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    IIM Raipur Exits CAP 2025: Check IIM Raipur Selection Criteria, Cut Off, Admission Process

    SundararajanUpdated on 26 Dec 2024, 03:51 PM IST

    The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Raipur released the admission criteria for PGP/ MBA admission 2025-27 on its official website. As per the IIM Raipur selection criteria, the IIMR has revised the MBA admission process this year. Based on the revised IIM Sambalpur admission process 2025, candidates need not apply through CAP 2025. Candidates will be shortlisted directly based on their CAT scores and personal interview. The shortlisting for PI will begin from the second week of January 2025. The IIM Raipur PI will conducted from February 10 to March 9, 2025. Read the complete article by Careers360 to know all details in regard to IIM Raipur admission criteria such as the selection process, IIM Raipur 2025 admission process, CAT 2024 cutoff, etc.

    This Story also Contains

    1. IIM Raipur Admission Criteria 2025
    2. IIM Raipur Selection Criteria 2025: Admission Stages
    3. STEP 1: Online registration of candidates after the declaration of the CAT 2024 results
    4. STEP 2: Shortlisting of candidates for the GD and PI
    5. STEP 3: Final Score for Preparing the Merit List
    6. IIM Raipur Admission Criteria 2025: Reservation Policy
    7. IIM Raipur Admission Merit List 2025
    8. IIM Raipur Admission Criteria 2025: Academic Categories
    9. IIM Raipur Fees 2025-27
    IIM Raipur Exits CAP 2025: Check IIM Raipur Selection Criteria, Cut Off, Admission Process
    IIM Raipur Admission Criteria 2025

    IIM Raipur Admission Criteria 2025

    IIM Raipur admission process has two-stage process, i.e., shortlisting candidates for personal interview (PI) and final selection. To be eligible for admissions at IIM Raipur, candidates must have a valid score in the Common Admission Test conducted by the IIMs. As per the IIM Raipur 2025 admission criteria, the institute will use CAT 2024 score to shortlist candidates for the personal interview process, and the final selection of candidates. The institute will not conduct the Writing Ability Test (WAT). This year, IIM Raipur will not be part of the Common Admission Process (CAP) 2025.

    Overview of IIM Raipur Selection Criteria

    Particular

    Details

    Institute name

    Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Raipur

    Institute type

    Public

    Course offered

    PGP (MBA)

    Total number of seats

    260 (Tentative)

    Application mode

    Online

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    IIM Raipur Selection Criteria 2025: Admission Stages

    Candidates can check the complete selection process of IIM Raipur for the PGP programme of the academic year 2025-2027. The admission process for IIM Raipur PGP programme follows a two-stage process;

    • Stage 1: Shortlisting Candidates For Personal Interview (PI)
    • Stage 2: Final Selection
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    IIM Raipur will release the list of selected candidates category-wise (General, EWS, NC-OBC, SC and ST) on the basis of a composite score of CAT exam, PI, GD, etc. The institute reserves all the rights to modify the shortlisting criteria for personal interview and final selection at any point of time of admission process. Check the detailed IIM Raipur admission process 2025.

    STEP 1: Online registration of candidates after the declaration of the CAT 2024 results

    All candidates who have selected IIM Raipur in the CAT 2024 application form and have fulfilled the minimum educational and CAT 2024 related eligibility criteria mentioned here will receive an email invitation from the admission office of IIM Raipur to register online. Candidates who complete the online registration process will be considered for step 2 of the admission process. Please note that this is a pre-interview registration process, not an interview call.

    Minimum Academic Eligibility (MAC)

    • Graduate degree candidates must have secured at least 60% aggregate marks (50% for SC, 45% for ST/ PwD) in their degree course.
    • Non Graduate Candidates who have completed CA/CMA(ICWA)/CS should have minimum 50% aggregate marks in CA/CMA(ICWA)/CS.

    CAT 2024-related minimum eligibility

    Category

    SSC/ Class 10 (%)

    HSC/ Class 12 (%)

    Graduation (%)

    VRC Scaled Percentile

    DILR Scaled Percentile

    QA Scaled Percentile

    Total Percentile

    EWS

    60

    60

    60

    65

    65

    65

    80

    EWS-PWD

    45

    45

    45

    30

    30

    30

    45

    GEN

    60

    60

    60

    75

    75

    75

    90

    GEN-PWD

    45

    45

    45

    30

    30

    30

    45

    NC-OBC

    55

    55

    60

    65

    65

    65

    80

    NC-OBC- PWD

    45

    45

    45

    30

    30

    30

    45

    SC

    55

    55

    50

    60

    60

    60

    65

    SC- PWD

    45

    45

    45

    30

    30

    30

    45

    ST

    55

    55

    45

    55

    55

    55

    55

    ST- PWD

    45

    45

    45

    30

    30

    30

    45

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    STEP 2: Shortlisting of candidates for the GD and PI

