MBA · 2026 season
IIM Ranchi runs three programmes. The total fee for the MBA is ₹19.2 lakh including hostel, and its 2026 average package was ₹19.26 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 Ranchi MBA | ↓ shared | ↓ shared | — | ₹19.3L | ↓ shared |
| IIM Ranchi MBA in Business Analytics | ↓ shared | ↓ shared | — | ₹21.1L | ↓ shared |
| IIM Ranchi MBA in Human Resource Management | ↓ shared | ↓ shared | — | ₹18.9L | ↓ shared |
| All three programmes | 24 mo | ₹19.2L | — | — | 95.25 |
| Category | Overall (%ile) | Sectional (%ile, each) | Class X (%) | Class XII (%) | Graduation (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 90 | 75 | 60 | 60 | 50 |
| EWS | 75 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 50 |
| NC-OBC | 75 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 50 |
| SC | 50 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 45 |
| ST | 30 | 25 | 55 | 55 | 45 |
| PwD | 30 | 25 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
How it works: Meeting these CAT 2025 and school minimums brings an invitation to register for JAP 2026, the joint process of IIM Kashipur, Raipur, Ranchi and Tiruchirappalli. IIM Ranchi then considers registered candidates for its interview shortlist only from a higher CAT 2025 total percentile (General 95.25), shown under the cut-offs. CAT sections: A positive scaled score in each of VARC, DILR and QA. Final-year students: May apply on marks to date; admission is provisional until a completion certificate is submitted by 30 June 2026, with final results by 30 September 2026. Foreign nationals: Holders of a foreign passport apply separately for supernumerary seats on a GMAT or GRE score, with 50% (or a CGPA of 6 out of 10) in the bachelor's degree; Indian citizens living abroad use the CAT route. A floor to be considered — not the score that got admitted.
CAT: 100% of the call → 65% of the offer
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JAP 2026: candidates who registered after meeting the minimums are ranked within each category on CAT 2025 against IIM Ranchi's cut-off percentiles; its shortlist is merged with those of the other three institutes, and the interview is held jointly and in person. IIM Ranchi's consolidated merit list for 2026–28, out of 100: CAT 65 (each section's scaled score as a share of the highest in CAT 2025 — QA 35, VARC 15, DILR 15), interview 15 and profile 20. Profile marks: Class X up to 2 and Class XII up to 4 (from 85%; full marks from 95%), graduation up to 4 (from 70%; full marks from 85%), work experience up to 10 (10 for 25–36 months, 5 for 13–24 or 37–48 months, none for 12 months or less or over 48). Women and transgender candidates get 5 bonus marks on top of the 100.
General: 95.25 in 2026–28, up 0.25 on 2025–27.
Newest batch · 2026–28 · CAT %ile
CAT percentile — IIM Ranchi's minimum CAT 2024 total percentile, with sectional minimums, to be considered for its interview shortlist for the MBA, MBA-BA and MBA-HRM 2025–27; the institute calls the figures indicative, and meeting them did not guarantee a call
| Category | Minimum | 2025–27 | 2026–28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 90 | 95 | 95.25 |
| EWS | 75 | 81 | 89 |
| NC-OBC | 75 | 81 | 88.5 |
| SC | 50 | 66 | 75 |
| ST | 30 | 42 | 44 |
| DAP (PwD) | 30 | 42 | — |
| PwD | 30 | — | 30 |
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) | Sectional (%ile, each) | Class X (%) | Class XII (%) | Graduation (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 90 | 75 | 60 | 60 | 50 |
| EWS | 75 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 50 |
| NC-OBC | 75 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 50 |
| SC | 50 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 45 |
| ST | 30 | 25 | 55 | 55 | 45 |
| PwD | 30 | 25 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
Degree: A full-time bachelor's degree in engineering, technology, architecture, science, computer applications, mathematics or statistics with at least 60% (or the equivalent CGPA), including at least one course in mathematics, statistics or computer science or applications; IIM Ranchi decides which degrees qualify. How it works: Meeting these CAT 2025 and school minimums brings an invitation to register for JAP 2026, the joint process of IIM Kashipur, Raipur, Ranchi and Tiruchirappalli. IIM Ranchi then considers registered candidates for its interview shortlist only from a higher CAT 2025 total percentile (General 95.25), shown under the cut-offs. CAT sections: A positive scaled score in each of VARC, DILR and QA. Final-year students: May apply on marks to date; admission is provisional until a completion certificate is submitted by 30 June 2026, with final results by 30 September 2026. Foreign nationals: Holders of a foreign passport apply separately for supernumerary seats on a GMAT or GRE score, with 50% (or a CGPA of 6 out of 10) in the bachelor's degree; Indian citizens living abroad use the CAT route. A floor to be considered — not the score that got admitted.
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.
CAT: 100% of the call → 65% of the offer
Call
Offer
JAP 2026: candidates who registered after meeting the minimums are ranked within each category on CAT 2025 against IIM Ranchi's cut-off percentiles; its shortlist is merged with those of the other three institutes, and the interview is held jointly and in person. The MBA-HRM merit list for 2026–28 uses the MBA's formula, out of 100: CAT 65 (QA 35, VARC 15, DILR 15), interview 15 and profile 20 (Class X up to 2, Class XII up to 4, graduation up to 4, work experience up to 10). Two bonuses sit on top: 5 marks for women and transgender candidates, and, in the MBA-HRM list only, 5 marks for two to three years of full-time work experience.
IIM Ranchi was established in 2009 and runs three two-year, full-time residential programmes at its campus in Prabandhan Nagar, Nayasarai, Ranchi: the MBA, the MBA in Human Resource Management and the MBA in Business Analytics. It also offers a five-year Integrated Programme in Management, an executive MBA and doctoral programmes.
The MBA’s total fee is ₹19.2 lakh including hostel, and the MBA in Business Analytics and MBA in Human Resource Management charge the same.
The MBA’s average was ₹19.26 lakh for 2026. The MBA in Business Analytics’s average was ₹21.07 lakh for 2026. The MBA in Human Resource Management’s average was ₹18.86 lakh for 2026.
General-category applicants need at least 90 percentile overall in CAT and 75 in every section to be considered. These are floors; admitted candidates usually score higher.
General candidates were shortlisted at 95.25 percentile for 2026–28, up from 95 the year before.
IIM Ranchi accepts CAT, GMAT or GRE.
IIM Ranchi was established in 2009.
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