IIM Bodh Gaya - Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya

IIM Bodh Gaya was set up in 2015 at Bodh Gaya in Bihar. It is an Institute of National Importance under the IIM Act 2017. The Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya moved to its permanent campus at Uruvela, which was inaugurated on 20 February 2024. IIM Bodh Gaya is one of the seven newer IIMs that began in 2015.

IIM Bodh Gaya runs a full-time MBA, an MBA in Digital Business and AI, and an MBA in Hospital and Healthcare Management. It also runs a five-year IPM after Class 12, a Ph.D., an Executive Ph.D. and an Online Executive MBA. On 21 July 2026, AACSB accredited IIM Bodh Gaya. That made IIM Bodh Gaya the 6th of 22 IIMs with this accreditation.

The video below shows the IIM Bodh Gaya permanent campus from the air. It comes from the IIM Bodh Gaya YouTube channel.

🏫2 YearsResidential MBAEvery full-time MBA student at IIM Bodh Gaya must stay in the hostel. You live on the Uruvela campus for two years.🌐21 July 2026AACSB AccreditedIIM Bodh Gaya earned AACSB accreditation on 21 July 2026. A key visit in August 2025 and a peer review in March 2026 came first.🧘Core ValueMindful LeadershipMindfulness is part of the IIM Bodh Gaya curriculum. IIM Bodh Gaya uses it as the theme for its graduates.📈Up 2 PlacesRising NIRF RankIIM Bodh Gaya moved from 33rd in NIRF 2024 to 31st in NIRF 2025 in the Management category.

Is IIM Bodh Gaya a Good College, and Who Should Check Twice?

IIM Bodh Gaya suits a graduate who wants a residential IIM MBA and a career in IT, banking, manufacturing or healthcare. It is a weaker fit if you want consulting first, an old alumni network or a merit scholarship. The tabs set out both sides from the IIM Bodh Gaya data.

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The IIM Bodh Gaya highlights for 2027 are a NIRF rank of 31 and an MBA fee of ₹17,96,000. These IIM Bodh Gaya details are the figures students check first. The stats show the latest year or batch for each, because no MBA 2027-29 policy is out yet.

What Does the IIM Bodh Gaya Batch of 2026-28 Look Like?

The three IIM Bodh Gaya MBA batches of 2026-28 have 523 students. The full-time MBA batch has 348 of them. The figures come from the IIM Bodh Gaya summer internship brochure of 9 August 2026. The total is the sum of the three batch counts. Most of the full-time MBA batch has no work experience, and the average age is 23 years.

The IIM Bodh Gaya courses list has three MBA programmes, a five-year IPM, a Ph.D. and two executive programmes. The IIM Bodh Gaya MBA fee is ₹17,96,000 for 2026-28. The flagship of IIM Bodh Gaya is the two-year full-time MBA. The IIM Bodh Gaya fees 2027 figures below are the latest published. The term-wise IIM Bodh Gaya fees structure sits on the fees page.

Does IIM Bodh Gaya Have a Student Exchange Programme?

Yes, IIM Bodh Gaya runs a Student Exchange Programme with partner business schools abroad. The IIM Bodh Gaya International Relations page lists 24 partner institutions. Sixteen are marked for student and faculty exchange, including Politecnico di Milano in Italy, ESC Clermont in France and National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. The institute says students spend one semester at a partner school, credited towards the MBA. It does not publish how many students it sent in the latest year, and the IIM Bodh Gaya courses page explains the term rules.

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IIM Bodh Gaya admission to the MBA runs on CAT, a common admission process and an offline personal interview. CAT exam 2026 is on Sunday 29 November 2026, and registration has closed. IIM Bodh Gaya admission 2027 follows the 2026-28 rules for now, because the MBA 2027-29 policy is not out. The IIM Bodh Gaya admission process has four steps.

1. You clear the CAT percentile bars and submit an expression of interest in the common admission process.
2. IIM Bodh Gaya shortlists you for the personal interview, which is offline. It runs this process with IIM Jammu and IIM Sirmaur.
3. The merit list ranks you on CAT, the interview and your profile.
4. You pay ₹20,000 as the expression of interest fee and ₹80,000 when you accept the offer. Both are adjusted against Term I.