    The process in step 2 is applicable to all candidates who have completed their online registration after receiving the email invitation from IIM Raipur. Shortlisting of candidates in each category for participation in PI and GD will be prepared on the basis of an Aggregate Index Score (AIS). AIS is calculated on the basis of performance on CAT 2024, Class 10, Class 12, Gender and Academic Diversity criteria.

    Aggregate Index Score (AIS) components and weights

    ComponentWeight
    CAT 2024 Index Score50%
    SSC/Class 10 Percentage Score20%
    HSC/Class 12 Percentage Score20%
    Gender Diversity Score (female/ transgender candidates)7%
    Academic Diversity Score3%

    The shortlist of candidates for the personal interview process will be prepared based on the CAT 2024 score. Candidates who clear the CAT cutoff as well as the sectional CAT cut off for IIM Raipur will be called for the PI Process. The shortlisting of candidates profiles will begin from the first week of January 2025. Check the minimum CAT cutoff percentile which is required in each section and overall percentile for shortlisting candidates through the table which is given below.

    IIM Raipur Admission Criteria 2025 - Weightage for Past Academic Qualifications

    Past academic profile weights are totally based on the percentages of marks that candidates obtained in the Class 12 (Intermediate) and Graduation. Check the detailed table on IIM Raipur 2025 admission criteria weightage for past academic qualification.

    Weightage for Class 10 percentage score

    SSC/Class X marks in percentageScore
    < 600
    ≥ 60 and < 652.5
    ≥ 65 and < 705.0
    ≥ 70 and < 757.5
    ≥ 75 and < 8010.0
    ≥ 80 and < 8512.5
    ≥ 85 and < 9015.0
    ≥ 90 and < 9517.5
    ≥ 9520.0

    Weightage for HSC/Class XII/IB/Equivalent/Diploma percentage score

    HSC/Class XII/IB/Equivalent/Diploma marks in percentageScore
    < 600
    ≥ 60 and < 652.5
    ≥ 65 and < 705.0
    ≥ 70 and < 757.5
    ≥ 75 and < 8010.0
    ≥ 80 and < 8512.5
    ≥ 85 and < 9015.0
    ≥ 90 and < 9517.5
    ≥ 9520.0

    STEP 3: Final Score for Preparing the Merit List

    The components of the final score and their corresponding weights are specified in the below table. GD and PI are part of final mark calculation. Candidates selected in STEP 2 will appear in GD and PI conducted in the following eight cities: New Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Guwahati and Raipur.

    Candidates can select their interview city in step 1 of registration process. Candidates will be given advance notification about the date and time of GD and PI. Accordingly, they will report at the place of interview. The final score for preparing the merit list will consist of the elements mentioned in the table

    Final score calculation

    ComponentWeight
    CAT 2024 Index Score50%
    PI Score25%
    Work Experience Score15%
    GD Score5%
    Profile Score5%

    Authorities will also consider Gender diversity factors to ensure the balance between gender. While considering this factor, IIM Raipur provides eight (7) marks to the female candidates. Those who belong to non-engineering streams in their graduation will get four (4) marks. Apart from that authorities will also consider work experience, check the below table to know the weightage for the same.

    IIM Raipur Admission Criteria 2025: Weightage for Work Experience

    A maximum score of 15 will be awarded for work/professional experience depending on the length of service as on December 31, 2024. Only full-time paid work experience based on months of graduation/(CA/CMA(ICWA)/CS) will be considered.

    Experience (Months)ScoreExperience (Months)Score
    ≤ 602815
    74.382915
    85.003015
    95.633115
    106.253215
    116.883315
    127.503415
    138.133515
    148.753615
    159.383713.92
    1610.003812.83
    1710.633911.75
    1811.254010.67
    1911.88419.58
    2012.50428.50
    2113.13437.42
    2213.75446.33
    2314.38455.25
    2415464.17
    2515473.08
    2615≥ 482
    2715

    IIM Raipur Admission Criteria 2025: Reservation Policy

    IIM Raipur will consider the Government of India (GOI) reservation policy for admission to Central Educational Institutions (CEIs).

