Courses Offered at Indian Institute of Management Guwahati

The first year is common and compulsory for every student and carries 22.30 credits across Terms I, II and III. It begins with a preparatory programme and an Orientation and Induction Module. Term I includes Microeconomics, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Financial Markets-I, Quantitative Methods-I, Marketing-I, Operations Management-I, Individual Dynamics, Human Resource Management-I, Managerial Communication and Managerial Computing. Term II covers Macroeconomics and Policy, Costing and Control Systems, Financial Markets-II, Marketing-II, Operations Management-II, Quantitative Methods-II, Interpersonal Group Processes, Written Analysis and Communication, Legal Aspects of Business and a workshop on interviews and presentations.

Term III brings Corporate Finance, Strategic Management, Business Research Methods, Marketing-III, Operations Management-III, Organizational Dynamics, Internet-Enabled Businesses, Advanced Business Analytics, Infrastructure and Resource Management, Corporate Ethics and Corporate Sustainability. Between the two years, every student completes a compulsory summer internship of eight to ten weeks, and the institute assists in finding a suitable placement through its Placement Committee. Students must complete this internship satisfactorily to be promoted to the second year.

The second year is built around elective courses. Students must take a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 19 credits across Terms IV, V and VI, with 6 to 7 credits in Terms IV and V and 4 to 6 credits in Term VI. Electives allow students to deepen expertise in areas such as finance, marketing, operations, human resources, strategy and general management, along with emerging areas as they are offered. Teaching combines case discussions, simulations, role plays, data-driven analysis, guest sessions by practitioners and projects connected to organisations and public systems.

The programme fee for 2026-28 is INR 18 lakh, which covers tuition, hostel and facility charges and the registration fee, while mess charges are collected as an advance in addition to a refundable caution deposit. Eligibility requires a bachelor's degree of at least three years with a minimum of 50 percent marks, relaxed to 45 percent for SC, ST and PwD candidates, along with a valid CAT score that meets the minimum percentile cut-offs. For more details, see the admission eligibility.

Evaluation is continuous and uses assignments, quizzes, class participation, project work, a mid-term and an end-term examination, with at least half of the evaluation coming from the examinations. Students are expected to maintain regular attendance, and the manual specifies grade penalties when attendance falls below 80 percent. The degree is awarded to students who meet the CGPA and grade requirements laid down in the programme manual. For more details, see the fee breakup.