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    BLACKI vs New vs Baby IIMs: Which IIMs Actually Placed the Most Students in 2023-25?

    Suvam MaitiUpdated on 16 Jul 2026, 11:58 AM IST

    Apart from the IIM salary, the other factor that majorly influences the MBA aspirants when choosing a IIM is the placement percentage. And, the IIM placement percentage that is usually mentioned in the college brochures don’t always tell the real picture. The same IIM batch can look almost fully placed when one sees the students graduated vs placed numbers, but the picture changes when it comes to students IIM admitted vs placed. For the 2023-25 batch, 8,937 students were admitted across all 21 IIMs - and of these, 8,765 went on to graduate, and 8,672 were eventually placed. Most IIMs report placement percentage as students who graduated vs. placed, as the gap widens when we compare admitted vs placed. We analysed the data submitted by 21 IIMs for NIRF ranking 2026 to understand how the numbers hold up and which IIM places the highest number of students.
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    This Story also Contains

    1. Old vs New vs Baby IIM Admission: How Many IIM Admitted Students Actually Got Placed?
    2. BLACKI vs New vs Baby IIMs Admission (2023-25): Admitted, Graduated, Vs. Placed Highlights
    3. IIM BLACKI Admission and Placement: 3,368 Placed out of 3,436 Admitted
    4. New IIMs Admission and Placement: 95.96% of Admitted Students Placed
    5. Baby IIM Admission and Placement: 3,071 Placed Despite the Highest Number of Unplaced Students
    BLACKI vs New vs Baby IIMs: Which IIMs Actually Placed the Most Students in 2023-25?
    BLACKI vs New vs Baby IIMs: Which IIMs Actually Placed the Most Students in 2023-25? | NIRF 2026 Submitted Data

    Old vs New vs Baby IIM Admission: How Many IIM Admitted Students Actually Got Placed?

    If we compare IIM graduated vs placed, 8765 students graduated from IIM - 47 opted for higher studies and 8672 (98.94%) were IIM placed. Similarly, when it comes to admitted vs placed numbers, the IIM placement percentage comes down to 97.03% as 8672 students were placed out of the 8937 candidates secured IIM Admission in the same period. Moreover, among these 8937 candidates who secured IIM admission 2023-25, 43 remained unplaced and 172 were unaccounted for.

    IIMs in India

    IIM Intake

    IIM Admitted

    IIM Graduated

    IIM Placed

    Higher Studies

    Unplaced

    Unaccounted For

    BLACKI IIM

    3443

    3436

    3393

    3368

    25

    0

    43

    New IIM

    2296

    2327

    2246

    2233

    0

    13

    81

    Baby IIM

    3195

    3174

    3126

    3071

    22

    33

    48

    Total

    8934

    8937

    8765

    8672

    47

    46

    172

    * Statistics is based on the data submitted by IIMs for NIRF 2026 ranking.

    BLACKI vs New vs Baby IIMs Admission (2023-25): Admitted, Graduated, Vs. Placed Highlights

    • Total Students securing IIM Admission - 8937

    • Students graduated from IIMs - 8765

    • Students Unaccounted for - 172

    • Total Students placed in IIM Placement - 8672

    • Students opted for higher studies - 47

    • IIM Unplaced Students - 46

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    IIM Placement Percentage Difference Between Graduate Vs. Placed And Admitted Vs. Placed

    This detailed breakdown of how many students got placed against the students admitted suggests that the IIM BLACKI have placed 98.02% of their admitted students (3368 out of 3436). The New IIMs have the lowest percentage (95.96%) as they only placed 2233 students out of the 2327 candidates who secured the new IIM Admission for 2023-25 batch. On the other hand while the Baby IIMs placement highlights that out of the 3174 admitted students 3071 candidates secured IIM placement.

    IIM Placement (2023-25)

    Intake

    Admitted

    Graduated

    Placed

    Placed Percentage
    (Placed / Graduated)

    Student Admitted vs Placed

    BLACKI IIMs (6)

    3443

    3436

    3393

    3368

    99.38 %

    98.02 %

    New IIMs (6)

    2296

    2327

    2246

    2233

    99.21 %

    95.96 %

    Baby IIMs (9)

    3195

    3174

    3126

    3071

    98.37 %

    96.75 %

    Total

    8934

    8937

    8765

    8672

    98.94%

    97.03%

    * It would be important to note that the placement percentage has been calculated without including the number of students opted for higher studies.

