs a year: the institute scholarship then turns on your CGPA, so year 1 marks decide it.
Skip it if:
You want a home state edge: seats here are filled all India, so living in Jharkhand adds nothing to your score.
You expect the hostel inside the fee: hostel and mess are charged on top, INR 60,000 and INR 63,000 a year.
You are picking on brand alone: this campus moved from #17 to #18 in NIRF's management ranking between 2024 and 2025.
You are not sure about management yet: this locks five years, and leaving after year 3 gives you a BBA only.
Counsellor's advice
If you are sure about management at Class 12, take this seat and keep your CGPA high from term 1, because the institute scholarship and the MBA years both turn on it. If you are still weighing other degrees, do not lock five years here.
IPM Eligibility▾
Class 10 and 12 marks: 60% in both. 55% if you are SC, ST or PwD.
Stream: Any Class 12 stream can apply. There is no subject list to clear.
Test needed: A valid IPMAT score from this year's test. An older score is not taken.
Still in Class 12: You can apply while you wait for your Class 12 result.
Age: IIM Ranchi sets no age limit of its own, so read the IPMAT notice for the test limit.
IPM Admission Process▾
Write IPMAT: The test is held in May. It is the only test this course takes.
Apply to the college: Send your score in IIM Ranchi's own form. The test form is not the college form.
Interview: A shortlist is called for a personal interview in June or July.
Merit list: IPMAT carries 65%, Class 10 and 12 marks 20% and the interview 15%.
Pay and report: Pay the admission fee by the last date or you lose the seat, then report with your originals.
IPM Admission Dates 2026
These are the official 2026 dates. Tap 2027 for expected dates of the next batch.
The 2027 calendar is not out yet. These dates are estimates based on 2026.
Over
2 Feb 2026 to 14 Mar 2026
IPMAT registration
Last date to apply was 14 Mar 2026. Late forms were not taken.
Over
Apr 2026
IPMAT admit card
The hall ticket came online about two weeks before the test.
Over
4 May 2026
IPMAT exam
One paper, taken on a computer at a test centre.
Over
25 May 2026
IPMAT result and scorecard
The scorecard is the only paper the college reads first.
Over
Jun 2026
Shortlist for the interview
Only shortlisted students were called to the panel.
Over
Jul 2026
Personal interview
Held at a few cities, with a set of panels each day.
Over
Aug 2026
Final merit list and seat offer
The list mixes the test score, school marks and the interview.
Over
Aug 2026
Admission fee payment, last date
You lost the seat if the fee was not paid inside the offer window.
Over
Aug 2026
Reporting and document check
Originals had to be shown on campus before the seat was fixed.
Over
Aug 2026
Classes start
Hostel rooms were given out in the same week.
Tentative
Feb 2027
IPMAT registration
Expected to open in the same month as this year; the last date to apply is usually in March.
Tentative
Apr 2027
IPMAT admit card
Expected about two weeks before the test date.
Tentative
May 2027
IPMAT exam
Expected in the same month as this year.
Tentative
May 2027
IPMAT result and scorecard
Expected about three weeks after the test.
Tentative
Jun 2027
Shortlist for the interview
Expected soon after the scorecards are out.
Tentative
Jul 2027
Personal interview
Expected across a few cities, as in 2026.
Tentative
Aug 2027
Final merit list and seat offer
Expected in the first half of the month.
Tentative
Aug 2027
Admission fee payment
Expected within days of the offer, so keep the money ready.
Tentative
Aug 2027
Reporting and document check
Expected on campus with all originals.
Tentative
Aug 2027
Classes start
Expected in the last week of the month.
Source: the IPMAT 2026 schedule and the IIM Ranchi IPM admission page. Confirm on the official site before you act.
IIM Ranchi IPM Fees 2026
This is the full 5-year cost, not one year. Turn on the toggle to add hostel and mess.
Programme fee, all five years
Full course, as published, from INR 6.55 Lakhs to INR 10.30 Lakhs a year
INR 39.60 Lakhs
Caution deposit Refundable
One time, returned when you leave
INR 20,000
Add hostel and mess
Hostel
Per year × 5, INR 60,000 a year
INR 3 Lakhs
Mess
Per year × 5, INR 63,000 a year
INR 3.15 Lakhs
Total course fee
INR 39.60 Lakhs
5 years · programme fee, hostel and mess not added
Total course fee
INR 45.75 Lakhs
5 years · programme fee plus hostel and mess
Education loan EMI
INR 66,768
7 yr · 10.5% per year
ROI
49%
average first-year pay INR 19.29 LPA vs the full fee
Education loan EMI
INR 77,138
7 yr · 10.5% per year
ROI
42%
average first-year pay INR 19.29 LPA vs the full fee
Source: the IIM Ranchi IPM fee page for the 2025 to 2030 batch. Confirm on the official site before you act.
