IIM Bangalore Admission Process 2026-2028: Check PI Shortlist Criteria and CAT Cut Off 2025
IIM Bangalore Admission Criteria 2026-2028 for MBA course includes CAT score of 85 percentile, WAT and PI. Candidates who meet the minimum CAT cut off stand a chance to get selected for WAT-PI round of IIM Bangalore.
IIM Bangalore admission criteria for MBA 2026-2028 - The minimum CAT cut off required for being eligible for IIM Bangalore’s Written Ability test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) was 85 percentile for General category students. For the final selection, weightage allotted to CAT exam score is 25 points and to PI is 40 points. WAT is allotted 10 points. For PI shortlisting the weightage is 55 Points, whereas academic record has 30 points. 10 points is for Work Experience and 5 points is for diversity.
IIM Bangalore shortlisting process for admissions 2026 will begin in the first week of January 2026. The PI shortlist will be based on CAT 2025 cut offs. When the IIM Bangalore PI calls are out, qualifying candidates will have to fill an online form to confirm participation in WAT/PI.
- IIM Bangalore PI Shortlist 2026: Check Status and Apply
- IIM Bangalore Selection and Admission Process 2026
- IIM Bangalore Admission Process 2026: CAT Cut Offs
- Parameters for IIM Bangalore WAT-PI Shortlisting 2026
- IIM Bangalore Admission Process 2026: WAT-PI
- IIM Bangalore Admission Process: Final Selection 2026
- IIM Admission Criteria of Other Campuses 2026
IIM Bangalore PI Shortlist 2026: Check Status and Apply
Candidates who shall have selected IIM Bangalore as their preferred institute in the CAT 2025 application form, will eligible to apply for PI shortlisting if they meet the CAT cut off. Given below is the process to register for IIM Bangalore PI calls:
- Go to IIM Bangalore website
- Click on 'Admissions' tab
- Click on 'PGP 2026 Call for Interview Shortlist'
- Enter CAT application number and email address
- Fill the form with relevant details and submit it
Those selected, will be informed about the PI schedule via email.
IIM Bangalore Selection and Admission Process 2026
Every year, the IIMs release selection process and criteria document for admission to PGP/MBA) programmes. The selection process of IIM Bangalore for 2026-2028 MBA batch will included three steps:
- Shortlisting of candidates based on CAT score
- WAT and PI
- Final selection for admission
IIM Bangalore Admission Process 2026: CAT Cut Offs
The CAT cut offs mentioned below are only the qualifying cut offs i.e. minimum percentile required to be eligible for the WAT-PI round of IIM Bangalore admission. For example, if a General category candidate scored 85 percentile in CAT exam, he/she was eligible for the Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) round.
| Category |
VARC |
DILR |
QA |
Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General |
80 |
75 |
75 |
85 |
| NC-OBC |
70 |
65 |
65 |
75 |
| EWS |
70 |
65 |
65 |
75 |
| SC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
70 |
| ST |
55 |
60 |
60 |
70 |
| PWD |
50 |
50 |
50 |
60 |
Eligible candidates will have to fill the IIM Bangalore shortlist form on the institute website to be selected for the WAT-PI round. Invitation for WAT-PI will be sent to shortlisted candidates via email.
Parameters for IIM Bangalore WAT-PI Shortlisting 2026
Weightage for CAT score for WAT-PI shortlisting is 55 points. Candidates were evaluated on the parameters mentioned in the below table for selection to the WAT-PI round:
| IIM Bangaore PI Shortlisting Parameters |
Weight |
|---|---|
| CAT score |
55 |
| Class 10 Board |
10 |
| Class 12 Board |
10 |
| Bachelor's degree |
10 |
| Work experience |
10 |
| Gender Diversity |
5 |
CAT VARC, LRDI & QA Weightage
The 55 points for CAT 2025 score will be further divided into the following sections.
| CAT Subjects |
Weight |
|---|---|
| Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) |
19 |
| Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation (LRDI) |
21 |
| Quantitative Aptitude (QA |
15 |
| Total |
55 |
IIM Bangalore Admission Process 2026: WAT-PI
In the second phase of IIM Bangalore admission, the candidates will have to appear for WAT which is a 30-minute essay writing test on topics from socio-political, economic and business affairs, sports, etc. In the PI, each candidate will be evaluated on the basis of his/her communication ability, academic background, quality of work experience and other personal traits.
