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 27 Nov 2025, 10:41 AM IST

IIM Mumbai admission criteria 2026-28 is out!! As per the IIM Mumbai selection 2026, the IIM Mumbai general cutoff 2026 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 Bachelors 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 recognized 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: 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

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: 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: 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 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: 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. 

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Questions related to IIM Mumbai (NITIE)

On Question asked by student community

Have a question related to IIM Mumbai (NITIE) ?

Hello,

As you have mentioned that you appeared for this exam  in back 2021 and now you are willing or looking for admission in the above mentioned college so if you want to check about admission through this marks than you can contact the college and let them know your doubt and surely they give you best answer regarding it.

Thank you..

Dear student,

It is difficult to predict because you have not mentioned your Rank and without rank it will be tough to predict your chances of getting seat in Colleges.

GATE 2021 Cut-off for XE:

Highest score : 1000/ 1 000

Highest Marks : 90.33/100

Cut-off score : 37/100

But cut-offs varies from year to year and depends on many factors.

To check previous year's cut-offs of GATE, go through below mentioned link.

NIT GATE cut-off:

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/gate-cutoff-for-nits

IITs GATE cut-off:

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/gate-cutoff-for-iits

Predict Colleges you can get using below mentioned College Predictor Tool.

https://engineering.careers360.com/gate-college-predictor

I hope this information was helpful to you.

All The Best!!

Hi,

Hope you are doing great.

Yes, you do hold a good chance of getting a call from NITIE. Because if we see the previous year's cut-off, we get to know that the cut-off usually varies from 96-97 percentile. But for shortlisting the candidates for the GDPI process academic performance and diversity( whether it is gender or academic) also come into the picture. So, let's just hope for the best.

If you want to predict the names of the colleges that you can get at this score you can click on the link given below.

" >https://bschool.careers360.com/pathfinder/cat

Hope this helps


Dear aspirant,

As you have secured 86 percentile in cat and considering your education background let me tell you that nitie is one of the top colleges and cracking that is not easy .

Considering you as a general category candidate you need atleast 95+ percentile to crack nitie. However interview will also play a vital role after getting a good percentile in cat.

Dear aspirant,

As you have secured 83 percentile and considering you are from.obc category let me tell you that it's very difficult in this percentile to get a call from nitie because the cut offs are higher.

Generally, for general category atleast 97+ is needed to get a call and for obc atleast 90+ is needed to get a call . Note this is not the cut off but this score is mandatory to get a call from nitie.

However various factors are considered while deciding the cut offs like number of candidates appearing in the examination, number of vacant seats in college, previous years cut offs and difficulty level of the paper.

For more information you can check out the link given below-

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/nitie-mumbai-cutoff