IIM Admission Process

The admission/selection procedure for candidates for various programs provided by the Indian Institute of Management is also known as IIM Admission Criteria. Students seeking admission to the IIM must first complete an online application form. The IIMs are management education and research institutes run by the Government of India's Ministry of Education. They primarily provide graduate, doctoral, and executive programs, as well as extra business administration courses

How to Get into IIM: Common Admission Process (CAP)

Following the CAT exam, each of the older IIMs has its own admissions process. However, nine new IIMs have a Common Admission Process (CAP), which standardizes the selection process.

Here are some key points to remember:

• IIM Udaipur, IIM Kashipur, IIM Trichy, IIM Raipur, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Jammu, IIM Ranchi, IIM Sambalpur, and IIM Sirmaur are among the nine IIMs taking part in CAP.
• IIM Rohtak was a member of the CAP group until 2020, when it opted out.
• IIM Trichy has been given the task of conducting CAP for 2022.
• The Writing Ability Test (WAT) will not be administered for CAP 2022. As a result, CAP 2022 will include a Personal Interview (PI).
• The IIMs make admission offers independently after the CAP final processes have concluded.

Factors of IIM Admission Process

The IIM admissions procedure is separated into three major parts.

• Shortlisting candidates on the basis of CAT score
• The initial step is to take the Common Aptitude Test (CAT) administered by the IIMs. Once the CAT results are released, applicants are invited to apply for the WAT/GD-PI phase on each IIM's official website. Candidates who have made the shortlist must log in using their CAT IDs to submit their name and CAT score.
• Screening candidates for WAT/GD-PI
• Candidates will be shortlisted for WAT/GD/PI at the second stage based on their CAT score and academic record. Candidates who are shortlisted in all rounds will be invited to a counselling session, which may take place online.
• Calculation of composite score and final selection
• The composite score of each applicant is determined on the basis of several characteristics in the third stage to conclude his/her selection. The last stage of the IIM admissions process involves evaluating an applicant against certain criteria and generating his or her composite score.

The following is a list of the eight key parameters and their definitions.

Current Admission Criteria Policy in IIMs

There are two significant changes to IIM approval as a result of the Covid 19 epidemic as follows:

• Before students submit their final admission offers, several IIMs have canceled GD and WAT rounds and they only conduct PI rounds entirely online.
• In the academic year 2024-26, all IIM-IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, and IIM Calcutta, including Top IIM, will be able to provide both online and offline sessions.

IIM Admission Criteria : College - Wise

IIM Ahmedabad Admission Criteria 2023

Candidates for admission to the PGP batch 2024-26 at IIM Ahmedabad will be selected in two stages like as follows:

• A candidate who has a valid CAT 2023 score, has applied to the program, and satisfies the other program eligibility conditions is considered for WAT and PI.
• Additional applicants will be considered for WAT and PI in stage 2 based on their aggregate score after being shortlisted in stage 1 from each category.

IIM Bangalore Admission Criteria 2023

IIM Bangalore accepts students based on CAT scores and a variety of other factors. The selection procedure is divided into five stages:

IIM Bangalore accepts online applications for PGP admissions.

• PI and WAT
• Final selection based on the criteria
• Provisional acceptance into the PGP program
• PGP admission reporting

During the final selection stage for IIM Bangalore admission criteria, the CAT score is given the most weight. The candidate must have earned an 80 percentile in each of the three areas of the CAT. The three sections are Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning, Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension.

Note: Candidates in the general category will have to achieve a minimum 95% in the CAT. If a candidate fails to satisfy the minimum percentile criteria in the CAT, they will not be considered for the final selection step.

IIM Calcutta Admission Criteria

IIMC has changed its admission standards for a two-year full-time MBA (PGP) program starting in 2024.

The selection of applicants for admission to the PGP batch 2024-26 at IIM Calcutta involves three steps:

• PI and WAT cut-offs based on minimal CAT percentiles
• WAT and PI selection shortlisting.
• Final MBA Program Selection Criteria

IIM Lucknow Admission Criteria 

Shortlisted applicants will be examined based on their CAT 2023 score, academic achievement, and other aspects. Admission to IIM Lucknow is based on CAT 2023 results and personal interviews. In addition, selected applicants for WAT-PI will be notified by IIM Lucknow.

The following are the steps for IIML admission:

• Shortlisted candidates must submit the WAT-PI online form by the deadline in order to be considered for the WAT-PI stage.
• Stage two will be the final selection, in which the score for PGP program selection for batch 2024-26 will be determined using specified weightage.

IIM Rohtak Admission Criteria

IIM Rohtak will not participate in the CAP this year and will instead conduct its own selection procedure. Entering the candidate's application number and date of birth will get the IIM Rohtak PGP result. Candidates whose CAT 2023 scores are shortlisted must attend the selection process at IIM Rohtak.

