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    IIM Ahmedabad 2026 Shortlist OUT: How Many Candidates Got PI Calls This Year? | Official PI Call Statistics Re

    IIM Ahmedabad 2026 Shortlist OUT: How Many Candidates Got PI Calls This Year? | Official PI Call Statistics Re

    Sambhav ThakurUpdated on 15 Jan 2026, 10:26 AM IST

    The IIM Ahmedabad 2026 shortlist is out. IIM A shortlist 2026 has been prepared based on the minimum CAT 2025 cut off, academics, work experience, and other factors. Candidates who have been selected for the IIM Ahmedabad personal interview are required to appear at the specified time and location for the interview round. The final selection of IIM Ahmedabad admission 2026 will be based on the personal interview performance of 50%, the CAT 2025 score with a weightage of 25%, the application rating score of 15% and the AWT score of 10%. Keep reading this article for more details related to the IIM Ahmedabad shortlisting 2026 criteria, application rating score, PI calls, and much more.
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    IIM Ahmedabad Shortlist 2026 Out: No. of Candidates Shortlisted

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    1. IIM Ahmedabad Shortlist 2026 Out: Important Dates
    2. IIM A Shortlist 2026: Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI)
    3. IIM A Shortlist 2026: Final Selection
    IIM Ahmedabad 2026 Shortlist OUT: How Many Candidates Got PI Calls This Year? | Official PI Call Statistics Re
    IIM Ahmedabad 2026 Shortlist OUT

    This year, a total of 8838 candidates have been shortlisted for IIM A admission 2026 PI rounds. Check the category-wise details of IIM Ahmedabad shortlist 2026 below.

    IIM A Shortlist 2026: Number of Candidates After Preliminary Screening

    Category

    CAT 2025 Exam

    General

    6106

    EWS

    328

    NC-OBC

    1529

    SC

    584

    ST

    208

    PWD

    83

    Total

    8838

    IIM Ahmedabad Shortlist 2026 Out: Important Dates

    Here are the IIM Ahmedabad shortlist important dates for the candidates who received an email from the IIM Ahmedabad admission authority. Check the table for more details.

    IIM Ahmedabad Shortlist Important Events

    IIM Ahmedabad Shortlist Important Dates

    CAT 2025 Result

    December 24, 2025

    IIM Ahmedabad Call Release

    January 9, 2026

    IIM Ahmedabad PI Registration Deadline

    January 13, 2026

    IIM A AWT and PI Dates

    February to March 2026

    IIM A Final Admission Offers

    April to May 2026

    IIM Ahmedabad Minimum CAT 2025 Cutoff Used for IIM A Shortlist 2026

    Non-PwD CAT Cutoffs

    PwD CAT Cutoffs

    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 A Shortlist 2026: Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI)

    Stage 1: IIM Ahmedabad has shortlisted the exceptional candidates based on academic records and CAT 2025 scores from diverse backgrounds. A specific number of candidates from different disciplines have been shortlisted for AWT and PI, fulfilling the required criteria. Candidates can check the number of selected exceptional candidates in the table below.

    CS (Composite Score) = ARF_CS *Normalised AR SCore + CATF_CS * Normalised Overall Score in CAT 2025

    • Application Rating Multiplication Factor for Composite Score (ARF_CS) = 0.35;

    • CAT Multiplication Factor for Composite Score (CATF_CS) = 0.65

    ACRC Group: Selection of exceptional candidates

    Category

    AC-1 (Part III)

    AC-3

    Number of Applicants

    Number of Candidates Selected

    Minimum CS

    Number of Applicants

    Number of Candidates Selected

    Minimum CS

    General

    459

    02

    0.483483

    72440

    95

    0.596740

    EWS

    44

    6667

    05

    0.608810

    NC-OBC

    191

    01

    0.463091

    17607

    57

    0.476095

    SC

    100

    01

    0.473066

    6769

    32

    0.425463

    ST

    19

    01

    0.350245

    1849

    13

    0.330895

    PWD

    03

    446

    06

    0.393976

    Also Read: IIM Sambalpur Shortlist 2026 OUT (stage 1)

    Category

    AC-4

    AC-5

    Number of Applicants

    Number of Candidates Selected

    Minimum CS

    Number of Applicants

    Number of Candidates Selected

    Minimum CS

    General

    72403

    150

    0.611200

    8758

    62

    0.454258

    EWS

    6195

    912

    01

    0.667108

    NC-OBC

    23746

    85

    0.532314

    2384

    19

    0.431547

    SC

    11376

    48

    0.463282

    1212

    06

    0.403567

    ST

    2868

    24

    0.420310

    330

    02

    0.470232

    PWD

    581

    09

    0.470579

    98

    Criteria C-1 to C-3

    C-1: Candidates must not have a lower CAT cutoff than the minimum CAT cutoff for PVARC, PDILR, PQA, and PT mentioned in the table above.

