VGSoM: Admission 2025, Courses, Fees, Cutoff, Placement, Ranking

Divya Verma

Updated on - Oct 24, 2024

VGSoM (Vinod Gupta School of Management)was established in 1993. It is a part of IIT Kharagpur and was the first school of management to be set up within an IIT. VGSoM IIT Kharagpur NIRF Ranking 2024 was #19 in the management category. It is one of the leading B-schools in terms of education, facilities, infrastructure and placements.

The institute offers postgraduate and doctoral courses in management. These include MBA, Executive MBA, PhD, Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PGDBA) and Management Development Programmes (MDP). Admissions are based on CAT, CSIR/UGC-NET. During 2024 admission, the CAT cutoff was 90 percentile.

According to the regulations of the Government of India (GOI), seats at the Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSoM) at IIT Kharagpur are reserved for candidates who are SC, ST, OBC, or EWS.

VGSoM maintains its high placement record. The final placement report for the 2022–24 class was provided by the institute and during the 2024 placement drive, the average package was INR 20.83 LPA, while the highest package was INR 37.07 LPA.

Table of Contents

• VGSoM Highlight
• VGSoM Courses & Fees
• VGSoM Admission
• VGSoM Cutoff
• VGSoM Ranking
• VGSoM Placement
• VGSoM Campus
• VGSoM Alumni

VGSoM Highlights

The goal of the Vinod Gupta School of Management at IIT Kharagpur is to provide excellent management education both on its own and in partnership with other educational institutions across the nation.

The key highlights of VGSoM IIT Kharagpur are tabulated below:

VGSoM Courses & Fees

Vinod Gupta School of Management offers five courses in the field of management. The courses are offered in regular full-time format in association with various top institutes such as the Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and IIT Kharagpur.

Details of VGSoM courses and fees are given below:

VGSoM Admission 

VGSoM admission process can be divided into 3 steps: Entrance exam, shortlisting and interview. These may differ slightly as per different courses. 

For 200 MBA seats, applicants must have valid scores of CAT and these details must be available on the application form. Based on the information in the form, the applicants are shortlisted for the next round of interviews. A composite score is prepared with all the details and that is used for the final merit list. 

For the Executive MBA, the institute organised its entrance examinations. Students can find the sample papers for these exams. After the result of the entrance exam is released, selected students are called for an interview. 

For PGDBA, a separate entrance exam is organised for shortlisted students called for an interview. 

PhD is a doctoral course and applicants who fulfil the eligibility criteria and have valid UGC-NET/JRF/INSPIRE scores are called for further process. 

The institute also runs different management development programs of different durations and with varying eligibility criteria. These have direct admission. 

VGSoM Cutoff 

For admission to the MBA program, Vinod Gupta School of Management requires valid CAT scores. There are two types of cutoffs for the admission process- qualifying cutoff and merit cutoff. Qualifying cutoff is the minimum score required to get shortlisted for the admission process. The final cutoff is the score that is required to gain a position on the merit list. 

VGSoM MBA Cutoff

The qualifying VGSoM cutoff for the MBA program for 2023 is given below. The given cutoff is for general category students. 

As per the reservation policy, the qualifying cutoff for SC/ST category students is 75 percentile. The final cutoff for the merit list has been announced by the institute

VGSoM Ranking

VGSoM is one of the top management institutes in the country and is known for its MBA program. The institute has been ranked by different agencies. Below are the recent rankings by some of the top agencies:

VGSoM Placement

The 2024 VGSoM placements are now complete. The Strategy & Consulting domain had the highest percentage of students (29%) and was followed by the BFSI domain (22%). More details on VGSoM IIT Kharagpur MBA placements are given below:

VGSoM Campus

The VGSoM campus provides students with contemporary conveniences for an improved educational experience. The site features a guest house, computer lab, library, and hostel, among other amenities.

VGSoM Facilities

• Since the Vinod Gupta School of Management IIT Kharagpur MBA program is a residential course, all the students are expected to utilize the hostel facilities. There are separate girls' and boys' hostels. Basic facilities including wi-fi, internet access, computer laboratories, water purifiers, common areas, entertainment areas, mess areas, TVs, laundry facilities, security, and surveillance systems are provided in all of the hostels.
• The largest technical library in India, VGSoM, is available to students.
• In addition to numerous national and international publications and media, VGSoM IIT Kharagpur has subscriptions to the CMIE database. 
• The gymkhana within the VGSoM site provides membership to a number of clubs. It also provides facilities for both indoor and outdoor sports, including basketball, cricket, and tennis. A swimming pool is supervised by the Technology Aquatic Society.

VGSoM Alumni

VGSoM has a vibrant alumni network. An effort led by students, the VGSoM Alumni Committee serves as a bridge between the institute and its former students. The group creates the annual magazine In-Sync, publishes the monthly VGSoM Diaries, and plans events. Some of the famous alumni are given below:

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