Latest Updates: IIM Sambalpur MBA admission 2024 will start soon after the CAT exam is held and the results are declared. CAT 2023 Admit Card will be released on November 7, 2023, and the exam is scheduled for November 26, 2023.

IIM Sambalpur MBA (Master of Business Administration) is a 2-Year, Full-time, Flagship Program. Candidates with a Bachelor’s Degree and Valid CAT scores are eligible to apply for the Flagship Program.

IIM Sambalpur MBA fees is INR 17.86 lakhs. IIM Sambalpur MBA CAT Cutoff is 92 Percentile (Overall) and 70 Percentile (Sectional). IIM Sambalpur MBA batch size is 300.

 

IIM Sambalpur MBA Important Dates 2024

Events Dates
CAT 2023 Registration Starts August 02, 2023
CAT 2023 Registration Closes September 20, 2023
CAT 2023 Admit Card Release November 7, 2023
CAT 2023 Exam Date November 26, 2023
Last Date for Filling CAP 2023 Application Form January 22, 2024 (Tentative)
Personal Interview - Week 1 for Cap 2023 February 13 - 18, 2024 (Tentative)
Personal Interview - Week 2 for Cap 2023 February 20 - 25, 2023 (Tentative)
Personal Interview - Week 3 for Cap 2023 February 27 - March 4, 2024 (Tentative)
Final Merit List May 10, 2024 (Tentative)

IIM Sambalpur has released its merit list of selected students for the MBA batch 2023-25. The dates for the offer lists are as follows: 

Offer-Wise Lists
Offer Lists Date of Announcement of Offer List Status Last date of Payment of Acceptance Fee Last date of Acceptance Confirmation 
1st Offer List May 10, 2023 Released May 14, 2023 up to 5pm May 14, 2023 up to 5pm
2nd Offer List May 15, 2023 Released May 18, 2023 up to 5pm May 18, 2023 up to 5pm
3rd Offer List May 19, 2923 Released May 22, 2023 up to 5pm  May 22, 2023 up to 5pm 
4th Offer List  May 29, 2023 Released June 02, 2023 up to 5pm  June 02, 2023 up to 5pm 
Willingness Offer May 31, 2023 Released June 03, 2023 up to 5pm June 03, 2023 up to 5pm
5th Offer List June 06, 2023 Released June 08, 2023 up to 5pm June 08, 2023 up to 5pm
6th Offer List June 09, 2023 Released June 12, 2023 up to 5pm June 12, 2023 up to 5pm

IIM Sambalpur MBA Statistics for 2022 - 24 Batch

Category-wise No. of Candidates who filled the CAT Form and Candidates Shortlisted for Interview Round are as follows:

Category 2022 - 2024 Batch Shortlisted % of Form Filled
General 99042 9107 9.20
EWS 6058 1783 29.43
NC - OBC 28417 4957 17.44
SC 11647 2749 23.60
ST 2922 863 29.53
PwD 651 196 30.11

Category-wise Minimum Percentile for Shortlisting to Interview Round, Composite Score Cutoff for the Final Offer of Admission and Highest Composite Scores for the Final Offer of Admission are as follows:

Category Minimum Percentile for Shortlisting to Interview Composite Score Cutoff for the Final Offer of Admission Highest Composite Scores for the Final Offer of Admission
General 92 45.68 70.63
EWS 70 35.74 58.42
NC - OBC 74 34.13 47.18
SC 54 27.61 37.87
ST 40 15.19 55.33
PwD 40 - -

Category-wise Waitlist Movement is as follows:

Category General EWS NC - OBC SC ST PwD
Merit List 1234 261 663 364 186 134
Offer List 1 110 20 78 17 10 0
Offer List 2 0 7 8 19 12 0
Offer List 3 0 5 5 5 5 0
Offer List 4 0 8 16 12 0 0
Offer List 5 14 8 10 14 0 0
Offer List 6 44 0 12 0 0 0
Offer List 7 36 0 24 12 0 0
Offer List 8 79 30 20 4 0 0
Offer List 9 0 10 1 5 0 0
Offer List 10 0 0 4 3 0 0
Offer List 11 0 0 3 0 0 0

Category-wise Minimum CAT Percentile, Current Class Composition, Vacant Seats after Admission Closure are as follows:

Category Minimum CAT Percentile Current Class Composition Vacant Seats after Admission Closure
General 92.05 67 0
EWS 73.04 37 0
NC - OBC 74.01 51 0
SC 54.42 31 0
ST 42.83 11 3
PwD - 0 10
 

IIM Sambalpur MBA Selection Criteria

  • Bachelor’s Degree with a Minimum of 50% marks.
  • Valid CAT Scores.

