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IIM Calcutta 2026 PI shortlist is out!! As per IIM Calcutta website, IIM Calcutta has published the IIM Calcutta2026 PI Shortlist on January 08, 2026. Apart from that IIM Calcutta has sent the IIM Calcutta 2026 PI shortlist email to the candidates who matched the IIM Calcutta 2026 Composite Score. In the last two years 956 (2025-2027) and 931 (2024-2026) general candidates were called for the IIM Calcutta PI shortlist which is 0.53 % of the candidates who filled the CAT 2025 form. In case of the SC/ST categories, 2-4 % of the candidates filling the CAT 2025 form were called for the IIM Indore PI round. The last date to fill up the IIM Calcutta EOI is two days before the IIM Calcutta Personal Interview round.
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Looking back at the trends of the previous years, it is expected that for the IIM Calcutta 2026 PI shortlisting general candidates would need around 51-56 IIM Calcutta 2026 composite score. As per the IIM Calcutta 2026 admission criteria, for the IIM Calcutta 2026 PI shortlisting, IIM Calcutta gives 56 % weightage to CAT 2025 percentile. IIM Calcutta 2026 Composite score for the IIM Calcutta 2026 PI shortlist is made based on the CAT 2025 cutoff, past academic records, IIM 2025 work experience as well as the gender diversity factors. The minimum IIM Indore CAT 2025 Cutoff for the general candidates was 85 percentile.
IIM Calcutta 2026 PI Shortlist: How to Check IIM Calcutta 2026 Shortlist
Candidates who have received the respective mails from IIM Calcutta would know that they have been shortlisted for the IIM Calcutta PI round. Apart from that, IIM Calcutta PI Shortlist 2026 can be checked from the official website-iimcal.ac.in . Here is the step by step process to check the IIM Calcutta 2026 PI Shortlist from the website-
1. Visit the IIM Calcutta official website- -iimcal.ac.in
2. Visit the 2 years MBA programme under the programme tab.
3. Click on IIM Calcutta PI Shortlist 2026-2028
4. Put CAT 2025 Registration No and Email Address to check your IIM Calcutta 2026 PI Shortlist status.
IIM Calcutta PI Shortlist 2026: How the IIM Calcutta 2026 Composite Score Made?
IIM Calcutta 2026 PI Shortlisting was done in two stages. In the first stage the candidates who matched the minimum IIM Calcutta CAT 2025 Cutoff were shortlisted. And then out of those, IIM Calcutta 2026 PI round eligible candidates were shortlisted based on the IIM Calcutta 2026 Composite Score Cutoff. It would be important to note that IIM Calcutta 2026 PI Shortlist Composite Score has been made out of 85.
IIM Calcutta 2026 Composite Score for the PI Shortlisting = CAT Score (56%)+ Class X score (10%)+ Class XII score (15%)+ gender diversity (4%)
IIM Calcutta PI Shortlist: Previous Years IIM Calcutta Composite Score for the IIM Calcutta PI Shortlisting
Looking at the trends of the past years, to get selected for the IIM Calcutta 2026 PI Shortlisting, general candidates might need an IIM Calcutta Composite score between 51-56 while the SC/ST candidates need IM Calcutta 2026 Composite score cutoff between 33-42 . The IIM Calcutta 2026 CS Cutoff for the EWS student could be between 46-51. Explore the below table to have a comparative analysis of the IIM Calcutta Composite Score cutoff for the candidates earning a call for the IIM Calcutta PI shortlisting.
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Download EbookIIM Calcutta Category wise Student | IIM Calcutta Composite Score (2025-2027) | IIM Calcutta Composite Score (2024-2026) |
General | 56.105 | 51.30 |
EWS | 51.01 | 46.95 |
NC-OBC | 48.735 | 44.775 |
SC | 42.305 | 38.714 |
ST | 36.508 | 33.915 |
IIM Calcutta PI Shortlist: IIM Calcutta PI Shortlist rate 2025 vs 2023
If one look at the IIM Calcutta RTI data of the previous years, it would be evident that while in IIM Calcutta batch of 2025-2027 out of 179731 general candidates only 956 general candidates called for the IIM Calcutta PI shortlisting, which constitute only 0.53 %. Similarly IIM Calcutta batch of 2024-2026, out of 177009 general candidates only 931 were selected in the IIM Calcutta PI round (0.53%). In case of the ST/SC Candidates IIM Calcutta PI Shortlisting rate remained almost the same (2.12 to 2.00) and (4.40-4.02). In next two sections the listed table depicts the comparative IIM Calcutta Pi Shortlisting rate and it would give management aspirants an idea about the IIM Calcutta 2026 PI Shortlisting.
