IIM Bodhgaya Admission Criteria 2026-2028: Check CAT 2025 Cut Off and WAT-PI Weightage
IIM Bodhgaya admission criteria 2026-2028 will be released soon. The admission policy and selection process includes WAT-PI. Selection is done through CAT score. Read details here.
IIM Bodhgaya admission policy and selection procedure for MBA 2026 batch will be released soon. For the batch of 150 students, the institute will select student through Personal Appearance (PA), a common admission process (CAP) that is conducted by one of the ten new IIMs on rotation. This PA or CAP is common for 8 IIMs - IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Nagpur, IIM Jammu, IIM Kashipur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Trichy and IIM Udaipur. The qualifying CAT cut off for 2026 admission is expected to be 95 percentile for General category. Let’s take a look at IIM Bodhgaya Admission Criteria and selection procedure of previous year below.
- IIM Bodhgaya Admission Criteria 2025: CAT cut offs for PI Shortlisting
- IIM Bodhgaya Admission Phases
- IIM Bodh Gaya Shortlist Process 2025-2027
- IIM Bodhgaya Admission Criteria 2025-2027: Merit List
- IIM Admission Process 2025: All campuses
IIM Bodhgaya Admission Criteria 2025: CAT cut offs for PI Shortlisting
Here’s a table indicating sectional and overall cut off percentile (CAT exam) required to be eligible for IIM Bodhgaya’s PI round through IIM CAP 2025:
| Category |
VARC |
DILR |
QA |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN |
75 |
75 |
75 |
95 |
| EWS |
55 |
55 |
55 |
81 |
| NC-OBC |
52 |
52 |
52 |
81 |
| SC |
45 |
45 |
45 |
66 |
| ST |
25 |
25 |
30 |
42 |
| DAP |
25 |
25 |
30 |
42 |
IIM Bodhgaya Admission Phases
IIM Bodh Gaya PGP admission was conducted in three phases. Check the phases below:
Phase 1: Shortlisting of candidates for WAT/PI on the basis of CAT exam result
Phase 2: WAT and PI round under Personal Appearance (PA)
Phase 3: Final selection on the basis of their overall performance
Candidates selected on the basis of their CAT 2024 cut off, were considered for the second phase of admission. Those making it to the second phase were informed through email.
IIM Bodh Gaya Shortlist Process 2025-2027
The IIM Bodh Gaya shortlist was declared for the MBA batch 2025-27 through IIM CAP. Check the process of application:
- Go to IIM Bodh Gaya website
- Click on 'admissions' tab
- Click on CAP 2025'
- Enter CAT ID, email ID and date of birth
- Enter CAPTCHA code and login
- Fill the shortlist form
IIM Bodhgaya Admission Criteria 2025-2027: Merit List
For final selection to IIM Bodhgaya MBA programme, each candidate was be scored on the following parameters.
| Criteria |
Points allotted in Per cent |
|---|---|
| CAT score |
45 |
| Personal Interview (PI) |
25 |
| Profile |
30 (Academic profile - 14 and work experience - 16) |
Academic profile
Academic Profile was further divided into the following:
| Level |
Points allotted in Per cent |
|---|---|
| Class 10 marks (60% and above) |
4 |
| Class 12 marks (60% and above) |
4 |
| Graduation score |
6 |
| Total |
14 |
Work Experience
Given below is the table indication points allotted for work experience.
| Months |
Points |
|---|---|
| Less than 12 |
0 |
| 12 |
4 |
| 18 |
8 |
| 24 |
12 |
| 30 |
16 |
| 36 |
12 |
| 42 |
8 |
| 48 |
4 |
| More than 48 |
0 |
After the declaration of the merit list, selected candidates were asked to register for the expression of the interest. The offer of admission wassent via email to those candidates based on their rank in merit list. To confirm admission, the candidates had to accept the offer within the stipulated date and send along with Offer Acceptance, an Offer Acceptance Amount of INR 20,000 (to be adjusted against Term I Fee).
