IIT Delhi (DMS)

Department of Management Studies (DMS), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, is the management education department of IIT Delhi, located in Hauz Khas, New Delhi. IIT Delhi was established as a College of Engineering in 1961 and was later declared an Institution of National Importance under the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963. The institute also has the status of a deemed university and is designated as an Institution of Eminence by the Government of India.

DMS itself was formally established in 1993 through an amendment to the IIT Delhi statutes, while its MBA programmes were launched in 1997. The department currently offers a two-year full-time MBA (General), a two-year full-time MBA with focus on Telecommunication Systems Management, and an Executive MBA. For students primarily looking for the flagship full-time management programme, the two-year MBA (General) is the main programme covered in this section.

Admission to the full-time MBA programme for the 2026–28 batch was based on CAT 2025. Candidates who applied to IIT Delhi's MBA programmes using CAT 2025 were considered for shortlisting and, if shortlisted, invited for a personal interview at IIT Delhi. The institute's 2026 admission page records the application process, shortlisting, interviews, provisional results and subsequent offer rounds for the 2026–28 batch.

For eligibility, applicants to the MBA programme must have a bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification involving at least three years of education after 10+2. The standard minimum requirement is 60% aggregate marks or a 6.00/10 CGPA, with a five-percentage-point relaxation for SC/ST/PwD candidates. Final-year bachelor's degree candidates can also apply subject to the conditions specified by DMS.

The DMS MBA curriculum covers a broad range of management areas. The institute's programme description identifies Information Systems, Finance, Marketing, Strategic Management, Human Resource Management and Operations Management among the major academic areas available within the MBA curriculum.

The total tuition fee currently published by DMS for Indian citizens is ₹12 lakh for the complete two-year full-time MBA, payable in four semester instalments. This corresponds to ₹3 lakh tuition per semester; additional institute charges and residence-related charges may apply according to the applicable fee structure. The institute specifically states that the exact amount payable and payment mode are communicated in the admission offer.

IIT Delhi's main campus covers approximately 320 acres and is situated in Hauz Khas, New Delhi. The campus provides access to IIT Delhi's wider academic, research, computing, library and student infrastructure, while DMS operates from Vishwakarma Bhavan within the IIT Delhi campus.

For rankings, IIT Delhi was ranked 4th in the Management category in NIRF 2025, according to the Ministry of Education's NIRF ranking data. As of September 2026, the official NIRF ranking page continues to show the 2025 management ranking as the latest published ranking edition; NIRF's 2026 institutional data submission is available, but a 2026 management ranking has not been published on the official ranking page.

The latest DMS final placement report available for the MBA Class of 2023–25 reports a ₹43.55 lakh highest package and ₹22.53 lakh average package, with 98% of students placed. The placement report also records recruitment across consulting and strategy, IT, sales and marketing, finance, HR/general management, and operations/supply chain.

The IIT Delhi DMS MBA admission cycle for the 2026–28 batch has already progressed through applications, shortlisting, interviews and admission offers. The department's official admission page records the 2026 admission schedule and subsequent waiting-list movement.

The application deadline for the 2026–28 MBA and MBA (Telecom) batch was initially listed as 26 January 2026. DMS subsequently extended the deadline to 1 February 2026 up to 23:59 hrs. Therefore, the extended deadline is the relevant final application deadline for the 2026 admission cycle.

The CAT component relates to CAT 2025, because the 2026–28 DMS MBA admission process considered candidates who had applied using their CAT 2025 qualification. The DMS admission page does not identify CAT 2026 as the entrance examination for the 2026–28 batch.

After the application stage, DMS published the list of candidates shortlisted for personal interviews. Shortlisted candidates were required to upload documents by 28 February 2026, and interview call letters were sent by email. The scheduled personal interviews were held from 10 to 12 March 2026 at IIT Delhi.

The department subsequently published provisional admission results and general offer information for the MBA and MBA (Telecom) programmes. Waiting-list offers continued through May and June 2026. The official admission page records offer rounds as late as 1 July 2026, with the corresponding fee-payment deadline of 2 July 2026.

For students researching the next admission cycle, dates should not be copied from the 2026–28 schedule as confirmed dates for 2027–29. DMS has not published a future cycle's dates in the material reviewed here. Such dates should therefore be treated as To be Announced until IIT Delhi officially releases them.

The post-admission schedule published for the 2026–28 batch lists student registration for 18–19 July 2026 and orientation for 23 July 2026. These dates relate specifically to students admitted to the 2026–28 batch.

DMS IIT Delhi offers several management programmes, but the principal full-time programme for students seeking a conventional two-year MBA is the MBA (General). The department also offers a full-time MBA with focus on Telecommunication Systems Management and an Executive MBA for working professionals.

