Admission Criteria

Note - These are just the minimum percentiles required ( in CAT 2025 ) to be considered for shortlisting and does not ensure an interview call from IIMs. The actual cutoffs are usually much higher.

IIM Ahmedabad

Non-PwD CAT Cutoff PwD CAT Cutoff
Category Overall percentile rank (PT) Sectionwise percentile rank (PVARC, PDILR, PQA) Overall percentile rank (PT) Sectionwise percentile rank (PVARC, PDILR, PQA)
General/ EWS 95 85 85 75
NC-OBC 90 80 80 70
SC 85 75 75 65
ST 75 65 65 55

IIM Bangalore

Category VA/RC DI/LR QA Overall
General 80 75 75 85
NC-OBC/EWS 70 65 65 75
SC 65 60 60 70
ST 55 60 60 70
DA 50 50 50 60

IIM Calcutta

Category QA DI/LR VA/RC Overall
General 75 80 80 85
NC-OBC/EWS 65 65 70 75
SC 60 60 65 70
ST 55 55 55 65
DA 45 45 45 55

IIM Lucknow

Category QA DI/LR VA/RC Overall
General 85 85 85 90
OBC NC/EWS 77 77 77 82
SC 55 55 55 70
ST 50 50 50 65
DA 50 50 50 65

IIM Indore

Category QA DI/LR VARC Overall
General/EWS 80 80 80 90
NC-OBC 70 70 70 80
SC 55 55 55 60
ST 45 45 45 50
DA 45 45 45 50

IIM Kozhikode

Category VA/RC DI/LR QA Overall
General 75 75 75 85
NC-OBC/EWS 65 65 65 75
SC 55 55 55 65
ST 45 45 45 55
DA 45 45 45 55

IIM Rohtak

Category Overall Percentile
General 97
EWS 93
OBC-NC 87
SC 60
ST 50
DA Gen-87, OBC-73, SC-50, ST-40

IIM Shillong

Category VA/RC DI/LR QA
General 75 75 75
EWS 75 75 75
SC 60 60 60
ST 50 50 50
DA 50 50 50

CAP ( IIM Jam, IIM Sir, IIM Bodh)

Category QA DI/LR VA/RC Overall
General 75 75 75 95
NC-OBC 52 52 52 81
EWS 55 55 55 81
SC 45 45 45 66
ST/DA 30 25 25 42

JAP ( IIM Rai, IIM Ran, IIM Tri, IIM Kash)

Category QA DI/LR VA/RC Overall
General 75 75 75 90
NC-OBC/EWS 60 60 60 75
SC 45 45 45 50
ST 25 25 25 30
DA 25 25 25 30

IIM Sambalpur

Category Overall Percentile
General-Male with less than 1 year of work ex 90
General-Male with at least 1 year of work ex 85
NC-OBC 55
General-Female 85
EWS 80
OBC-NC 75
SC 55
ST 40

IIM Mumbai

Category VA/RC DI/LR QA Overall
General 80 80 75 85
NC-OBC/EWS 70 65 65 75
SC 65 60 60 70
ST 55 55 55 65
DA 45 45 45 50