IIM Admission – Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) are the institute of national importance. In all, there are 20 IIMs in India. These institutes are public and autonomous in nature that is dedicated to management education and research. The flagship course of the IIMs is the PGP course that is offered across all the 20 IIMs. The admission in PGP course is based on the national level common entrance exam called CAT. The IIMs primarily offer postgraduate, doctoral and executive education courses. The admission process for these courses differ from each other and is available on this page.
IIM Admission
To take admisison in the IIMs, candidates need to follow specific admission process as decided by the repective IIMs. However, in IIM selection is based on the overall profile the candidates like qualifying exam marks, work experience, scores in entrance exam (if any), personal interview, written tests etc. To know the selection and admission process of the IIMs access the link below:
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Different Generation of IIMs
As per the establishment of the IIMs, they are divided as the first generation, second generation, and third generation IIMs. The first generation IIMs are those that were established in the 1900s. The second-generation IIMs or the new IIMs are those that came into being between 2007 – 2011. The third generation and the baby IIMs are the ones that have been established in or after 2015.
The first generation of IIMs are:
| Name of the IIM | Year of est. | Location |
| Indian Institute of Management Calcutta | 1961 | Kolkata |
| Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | 1961 | Ahmedabad |
| Indian Institute of Management Bangalore | 1973 | Bangalore |
| Indian Institute of Management Lucknow | 1984 | Lucknow |
| Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode | 1996 | Kozhikode |
| Indian Institute of Management Indore | 1996 | Indore |
The second generation of IIMs are:
| Name of the IIM | Year of est. | Location |
| Indian Institute of Management Shillong | 2007 | Shillong |
| Indian Institute of Management Rohtak | 2010 | Rohtak |
| Indian Institute of Management Ranchi | 2010 | Ranchi |
| Indian Institute of Management Raipur | 2010 | Raipur |
| Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirapalli | 2011 | Tiruchirapalli |
| Indian Institute of Management Kashipur | 2011 | Kashipur |
| Indian Institute of Management Udaipur | 2011 | Udaipur |
The third generation of IIMs are:
| Name of the IIM | Year of est. | Location |
| Indian Institute of Management Nagpur | 2015 | Nagpur |
| Indian Institute of Management Amritsar | 2015 | Amritsar |
| Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya | 2015 | Bodh Gaya |
| Indian Institute of Management Srimaur | 2015 | Srimaur District |
| Indian Institute of Management Vishakapatnam | 2015 | Vishakapatnam |
| Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur | 2015 | Sambalpur |
| Indian Institute of Management Jammu | 2016 | Jammu |
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