MBA (General)

The DMS MBA (General) is a two-year full-time programme. The programme combines management education with the analytical and systems-oriented environment of IIT Delhi. DMS describes the MBA as integrating traditional and contemporary management approaches and developing analytical, creative and problem-solving capabilities.

The curriculum covers several functional areas, including:

• Information Systems
• Finance
• Marketing
• Strategic Management
• Human Resource Management
• Operations Management

These are academic areas represented within the MBA curriculum rather than a list of separately awarded MBA specialisation degrees. Students should therefore distinguish between functional-area coursework/electives and formally named degree specialisations.

MBA (Telecommunication Systems Management)

DMS also offers a two-year full-time MBA with focus on Telecommunication Systems Management. The programme is offered in collaboration with the Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management and has a techno-managerial orientation. Its curriculum covers business functions including Information Systems, Finance, Marketing, Strategic Management and Human Resource Management, with an emphasis on telecommunications systems management.

The eligibility requirements for MBA (Telecom) differ from the general MBA. The 2026 admission information specifies eligible bachelor's backgrounds including engineering/technology/architecture/pharmacy and specified physical, chemical and mathematical sciences, as well as certain commerce/economics and professional qualifications. The minimum academic requirement is 60% or 6.00 CGPA, with the stated relaxation for SC/ST/PwD candidates.

Executive MBA

DMS also runs an Executive MBA designed for working professionals. For the 2026–28 batch, the institute specified a bachelor's degree with at least 60% marks and a minimum of three years of work experience, with the stated relaxation for SC/ST/PwD candidates. The 2026 Executive MBA admission process used an institute-conducted written test followed by an interview rather than CAT.

For the flagship full-time MBA, CAT remains the relevant entrance examination for the 2026–28 admission cycle. DMS's official admission page states that applicants qualifying through CAT 2025 were considered for shortlisting and subsequent interview.

The NIRF 2026 submitted data for IIT Delhi reports 158 sanctioned seats for PG two-year programmes for the 2024–25 academic year. Because this figure covers the institution's PG two-year management programmes rather than being explicitly split on the NIRF page between the general MBA and MBA (Telecom), it should not be presented as the individual MBA (General) intake.

Admission to the DMS IIT Delhi full-time MBA for the 2026–28 batch followed a CAT-based process. The relevant entrance examination was CAT 2025. Candidates who applied to the IIT Delhi MBA programmes using their CAT 2025 qualification were considered for shortlisting and, if shortlisted, invited for a personal interview at IIT Delhi.

1. Check Eligibility

For the general MBA, applicants must hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification from a recognised institution. The degree must involve at least three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling or equivalent.

The standard academic requirement is at least 60% aggregate marks or 6.00 CGPA on a 10-point scale. DMS provides a five-percentage-point relaxation for SC/ST/PwD candidates, making the stated minimum 55% or 5.50 CGPA. Final-year bachelor's students can also apply, subject to the institute's conditions for provisional admission.

2. Appear for CAT

Applicants to the 2026–28 MBA programme needed to qualify through CAT 2025. CAT is therefore the primary entrance-exam keyword for the DMS MBA admission cycle covered here. DMS's official admission notice does not list XAT, GMAT or CMAT as alternative entrance examinations for this full-time domestic MBA admission cycle.

3. Apply to DMS IIT Delhi

Candidates who satisfy the eligibility conditions and have the relevant CAT qualification must submit the DMS MBA application. For the 2026–28 cycle, the application deadline was extended to 1 February 2026, 23:59 hrs.

4. Shortlisting

DMS published a separate shortlisting criterion for the 2026–28 MBA and MBA (Telecom) admissions. Candidates who were shortlisted were subsequently required to upload the requested documents by 28 February 2026 at 23:59 hrs.

The official DMS material distinguishes the CAT-based shortlisting process from the later interview stage. A CAT qualification by itself should therefore not be described as an automatic admission guarantee.

5. Personal Interview

Shortlisted candidates were invited for personal interviews. For the 2026–28 cycle, the official schedule placed the interviews on 10–12 March 2026 at IIT Delhi.

6. Final Selection and Admission Offer

Following the selection process, DMS published provisional results and admission offers. The department subsequently conducted multiple waiting-list rounds as seats became available. The official page records offer rounds from April through July 2026.

CAT Cutoff

DMS's official 2026 admission page confirms CAT 2025 as the qualifying examination but does not publish a single final CAT percentile cutoff for admission. Therefore, a specific percentile should not be presented as an official final admission cutoff. The official academic eligibility requirement is 60%/6.00 CGPA for the general category, with the stated relaxation for SC/ST/PwD candidates.

For SEO purposes, searches such as “IIT Delhi DMS CAT cutoff” and “IIT Delhi MBA CAT cutoff 2026” should therefore distinguish between the institute's officially stated eligibility/shortlisting criteria and an unofficial expected or final percentile.

