IIM Jammu, the youngest IIM in the country, was established in Jammu and Kashmir by the Government of India in 2016. The off-campus, located in Srinagar was inaugurated on January 24, 2020. The proposed campus for IIM Jammu is currently under construction at Jagati, 14km from Jammu City. Thus, IIM Jammu currently operates from the Old University Campus at Canal Road, Jammu.
IIM Jammu provides various post-graduation courses, including those for working professionals and student exchange programs. Given below are the programs offered at IIM Jammu-
The Common Admission Process is held jointly by 9 IIMs (IIM Jammu, Bodhgaya, Kashipur, Raipur, Ranchi, Sambalpur, Sirmaur, Trichy and Udaipur). In this round, a personal interview is held and the scores for the PI round are used by all the 9 IIMs.
For candidates who do not get a call in the CAP round, can get the opportunity in the SAP round which is conducted by IIM Jammu and IIM Bodh Gaya together. A Personal Interview (PI) is held and the PI scores are used by both the IIMs.
Given below are the CAT cutoff percentiles of the previous year for CAT aspirants for the students of IIM Jammu to get a call for further admission rounds.
|
Verbal Ability |
Data Interpretation |
Quantitative Ability |
|
General* |
70 |
70 |
70 |
93 |
EWS |
50 |
50 |
50 |
74 |
NC-OBC |
50 |
50 |
50 |
74 |
SC |
35 |
35 |
35 |
54 |
ST |
27 |
27 |
27 |
40 |
PwD |
27 |
27 |
27 |
40 |
The SAP round follows two sets of cutoffs, one for all the candidates and another for females only. Given below are both cutoff lists:
|
Verbal Ability |
Data Interpretation |
Quantitative Ability |
|
General |
65 |
65 |
65 |
90 |
EWS |
40 |
40 |
40 |
68 |
NC-OBC |
45 |
45 |
45 |
72 |
SC |
35 |
35 |
35 |
52 |
ST |
25 |
25 |
32.5 |
37 |
PwD |
25 |
25 |
32.5 |
37 |
|
Verbal Ability |
Data Interpretation |
Quantitative Ability |
|
General |
65 |
65 |
65 |
87 |
EWS |
40 |
40 |
40 |
65 |
NC-OBC |
45 |
45 |
45 |
70 |
SC |
35 |
35 |
35 |
50 |
ST |
25 |
25 |
32.5 |
34 |
PwD |
25 |
25 |
32.5 |
34 |
The merit list for IIM Jammu, much like other IIMs, is dependant on various factors and subfactors. Each factor is given a score and a total score is derived by adding each factor as given below:
Scaled CAT Score: 0.4x Absolute CAT Percentile
Personal Interview (PI): 30 Marks
Profile: 30 Marks
The profile of the candidate accounts for 30 marks in the merit list. Given below is the breakdown of scores for the profile:
Academic Profile: 9 marks
Work experience: 8 marks
Academic & Gender Diversity factor: 13 marks
IIM Jammu awards marks to an academic profile based on the marks of 10th, 12th and graduation. Given below is the weightage of each academic qualification:
10th Standard: 3 marks
12th Standard: 3 marks
Graduation: 3 marks
Range of Marks |
Class 10th Marks |
Class 12th Marks |
Graduation |
<= 60 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60.01 to 70 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
70.01 to 80 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1 |
80.01 to 85 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
85.01 to 90 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
90.01 to 95 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
>= 95.01 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
The work experience of a candidate holds the highest weightage of eight marks. Here is the score awarded to a candidate based on the months of experience they have procured:
Months |
Score |
<=12 |
0 |
12.01 - 18 |
3 |
18.01 - 24 |
5 |
24.01 - 36 |
8 |
36.01 - 48 |
5 |
48.01 - 60 |
3 |
> 60 |
0 |
The score for diversity is split into gender and academic diversity for IIM Jammu with 8 marks for gender diversity and 5 for academic diversity.
Gender |
Marks |
Male |
0 |
Female |
8 |
Subjects |
Marks |
Engineering |
0 |
Non-Engineering |
5 |
IIM Jammu follows the Government of India’s policy for reservation, which is given below:
Category |
% Reservation |
Scheduled Caste |
15% |
Scheduled Tribe |
7.5% |
NC-OBC |
27% |
EWS |
10% |
DAP |
5% |
The fees and expenses for IIM Jammu are given as under:
First Year |
Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
Total |
Fees & Expenses |
259880 |
257780 |
257780 |
775440 |
Second Year |
Term 4 |
Term 5 |
Term 6 |
Total |
Fees & Expenses |
265130 |
257780 |
257780 |
780690 |
Total Fees of the program |
1556130 |
Candidates should also make note of the following points regarding the fees for IIM Jammu:
Clubs and committees in IIM Jammu offer its students the opportunity to learn outside the classrooms while also taking a break from theoretical learning to nurture creativity.
IIM Jammu displays diversity based on the gender, educational background and work experience among other things. The structure of the previous batch will offer an understanding of the types of candidates accepted into IIM Jammu.
Given below are the details related to the batch profile and gender ratio in IIM Jammu:
Batch Size: 217
Average Age: 24 years
Average work experience: 24 Months
Based on the statistics, IIM Jammu has the most students coming from the engineering background, followed by commerce. Here is the breakdown of the education background of the students:
The intake at IIM Jammu welcomes a majority of freshers as compared to experienced candidates. Given below is the ratio for the same:
Following are the placements statistics for students of the vatch of 2020-22:
Average CTC of candidates with Work Experience: Rs. 16,17,000
Average CTC of Freshers: Rs. 12,51,000
Highest CTC |
Average CTC |
Median CTC |
Rs. 32 LPA |
Rs. 13.78 LPA |
Rs. 12.75 LPA |
Here is the CTC breakup students received based on the domain expertise-
Function |
Percentage of offers |
Avg CTC (INR) |
Consulting |
25% |
11,40,000 |
Marketing/ Sales |
23.50% |
13,32,000 |
Operations |
17% |
20,71,000 |
Finance |
12% |
13,03,000 |
Analytics |
11% |
12,00,000 |
HR |
4% |
13,94,000 |
Strategy |
1.50% |
13,40,000 |
Others |
6% |
12,04,000 |
The average CTC and median CTC of IIM Jammu have consistently improved over the years. Here are the past trends to observe:
Year |
Average CTC |
Median CTC |
2018 |
Rs. 10,15,000 |
Rs. 8,00,000 |
2019 |
Rs. 9,40,000 |
Rs. 8,50,000 |
2020 |
Rs. 10,64,622 |
Rs. 10,00,000 |
2021 |
Rs. 10,34,032 |
Rs. 10,00,000 |
2022 |
Rs. 13,78,000 |
Rs. 12,75,000 |
Given below are some of the most prominent recruiters from the past-
Accenture |
BenQ |
HCL |
Capgemini |
Ugam |
Genpact |
Winjit |
Cognizant |
KPMG |
Deloitte |
Zycus |
Infosys |
Xiaomi |
Hyundai |
Vedanta |