Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bodh Gaya

Application process for MBA admission at IIM Bodh Gaya opens with the start of CAT  registration process. Candidates have to apply for CAT by the last date. There is no need to apply and pay separately for IIM Bodh Gaya Admission at this stage.

Admission/Selection Process for Candidates for MBA program at IIM Bodh Gaya is through CAT Exam and IIM CAP PI round. The selection of the candidates for admission to the MBA at IIM Bodh Gaya is a three-step process- Pre shortlisting, Shortlisting, and participation in IIM CAP PI round or IIM Bodh Gaya SAP round

In the first step, candidates are screened as per the IIM Bodh Gaya admission policy on performance in CAT exam and in the second step they are considered on various parameters for shortlisting for Common Admission Process (CAP) comprising Personal Interview (PI) from among the candidates who have a valid CAT score, who have applied to the programme and who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the programme. After the PI round, IIM Bodh Gaya prepares merit list for final admission as per its final selection weightages. Detailed Admission process is as below:

• The candidate must have appeared and scored the minimum required percentile in CAT. Candidates are short-listed for CAP round which is the common PI round for 10 CAP participating IIMs. Candidates Not qualifying for CAP round are given the opportunity to register for SAP (Supplementary Admission Process) which is also PI round for IIM Bodh Gaya and get shortlisted at reduced CAT score.  
• Candidates are shortlisted from among the candidates who have a valid CAT score, who have applied to the programme and have their interest and who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the programme   
• In addition to the Common Admission Process, IIM Bodh Gaya will conduct an additional Supplementary Admission Process (SAP) for candidates who meet IIM Bodh Gaya PI shortlisting criteria but do not meet the CAP cut off criteria. Supplementary Admission Process (SAP) is conducted by IIM Bodh Gaya and two other CAP participating third generation IIMs for the candidates who have not been shortlisted and have not been able to participate in Common Admission Process (CAP). The shortlisting criteria for SAP have a lower CAT cut off (91%ile in 2024) than applied for CAP round (94%ile in 2024) .
• After the PI round, IIM Bodh Gaya will award weightages to various parameters and admission offers are made by IIM Bodh Gaya to successful candidates. 
• The final selection is based on a diverse set of attributes which includes performance in CAT, performance in CAP round, academics, co-curricular and extra-curricular achievements, work experience among others

Admission offer letter would be sent to all successful candidates. Candidates, who are offered admission, need to confirm their acceptance by completing all the required formalities by the stipulated date

Eligible candidate should submit application online. A candidate can apply for maximum two specialization areas

IIM Bodh Gaya’s Ph.D. program admission is offered to the individuals with exceptional academic background, strong motivation, and discipline, and potential to become excellent researchers at international level. It is expected that research students will come from a variety of disciplines ranging from social sciences and humanities to physical sciences and engineering. Applicants are evaluated on their past academic achievements, motivation and preparation for the programme, letters of recommendation, scores on standard tests, and a personal interview with the faculty. Step by Step process for IIM Bodh Gaya PhD Admission is as below:

• Submit application with required documents
• Take relevant Admission Entrance Test CAT/GATE/GRE/ GMAT/JRF (UGC/CSIR/or equivalent) to apply in the relevant area of specialization.
• The candidates will be short-listed on the basis of their academic record and performance in the entrance exams. The minimum overall cut off is 80 percentile and minimum sectional cut off is 70 percentile.  
• Shortlisted candidates will be called to IIM Bodh Gaya for a personal interview for final selection. The PI process will be of two stages. The first stage will be of qualifying nature. Those who will qualify in the first stage, will be asked to appear in the second stage of the process. In the second stage, the selection panel will assess the suitability of the candidates for research work based on the portfolio of the candidate. The committee will look into a consistently good academic record, professional accomplishments, research interest, research aptitude
• Merit List will be prepared based on Personal Interview & Research Aptitude (second stage of PI), Academic Qualification and Relevant Work Experience. 
• Successful candidates will receive offers by May end of that year
• A candidate receiving admission offer from IIM Bodh Gaya and accepting the offer within the stipulated date needs to send the commitment fee of Rs. 30,000 (The date of submission will be mentioned in admission offer letter) along with Offer Acceptance Form. The commitment fee will be adjusted against the caution/security deposit. 

Eligible Students should apply online for IIM Bodh Gaya IPM Admission. Candidates have to apply for JIPMAT exam with an application fee of Rs. 2000/-. There is no separate application fee to apply to IIM Bodhgaya IPM Admission.

The admission process for IIM Bodh Gaya IPM Programme is based on JIPMAT exam score and gender diversity. There is no Personal Interview Round for shortlisted students. Key components of IIM Bodh Gaya IPM admission process are:

• Apply and Appear in Joint Integrated Programme in Management Admission Test (JIPMAT) to be conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA)
• You should score above 50% in each section of JIPMAT to get shortlisted for final selection
• No Personal Interview will be conducted to select the students 
• The candidates, who score more than or equal to category-wise sectional percentile 30, will be eligible for the Merit List 
• Sectional raw scores will be subjected to minimum qualifying requirements also. This will be decided after the result based on the available pool of the candidates. 
• The criteria for preparing the merit list will be based on the composite score comprising the weightage of JIPMAT score and gender diversity

Tie-Breaking rule to Prepare Merit List
If the overall composite scores of two or more students are found same, then they will be ranked on the following basis:

• Overall JIPMAT score: Higher score will be ranked higher
• VARC section score: Higher score will be ranked higher
• QA section score: Higher score will be ranked higher
• DILR section score: Higher score will be ranked higher
• Class X score: Higher score will be ranked higher
• Class XII score: Higher score will be ranked higher
• Appearance in Class XII: Recent appearance will be ranked higher
• Appearance in Class X: Recent appearance will be ranked higher
• Date of Birth: Younger candidate will be ranked higher