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Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bodh Gaya will release the MBA admission criteria for the academic batch of 2025-27 in online mode on its official website. Candidates will be able to check their eligibility criteria for IIM Bodhgyaa MBA admission at iimbg.ac.in. IIM Bodh Gaya admission criteria includes the process of shortlisting candidates for Personal Interview (PI) and final admission list preparation. Read this article to know IIM Bodhgaya admission policy, Cutoff of CAT 2024, etc.
Supplementary Admission Process (SAP) will be conducted for those students who will not receive any call from the CAP 2025. For IIM Bodhgaya MBA Admission 2025, IIM BG will participate in the IIM CAP (Common Admission Process) along with 8 other baby IIMs. The IIM Bodh Gaya admission policy also includes the criteria based on which the final merit list will be prepared.
IIM BG admission criteria includes three stages on which candidates will be shortlisted such as CAT score, PA (Personal Appearance such as PI) process, and academic profile followed by work experience. CAT 2024 will be held on November 24 by IIM Calcutta in Computer-based mode. Read the complete article by Careers360 to know all the details pertaining to IIM Bodh Gaya admission criteria 2025.
Dates pertaining to the release of application form, exam date, result declaration, cutoff release, availability of admission forms of IIM Bodh Gaya, list of selection, and all are mentioned under the CAT important dates and IIM Bodh Gaya 2025 admission dates.
Events | Dates |
CAT 2024 exam date | November 24, 2024 |
Shortlist announcement for PI | To be announced |
Final selection (PI) round dates | February to March 2025 |
SAP 2025 registration start date | First week of February 2025 |
SAP 2025 PI dates | To be announced |
Submission of confirmation of Interest online | To be announced |
Final admission offer | April 2025 |
Session commencement | July 2025 |
Events | Dates |
Last date for CAP 2025 registration | Fourth week of January 2025 |
Intimation regarding Personal Interview (PI) | To be announced |
Personal Interview (Week 1) | Second week of February to third week of February 2025 |
Personal Interview (Week 2) | Third week of February to fourth week of February 2025 |
Personal Interview (Week 3) | Last week of February to first week of March 2025 |
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Candidates are required to register for CAP 2025 in order to appear for the IIM Bodh Gaya admission phases. Prior to filling out the CAP 2025 registration form, keep the following documents ready.
Category | Cutoff Percentile (>=) | |||
QA | DILR | VARC | Total Percentile | |
General | 70 | 70 | 70 | 92 |
EWS | 40 | 40 | 40 | 70 |
NC-OBC | 45 | 45 | 45 | 74 |
SC | 35 | 35 | 35 | 54 |
ST | 32.5 | 25 | 25 | 40 |
DAP | 32.5 | 25 | 25 | 40 |
Since IIM Bodh Gaya comes under Baby IIMs and is newly formed, it is offering only admissions to PGP (MBA) program to candidates. The batch size of the PGP batch will be 300. Out of 210 seats are gender neutral, 90 seats are supernumerary for girl candidates in the MBA programme. The admission criteria of IIM Bodh Gaya 2025 given below are divided into three stages.
Stages | Details |
1 | Shortlisting candidates for the Personal Interview process |
2 | Conducting the PI process (Common for all Baby IIMs) and Supplementary admission process (SAP 2025) |
3 | Preparation of the Merit List |
Let us look at each stage to have a better understanding:
The selection of candidates for the Personal Interview process is done on the basis of the CAT cutoff. The minimum marks required by candidates for moving to the next stage are called the cutoff of CAT. Given below is the minimum cutoff on which candidates will be shortlisted for PA( personal appearance) process.
The cut-off percentile marks for eligibility for the PA process in the three sections and the total CAT percentile for different categories of students are given below:
CAT Cut off for IIM Bodh Gaya
Category | Section-1 VARC (PVRC) | Section-2 DILR (PDILR) | Section-3 QUANT (PQA) | CAT Overall Percentile (PT) |
General | 80 | 80 | 80 | 94 |
EWS | 60 | 60 | 60 | 75 |
NC-OBC | 60 | 60 | 60 | 75 |
SC | 45 | 45 | 45 | 55 |
ST | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
PWD | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
Note 1- The above-given cutoffs are the latest as per IIM Bodh Gaya 2025 admissions. The 9 IIMs (IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Jammu, IIM Ranchi, IIM Kashipur, IIM Raipur, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Trichy, and IIM Udaipur) have adopted a common admission process (CAP) of WAT and PI.