Will your IPMAT score get you a call from IIM Ranchi?
Pick your category. Each score range is built on the last published shortlist score for this course.
Category
General, 2024 shortlist
93 and above: you get an interview call on this score.
88 to 92: close. The mark moves a little each year, so keep the form ready.
Below 88: not on this score. Work on the test and try the next cycle.
EWS, 2024 shortlist
77.5 and above: you get an interview call on this score.
72.5 to 77: close. The mark moves a little each year, so keep the form ready.
Below 72.5: not on this score. Work on the test and try the next cycle.
OBC-NCL, 2024 shortlist
65 and above: you get an interview call on this score.
60 to 64: close. The mark moves a little each year, so keep the form ready.
Below 60: not on this score. Work on the test and try the next cycle.
SC, 2024 shortlist
49 and above: you get an interview call on this score.
44 to 48: close. The mark moves a little each year, so keep the form ready.
Below 44: not on this score. Work on the test and try the next cycle.
ST, 2024 shortlist
30 and above: you get an interview call on this score.
25 to 29: close. The mark moves a little each year, so keep the form ready.
Below 25: not on this score. Work on the test and try the next cycle.
EDITOR'S NOTE
A call is not a seat. Your Class 10 and 12 marks carry 20% of the final score and the interview 15%, so a bare pass on the shortlist score still needs a strong school record.
IIM Ranchi IPM Scholarship Calculator
Answer one question to see what you can claim. Confirm the final amount with the college.
Annual family income
Scholarships you missedYou do not qualify on your answer. Tap to see why.▾
Each card below says which income limit blocked the scheme.
IIM Ranchi Merit cum Means Scholarship
INR 40,000
IIM Ranchi
Money you get back on one term's fee, given to a few students in each batch.
Who qualifies: family income up to INR 8 Lakhs a year, with 7.50 CGPA in the courseApply once your term result is out
Not eligible on your answer
PM-USP Central Sector Scheme
INR 36,000
Ministry of Education, through the National Scholarship Portal
Paid every year of the first three years if you keep 50% marks and 75% attendance.
Who qualifies: family income up to INR 4.5 Lakhs a year, top 20 percentile in Class 12Apply on the portal in the first term
Not eligible on your answer
No scheme matches this answer. Ask the college about paying in parts and about education loans.
Estimated total waiver
INR 76,000
Your net course fee: INR 38.84 Lakhs
Estimated total waiver
INR 40,000
Your net course fee: INR 39.20 Lakhs
Estimated total waiver
INR 0
Your net course fee: INR 39.60 Lakhs
IIM Ranchi IPM vs similar colleges
Tap a college to see it next to IIM Ranchi. Blue marks the better number in each row: lower fees, higher pay, more seats.
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IIM Ranchi
Ranchi
Compared with
Indian Institute of Management Indore
Indore
Compared with
Indian Institute of Management Rohtak
Rohtak
Compared with
Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya
Bodh Gaya
Compared with
Indian Institute of Management Jammu
Jammu
Total feesfull course, as published
INR 39.60 Lakhs
programme fee, no hostel
INR 44.80 Lakhs
INR 5.20 Lakhs more, 2025 to 2030 batch
INR 79.94 Lakhs
INR 40.34 Lakhs more, counts hostel and mess
INR 37.99 Lakhs
INR 1.61 Lakhs less, 2025 to 2030 batch
Not published
Average paylatest batch
INR 19.29 LPA
Class of 2025
INR 29.57 LPA
INR 10.28 LPA more, Class of 2025
INR 18.73 LPA
INR 0.56 LPA less, Class of 2025
INR 13 LPA
INR 6.29 LPA less, Class of 2025
INR 16.04 LPA
INR 3.25 LPA less, Class of 2025
Placement rateshare of the batch placed
100%
Class of 2025
100%
Same rate, Class of 2025
100%
Same rate, Class of 2025
100%
Same rate, Class of 2025
100%
Same rate, Class of 2025
SeatsIPM batch
120
IPM batch
150
30 more, IPM batch
198
78 more, IPM batch
120
Same seat count
140
20 more, IPM batch
NIRF rankmanagement 2025
#18
management 2025
#8
10 places higher, management 2025
#19
1 place lower, management 2025
#31
13 places lower, management 2025
#35
17 places lower, management 2025
In short
IIM Indore pays far more and ranks higher, but it costs more and its test is harder to clear. If you clear both, take Indore; if only IIM Ranchi comes through, take this seat.
