Management Quota at IIM? No | How to Get Your Profile Shortlisted for MBA Admission
Management Quota at IIM (s)? No | How to Get Your Profile Shortlisted for MBA Admission
IIM shortlisting process for MBA 2026 batch will start in January 2026, but the institutes have started to release the admission criteria document.
Management Quota at IIM (s)? No | How to Get Your Profile Shortlisted for MBA Admission
Check latest IIM admission criteria for all 21 institutes. Know CAT 2025 cut offs, shortlisting parameters, WAT-PI score, etc. Management Quota at IIM? No | How to Get Your Profile Shortlisted for MBA Admission
for IIM selection process 2026. Management Quota at IIM (s)? No | How to Get Your Profile Shortlisted for MBA Admission
Management Quota at IIM (s)? No | How to Get Your Profile Shortlisted for MBA Admission
IIM Admission and Selection Process 2026: Timeline
Management Quota at IIM (s)? No | How to Get Your Profile Shortlisted for MBA Admission
IIM admission event
IIM admission dates
CAT 2025 registration
August 1 to September 20, 2025
CAT exam 2025
November 30, 2025
CAT 2025 result announcement
December third week 2025
IIM PI shortlisting
January 2026
PI-WAT round
February-April 2026
Final merit list
May 2026
IIM Admission and Selection Criteria 2026-28
Stage
Process
Details
Stage 1: Shortlisting
Based on CAT exam score
After CAT results, candidates apply for WAT/GD-PI through official IIM notifications. Those meeting cutoff log in with CAT IDs to submit details.
Stage 2: Screening
Selection for WAT/GD-PI
Candidates are shortlisted based on CAT score and academic record. Interview letters are sent to selected candidates for WAT-GD-PI. Conducted in designated cities (Feb–Apr)
Stage 3: Calculation of Composite Score and Final Selection
IIM Admission Parameter
What It Means?
CAT score
Overall percentile score obtained in CAT exam.
Graduation Score
The aggregate percentage obtained in a three-year degree course or equivalent.
Class 12 Score
The aggregate percentage scored in Class 12 or equivalent.
Class 10 Score
The aggregate percentage scored in Class 10 or equivalent.
WAT/GD-PI
Each candidate’s performance in WAT/GD-PI is assessed and marks are allotted accordingly.
Academic Diversity
Candidates from non-engineering background are given extra points to ensure fair representation of students from other streams. The points for academic diversity vary for each campus.
Gender Diversity
The IIMs give extra points to female/transgender candidates to encourage fair representation of each gender. The points for gender diversity vary for each campus.
Work Experience
Extra points (from 1-5) are given to candidates having prior work experience. For this, a range is defined from lowest to highest. The points for work experience vary for each campus.
IIM CAT Cut Offs: Qualifying vs Final
Check the table below for previous year’s qualifying CAT cut offs vs expected final CAT cut offs:
IIM
Qualifying CAT cut offs
Expected CAT cut offs
IIM Ahmedabad
95
99-100
IIM Bangalore
85
99-100
IIM Calcutta
85
99
IIM Lucknow
90
97-99
IIM Indore
90
97-99
IIM Kozhikode
85
97-98
IIM Amritsar
85
95-96
IIM Nagpur
85
95-96
IIM Sambalpur
93
95-96
IIM Trichy
93
94-95
IIM Raipur
93
94-95
IIM Ranchi
93
94-95
IIM Kashipur
94
94-95
IIM Vizag
80
92-94
IIM Udaipur
93
92-94
IIM Bodhgaya
93
92-94
IIM Shillong
75
90-94
IIM Sirmaur
93
90-94
IIM Rohtak
95
95-97
IIM Nagpur
85
90-94
IIM Jammu
93
90-94
IIM Mumbai
85
90-94
IIM Admissions: WAT-GD-PI Experiences
Management Quota at IIM? No | How to Get Your Profile Shortlisted for MBA Admission
Student Name
IIM
Abhishek Roy
IIM Lucknow
Vedant Chandewar
IIM Ahmedabad
Harshil Satasiya
IIM Ahmedabad
Nishanth Pandey
IIM Lucknow
Shreshth Khare
IIM Bangalore
Satya Gopal
IIM Kozhikode
Akash
IIM Ahmedabad
Akansha Ghosh
IIM Ahmedabad
Rupesh Gupta
IIM Ahmedabad
Akshay Mehendiratta
IIM Ahmedabad
Anchal Taatya
IIM Ahmedabad
Ananya Mishra
IIM Ahmedabad
Pratham Mani
