IIM Joint Admission Process (JAP) 2026 for MBA Admissions

IIM Joint Admission Process (JAP) for MBA admission has been launched by four Indian Institutes of Management. Read the article below to know the eligibility criteria, participating colleges, admission process after CAT exam, etc.

IIM Joint MBA admissions 2026: A joint admission process (JAP) for MBA admissions has been launched by four Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) on September 9, 2025. IIM Kashipur, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi and IIM Trichirappalli have collectively launched the JAP admission process 2026. The MBA admission process at these four IIMs will be handled by IIM Raipur. 

JAP 2026 has been launched with an aim to streamline the MBA admission process at these four IIMs. Students seeking MBA admission to these IIMs will be able to apply to any of them after the announcement of CAT results through a single window. Read the article below to know the details about IIM JAP 2026, including eligibility criteria, application process, top colleges, etc.

What is IIM JAP 2026?

As the name suggests, IIM JAP or the IIM Joint Admission Process 2026, is a collaborative process to apply to the MBA programmes at IIM Raipur, IIM Kashi, IIM Trichy and IIM Ranchi. The students who appear for the CAT exam and have a valid CAT score will be able to apply for MBA admissions through JAP at the JAP participating colleges. The initiative has been launched to make it efficient for the students by reducing paperwork, improving fairness and offering a transparent admission process.

Making the MBA admission process student-centric while increasing transparency is the core focus of JAP 2026. This will help the students save time by applying to four reputed IIMs at the same time. The selection through JAP will be based on CAT results.

IIM JAP Participating Colleges 2026

The following IIMs are the JAP colleges that will offer MBA admission through this platform:

IIM JAP 2026 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for IIM JAP 2026 is:

• The students should have appeared for the CAT exam
• Student should have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or institute with a minimum of 50% aggregate (45% for reserved categories)
• The students should have a valid CAT result and scorecard

Also Read: CAT registration 2025

IIM Joint Admission Process (JAP) 2026 for MBA Admissions

The JAP MBA admission process 2026 is as follows:

Appearing for CAT 2025 and CAT Results

The first step is to appear for the CAT exam 2025. The exam will be conducted on November 30, 2025, in the computer-based test mode. IIM Kozhikode is administering the exam this year. The application portal for JAP admission will open after the announcement of the CAT 2025 results.

JAP Application Process 2026

Once the results for CAT exam are out, the candidates who have secured 95 percentile and above (expected) will be able to apply to the participating colleges through the JAP portal.

Also Read: CAT Cutoff

Selection and Shortlisting

IIM Raipur will be managing the application process for IIM JAP MBA admissions, reviewing the applications and the interview process. Once the application of the candidate is shortlisted, they will be required to appear for the Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD) or Personal Interview (PI). The performance of the candidates in these rounds will be considered for admission to all four IIMs.

Also Read: 13 must-do things to crack GD-PI

Final MBA Admissions

Once the candidate clears all the rounds of the JAP selection process, students will be called final seat allotment and admission offer.  

JAP admission process has been launched to simplify the process of applying for MBA admission to different institutes. Students can apply through a single window instead of applying at different IIMs separately. This will improve transparency, reduce paperwork, save the time and effort of the student thus making it very efficient, whilst providing a streamlined, student-friendly experience.