Open Book for IIM IN THE NORTH

To get into any of the IIMs, the candidate should appear for Common Admission Test (CAT). Once the results of the entrance are announced each of the colleges updates its eligibility criteria on the college website. All of the old IIMs (BLACKI and Shillong) conduct their separate admission processes in which they interview the candidates who are eligible for the course and the list of final admission offers is released after considering all the criteria. Coming to new IIMs and some of the baby IIMs, conduct a common admission process. The candidate is interviewed for all the 9 IIMs together and the final admission offers are released by each of the IIMs separately. The details of the application form and application dates would be mentioned on the CAP website which for this year (2023) would be conducted by IIM Udaipur. The CAP interview process has its separate eligibility criteria and this would be released on the CAP website.

The course is a full-time residential course and the curriculum is very detailed. Most of the teaching and courses are case-based. A case related to the topic covered is provided by the faculty a few days before the class and the students are supposed to read the case and come prepared for case discussion in the class. Case-based teaching approach adds value to a great extent as the student has an overview of the topic to be covered in the class beforehand. The faculty-student ratio at IIM is approx 1:15. All of the faculties hold a PhD degree from reputed institutions and has great experience. Prof. Abhishek Srivastav (faculty of operations) holds an AIR 2 in GATE. This shows that professors have a mix of both technical and managerial skills. There are 3 semesters per year and each semester comprises mid-terms and end-terms. The exams are conducted once in 30-45 days and in between the exams, quizzes are conducted after every 5th session of the course.

The companies visiting the campus for internships bring a variety of opportunities ranging from general management roles to product management roles. The opportunities provided are from all the sectors like BFSI, Retail, FMCG etc.

Summer internship placements are offered for first-year students and final placements are provided for second-year students. The placement figures for the batch 2020-22 are 322 eligible students, 365 offers made, and 150+ companies visited. The number of PPOs offered was 53, the average CTC offered is 15.21 LPA and the highest CTC offered was 28.82 LPA. Almost 100% of the batch gets placed in the college. For summer internships 321 eligible students, 433 offers made and 125+ companies visited. The highest stipend offered for two months was 3.5 lacs and the average stipend offered is around 80K.

Academic fees cost around 2.5 lakhs per semester. Almost every IIM have a more or less similar fee structure and the academic fee structure is justifiable as we have been provided cases from Havard Business School. The accommodation fee is around 40000 which for first-year students provides a double sharing room and for the second year provides a single sharing room. The hostel has all the basic facilities like a microwave, fridge and washing machine. The mess fee is around 20000 per semester. The quality of the food provided is good. IIM kashipur provides a full waiver of the tuition fees for up to 23 students of the first year and 23 students of the second year. 10 participants on the basis of need, 10 participants on the basis of need cum merit and 3 participants on the basis of merits are chosen from the batch for the scholarship. Apart from this government of India scholarships are also available for eligible candidates.

The final flagship event of IIM in the north - Agnitraya. It consists of various management, cultural and sports events and is held in the month of January. The classroom amenities are good and the temperature of the classrooms is well maintained. the campus throughout has radiant heating and cooling system which keeps the temperature maintained. The cultural committee and sports committee host events almost every month. There are two major events PRARMBH and SECTION WARS organized by these committees. In addition to this academic clubs also organize events. It gets difficult for the students to prioritize the events they want to attend. the vibe of the campus is lively and enthusiastic.

The hostels for first-year students are double-sharing rooms and for second-year students are single-sharing rooms. The hostel comprises basic amenities like a microwave, fridge and washing machine on each floor which is shared by 12 students. The washrooms are attached and have a proper hot water system, The temperature of the hostel is well-maintained by the radiant heating and cooling system. The mess provides meals 4 times a day and a monthly menu is planned and shared by the mess committee at the start of the month. The quality of the food provided by the mess is good and the hygiene is well maintained. Apart from the mess, we have outlets of Nescafe and Amul on the campus and a campus cafe at Gate 1 of the college.