PGP · 2026 season
IIM Indore runs three programmes. The total fee for the PGP is ₹24.12 lakh including hostel, and its 2026 average package was ₹27.27 lakh — both as published by the institute.
ROI divides the average package by the full programme fee; payback is the months of that package it takes to equal the fee, before tax. Fee bases differ between colleges, so check what each fee includes before comparing two.
| Programme | Duration | Total fee | Seats | Average | Shortlist cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIM Indore PGP | 24 mo | ₹24.1L | 487 | ₹27.3L | 90 |
| IIM Indore PGP-HRM | 24 mo | ₹20.8L | 43 | ₹25.7L | — |
| IIM Indore EPGP | 12 mo | ₹26.8L | 58 | ₹27L | — |
| Category | Overall (%ile) | Sectional (%ile, each) |
|---|---|---|
| General | 90 | 80 |
| EWS | 90 | 80 |
| NC-OBC | 80 | 70 |
| SC | 60 | 55 |
| ST | 45 | 40 |
| PwD | 45 | 40 |
Graduation: Minimum 50% (45% for SC, ST and PwD). Also eligible: CA, CS, ICWA (CMA) or FIAI with the same minimum; final-year students, admitted provisionally. A floor to be considered — not the score that got admitted.
CAT: 55% of the call → 40% of the offer
Call
Offer
IIM Indore's composite score for 2026–28. CAT's 55 is VARC 16, DILR 16 and QA 23, each section scored against the highest score; Class X and XII marks are normalised; work experience earns up to 3. Final composite score for 2026–28. CAT's 40 is VARC 20, DILR 10 and QA 10; interview and Class X and XII scores are normalised.
General: 92.92 in 2024–26, up 2.2 on 2023–25.
Newest batch · 2024–26 · CAT %ile
CAT percentile
| Category | Minimum | 2022–24 | 2023–25 | 2024–26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 90 | 90.75 | 90.72 | 92.92 |
| EWS | 90 | 91.73 | 92.99 | 92.5 |
| NC-OBC | 80 | 80.21 | 80.17 | 80.44 |
| SC | 60 | 65.38 | 63.31 | 68.93 |
| ST | 45 | 51.9 | 48.34 | 52.3 |
| PwD | 45 | — | 45.12 | 52.72 |
Lowest CAT percentile among candidates offered admission
General: 54.4 in 2026–28, down 12.1 on 2025–27 (composite score).
Newest batch · 2026–28 · composite score
Composite score — IIM Indore's interview-shortlisting composite score out of 100 (Class X and XII marks, CAT sectional scores, diversity, work experience; the weights are set afresh each year) — not a percentile
| Category | 2023–25 | 2024–26 | 2025–27 | 2026–28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 63.9 | 60.01 | 66.5 | 54.4 |
| EWS | 56.77 | 53.66 | 60.5 | 48.82 |
| NC-OBC | 55.21 | 51.5 | 57.5 | 44.21 |
| SC | 50.91 | 46.99 | 53.5 | 38.75 |
| ST | 44.83 | 40.95 | 46.02 | 32.3 |
| PwD | 20.53 | 11.75 | 19.73 | 16.63 |
ROI divides the average package by the full programme fee; payback is the months of that package it takes to equal the fee, before tax.
| Category | Overall (%ile) | VARC (%ile) | DILR (%ile) | QA (%ile) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 90 | 75 | 60 | 60 |
| EWS | 60 | 65 | 55 | 55 |
| NC-OBC | 60 | 65 | 55 | 55 |
| SC | 55 | 55 | 50 | 50 |
| ST | 45 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| PwD | 45 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Graduation: Minimum 50% (45% for SC, ST and PwD). Also eligible: CA, CS, ICWA (CMA) or FIAI with the same minimum; final-year students, admitted provisionally. A floor to be considered — not the score that got admitted.
CAT: 30% of the call → 20% of the offer
Call
Offer
PGP-HRM's own composite score for 2026–28: CAT counts as the overall score, gender-diversity marks go to women only, and work experience earns up to 10. Final composite score for 2026–28. CAT's 20 is VARC 5, DILR 5 and QA 10; gender-diversity marks go to women only.
General: 66.51 in 2026–28, down 3.49 on 2025–27 (composite score).
Newest batch · 2026–28 · composite score
Composite score — IIM Indore's PGP-HRM interview-shortlisting composite score out of 100 (Class X and XII marks, CAT score, gender and academic diversity, work experience; the weights are set afresh each year) — not a percentile
| Category | 2023–25 | 2024–26 | 2025–27 | 2026–28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 70.5 | 66.2 | 70.01 | 66.51 |
| EWS | 61.6 | 56.01 | 60.02 | 58.26 |
| NC-OBC | 58.52 | 56.32 | 60 | 57.51 |
| SC | 50.91 | 47.71 | 50 | 46.75 |
| ST | 39.01 | 35.01 | 40.03 | 38.21 |
| PwD | 14.05 | 13.23 | 21.96 | 22.87 |
ROI divides the average package by the full programme fee; payback is the months of that package it takes to equal the fee, before tax.
Bachelor's or master's degree, or a five-year integrated programme, in any discipline with at least 50%
GMAT / GRE / CAT: 40% of the offer
Offer
Composite score for the 2027–28 batch. The interview shortlist rests on the test score and any other criteria the admissions committee sets; no weights are published for it.
IIM Indore was established in 1996 and runs a two-year PGP alongside a five-year Integrated Programme in Management that admits students straight after school. Both cohorts graduate together, so its placement statistics cover the two groups combined.
The PGP’s total fee is ₹24.12 lakh including hostel. The PGP-HRM costs ₹20.82 lakh. The EPGP costs ₹26.77 lakh including hostel.
The PGP’s average was ₹27.27 lakh for 2026. The PGP-HRM’s average was ₹25.7 lakh for 2026. The EPGP’s average was ₹27 lakh for 2026.
General-category applicants need at least 90 percentile overall in CAT and 80 in every section to be considered. These are floors; admitted candidates usually score higher.
General candidates converted at 92.92 percentile for 2024–26, up from 90.72 the year before but above 90.75 two years earlier — the bar moves around, according to third-party figures.
General candidates were shortlisted at 54.40180 on the institute's composite score for 2026–28, down from 66.50028 the year before but below 60.01124 two years earlier — the bar moves around.
PGP 487, PGP-HRM 43 and EPGP 58.
CAT or GMAT for the PGP; CAT for the PGP-HRM; GMAT, GRE or CAT for the EPGP.
IIM Indore was established in 1996.
Updated · every figure carries its source
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad · Indian Institute of Management Bangalore · Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode · Indian Institute of Technology Delhi · Indian Institute of Management Lucknow · Indian Institute of Management Mumbai