IIM Rohtak has already started a 5-year Integrated Program in Management (IPM) in 2019. It is similar to the IPM program started by IIM Indore earlier.

There are some minor differences between the two as well such as the minimum percentage required by the student to be eligible for admission in the course. IIM Rohtak has mandated that a student should secure at least 75% in both 10th and 12th to be eligible to apply for this course.

The number of seats offered by the institute is 160. Undergraduate education in management is not very well promoted in India and hopefully, with IIM Indore, IIM Rohtak, and many more to possibly follow suit, the undergraduate management education will also receive the same glory as MBAs.

The IPM course introduced by IIM Rohtak is rigid and flexible at the same time. The course was started by IIM Indore and Rohtak is following the former’s footsteps. Like its Indore counterpart, 2020 is the first batch that will be experimented on.

If we come down to the process certain merits and so-called ‘demerits’ can be put forward.

1. This program is new and has not found its foothold yet which resulted in some hesitation from the first batch of IIM Indore.
2. Before you compare, ask yourself some questions like, if you have received the offer and if you have then what you are planning to do with it. There are high prospects but as the program is still new it would take some time to turn up on the map.
3. It is not mature to bring up the fact that the institute is in Haryana. There is an IIT in Kharagpur and Kanpur and they attract tons of candidates during admission.

The reports of the average placement drive of 2020 show that the highest package offered was as high as INR 24 LPA. It’s pretty certain the figures would see an increase in the future. The placements may be as good as, and/or even better than the current package for PGP.

List your priorities and decide accordingly. You will be using a lot of money and will get little or no return on investment (ROI). The IIM brand name will serve you for the better.

One of my cousins is a part of the institute, and since he belongs from a non-maths background, he was able to elaborate on the situation. Here is what he had to say.

The journey can undeniably be difficult for non-Math students but it is not impossible. There are other students, alongside my cousin, who is in the same situation but are still managing to do good as other students with a Maths background. They are securing more than average in most quantitative subjects.

You will need to put in extra effort to do well in quantitative subjects. But you can as well as any student from a Math background if you are willing to work hard.

Thus, it depends upon how you choose to prepare and strategize.

The cut for BBA at Ravenshaw University varies around 80% for the first round and further decreases with the number of seats available.

• In case you scored less than or equal to 80% then your name will appear in the waiting list and you will get converted in the second round where the cutoff is at 60%.
• Successively, the cut-off for the third round goes down to 50%. If the seats are vacant after 3rd round then the students who are on the waiting list get admission. 
• But as far as I know, you would get admission in the third selection round itself because there are plenty of vacant seats in the BBA department.

I hope you score well and above 80% so that you get selected in the first round itself or else you may wait till third.