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Compare MBA Colleges Side by Side: Fees, Placements and CAT Figures

Pick up to 4 of the 63 institutes we have verified (21 IIMs and 42 other colleges) to see their total fee, median salary with its year, intake, published General-category CAT figure with its stage, NIRF 2025 rank and selection process in one table. Every cell links to the institute’s own document; gaps say “not published”.

By ProCounsel Editorial TeamReviewed by ProCounsel counselling teamLast updated 12 Nov 2026

Official sources only · last verified 12 Nov 2026

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How do IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta compare?

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Comparison of IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta
Detail	IIM AhmedabadMBA-PGP	IIM BangalorePGP	IIM CalcuttaMBA
Type	IIM	IIM	IIM
City	Ahmedabad, Gujarat	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Kolkata, West Bengal
Exams accepted	CATsource	CATsource	CATsource
Total programme fee	₹27,50,000sourceMBA-PGP · Programme fee stated for the PGP 2025-27 batch (inclusive of tuition fee INR 20,10,000); excludes boarding, laptop, travel and personal expenses. IIMA says the fee for future batches will be announced later.	₹26,00,000sourcePGP · PGP 2024-26 (domestic) programme fee: tuition, library, hostel rent, insurance etc.; mess advance and caution deposits extra. A newer official fee could not be verified.	₹27,00,000sourceMBA · Fee for the 2024-26 batch, plus INR 20,000 caution deposit. No newer official fee document was found.
Median salary	₹37,00,000 a year (2026)sourceMedian 'Maximum Earning Potential' for the MBA-PGP Class of 2026 (392 students), from the IPRS-audited final placement report.	₹34,75,000 a year (2026)sourcePGP and PGPBA combined, Class of 2026.	₹35,00,000 a year (2026)source61st batch (Class of 2026), 458 students.
Intake	455 seatssourceNIRF 2025 sanctioned intake (academic year 2023-24) for all 2-year PG programmes of the institute combined, not only this programme.	598 seatssourceNIRF 2025 sanctioned intake (academic year 2023-24) for all 2-year PG programmes of the institute combined, not only this programme.	545 seatssourceNIRF 2025 sanctioned intake (academic year 2023-24) for all 2-year PG programmes of the institute combined, not only this programme.
Published CAT figure (General)	95 percentile · 85 / 85 / 85sourceMinimum to apply / be considered, 2027-29. Not an admission cut-off.	85 percentile · 80 / 75 / 75sourceMinimum to apply / be considered, 2026-28. Not an admission cut-off.	85 percentile · 80 / 80 / 75sourceMinimum to apply / be considered, 2027-29. Not an admission cut-off.
NIRF 2025 rank (Management)	1source	2source	7source
Selection process	CAT-based shortlisting, then the IIM’s own WAT/PI and composite score, per its admission policysource	CAT-based shortlisting, then the IIM’s own WAT/PI and composite score, per its admission policysource	CAT-based shortlisting, then the IIM’s own WAT/PI and composite score, per its admission policysource

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How should you read this comparison?

Fees cover different things at different institutes (hostel, food, laptop). The note under each fee says what is included.
Median salaries describe a past graduating batch and are never averages. They do not predict your salary.
CAT figures carry their stage. A minimum to apply is not the percentile at which interview calls close, and composite or index scores are shown as such, never as CAT percentiles.
Missing figures mean the institute does not publish them in a document we could verify, not that they are zero.

Frequently asked questions

Where do the figures in this comparison come from?

Every figure is from the institute's own documents (admission policy, fee page, placement report), the CAT Centre or the NIRF 2025 Management ranking, and each cell links to its source. Where an institute does not publish a figure, the cell says so instead of filling the gap.

Why do you compare median salaries and not average packages?

The median is the salary of the middle graduate, so a few very large offers cannot pull it up. We show only medians, with the graduating year, and never mix them with averages or highest packages. A past batch's median is not a promise about yours.

Is the CAT figure in the table the cut-off for admission?

No. Each figure is labelled with its stage: most are the minimum percentile to be considered at the first shortlisting stage. Interview calls usually close higher, and the final offer depends on a composite of CAT, academics, work experience and the WAT/GD/PI. Meeting a published figure never guarantees a call or admission.

Why are some fees much higher than others?

Institutes quote different things: some include hostel, food or a laptop in one total, some quote tuition only. Read the note under each fee before comparing, and compare total programme fees rather than first-year fees.

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Official documents used on this page, last checked on 12 Nov 2026.