IIM CAP 2025: IIM Raipur and IIM Sambalpur Exit CAP; Only 8 IIMs to Participate, IIM Bodhgaya to Coordinate - Check Complete Details

To streamline admissions for new and second-generation IIMs established after year 2010, the IIM Common Admission Process (CAP) was introduced. This process streamlines the selection for participating IIMs through a centralized system, benefiting both aspirants and institutions.

The IIM Common Admission Process (CAP) is a common selection process conducted for candidates shortlisted by participating IIMs based on their CAT scores. Instead of appearing for separate rounds of interviews for each IIM, selected candidates undergo a centralized Personal Interview (PI) round. Final admission offer to the candidates is released by individual participating IIM based on the performance in CAP round, CAT score, Academic Profile, diversity, work experience and their other selection parameters.

Total number of IIMs participating in IIM CAP 2025 round is Eight (8) only. IIM Raipur and IIM Sambalpur have dropped out of the CAP 2025 process. Check complete list below. 

Table: List of IIMs participating in IIM CAP 2025 

IIM CAP 2025 process will be conducted by Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya (IIM-BG). It is the 16th Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and was mentored by Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. In 2018, Dr. Vinita S. Sahay, professor of marketing at the IIM Raipur, was appointed by the Ministry of Education as the first director of IIM Bodh Gaya. Top leaders and industrialists like Uday Kotak (Chairperson & MD & CEO, Kotak Bank Ltd.), Janmajeya Sinha (Chairman, Boston Consulting Group India), Falguni S. Nayar (Founder & CEO, Nykaa.com) and many other eminent personalities have served on the Board of Governors of IIM Bodh Gaya.

IIM CAP 2025 Registration Process is expected to be announced in coming few weeks. IIM CAP coordinator will issue a notification soon. Once it is announced, fill IIM CAP 2025 form by following these steps below:

Step 1: Register for IIM CAP 2025 Round 
After clicking on Register Now on IIM CAP website which is displayed on all the CAP IIMs home page, you will see Generate Your Password Screen. You will receive OTP on your registered Mobile Number and on Email ID. After Generating your Password, you will be redirected to the Login Screen. Login with your CAT ID and generated password.

Step 2: Fill your IIM CAP 2025 Application Form
After completing your registration process for CAP round, the next step is to fill CAP 2025 Application form with your Personal details, communication details, Educational qualification, Work experience and other details as below:

• Fill Personal Information: On this page, you need to furnish personal details that you entered in CAT application form namely, Your name, gender, category, Bachelor’s degree like B.A., B Sc, Nationality, CAT Registration ID, Date of Birth. You also need to upload your CAT 2024 score card alongwith your personal details 
• Fill in Your Communication Address: On this page, you must fill your registered Mail Id, Mobile number, Father’s and Mother’s name that you provided in the CAT registration form. You need to enter your complete communication postal address with Pin code.
• Fill Your Educational Qualification: On this page, you have to furnish details of your educational qualification from class 10 onwards. The details required are Year of passing, Board/University, Marks obtained/CGPA, Percentage of Marks. To substantiate the academic performance, you need to upload relevant marks sheets, certificates/degrees
• Work Experience: On this page of IIM CAP 2025 Application form, you need to furnish details of your work experience in Reverse order. For example, the latest work experience details should be filled in first and the earlier work ex details should come after wards. While filling up your work experience, please note to provide details of Employment section, employer, Monthly salary, designation, period of work experience, total days of work experience. Please upload your work experience certificate on this page.
• Fill in Co-Curricular Activities: If you have any co curricular achievement, you should mention it here. The page requires you to fill Name of the achievement, category District, State, National or International level and upload the relevant certificate for the same.
• Sign the Declaration and Submit Online: The last part of CAP application form requires you to complete the declaration and sign the form. The form is complete now and you should submit it online on CAP website.

IIM CAP 2025: Important Dates
IIM CAP 2025 will be conducted in Offline Mode in cities including Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and a few other cities. The tentative duration would be mid-February to March 2025. More details regarding the shortlisting for PI and WAT, the application process, city preferences, and date-slot selection will be available in the second week of January 2025.

Table: IIM CAP 2025 Dates (Expected) 

Performance in CAT 2025 is the sole criterion for shortlisting for CAP 2024 round. CAT Cut Offs for IIM CAP over the years are:

The expected number of candidates proposed to be shortlisted are more than 20,000. However, the final number will depend on the final shortlisting criteria. With the increased number of seats at each IIM and more candidates taking CAT every year, it is expected that around 22000+ candidates who qualify the sectional and overall cut offs in CAT 2024 exam may figure in the CAP 2025 shortlist.

Table: CAP 2025 Shortlisting Calls 

These 9 IIMs will prepare their final merit list for MBA admission 2025 on the basis of scores obtained in CAP 2025 and will make their final admission offer individually on the basis of the marks scored in PI in CAP 2025; CAT 2024 exam and other parameters like academic profile, diversity depending upon their respective admission criteria.

The expected key dates to release final admission offer based on IIMs’ individual Admission criteria after CAP round are as below:

CAP 2025 centres are expected to be in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata. However, since CAP 2025 may be conducted online, candidates can attend the PI round from their home on the designated date which will be communicated by the CAP coordinating IIM to the short-listed candidates. 

Step 1: Shortlist by Individual IIMs: Each of the new IIMs will shortlist the candidates independent of each other. Candidates are shortlisted at the 1st stage around 10 to 12 times of the intake for MBA admission 2025 by each IIM. It may create the multiplicity of calls for the same candidate if he/she meets the shortlisting criteria of many IIMs.

Step 2: Each IIM sends shortlist to CAP 2025 Coordinator IIM: Each CAP participating IIM forwards its list of shortlisted candidates to the CAP 2025 coordinating IIM.

Step-3: CAP Conducting IIM to create Final List of Shortlisted Candidates for CAP 2025 Calls: CAP coordinating IIM will combine the list of all participating IIMs and prepare a final list of candidates for CAP 2025 Calls. The IIM will then send out calls to these candidates. More than 20,000 candidates are to get New IIMs CAP 2025 Calls.

Step 4: Candidates to participate in PI Process: CAP 2025 Personal Assessment (PA) round will only have Personal Interview (PI) as Written Abilities Test (WAT) may not be conducted. Also there will be no Group Discussion. A candidate will be asked to appear in CAP through Online mode instead of at one of the 5 CAP Centers New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata.

Step 5: CAP 2025 Scores to be sent by Coordinating IIM to participating IIMs: Based on the performance of the candidates in the PI round, CAP coordinating IIM will prepare the scores for the CAP Round. This will be sent to all the participating IIMs after CAP round is over.

Step 6: All IIMs to prepare their own Final Admission List: Each participating IIM has its own admission policy. They will provide weightages to CAT scores, CAP scores, and in some cases Applicants Profile, for making final admission offers. It is very much possible that one of the new IIMs may not send you final admission offer while others offer you admission based on your CAT 2023 scores and other parameters.

In summary, here are the key highlights of IIM CAP 2025 process. 

Also Read: IIM SAP Process Conducted by IIM Bodh Gaya, Jammu, Sirmaur

Another important change is that IIM CAP 2025 will be conducted in Offline Mode in cities including Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and a few other cities. Candidate will have to appear for in-person interviews