IIM Bodh Gaya admission criteria is different for different programmes. While the admission to 2 years full MBA programmes is through CAT exam score; the admission for 5 Year IPM programme is through JIPMAT exam which is conducted by National Testing Agency. For Doctoral PhD programme IIM Bodhgaya accepts GMAT/GRE/NET JRF scores apart from CAT.
IIM Bodh Gaya final admission for MBA programmes is through the common PI round CAP conducted for new IIMs and through SAP which is conducted jointly by IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Jammu for the candidates who are not shortlisted for CAP round due to their lower CAT percentile. IIM Bodh Gaya reduces its CAT score cut off for such applicants and conducts its own final selection round for them.
For IPM Admission, IIM Bodh Gaya prepares final admission list based on JIPMAT score, performance in class 10 and 12. No Personal Interview is conducted for final selection to IPM programme.