MBA · 2025 season
The total fee for IIT Kharagpur VGSoM’s MBA is ₹13.04 lakh including hostel, and its 2025 average package was ₹22.75 lakh — both as published by the institute.
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| Category | Overall (%ile) |
|---|---|
| General/EWS | 90 |
| OBC | 81 |
| SC | 60 |
| ST | 60 |
| PwD | 60 |
Degree: A bachelor's degree of at least four years in engineering, technology or pharmacy, or a master's in science, economics or commerce with mathematics or statistics at bachelor's level; a five-year dual degree counts as a four-year bachelor's. Qualifying degree: Minimum 60% or CGPA 6.5 on 10 (55% or CGPA 6.0 for SC, ST and PwD). Final-year students: May apply; admission is provisional until the degree is completed (completion certificate by 31 May 2026, final marksheet by 31 October 2026). A floor to be considered — not the score that got admitted.
CAT: 50% of the call → 40% of the offer
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VGSoM's shortlist score for 2026–28 adds the CAT 2025 overall score, scaled to 20 marks, to the application rating, out of 20 — equal shares; women get 4 more marks. Only applicants at or above their category's minimum CAT percentile are considered. The rating scores Class X, Class XII and degree marks, a two-year master's or a CA, CS, CMA, CFA or FRM, and work experience after graduation. Final score for 2026–28. CAT's 40 is VARC 20, DILR 10 and QA 10; the written aptitude test and personal interview (WAT-PI) are held in person. Women get 10 more marks for gender diversity. Offers go by merit within each category.
General: 90.1 in 2025–27, up 0.1 on 2024–26.
Newest batch · 2025–27 · CAT %ile
CAT percentile
| Category | Minimum | 2024–26 | 2025–27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 90 | 90 | 90.1 |
| EWS | 90 | 90.67 | 90.1 |
| NC-OBC | 81 | 81.02 | 81.2 |
| SC | 60 | 60.64 | 60.03 |
| ST | 60 | 61.6 | 60.28 |
| PWD | 60 | 63.74 | — |
The Vinod Gupta School of Management opened at IIT Kharagpur in 1993 as the first school of management within the IIT system. The fee shown is the 2026–28 total from the school's fee table, including hostel and mess.
The total fee is ₹13.04 lakh (incl. hostel).
The average package is ₹22.75 lakh, for the 2025 placement season.
General/EWS applicants need at least 90 percentile overall in CAT to be considered. These are floors; admitted candidates usually score higher.
General candidates converted at 90.1 percentile for 2025–27, up from 90 the year before, according to third-party figures.
The programme has an approved intake of 200 seats.
IIT Kharagpur VGSoM accepts CAT or GMAT.
IIT Kharagpur VGSoM was established in 1993.
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