IIM Raipur vs Ranchi vs VGSoM
Hey everyone, looking for genuine inputs on a college decision. Here's my profile and situation:
**Profile:**
- CAT 2025: 97.43 percentile
- Background: ECE engineer, ~2 years work ex as Cloud Engineer (escalation management)
- Interest: Open to Marketing, Consulting, Analytics — anything except Finance
**Status:**
- VGSOM IIT Kharagpur: Likely convert (awaiting result)
- IIM Raipur: Waitlisted, position moving and likely to convert
- IIM Ranchi: Waitlisted, borderline — may or may not convert
**What I care about:**
Genuine placements — not inflated brochure numbers
Good campus life — I want to actually enjoy the 2 years
Non-finance roles — marketing, consulting, analytics preferred
ROI on fees and effort
**My honest concern:**
IIM Raipur shows ~₹18.8 LPA average and IIM Ranchi shows similar or higher numbers — but these feel inflated when I look deeper. VGSOM shows ₹22.75 LPA average which also seems high but the IIT brand and smaller batch size (120 vs 330) makes me think the quality is more consistent.
For someone with a tech background wanting to break into marketing or consulting — which campus actually delivers? And which one has a better vibe for 2 years of life?
Also genuinely curious — does the IIM tag help more than the IIT tag in non-consulting/non-tech roles like marketing?
Would love to hear from current students, alumni, or anyone with actual ground-level info. Thanks!