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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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.
Category | CAT 2025 Exam |
General | 6106 |
EWS | 328 |
NC-OBC | 1529 |
SC | 584 |
ST | 208 |
PWD | 83 |
Total | 8838 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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.
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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