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IIM Raipur courses 2027 are all postgraduate or doctoral. The institute opened in 2010, and the 2026-28 batch is the 17th to be inducted. The PGP has a batch strength of 348. The other IIM Raipur PG courses are smaller. Use this page to match one of the IIM Raipur courses to your degree, job status and home state.
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Main IIM Raipur Courses
MBA, public policy MBA, executive MBA, two PhD routes
348
PGP Batch Strength
Batch 2026-28, the 17th batch
2010
Year Opened
Campus at Atal Nagar, Raipur
0
Undergraduate Courses
Entry is after a bachelor's degree
Yes in practice. IIM Raipur names its two-year full-time management degree the MBA in its manual and admission policy. The older name, PGP, still appears on some pages. Both mean the same course among IIM Raipur courses.
No. The institute lists no undergraduate programme, so a school leaver cannot apply. IIM Raipur UG courses do not exist at present. A student in the final year of a bachelor's degree can apply to the MBA.
The IIM Raipur courses list 2027 has five main programmes, plus short executive education programmes. The table gives the mode of each of these IIM Raipur courses and the person it suits. The courses in IIM Raipur that need a bachelor's degree are the MBA programmes.
| Programme | Mode | Suits |
|---|---|---|
| MBA (PGP) | Full-time, residential | Graduates and early-career professionals |
| MBA in Public Policy and Governance | Blended, for Chhattisgarh domiciles | Domicile holders aiming at governance |
| Executive MBA (ePGP) | Live online with two campus visits | Working professionals |
| PhD | Full-time, residential | Future researchers and faculty |
| PhD (Practice Track) | Hybrid | Professionals with 6 years of work |
The IIM Raipur degree courses in the MBA start with 20 credits of compulsory core courses over Terms I to III. The core covers accounting, economics, statistics, marketing, operations, organisational behaviour, finance, human resources, strategy, law, ethics and communication. Four non-credit preparatory courses come first. They are finance and accounting, basic maths, Excel and communication skills.
No. IIM Raipur courses eligibility asks for a bachelor's degree and a valid CAT score, not for a job. Work experience earns up to 15 marks in the merit score. The batch mixes freshers and experienced students, and the 2025-27 batch averages 24 months of work.
The Executive Learning and Development office runs open and customised management development programmes, faculty development programmes and short certificate courses. These sit outside the IIM Raipur courses list above. They do not give a degree.
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Degree
This postgraduate management degree at IIM Raipur develops business leaders through rigorous coursework in public policy, governance and institutional management. Students gain practical exposure via internships, simulations and corporate interactions.
Degree
IIM Raipur's Master of Business Administration builds managerial and analytical skills through core courses, electives and industry projects. It leads to careers in consulting, finance, marketing, operations and general management.
Degree
A two-year postgraduate science programme at IIT Bombay in Applied Geophysics, covering earth systems, resource exploration and geoscience methods. It combines advanced coursework, practicals and a research project.
Degree
A two-year postgraduate science programme at IIT Bombay in Applied Statistics and Informatics, covering pure and applied mathematics, statistics and computational methods. It combines advanced coursework, practicals and a research project.
IIM Raipur online courses are limited to the executive MBA and short programmes. The executive MBA is the one full MBA among IIM Raipur online courses that is taught live online. It has two campus immersions of five days each. The executive education office also runs online certificate programmes. The executive MBA is run with an outside learning partner and suits working professionals.
24 Months
Executive MBA Duration
Seven terms
1,125 Hours
Delivery Hours
Live online classes
2 x 5 Days
Campus Immersions
On the Raipur campus
The film below is the institute's own introduction to one of the IIM Raipur online courses, the executive MBA for working professionals. Check the batch manual for dates, fee and exam rules before you apply.
IIM Raipur's Executive MBA programme designed for working professionals, from the IIM Raipur YouTube channel (about two years old)
Not for the full-time MBA. The nearest option among IIM Raipur online courses is the executive MBA, which is live online. The full-time MBA needs regular campus presence.
No. The MBA in Public Policy and Governance needs regular campus presence, and the full-time PhD is residential. The PhD (Practice Track) is hybrid and meant for professionals with six years of work.
IIM Raipur courses ask for a bachelor's degree for the MBA and a master's or equivalent for the PhD. The IIM Raipur courses eligibility criteria change by programme. Pick your programme in the tabs for the headline rule on IIM Raipur courses. The admission page has the full MBA marks table and dates.
A bachelor's degree and a valid CAT score. The minimum marks are 60% for General, EWS and NC-OBC, 50% for SC, and 45% for ST and PwD. Entry runs through the Joint Admission Process.
