How Many Students Get Selected in IIM?

How Many Students Get Selected in IIM?

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IIMs are considered to be the most prestigious management institutes in the country. The number of students aiming for the IIMs every year is more than 2 lakh. However, the IIMs only select a handful of candidates i.e. approximately 5500. Among these 5500 IIM seats, a great extent of seats are reserved for the candidates who belong to the reserved categories. This makes the competition for IIM seats more fierce.

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The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM Kozhikode) will close the registrations for CAT 2025 for admission to MBA and other management courses for the academic year 2025-26.

If you are looking forward to register for the CAT 2025 for admission to MBA and other management programmes, follow the 6 simple steps given below.

Official Website

  • Go to the official portal of IIM CAT 2025 at iimcat.ac.in.

New Registration

  • On the homepage, look for the new registration link and click on it.

Registered Candidate Login

  • Graduates who have already registered but haven’t filled the application form yet, can directly register through the ‘registered candidate login’ using user ID and password.

Details to Fill

For new registrations, candidates are required to fill the following given points to complete the registration.

  • Name of Candidate
  • Note: Candidate name should be entered exactly as it appears in 10th/SSC Certificate.
  • Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy)
  • Email Address
  • Confirm Email Address
  • Country
  • Mobile Number
  • Code
  • Confirm Code
  • Confirm Mobile Number
  • Candidates will have to generate an OTP by clicking on the generate OTP button. They will be redirected to CAPTCHA to fill and submit. To verify the mobile number, enter the OTP received and click on “Validate the OTP” tab. After validation, you will be able to submit the registration form.
  • Registered applicants will receive the User ID and Password on the registered email address and or on the registered mobile number. Overseas candidates will receive both User ID and Password on registered email address.

CAPTCHA

Applicants will have to retype the characters displayed in the CAPTCHA box provided. “The CAPTCHA box (as displayed above) is a special set of characters displayed on the screen,” the official notification reads.

Declaration

After filling all the requisite details, candidates must select the “I Agree” checkbox in the Declaration section to enable the submit button. The declaration is for candidates that they are committing to be honest and fair in all their actions and that the information provided in the CAT 2025 Registration Form is correct and true.

“Providing wrong information can lead to the cancellation of your right to appear in the examination or to be considered for the admission process as mandated by the appropriate authority. It is mandatory to agree to the contents in the Declaration to proceed to submit the form,” the notice on the website reads.

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  1. Total Candidates selected in IIM
  2. IIM Selection Criteria
  3. IIM Reservation Criteria
How Many Students Get Selected in IIM?
How Many Students Get Selected in IIM?

Total Candidates selected in IIM

The IIM acceptance rate for candidates is very low. From around 2 lakh candidates appearing for the CAT exam, only a few thousand are shortlisted for the PI round. The finally selected candidates are very few. The total number of candidates selected in each IIM varies as per the batch size of the respective IIM. The seat matrix for different IIMs is given in the table below.

Name of the IIM

Total candidates selected

Total General candidates

Total OBC candidates

Total SC candidates

Total ST candidates

IIM Ahmedabad

398

194

104

58

29

IIM Bangalore

412

193

103

57

29

IIM Calcutta

462

233

125

69

37

IIM Lucknow

436

211

113

63

32

IIM Indore

450

226

122

68

34

IIM Kozhikode

525

189

102

56

28

IIM Amritsar

240

60

33

18

9

IIM Nagpur

240

60

33

18

9

IIM Sambalpur

120

80

37

20

10

IIM Trichy

210

52

28

15

8

IIM Raipur

210

60

32

18

10

IIM Ranchi

210

60

32

18

10

IIM Vizag

120

27

37

20

10

IIM Udaipur

150

60

32

28

10

IIM Bodh Gaya

120

60

33

18

9

IIM Shillong

180

60

32

18

10

IIM Sirmaur

170

30

17

9

5

IIM Rohtak

240

60

32

18

10

IIM Mumbai

550

220

148

82

41

IIM Selection Criteria

The IIM Selection criteria for candidates aspiring to pursue any of the offered MBA/PGDM programs are listed below.

  • A candidate must have a Bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of reserved categories).

  • Candidates must have a valid CAT scorecard.

  • The candidate should mandatorily qualify for the CAT cutoff specified by the respective IIM to send an application.

  • Candidates shortlisted for the PI round are evaluated based on their performance in the different tests. Apart from that, the overall profile of a candidate is also given significant weightage.

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IIM Reservation Criteria

IIMs have prescribed reservation criteria for different categories of candidates. The OBC category has a 27% reservation quota while the SC and ST categories have 7.5% and 15% respectively. 10% of seats are reserved for the EWS and PwD candidates. The distribution of seats in the IIMs is provided in the table below.

Category

Category-wise Distribution of IIM Seats

General

3500

OBC

809

SC and ST

538

PwD and EWS

550

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How many seats are there in IIM?
A:

The seats across all the IIMs are approximately 5500. The seats are an individual IIM depending on the batch size issued for the particular academic session.

Q: How many get selected in IIM?
A:

From over 2 lakh CAT applicants, around 10,000 candidates get shortlisted for the PI rounds of an IIM. The final number of selected candidates in IIM is around 5500.

Q: What percentage of students get into IIM?
A:

Out of the total CAT-qualified candidates only 10-15% are shortlisted for the PI rounds. After the PI rounds are conducted along with other evaluation tests, only around 2% of the applicants receive the final admission letter from IIMs across the nation.

Q: What is the selection rate for IIM?
A:

The selection rate of all the IIMs combined comes to be less than 3% (approximately 2.17%). This is the selection rate for over 2 lakh candidates appearing for the CAT exam and the candidates finally making it to an IIM.

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The CAT 2025 exam is a national-level MBA entrance test for IIMs and top B-schools in India. It will be held on 30th November 2025 in computer-based mode across ~170 cities.
The registration is open from 1st August to 13th September 2025 on iimcat.ac.in .
Admit cards will be available from 5th November 2025 onward.
Graduates with at least 50 marks (45 for SC/ST/PwD) are eligible to apply.
The exam tests English, Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude in three timed sections.

Yes, you can pursue an MBA at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), Lucknow, through the CAT exam.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Educational Qualification: A bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PwD candidates) from a recognized university.

  • Entrance Exam: A valid CAT score is required for admission.

Admission Process:

  1. Application: Register online through the BBAU admission portal.

  2. Entrance Exam: Appear for the CAT exam and obtain a valid score.

  3. Counseling: Shortlisted candidates will be called for counseling based on their CAT scores.

  4. Document Verification: Submit necessary documents for verification.

  5. Fee Payment: Complete the fee payment to confirm admission.

Course Details:

  • Duration: 2 years (full-time).

  • Specializations: Finance, Marketing, Human Resource Management, among others.

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