IIM Calcutta PI Shortlist: Students Called for IIM Calcutta PI Round 2025
IIM Calcutta | CAT Form | Shortlisted | % of the form filled |
General | 179731 | 956 | 0.53 |
EWS | 14486 | 70 | 0.48 |
NC-OBC | 47613 | 437 | 0.92 |
SC | 21666 | 459 | 2.12 |
ST | 5636 | 248 | 4.40 |
IIM Calcutta 2026 PI Shortlist: Students Called for IIM Calcutta PI Round 2024
IIM Calcutta | Student filled CAT Form | Shortlisted | % of the form filled |
General | 177009 | 931 | 0.53 |
EWS | 14108 | 62 | 0.44 |
NC-OBC | 46567 | 417 | 0.90 |
SC | 21447 | 430 | 2.00 |
ST | 5727 | 230 | 4.02 |
Minimum IIM Calcutta 2026 Cutoff
Here is the table about the Minimum IIM Calcutta CAT 2025 Cutoff which the IIM Calcutta 2026 PI Shortlisted candidates have to match mandatory. Apart from the overall IIM Calcutta CAT 2025 cutoff the IIM Calcutta 2026 PI shortlisted candidates also matched the sectional CAT 2025 Cutoff as well before they were subjected for the further security in making of the IIM Calcutta 2026 Composite score-
IIM Calcutta CAT 2025 Cutoff (Pre-PI Round) | ||||
Category | VARC | DILR | QA | Aggregate |
General OPEN | ≥80 | ≥80 | ≥75 | ≥85 |
EWS | ≥70 | ≥65 | ≥65 | ≥75 |
NC-OBC | ≥70 | ≥65 | ≥65 | ≥75 |
SC | ≥65 | ≥60 | ≥60 | ≥70 |
ST | ≥55 | ≥55 | ≥55 | ≥65 |
PwD | ≥45 | ≥45 | ≥45 | ≥55 |
IIM Calcutta 2026 Admission: IIM Calcutta 2026
The candidates fulfilling the criteria of the previous stage will be called for the Personal Interview (PI) and Writing Ability Test (WAT), as per the IIM Calcutta 2026 admission process. This IIM Calcutta 2026 shortlisting will be based on the composite score derived using the parameters and the corresponding weights as specified:
Parameters | Weight | Method of Calculation | |||
IIM Calcutta CAT 2025 Weightage | 56 | (A/B)* 56 | |||
IIM Calcutta Class 10 marks | 10 | Class 10 marks (per cent) | Points | Class 10 marks (per cent) | Points |
≥80 | 10 | ≥65 and <70 | 4 | ||
≥75 and <80 | 8 | ≥60 and <65 | 2 | ||
≥70 and <75 | 6 | <60 | 0 | ||
Class 12 marks for IIM Calcutta | 15 | Class 12 marks | Points | Class 12 marks | Points |
≥80 | 15 | ≥65 and <70 | 6 | ||
≥75 and <80 | 12 | ≥60 and <65 | 3 | ||
≥70 and <75 | 9 | <60 | 0 | ||
IIM Calcutta Gender Diversity Factor | 4 | 4 points will be awarded for female and transgender candidates only. | |||
Total | 85 | ||||
A = CAT 2025 Total Overall Scaled score of the Candidate B = Maximum possible CAT 2025 Total Overall Scaled Score | |||||
IIM Calcutta Admission 2026-2028: Final IIM Calcutta Selection
Out of the candidates called for the IIM Calcutta Interview 2026, candidates will be selected for the IIM Calcutta Admission 2026 based on the following parameters: CAT 2025 score - 30% weightage, Personal Interview- 48% weightage, WAT- 8% weightage, Academic diversity -6%, and Work experience - 8%.
Parameters | Weights |
CAT 2025 Score | 30 |
Personal Interview (PI) | 48 |
Writing Ability Test (WAT) | 08 |
Points awarded for Academic Diversity at Bachelor’s and Master’s levels for non-engineering degrees and professional qualifications as per the table below | 06 |
IIM Calcutta Work Experience Weightage | If X <= 6 then 0 Points |
Total Points | 100 |
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