The official DMS admission information currently states that the tuition fee for Indian citizens is ₹12 lakh for the entire two-year full-time MBA programme, payable in equal instalments over four semesters. This is the principal tuition figure for the MBA programme rather than an annual fee.

On an annual tuition basis, the ₹12 lakh total tuition corresponds to ₹6.00 lakh per academic year, assuming the four semester instalments are distributed equally as stated by DMS. The institute, however, officially presents the amount as a ₹12 lakh total programme tuition fee, so the total programme figure is the more appropriate figure to use when describing IIT Delhi DMS MBA fees.

The detailed breakup published on the DMS admission page is specifically identified as the fee payable by the 2025–27 batch, while the ₹12 lakh total tuition statement is presented for the MBA full-time programme. DMS also states that the exact amount and payment method for new students are indicated in their admission offer. Consequently, the semester-level ancillary charges above should not automatically be treated as unchanged charges for every future batch.

The tuition fee and total cost of attending the MBA are not necessarily identical. Students may incur residence, food/mess, personal, travel, academic-material and other expenses depending on their circumstances. The DMS page specifically publishes institute residence charges but does not provide a single consolidated two-year living-cost figure on the reviewed MBA admission page.

The MBA admission application processing fee is described by DMS as non-refundable, but the exact application fee amount is not stated in the currently reviewed text of the official MBA admission page. Therefore, an exact application fee should not be inserted without the relevant official notification.

Students comparing IIT Delhi DMS MBA fees with other management institutes should also ensure that they compare equivalent fee components. A tuition-only figure can differ significantly from a total programme cost that includes accommodation, mess, deposits and other institutional charges.

For the 2026–28 batch, the admission process was connected to CAT 2025. CAT itself is the entrance examination used for consideration, while the fee becomes payable after the institute issues an admission offer. DMS's 2026 admission page records multiple offer rounds and corresponding fee-deposit deadlines during April–July 2026.

Scholarships and financial assistance can depend on IIT Delhi's prevailing rules and student category. The reviewed DMS MBA admission page does not provide a single comprehensive scholarship amount applicable to every MBA student; therefore, a fixed scholarship figure is Not Available / Not Officially Disclosed from the source reviewed.

The latest official DMS placement material available for the full-time MBA is the Final Placement Report for the MBA Class of 2023–25. The report records placement outcomes for the graduating 2025 cohort and is therefore the appropriate placement cycle to use when discussing IIT Delhi DMS MBA placements as of 2026. DMS also maintains a year-wise placement-report section on its official website.

The 2023–25 final placement report records the following key compensation figures:

The exact figures in the placement report are ₹43,55,300 for the highest compensation, ₹22,52,966 for the average, and ₹22,50,782 for the median. Rounded to standard LPA presentation, these become ₹43.55 LPA, ₹22.53 LPA and ₹22.51 LPA respectively.

The placement report shows recruitment across several business domains. The largest reported share was Strategy & Consulting at 30.07%, followed by Information Technology at 23.78%, Sales & Marketing at 19.58%, Finance at 10.49%, HR & General Management at 8.39%, and Operations & Supply Chain at 7.69%. The report notes that operations consulting profiles are included within the Strategy & Consulting domain.

The batch profile also provides context for the placement outcomes. According to the final report, 67% of students had an engineering background and 33% were from non-engineering backgrounds. Around 69% of the batch had prior work experience, while the average work experience was reported at approximately 19.7 months. The report also states that 54% of students came from institutes such as IITs, NITs and SRCC.

Recruitment covered consulting, technology, finance, consumer businesses, manufacturing, healthcare, FMCG and other sectors. Recruiter names reported in coverage of the official placement report include Accenture, Bain & Company, McKinsey & Company, EY, PwC, Infosys Consulting, Paytm, Johnson & Johnson, JSW, Mondelez International, Vedanta, Tata Consumer Products and other organisations.

DMS also publishes separate summer placement information. Its official Summer Placement Report for the MBA Class of 2023–25 reports an average stipend of ₹2.43 lakh and a highest stipend of ₹5.24 lakh, alongside domain-level internship distribution. These figures relate to summer placements and should not be mixed with final MBA placement compensation.

The official NIRF 2026 data submission provides an additional government-reported perspective for IIT Delhi's two-year PG programmes. For 2024–25, it reports 154 students graduating in minimum stipulated time, 145 placed students and a median salary of ₹22,50,782. Because NIRF's management submission groups the relevant two-year PG management programmes, the DMS final placement report is the more specific source for the MBA Class of 2023–25 placement figures.

Accordingly, the latest specific DMS MBA placement figures are ₹43.55 LPA highest package and ₹22.53 LPA average package for the 2023–25 MBA batch, rather than older figures from 2023 or 2024.