IIM Jammu Selection Criteria 2026 OUT: CAT 2025 Cut Off, PI Shortlisting, CAT/Acad/PI Weightage, Fees

IIM Jammu Admission Criteria 2026: Key Highlights

• 152034 (Gen), 13356 (EWS), 42382 (Nc-OBC), 18709 (SC), 4618 (ST) and 887 (PwD) students were shortlisted based on their CAT 2023 percentile from over a lakh of applicants for the 2024-2026 batch.

• 7793 (General), 2186 (EWS), 5723 ( NC-OBC), 30335 (SC), 1409 (ST) and 364 (PwD) candidates were shortlisted for the PI round for the 2024-26 batch.

• IIM Jammu admission process 2026 will now be conducted via the IIM CAP 2026 and IIM SAP 2026.

IIM Jammu 2026 Selection Criteria

The IIM Jammu 2026 admission process comprises the following steps for MBA admission 2026-28.

• CAT 2025 Exam

• Shortlisting the candidates for the Personal Interview (PI) process.

• Preparing the IIM Jammu merit list based on CAT, PI and Profile scores

• Issue of Provisional admission offer or the refund of fee by June 21, 2025 (5:30 PM), tentatively.

Stage I - PI Shortlisting Based on IIM Jammu CAT 2025 Cutoff

In the first stage of the IIM Jammu admission 2026, candidates are selected based on the IIM Jammu CAT cutoff 2025. The table below mentions the IIM Jammu CAT cut-off 2025 percentile for shortlisting for the Personal Interview (PI), along with the total CAT percentile for all the categories.

IIM Jammu Selection: Candidates Shortlisted for PI 2024-2026

Based on the IIM Jammu admission criteria, only 5.13 % general candidates got shortlisted for the IIM Jammu PI round in 2024-2026, among those who had applied for the IIM Jammu admission.

*Based on RTI Data

Stage II of IIM Jammu Selection Criteria 2026

• Shortlisted candidates from stage I of the IIM Jammu selection process 2026 will have to appear for the IIM Jammu Personal Interview 2026.

• Candidates selected for the 2nd stage of the IIM Jammu selection process 2026 will be examined based on how they perform in the PI round.

• The IIM Jammu final merit list 2026 will be prepared based on the combined scores of the IIM Jammu CAT score 2025, IIM Jammu PI score, and the profile. The weightage of these scores is mentioned in the table below:

IIM Jammu Admission Criteria 2026

The IIM Jammu composite score 2026 and IIM Jammu CAT Cutoff may vary for the IIM Jammu admission criteria 2026 from the previous years. To give CAT 2025 aspirants an idea of the cut-off, the table below has the final round IIM Jammu Cutoff for the 2024-2026.

IIM Jammu Acceptance Rate 2024-2026

IIM Jammu acceptance rate for the general categories was 0.2% of the students who applied and 3.84% of the applicants who were selected for the IIM Jammu PI round. IIM Jammu acceptance rate 2024-26 was above 1% for only the ST category, while for all other categories it was below 1%. The acceptance rate for the general category was 3.84% of the candidates who appeared for the IIM Jammu personal Interview round. The table below contains the RTI data from the 2024-26 admission process.

IIM Jammu Academic Weightage 2026-28

IIM Jammu academic weightage accounts for a total of 10% for the marks obtained by the candidate in 10th, 12th, and graduation.

• 10th Standard: 2

• 12th Standard: 3

• Graduation: 5

IIM Jammu Work Experience 2026

IIM Jammu's Admission criteria gives 10% weightage to IIM work experience. Candidates must know that the IIM Jammu selection process 2026 will only consider full-time experience after graduation. To avail the full marks of 10% in the IIM Jammu work experience criteria, candidates need to have the CAT work experience of 24-36 months. Here is the complete table about the expected IIM Jammu work experience criteria 2026

Note- Non-salaried experience or cash paid salaries are not acceptable. It is mandatory to provide the last 2 months of payslips from the organisation.

The total work experience data will be considered till January 31, 2026, for the admission processes.

IIM Jammu Admission 2026: Diversity Policy

IIM Jammu admission criteria 2026 include 8% weightage under the candidate profile. IIM Jammu diversity point of 8 marks (maximum) will be given to female and transgender candidates.

IIM Jammu Admission Criteria 2026: Seat Matrix

The batch size of IIM Jammu is likely to be around 300. IIM Jammu's admission policy 2026 will follow the reservation policy laid out by the government of India. The IIM Jammu reservation criteria 2026, might vary depending on the category of the candidate. While IIM Jammu holds a reservation of 27% for NC-OBC, reservation for EWS candidates is 10% for IIM Jammu admissions 2026.

IIM Jammu Fee Structure 2026

The total fee for IIM Jammu 2026 will be Rs. 22,80,756. The candidates are required to deposit Rs. 50,000 to accept the offered seat, which will be adjusted in the 1st term fee. The total fee for IIM Jammu was Rs. 20,73,960 for the previous year.

The fee structure for IIM Jammu Admission criteria 2026 has been officially announced on the IIM Jammu website. The fee structure for the academic year 2026-28 is given. A caution deposit (refundable) of Rs. 50,000 has to be paid by the candidates at the time of admission, apart from the expenses and fees mentioned in the table. Candidates can refer to the fee structure of IIM Jammu Admission 2026 from the table below.