IIM Jammu Pre-Placement Training Tender 2026: Eligibility, Scope of Work, EMD, Tender Fee and Important Dates

Indian Institute of Management Jammu (IIM Jammu) has invited online bids from eligible agencies for conducting a comprehensive Pre-Placement Preparatory Workshop/Training Programme for its students. The tender has been issued under NIT Ref. No. IIMJ/NIT/Pre-Placement-Training/2026-27/13 and was published on 18 August 2026.

The procurement is being conducted through the Central Public Procurement Portal (CPP Portal) under e-procurement mode. Interested training agencies and organisations with relevant experience in placement preparation, professional training, career development and academic-institution training can participate, subject to fulfilment of the tender's eligibility and technical requirements.

IIM Jammu Pre-Placement Training Tender 2026 – Key Highlights

*The tender states that the student strength may change because of withdrawals or new admissions.

Scope of Work

The selected external training agency will be responsible for delivering a structured pre-placement preparation programme covering assessment, training, mentoring, mock interviews and placement-oriented support.

The tender requires an initial pre-training assessment of students covering areas such as:

1. Attitude, behaviour and psychology
2. Grooming, hygiene and personality
3. Effective verbal communication skills
4. Categorisation of students into three performance categories
5. Category-specific training and continuous improvement through industry experts

The programme is designed for approximately 845 students across MBA, MBA Healthcare and MBA AIBA batches.

Major Training Activities

The scope includes a broad range of placement-preparation activities, including:

1. Introductory sessions explaining programme objectives, methodology and expected student benefits.
2. Resume-building discussions and personalised resume improvement.
3. Career options and domain-specific workshops.
4. Attitude, behaviour, psychology and hygiene sessions.
5. Psychometric testing.
6. Guesstimate preparation.
7. Case interview preparation.
8. Case competition sessions.
9. Group Discussions and mock GDs.
10. Multiple rounds of mock personal interviews.
11. Behavioural/HR and technical interview preparation.
12. Aptitude and psychometric tests.
13. Training support for unplaced students.
14. Placement assistance with at least 25 actionable placement leads as a value-added service, as per the tender.
15. Domain-specific certification/live-project support.
16. AI-assisted interviews.
17. Company-specific preparatory material based on job descriptions and formats.
18. Communication training.
19. Need-based mentorship and additional support for students requiring improvement.
20. Creation of domain-specific student dossiers.

The activity schedule covers both online and offline delivery. For example, the tender provides for online resume/behavioural mock interviews, offline personal interviews, GDs, case-based activities and online aptitude/psychometric tests.

Student Coverage

The tender estimates the following student strength:

The institute notes that the actual number may vary at later stages.

Professional Qualification and Expert Requirements

The tender does not prescribe a single specific degree or professional qualification for every trainer. However, it requires bidders to provide details of the qualifications and experience of professionals/trainers/experts proposed for deployment.

The coaches assigned to IIM Jammu are required to have a minimum of five years of experience. Coaches should also have suitable experience and qualifications in their assigned domains.
The technical proposal also requires details of industry experts who will participate in mock technical interviews. The prescribed expert-information format asks for:

1. Name of expert
2. Qualification
3. Designation
4. Company name
5. Sector
6. Total years of experience

The technical evaluation gives significant weight to the quality and number of experts, particularly experts working in senior positions in reputed companies with more than 10 years of experience.

Eligibility Criteria

The principal eligibility requirements specified in the tender are:

1. PAN and GST Registration

The agency must possess a PAN and GST registration. The tender text contains the spelling "GTS Registration", but the supporting bid documentation calls for a GST Registration Certificate.

2. Minimum Annual Turnover

The agency must have a minimum annual turnover of ₹1 crore during FY 2024-25.

A turnover certificate issued by a Chartered Accountant is required as supporting evidence.

3. Similar Work Experience

The bidder must have at least one year of experience in similar work, involving workshops/programmes for academic institutions such as:

1. Government institutions
2. State Government institutions
3. Government Autonomous Institutions
4. Large/reputed institutions or organisations
5. Preferably IIMs/IITs

Supporting documents such as a PO, WO, agreement, experience certificate or performance certificate must be submitted.

4. Non-Blacklisting / Non-Debarment

The agency must not have been debarred, blacklisted, terminated or ceased without completing the entire contract period by the specified Central/State Government departments, PSUs, autonomous bodies, academic institutions, CFTIs etc. during the prescribed five-year period.

Financial Criteria

The tender establishes a minimum turnover requirement but does not specify any minimum net worth requirement.

Financial qualification summary

The technical bid checklist specifically calls for the CA-certified turnover certificate along with the profit and loss statement/balance sheet for the financial year ended 31 March 2025.

Tender Fee and EMD

The Tender Processing Fee is ₹1,180, including GST. It is expressly described as non-refundable and not exempted.

The EMD is ₹1,00,000.

