IIM Guwahati Admission Policy 2027-2029: Check CAT Cut Off and WAT-PI Weightage

IIM Guwahati Admission Policy 2027 includes CAT cut off percentile of 85, academic record and work experience. Read on this page, complete details of IIM Guwahati admission criteria, selection process and PI shortlist 2027. 

IIM Guwahati Admission Policy

IIM Guwahati Admission Policy 2027 has been released. The minimum CAT cut off required to be eligible for the WAT-PI round of IIM Guwahati is 85 percentile. The 2027 MBA batch of IIM Guwahati is the second batch. The campus was launched in 2025. IIM Guwahati is mentored by IIM Ahmedabad and selects candidates on the basis of their CAT score plus academic performance and work experience (optional). For final selection, the weightage allotted to CAT score is 35 and Composite Score is 65. CAT exam will be held on November 29, 2026 and the CAT result will be announced in the third week of December 2026. IIM Guwahati will start the PI shortlist process in the first week of January 2027. Read on this page, all about IIM Guwahati Admission Policy and Selection Criteria 2027-2029. 

IIM Guwahati Admission Policy 2027: CAT Cut Offs

The CAT cut offs for General and EWS categories is higher than the Reserved category candidates. Check the below table for overall and section wise CAT cut offs 2026 for IIM Guwahati MBA admission.

* VARC, DILR and Quantitative Aptitude

Candidates who shall have selected IIM Guwahati in CAT 2026 registration form and shall meet the qualifying CAT cut off as mentioned above, will have to fill the online PI form and attend the selection round in person. 

IIM Guwahati Selection Criteria 2027: Final Stage

Final selection will be based on candidate’s Composite Score which will be calculated from Normalized CAT score (NCAT) and Normalized Application Rating score (NAR):

• (The Normalized CAT score (NCAT) is computed as NCAT = CAT overall normalized score divided by the maximum possible CAT score
• The Normalized Application Rating Score (NAR) is computed as AR = (Class 10, 12, Graduation and work ex.)/35.

IIM Guwahati Selection Criteria 2027: Academic Scores

Check the below table for points alloted for candidate's score in Class 10, 12 adn graduation.

IIM Guwahati Selection Criteria 2027: Work Experience

Check the below table for points alloted to work experience. 

Candidates who would be selected for admission will be intimated vie email. They will have to accept the offer of admission letter within a deadline and pay confirmation fee of INR 50,000. The fee amount will be adjusted in programme fee.

IIM Admission Criteria of Other Campuses

To read IIM admission and selection criteria for each institute, refer to the table below: