IIM Bangalore Admission 2025: Revamps Selection Criteria, No Weight for Academic Diversity

IIM Bangalore MBA Admission Shortlisting Criteria Highlights
1. CAT Score Weightage: CAT 2024 Score Weightage is 55% 
2. Class 10 Weightage: Weightage for Class 10 Marks is 10% 
3. Class 12 Weightage: Weightage for Class 12 Marks is 10% 
4. Weightage for Bachelor’s Degree: 10% Weightage will be for Graduation 
5. Gender Diversity Weight: Weightage for Gender Diversity is 5% 
6. Work Ex Weight: Weightage for Work Experience is 10% 

IIM Bangalore MBA Admission Final Selection Criteria Highlights
1. PI Weight: Weightage for Personal Interview is 40% 
2. WAT Weightage: 10% weight will be awarded to WAT round in final selection 
3. Weightage for Graduation: Weightage of 5% for Bachelor’s degree marks will be awarded for performance in graduation in IIMB final selection criteria

Table of Contents
1. IIM Bangalore MBA Admission 2025 Highlights 
2. IIM Bangalore MBA Programs Offered
3. IIM Bangalore MBA Fees 
4. IIM Bangalore MBA Intake
5. IIM Bangalore MBA Placements 2024
6. IIM Bangalore MBA Eligibility criteria 2025
7. IIM Bangalore MBA Application for Admission 2025: How to Apply?
8. IIM Bangalore Admissions 2025: Important Dates
9. IIM Bangalore Admission Criteria 2025: Exam Accepted, Final selection Process
10. IIM Bangalore MBA Admission CAT Cut offs
11. IIM Bangalore MBA Selection Process 2025

1. IIM Bangalore MBA Admission 2025 Highlights
The two-year, full-time, residential programme PGP 2025-27 at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore is designed to equip students to take on leadership roles in an increasingly complex and dynamic global scenario. Key Highlights of IIM Bangalore are:

1.1 Top Ranked: IIM Bangalore is placed at #2 position among top 125 B-schools in India in the Ministry of HRD, Government of India NIRF Ranking 2024-Management. IIMB is placed # 1 in MBAUniverse.com B-school Rankings 2024. The Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) of IIM Bangalore is # 3 in India and has been listed among the top 41 in the Financial Times (FT) Global Masters in Management (MIM) Rankings 2024. 

1.2 Accreditation: IIM Bangalore has International Accreditation by the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) 

1.3 Strong Placements 2024: IIM Bangalore has become the B-school with highest average salary in its placements with a consistent strong and sustained Placement Record. Multinational Corporations recognize IIM Bangalore as a source of talent for their Global Roles. Average Salary in Placement 2024 increased to Rs.35.92 LPA and Median Salary stood at Rs.32.50 LPA. 

1.4 Launch of International Centres: IIM Bangalore has launched an India-Japan Study Centre to promote understanding of Japan in India, and India in Japan through research, teaching and policy outreach efforts. An Israel Centre at IIM Bangalore has been set up to act as a hub for research on Indo-Israeli interactions in the fields of technology innovation, business strategy and history, government policies and culture, by uniting scholars, business community and students.

1.5 Centres of Excellence: IIM Bangalore has five centres of excellence that offer courses and conduct research on questions facing various sectors of industry. Besides, IIM Bangalore has set up three faculty recruiting centres  the Centre for Management Communication, the Centre for Public Policy, and the N S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning.

2. IIM Bangalore MBA Programs Offered
Following management programmes are offered by IIM Bangalore apart from various short term customised management programs for executives and others including programmes for women

• 2 Years Full Time MBA
• 2 Years Full Time MBA Business Analytics (MBA-BA)
• 1 Year Full Time PG Program in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM)
• 1 Year Full Time MBA
• 2 Years MBA for Working Professionals
• 5 Year Full Time PhD Programme

IIM Bangalore Awards MBA Degree
The Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) of IIM Bangalore is a master’s level programme and the PGP batch of 2025-27 will be awarded degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA) instead of earlier Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM).

