IIM Jammu Admission Criteria 2026-28: CAP PI Shortlist OUT; Check CAT 2025 Cut Offs
IIM Jammu admission criteria 2026-2028 - Selection of candidates is being done through IIM CAP 2026, forms for which are out. The minimum cut off is 95 percentile for General category. 
IIM Jammu admission criteria MBA batch 2026-28 - The selection process includes shortlisting of candidates through CAT 2025 score and Common Admission Process or the CAP. IIM Jammu, being one of the new campuses, follows the Common Admission Process (CAP), also called Personal Appearance (PA). IIM Bodhgaya is conducting IIM CAP 2026. It has released the PI shortlist form 2026. Candidates have to fill the form and submit the Expression Of Interest (EOI) by January 25, 2026.
The CAT 2025 cut off, for 2026 batch has been fixed at 95 percentile for General candidates, 81 for EWS and NC-OBC, 66 for SC and 42 for ST/PwD candidates. The CAT cut offs for female candidates is 2 percentile less in all categories. IIM Jammu will additionally conduct the Supplementary Admission Process (SAP) for candidates who meet the IIM Jammu shortlisting criteria but not the CAP cut off criteria. Read below IIM Jammu admission criteria and selection process 2026.
- IIM Jammu PI Shortlist 2026: How to Check?
- IIM Jammu Admission Process 2026
- IIM Jammu Admission & Shortlisting Criteria: CAT Cut Offs 2025
- Calculation of Composite Score for IIM Jammu Admission
- IIM Jammu Admission 2026-28: Generation of Merit List for Final Selection
- Campus-wise IIM Admission and Selection Criteria 2026
IIM Jammu PI Shortlist 2026: How to Check?
The IIM Jammu PI shortlist for MBA admission is available through login. Candidates have to follow the below given steps to fill the PI shortlist form for CAP 2026:
- Go to IIM Jammu website
- Click on CAP 2026 shortlist
- Enter CAT 2025 ID and password
- Check your PI status and fill the form
Commonly asked questions
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)
IIM Jammu Admission Process 2026
The IIM Jammu admission process 2026 comprises three stages:
- Shortlisting on the basis of CAT score
- Personal Appearance: WAT-PI
- Final selection and release of merit list
IIM Jammu Admission & Shortlisting Criteria: CAT Cut Offs 2025
In the first stage, the CAT exam test-takers will be shortlisted on the basis of their overall and sectional scores. For female and transgender candidates the cut off criteria is lower than male candidates in all categories. The minimum CAT cut-offs fixed for stage 1 of IIM Jammu admission 2026 are given below:
The overall as well as section-wise CAT percentile cut off may be reduced in case the actual number of candidates shortlisted is found to be less than the batch size.
| Category |
VARC percentile |
DILR percentile |
QA percentile |
Overall percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General |
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 |
| PwD |
25 |
25 |
30 |
42 |
Commonly asked questions
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.
Minimum qualifying cut off for IIM Ahmedabad is 95 percentile whereas for IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta, it is 85. However final cut offs for these three top IIMs are between 99 to 100 percentile.
Yes, it is possible to score 99.99 percentile in CAT in first attempt. Many toppers of previous years' are such candidates. One must study in a focussed manner and do a lot of mock test practice. Exam day strategy is also crucial for better performance.
Calculation of Composite Score for IIM Jammu Admission
The table below indicates parameters and scores allotted to them for calculative composite score:
| Parameters |
Points |
|---|---|
| CAT Score |
50 |
| Personal Appearance |
25 |
| Academic Profile |
15 |
| Work Experience |
10 |
| Total |
100 |
IIM Jammu Admission Criteria 2026: Points Chart for Academic Profile
Check the points allotted to candidates viz. their scores in class 10 and class 12 and graduation.
| Range of Marks |
Class 10 |
Class 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 60 |
0 |
0 |
| 60.01 to 70 |
1 |
1 |
| 70.01 to 80 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| 80.01 to 90 |
2 |
2 |
| 90.01 to 95 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
| More than 95 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
Check the points allotted to candidates viz their scores in graduation for IIM Jammu admission.