    IIM Raipur Admission Criteria 2025 - Offer Acceptance fee and Withdrawal Policy

    Admission offer acceptance fee is to be paid within the stipulated date and time stated in the admission offer letter. The admission acceptance fee of 1,00,000 using the IIM Raipur payment portal. Those who wish to withdraw from the programme within specified period by the institute, they will be refunded the offer acceptance fee after the deduction of Rs 1000 as a processing fee.

    Apart from that, if a candidate withdraws their admission after the withdrawal date specified by the institute, then he or she will be paid after deducting the hostel fees and other charges will also be applied if the seat is filled, else, total fee will be forfeited.

    IIM Raipur Admission Merit List 2025

    Merit list will be based on the authenticity of the information shared by candidates in the CAT application. After completion of the selection process, the officials of IIM Raipur will prepare a final merit list based on mentioned components. While preparing the final merit list, authorities will consider candidates' past academic qualification, CAT score as well as relevant work experience. Those who find their name in the merit list will have to accept the offer by paying acceptance fee.

    IIM Raipur Admission Criteria 2025: Academic Categories

    Category

    Particulars

    A

    All Economics, Commerce, Finance and Management Related Degrees, including BBA, BAF, BBI, BBE, BBS, BBM, BCCA, BCAF, B.Com, BCCA, BFM, BFIA, BHMCT, BHM, BMS, BIBF and BSBA degrees.

    In particular, including

    1. Economics/ Economic Development and Planning

    2. Commerce (Auditing, Accountant, Business Mathematics, Banking, FInance, Business Organisation, Insurance, Information Technology, Public Finance, Secretarial Practices etc)

    3. Any degree in Hospitality/ Hospitality studies, Hotel, Catering/ Catering Technology, Travel and Tourism Management, Tourism Studies and any other related discipline.

    4. Management (Agriculture and Food Business, Advertising, Agriculture Marketing and Cooperation, Agribusiness Management, Agriculture and Rural and Tribal Development, Business Management, Business Administration, Business Studies, Business Management, Commercial Agriculture and Business Management, Management Studies, Entrepreneurship, Sports Management, Real Estate and Urban Infrastructure, Oil and Gas Management, Renewable Energy Management, Production and Industrial Management)

    5. Any vocational degree in Commerce (B.Com)

    B

    All Humanities/ Arts related degree, education, design, Law and Rural Studies and Fashion Design/ Technology including aby BA, BAA, BAJM, BDES, BCJ, BFTECH, BED, BJMC, BJ, BM (Bachelor of Music), BMM, BMC, BMus, LLB and BSW.

    In Particular, including

    1. Accessories Design/ Apparel Production/ Fashion Design/ Fashion Communication/ Fashion Merchandising/ Fashion Technology and Retail Management, Interior Design/ Leather Design/ Knitwear Design/ Jewellery Design/ Footwear Design (All degree)

    2. Arts/ Humanities (Education, Archaeology, Fine Arts (Drama, Dance, Music, Film, Painting etc), Languages, History, Literature, Library Science, Media Studies, Mass COmmunication, Philosophy, Public administration, Political Science, Social work/ Welfare, Sociology etc.

    3. Journalism/ Mass Communication/ Media Studies (All degrees)

    4. Education (including Physical Education and Sports)

    5. Psychology (all degrees)

    6. Law

    7. Rural Studies/ Rural Cooperatives/ Rural Sociology

    OR Any vocational degree in Arts/ Humanities/ Education (BA)

    C

    Selected Professional Degrees i.e. Chartered Accountancy (CA), Company Secretaryship (CS) Cost and Works Accountancy (ICWA)

    D

    Medicine and Surgery based subjects i.e. MD, MBBS etc

    E

    All Sciences and Agricultural related areas except Medicine and Surgery: Including BS/ BSC and integrated MS/ MSC (excluding Fashion Design, Economics, Journalism and Leather Design). Also includes degrees in paramedical, dentistry, veterinary degrees.

    In Particular, including

    1. Actuarial Science

    2. Agriculture (Soil science, Agronomy, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Biochemistry, Plant Pathology, Plant Breeding and Genetics etc) Excluding Agricultural Engineering

    3. Biosciences (Biochemistry, Biology, Botany, Biotechnology)

    4. Dentistry

    5. Computer Applications (MCA, BCA)

    6. Forestry

    7. Fisheries

    8. Horticulture

    9. Geological Sciences (Geology, Geography and Geophysics)

    10. Mathematical Sciences (Mathematics, Computer science, Statistics etc) all bachelor’s/ integrated master’s degree

    11. Information Technology

    12. Paramedical/ Physiotherapy

    13. Natural Science (Physics, Chemistry etc)

    14. Planning

    15. Pharmacology/ Pharmacy

    16. Media Science, Media Science and Technology

    17. Veterinary Science/ Animal Husbandry

    18. Any vocational degree in science (BS/ B.Sc)

    19. Physiology

    20. Science (Others): Nursing, Home Science and all other branches of science not explicitly included or excluded elsewhere in this list

