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Indian Institute of Management (IIMA), Ahmedabad Admission

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  • The CAT 2024 registration will be on Aug 1, 2024, for admission to the MBA course. 
  • The CAT 2024 exam will be scheduled on Nov 24, 2024.

IIM Ahmedabad the top business institute in India has national importance in improving the education quality and encouraging enrolment of more non-technical students keeps revising its selection procedure.

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad has recently released a set of rules regarding the selection procedure for admission to PGP programs of the 2024 batch, all the changes introduced the major one is the revised required percentile of CAT 2023, which is further reduced.

Candidates applying through the General Category under the revised cutoff need an overall 80 percentile with a sectional percentile of a minimum of 70 percentile for all sections in the year 2023.

In 2024, IIM Ahmedabad has assigned 65% weight to CAT 2023 scores while shortlisting candidates for the AWT-PI round. At different stages, shortlisting is done through the Application Rating Score which is obtained via the 10th, 12th, graduation score, and work experience as of 31st July 2024. 

 

IIM Ahmedabad Admission Accepted Exams

CoursesEntrance Exams
MBACAT
MBA-FABMCAT
MBA-PGPXGMAT/ GRE
ePGPCAT/ GMAT/ GRE/ IIMA Admission Test
ePGD-ABAGMAT/ GRE/ CAT/ GATE/ ePGD-ABA qualifying-cum-aptitude test
Ph.D.CAT/ GMAT/ GRE/ GATE/ UGC-JRF

 

IIM Ahmedabad PGP Admission Process for through CAT-2024

The selection of candidates for admission to the 2025-27 Batch of the PGP at IIMA is a two-tiered process. In the initial stage, candidates are shortlisted for the Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI) among those who possess a valid CAT-2024 score, have applied to the program, and meet the established eligibility criteria.

Important Note: Foreign nationals (foreign passport holders) residing in India must have taken the GMAT Focus Edition or the GMAT Exam in the previous format and should apply through the Supernumerary Quota category.

 

Shortlisting and Selection Criteria for PGP 2025-27

In CAT-2024, there will be three sections: 'Quantitative Ability' (QA), 'Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning' (DILR), and 'Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension' (VARC). Only candidates who exceed the minimum sectional percentile ranks and the overall percentile rank and achieve a positive (greater than zero) raw score in all sections of CAT-2024 will be considered for subsequent stages.

 

Minimum Cutoffs of CAT 2024 Percentile Rank
CategoryVerbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)Quantitative Ability (AQ)Overall Percentile
General/ EWS70707080
NC-OBC /Transgender65656575
SC60606070
ST50505060
PwD (in General/ EWS/ NC-OBC/ Transgender/ SC)60606070
PwD (in ST)50505060

An applicant's "Application Rating" (AR) score is the sum of their rating scores based on their percentage of marks in the 10th standard, the 12th standard (depending on the stream, i.e., 'Science', 'Commerce', and 'Arts & Humanities'), the bachelor's degree program (depending on the discipline), and work experience.

IIM Ahmedabad MBA Selection Criteria 2025

Three criteria determine which PGP applicants advance to the AWT and PI rounds. Then CAT, AWT, PI, and Application Rating Score determine the final decision.

IIM Ahmedabad considers sectional and overall CAT cut-offs. Only candidates who scored above the minimum cut-off in all sections will advance. The CAT Cutoff is mentioned below:

 

CategoryVRCDILRQAQverall
General,EWS70707080
NC-OBC /Transgender65656575
SC60606070
ST50505060
PwD (General/ EWS/ NC-OBC/ Transgender/ SC60606070
PwD50505060

 

The candidate’s average percentage of 10th and 12th standards should be higher than the minimum cutoff. The cut-off differs for different streams. The 10th and 12th cutoff is mentioned in the table below:

Stream in 12thGeneral NC-OBC/ TransgenderSCSTPWD (General, NC-OBC/ Transgender, SC)PWD (ST)
Science807570657065
Commerce777267626762
Arts and Humanities757064596459

 

Candidate mus score the minimum cutoff percentage in their Bachelors. The bachelor cut-off is mentioned in the table below:

CategoryAcademic Categories
Category 1Category 3Category 4Category 5
General, EWS68.9283.3784.579.95
NC-OBC, Transgender68.881.8882.677.28
SC68.2580.1879.4175.7
ST70.5679.977.6774.06
PwD (all categories)9981.1577.274.84

 

IIM Ahmedabad Admission 2025: PGP-FABM Selection Criteria

  • To shortlist PGP-FABM candidates for AWT and PI, the CAT score will be given 65% weightage, while the Application Rating Score will be given 35%.
  • Candidates with Bachelor's/Master's in agriculture-related disciplines will be given preference.
  • The final selection will be based on AWT, PI, and composite score, with 10% weightage given to AWT, 40% to PI, and 50% to composite score.