| Range of Marks |
Graduation |
|---|---|
| Less than 60 |
0 |
| 60.01 to 70 |
1 |
| 70.01 to 80 |
1.5 |
| 80.01 to 85 |
2.0 |
| 85.01 to 90 |
2.5 |
| 90.01 to 95 |
3.0 |
| More than 95 |
4.0 |
IIM Jammu Selection Criteria 2026: Points for Work Experience
Table below indicates, point allotted for work experience (month-wise) for IIM Jammu admission 2026.
| Work Experience in Months |
Score |
|---|---|
| Less than 12 |
0 |
| 12.01-18 |
4 |
| 18.01-24 |
7 |
| 24.1-36 |
10 |
| 36.01-48 |
7 |
| 48.01-60 |
4 |
| 60 or more |
0 |
Points for Diversity
Point for Diversity for IIM Jammu 2026 admission is divided between male and female candidates. Check below.
| Diversity |
Marks |
|---|---|
| Male |
0 |
| Female |
5 |
IIM Jammu Admission 2026-28: Generation of Merit List for Final Selection
Final selection will be done among the candidates who cleared the WAT-PI round on the basis of the composite score arrived at after calculating their scores viz. the above-mentioned parameters. The selection list was finalised and released by May 2026.
Candidates selected for IIM Jammu admission will be required to confirm admission by sending Offer Acceptance and an Offer Acceptance amount of INR 50,000 to the institute. Upon admission withdrawal within the date specified by the Institute, Offer Acceptance Amount refund will be applied after deducting INR 1,000 as processing charges.
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Campus-wise IIM Admission and Selection Criteria 2026
To read IIM admission and selection criteria for each institute, refer to the table below.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
IIM Jammu conducts the application process in online mode. The step-wise process is provided below:
- Go to the official website of IIM Jammu at iimj.ac.in.
- Click on "Apply".
- Fill out the required details, such as name, email ID, etc.
- Payment of the application fee.
- Submit the form.
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Candidates must keep the below enlisted documents ready at the time of IIM Jammu application process:
- Mark sheet and certificate of Class 10, Class 12, and graduation
- Experience certificate (if applicable)
- SOP (if applicable)
- Scorecard of valid exam
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
IIM Jammu tuition fee costs around INR 8.4 L – INR 18 L. This fee is exclusive of other components such as examination fee, application fee, hostel fee, security deposit, etc. This fee is taken from the official website. It is subject to change. Hence, it is moderately costly.
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
IIM Jammu offers admission primarily on the basis of the scores obtained in the national level entrance exams including CAT, JEE Main, JEE Advanced, JIPMAT, GATE, etc. To get admission to IIM Jammu, candidates must fulfil the course-specific eligibility. Candidates can apply to the desired course on
Contributor-Level 10
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Admission criteria to IIM Jammu is both, merit and entrance based. The eligibility criteria to get into IIMJ programmes is graduation in any discipline (this may vary from course to course) with a minimum aggregate of 50%, along with entrance exams. For UG courses, candidates need to acquire a minim
Contributor-Level 10
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IIM Jammu offers admission to all its courses on the basis of both, merit and entrance scores. IIM Jammu accepts national-level entrance exams. The college accepts CAT, JEE Main, JEE Advanced, JIPMAT, GATE, etc. scores for admission to its courses.
Contributor-Level 10
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IIM Jammu MBA tuition fee costs around INR 14.4 L. This fee is exclusive of other components such as examination fee, application fee, hostel fee, security deposit, etc. This fee is taken from the official website. It is subject to change.
Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The key placement highlights of 2025 for MBA HA and HM course are mentioned below:
Particulars | MBA HA and HM Placement Statistics 2024 |
|---|---|
the highest package | INR 32 LPA |
Average package | INR 14.01 LPA |
Median package | INR 13 LPA |
Offers made | 52 |
PPOs offered | 2 |
Total recruiters | 56 |
New recruiters | NA |
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