3. IIM Bangalore MBA Fees
It must be noted that IIM Bangalore has increased its MBA fees by 6% at Rs. 26.20 lakhs from earlier Rs. 24.70 lakhs. The total programme fees payable by PGP students at IIM Bangalore covers the expenses towards Tuition, Library, Internet, Case Permission Royalty, Course Material, Hostel Room Rent and Service Charge, Medical Insurance, Personal Accident Insurance and Alumni Activity. 

4. IIM Bangalore MBA Intake
The MBA and MBA (BA) programme seats at IIM Bangalore have gone up to 600+ for 2025-27 batch. The programme wise details of students admitted for 2024-26 batch are:

MBA Programme	Intake
2 Years full Time MBA	535
2 Years full time MBA (Business Analytics)	72

4.1 IIM Bangalore: Batch Profile for PGP & PGP-BA 2024-26
IIM Bangalore has admitted a diverse MBA and MBA-BA 2023-25 batch as below

Batch Data	MBA 2024-26	MBA-BA 2024-26
Total Students	535	72
Engineers	393	63
Non-Engineers	142	11
Women students	214	13
Male students	321	59
Average work experience of the batch	27 months	--
Average Age	26 Years	24 Years

5. IIM Bangalore MBA Placements 2024
IIM Bangalore has consistently recorded high and 100% placements during last many years and during the economic slowdown as well. Lateral and Final Placements for the PGP and PGP BA class of 2022-24 of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) saw 517 students receiving 572 offers from the companies, across all possible business sectors 

IIM Bangalore Placement 2024 witnessed high salary packages than last year with a rise in average salary 

5.1 IIM Bangalore Placement 2024: Highlights
Key highlights of IIM Bangalore Placements 2024 are

• 100% Placement achieved 
• 517 students get 572 offers from top recruiters
• Average salary goes up at Rs.35.92 in Placement 2024 from Rs.35.31 LPA last year
• Median Salary stood at Rs.32.50 LPA
• No. of PPOs Made were 247 out of which 203 offers were accepted
• 163 Companies participated in IIMB final Placement 2024 
• Lateral placement offers Made: 83
• Lateral Placement offers accepted: 71
• International offers made were 29 in IIMB placements 2024
• Number of offers made during the Final Placement Week: 242
• Consulting with 42% offers emerged as the top recruiting domain
• Maximum number of offers made by Accenture-48; McKinsey-21; BCG- 14

6. IIM Bangalore MBA Eligibility criteria 2025 

• IIM Bangalore eligibility criteria require that the candidate must hold a bachelor's degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (in case of the candidate belonging to SC/ST/PwD category, the eligibility criterion is relaxed to 45% 
• The candidate should appear in CAT 2024 exam and must score minimum prescribed sectional and overall score to become eligible for admission at IIM Bangalore
• A candidate appearing for the final year bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed the degree requirements and are awaiting results is also eligible to apply for IIMB Admission 2025. 
• It is mandatory for a final year student, who is provisionally considered eligible by IIM Bangalore and offered admission, to submit the mark-sheet and degree certificate of the final year bachelor's degree examination held on or before June 30, 2025.  The deadline to submit the mark-sheet and the certificate is December 31, 2025.  

  7. IIM Bangalore MBA Application for Admission 2025: How to Apply?

• Application process for admission at IIM Bangalore opens with the start of CAT 2024 registration process from August 1, 2024  
• Candidates had to register and apply for CAT 2024 by the last date 
• IIM Bangalore Last Date to apply is same as the last date for CAT registration 
• CAT 2024 Registration Fee includes the IIM Bangalore Application Fees
• On the page 4 of CAT 2024 application form, you need to select IIM Bangalore MBA/PGP and other programs also and select the interview city
• After declaration of CAT 2024 exam result, you can check at IIM Bangalore website whether you are shortlisted by entering your CAT 2024 registration ID and password

There are no separate IIM Bangalore application fees. CAT 2024 registration & Application fees include the IIM Bangalore application fee is Rs 2500. 