Only Chhattisgarh-domiciled candidates. It runs under the Chief Minister's Good Governance Fellowship, a partnership with the state government. Selection uses CAT, then a group discussion or interview. Expect classroom work at IIM Raipur and field work in state departments and district offices.
Eight areas. They are economics, finance and accounts, HRM and OB, humanities and liberal arts, and information systems. The rest are marketing, operations management and decision sciences, and strategy and entrepreneurship. The Practice Track uses the same eight areas.
CAT for the MBA and the MBA in Public Policy and Governance. The PhD accepts CAT, GMAT, GRE, GATE or JRF. CAT 2026 is on 29 November 2026, as per the exam body at iimcat.ac.in.
IIM Raipur fees differ a lot, from nil tuition for PhD scholars to Rs 20,08,000 for the full-time MBA. The state pays tuition for the public policy MBA. The cards show each fee with its batch, so compare only within a batch. IIM Raipur courses 2027 applicants should use the latest notice.
🎓Self FundedMBA (PGP)Rs 20,08,000 for the 2026-28 batch, paid over six terms.🏛️State PaidMBA in Public Policy and GovernanceThe Government of Chhattisgarh pays the tuition for selected students.💼Seven TermsExecutive MBARs 14,40,000 as per the Batch 5 manual, plus a refundable deposit of Rs 55,000.🔬Fee WaiverPhDFull-time scholars pay no tuition. They pay an alumni fee, a deposit and mess charges.📄HybridPhD (Practice Track)Rs 10,00,000 as per the 2026 fee page, paid in three instalments.IIM Raipur courses duration is two years for the MBA: three terms, a summer internship and three more terms. The first year covers the core. The second year has electives. Other IIM Raipur courses run shorter or longer, as the table shows.
| Programme | Duration | Structure |
|---|---|---|
| MBA (PGP) | 2 years | Six terms and a summer internship |
| MBA in Public Policy and Governance | 2 years | Classes at IIM Raipur and work with the state |
| Executive MBA | 24 months | Six terms and a mini-term, live online |
| PhD | A little over 4 years | Two years of coursework, then the thesis |
The timeline below follows the 2026-28 MBA academic calendar for the flagship of IIM Raipur courses. Dates can shift, as the manual notes.
15 June 2026
Term I Begins
Registration, a five-day preparatory course and orientation come first. Classes start on 29 June 2026.
17 September 2026
Term II Begins
Core courses continue until the end-term exams on 20 to 24 December 2026.
26 December 2026
Term III Begins
The first year closes with end-term exams on 24 to 27 March 2027.
April to May 2027
Summer Internship
A compulsory internship with a report and a completion certificate.
Year 2
Terms IV to VI
Electives, with at least 15 credits in the year. Term VI can be spent abroad on exchange.
March or April 2028
Convocation
The 2026-28 batch graduates.
The manual lists electives in eight areas. They are economics, finance and accounts, HRM and OB, and humanities and liberal arts. The rest are information and systems, marketing, operations and decision science, and strategy and entrepreneurship. Most electives carry one credit. You take at least 15 credits in year 2. A major needs five elective credits and a minor needs three. The degree and grade sheet do not print the specialisation.
Yes. Students can spend one term of year 2 at a partner school abroad, in Term VI. The manual adds rules on credits and attendance. A student also needs a CGPA of at least 3.5 for the year 2 registration to be confirmed.
The best courses in IIM Raipur depend on your profile, and none is best for everyone. The MBA suits a graduate who wants a general management career and campus placements. The public policy MBA suits a Chhattisgarh domicile aiming at governance. The executive MBA suits a working professional, and the PhD suits a future researcher.
Answers to what readers ask most often.
The IIM Raipur courses list has five main programmes. Among courses in IIM Raipur, only the PGP is a general full-time MBA. They are the MBA, the public policy MBA, the executive MBA, the PhD and the PhD (Practice Track). The institute also runs short executive education programmes. Data Sources: IIM Raipur programme pages and MBA Manual 2026-28.
Among IIM Raipur courses, the institute lists an executive MBA in HRM, run with a partner, with its own batch manual. The full-time MBA has HRM as an elective area. Data Sources: IIM Raipur executive MBA pages and MBA Manual 2026-28.
IIM Raipur courses duration for the MBA is two years, in six trimesters, with a summer internship after year 1. The other IIM Raipur courses differ, as the duration table shows. Data Sources: IIM Raipur MBA Manual 2026-28.
Among IIM Raipur courses, it is called the Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management. It runs for 24 months with 1,125 hours of delivery. Data Sources: IIM Raipur Executive MBA Manual, Batch 5.
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
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