IIM Raipur Admission 2025: Selection Criteria, Eligibility, Entrance Exam & Fees

IIM Raipur accepts admission in its MBA course only through Common Admission Test (CAT) score; there is no other entrance examination whose score/ rank is accepted by IIM Raipur for admission in the MBA programme. Therefore, candidates willing to take admission to the MBA course at IIM Raipur must appear in the CAT exam and secure a good score to become eligible for the personal interview (PI) round.

As per the IIM Raipur MBA cut-off list it could be observed that the overall cutoff percentile as well as section-wise cutoff percentile for admission to the MBA programme have significantly increased as the cutoff percentile for both overall and section-wise section for the year 2021 is 90. Hence, students are advised to give equal importance to all the sections, i.e. verbal ability and reading comprehension (VARC), data interpretation and logical reasoning (DILR) and quantitative aptitude (QA) while preparing for the CAT exam to get eligible for admission to the MBA programme at IIM Raipur.

IIM Raipur offers many kinds of certificate, UG, and doctoral-level courses in the field of management. Given below are the tuition fee details for the courses offered at IIM Raipur.

NOTE: The above-mentioned fee is taken from an official source/sanctioning body. Hence, it may vary. Candidates are requested to visit the official website to get more details on the same.

There is no such provision for getting direct admission in MBA course at IIM Raipur. Find below the minimum eligibility requirements for admission to IIM Raipur:

1 - pass UG with a minimum of 50% aggregate (45% for reserved categories).

2 - Valid CAT percentile to become eligible for further admission rounds held by IIM Raipur.

3 - Register for the PI round.

4 - Get the documents verified and pay the tuition fees.

There is no management quota for admission in IIM Raipur course admissions. Candidates willing to be admitted to any course offered at IIM Raipur must follow the rules laid down IIM for that particular course, including appearing for an entrance exam and qualifying for the personal interview (PI) and other admission rounds. Cited below is some important information regarding admissions to courses at IIM Raipur.

MBA: MBA is the flagship programme of IIM Raipur and one of the highly opted courses by students. For admission to the MBA course at IIM Raipur, the candidate should possess a bachelor’s degree in any field with a minimum of 50% (45% for reserved categories) and have a valid CAT score/ percentile to become eligible for the personal interview (PI) round.

FPM: Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) is a full-time doctoral course offered by IIM Raipur. Candidates planning to pursue FPM from IIM Raipur should have either a Post-Graduation degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate (45% for reserved categories) or have a CA/ICWA degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate, or have done BTech with a minimum of 6.5 CGPA on a scale of 10 and should have a valid score/ rank of any on these entrance exams like CAT/ GMAT/ GATE/ GRE/ UGC-NET.

Executive MBA: For admission in the Executive MBA at IIM Raipur, the candidate should possess a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate (45% for reserved categories) and have a minimum of three years of work experience.

The candidate will be selected based on their academic performance at Under-Graduate and HSC levels along with their Work Experience and Diversity factor, followed by the Personal Interview (PI) round.

The answer to this question of whether an average student can get into IIM can be both yes and no depending on the definition of an average student.

• Based on Academics (Class 10/ Class 12/ Graduation): While a student with average scores in Class 10, Class 12 and graduation with a good CAT score certainly has good chances of getting a call from IIM-A, chances are less for someone with an average CAT score.
• Based on student category (General or Reserved): While it is tough for a General category average student to grab a seat at IIM due to high score requirements, a reserved category student can get admission being at average scores as well.
• Based on past work experience, diversity and other factors: Gender and academic diversity is also a factor on which students are shortlisted at IIM. IIMs judge the past academic category based on the degree obtained by the students before MBA and then a weightage is allotted based on that. For Engineers, the percentage for scoring the highest marks is higher as compared with other streams
• Performance in selection rounds: Once you make it to the final selection rounds, i.e., AWT/PI process, it can be considered a fresh start. At this stage, students can forget their past average-ness but definitely require good grasp over the past subjects as academics-related questions are asked in the interview.

Based on the above factors, it can be considered that while getting into top Management institutes, such as IIM is extremely tough, the past performance, CAT performance, student category and a lot of factors can be the reasons for a student to receive that final call.

IIM Raipur, like other top IIMs, accepts admission for most of its courses based on the Common Admission Test (CAT) score. The application process for CAT is generally concluded between August and September. Also, Candidates having their CAT percentile in accordance with the cut-off list released by IIM Raipur can register further for the personal interview (PI) round, and the registration process for Personal Interview (PI) is usually held in June. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply for both processes within the given time period.