MBA · 2025 season
IIM Sirmaur runs four programmes. The total fee for the MBA is ₹21 lakh including hostel, and its 2025 average package was ₹13.3 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 Sirmaur MBA | ↓ shared | ↓ shared | 210 | ₹13.3L | 90 |
| IIM Sirmaur MBA (Tourism Management) | ↓ shared | ↓ shared | 50 | ₹13.3L | — |
| IIM Sirmaur MBA (Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Management) | 24 mo | ₹21L | 25 | — | — |
| IIM Sirmaur Post Graduate Programme for Executives on Leadership in Smart Manufacturing (PGPEX-LSM) | 12 mo | — | 45 | — | — |
| MBA, MBA (Tourism Management) and MBA (Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Management) | 24 mo | ₹21L | — | — | — |
IIM Sirmaur admits to its MBA through CAP 2026, a common interview process with other IIMs. Its MBA admission policy for 2026–28 publishes the minimum CAT 2025 percentiles to be shortlisted for the interview, separately for men and women: General 90 overall for men and 85 for women, with at least 65 in each of VARC, DILR and QA (EWS 75 and 70 with 50 a section; NC-OBC 75 and 70 with 45; SC 60 and 55 with 40; ST and PwD 38 and 35 with 25 in VARC and 30 in DILR and QA). The final shortlisting cut-off and the number called were decided at the CAP Directors' meeting, so these are floors for the interview call, not the percentiles anyone was admitted at. A floor to be considered — not the percentile candidates were admitted at.
CAT: 100% of the call → 35% of the offer
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Shortlisting for the interview runs on the category-wise CAT 2025 cut-offs, separately for men and women, through CAP 2026; one in-person interview is common to the CAP institutes. IIM Sirmaur's composite score for 2026–28, out of 100: a scaled CAT 2025 score 35 (each section's score against the highest that year, weighted VARC 35%, DILR 30%, QA 35%), the personal interview 20, academic performance 15 (Class X 3 and Class XII 4, scored from 75% upward; graduation 8, scored from 60% upward), work experience 20 (full marks for over 23 up to 35 months, none under 12), 5 for women and transgender candidates, and a Trailblazer score of 5 for an engineering, medical, design, architecture, planning or pharmacy degree or a CA, cost-accounting or company-secretary qualification. Offers follow the Government of India reservation policy.
General: 90 in 2026–28.
Newest batch · 2026–28 · CAT %ile
CAT percentile — Minimum CAT 2025 overall percentile, with the sectional minimums shown, to be shortlisted for the MBA 2026–28 personal interview — IIM Sirmaur's published 'MBA (CAP 2026) Cut Off' table, which sets separate figures for men and women. The interview was common to the institutes in CAP 2026 and the final shortlisting cut-off and the number called were decided at the CAP Directors' meeting, so these are floors for the call, not the percentile anyone was admitted at
| Category | 2026–28 |
|---|---|
| General (men) | 90 |
| General (women) | 85 |
| EWS (men) | 75 |
| EWS (women) | 70 |
| NC-OBC (men) | 75 |
| NC-OBC (women) | 70 |
| SC (men) | 60 |
| SC (women) | 55 |
| ST (men) | 38 |
| ST (women) | 35 |
| PwD (men) | 38 |
| PwD (women) | 35 |
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 → 35% of the offer
Call
Offer
Shortlisting for the interview runs on the tourism MBAs' own category-wise CAT 2025 cut-offs, separately for men and women, through CAP 2026; the interview is common to the CAP institutes. IIM Sirmaur's composite score for 2026–28, out of 100, with the same weights as the MBA: a scaled CAT 2025 score 35 (VARC 35%, DILR 30%, QA 35%), the personal interview 20, academic performance 15 (Class X 3, Class XII 4, graduation 8), work experience 20 (full marks for over 23 up to 35 months, none under 12), 5 for women and transgender candidates, and a Trailblazer score of 5, which for the tourism MBAs also counts a degree in tourism or hospitality management. The policy marks candidates below 60% in Class X, Class XII or graduation as ineligible.
General: 85 in 2026–28.