 

IIM Ahmedabad Admission 2025: MBA-PGPX

The IIMA PGPX selection is conducted in 3 rounds. The candidates can submit their applications during these three rounds.

Admission StageDates for Cycle 1
Application FormJune 24 - August 30, 2024
Shortlisted September 6, 2024
Essay SubmissionSeptember 6 - 8, 2024
Personal InterviewSeptember - October 2024
Offers & WaitlistOctober 11, 2024

 

IIM Ahmedabad Admissions 2025: EPGP

IIM Ahmedabad offers a full-time ePost Graduate Program (ePGP). The duration of this program is 1 year.

ParticularsCriteria
EligibilityBachelor’s Degree/ CA/ CS/ ICWA OR Working Professionals OR Entrepreneurs with 3 years of Full-time Work Experience
Selection CriteriaCAT / GMAT/ GRE/ IAT Scores + Personal Interview

 

IIM Ahmedabad Admission 2025: PhD

The following table represents the IIM Ahmedabad PhD Admission process 2025:

Admission StageDescription
Application FormCandidates must fill out the application form from the IIMA Offical Website
ShortlistingCandidates will be shortlisted for PI based on exam scores.
Personal Interview (PI)Shortlisted candidates will be called for the Personal Interview
ResultReleased of the selected Candidate's Merit list.

 

IIM Ahmedabad Admissions 2025: ePGD ABA

The following table represents the IIM Ahmedabad ePGD-ABA Admission stages 2025:

 

Admission StageDescription
Application FormCandidates must fill out the application form from the IIMA Offical Website
ePGD-ABA Entrance ExamCandidates who missed GMAT/ GRE/ CAT/ GATE exams can appear for the ePGD-ABA qualifying-cum-aptitude test.
Personal Interview (PI)Shortlisted candidates will be called for the Personal Interview
ResultReleased of the selected Candidate's Merit list.

 

IIM Ahmedabad Admission is a 2-step Selection Procedure:

Step 1: Qualifying CAT

Step 2: Academic Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI)

The above-mentioned selection procedure includes qualifying CAT in the first step followed by an interview. The candidates qualifying CAT with the minimum required percentile only are eligible for the next and final round. The candidates based on their academic profiles and qualifying marks are awarded application ratings or application scores.

Evaluating the AR helps in shortlisting the candidates for the next round. In the final selection, round candidates will have to appear for the Academic Writing Test (AWT) and Personal interview. The seats are allotted to the candidates performing exceptionally well in all the above-mentioned rounds.

Candidates aspiring to take admissions in IIM need to understand that qualifying for CAT 2024 is important but that alone will not guarantee a seat in the desired course. It’s the overall performance of the candidate that plays a key role in admission.

Last year a trend was observed where a candidate with a percentile of 82 where enrolled whereas the student with a 99 percentile failed to impress the selection committee. The Percentile of CAT 2024 is a qualifier for admission and ensures an Application Rating. The more the percentile, the higher will be the Application Rating.

Other than CAT scores candidates are also evaluated based on the above-mentioned criteria: 

  • Marks obtained in Class 10: Candidates irrespective of the board will get a score of 10 if the particular candidate has scored more than 90 percent in the qualifying exam.
  • Marks obtained in Class 12: Candidates qualified with 90 percent and above from Science and Commerce will be awarded the highest ratings.

Marks Obtained in Graduation: Candidates are scored on a bachelor's basis of 7 categories as mentioned below :

Category NameStream in Bachelor’s DegreeMinimum percentage required for Top Rating
Category 1Medicine70 percent and above
Category 2CA, ICWA, CS degrees63 percent and above
Category 3 and Category 5Economics, Finance, Commerce, Science, BBA, BCA, paramedical80 percent and above
Category 6Arts, Humanities, Law, Journalism75 percent and above
Category 4 and Category 7denoting Engineering, technology, and other bachelor's degrees85 percent and above

 

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