Both the tender processing fee and EMD are required separately through NEFT/RTGS in favour of Indian Institute of Management Jammu. The tender provides the relevant bank-account details for the transfer.

EMD Exemption

The tender specifically states that NSIC/MSME registered bidders may claim EMD exemption by submitting a valid NSIC/MSME Registration Certificate. The tender processing fee, however, remains non-refundable and not exempted.

Financial Bid and BOQ

The financial bid must be submitted in the prescribed BOQ format. The tender expressly states that submission of the financial bid by any other means will not be accepted.

The uploaded BOQ is structured around per-student pricing and includes activities such as:

1. Resume Building Session
2. Four Mock Interviews
3. Two Mock Group Discussions
4. Sector/Role Clarity Session
5. Guesstimates
6. Case Competition and Case Interview Preparation

The BOQ provides for approximately 845 students but does not contain a disclosed predetermined estimated contract value because bidder rates are to be entered in the financial bid. Therefore, the estimated tender cost should be reported as "Not Disclosed/Not Specified in the Tender" rather than an assumed amount.

Submission Guidelines

The tender is strictly an online e-procurement tender.

Bidders must submit their bids through the CPP Portal:

https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app

The bid consists of two covers:

Cover-I – Technical Bid

The technical bid is to contain the eligibility and supporting documentation in PDF format.

Key documents include:

1. Index/Compliance Sheet – Annexure-I
2. Technical Bid – Annexure-II
3. Proof of Tender Processing Fee and EMD
4. Tender Acceptance Letter – Annexure-III
5. PAN
6. GST Registration Certificate
7. Details of proprietor/directors/consultants/top executives
8. Details of trainers/experts
9. Experience certificates
10. CA-certified turnover certificate
11. Profit & Loss Statement/Balance Sheet
12. Work orders/purchase orders/agreements
13. Performance/experience certificates
14. Electronic Fund Transfer/RTGS Mandate Form – Annexure-VI
15. Self-declaration regarding non-blacklisting – Annexure-VII
16. Duly signed and stamped tender document, including corrigenda/addenda
17. Other documents required to establish eligibility

Cover-II – Financial Bid

The financial bid must be uploaded in the prescribed BOQ Excel format. Modification or tampering with the prescribed financial-bid format may lead to rejection and forfeiture of EMD.

A valid Class III Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) is required for online participation.

The bidder should also retain the portal-generated tender submission acknowledgement and bid summary after successful submission.

Important Tender Deadlines

These dates are taken from the tender's Bid-Data Sheet.

Pre-Bid Meeting

The tender does not specify a separate pre-bid meeting date, time or venue. Instead, it specifies 28 August 2026 up to 5:00 PM as the last date for receipt of queries.

Accordingly, this tender should not be published as having a confirmed "Pre-Bid Meeting" unless IIM Jammu subsequently issues a clarification or corrigendum.

Technical Evaluation

The tender follows a Combined Quality Cum Cost Based System (CQCCBS), with:

1. Technical/Quality Weightage: 70%
2. Financial Weightage: 30%

The technical evaluation covers experience, IIT/IIM engagements, turnover, resume and one-to-one feedback experience, GD/mock GD experience, personal interview/mock PI experience, sector/role clarity sessions, expert quality and bidder presentation.

A bidder must achieve at least 60 out of 100 marks in technical evaluation to become technically qualified.

For financial evaluation, the lowest-priced technically qualified bidder receives the maximum financial score, with other bidders receiving proportionate scores. The successful bidder is selected based on the combined technical and financial score.

Document Checklist for Bidders

1. Technical Bid – Annexure-II
2. Index/Compliance Sheet – Annexure-I
3. Proof of Tender Processing Fee payment
4. Proof of EMD payment, or valid EMD-exemption certificate where applicable
5. Tender Acceptance Letter – Annexure-III
6. PAN Card/ PAN document
7. GST Registration Certificate
8. Organisation/firm registration or constitution details
9. Proprietor/director/consultant/top executive details
10. Authorised Signatory details
11. Trainer and expert profiles
12. Expert qualification and experience details
13. Details of industry experts for mock technical interviews
14. CA-certified turnover certificate for FY 2024-25
15. CA-certified Profit & Loss Statement
16. CA-certified Balance Sheet
17. Details of similar work experience – Annexure-V
18. Purchase Orders/Work Orders/Agreements
19. Experience/Performance Certificates
20. Client references/contact details as required
21. Electronic Fund Transfer/RTGS Mandate Form – Annexure-VI
22. Self-Declaration regarding Non-Blacklisting – Annexure-VII
23. Entire tender document duly signed and stamped
24. Addendum/Corrigendum, if issued, duly acknowledged
25. Any other document required to establish eligibility
26. Financial Bid in prescribed BOQ Excel format – Cover-II

The official Annexure-I checklist specifically requires the technical bid, fee/EMD proof, acceptance letter, PAN, GST, management details, trainer/expert details, turnover documents, experience documents, RTGS mandate, non-blacklisting declaration and signed tender documents.

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