In short
IIM Rohtak has more seats and about the same average pay, but its published total is much bigger because it counts hostel and mess. If cost decides for you, IIM Ranchi is the lighter one.
In short
IIM Bodh Gaya costs a little less for the same seat count, but its average pay sits well below this page. If you want the pay, stay with IIM Ranchi.
In short
IIM Jammu has 20 more seats but takes the JIPMAT test, not IPMAT, so it is a second door rather than the same one. If you want a backup, write both tests.
Fees and pay can change. Check each college site before you decide.
FAQs on IIM Ranchi IPM
Short answers to what students ask before they apply.
How do I get into the IPM at IIM Ranchi?▾
Write IPMAT in May, then send that score in the college's own form. A shortlist is called for a personal interview. The final list mixes the test score, your Class 10 and 12 marks and the interview.
What is the full fee for the five years?▾
The programme fee is INR 39.60 Lakhs for all five years. Hostel and mess add about INR 6.15 Lakhs on top. The fee block above shows both totals with the loan EMI.
Can I leave after three years?▾
Yes. You get a BBA at the end of year 3 if you finish every requirement. To go on to the MBA years you need 4.5 CGPA at that point.
What IPMAT score got a call last time?▾
The last published shortlist score for General was 93. Every category is in the score checker above, so pick yours and read the range.
Which scholarships cut this fee?▾
Two of them. The institute Merit cum Means Scholarship gives INR 40,000 back and the PM-USP Central Sector Scheme gives INR 36,000. Both ask for a family income paper, and the calculator above shows what your answer gets.
Do IPM students sit in the same placements as the MBA batch?▾
Yes. In the last year you go through the same placement process as the MBA batch. That batch was placed in full in 2025 and averaged INR 19.29 LPA.
Is there an age limit for this course?▾
IIM Ranchi sets no age limit of its own. The IPMAT notice sets the limit for the test itself, so read that notice before you fill the form.
IIM Ranchi boasts an impressive 100% placement rate, with over 90 companies participating, including prestigious firms like Capgemini, Infosys, and Deloitte. The average salary package is around 12 LPA, with the highest domestic package at 29 lakh and the international package at 60 lakh. This year's average salary is reported as 15 lakh.
MBA students often secure jobs during their summer internships, with an average stipend of 1 lakh and the highest at 3,30,000. IPM students have two internships in the first three years, and the total fee for the 5-year program is about 35 lakhs, inclusive of lodging and food. Scholarships are currently unavailable, but banks offer loans at low interest rates.
IPM students have three internship opportunities, with an average MBA stipend of 1 lakh.
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IIM Ranchi: 2 Answered Questions
I've been selected for the Young India Fellowship as well as for IIM Ranchi. Which one should I choose?
Anjali MaheshwariStudied at Indian Institute of Management Ranchi (Graduated 2019)
YIF and IIM Ranchi are both very different yet equally good.
YIF is more like a social learning program that includes diverse topics such as Economics, Shakespeare, Art, and Group Dynamics. You develop a comprehensive understanding of the social problems around you. I have seen many friends forgoing the offers from top B Schools just for this program.
The programs offered at IIM Ranchi on the other hand will give you an insight into the corporate world. As you can see both options are extremely different in their essence. So choose wisely looking at the big picture.
How do the new HR programs of IIM Ranchi, NMIMS, and XIMB measure up to the established ones of XLRI, TISS, MDI and SCMHRD?
Apoorv AshutoshFormer PhD Candidate at Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (2017–2020)
The simple answer to your question is no, the new HR programs of IIM Ranchi, NMIMS, or XIMB are not at par with the established ones XLRI, TISS, MDI, and SCMHRD. The established programs especially that of XLRI are the epitome of HR programs. They cannot be compared to the new ones at any given level or parameter.
Faculty: The professors of XLRI are renowned throughout the industry for their competency. They specialize in almost every domain one can think of be it Law, Competency Modeling, Compensation, or Performance Management.
Peers: It’s the cream students who get the opportunity to get into a prestigious college like XLRI. You can see tough competition between the finest students at college. Every individual has a valuable opinion and stands to contradict others. Their thinking pattern is broad and given a case study, they look at all angles from accounting to finance to laws while proposing the solution. The situation at TISS is also quite similar.
Now one can say that the curriculum can be replicated and learned faculty can be sought to match the quality of the HR program at these institutes. But the truth is faculty and curriculum are the main but not the only factors that determine an institute's worth. Its own culture, ethics, and background have a lot to do with the programs it offers.
So one cannot match XLRIs programs no matter how much they try.
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