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    IIM BLACKI Admission and Placement: 3,368 Placed out of 3,436 Admitted

    Among the BLACKI IIM placement , only IIM Kozhikode has placed all the 585 students who had taken admission in 2023-25. Apart from that, in IIM Lucknow all the 612 students who have graduated, have secured the placement. Overall BLACKI IIMs admitted 3436 students, while 3393 graduated, the number of students placed were 3368 for the 2023-25 batch.

    BLACKI IIMs

    Intake

    Admitted

    Graduated

    Placed

    Placed Percentage (%)

    Student Admitted vs Placed (%)

    IIM Ahmedabad

    455

    455

    453

    444

    98.01

    97.58

    IIM Lucknow

    621

    617

    612

    612

    100.0

    99.19

    IIM Indore

    633

    633

    633

    623

    99.42

    98.42

    IIM Kozhikode

    591

    585

    585

    585

    100.0

    100.0

    IIM Calcutta

    545

    542

    521

    516

    99.04

    95.2

    IIM Bangalore

    598

    604

    589

    588

    99.83

    97.35

    Total

    3443

    3436

    3393

    3368

    99.38

    98.02

    * It would be important to note that the placement percentage has been calculated without including the number of students opted for higher studies.

    New IIMs Admission and Placement: 95.96% of Admitted Students Placed

    In case of the 6 New IIMs, IIM Rohtak, IIM Mumbai and IIM Shillong have placed all of their students who took admission in 2023-25. IIM Raipur, which admitted 388 students, witnessed 341 graduating while 328 earned the IIM Placement making the IIM Raipur Admission vs placement percentage to only 84.54%. Overall New IIMs admitted 2327 students, while 2246 graduated, the number of students securing IIM placement was 2233 for the 2023-25 batch.

    New IIMs

    Intake

    Admitted

    Graduated

    Placed

    Placed Percentage (%)

    Student Admitted vs Placed (%)

    IIM Raipur

    331

    388

    341


    328

    96.19

    84.54

    IIM Rohtak

    386

    386

    386

    386

    100

    100.0

    IIM Mumbai

    476

    476

    476

    476

    100.0

    100.0

    IIM Shillong

    382

    382

    382

    382

    100.0

    100.0

    IIM Ranchi

    380

    334

    333

    333

    100.0

    99.70

    IIM Udaipur

    341

    361

    328

    328

    99.09

    90.86

    Total

    2296

    2327

    2246

    2233

    99.213

    95.96

    * It would be important to note that the placement percentage has been calculated without including the number of students opted for higher studies.
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    Baby IIM Admission and Placement: 3,071 Placed Despite the Highest Number of Unplaced Students

    Among the Baby IIMs, IIM Jammu which had placed all of their 255 students in 2023-25 batch. It was followed by IIM Sambalpur (312 out of 314), IIM Nagpur (264 out of 269) and IIM Vizag (365 out 375). Overall Baby IIMs admitted 3174 students, while 3126 graduated, the number of students securing IIM placement was 3071 for the 2023-25 batch.

    Baby IIMs

    Intake

    Admitted

    Graduated

    Placed

    Placed Percentage (%)

    Student Admitted vs Placed (%)

    IIM Vizag

    375

    375

    375

    365

    97.33

    97.33

    IIM Nagpur

    270

    269

    267

    264

    98.88

    98.14

    IIM Amritsar

    320

    320

    318

    310

    97.48

    96.88

    IIM Bodhgaya

    446

    446

    438

    434

    99.09

    97.31

    IIM Sambalpur

    319

    314

    314

    312

    99.36

    99.36

    IIM Kashipur

    480

    469

    467

    455

    97.43

    97.01

    IIM Shirmaur

    320

    312

    295

    293

    99.32

    93.91

    IIM Trichy

    410

    414

    397

    383

    96.47

    92.51

    IIM Jammu

    255

    255

    255

    255

    100.0

    100.0

    Total

    3195

    3174

    3126

    3071

    98.37

    96.75

    * It would be important to note that the placement percentage has been calculated without including the number of students opted for higher studies.

    The placement percentage influences the MBA admission decisions of the lakhs of students every year — people who give up their jobs, take loans, move cities, bet two years of their life on a number: if I get in, will I get a decent job at the end of it? The difference between the IIM placement percentage of graduates vs placed (98.94%) and admitted vs placed (97.03%) is minor enough to shrug off until we look at the IIMs individually. These numbers tell two different stories for the same batch. While comparing the MBA colleges, MBA aspirants shouldn’t just see how high the placement is but what it’s being measured against.

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