List of IIM in India

Nowadays management degree is also as important as engineering. For management courses, students prefer IIM colleges more than other management colleges in India. IIM means the Indian Institute of Management. IIMs are the Public Business Schools established in 1961 by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. IIMs institutions are located in 20 cities of India. The medium of teaching in the colleges is English. The institutions were declared the institutions of National Importance by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) under the Indian Institute of Management act, 2017. The planning commission of India suggested to Jawaharlal Lal Nehru to establish IIM, and he had initiated IIM'S establishment in India.

Courses offered by IIM colleges in India

IIMs mainly offer undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, and executive education programmes. Some programmes offered by all IIMs are similar. However, some IIMs offer unique programmes for specialized purposes. IIM colleges in India basically offer two years diploma courses that are called PGDM. PGDM is equivalent to (MBA) Masters of Business Administration.

Procedure for getting admission in IIM colleges

Firstly, for getting admission to IIM College, we have to qualify for the CAT Common Aptitude test Examination. After that, candidates were called for the written test, (GD) Group Discussion and interview. And there, the deserving candidates are selected for admission.

What are the qualifying marks for IIM colleges?

The qualifying marks vary in the category like; for General category, the cutoff is 99-100 percentiles whereas for others reserved category its 97-98 percentiles.

Fees of IIM colleges in India

The fee structure of IIM colleges varies in India as it starts from 12 lakh, and the highest is 23 lakh. The top and old IIM colleges like IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta and IIM Bangalore have the highest 23 lakh fee for two years diploma courses, whereas the new and the youngest IIM colleges like IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Ranchi have the lowest fee as of 12 lakh for two-year diploma courses.

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) released every year the ranking of all institutions across the country. In the ranking of NIRF 2020 total of 14 IIM colleges of India hold a place in the top 50 management and engineering colleges. But due to COVID-19, the 2021 ranking is not released yet as it is expected to be released soon. So here, I am giving the list of IIM institutions and their ranking according to NIRF 2020.

List of IIM colleges

1. IIM Ahmadabad:

Indian Institute of Management Ahmadabad ranked 1^st in the survey of NIFT 2020. It is also known as (WIMWI) Well Known Institute of Management in Western India. The institute was established on 11^th December 1961 in Ahmadabad, Gujarat. It is the 2^nd IIM college of India. The Chairman of the institute is Kumar Mangalam Birla, and the Director is Errol D'souza. The motto of the institute is Progress through the Application of Knowledge, and the website is www.iima.ac.in.

2. IIM Bangalore:

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, also known as IIMB, ranked 2^nd in the survey. It was established in 1973, and it is the 3^rd IIM college of India. Dr Devi Prasadshetty is the Chairperson, and Rishikesha T. Krishnan is the Director of the institute. The motto of the institute is Let our Study be Enlightening, and the website is www.iimb.ac.in.

3. IIM Calcutta:

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, also known as IIM-C, is ranked 3^rd in the survey. It was established on 28^th November 1961 in Kolkata, West Bengal, and it is the 1^st IIM college of India. Shrikrishna Kulkarni is the Chairperson, and Uttam Kumar Sarkar is the Director of the institute. The institute is accredited by AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS, and CEMS. The motto of the institute is Knowledge for the benefit of all, and the website is www.iimcal.ac.in.

4. IIM Lucknow:

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, also known as IIM-L, is ranked 4^th in the survey. It was established in 1984, and it is the fourth IIM college of India. The Chairman of the institute is Natarajan Chandrasekaran, and the Director is Archana Sukla. The institute has the affiliation of AMBA, AACSB. The motto of the institute is Better Management towards Better Nation, and the website is www.iiml.as.in.

5. IIM Kozhikode:

Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, also known as IIMK, is ranked 6^th in the survey. It was established in 1996 in Calicut, Kerala. It is the 5^th IIM college of India. A. Vellayan is the Chairman, and Prof. Debanshis Chatterjee is the Director of the institute. It has the affiliation of AMBA. The motto of the institute is Diligence Leads to Excellence, and the website is www.iimk.ac.in

6. IIM Indore:

Indian Institute of Management Indore, also known as IIM-I, was ranked 7^th in the NIRF survey. It was established in 1996 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, and It is the 6^th IIM college of India. Prof. Himanshu Rai is the Director of the Institution. It has affiliations of AMBA, AACSB, and EQUIS. The motto of the institute is the Root of all Achievement is Management and the website is www.iimidr.ac.in

7. IIM Trichy

Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli, also known as IIM Trichy, is ranked 15^th in the survey. It was established in 2011 in Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu. It is the 11^th IIM college of India. The Chairman of the institute is Jalaj Dani, and the Director is Pawan Kumar Singh. The motto of the institute is Knowledge is Endless, and the website is www.iimtrichy.ac.in

