IIM Seats 2025: Total Seats in IIM for MBA/PGDM, Category-wise IIM Seats & Distribution

IIM Seats 2025: Total Seats in IIM for MBA/PGDM, Category-wise IIM Seats & Distribution

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Himanshu ShekharUpdated on 17 Jun 2025, 03:20 PM IST
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Indian Institute of Management conducts the CAT exam every year to fill in the IIM seats available for different categories across all the IIMs in the country. To fill over 5500 IIM seats, a total of over 2 lakh candidates took the CAT exam. This year, 2.93 lakh candidates appeared for CAT 2024. The candidates are called for the PI round for the IIM seats by the IIMs based on the CAT cutoff. The IIM seats also have reservations for female candidates and certain reserved categories. The IIM seats are reserved to ensure the participation of candidates from all parts of society. This, in turn, helps the IIM maintain cultural and gender diversity.

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  1. IIM Total Seats 2025
  2. IIM Seats Category-wise
  3. Seats Across Different IIMs
IIM Seats 2025: Total Seats in IIM for MBA/PGDM, Category-wise IIM Seats & Distribution
IIM Seats 2025

IIM Total Seats 2025

The total IIM seats available for the MBA and PGDM courses combined are about 5500 (approx.) Out of the total IIM seats, 27% are reserved for OBC candidates, 15% for SC candidates, 7.5% for ST candidates, and 10% are reserved for EWS and PwD candidates. The percentage-wise distribution of seats is given in the table below.

Category

IIM Seats for MBA

IIM seats for general category

40.5%

OBC

27%

SC

15%

ST

7.5%

PwD and EWS

10%

IIM Total Seats

IIM Seats Category-wise

Different categories have been allotted a certain number of reserved IIM seats as per the reservation policy implemented by the IIMs ordered by the Central Government. The category-wise distribution of IIM seats can be understood from the table given below.

Category

Category-wise Distribution of IIM Seats

IIM Seats for General Category

3500

IIM Seats for OBC Category

809

IIM Seats for ST and SC Category

538

PwD and EWS

550

Seats Across Different IIMs

These IIM seats are available across any of the IIMs, depending on the batch size issued by a particular IIM. The batch size corresponding to the IIM seats is different for every IIM. The seat matrix for every IIM is given in the table below.

Name of the IIM

Total IIM Seats

IIM seats for General

IIM seats for OBC

IIM seats for SC

IIM seats for ST

IIM Ahmedabad seats

398

194

104

58

29

IIM Bangalore seats

412

193

103

57

29

IIM Calcutta seats

462

233

125

69

37

IIM Lucknow seats

436

211

113

63

32

IIM Indore seats

450

226

122

68

34

IIM Kozhikode seats

525

189

102

56

28

IIM Amritsar seats

240

60

33

18

9

IIM Nagpur seats

240

60

33

18

9

IIM Sambalpur seats

120

80

37

20

10

IIM Trichy seats

210

52

28

15

8

IIM Raipur seats

210

60

32

18

10

IIM Ranchi seats

210

60

32

18

10

IIM Vizag seats

120

27

37

20

10

IIM Udaipur seats

150

60

32

28

10

IIM Bodh Gaya seats

120

60

33

18

9

IIM Shillong seats

180

60

32

18

10

IIM Sirmaur seats

170

30

17

9

5

IIM Rohtak seats

240

60

32

18

10

IIM Mumbai seats

550

220

148

82

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Also See: IIM Admission & Selection Process 2025: Dates, PI Shortlist, Eligibility Criteria, IIM CAT Cut-off

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is low cutoff for IIM?
A:

For the Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) a "Low" CAT cutoff refers to the minimum percentile need for call for the selection rounds which includes Written Ability Test (WAT), and Personal Interview (PI).

Q: How many IIMs are there in India in 2025?
A:

There are a total of 21 IIMs in India. Since 2021, there have been only 20 IIMs, recently Nitie Mumbai now IIM Mumbai has been added to the list of IIMs.

Q: How many seats are there in all the IIM?
A:

The total seats across all the IIMs in India are estimated to be around 5500 (approx.). The seats are subject to change as per the batch size issued by an IIM. The batch size for a particular year is decided by the respective IIM.

Q: Can we buy a seat in IIM?
A:

No, IIMs do not have any management quota, unlike some private institutions. Admission to IIMs only happens through the Common Aptitude Test (CAT) examination.

Q: How many seats for SC in IIM?
A:

15% of the total IIM seats are reserved for the Scheduled Caste (ST) category candidates. 7.5% of seats are reserved for the ST candidates, and 27% of seats are reserved for the OBC candidates.

Q: How many seats are in IIM Ahmedabad?
A:

The total number of IIM Ahmedabad MBA seats are around 398. 194 seats are for the General category, 104 seats are for OBC, 58 seats are for SC and 29 seats are reserved for ST category candidates.

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With a 70 percent in CAT Examination, you can go for various B-Schools or private collages. The S. K. Patel Institute of Management in Gandhinagar is an option for those who score 70-80 percent in their CAT examination or The Gujarat Institute of Management (GIM) in Goa with a cutoff of 60-80 percentage. These are the collages you can look for in Gujarat or nearby.

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Hello dear candidate,

NO. your application for CAT will not rejected for wrong gender small mistake in the OBC NCL certificate. You will be considered as an OBC candidate.

you just need to get your OBC certificate corrected and need to inform the CAT helpdesk about this error.


Hello,

Here are some top MBA colleges in India with fees under Rs. 2 lakh and their exam/cutoff details:

  • SIMSREE, Mumbai – Fee around Rs. 1.3–1.4 lakh for 2 years. Accepts CAT, CMAT, MAH-CET, MAT, ATMA. Cutoff is very high, usually 99+ percentile in CAT/CMAT.

  • PUMBA (Dept. of Management Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University) – Fee around Rs. 1.2–1.3 lakh. Accepts CAT, CMAT, MAH-CET, ATMA. Cutoff approx. 75+ percentile in CAT, 90–95+ percentile in CMAT, high scores in MAH-CET.

  • TISS, Mumbai (MA HRM & other management-related programmes) – Fee around Rs. 1.7–1.9 lakh. Accepts CAT for some courses. Qualifying cutoff is around 60–70 percentile, but final selection cutoffs are higher.

These are the main government institutes where the full MBA/PG programme fee is within Rs. 2 lakh. Cutoffs vary slightly each year and by category, but SIMSREE and PUMBA generally need high scores, while TISS has its own process along with CAT shortlisting.

Hope it helps !

Hey! With a NEET score of 344 in the ST category, it is highly unlikely to get admission in any government BDS college in Delhi through the All India Quota. The cutoff for government BDS seats in Delhi usually falls around 400–450 for ST category, so your score is below that range.

You can consider private dental colleges, state quota seats in other states, or reattempt NEET next year to improve your chances.