    F

    Any other degree not stated in category A to E, will the decided by authorities of IIM Raipur

    IIM Raipur Fees 2025-27

    Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur will release the fee structure for the PGP programme for the academic year 2025–27 on the official website. The fee structure of IIM Raipur includes a tuition fee, hostel charges, a caution deposit, etc. After getting shortlisted at IIM Raipur, one will have to pay an offer acceptance fee of Rs 1,00,000, which will be adjusted for term 1 fees. Check out the detailed fee structure of IIM Raipur.

    IIM Raipur PGP Fees 2025-2027

    First Year Fees
    Particulars1st Term (Rs)2nd Term (Rs)3rd Term (Rs)Total (Rs)
    Academic Fees3,10,000.002,63,600.002,63,600.008,37,200.00
    Lodging Charges21,000.0021,000.0021,000.0063,000.00
    Students Association Fees6,000.00

    6,000.00
    Alumni Activities Charges10,000.00

    10,000.00
    Total (First Year) 3,47,000.002,84,600.00 2,84,600.00 9,16,200.00
    Caution deposit30,000.00

    30,000.00
    Total (Including Caution deposit) 3,77,000.002,84,600.002,84,600.009,46,200.00
    Second Year Fees
    Particulars4th Term (Rs)5th Term (Rs)6th Term (Rs)Total (Rs)
    Academic Fees2,63,600.002,63,600.002,63,600.007,90,800.00
    Lodging Charges21,000.0021,000.0021,000.0063,000.00
    Total (Second Year) 2,84,600.002,84,600.00 2,84,600.00 8,53,800.00
    Total Fees (Excluding Boarding Charges)18,00,000.00

    * The IIM Raipur fees for PGP programme below is based on last year data. It may be changed

    • Boarding (mess) charges (Rs 15,000 to Rs 22,000 per trimester) are to be paid separately.
    • Medical insurance charges (Rs 1,500 to Rs 3,000 per year) are to be paid separately as per the prevailing premium rate.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is the PGP batch strength at IIM Raipur?
    A:

    As per last year trend there will be a total of 260 seats (Tentative) for PGP batch 2025-27.

    Q: What is the total PGP fees at IIM Raipur?
    A:

    The tentative total PGP programme fee is Rs 18,00,000 (excluding boarding charge) for domestic candidates. 

    Q: Is 12th marks important while taking admission at IIM Raipur?
    A:

    Yes, while taking consideration on Academic Diversity, authorities will consider the marks for Class 12.

    Q: Which is the flagship programme of IIM Raipur?
    A:

    The two year Post Graduate Programme (PGP) is the most popular post graduate management programme offered by IIM Raipur.

    Q: Does IIM Raipur have any reservation policy?
    A:

    Yes, IIM Raipur follows reservation policy as prescribed by the Government of India.

    Q: What is the offer acceptance fee of IIM Raipur?
    A:

    While accepting the offer, one will have to pay a total of 1,00,000 as an offer acceptance fee.

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    Questions related to IIM Raipur

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    Have a question related to IIM Raipur ?

    Hello,

    With a 91.98 percentile in CAT and being a non-engineer fresher from the EWS category , you have a decent chance for IIM Shillong and IIM Raipur , but it will depend on various factors like:

    1. If you have strong 10th and 12th marks, it will help.

    2.

    The Indian Institute Of Managements(IIMs) do not have fixed seat allocations for their Post Graduate Programme(PGP) as their student intake keeps on changing every year. Specifically, for IIM Raipur, the student intake for the batch of 2021-23 was 262, and for the batch of 2022-24, it is 325. The number

    Ashish, IIMs do not accept MAT scores. Admission to IIMs is only done through CAT scores followed by WAT and PI rounds. There are many other colleges in India which accept MAT scores such as:

    • UPES, Dehradun
    • SPJIMR, Mumbai
    • Christ University
    • VIT, Vellore
    • NIT Wrangal
    • New Delhi Institute of Management

    Hey Vasu

    Getting shortlisted depends on your CAT percentile, WAT and personal interview. If you have a good record of academics then that would be a plus point. All these factors will help you in the IIMs' selection.

    Looking at your factors, honestly, the chances exist but less. There are