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    IIM Mumbai Admission Criteria 2026–28 OUT: CAT Cutoff, Selection Process, Weightage & PI Shortlisting
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    IIM Mumbai Admission Criteria 2026–28 OUT: CAT Cutoff, Selection Process, Weightage & PI Shortlisting

    Team Careers360Updated on 24 Dec 2025, 01:56 PM IST

    IIM Mumbai admission criteria 2026-28 is out!! As per the IIM Mumbai selection 2026, the IIM Mumbai general CAT cutoff 2025 is more than 85 percentile, while the IIM Mumbai CAT 2025 cutoff for ST/SC is between 65 to 70 percentile. Those who match the IIM Mumbai Minimum CAT 2025 cutoff will be called for the IIM Mumbai Interview round 2026. As mentioned in the IIM Mumbai Admission policy 2026, the final IIM Mumbai selection weightage 2026, the CAT 2025 score will be given 60 % weightage, the personal interview will be given 20 % weightage, and academic performance and work experience will be given 20% weightage. The IIM Admission 2026 is a rigorous process, involving multiple stages—CAT cutoff shortlisting, PI performance, academic records, and work experience —ensuring only the most deserving candidates secure final admission offers. In the final Continue reading to understand the IIM Mumbai 2026 admission criteria in detail.

    This Story also Contains

    1. IIM Mumbai Admission Criteria 2026: Key Highlights
    2. IIM Mumbai 2026 Admission Criteria
    3. IIM Mumbai Admission: 2024-2026
    4. IIM Mumbai Academic Weightage 2026
    5. IIM Mumbai Work Experience weightage 2026
    6. IIM Mumbai 2026 Admission: Eligibility Criteria for MBA Admission
    IIM Mumbai Admission Criteria 2026–28 OUT: CAT Cutoff, Selection Process, Weightage & PI Shortlisting
    IIM Mumbai Selection Criteria 2026 Expected SOON

    IIM Mumbai Admission Criteria 2026: Key Highlights

    Check out the top key highlights about IIM Ahmedabad admission criteria of the previous years to get an idea about the IIM Mumbai Admission 2026.

    • 861 (Gen), 53 (EWS), 510 (NC-OBC), 258 (SC), 51 (ST) and 4 (KM) candidates from the Non-PwD category were shortlisted for IIM Mumbai PI based on their CAT 2023 score out of a lakh of applicants.
    • Final IIM Mumbai Selection Factors: Composite score based on CAT, PI, 10th, 12th & graduation marks, and work experience.

    IIM Mumbai 2026 Admission Criteria

    To help you understand, IIM Mumbai admission criteria, take a look at the following steps, where we have explained both stages in detail, which will get you shortlisted for IIM Mumbai.

    IIM Mumbai Selection 2026 Criteria: Stage I (Meeting Minimum CAT 2025 Cutoffs)

    Before the candidate can apply for admission to the MBA program at IIM Mumbai, they must ensure that they are eligible for the same by going through the minimum IIM Mumbai CAT 2025 Cutoff, along with sectional cut-offs (mentioned below), which will then be considered for PI. Those candidates who meet the minimum requirements will be shortlisted for consideration in Stage II.

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    IIM Mumbai Section-wise CAT 2025 Cutoffs

    Category

    VARC

    DILR

    QA

    Overall Percentile

    Open

    ≥80

    ≥80

    ≥75

    ≥85

    NC-OBC

    ≥70

    ≥65

    ≥65

    ≥75

    EWS

    ≥70

    ≥65

    ≥65

    ≥75

    SC

    ≥65

    ≥60

    ≥60

    ≥70

    ST

    ≥55

    ≥55

    ≥55

    ≥65

    PwD

    ≥45

    ≥45

    ≥45

    ≥55

    Note: Please note that the actual section-wise and overall percentile cut-offs may be much higher than the abovementioned minimum percentiles

    IIM Mumbai 2026 Selection for MBA: Final Selection

    In the second stage, all candidates meeting the IIM Mumbai minimum CAT cutoff 2025 will be called for the IIM Mumbai Personal Interview round. Based on the below-mentioned IIM Mumbai 2026 weightage, candidates will be selected for the IIM Mumbai MBA courses. The following table mentions the weights assigned to all the different parameters considered during the IIM Mumbai selection process.