Newest batch · 2026–28 · CAT %ile
CAT percentile — Minimum CAT 2025 overall percentile, with the sectional minimums shown, to be shortlisted for the 2026–28 personal interview — IIM Sirmaur's published 'MBA (TM) and MBA (TTHM) Cut Off' table, one table for both tourism MBAs, with separate figures for men and women. The interview was common to the institutes in CAP 2026 and the final shortlisting cut-off and the number called were decided at the CAP Directors' meeting, so these are floors for the call, not the percentile anyone was admitted at
| Category | 2026–28 |
|---|---|
| General (men) | 85 |
| General (women) | 80 |
| EWS (men) | 75 |
| EWS (women) | 70 |
| NC-OBC (men) | 60 |
| NC-OBC (women) | 55 |
| SC (men) | 45 |
| SC (women) | 40 |
| ST (men) | 35 |
| ST (women) | 30 |
| PwD (men) | 35 |
| PwD (women) | 30 |
No package figures published.
CAT: 100% of the call → 35% of the offer
Call
Offer
Shortlisting for the interview runs on the tourism MBAs' own category-wise CAT 2025 cut-offs, separately for men and women, through CAP 2026; the interview is common to the CAP institutes. IIM Sirmaur's composite score for 2026–28, out of 100, with the same weights as the MBA: a scaled CAT 2025 score 35 (VARC 35%, DILR 30%, QA 35%), the personal interview 20, academic performance 15 (Class X 3, Class XII 4, graduation 8), work experience 20 (full marks for over 23 up to 35 months, none under 12), 5 for women and transgender candidates, and a Trailblazer score of 5, which for the tourism MBAs also counts a degree in tourism or hospitality management. The policy marks candidates below 60% in Class X, Class XII or graduation as ineligible.
General: 85 in 2026–28.
Newest batch · 2026–28 · CAT %ile
CAT percentile — Minimum CAT 2025 overall percentile, with the sectional minimums shown, to be shortlisted for the 2026–28 personal interview — IIM Sirmaur's published 'MBA (TM) and MBA (TTHM) Cut Off' table, one table for both tourism MBAs, with separate figures for men and women. The interview was common to the institutes in CAP 2026 and the final shortlisting cut-off and the number called were decided at the CAP Directors' meeting, so these are floors for the call, not the percentile anyone was admitted at
| Category | 2026–28 |
|---|---|
| General (men) | 85 |
| General (women) | 80 |
| EWS (men) | 75 |
| EWS (women) | 70 |
| NC-OBC (men) | 60 |
| NC-OBC (women) | 55 |
| SC (men) | 45 |
| SC (women) | 40 |
| ST (men) | 35 |
| ST (women) | 30 |
| PwD (men) | 35 |
| PwD (women) | 30 |
Offer
IIM Sirmaur's composite score for PGPEX-LSM, out of 100: the personal interview 50, work experience 30 (20 for 36 to 41 months, 30 for over 41 up to 53, 20 beyond), academic performance 15 (Class X 3, Class XII 4, graduation 8) and 5 for women and transgender candidates. The test score only opens the shortlist: a valid GMAT, GRE or CAT score, or IIM Sirmaur's own LSMAT, with a CAT cut-off of 60 (PwD 40), at least three years' manufacturing-related work experience and a B.Tech, BE, B.Sc or allied degree with 50%.
IIM Sirmaur was set up by the Government of India in 2015 and in July 2024 moved from its temporary campus in Paonta Sahib to a permanent campus at Dhaula Kuan, in the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. It runs a two-year, full-time residential MBA alongside two tourism MBAs, one in Tourism Management and one in Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Management that spends two terms in Mauritius, and a one-year residential programme for executives in smart manufacturing run with RWTH Aachen.
The MBA’s total fee is ₹21 lakh including hostel, and the MBA (Tourism Management) charges the same. The MBA (Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Management) costs ₹21 lakh including hostel.
The MBA’s average was ₹13.3 lakh for 2025. The MBA (Tourism Management)’s average was ₹13.32 lakh for 2024.
IIM Sirmaur lists a minimum 90 percentile to be considered for shortlisting. That is a floor; admitted candidates usually score higher.
For the 2026–28 batch, General candidates were shortlisted at 90 percentile.
MBA 210, MBA (Tourism Management) 50, MBA (Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Management) 25 and Post Graduate Programme for Executives on Leadership in Smart Manufacturing (PGPEX-LSM) 45.
CAT, GMAT or GRE for the MBA; CAT for the MBA (Tourism Management) and MBA (Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Management); GMAT, GRE or CAT for the Post Graduate Programme for Executives on Leadership in Smart Manufacturing (PGPEX-LSM).
IIM Sirmaur was established in 2015.
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