IIM Rohtak: A premier second-generation IIM in the Delhi NCR region How to apply to IIM Rohtak

Author: Vikram Arora

Indian Institute of Management Rohtak was established in 2010 and is the first IIM established in North India and the only IIM in the Delhi NCR region. The institute is ranked #16 among the top B-schools in India by GoI MHRD NIRF Ranking 2022. For the 2022 placements, the highest salary stood at INR 32 LPA and the fee is INR 19.55 Lakhs for its flagship 2-yeaPGPprogram.IIM Rohtak will conduct its admission process for 2023 admissions with its unique shortlisting criteria without sectional CAT cut-offs.

For admission to the 2023-25 PGP programme, candidates need to apply separately by the last week of January 2023. Apart from its flagship PGP programme, IIM-R also offers the 5-year Integrated Programme in Management for qualified researchers, management professionals and academicians.

IIM Rohtak Highlights and USPs

  • AACSB Membership- The institute is a member of The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) which is an international accreditation agency.

  • International Partnerships- Collaboration with some of the top institutes in the world such as the California State University, Fullerton, USA; Kelle School of Business, Indiana University, USA and Singapore Management University (SMU) promotes academic exchange and cooperation, student and faculty exchange programs, faculty research workshops conferences and joint research/project guidance.

Eligibility Criteria 2023

The eligibility criteria require the candidate to hold a bachelor's degree of a minimum 3 years duration, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (the eligibility criterion is 45% for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD category).

IIM Rohtak Admission 2023

IIM-R accepts valid CAT/GMAT/GRE/GATE/ UGC-NET scores depending and candidates with no valid score on these exams can appear for the IPM Aptitude Test or Integrated Program in Management Aptitude Test (IPMAT). The institute adopts substantial changes in its PGP admission process and criteria every year.

  • IIM-R will not participate in the IIM Common Admission Process (CAP) 2023, the final selection process for all the second-generation IIMs.

  • IIM-R will conduct its own admission process and the final selection round will award 60% weight to CAT 2022 exam scores.

  • A candidate must score a minimum overall percentile of 95 in CAT to qualify for shortlisting for the final selection stage.

  • The PI shortlisting criterion does not prescribe a sectional cut-off for any category.

The institute follows a two-step application submission process for 2023 admissions. The first step is to apply for CAT and candidates are shortlisted for the PI round based on the CAT scores. The second step is applying separately for IIM Rohtak Admission 2023. Before the CAT 2022 exam results are declared in December, IIM-R will open its application window for a month.

The final selection will be done based on a diverse set of attributes such as the candidate’s CAT performance, PI round performance, academics and diversity among others. A category-wise merit list will be generated based on the weightage awarded to all these criteria.

Batch Size and Profile

  • For the PGP 2022-24 batch, the batch size was 351 students from multiple Academic Disciplines

  • . The batch has representation from 25 States and has 210 women students.

  • Almost 255 students in the batch are with work experience

  • The age of the 2022 batch is 21 to 25 years

IIM Rohtak Placements 2022

IIM-R has maintained a consistent placement record of 100% with a rising average salary. Let’s look at the key highlights of IIM Rohtak placements 2022:

  • The average salary stood at INR 16.06 LPA and the highest salary was INR 32 LPA at the placement drive for 2022

  • 80+ Marquee companies participated in the IIM-R Placements 2022 and made 233 offers

  • 40 new recruiters made offers across varied domains

  • Top recruiting names included Accenture, Deloitte, Aditya Birla Capital Group, Tata Steel, Amazon, Reliance Retail, Cognizant, Arcesium, Capgemini, Schindler, Bharat Serums, ICICI Bank, and Xiaomi among others.

  • The biggest recruiting industry sector with a 45% share was consulting which was closely followed by BFSI with 21% offers.

IIM-R Scholarships

The institute offers scholarships and fellowships to deserving and meritorious students to facilitate equal educational opportunities. Some of these scholarships are:

  • DPM Scholarship- Candidates pursuing DPM can avail of a scholarship of INR 30,000 for the first two years and INR 35,000 after the second year.

  • Financial Support for Conferences- The institute also provides financial support to students for attending national and international conferences. It is also given for academic exchange visits to partner institutions.