Note 2 - If the actual number of shortlisted candidates is found to be less or more than the required number of candidates to be called for WAT and PI category-wise, then the overall, as well as section-wise minimum score, would be reduced or increased accordingly to get the desired number of candidates.
IIM Bodh Gaya will do the final selection on the basis of the candidate's performance on various parameters. The parameters include CAT score, Personal Appearance round, work experience as well as gender diversity of selected candidates. As per the IIM Bodh Gaya admission criteria 2025, marks obtained by candidates in Class 10, and Class 12, as well as work experience, plays a vital role in the selection for the PGP course. Final points are awarded on the basis of aggregate marks in Classes 10 and 12.
For the candidates shortlisted for PI as per IIM Bodh Gaya shortlisting criteria, but not qualified in CAP 2025, PI will be conducted through a separate process - Supplementary Admission Process (SAP) 2025. The performance of the candidate in PI of CAP 2025 and SAP 2025 would be considered for preparing the merit list The admission criteria of IIM Bodh Gaya 2025 will be based upon the following.
Basis of Preparing Final Merit List (Weightage Criteria):
S.No. | Components | Weightage |
1 | CAT Score | 50% |
2 | Personal Interview (PI) | 20% |
3 | Profile | 30% |
Let us look at each weightage criteria one by one:
IIM Bodh Gaya will use the CAT score for the purpose of shortlisting candidates. Overall CAT score (45%) and VARC score (5%).
IIM Bodh Gaya will consider 20% weightage for PI.
The weightage of 30 percent given to this profile section is further divided into three parts -
S.No. | Components | Weightage |
a | Academic profile | 14% |
b | Work experience | 16% |
Division:
Academic profile (14%)
The following would be the basis for scoring candidates in respect of their academic profiles:
Marking Range:
Range of Marks | Class 10, Class 12 |
95 to 100 | 4.0 |
90 to 94.99 | 3.5 |
85 to 89.99 | 3.0 |
80 to 84.99 | 2.5 |
75 to 79.99 | 2.0 |
70 to 74.99 | 1.5 |
65 to 69.99 | 1.0 |
60 to 64.99 | 0.5 |
< 60 | 0.0 |
If the candidate has scored 60% and above in undergraduate, he/she shall be awarded 6 each, otherwise 0. For CA, CS, and CMA candidates, he or she shall be awarded 6 in UG.
Months | Score |
< 12 | 0 |
12 | 4 |
18 | 8 |
24 | 12 |
30 | 16 |
36 | 12 |
42 | 8 |
48 | 4 |
>48 | 0 |
S.No. | Engineering Disciplines: 0, Other academic courses: 2 |
1 | Arts/Humanities: Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Education, |
2 | Commerce: Accounting, Auditing, Banking, Chartered Accountancy, Costs & |
3 | Science: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Zoology, etc. |
4 | All other courses except Engineering or equivalent (B. E./B. Tech. or |
As per the IIM Bodh Gaya Admission Criteria 2025, the Government of India's Reservation Policy will be considered by IIM Bodh Gaya strictly. Given below reservations will be followed:
Categorial Reservation:
Category | Reservation |
EWS | 10% |
Schedule Caste | 15% |
Schedule Tribe | 7.5% |
OBC - Non-Creamy Layer | 27% |
PwD | 5% |
On the basis of the above-mentioned admission criteria of IIM Bodh Gaya 2025, candidates will be shortlisted. Such candidates receiving admission offers from IIM Bodh Gaya will have to accept the offer along with paying an offer acceptance fee of Rs. 50,000 within the dates stipulated. If any candidate subsequently wishes to withdraw the offer within the withdrawal date specified by IIM Bodh Gaya, the Offer acceptance amount will be refunded after deducting Rs. 1,000 as processing charges. After the date of withdrawal, no refund will be admissible.
Candidates who will be selected will have to pay total fees of around Rs. 12,95,000 for the two years MBA program. Note that this IIM Bodh Gaya fees structure is based on the previous year admission and can be revised. The final update will be notified in case of changes. The fees are to be paid in the division as given below.