PGP admission to IIM Rohtak 2023 will be available in five stages:

• Online registration for IIM Rohtak's PGP programs in 2024-26 is now open.
• Participate in Online Personal Interviews (PI)
• The final selection list based on CAT, PI, and diversity scores will be published.
• Admission proposals for the PGP class of 2024-26
• Reporting for the Postgraduate Programme (PGP)

IIM Kozhikode Admission Criteria

This year's admission criteria at IIM Kozhikode will include weightage for academic success and gender diversity, but not for bachelor's degree scores, as it did last year. For admission to its 2024-26 batch, IIM Kozhikode uses a three-phase selection process.

• Minimum eligibility is determined by the CAT score.
• Shortlisting of applications by PI and WAT

IIM Ranchi Admission Criteria 

Students will be accepted to IIM Ranchi based on their CAT 2023 result, Written Ability Test (WAT), Personal Interview (PI), and profile.

The following steps are included in the IIM Ranchi admission process:

• The WAT-PI shortlisting process begins with the CAT minimum percentile.
• Following the completion of the WAT and PI procedures, IIM Ranchi will make admission offers based on a merit list.
• Consolidated Merit List (CML) preparation based on CAT and profile scores.

IIM Udaipur Admission Criteria 

• The most essential element for admission to IIM Udaipur is the CAT score/percentile.
• Those who match the minimal qualifying criteria for the PI, i.e., CAT percentile overall and sectional, are shortlisted.
• The final merit list is generated using the CAT score, PI performance, and profile.

IIM Raipur Admission Criteria 

IIM Raipur will strive to enhance the number of women enrolled in the PGP 2024-26 batch by adding 8 points to the final selection, as it did last year. In the final selection, IIM Raipur assigns CAT 2022 35% weightage.

For admission to the 2024-26 batch, IIM Raipur conducts a three-phase screening process:

• CAT 2023 percentiles as a qualifying requirement
• Selection criteria for WAT and PI
• Criteria for final admission selection

IIM Visakhapatnam Admission Criteria 

Last year, IIM Visakhapatnam upped the weight of the academic profile to 50%.  Academic credentials, CAT scores, gender diversity, and job experience will be used to evaluate candidates.

The three-step admissions procedure at IIM Vizag for the 2024-26 batch

• Criteria for pre-shortlisting based on CAT 2023 
•  WAT & PI shortlisting criteria
• Final Selection

IIM Nagpur Admission Criteria 

IIM Nagpur will notify candidates who have been shortlisted for PGP admission 2023 by email. The admission procedure at IIM Nagpur for the class of 2023-25 will be as follows:

• Candidates will be evaluated initially based on their CAT scores.
• All such individuals will be requested to complete a thorough application form by a specific deadline.
• Only those who have completed the application form will be considered for the second shortlist.
• The second shortlist for PI will be based on Comprehensive Score (CS) and will be released in the first week of April.
• Candidates who are shortlisted in Stage 2 will be requested to confirm their attendance at the IIM Nagpur PI in the first/second week of April.
• Only applicants who affirm at this level will be booked for PI sessions.
• Candidates with acceptable PI scores will be considered for the Final Score (FS) round.
• Admission offers will be made to candidates based on their FS.

IIM Jammu Admission Criteria 

The admission process at IIM Jammu consists of three steps. First, IIM Jammu takes into account a variety of aspects in its final selection, such as academic profile, professional experience, diversity, and so on.

Admission to IIM Jammu for the academic year 2024-26 is divided into three stages:

• Procedure of shortlisting based on CAT 2023 percentiles
• To proceed to the next level a (EOI) will be necessary.
• Final selection based on merit lists.

IIM Sirmaur Admission Criteria 

Candidates who satisfy the criteria for each step get admitted to IIM Sirmaur. Admission to IIM Sirmaur is based on CAT 2023 results, personal presence, and grading of the major components.

Admission to IIM Sirmaur will be conducted in two stages in 2023-25.

• Candidate selection for the Personal Presence Process (WAT & PI) 
• Final merit list preparation

IIM Trichy Admission Criteria

The CAT score is given 50% weightage in the final selection, and other variables also play a considerable part. Female applicants are given an additional 5% weightage in the gender diversity category.

Three factors influence admission to IIM Trichy:

• Personal Appearance (PA) selection WAT and PI rounds 
• Final admission offers

IIM Sambalpur Admission Criteria 

The IIM Sambalpur admission criteria are divided into three levels. Here is a comprehensive guide to admission to IIM Sambalpur:

• CAT 2023 exam score
• Candidates for Personal Appearance are being shortlisted (PA)
• Personal Interviews and Written Analysis (PI)
• Final Selection List Formation

CAT 2023 Eligibility Criteria

Graduation is the minimum necessary for taking the CAT exam.

• Learn more about CAT eligibility in the sections below.
• An undergraduate degree from a recognized school with a minimum grade point average of 50%
• A professional degree required with a specified percentage
• Students who have just completed or are awaiting for their results of their  bachelor's degree or an equivalent certification may also apply for the CAT exam.

CAT Result 2023

The CAT Exam results will be made public in January 2023. Candidates may get their CAT scorecard 2023 by entering their login ID and username. CAT results are available in online mode. Following the announcement of the results. For IIM, candidates will be shortlisted using CAT cut-offs. The CAT scorecard includes the following details

• Name
• Registration Number
• Category
• Photo
• Sectional Scores
• Overall Score
• Percentile