8. IIM Bangalore Admissions 2025: Important Dates

IIM Bangalore Application for admission 2025 has started with the opening of CAT 2024 registration.  Important dates related to admission activities at IIM Bangalore are as below:

IIM-B Admission 2025 Timeline	Important dates	Remarks
CAT 2024 and IIMB Admission 2025 Application Starts	August 1, 2024 (10 AM)	Apply for CAT 2024- tick on the IIM Bangalore PGP program, choose preferred interview cities in the application form. No extra application fees to be paid.
CAT 2024 & IIMB Last Date to apply	September 20, 2024 (5PM)	Extended from earlier Sept 13
CAT 2024 Exam Date	November 24, 2024	Exam in three Slots
CAT 2024 Result Date	January 4-5, 2025	Result may be declared earlier
IIMB Shortlist Announcement for PI-WAT	January 2025 second week	It could vary by one or two days
IIMB Final selection (PI-WAT) round start date	Last week January 2025	Will continue till March 2025
Final Admission Offer to students admitted to IIMB	Second week April 2025	After receiving admission offer, confirm acceptance by April 2025 last week

9. IIM Bangalore Admission Criteria 2025: Exam Accepted, Final selection Process
IIMB adopts a two-phase selection. The first phase of the process is applied to all eligible candidates who appear for CAT 2024 to determine candidates to be called for a personal interview (PI). 

• Candidates selected for the PI process will additionally be required to take a Writing Ability Test (WAT) on a topic to be provided by IIMB. 
• During the interview, the panel will evaluate each candidate's academic background, quality of work experience and other personal traits. 
• The WAT submission will be evaluated separately. 
• The scores of the WAT, interview and pre-PI scores (with appropriate weightages) will be used cumulatively in the second and final phase to select the candidates for the programme. 
• The selection process, parameters and weights used are uniform for all applicants within a category. 
• Sufficient candidates are shortlisted at each stage from each social category to meet the reservation requirement for each group, as applicable at that time

The Admission Criteria 2025 of IIMB brings a liberalised CAT 2024 percentile cut off and relaxed admission eligibility criteria and greater focus on profile. IIM Bangalore has increased the weightage to CAT score in arriving at the shortlist for PI-WAT round while the score for performance in PI-WAT commands highest weightage in preparing the final merit list for admission.  

It is mandatory for the candidates who wish to pursue MBA from IIM Bangalore that he/she must have registered and applied for CAT 2024 and must appear in the CAT 2024 exam on November 24, 2024. A balanced score in all the three sections of CAT 2024 and good academic profile is the key to get admission in IIM Bangalore.

9.1 Two Stages of IIM Bangalore Admission 2025
The selection of the candidates for admission 2025 at IIM Bangalore is a two-step process involving Shortlisting criteria for PI-WAT and the Final admission selection Criteria comprising PI-WAT round. 

In the first step, IIM Bangalore will shortlist the candidates for WAT and Personal Interview (PI) from among the candidates who have a valid CAT-2024 score, who have applied to the programme and who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the programme. The second step is the final selection criteria on the basis of which admission offer will be made. 
IIMB uses multiple parameters, namely academic performance in 10th & 12th grades, graduation programmes as well as the candidate's section wise scores in CAT to judge the suitability of a candidate for the PGP program. Relevant work experience, if any, is also given weight in the selection. The CAT score, over and above being a selection criterion, is also used to establish the minimum level of proficiency that is expected from the candidate in respective faculties as indicated by section wise minimum scores in the CAT. The various criteria mentioned above are used to arrive at a composite score for every candidate, which in turn is used to select candidates for the subsequent stages.