How Does IIM Bodh Gaya Score Candidates?

The IIM Bodh Gaya merit score is out of 100, and CAT carries 50% of it. The personal interview carries 25%, and the candidate profile carries 25%. The profile splits into 15% for academics and 10% for work experience. These IIM Bodh Gaya admission criteria apply to the full-time MBA. The IIM Bodh Gaya admission requirements include a bachelor's degree with 50% marks (45% for SC, ST and PwD candidates). The admission page of this guide explains each part.

The IIM Bodh Gaya placement statistics for the 2024-26 MBA batch show a median of ₹14.00 LPA. The IIM Bodh Gaya average package is ₹14.80 LPA, and the IIM Bodh Gaya highest placement package is ₹45.63 LPA. The report covers 320 MBA students and 201 recruiters, and it states 100% placement. These IIM Bodh Gaya placement details come from the institute's own report.

By sector, IT and Analytics took 27.6% of the MBA offers. BFSI and Manufacturing and Supply Chain took 19.8% each, and Consulting took 12.1%.

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The IIM Bodh Gaya cutoff for General MBA candidates is 90 percentile overall and 65 in each CAT section. This IIM Bodh Gaya cutoff 2026 guide uses the bar for the common admission process 2026, which applied CAT 2025 scores. Check your CAT scorecard for the three sectional percentiles and the total against the IIM Bodh Gaya cutoff.

What CAT Percentile Do You Need for IIM Bodh Gaya?

You need the IIM Bodh Gaya bar for your category. The lowest bar is for ST and PwD candidates, at 38 overall. EWS and NC-OBC candidates need 75 overall. This is the IIM Bodh Gaya previous year cutoff. Women can use a lower bar in the supernumerary girls seats, where the General bar is 85. IIM Bodh Gaya publishes percentiles, so IIM Bodh Gaya cutoff marks quoted elsewhere are not official. The IIM Bodh Gaya expected cutoff for CAT 2026 stays the same until a new policy arrives. The IIM Bodh Gaya cutoff 2027 will follow that policy. The cutoff page of this guide lists every category and programme.

IIM Bodh Gaya offers Need Based Financial Assistance to eligible MBA students, but it has published no amounts or rules. IIM Bodh Gaya has not published a merit waiver either. This is the IIM Bodh Gaya scholarship information for 2027. Government schemes and the Ph.D. stipend add more support.

Who Gets an IIM Bodh Gaya Scholarship?

Eligible IIM Bodh Gaya MBA students can ask for need-based assistance, and full-time Ph.D. scholars receive a stipend. The policy names the assistance but gives no income limit. Write to IIM Bodh Gaya before you plan. Government schemes for SC, ST, minority and disabled students sit outside the institute.

IIM Bodh Gaya ranks 31st in the NIRF 2025 Management category, with a score of 59.65. This IIM Bodh Gaya ranking in India makes it 16th among the 21 IIMs in the list. The ranking for 2026 is still the NIRF 2025 result.

Where Does IIM Bodh Gaya Rank in NIRF?

IIM Bodh Gaya was 33rd in NIRF 2024 and 31st in NIRF 2025, a rise of two places. Its score rose from 56.27 to 59.65. It is not in the NIRF 2025 Overall top 100, which ranks all institutes together. The rankings page of this guide gives the five parameter scores and the IIM comparison.

IIM Bodh Gaya accepts CAT for the MBA, MBA (DB&AI) and MBA (HHM), and JIPMAT for the IPM. The Ph.D. accepts CAT, GATE, GRE, GMAT and JRF scores, or the IIM Bangalore research aptitude test. CAT 2026 is on 29 November 2026.

Which Entrance Exam Does Your IIM Bodh Gaya Course Need?

A graduate applying to the full-time IIM Bodh Gaya MBA needs CAT. A Class 12 student applying to the IPM needs JIPMAT, which NTA conducts. A professional with three years of experience can take the aptitude test for the Online Executive MBA. The IIT Patna dual degree takes students through JoSAA on JEE Advanced rank, with no CAT.

The IIM Bodh Gaya campus is at Uruvela, and IIM Bodh Gaya inaugurated it on 20 February 2024. An agreement of November 2018 with CPWD planned the campus on 119 acres in two phases. IIM Bodh Gaya has an air-conditioned library called Pragyata, the Udaan Sports Complex, academic blocks and hostels.

