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IIM Ahmedabad Admission Criteria 2025: Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad has released the admission criteria for MBA admissions for the academic batch of 2025-27, in online mode - iima.ac.in. IIM Ahmedabad admission is based on the performance of the candidate in the CAT exam. Candidates whose names will appear on the IIM Ahmedabad shortlist will have to appear for the AWT (Analytical Writing Test)/PI (Personal Interview) rounds based on which they will be granted final admission to IIM Ahmedabad. Read this complete article to check out the information related to IIM Ahmedabad eligibility criteria, important dates, IIMA admission criteria, and so forth.
Students must stay updated on the events related to IIMA admissions 2025 dates. Check the table below for the latest updates:
IIM Ahmedabad Events | IIM A Admission Dates (Tentative) |
IIMA Admission 2025 application start date | January 2025 |
Last date to apply for IIM Ahmedabad Admission | February 2025 |
Release of IIM Ahmedabad shortlist | February 2025 |
IIM Ahmedabad interview date | March 2025 |
Final IIM Ahmedabad Admission Offer | April/May 2025 |
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Candidates aspiring to take admission to IIM Ahmadabad PGP must fulfill the below-mentioned eligibility criteria:
Students must have a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate or equivalent CGPA. Students belonging to the reserved category will be given 5% relaxation.
The bachelor's degree must entail a minimum of three years of education along with 10+2 or equivalent.
The conversion of marks or CGPA will be followed as per the norms of the university/institute from which the student has graduated. In case the institute/university does not provide any scheme of conversion then the IIM Ahmedabad will obtain the equivalence by dividing the obtained CGPA by the maximum CGPA and multiplying the result by 100.
Aspirants appearing for the final year examination of the qualifying exam can also apply provided they submit the required documents in the stipulated time. Such a candidate’s admission will be on a provisional basis and will be confirmed when the student submits the mark sheets and certificate of passing the Bachelor’s degree with a required minimum percentage.
The admission criteria of IIM Ahmedabad 2025 is a two-step process. In the first step, the candidates are shortlisted for the Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI) based on valid CAT 2024 scores, have applied for the program and meet the eligibility criteria for the program.
Process 1 - Preliminary Screening
CAT 2024 consisted of three sections namely, Quantitative Aptitude'(QA), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC). Only candidates who meet the minimum IIM Ahmedabad CAT cutoff criteria both sectional and overall are considered for further rounds of IIM Ahmedabad admission 2025. Check the table below to know the minimum cutoff for CAT 2024.
Category | Quantitative Ability (QA) | Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) | Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) | Overall |
General, EWS | 70 | 70 | 70 | 80 |
NC-OBC/ Transgender | 65 | 65 | 65 | 75 |
SC | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
ST | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
PwD (General/ EWS, NC-OBC/transgender, SC) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
PwD (ST) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
At the different stages of the selection process of IIM Ahmedabad ‘Application Rating,’ (AR) score of the student will be used. AR is the sum of rating scores based on their percentage in 10th and 12th standard, stream, Bachelor's degree discipline, and work experience. Check the table below to know the scoring of each component.
Per cent Score in Xth Std. Exam | Rating Score A |
<=55 | 1 |
>55 and <=60 | 2 |
>60 and <=70 | 3 |
>70 and <=80 | 5 |
>80 and <=90 | 8 |
>90 | 10 |
Science Stream | |
Per cent Score in XIIth Std. Exam | Rating Score B |
<=55 | 1 |
>55 and <=60 | 2 |
>60 and <=70 | 3 |
>70 and <=80 | 5 |
>80 and <=90 | 8 |
>90 | 10 |
Commerce Stream | |
Per cent Score in XIIth Std. Exam | Rating Score B |
<=50 | 1 |
>50 and <=55 | 2 |
>55 and <=65 | 3 |
>65 and <=75 | 5 |
>75 and <=90 | 8 |
>90 | 10 |
Arts/Humanities Stream | |
Per cent Score in XIIth Std. Exam | Rating Score B |
<=45 | 1 |
>45 and <=50 | 2 |
>50 and <=60 | 3 |
>60 and <=70 | 5 |
>70 and <=85 | 8 |
>85 | 10 |
AC-1 | |
Per cent score in Bachelor's Degree | Rating Score C |
<= 55 | 1 |
> 55 and <= 60 | 2 |
> 60 and <= 62 | 3 |
> 62 and <= 65 | 5 |
> 65 and <= 70 | 8 |
> 70 | 10 |
AC-2 | |
Per cent score in Professional courses | Rating Score C |
<= 50 | 1 |
> 50 and <= 53 | 2 |
> 53 and <= 55 | 3 |
> 55 and <= 57 | 5 |
> 57 and <= 63 | 8 |
> 63 | 10 |
AC-3 | |
Per cent score in Bachelor's Degree | Rating Score C |
<= 55 | 1 |
> 55 and <= 60 | 2 |
> 60 and <= 65 | 3 |
> 65 and <= 70 | 5 |
> 70 and <= 80 | 8 |
> 80 | 10 |
AC-4 & AC-6 | |
Per cent score in Bachelor's Degree | Rating Score C |
<= 60 | 1 |
> 60 and <= 65 | 2 |
> 65 and <= 70 | 3 |
> 70 and <= 75 | 5 |
> 75 and <= 85 | 8 |
> 85 | 10 |
AC-5 | |
Per cent score in Professional courses | Rating Score C |
<= 50 | 1 |
> 50 and <= 55 | 2 |
> 55 and <= 60 | 3 |
> 60 and <= 65 | 5 |
> 65 and <= 75 | 8 |
> 75 | 10 |
Work Experience in Month (as filled in the CAT Application Form) | Rating Score D |
< 12 months | 0 |
>= 12 and <= 36 months | MF * (number of months of work experience – 11) |
> 36 months | 5 |
Work-experience Multiplication Factor (MF) = 0.20 |
The normalized AR score of a candidate will be equivalent to their AR score divided by the average of the top 50 AR scores from the applicant’s pool*.
