IIM Bodhgaya Admission Criteria 2026-2028: Check CAT 2025 Cut Off and WAT-PI Weightage
IIM Bodhgaya admission criteria 2026-2028 has been released. The admission policy and selection process includes CAT score and PI. IIM Bodhgaya will be coordinating CAP 2026. Read details here.
IIM Bodhgaya admission policy and selection procedure for MBA 2026 batch has been released. For the batch of 150 students, the institute will select student through Personal Appearance (PA), a common admission process (CAP). This year too, IIM Bodhgaya will be coordinating IIM CAP. This PA or IIM CAP 2026 is common for 3 IIMs - IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Jammu, IIM Sirmaur. Selection of candidates for PI round will be based on CAT 2025 score and the application form is expected to be out in the second week of January 2026. The qualifying CAT cut off for 2026 admission is 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 2026-2028
- IIM Bodhgaya Admission Criteria 2026-2028: Merit List
- IIM Admission Process 2026: 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 will be 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 2025 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 2026-2028
The IIM Bodh Gaya shortlist was declared for the MBA batch 2026-28 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 2026-2028: Merit List
For final selection to IIM Bodhgaya MBA programme, each candidate was be scored on the following parameters.
| Parameters |
Points |
|---|---|
| CAT Score |
50 |
| Personal Appearance |
25 |
| Academic Profile |
15 |
| Work Experience |
10 |
| Total |
100 |
Academic profile
Academic Profile was further divided into the following:
| Level |
Points allotted in Per cent |
|---|---|
| Class 10 marks (70% and above) |
4 |
| Class 12 marks (70% and above) |
5 |
| Graduation (60% and above |
6 |
Work Experience
Given below is the table indication points allotted for work experience.
| Months |
Points |
|---|---|
| Less than 12 |
0 |
| 12 to 24 |
5 |
| 24 to 48 |
10 |
| more than 48 | 5 |
| More than 48 |
0 |
After the declaration of the merit list, selected candidates will be 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 2026: All campuses
Check the table below for institute wise IIM admission criteria and selection process.
| IIM Selection and Admission Criteria |
|
|---|---|
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)
CAT cutoffs are usually not announced with the CAT result. The CAT cutoffs are also not released to the public.
They are published after a few days of the result announcement when the IIMs and other colleges start their shortlisting process. The IIMs opens their shortlisting window based on the CAT cut-offs two to three days after the result announcement. The CAT percentile of candidates shortlisted for the Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD), and Personal Interview (PI) can be considered the cut-off for that IIM. For example, if a candidate with a CAT percentile of 99 belonging to the General category is selected for the WAT/GD-PI of IIM Calcutta, then the CAT cut-off for IIM Calcutta is 99 percentile. Only those candidates who make it to the WAT/GD-PI round of IIMs will get to know the cut-offs.
CAT cut offs do not flutuate much. For the past few years, the CAT exam cut offs for IIMs or other top colleges have not seen much change. If there is any change at all, it is in decimals. However, that decimal point too can make or mar admission chances. CAT cut offs for 2026 admission will largely remain the same as the CAT 2025 exam difficulty level was same as last year and number of takers dipped from last year.
Some of the top CAT 85 percentile colleges are mentioned below:
· IIM Amritsar
· IIM Bodh Gaya
· IIM Nagpur
· VGSoM IIT Kharagpur
· Department of Management Studies – IIT Madras
· Department of Management Studies-IIT Roorkee,
· Department of Management Studies-Delhi Technological University
· TAPMI Manipal
· IMT Nagpur
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Cited below is the detailed comparison between IIM Bodhgaya, IIM Amritsar and IIM Kashipur on two important factors; one is the total tuition fees and average package offered during campus placements:
MBA Colleges | Total Tuition Fees | Average Package |
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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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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.
In 2023, some of the companies that offered placements at IIM Bodh Gaya include
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The campus life at IIM Bodh Gaya has all the facilities, such as library, classrooms, computer labs and hostels. The institute has a number of students clubs, that organise a variety of events and activities, such as sports competitions, cultural programmes, and social gatherings. The academic progr
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Only Indian citizens are eligible for admission to the programme.
The batch size will probably be close to 1801. The following steps make up IIM Bodh Gaya's admissions process: Shortlisting applicants for the Personal Interview (PI) process using the results of the CAT exam.
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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:
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.