IIT vs IIM 2026: Whose MBA Offers Better ROI ?

This article breaks down IITs and IIMs offering MBA programs and which Management course offer better ROI with detailed information on fees, average package and highest domestic offers and comparing top choices for both the institutes with primary accepted exam. The list includes top IITs and top IIMs. 

Oct 14, 2026, 13:41 IST
IIT vs IIM 2026: Whose MBA Offers Better ROI ?
IIT vs IIM 2026: Whose MBA Offers Better ROI ?

IIT vs IIM 2026: Both Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) offer highly regarded and competitive MBA programs in India. IIMs are dedicated management schools with years of legacy and IITs have emerged as tech - oriented alternatives for MBA. This article includes some top IIMs for MBA such as IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode etc, with average package ranging from INR 28.18 - INR 35.22 LPA and some top IITs such as IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bombay etc, with average package ranging from INR 17.90 - INR 28.01 LPA.

The IIMs primary focus is the pure Business, Management, Leadership and Strategy whereas IITs focus more on management integrated with Tech, Analytics and Operations. The ROI generated by IIT Delhi for the MBA course is 1.88x followed by IIT Roorkee with ROI of 1.84x and IIM Ahmedabad generated ROI of 1.28x. Candidates can read the article below for Top IITs, Top IIMs, ROI generated by IITs, ROI generated by IIMs in detail below.

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IIT vs IIM 2026: Top IITs for MBA

Top IITs such as IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bombay etc, offer excellent MBA programs with total 2 year program fees ranging from INR 9.74 Lakhs - INR 15.55 Lakhs. All the IIT accept CAT scores as the primary exam. Candidates can check the detailed list below.

Official NIRF Ranking
Institute Name
Total 2-Year Program Fee
Primary Accepted Exam
4th Rank
DMS, IIT Delhi (Department of Management Studies)
INR 12.00 Lakhs
CAT
12th Rank
VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur (Vinod Gupta School of Management)
INR 13.04 Lakhs
CAT
13th Rank
DoMS, IIT Madras (Department of Management Studies)
INR 11.72 Lakhs
CAT
14th Rank
SJMSOM, IIT Bombay (Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management)
INR 15.55 Lakhs
CAT
22nd Rank
DoMS, IIT Roorkee (Department of Management Studies)
INR 9.74 Lakhs
CAT

IIT vs IIM 2026: Top IIMs for MBA

IIM Ahmedabad with NIRF ranking 1st in India for Management takes INR 27.50 Lakhs as 2 year program fee. Other top IIMs also charge fees in the range INR 20.75 - INR 26 Lakhs. Candidates can check the detailed list of Top IIMs below.

Official NIRF Ranking
Institute Name
Total 2-Year Program Fee
Primary Accepted Exam
1st Rank
INR 27.50 Lakhs
CAT
2nd Rank
INR 26.00 Lakhs
CAT
3rd Rank
INR 23.50 Lakhs
CAT
5th Rank
INR 20.75 Lakhs
CAT
6th Rank
INR 25.50 Lakhs
CAT

IIT vs IIM 2026: ROI of IITs

IIT Bombay offered the highest domestic package of INR 72 LPA with average package of INR 28.01 LPA with ROI around 1.80x. All the IITs have ROI higher than 1.50x which shows the performance of top IITs in management courses.

Institute Name
Average Package
Highest Domestic Package
Tuition ROI Ratio
DMS, IIT Delhi
INR 22.53 LPA
INR 43.55 LPA
1.88x
VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur
INR 22.75 LPA
INR 37.63 LPA
1.75x
DoMS, IIT Madras
INR 17.90 LPA
INR 35.50 LPA
1.53x
SJMSOM, IIT Bombay
INR 28.01 LPA
INR 72.00 LPA
1.80x
DoMS, IIT Roorkee
INR 17.91 LPA
INR 24.00 LPA
1.84x

IIT vs IIM 2026: ROI of IIMs

IIM Ahmedabad offered the highest domestic package of INR 1.10 Cr with average package of INR 35.22 LPA with ROI of 1.28x. The main reason for IIM’s lower ROI in comparison to IIT's is due to higher fees charged by the IIMs. Candidates can check the detailed ROI list below.

Institute Name
Average Package
Highest Domestic Package
Tuition ROI Ratio
IIM Ahmedabad
INR 35.22 LPA
INR 110.00 LPA (1.10 Cr)
1.28x
IIM Bangalore
INR 34.88 LPA
INR 80.00 LPA
1.34x
IIM Kozhikode
INR 28.18 LPA
INR 81.00 LPA
1.20x
IIM Lucknow
INR 32.30 LPA
INR 75.00 LPA
1.56x
IIM Mumbai
INR 32.55 LPA
INR 54.00 LPA
1.28x
Vikrant Kumar

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