Applicants pool = the group of candidates who have appeared for CAT 2024 and applied for IIM Ahmedabad.
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Process 2 - Shortlisting for Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI)
The shortlisting of candidates will be carried out in two stages:
Stage 1 - From the applicant’s pool
IIM Ahmedabad will recognize a candidate’s performance in their academics as well as performance in CAT 2024. A certain number of applicants will be shortlisted based on their Composite Score (CS) subject to filling certain criteria.
CS (Composite Score) = ARF_CS * Normalised AR score + CATF_CS * Normalised overall score in CAT 2024
Application Rating Multiplication Factor for Composite Score (ARF_CS) = 0.35;
CAT Multiplication Factor for Composite Score (CATF_CS) = 0.65
The upper limit for the number of applicants to be shortlisted as per RC for AC-1,2,3, and 5
Category | Upper Limit per ACRC 1 |
General | 100 |
NC-OBC | 57 |
SC | 32 |
ST | 16 |
PwD | 6 |
Category | Upper Limit per ACRC 2 |
General | 150 |
NC-OBC | 85 |
SC | 48 |
ST | 24 |
PwD | 9 |
Criteria 1 - Percentile of VRC, QA, DILR, and overall must not be lower than the percentile mentioned in the table above (Minimum CAT 2024 cutoffs).
Criteria 2 - The average of percentages should be more than the minimum cutoff (specific to the category and stream in the table below).
Average of percentages=P= marks obtained in 10th and 12th standard examination.
Stream in 12th | General-EWS | NC-OBC | SC | ST | PWD (general, SC, NC-OBC) | PWD (ST) |
Science | 80 | 75 | 70 | 65 | 70 | 65 |
commerce | 77 | 72 | 67 | 62 | 67 | 62 |
Arts and Humanities | 75 | 70 | 64 | 59 | 64 | 59 |
Criteria 3 - the percentage of marks obtained in the Bachelor’s degree must be greater or equal to the minimum cutoff percentage.
Criteria 4 - Total percentile ≥ 80, QA percentile ≥ 70, DILR percentile ≥ 70, and VRC percentile ≥ 70
Criteria 5 - Percentage ≥ 80 (Science), 77 (Commerce), 75 (Arts/Humanities), where P is the average of the percentages of marks scored in the 10th and 12th std. Examinations.
Criteria 6 - The percentage of marks obtained in the bachelor’s degree must be greater or equal to a minimum cutoff percentage.
Stage 2- After the candidates are shortlisted in stage 1 from each category, the additional number of candidates will be shortlisted for AWT and PI on the basis of their Composite Score (CS) as mentioned above subject to fulfillment of criteria 1 and 2.
