IIM Sambalpur Reviews on Infrastructure, Campus, Placement, Facilities & Faculty

Operating out of the temporary campus at Sambalpur University, IIM Sambalpur's facilities include a full Wi-Fi enabled academic block and hostels, an ac gymnasium, a 200+ seater-auditorium, outdoor volleyball, football and cricket grounds alongwith spacious classrooms and a library. The classrooms house all sorts of equipments necessary in delivering a superior learning pedagogy. The library houses an immaculate collection of books, journals, databases and a Bloomberg terminal.

Academics are supplemented by an institute wide industry-academia engagement which brings industry stalwarts into the classroom to deliver and supplement a practical element of the industry alongwith the theoretical standards delivered by the faculties. Apart from in-house faculties, students are taught by faculties from top B Schools in India such as IIM A, B, C, Indore, MDI G, NITIE, etc. Classroom teaching follow a case-based methodology and is aided by experiential learning.

Placements have been historically recorded as 100% for both Summer Internships and Final Placements with companies visiting campus and hiring students from all the domains such as ITeS, Consulting, BFSI, Operations, Logistics, HR, Sales & Marketing, etc. Companies visiting have offered highest packages of 20-30LPA (domestic) whilst international placements have recorded a high of 58 LPA over the years. The average has steadily risen to the range of 11+ LPA.

With an all inclusive fee of 13L for 2 years, IIM Sambalpur provides one of the best ROIs in its league of MBA colleges. Although a new IIM, IIM Sambalpur has been quick to establish its name in the corporate circles and students do not need to borrow a huge sum of capital to pay for their college fees. The students count is also lesser than its contemporaries which makes it a great place for learning and mentorship all the while providing the best of the placement opportunities to its students.

Campus life is always energetic as an MBA aims to impart a holistic development of an individual. Students, apart from their academic endeavours, take part in various social, cultural and sporting events alongwith various corporate competitions that are hosted by companies. Faculties are never shy of helping students choose their career paths and are thus instrumental in shaping a student's life in ways more than one. IIM Sambalpur bears testimony in forging the spirit of peer-to-peer learning!