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How to reach IIM Bodh Gaya is simple by road. The campus is a short drive from Gaya Airport and the Mahabodhi Temple. This summary uses Google Maps distances. No metro serves the IIM Bodh Gaya location. The full guide on how to reach IIM Bodh Gaya has the airport, train and road routes.

✈️Nearest AirportGaya AirportAbout 11.6 km by road, a drive of 17 to 18 minutes.🚆Main StationGaya JunctionAbout 24 km by road, a ride of 36 to 37 minutes.🛕Nearest LandmarkMahabodhi TempleAbout 5.1 to 5.4 km by road, a drive of 14 to 15 minutes.

What Do Students Say About IIM Bodh Gaya?

Google reviewers rate IIM Bodh Gaya 4.5 out of 5, mainly for the campus. On Reddit, students like the campus life and the single rooms for core MBA. They flag weak brand pull against older IIMs, placements that depend on batch rank, and a fee that many feel is high for the return.

Google reviews. Of the 50 newest Google reviews, 36 give 5 stars and 9 give 4 stars. Three give 3 stars and two give 1 star. Only 16 have any text, and most are one short line. None of the 3-star or 1-star reviews has text. One 1-star review praises the campus in its text, so it looks like a rating mistake. A few reviewers are visitors or short-course participants, not MBA students. Google reviews tell you about the campus. Reddit gives the detail on hostels, programmes and placements.

What Do Students Say About the Campus and Hostel of IIM Bodh Gaya?

Students like the green campus and the single rooms for core MBA. They say DB&AI and HHM students get older, shared hostels.

🌳Students Like ThisBeautiful, Large CampusSeveral Google reviewers call the campus new, well kept and peaceful. A Reddit reply also calls it beautiful, and a first-year student calls the weather decent.🛏️Students Like ThisSingle Rooms for Core MBASeveral Reddit replies from 2025 and 2026 say core MBA students get single rooms in newer hostels with central AC.🏢Students Dislike ThisOlder Hostels for DB&AI and HHMSeveral Reddit accounts say DB&AI and HHM students live in older, shared rooms, with AC only at set hours. Ask which hostel your batch gets before you join.🍽️Mixed ViewsMess Food Is MixedReplies from 2025 and 2026 range from not bad to poor. There is no clear agreement, and food quality may change by year.🚪One Student's ViewTalk of a Strict CampusSome aspirants repeat that the campus feels closed and strict. One first-year student replied that it does not feel like that.

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What Do Students Say About Batch, Culture and Campus Life at IIM Bodh Gaya?

Students say the first months are full of events, and the batch leaves time for other interests. Peers and faculty are described as supportive, mostly by IPM students.

🎉Students Like ThisMany Events Early OnA first-year MBA student, another Reddit reply and an IPM student all describe plenty of events and fests, especially in the first five to six months.🤝Students Like ThisSupportive Faculty and PeersAn IPM student says peers are motivated and faculty give extra time for doubts after class. One Google reviewer also calls the faculty knowledgeable and supportive.🧩One Student's ViewTime for Other InterestsOne IPM student says there is enough free time to follow interests, from CFA study to speedcubing.⚖️One Student's ViewMore Men Than WomenOne first-year student puts the core MBA batch at about two men for every woman.🗺️One Student's ViewLess Regional VarietyOne 2025 reply says the peer group has less regional variety than at some other IIMs, though the same reply calls the college solid.

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What Do Students Say About the Core MBA, DB&AI, HHM and IPM Programmes at IIM Bodh Gaya?

Students treat the core MBA as the main programme. They see HHM as narrow, DB&AI as still new, and IPM as good for campus life but harder for jobs at the BBA stage.