    Particulars

    IIM Mumbai Selection Criteria Weightage 2025 (Expected)

    CAT 2025

    60

    Personal Interview

    20

    Academic Performance and Work Experience Score

    20 ( Class 10th, 12th, graduation marks + work experience)

    IIM Mumbai Admission: 2024-2026

    The following table lists the RTI data of batch 2024-26, showing the number of candidates who filled the CAT form (both Pwd and Non-PwD candidates) and out of those how many got selected for the PI round. Through this data, one will get a rough estimate of the competition that they might need to face with the IIM Mumbai 2026 selection

    Category-wise no. of candidates shortlisted for Interview Round

    Category

    General

    EWS

    NC-OBC

    SC

    ST

    KM

    No. of candidates who filled the CAT form

    (PwD candidates )

    1653

    166

    745

    402

    83

    7

    No. of candidates who filled the CAT form

    (Non- PwD candidates )

    18

    0

    4

    1

    0

    0

    Shortlisted (Non-PWD)

    861

    53

    510

    258

    51

    4

    % of Form Filled

    52.09

    31.93

    68.46

    64.18

    61.45

    57.14

    Shortlisted (PWD)

    5

    0

    1

    0

    0

    0

    % of Form Filled

    27.78

    NA

    25

    0

    NA

    NA

    Category-wise composite score cutoff for the final offer of admission

    Category

    General

    EWS

    NC-OBC

    SC

    ST

    -

    2023- 2025

    91.54

    80.31

    86.45

    79.79

    62.03

    -

    IIM Mumbai Academic Weightage 2026

    For the Final IIM Mumbai 2026 admission process, the ‘Academic Performance & Work Experience Score (APWE Score)’ of an applicant will be used. An applicant’s APWE score will be based on the percentage of marks obtained in the 10th and 12th standard (depending upon the stream, the bachelor’s degree programme (depending upon the discipline) and work experience (as on December 31, 2024), respectively.

    Table 1. Rating Scores for the 10th Std. Examination (Rating Score A)

    10th Std Multiplication Factor = 0.7

    Per cent scored in 10th Std.

    Exam Rating Score A

    <= 55

    1

    > 55 and <= 60

    2

    > 60 and <= 70

    3

    > 70 and <= 80

    5


    > 80 and <= 90

    8

    > 90

    10

    Table 2. Rating Scores for the 12th Std. Examination (Rating Score B)

    *12th Std Multiplication Factor = 0.7

    IIM Mumbai Selection Criteria 2026: Class 12 Weightage

    Science Stream

    Commerce Stream

    Art / Humanities Stream

    Percent score in 12th Std. Exam

    Rating Score

    (B)

    Percent score in 12th Std. Exam

    Rating Score

    (B)

    Percent score in 12th Std. Exam

    Rating Score (B)

    <= 55

    1

    <= 50

    1


    <= 45


    1

    > 55 and <= 60

    2

    > 50 and <= 55

    2

    > 45 and <= 50


    2


    > 60 and <= 70

    3

    > 55 and <= 65

    3

    > 50 and <= 60

    3



    > 70 and <= 80

    5

    > 65 and <= 75

    5

    > 60 and <= 70

    5



    > 80 and <= 90

    8

    > 75 and <= 90

    8

    > 70 and <= 85

    8



    > 90

    10

    > 90

    10

    > 85

    10

    Table 3. IIM Mumbai Graduation Weightage 2026

    IIM Mumbai 2026 admission will give different weightage to the graduation score, depending on the nature of the course and the marks obtained.