In this stage selection will be strictly based on shortlisting done for each category and on the basis of final composite score (FCS), FCS will be computed as follows:
FCS = PIF * Normalised PI Score + AWTF * Normalised AWT Score + CATF_FCS * Normalised CAT Score + ARF_FCS * AR
Personal Interview Multiplication Factor (PIF) = 0.50
AWT Multiplication Factor (AWTF) = 0.10
CAT Score Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score (CATF_FCS) = 0.25
Application Rating Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score (ARF_FCS) = 0.15
AC | Degree |
AC-1 (Medicine and Surgery based subjects) | MBBS, MD (USA). |
AC-2 (Selected Professional Degrees) | Chartered Accountancy (CA), Cost and Works Accountancy (ICWA), Company Secretaryship (CS). |
AC-3 (All Commerce, Economics, Finance and Management Related Degrees) | Including BAF, BBA, BBE, BBI, BBM, BBS, BCAF, BCCA, BCOM, BFIA, BFM, BHM, BHMCT, BIBF, BMS (Bachelor of Management Studies), and BSBA degrees. In particular, including Economics/ Economic Development and Planning Any degree in Hospitality/Hospitality Studies, Catering/Catering Technology, Hotel, Travel and Tourism Management, Tourism Studies, and any other related discipline. Commerce (Accountancy, Auditing, Banking, Business Mathematics, Business Organisation, Finance, Information Technology, Insurance, Investment Analysis, Public Finance, Secretarial Practices, etc.) Management (Advertising, Agriculture and Food Business, Agribusiness Management, Agriculture Marketing and Cooperation, Agriculture and Rural and Tribal Development, Business Administration, Business Management, Business Studies, Commercial Agriculture and Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Management Studies, Sports Management, Real Estate, and Urban Infrastructure, Renewable Energy Management, Oil and Gas Management, Production and Industrial Management) Any other vocational degree in commerce and management. |
AC-4 I (All Engineering, Technology and Architecture related Areas) | Including BARCH, BE, BIT, BINFTECH, BS (ENG)/ BSC (ENG), BTECH and integrated MTECH degrees (Excluding all degrees in Accessories Design/Apparel Production/Design/Fashion Communication/Fashion Design/Fashion Technology/Interior Design/Knit Wear Design/Leather Design/Jewelry Design/Footwear Design, and BS/BSC degrees in Information Technology). In particular, including Agricultural Engineering/ Dairy Technology/ Food Technology Architecture BE/BS (ENG)/BSC (ENG)/BTECH/integrated MTECH degrees in Biosciences, Geological Sciences, Information Technology, Mathematical Sciences, and Natural Sciences BE/BS (ENG)/BSC (ENG)/BTECH/integrated MTECH in all Engineering/Technology and related areas, including subjects like Chemical Technology, Electronics, Engineering Physics, etc. Textile Engineering/Technology Others: All other fields where BE/BS (ENG)/BSC (ENG)/BTECH/integrated MTECH degrees are awarded, not explicitly included or excluded elsewhere in the list. |
AC II (Science and Agriculture related Areas, other than Medicine and Surgery) | Including all BS/BSC and integrated MS/MSC (excluding degrees in Economics, Fashion Design, Journalism, and Leather Design). Also includes degrees in dentistry, paramedical, veterinary degrees. In particular, including Actuarial Science Agriculture (Agronomy, Soil Science, Agricultural Biochemistry, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Plant Pathology, Soil Science, etc.) Biosciences (Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Botany, Life Science, Zoology, etc.) Computer Applications (BCA, MCA) Dentistry Fisheries Forestry Geological Sciences (Geography, Geology, and Geophysics.) Horticulture Information Technology All bachelor's/integrated master's degrees in Mathematical Sciences (Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, etc.) Natural Sciences (Chemistry, Physics, etc.) Paramedical/Physiotherapy Pharmacology/Pharmacy Planning Veterinary Science/ Animal Husbandry Media Science, Media Science, and Technology Physiology Any vocational degree in science (BS/BSC) Science (Others): Forensic, Home Science, Nursing, and all other branches of Science not explicitly included or excluded elsewhere in this list |
AC-5 (All Arts/Humanities Related Degrees, Design, Education, Fashion Design/Technology, Law and Rural Studies) | Including any BA (excluding Economics, Geography, and Geological Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics), BAA, BAJM, BCJ, BDES, BED, BTECH, BJ, BJMC, BL, BM (Bachelor of Music), BMC, BMM, BMus, BSW, and LLB. In particular, including Accessories Design/Apparel Production/Design/Fashion Communication/Fashion Design/Fashion Technology/Fashion Merchandising and Retail Management, Interior Design/Knit Wear Design/Leather Design/Footwear Design/Jewelry Design (all degrees) Arts/Humanities (Archaeology, Education, Fine Arts (Dance, Drama, Film, Music, Painting, etc.), History, Languages, Library Science, Literature, Mass Communication, Media Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Public Administration, Social Work/Welfare, Sociology, etc.) Education (including Physical Education and Sports) Journalism/Mass Communication/Media Studies (all degrees) Law (BL LLB/B.Com. LLB/BBA LLB) Psychology (all degrees) Rural Studies/Rural Sociology/Rural Cooperatives/Rural Banking Any vocational degree in arts/education/humanities (BA) |
AC-6: Any other discipline not mentioned in AC-1 to AC-5. | - |
Note- Dual Bachelor’s degree will be considered under AC 6. Students will be required to mention it as Bachelor Degree 1 and Bachelor Degree 2.
