Master of Business Administration (MBA) 

at IIM Bodh Gaya, Gaya

IIM Bodhgaya offers an MBA across three specialisations. The MBA specialisations offered at IIM Bodhgaya are given below:

1. MBA (General)
2. MBA (Healthcare Management)
3. MBA (Digital Business Management)

Candidates seeking admission to any of the aforesaid MBA domains at IIM Bodhgaya must possess a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% aggregate. Also, candidates should have a valid score in the CAT exam. Candidates based on their CAT scores will be selected for the Personal Interview (PI) round. Those who qualify for the PI round will be considered in the final merit list followed by document verification and fee payment.

Candidates seeking admission to the MBA programme at IIM Bodhgaya must take the CAT exam as IIM Bodhgaya inducts candidates based on their scores in the CAT exam. Candidates on the basis of their CAT scores will be selected for the Personal Interview (PI) round. Candidates who score more than or equal to the Minimum Performance Requirement (MPR) in the Personal Interview (PI) round will be considered for the final merit list and those who scored less than the MPR will not be considered for the final merit list.

Given below are the criteria for preparing the final merit list for admission to the MBA programme:

• CAT score: 50%
• Personal Interview (PI): 20%
• Profile: 30%

Those who make it to the final merit list will be required to report to the admission cell at IIM Bodhgaya for document verification and tuition fee payment for final seat allotment.

Yes, it is compulsory to meet the sectional as well as overall percentile cut-off for admission to the MBA programme at IIM Bodhgaya. Candidates seeking admission to the MBA programme at IIM Bodhgaya must have their section-wise and overall percentile above the closing percentile/ rank mentioned in the cut-off list for IIM Bodhgaya MBA admission.

Candidates having a 90 percentile in both sectional and overall categories will be selected for the Personal Interview (PI) round. Those who qualify for the PI round will be considered in the final merit list followed by document verification and fee payment.

Here is the list of documents required while filling out the CAT application form.

• Class 10 mark sheet
• Class 12 mark sheet
• UG degree
• Work experience certificate (if applicable)
• Adhaar Card
• Date of Birth proof
• Address proof
• Caste category certificate (if applicable)
• Scanned images of photograph and signature
• Credit/Debit card or Internet banking details for fee payment.

The MBA batch 2021-23 comprised 207 students. Out of these, 204 participated in the campus placements and 3 students did not seek placements through the institute. The overall placement rate stood at 100%. The table below depicts the bifurcation of IIM Bodhgaya placements 2023: 

A total of 84 companies from diverse sectors visited the institute campus in 2023. Earlier, over 60 companies participated in the 2022 drive. Looking at the past three years record, an improving trend was observed in the number of recruiters during IIM Bodhgaya placements, which is presented in the table below:

The CAT 2024 application process has begun for 2025 admission, candidates seeking admission to any of the IIMs including IIM Bodhgaya must fill out the CAT 2024 application form at the earliest. Follow the steps given below to complete the CAT application process.

Visit the official website of CAT.

Click on 'new registration' and enter the mandatory fields to get the login credentials.

Log in with the ID received in the email to fill out the application form.

Enter the required personal and academic details.

Upload scanned images of the candidate's photograph and signature.

Select preferred courses and IIMs.

Select test city preference for exam centre allotment.

Pay the application fee via credit/debit card or net banking for final submission.

Take the print of the acknowledgement slip for future reference.

IIM Bodh Gaya is a ranked institute offering MBA. NIRF ranked IIM Bodh Gaya at 53 in 2023 rankings under the Management category. Talking about placements, the institute has released the final placement report for the MBA batch 2022-24. The highest package offered was INR 32.50 LPA. Further, the IIM Bodh Gaya average package and median package stood at INR 13.90 LPA and INR 13.50 LPA, respectively. Below are Shiksha student reviews on IIM Bodh Gaya MBA:

There is no such provision for direct admission to the MBA programme at IIM Bodhgaya. Candidates seeking admission to the MBA programme at IIM Bodhgaya must fulfil the following requirements:

• The candidate must possess a bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
• Candidates must have valid scores in the CAT exam based on which they will be selected for the Personal Interview (PI) round.
• Those who score above or equal to the Minimum Performance Requirement (MPR) will be considered for the final merit list.
• Selected candidates will be required to report to the admission cell at IIM Bodhgaya for document verification and fee payment.

The highest package offered to the 2023 passing-out batch was INR 48.58 LPA. Earlier, the highest package offered was INR 30.50 LPA. From 2021 to 2023, year-on-year growth was recorded in the highest package. The following table depicts the IIM Bodh Gaya the highest package trends for better clarity: