IIMs Admission Criteria 2025: Check Eligibility, Shortlist and Final Selection Criteria

IIM admission criteria for MBA is released individually by each IIM for the 2 years full time MBA/PGP program after the CAT exam registration process starts in August. Besides, 
IIM Admission Criteria for Executive MBA is separately released by each IIM. The key components of IIM Admission Criteria 2025 for 2 years full time MBA include:

• IIMs Admission Eligibility Criteria 
• IIM Admission Criteria to Shortlist Candidates for PI Round  
• IIMs Final Admission Criteria 

Let us read in detail about these key components of IIM Admission Criteria

Eligibility parameters in IIM admission criteria are same for all the 21 IIMs. The CAT exam Eligibility Criteria and IIM Admission Eligibility criteria are also same. Key details about IIM Admission eligibility criteria are:
Academic Eligibility Criteria: Bachelor’s degree with minimum 3 years duration and 50% marks for General Category and 45% marks for SC/ST/PwD category. Candidates in final year of graduation are also eligible to apply 
Entrance Exam Accepted: Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by IIMs is the mandatory entrance exam for IIM Admission
IIM Admission Age Limit: There is no officially announced IIM Admission Age Limit either by CAT exam center or any individual IIM for IIM Admission 2025. Candidates of any age can apply for IIM Admission subject to qualifying other eligibility requirements.

It is different for each IIM and includes components and weightages based on which the IIM shortlists the candidates for PI Round. The key components are:

• All the 21 IIMs shortlist the candidates for final admission round on the basis of CAT scores. 
• IIM shortlist criteria for General category need high CAT score while for reserved category (SC/ST/PwD) candidates, the shortlist criteria is relaxed. Besides for candidates with extra ordinary profile and achievements, IIMs also relax the CAT score requirement in their shortlist criteria   
• Other parameters in shortlisting process of IIM Admission criteria include  Academics, Diversity, Work experience which also play important role. 
• Each IIM announces its distinct criteria apart from announcing minimum qualifying sectional and overall percentile score in CAT exam. 
• Each IIM admission criteria is independent from one another. 

IIMs CAT cut off for their flagship MBA program is shared below:

IIM Final Selection criteria include the GD-PI-WAT round. Apart from PI and WAT, other components like Academics, CAT score, Work experience also play key role in IIM Final Admission Criteria. While it may not be possible to improve on your academic profile, work experience and others, the performance in PI-WAT which command highest weightage in IIM Admission criteria, can be improved. 

After getting through the final IIM admission criteria for MBA, you will come to know about the Fees for MBA in IIM with through your admission letter. IIM Fees becomes an important admission criterion while choosing your preferred IIM. Recently IIMs have substantially increased their fees. IIM Fees for the newest IIMs like IIM Amritsar, IIM Nagpur is in the range of 15 to 19 lakhs, second generation IIMs fees like that of IIM Udaipur, IIM Tiruchirappalli is in the range of 17 to 20 lakhs and top IIMs like IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta have a fee structure of 24 to 26 lakhs. As you need to pursue MBA from IIMs without making hole in your pocket, take a judicious admission decision. 

New 10 IIMs Admission Criteria will be through Common Admission Process (CAP). The IIM CAP will be conducted after declaration of CAT result. New IIMs will shortlist the candidates purely based on CAT performance and announce the shortlist around mid-January. The 10 CAP 2025 participating IIMs are IIM Kashipur, Raipur, Ranchi, Trichy, Udaipur, Nagpur, Bodhgaya, Jammu, Sirmaur, Sambalpur.

After getting the key components and requirements how to get admission in IIM, what is the IIM Admission criteria for MBA, IIM Admission Criteria Weightage; you need to know how IIMs finally select the students for their MBA programs. The comprehensive article by MBA Universe.com on IIM Selection process with details about selection parameters used by IIMs, their importance and role in final selection will help you to understand the complete process and how to improve your admission chances in IIMs. 

Q: What is IIM Admission Criteria? How to get Admission in IIM for MBA Program?
A: You can get admission in IIMs if you satisfy the IIM Admission eligibility criteria, take CAT exam and clear the cut offs and perform well in IIM final admission criteria.

Q: Which exam is for MBA admission in IIMs?
A: IIMs conduct Common Admission Test (CAT) for MBA admission. CAT is the mandatory entrance exam for IIM Admission 

Q: When MBA admission starts in IIMs?
A: IIM MBA Admission process starts with the beginning of CAT exam registration process from the first week of August. IIM Admission last date to apply is the last date of CAT registration.

Q: What is the IIM Admission Age Limit in admission criteria?
A: There is no IIM Admission Age Limit prescribed by any IIM. Any person who qualifies the IIM Admission Eligibility criteria like 50% marks in graduation and takes CAT exam, can apply for IIM Admission  

Q: What is the IIM Admission Criteria after taking CAT Exam?
A: Post the CAT exam IIM Admission Criteria has two components – Shortlist based on CAT score and Final PI-WAT process.

Q: What is the IIM Admission Fees?
A: Each IIM decides its own Admission Fees which should be paid at the time of accepting admission offer. IIM Admission fees for different IIMs is in the range of Rs.50,000 to Rs.1,00,000.