IIM Sambalpur MBA Admission Process

IIM Sambalpur MBA Admission is based on Common Admission Process (CAP). The process consists of 2 steps, they are as follows:

Step 1: Shortlisting candidates for Personal Interview (PI)

Candidates are Shortlisted based on their CAT Scores for Personal Interview (PI) Process under CAP. The minimum CAT cutoff for MBA is as follows:

Category Overall Percentile Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VRC) Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) Quantitative Aptitude (QA)
General 92 70 70 70
EWS 70 40 40 40
NC - OBC 74 45 45 45
SC 54 35 35 35
ST 40 25 25 32.5
DAP 40 25 25 32.5

Step 2: Final Selection

Shortlisted Candidates are required to appear for Personal Interview (PI) under CAP Process for Final Selection. Final Selection is based on Candidate’s Overall Performance in PI, CAT Score, Academic Profile, Gender Diversity & Work Experience.

Weightage for Final Merit List is as follows:

Components Weightage
CAT 2022 Score 30
Personal Interview  25
Profile Academic 15
Work Experience 15
Diversity 15

Academic Profile will be calculated based on:

Components Weightage
10th Standard 2
12th Standard 5
Under Graduation 8

The following would be the basis for Scoring Candidates in respect of their Academic Profiles:

Range of Marks 10th Standard 12th Standard Under Graduation
<= 60 0.2 0.5 0.8
60.01 to 64 0.4 1.0 1.6
64.01 to 68 0.6 1.5 2.4
68.01 to 72 0.8 2.0 3.2
72.01 to 76 1.0 2.5 4.0
76.01 to 80 1.2 3.0 4.8
80.01 to 84 1.4 3.5 5.6
84.01 to 88 1.6 4.0 6.4
88.01 to 92 1.8 4.5 7.2
92.01 >= 2.0 5.0 8.0

Work Experience is calculated based on:

Months Marks
6 or Less 0
7 to 12 9
13 to 24 12
25 to 36 15
37 to 48 10
49 to 60 7
60 or More 0

Diversity is calculated based on:

Gender Score
Male 0
Female / Transgender 15

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IIM Sambalpur Vs XIMB Vs IIM Jammu

Institute Name IIM Sambalpur XIMB IIM Jammu
Fees INR 17.86 lakhs INR 19.50 lakhs INR 17.15 lakhs
Highest CTC INR 64.61 LPA INR 71.50 LPA INR 64 LPA
Average CTC INR 16.63 LPA INR 20.03 LPA INR 16.50 LPA
NIRF Ranking 58 46 41

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IIM Sambalpur MBA FAQs

Ques. What is the qualifying cutoff for SC category students at IIM Sambalpur?

Ans. For SC category students, the minimum qualifying sectional cutoff for the PGP batch of 2023 is 35 and the overall cutoff stands at the 54 percentile.

Ques. What is the international immersion program at IIM Sambalpur?

Ans. IIM Sambalpur First-year students interested in the International Students Exchange Programme (ISEP) can apply during the second term. IIM students exchange program is conducted with internationally partnered institutes such as ALBA Graduate Business School, Greece, and Munich Business School, Germany.

Ques. How will IIM Sambalpur prepare the final merit list?

Ans. In the final selection process, IIM Campus prepared a list based on the 30% CAT score, 20% Personal appearance, and lastly 50% profile. The profile components are further evaluated based on 10% Academic Profile,20 % Work experience, and 20% Diversity.

Ques. What is the chance for the selection of non-engineering students?

Ans. The Non-Engineering aspirants aiming for IIM Sambalpur have decent chances for selection. As the final selection profile of the candidates’ weightage is 50%, the non-engineering aspirants with good academic scores in 10, 12, and UG levels can get selected. The batch of 2019-2021 and 2018-2020, consists of 26% non-engineering students.

Ques. How is the gender diversity in IIM Sambalpur compared to other IIMs?

Ans. The gender diversity ratio is high in IIM Sambalpur. Though the institute has a small batch size compared to other IIMs, the number of female students is high at IIM Sambalpur as per the batch 2022. The gender ratio of the institute is high as compared to IIM Bangalore and IIM Ahmedabad.