Admission
IIM Ahmedabad admission 2025 is primarily entrance-based. This institute is known for its two-year, full-time, residential flagship PGP (also referred to as MBA) programme that offers admission based on a valid score in CAT. The percentile of CAT for IIM Ahmedabad reached up to 99.6 in the past years which shows how rigorous it is for a student to get admission to this institute. IIM-A admission cycle for PGP commences every year with the start of CAT registrations.
Apart from PGP, IIM A also offers other PG and doctoral degree courses in the field of Management. Candidates are shortlisted for these programmes based on course-specific entrance exams, followed by shortlisting processes which generally comprise a Personal Interview (PI) round. IIM Ahmedabad admission to all courses is done through the scores of various entrance exams, followed by other admission criteria.
IIM Ahmedabad MBA Admission Eligibility Criteria
There are 3 selection criteria based on which the PGP candidates are selected for the next round i.e, the AWT and PI round. Then the final selection is based on CAT performance, AWT & PI performance, and Application Rating Score.
CAT 2024 Scores: IIM Ahmedabad considers both the sectional and the overall CAT cut-off. Only the candidates who have scored above the minimum cut-off in all the sections will be considered for the further process.
The CAT cut-off is mentioned in the table below:
| Category | VARC | DILR | QA | Overall Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General / EWS | 70 | 70 | 70 | 80 |
| NC-OBC / Transgender | 65 | 65 | 65 | 75 |
| SC | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
| ST | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
| PwD (General / EWS / NC-OBC / Transgender / SC) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
| PwD (ST) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
10th and 12th Scores: The candidate’s average percentage of 10th and 12th, should be higher than the minimum cut-off. The cut-off is different for different streams.
The 10th and 12th cut-off is mentioned in the table below:
| Stream in 12th Std. | General | NC-OBC / Transgender | SC | ST | PwD (General, NC-OBC / Transgender, SC) | PwD (ST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science | 80% | 75% | 70% | 65% | 70% | 65% |
| Commerce | 77% | 72% | 67% | 62% | 67% | 62% |
| Arts & Humanities | 75% | 70% | 64% | 59% | 64% | 59% |
Bachelor Scores: The percentage of the marks obtained in the bachelor examination should be more than the minimum cut-off percentage.
The bachelor cut-off is mentioned in the table below:
| Category | AC - 1 | AC - 3 | AC - 4 | AC - 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General / EWS | 68.92% | 83.37% | 84.5% | 79.95% |
| NC-OBC / Transgender | 68.8% | 81.8% | 82.6% | 77.28% |
| SC | 68.25% | 80.1% | 79.41% | 75.7% |
| ST | 70.56% | 79.9% | 77.6% | 74.06% |
| PwD (All Categories) | 99% | 81.15% | 77.2% | 74.84% |
IIM Ahmedabad course admission is completely entrance and interview-based across all Postgraduate and Doctoral courses. Students are selected based on various national-level entrance exams like CAT, GATE, UGC NET, etc. Candidates seeking admission to the flagship MBA/ PGP course are required to appear for CAT. The table below mentions the IIM Ahmedabad eligibility criteria for MBA and other IIM Ahmedabad courses, along with the acceptance of the entrance exam and selection criteria.:
| Courses | Eligibility | Selection Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| PGP |
Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate
|
CAT Analytical Writing Test (AWT) Personal Interview (PI) |
| PGP-FABM |
UG OR PG degree in Agricultural Sciences or Agriculture-related streams, with at least 50% aggregate
|
CAT Analytical Writing Test (AWT) Personal Interview (PI)
|
| e-PGP |
3 years of full-time work experience any UG degree/ CA/ CS/ ICWA, with at least 50% aggregate |
CAT/ GMAT/ GRE/ IIMA Admission Test (IAT) Personal Interview (PI) |
| MBA-PGPX |
A UG degree or equivalent 4 years of work experience |
Valid GMAT/ GRE score Essay submission PI round |
For detailed information about MBA Admission, please visit the official IIM Ahmedabad website
