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IIM Ahmedabad Cutoff: IIM Ahmedabad cut off required to apply for the PGP course has been released on the official website- ima.ac.in. The IIM Ahmedabad CAT cut off for the general category is 80, and for the SC / ST category is 70. IIM Ahmedabad released the IIM A admission policy for the academic year 2025-27. Applicants who achieved the CAT percentile for IIM Ahmedabad can appear for the written test and interview rounds. Read the Careers360 article to know the IIM Ahmedabad sectional-wise and overall CAT cutoff marks.
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IIM Ahmedabad released the category-wise and sectional-wise IIM Ahmedabad CAT cutoff percentile required to apply for the IIM A courses at the official website. The changes in the IIM Ahmedabad CAT cutoff percentile will be announced after the release of the CAT exam results. After the declaration of the CAT result, candidates who meet the IIM Ahmedabad CAT cutoff marks will be shortlisted by IIM A for the further admission process. The details regarding the overall and sectional-wise IIM Ahmedabad CAT cutoff percentile are mentioned in the table below.
Category | IIM Ahmedabad CAT VARC percentile | IIM Ahmedabad CAT DILR cut off | IIM Ahmedabad CAT QA cut off | IIM Ahmedabad cat cut off percentile |
General, EWS | 70 | 70 | 70 | 80 |
OBC, transgender | 65 | 65 | 65 | 75 |
SC, PwD (in general/EWS/OBC/transgender/ SC) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
ST, PwD in ST | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
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Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad provides full-time postgraduate and doctoral programmes like MBA, PGP, Executive MBA and Ph.D. The IIM A course duration for the postgraduate programme is around 1 to 2 years and for Ph. D management is 6 years. The details regarding the IIM Ahmedabad MBA course fee are mentioned table below.
IIM Ahmedabad Courses | Duration | IIM Ahmedabad Fees |
2 years | Rs. 25 lakhs | |
2 years | Rs. 25 lakhs | |
Executive MBA Management | 2 years | Rs. 20 lakhs |
ePost Graduate Programme in Management | 1 year 4 months | Rs. 12 lakhs |
| Ph.D Management | 6 years | - |
Check out: IIM Ahmedabad Executive MBA Admission 2024: Course Structure, Fees, Eligibility
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad PGP admission is a two-step process. The first step is preliminary screening based on the IIM Ahmedabad CAT cut off marks and the second step is the final selection of candidates. The details regarding the IIM Ahmedabad MBA/PGP admission procedure are mentioned here.
Step 1: Release of IIM A shortlist for WAT-PI rounds
The IIM A will shortlist the applicants according to their IIM Ahmedabad CAT score, previous academic performance, and work experience. To receive the IIM Ahmedabad interview call, candidates must meet the sectional-wise and overall IIM Ahmedabad CAT cut off percentile.
Step 2: IIM Ahmedabad MBA Final Result
The candidates will receive the offer letter for the IIM Ahmedabad courses based on their CAT 2024 result, written test scores and personal interviews. IIM Ahmedabad's final selection list is announced based on the score calculated by the admission committee as below.
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Particulars | Multiplication Factor |
Personal Interview Multiplication Factor (PIF) | 0.50 |
AWT Multiplication Factor (AWTF) | 0.10 |
CAT Score Multiplication (CATF_FCS) | 0.25 |
Application Rating Multiplication Factor (ARF_FCS) | 0.15 |
FCS = PIF * Normalised Interview Score + AWTF * Normalised written test Score + CATF_FCS * Normalised CAT marks + ARF_FCS * AR | |
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