Stage-1: IIM Bangalore Shortlisting Criteria for Admission 2025
The Admission criteria and weights given to various parameters in shortlisting are based on data from previous cycles as well as on inputs from the IIM Bangalore faculty body and other relevant stakeholders. The Admission criteria at IIM Bangalore are revised every year. The admission committee fixes these criteria and weights before beginning of each admission cycle to avoid any bias 

The first part of IIM Bangalore Admission criteria is the shortlisting criteria before final selection round. IIM Bangalore will shortlist the candidates on the basis of CAT 2024 score, past academic performance, and other criteria as under:

• The 1st stage of shortlisting in IIM Bangalore Admission Criteria awards 30% weight to Academics, 55% weight to CAT 2024 score, 10% weight to Work Experience/Professional Qualification and 5% to Gender Diversity
• The candidate must have scored minimum sectional percentile of 80 in ‘Verbal and Reading Comprehension' (VARC); ‘Quantitative Aptitude' (QA), ‘Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning' (DILR) in CAT 2024. The minimum overall percentile required for PGP 2025 shortlsting through CAT 2024 at IIM Bangalore is 85.
• If the candidate does not score minimum prescribed percentile in CAT 2024, he/she will not be considered for shortlisting for final selection stage.
• The candidate with excellent academics will be awarded higher points in shortlisting criteria
• 90% & Above marks in Class 10 will be awarded top rating of 10 points out of 100. 
• For Class 12, 90% and above marks will be awarded 10 points out of 100. 
• Bachelor’s degree marks will also get 10% weightage  

Gender Diversity and Work Experience

• Gender Diversity will be awarded 5 points 
• Weightage to Work Experience or for Professional Graduation Degree is 10%

Professional Qualification
Candidates with Chartered Accountancy, Cost Accounting, and Company Secretary certifications are eligible for weightage under the category of professional course. No other professional course is eligible for weightage under the said category. 

• Top 10 candidates in each of the following parameters: total score in CAT, adjusted Bachelors’score (commerce, arts, and science disciplines), and Professional (CA/ ICWA/ CS), will automatically qualify for final selection round. These candidates are given a chance to appear for PI round due to their exceptional performance in these categories. 

IIM Bangalore Shortlisting Criteria 2024: Weightage Components
Weightage Parameters for shortlisting the candidates for final selection round as per the IIM Bangalore admission policy announcement, are shared below

Component	Weight in percentage on a scale of 100	Key Points to Note
CAT 2024 Percentile	55	Section-wise weight prescribed
Class 10 marks	10	90% & Above percentage needed for 15% weight
Class 12 marks	10	90% & Above percentage needed
Bachelor’s degree	10	After allowing for adjustment among different streams
Gender diversity	5	Awarded to Female Candidates
Work experience/Professional Course (Whichever weight is higher)	10	Highest Weight is awarded for 3 Yrs & Above Work Ex

Source: IIM Bangalore Admission Policy 2025-27 Batch

The Weightage of 55 points for CAT 2024 percentile score is divided further  into the performance in each of the three sections to shortlist candidates for PI round as under:

CAT 2024 Section	Weightage Points in Shortlisting
Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VARC)	19
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)	21
Quantitative Aptitude (QA)	15
Total Maximum weight to CAT 2023 score	55

Source: IIM Bangalore Admission Policy 2025-27 Batch

Stage-2: IIM Bangalore Final Admission Selection Round Criteria

• All the shortlisted candidates are eligible to participate in Final selection round for admission to IIM Bangalore
• IIM Bangalore selection criteria after final admission round award 40% weight to Personal Interview (PI); 10% weight to Written Ability Test (WAT); 25% weight to CAT 2024 Score; 5% weight to Class 10 Marks; 5% weight to Class 12 marks; 5% weight to Bachelor’s degree marks; 10% weight to work experience.
• The maximum weightage of 10 points for work experience will be awarded by IIM Bangalore in final selection round on the basis of length of work experience and quality of work experience as on July 31, 2024. The candidate with managerial work experience of 36 months & above after graduation will be awarded the 10 points. No weightage will be awarded for the work experience below 6 months. Besides, Training/Project work/work done as an integral part of curricular requirement will not be considered. 
• WAT at IIM Bangalore will be of 30 minutes duration. The performance of each candidate on the Written Ability Test (WAT) will be scored in terms of content and style 
• All candidates will be required to provide two confidential reference letters from their employers or from teachers in the academic institutions where they had been students previously before the PI round at IIM Bangalore.