    Bachelor’s Degree Multiplication Factor = 0.7

    AC - 1 (Medicine and Surgery-based subjects)


    AC - 2 (Selected Professional Degrees): Chartered Accountancy (CA), Cost and Works Accountancy (ICWA), Company Secretaryship (CS), Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI)

    AC - 3 (All Commerce, Economics, Finance and Management Related Degrees)

    Percentage Score in Bachelor’s Degree

    Rating Score

    (C)

    Percentage Score in Professional Courses

    Rating Score

    (C)

    Percentage Score in Bachelor's Degree

    Rating Score

    (C)

    <= 55

    1

    <= 50

    1

    <= 55


    1


    > 55 and <= 60

    2

    > 50 and <= 53


    2

    > 55 and <= 60



    2

    > 60 and <= 62

    3

    > 53 and <= 55

    3

    > 60 and <= 65

    3



    > 62 and <= 65

    5

    > 55 and <= 57


    5

    > 65 and <= 70

    5

    > 65 and <= 70

    8


    > 57 and <= 63

    8

    > 70 and <= 80

    8

    > 70

    10


    > 63

    10

    > 80


    10


    AC 4 & 6 (All Engineering, Technology and Architecture related Areas): Including BARCH, BE, BIT, BINFTECH, BS (ENG)/ BSC (ENG), BTECH and integrated MTECH degrees

    AC 5 (All Arts/Humanities Related Degrees, Design, Education, Fashion Design/Technology, Law and Rural Studies): Including any BA

    Percent Score in Bachelor’s Degree

    Rating Score (C)

    Percent Score in Bachelor’s Degree

    Rating Score (C)

    <= 60

    1

    <= 50


    1

    > 60 and <= 65

    2

    > 50 and <= 55

    2

    > 65 and <= 70

    3


    > 55 and <= 60

    3

    > 70 and <= 75

    5


    > 60 and <= 65

    5

    > 75 and <= 85

    8

    > 65 and <= 75

    8

    > 85

    10


    > 75

    10

    IIM Mumbai Work Experience weightage 2026

    Work Experience is one of the important factors for the IIM Mumbai selection 2026. The number of points you will get based on you duration of your work experience will then be multiplied with 0.20 to get a normalized value to add to the final score.

    Work experience in Month (as filled in the IIM Mumbai Application)

    Rating score D

    < 12 months

    0

    >= 12 and <= 36 months

    MF* (number of months of work experience - 11)

    > 36 months

    5

    IIM Mumbai 2026 Admission: Eligibility Criteria for MBA Admission

    Given below is IIM Mumbai MBA eligibility criteria mentioned in detail :

    • Graduation: A candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of candidates belonging to the (SC), (ST) (PwD) categories, from a recognised university.
    • CAT 2025 Scores: Applicants should take the Common Admission Test CAT 2025 entrance exam and have a valid score to be eligible for admission.
    • Final Year Students: IIM Mumbai also allows students in the final year to apply, provided they qualify the above criteria for examinations appeared till date and complete their examination, viva etc, by the time of joining the Institution.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Can I enter IIM without a CAT?
    A:

    Yes, one can enter into IIM without CAT exam through programs like IPM for 12th grade students, certain online management program and executive MBA programs by submitting a GMAT score for specific programs. 

    Q: Does IIM Mumbai consider graduation marks during their selection process?
    A:

    Yes, IIM Mumbai considers graduation marks while evaluating candidates’ profile. You can score a maximum of 10 marks based on your class graduation marks.

    Q: Does IIM Mumbai consider class 12th marks during their selection process?
    A:

    Yes, IIM Mumbai considers class 12th marks while evaluating candidates’ profile. You can score a maximum of 10 marks based on your class 12th marks.

    Q: Does IIM Mumbai consider class 10th marks during their selection process?
    A:

    Yes, IIM Mumbai considers class 10th marks while evaluating candidates’ profile. You can score a maximum of 10 marks based on your class 10th marks.

    Q: What is the IIM Mumbai Eligibility Criteria?
    A:

    Based on IIT Kharagpur MBA eligibility criteria the candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of candidates belonging to the (SC, ST,PwD) categories.], from a recognized university. 

    Q: What were the IIM Sectional Cutoffs for general category 2025?
    A:

    Minimum IIM Sectional Percentile Cutoffs for general category 2025 were VARC ≥80, DILR ≥80, QA ≥75

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