Check out last year's IIM Bodh Gaya MBA fee structure. IIM BG will soon release fee structure for the academic batch of 2025-27.
MBA is a Two-Year Duration Program and the Fee structure from Term I to VI is as follows :
Particulars | 1st Term | 2nd Term | 3rd Term | 4th Term | 5th Term | 6th Term |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tuition Fees | 160000 | 160000 | 160000 | 160000 | 160000 | 160000 |
Hostel Rent | 25000 | 25000 | 25000 | 25000 | 25000 | 25000 |
Academic Charges * | 80000 | 80000 | 80000 | 80000 | 80000 | 80000 |
Admission Fee | 15000 | - | - | - | - | |
Annual Registration Fee | 6000 | 6000 | ||||
Student Activity Fee | - | 5000 | 5000 | 5000 | 5000 | - |
Career Development Fee | 8000 | 8000 | 8000 | 8000 | 8000 | 8000 |
Alumni Activity Fee | - | - | - | - | - | 5000 |
Convocation Fee | - | - | - | - | - | 10000 |
Term-wise Total | 294000 | 278000 | 278000 | 284000 | 278000 | 288000 |
Year-wise Total | 850000 | 850000 | ||||
Course Total | 17,00,000 |
Caution Deposit will be Rs. 25000.
For IIM Bodh Gaya MBA admissions 2025-27, the seat intake is a total of 180 seats, out of which 30 seats are supernumerary for girl candidates.
Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya also provides Need-Based Financial Assistance (NBFA) to all eligible participants admitted to the Postgraduate Programme in Management (PGP). The objective of NBFA is to ensure that no participant is deprived of education at the institute for financial reasons.
Candidates having Family income with Eligibility (%)
Under NBFA of IIM Bodh Gaya, the family means self, spouse as well as both the living parents for the purpose of computing the income of the family.
CAT 2024 results will probably be announced in the second week of January 2025.
IIM Bodh Gaya gives 50 percent weightage to CAT score.
Yes, IIM BG follows the Government of India's Reservation Policy for the purpose of admissions.
As per the IIM Bodh Gaya Admission Criteria 2025, the seat intake is likely to be around 300 candidates which will include supernumerary seats as well.
Yes, academic profile is given 14% weightage.
Hello aspirant
The Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya (IIM-BG) is an autonomous public business school in Bodh Gaya, Bihar in India. It is the 16th Indian Institute of Management (IIM). The institution was mentored by Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.
IIM Bodhgaya has a great placement record. Almost Every student is placed. The chairman has great contacts in the industry, and great ideas are shared in institute for better learning and hands-on experience.
The placement of the first batch at IIM Bodhgaya was great .many companies participated in the placement process and offered internships in a wide range of profiles across different disciplines.The main focus was Consumer goods,banking & financial services, strategy & consulting.
students participated in the placement process and go through interviews selection and get high and average paid jobs. In addition,there were many start-ups which hired students planning to pursue their in entrepreneurship. Having an international placement offer adds to the overall achievement of the placement process and this is the just the beginning of IIM bodhgaya.
Hello,
For MBA admission SAP meand supplimentary admission process. In addition to the common process as mentioned, IIM Bodh Gaya may be conducted Supplimentary admission process (SAP 2021). The performance of the candidate in WAT & PI of CAP 2021 and SAP 2021 would be considered for preparing the merit list. After preparing the merit list they will given the admission.
All the best.
Hey!
Yes, Sap is different from Cap. IIM Bodhagaya and other 8 IIMs has started a new admission proces which not only includes CAP (common admission process) but also SAP (supplementry admission process). CAP is done by WAT and PI conducted by IIM Raipur. SAP will include performance of the candidate in WAT & PI of CAP 2021 and SAP 2021 would be considered for preparing the merit list. To know more, visit here:
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-bodh-gaya-admission-criteria
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Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya, being one of the new IIMs, has not yet received any ranking from NIRF. But IIM Bodh Gaya has been top management college of India placing its management graduates in various companies like E&Y, HDFC Bank, Oyo, DTDC, KPMG, DAKS India etc. This institute has collaborations with several reputed institutions in France, Venezuela, Russia, Mexico, Italy and S. Korea. https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-bodh-gaya-fees
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