IIM Ahmedabad
Omkar Mukherjee
IIM Calcutta
Vaibhav Jatin Shah
IIM Shillong
Parth Agarwal
IIM Kozhikode
Anshul Aggarwal
IIM Kozhikode
Ankur Parmar
IIM Kozhikode
Satya Gopal
IIM Kozhikode
Priyanjit Biswas
IIM Ahmedabad
Sai Prabhu
IIM Bangalore
Ruchika Bhartiya
IIM Bangalore
Abhinav Paigwar
IIM Bangalore
Mayank
IIM Bangalore
Shreshth Khare
IIM Bangalore
Parth Agarwal
IIM Bangalore
Ankit Anand
IIM Bangalore
Pratham Mani
IIM Calcutta
Aditi Agarwal
IIM Ahmedabad
Gursimran Ahuja
IIM Ahmedabad
Biswanath Chakraborty
IIM Indore
Nishant Shah
IIM Ahmedabad
Biswanath Chakraborty
IIM Bangalore
Achintya Bhattacharya
IIM Bangalore
Biswanath Chakraborty
IIM Lucknow
Shubham Varshney
IIM Ahmedabad
Shubham Ranka
IIM Calcutta
Dhiraj Bedi
IIM Calcutta
Wasim Khan Pathan
IIM Calcutta
List of IIMs in India: All India NIRF MBA Ranking 2025
ere is the table indicating latest IIM rankings by MHRD-NIRF. Management Quota at IIM (s)? No | How to Get Your Profile Shortlisted for MBA Admission
IIM List
Year of Establishment
IIM Rankings (NIRF MBA 2025)
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
1961
1
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
1961
7
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
1973
2
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
1984
5
Indian Institute of Management Indore
1996
8
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
1997
3
Indian Institute of Management Shillong
2008
38
Indian Institute of Management Rohtak
2009
19
Indian Institute of Management Udaipur
2009
21
Indian Institute of Management Ranchi
2010
18
Indian Institute of Management Raipur
2010
15
Indian Institute of Management Kashipur
2011
23
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
2011
16
Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam
2015
29
Indian Institute of Management Amritsar
2015
64
Indian Institute of Management Nagpur
2015
99
Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya
2015
31
Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur
2015
51
Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur
2015
34
Indian Institute of Management Jammu
2016
35
Indian Institute of Management Mumbai (formerly NITIE)
1963 (renamed in 2023)
6
IIM Admission Criteria and Selection Process Overview
Management Quota at IIM? No | How to Get Your Profile Shortlisted for MBA Admission
IIM Admission Criteria and Selection Process Overview
Component
Details
Eligibility
Bachelor’s degree with 50% (45% for reserved)
Entrance Exam
Common Admission Test (CAT)
Cut-off Percentile
90-99+ for top IIMs; 70-80 for newer IIMs
Selection Tests
WAT and PI
Final Selection Basis
Composite score from CAT, WAT, PI, academics
Programmes Offered by IIMs in India
Programme
Description
Duration
Target Group
Management Quota at IIMs?
MBA/PGP (Post Graduate Programme in Management)
Flagship 2-year programme across IIMs; equivalent to a regular MBA. After IIM Act 2017, most IIMs now award MBA degrees.
2 years
Fresh graduates & early professionals
No
EPGP (Executive Post Graduate Programme)
Designed for mid-level professionals with significant work experience.
1–2 years (varies)
Professionals with 5–12 years of work experience
No
IPM (Integrated Programme in Management)
Five-year integrated programme offered after Class 12 by select IIMs (Indore, Rohtak, Ranchi, Bodh Gaya, Jammu).
5 years
Students after Class 12
No
PGPX (Post Graduate Programme for Executives)
One-year diploma/degree for graduates with work experience.
1 year
Experienced professionals
No
FPM (Fellow Programme in Management)
Doctoral-level programme, globally equivalent to a PhD.
4–5 years
Research scholars
N/A
Certificate/Executive Programmes
Short-duration or part-time executive education/EMBA courses offering certificates.
Few weeks to months
Working professionals
No
Other Unique Programmes
Includes special programmes like IIM Indore’s Five-Year IPM & IIM Lucknow’s 3-year Working Managers’ Programme.