🎓Students Like ThisCore MBA Gets PrioritySeveral Reddit replies advise the core MBA over the specialised programmes. They say the flagship programme usually gets more attention and recruiter interest.🏥Students Dislike ThisHHM Roles Are NarrowSeveral replies say HHM jobs sit mostly in hospitals and pharma, with few recruiters. A first-year says growth is steady but limited. Healthcare background helps.💻One Student's ViewDB&AI Is Still NewOne first-year calls DB&AI worth it and says placement chances match core MBA. The programme is new, so there is little history to check.🎒One Student's ViewIPM Students Enjoy Campus LifeTwo IPM students describe good fests, free time and a motivated peer group. One of them took IPM here after a short stay at another college.⚠️One Student's ViewJobs After the BBA Stage Are HarderOne IPM student says a job after the three-year BBA stage is harder here. Work experience counts, and there is no separate placement cell for the BBA stage, in that student's view.🏠One Student's ViewShared Rooms for IPMAn IPM senior says IPM students stay in shared rooms on campus, and the hostel is compulsory.

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What Do Students Say About Placements and Internships at IIM Bodh Gaya?

Students say placement results depend mainly on your rank in the batch and your work experience. They say the IIM Bodh Gaya name carries less weight than older IIMs.

📊Students Dislike ThisRank in Batch DecidesSeveral replies from 2025 and 2026 say the top part of the batch does well and the lower part struggles. Some say some classmates were still looking for jobs when campus placement ended. The numbers differ from reply to reply.🏷️Students Dislike ThisName Carries Less Than Older IIMsMany aspirants call IIM Bodh Gaya a lower-ranked IIM that opens fewer doors than older ones. Some name other private colleges they would pick instead.💼Students Like ThisWork Experience HelpsA first-year student, an IPM student and replies in a 2024 thread all say experienced candidates find it easier to get placed.📉Students Dislike ThisFinance and Consulting Are HardSeveral replies say top finance and consulting firms rarely recruit here, and those that do set high academic cut-offs.📣One Student's ViewMarketing and Sales LeadA first-year student says most roles are in marketing and sales, followed by product and IT. Another reply says many placed students went into sales roles.🧳One Student's ViewSummer Internship Quality VariesTwo Reddit accounts say some summer internship offers came from small or weak companies. One says an offer was withdrawn a day before joining.📑Mixed ViewsPlacement Report Is DebatedSome students value that the report is detailed. Others disagree on whether the latest report is audited and how the median is counted. Use the official report, not posts.See IIM Bodh Gaya Placements

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What Do Students Say About the Location and City of IIM Bodh Gaya?

Students say Bodh Gaya is a calm town, but its distance from big companies makes internships and industry exposure harder.

📍Students Dislike ThisFar From Big CompaniesSeveral replies, including one from a current IPM student, say a small town gives fewer internship and exposure chances than a metro.🕊️One Student's ViewCalm Pilgrim TownA first-year student says the town has a few good restaurants because of foreign visitors. A local reply says the town is fairly developed for Bihar.🧭Mixed ViewsBetter Placed Than Some Newer IIMsSome aspirants rank IIM Bodh Gaya above a few other newer IIMs on location. Others say it loses to metro-based colleges.🚆One Student's ViewTravel Cost From Far CitiesOne aspirant from western India says the college is far from Pune and Mumbai, and travel costs add up.

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What Do Students Say About Fees Against Value at IIM Bodh Gaya?

Many aspirants question whether the fee is worth the pay, especially for people with work experience. A few say the IIM name still beats weaker private colleges.

💸Students Dislike ThisReturn on Fee Is QuestionedMany replies on placement threads from 2025 and 2026 say the pay does not justify the fee, and loan instalments leave little saving.⚖️Students Dislike ThisExperienced Candidates Compare PaySeveral replies tell people with four or more years of experience to compare their current pay first. Some suggest a retake of CAT or an executive MBA later.🏫Mixed ViewsIIM Name vs Private CollegesSome replies prefer IIM Bodh Gaya to private colleges for the brand. Others suggest well-known private colleges for better returns.🏦One Student's ViewLoan StressOne reply warns that a large loan means constant stress if placement goes poorly.

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The IIM Bodh Gaya fees page has the official fee.

How Were These IIM Bodh Gaya Reviews Chosen?

Is IIM Bodh Gaya Worth It? Who It Suits and Who It Does Not

IIM Bodh Gaya suits students who want a residential campus, can reach the top half of the batch and accept marketing, sales or BFSI roles. It suits people with a strong current job or fixed finance and consulting goals less.

Online posts are harsh on IIM Bodh Gaya. A first-year student says many critics have never visited the campus. Ask current students before you decide.