    C-2: The average percentage is higher than the minimum cutoff percentage mentioned in the table below for specific streams for different categories.

    Class 12 Stream

    Gen/EWS

    OBC

    SC

    ST

    PWD (Others)

    PWD (in ST)

    Science

    80

    75

    70

    65

    70

    65

    Commerce

    77

    72

    67

    62

    67

    62

    Humanities

    75

    70

    64

    59

    64

    59

    C-3: The undergraduate degree marks must be greater than or equal to the minimum cutoff marks for different disciplines.

    Category

    Academic Category

    AC-1 (Part II)

    AC-3

    AC-4

    AC-5

    General

    69.50

    81.25

    84.90

    80.57

    EWS

    69.50

    81.25

    84.90

    80.57

    NC-OBC

    67.91

    79.38

    82.50

    77.53

    SC

    66.72

    77.20

    79.00

    75.05

    ST

    65.12

    77.20

    77.35

    75.05

    PWD (All Categories)

    66.70

    77.74

    76.00

    73.33

    Non-ACRC Group: Selection of exceptional candidates

    Category

    AC-1 (Part I)

    AC-2

    Number of Applicants

    Number of Candidates Selected

    Minimum CS

    Number of Applicants

    Number of Candidates Selected

    Minimum CS

    General

    212

    12

    0.456013

    1273

    47

    0.462995

    EWS

    06

    23

    01

    0.542142

    NC-OBC

    50

    73

    SC

    26

    19

    ST

    10

    04

    PWD

    02

    Criteria C-4 to C-6

    C-4: Total percentile ≥ 80, QA percentile ≥ 70, DILR percentile ≥ 70, and VRC percentile ≥ 70

    C-5: Percentage ≥ 80 (Science), 77 (Commerce), 75 (Arts/Humanities), where P is the average of the percentages of marks scored in the Class 10 and Class 12.

    C-6: The bachelor’s degree marks must be greater than or equal to the minimum cutoff percentage for different disciplines.

    Academic Category

    AC-1 (Part I)

    AC-2

    67.34

    62.50

    Stage 2: Selection of an additional number of candidates after shortlisting the candidates in Stage 1. The selection in stage 2 has been based on the composite score, provided that they fulfil the C-1 and C-2. Refer to the table below, highlighting the number of candidates selected in stage 2.

    Selection of candidates after removing stage 1 candidates

    Category

    Number of Candidates

    Minimum Composite Score

    General

    193

    0.605604

    EWS

    56

    0.529701

    NC-OBC

    174

    0.511349

    SC

    99

    0.453585

    ST

    69

    0.382786

    PWD (Gen)

    16

    0.467209

    PWD (EWS)

    1

    0.365250

    PWD (OBC)

    11

    0.318960

    PWD (SC)

    6

    0.275773

    PWD (ST)

    1

    0.588713

    IIM A Shortlist 2026: Final Selection

    Candidates who appear for the AWT and personal interviews will be considered for final selection. The IIM Ahmedabad final selection for different categories will be based on the final composite score (FCS) computed as follows:

    FCS = (PI Score × 0.50) + (AWT Score × 0.10) + (CAT Score × 0.25) + (AR Score × 0.15)

    • Personal Interview = 50%

    • CAT 2025 Score = 25%

    • Application Rating = 15%

    • AWT = 10%

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: How to check IIM Ahmedabad shortlist?
    A:

    Candidates can check the IIM Ahmedabad shortlist on the official IIM Ahmedabad website. The shortlisted candidates will receive the AWT and PI emails from the admission authorities. 

    Q: How do I know if I am shortlisted for IIM?
    A:

    Candidates will receive an email from the IIM Ahmedabad admission authority, and alternatively, they can check the IIM shortlist status via the official website. 

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