Post Graduate Programme in Food and Agri-business Management is an MBA level two-year full-time program. Authorities will release the cutoff for PGP-FABM based on the CAT 2024 score. Candidates meeting the cutoff criteria will be eligible for selection rounds conducted by IIM Ahmedabad.
The total fee payable for the PGP program academic year 2025-2027 at IIM Ahmedabad will be Rs. 26.5 lakhs, inclusive of Rs. 19,35,000 as tuition fee. Extra expenses will include a laptop, computer, personal expenses onboarding, travel, clothing, and laundry. The program fee for the academic year 2025-2027 will be based on the previous year's batch fee.
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Students must have opted for IIM Ahmedabad while completing the CAT 2024 registration form. Only students who applied for IIM Ahmedabad in the CAT application form will be considered for shortlisting.
Students must fulfil the CAT 2024 eligibility criteria and the minimum cutoff criteria set by the IIM Ahmedabad to get shortlisted for selection rounds.
Students who fulfil the eligibility criteria can fill out the CAT registration form. CAT 2024 was held on November 24, 2024.
Yes, students will be required to fulfill the sectional as well as overall cutoff to get shortlisted.
Students cannot appear for the IIM Ahmedabad selection process through any other score except for CAT score 2024.
Hello aspirant,
The question papers for CAT MGU University can be found on their official website, or you can also visit careers360 website for the same.
The link of which, I am attaching here,
https://university.careers360.com/articles/mgu-cat-2025
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Hello Anshuman!!!
You have gotten 86% in 10th, which is a good score. 70% in graduation is not the best but decent. But the main problem is your 12th score which is 62%.
You would be already aware that the Top IIMs (BLACKI) give a big emphasis on your academic score. Let me tell you one example of IIM Ahmedabad,
According to a research i read a few days ago, in IIM Ahmedabad,
70.8%
of students has 90+ percent in 12th,
25.8%
has 80-90 percent and around
3.8%
has less than 80% with the bracket of 60-69 having only
0.26%
students of the total batch. Nearly same is the case of the other top IIMs like IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, IIM Kozhikode and IIM Indore.
Statistically, getting into these TOP IIMs is possible with 62% in 12th is possible (0.26% has done it) but practically you cannot get into these TOP IIMs unless you top the CAT exam.
See, I don't wish to dishearten or demotivate you but I wish to tell you the truth. Although the probability of you getting into these TOP IIMs is very less, but trying is better than doing nothing. You have a good score in 10th which will certainly help you. The least you could do is try your best.
My advice would be that you should not focus on these things like "Will I get top IIM" or negative talk like " I got low marks I won't qualify" etc.
The main focus should be on your preparation.
Give 100% in your preparation because that's the only thing in your hand. You can't change your 10th/12th/Graduation scores but you can put some more effort in your preparation which would certainly help to get better percentile.
Keep working hard and give your best. You might surprise yourself!!! And if not BLACKI, there are many other good colleges like FMS, MDI, newer IIMs etc.
Hello,
Yes, with a 622 rank in IPU CET for MBA and being a Delhi candidate, you have a good chance of getting admission in MAIT (Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology).
You don’t need to worry about not giving the CAT exam. IPU CET rank is enough for admission in MAIT under the CET quota.
Just make sure to keep MAIT high in your preference list during counselling.
Hope it helps !
Hello,
A NEET 2025 score of 333 marks, an All India Rank (AIR) near 3,56,000, and belonging to the SC category from Andhra Pradesh suggest a fair possibility of obtaining an MBBS seat within the state quota, especially in private medical colleges under Category A (government quota seats in private institutions).
In Andhra Pradesh, SC category cut-offs for Category A seats in private institutions generally vary from 320 to 370, influenced by the college and the counselling round. Government medical colleges tend to be more competitive, with the SC cut-off for MBBS frequently rising, often exceeding 400 marks.
Although obtaining a government MBBS seat is improbable, you stand a feasible opportunity in private medical colleges within A category (which offer lower tuition than B and C categories). In Round 2 or the Mop-Up round, you can anticipate improved opportunities, since cut-offs generally decrease when other students move to superior colleges or vacate seats.
Colleges such as NRI Medical College (Guntur), Katuri Medical College (Guntur), Great Eastern Medical School (Srikakulam), Alluri Sitarama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences (Eluru), and Fathima Institute of Medical Sciences (Kadapa) are among those where seats could become available for SC students in subsequent rounds under Category A.
Hope this helps. All the best!
Yes, candidates who qualify in CUSAT CAT can gain admission to various participating institutes based on their rank. These include engineering colleges associated with CUSAT, such as its own School of Engineering in Kochi, Model Engineering College, and over 20 government and private engineering colleges across Kerala like College of Engineering Thrikkaripur, Co-operative Institute of Technology Vadakara, and MG College of Engineering Thiruvallam. The final seat allotment is based on your rank and your choice of program during the counselling process.
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