IIM Admission Process 2025: All campuses
Check the table below for institute wise IIM admission criteria and selection process.
| IIM Selection and Admission Criteria |
|
|---|---|
14 candidates have scored 100 percentile in CAT 2024, out of a total of 2.93 Lacs candidates. Out of 14 toppers, 1 is a woman candidate. Check below CAT 2024 result data:
Check the below table for data and statistics of CAT 2024 test takers and toppers.
| CAT Toppers | Gender and Discipline | State |
|---|---|---|
| 100 percentiles 14 - Nos | Female - 1 Male - 13 Engg – 13 Non-Engg – 1 | Andhra Pradesh 1 Delhi 2 Haryana 1 Kerala 1 Maharashtra 5 Odisha 1 Rajasthan 1 Telangana 2 |
| 99.99 percentiles 29 -Nos. | Female - 2 Male - 27 Engg – 25 Non-Engg - 4 | Chandigarh 1 Delhi 4 Gujarat 2 Haryana 1 Karnataka 3 Kerala 1 Madhya Pradesh 1 Maharashtra 5 Odisha 1 Punjab 1 Rajasthan 3 Tamil Nadu 1 Telangana 1 Uttar Pradesh1 Uttarakhand 1 West Bengal 2 |
| 99.98 percentiles 30-Nos | Female - 1 Male - 29 Engg – 20 Non-Engg -10 | Bihar 1 Delhi 2 Gujarat 2 Haryana 4 Karnataka 4 Madhya Pradesh 3 Maharashtra 3 Tamil Nadu 2 Telangana 3 Uttar Pradesh 2 West Bengal 4 |
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)
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MBA at IIM Bodhgaya | INR 9.6 lakh | INR 15.92 LPA |
INR 12.5 lakh | INR 16.51 LPA | |
INR 12 Lacs – INR 17.5 lakh | INR 18.1 LPA |
Note: The tuition fee mentioned is taken from unofficial sources. Hence, it is indicative. Candidate
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A comparison of all the IIMs for their MBA programmes based on multiple components, such as NIRF ranking, fee and salary packages are tabulated below:
| Comparison Factors | NIRF Ranking'24 | the highest Package (2023) | Total Tuition Fee |
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| IIM Visakhapatnam | 26 | INR 32.65 lakh | INR 17.22 lakh |
| IIM Sambalpur | 50 | INR 64.61 lakh | INR 10.50 lakh |
| IIM Bodh Gaya | 33 | INR 48.58 Lakh | INR 9.60 lakh |
Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.
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No, the admission fee for all the IIMs is different. Once the candidates clear the IPMAT exam, they will be allotted the colleges based on their rank and scores obtained in the IPMAT exam. The fee of IIM Indore is INR 35 Lacs and that for IIM Rohtak is INR 17.66 lakh.
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Yes, the JIPMAT Examination results are accepted by other universities apart from IIM Jammu and IIM Bodh Gaya . There are various prestigious universities and business schools that accept the JIPMER examination score . Candidates can check that whether their JIPMAT examination score is valid or not
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The total cost of tuition fee for the MBA programme at IIM Bodh Gaya can vary depending on the specific programme you choose. However, the total tuition fee for the MBA programme at IIM Bodh Gaya falls somewhere between INR 9.1 Lacs and INR 32.6 lakh.
It is important to note that the official IIM Bod
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IIM Bodhgaya offers various management courses in MBA, MBA in Digital Business Management, MBA in Hospital & Healthcare Management. Find below the following table for a course-wise seat intake for IIM Bodhgaya:
| Courses | Seats |
|---|---|
| Master of Business Administration (MBA) | 300 |
| MBA in Digital Business Management | 90 |
| Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) | 60 |
| MBA in Hospital & Healthcare Management | 60 |
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IIM Bodh Gaya has a hardworking placement committee that provides good placements for all students. In 2023, the average salary increased by 33% to 16 LPA, and the highest salary increased by more than 100% to 48.58 LPA.
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On an average, about 10-15 CAT aspirants score 100 percentile. Given below is the data of CAT 100 percentilers of last 3 years:
Exam year
CAT 100 percentilers
State wise numbers
CAT 2024
14
1- Andhra Pradesh
2- Delhi
1- Haryana
1-Kerala
5- Maharashtra
1- Odisha
1- Rajasthan
2- Telangana
CAT 2023
14
1 – Andhra Pradesh
1 - Delhi
1 – Gujarat
1 – Jammu & Kashmir
1 - Karnataka
1 - Kerala
4 – Maharashtra
1 – Tamil Nadu
2 - Telangana
1 - Uttar Pradesh
CAT 2022
11
2 - Delhi
1 - Gujarat
1 - Haryana
1 - Kerala
1 - Madhya Pradesh
2 - Maharashtra
2 - Telangana
1 - Uttar Pradesh