8. IIM Udaipur:

Indian Institute of Management Udaipur, also called IIM Udaipur, is ranked 17^th in the survey. It was established in 2011 in Udaipur Rajasthan. It is the 13^th IIM college of India. Pankaj Patel is the Chairman, and Janat Shah is the Director of the institute. It has an affiliation with, Indian Institute of Management. The website of the institute is www.iimu.ac.in

9. IIM Raipur:

Indian Institute of Management Raipur, also known as IIM-RR, ranked 19^th in the survey. It was the 10^th IIM College established in 2010, by the central government, in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Chairperson of the institute is Shyamala Gopinath, and the Director is Bharat Bhaskar. The website of the institution is www.iimraipur.ac.in

10. IIM Ranchi:

Indian Institute of Management Ranchi, also called IIM-RC, is ranked 20^th in the survey. It was established in 2009 in Ranchi, Jharkhand. It is the 9^th IIM college of India. Pravin Shankar Pandya is the Chairman, and Shailendra Singh is the Director of the institute. The motto of the institute is Working to Bring Change Towards Success, not Only for One's Self, but also for the Community, and the website is www.iimranchi.ac.in

11. IIM Rohtak:

Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, also known as IIM-RT, is ranked 21^st in the survey. It was established in 2009-10 in Rohtak, Haryana. It is the 8^th IIM college of India. Dheeraj Sharma is the Director of the institute. It has an affiliation with, Indian Institute of Management. The motto of the institute is Management through Knowledge and Values, and the website is www.iimrohtak.ac.in

12. IIM Shillong:

Indian Institute of Management Shillong, also known as IIM-S, is ranked 30^th in the survey of NIRF. It is the 7^th IIM of India, established in 2007 in Shillong, Meghalaya. Earlier it was known as RGIIM Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management Shillong. Shishir Bajoria is the Chairperson of the Institute, and Prof D P Goyal is the Director. The website of the institute is iimshillong.ac.in

13. IIM Kashipur:

Indian Institute of Management Kashipur, also called IIM Kashipur, is ranked 33^rd in the survey. It was established in 2011 in Kashipur, Uttarakhand. It is the 12^th IIM college of India. Sandeep Singh is the Chairman of the institute, and Kulbhushan Balooni is the Director. The website of the institute is www.iimkashipur.ac.in.

14. IIM Nagpur:

Indian Institute of Management Nagpur, also called IIMN, ranked 40^th in the survey of NIRF. It was established in 2015 in Nagpur, Maharashtra and is one of the youngest as the 14^th IIM college of India. CP Gurnani is the Chairperson of the institute, and Dr Bhimaraya Metri is the Director. The motto of the institution is An Inspired Journey Towards Truth through Individual Reflection and Collective Discourse, and the website is www.iimnagpur.ac.in

15. IIM Amritsar:

Indian Institute of Management Amritsar was established in 2015 by the MHRD Ministry of Human Resource Development in Amritsar, Punjab. It is one of the youngest as 15^th IIM of India. Sanjay Gupta is the Chairman of the and Nagarajan Ramamoorthy is the Director of the institution. The website of the institute is www.iimamritsar.ac.in

16. IIM Bodh Gaya:

Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya, also known as IIM-BG, is the 16^th IIM College in India. It was established in 2015 in Bodh Gaya, Bihar. Uday Kotak is the Chairperson of the institute, and Dr Vinita Sahay is the Director. The motto of the institute is Let all be Witnesses of all Good Happenings. The website of the institute is www.iimbg.ac.in

17. IIM Sirmaur:

Indian Institute of Management, Sirmaur, was established on 4^th September 2015, in Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. It is the 17^th IIM college of India. Ajay S. Shriram is the Chairperson, and Neelu Rohmetra is the Director of the institute. The motto of the institution is Knowledge. Leadership. The website of the institute is www.iimsirmaur.ac.in

18. IIM Visakhapatnam:

Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam, also known as IIMV, was established in 2015 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. It is also one of the youngest as 18th IIM college of India. Shri Hari S Bhartia is the Chairman of the institute, and Chandrasekhar M is the Director. The motto of the institute is Knowledge is the Supreme Deity, and the website is www.iimv.ac.in

19. IIM Sambalpur:

Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur was established in 2015, Sambalpur, Odisha. It is one of the youngest as the 19^th IIM college of India. Arundhati Bhattacharya is the Chairperson, and Mahadeo Jaiswal is the Director of the institution. The motto of the institute is Innovation, Integrity and Inclusiveness, and the website is iimsambalpur.ac.in.

20. IIM Jammu:

Indian Institute of Management Jammu was established in 2016 in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. It is the youngest and latest the 20^th IIM college of India founded by its present Director Prof. B.S. Sahay. Milind Pralhad Kamble is the Chairperson of the institution. The motto of the institute is it is Knowledge that Liberates. The website of the institute is www.iimj.ac.in