IIM Bangalore Final Selection Criteria weights for Admission 2025

Component	MBA Admission 2025: Percentage weight on a scale of 100	Key change
WAT score	10%	No Change
Personal Interview (PI)	40%	Increased from 35%
CAT 2023 score	25%	No Change
10th Class board marks	5%	Reduced from 10%
12th class board marks	5%	Reduced from 10%
Bachelor’s degree marks	5%	Increased from 0%
Work experience/Professional Qualification	10%	No Change
Total Weightage	100	100

Source: IIM Bangalore Admission Policy 2025-27 Batch

CAT 2024 Weightage in Final Selection: Further Division
The Weightage of 25 points for CAT 2024 in final selection criteria 2025 is divided further into the performance in each of the three sections before arriving at the final merit score after PI round as under

CAT 2024 Section	Weightage Points in Final Selection
Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VARC)	8.75
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)	10.00
Quantitative Aptitude (QA)	6.25
Total Maximum weight to CAT 2023 score in final selection	25.00

Source: IIM Bangalore Admission Policy for 2025-27 batch

10. IIM Bangalore MBA Admission CAT Cut offs  

• IIM Bangalore Cutoff has been liberalised for admission 2025. 
• Sectional cut offs are uniform for all 3 sections. Earlier they used to vary from section to section 
• Only the candidates above the minimum cut-offs in the CAT 2024 sectional percentile ranks, the overall percentile rank and obtaining a positive (greater than zero) raw score in all sections of CAT-2024 will be considered for all the subsequent stages. 
• These are cut-offs used for preparing the first short-list 
• The actual CAT 2024 cut-offs for those who are called for interview could be much higher 
• Below are the minimum CAT 2024 cutoffs required for shortlisting. 
• No candidate in the respective category will be considered for the 1st  phase shortlisting and will be out of admission process at IIM Bangalore, in case the following CAT cut offs are not met.

Category	Section-1 VARC	Section-2 DILR	Section-3 QUANT	CAT 2024 Overall percentile
General	80	80	80	85
NC-OBC	70	70	70	75
EWS	70	70	70	75
SC	60	60	60	70
ST	55	55	55	65
PWD	50	50	50	60

Source: IIM Bangalore Admission Policy 2025

11. IIM Bangalore MBA Selection Process 2025
The process of admission to IIM Bangalore is based on the relationship between academic performance of students of the PGP in IIMB and their past academic performance, their CAT score, performance in the admission interview and prior work experience. Following steps are included in the IIM Bangalore Admission process:

Step 1: The candidate must have appeared and scored the minimum required sectional and overall percentile in CAT 2024 to be considered for first stage screening process for admission at IIM Bangalore

Step 2: Candidates are short-listed for Personal Interview (PI) and Written Ability Test (WAT) from among the candidates who have a valid CAT-2024 score, who have excellent academics, who have applied to the programme and who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the programme of IIM Bangalore

Step 3: IIM Bangalore will identify many candidates for shortlisting for the PI round with an excellent academic record and work experience but who may have narrowly missed the high score that would have been required if CAT alone was the basis for the PI shortlist. Such candidates will be preferred in the shortlisting process as against those who have only a high CAT score but have poor academic profile and poor quality of work experience.  The emphasis in shortlisting process at IIM Bangalore is on consistent and high performance in academics and other parameters. 

Step 4: After the WAT & PI round, admission offers are made by IIM Bangalore to successful candidates. The final selection is based on a diverse set of attributes which includes performance in WAT & PI, Performance in past academics, Performance in CAT 2024, Quality of Work Experience among others

Step 5: Final Admission Offer will be made by IIM Bangalore to the candidates in the third week of April 2025 on the basis of Final Score arrived after awarding the weightage scores on all the components.

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