During the PI, all candidates will be required to provide two reference letters from their employers or from teachers in the academic institutions where they had been students previously. These reference letters will also be used in candidate’s evaluation.
IIM Bangalore Admission Process: Final Selection 2026
In the final phase of IIM Bangalore Admission process, candidates will be evaluated on their WAT and PI performance as well as his/her academic background, quality of work experience and other personal traits. After WAT and PI, each selected candidate’s Composite Score will be calculated on the basis of the following parameters:
| IIM Bangalore Final Selection Parameters |
Weight |
|---|---|
| CAT score |
25 |
| WAT |
10 |
| PI |
40 |
| Class 10 |
5 |
| Class 12 |
5 |
| Graduation score |
5 |
| Weighted Work Experience/Professional Qualification |
10 |
| Total |
100 |
The gender diversity component will be applicable only for computing the pre-PI score for deciding on interview calls, and will be applicable for phase 2 of the admissions process leading up to final selection.
Candidates making it to the final admission list of IIM Bangalore MBA batch of 2026-2028 will be intimated through email by April 2025. Selected candidates will be required to confirm their admission by submitting offer acceptance form and requisite fee.
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Qualifying CAT cut off percentiles of Iims for Written Ability Test (What) and Personal Interview PI are listed below. Candidates who MET the qualifying CAT cut off, were eligible for What-PI round. These qualifying CAT cut offs are for General Category. The cut offs for Reserved category students are lower:
- IIM Ahmedabad: 95 percentile
- IIM Bangalore: 85 percentile
- IIM Calcutta: 85 percentile
- IIM Lucknow: 90 percentile
- IIM Kozhikode: 85 percentile
- IIM Indore: 90 percentile
- IIM Udaipur: 93 percentile
- IIM Shillong: 75 percentile
- IIM Trichy: 93 percentile
- IIM Visakhapatnam: 80 percentile
- IIM Rohtak: 95 percentile
- 1IIM Nagpur: 85 percentile
- IIM Jammu: 93 percentile
- IIM Ranchi: 90 percentile
- IIM Sirmaur: 92 percentile
- IIM Bodhgaya: 93 percentile
- IIM Sambalpur: 93 percentile
- IIM Kashipur: 94 percentile
- IIM Raipur: 93 percentile
- IIM Amritsar: 90 percentile
For complete details of IIM selection and admission process read this article: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/iim-shortlist-selection-admission-criteria-blogId-18787.
The CAT cut offs for IIM Bangalore hovers between 97-100 percentile. The qualifying CAT cut off required for being eligible for IIM Bangalore's Written Ability test (What) and Personal Interview PI is 85 percentile for General category students, whereas for SC candidates, it is 70 percentile. For ST candidates, it is 65 percentile and for PwD candidates it is 60 percentile. Given below are the sectional and overall qualifying CAT cut offs for IIM Bangalore.
- General category: 80 VARC 75 DILR 75 Quantitative Aptitude 85 (Overall)
- NC-OBC category: 75 VARC 65 DILR 65 Quantitative Aptitude 75 (Overall)
- EWS category: 70 VARC 65 DILR 65 Quantitative Aptitude 75 (Overall)
- SC category: 65 VARC 60 DILR 60 Quantitative Aptitude 70 (Overall)
- ST category: 55 VARC 55 DILR 55 Quantitative Aptitude 65 (Overall)
- PwD category: 50 VARC 50 DILR 50 Quantitative Aptitude 60 (Overall)
Check the table below for CAT cut offs for IITs, on the basis of which candidates are selected for their MBA programmes:
IIT | CAT Cut Offs |
|---|---|
IIT Delhi | 98 percentile |
97percentile | |
IIT Bombay | 98.5 percentile |
IIT Kharagpur | 90 percentile |
IIT Roorkee | 94.6 percentile |
IIT Madras | 96 percentile |
IIT Kanpur | 95 percentile |
IIT-ISM Dhanbad | 80 percentile |
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