IIM Kashipur Shortlist & Admission Criteria for 2026-28: PI Registration Started; Check CAT Cut Offs

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IIM Kashipur admission criteria 2026-28 includes CAT score of 90 percentile and Personal Interview (PI). IIM Kashipur PI shortlisting is done through IIM CAP in which one of the newer IIMs shortlist the students for PI round on behalf of 10 IIMs. This year, IIM Kashipur will conduct the CAP. Check details.

IIM Kashipur admission criteria 2026-28- IIM Kashipur will select candidates for MBA admission through IIM JAP. Registration for IIM JAP has started. Admission to MBA programmes is based on the candidate's CAT score, academic record and Personal Interview (PI). Check details of IIM Kashipur selection criteria and admission process here.

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The IIM Kashipur admission criteria 2026-28 has been announced. The insitute will be participating in IIM JAP to be coordinated by IIM Raipur. The qualifying CAT cut off percentile is 95 for General category students. For NC-OBC candidates, it is 81 percentile, for SC candidates it is 66 percentile whereas for SC and PwD candidates, it is 40 percentile. IIM JAP 2026 form is out. Candidates who meet the cut off criteria can apply for PI round. Last date to apply is February 28, 2026.

IIM Kashipur admission is planned in a two-phase manner. The first phase includes shortlisting of candidates who meet the minimum CAT cut off criteria. In phase two, the shortlisted candidates will have to participate in the Personal Interview (PI) round. Post the PI round, a merit list will be created on the basis of the candidates’ PI performance and other components. The IIM Kashipur PI round will be conducted in February-March 2026. The PI date and venue will be shared with the shortlisted students in email.

Table of contents
  • IIM Kashipur PI Shortlist 2026: How to Fill JAP form?
  • IIM Kashipur Admission Criteria 2026: Minimum CAT cut off percentiles
  • IIM Kashipur Admission Criteria 2026: Academic Score
  • IIM Kashipur Admission Criteria 2026-28: Composite Score Parameters
  • IIM Kashipur Admission Criteria: Academic disciplines eligible for diversity factor marks
  • IIM Admission Criteria of Other Campuses 2026-2028

IIM Kashipur PI Shortlist 2026: How to Fill JAP form?

IIM Kashipur is a part of IIM JAP 2026 along with IIM RaipurIIM Ranchi and IIM Trichirappalli. IIM Raipur will coordinate PI shortisting and interviews on behalf of rest of the three. Check below the process to fill IIM JAP form. 

  • Visit the IIM Kashipur website
  • Click on the link indicating JAP form/PGP admission
  • Enter CAT ID and password
  • Check PI shortlist status and fill the form

IIM Kashipur PI shortlisting is done through IIM CAP in which one of the newer IIMs shortlist the students for PI round on behalf of nine IIMs - IIM Jammu, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Kashipur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Sirmaur and IIM Trichy, IIM Udaipur. 

IIM Kashipur Admission Criteria 2026: Minimum CAT cut off percentiles

Given below are category-wise and section-wise CAT cut off required to be eligible for PI round for admission to IIM Kashipur’s MBA programme:

Category VARC Scaled Percentile DILR Scaled Percentile QA Scaled Percentile Total 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

IIM Kashipur Admission Criteria 2026: Academic Score

Given below are category-wise minimum scores required in class 10, 12 and graduation to be eligible for IIM JAP and Kashipur admission. 

Category Class 10 Class 12 Graduation
General 60 60 50
EWS 60 60 50
NC-OBC 60 60 50
SC 55 55 45
ST 55 55 45
PwD 45 45 45

Also Read: Top WAT-GD-PI topics for MBA admission 2026

Check below previous year's IIM Kashipur admission criteria and selection process.

IIM Kashipur Admission Criteria 2026-28: Composite Score Parameters

Final selection for admission to the PGP course was based on the Composite Score. The table below indicates parameters and weight assigned to them for calculation of Composite Score:

Components

Weight in percent

CAT score

33

PI

25

Academics

15

Professional qualifications (CA/CS/ICWA)

5

Work experience

12

Academic diversity

4

Gender diversity

6

Total

75

Selected candidates were intimated via email by April 2025 following which they had to confirm admission through offer acceptance letter and a stipulated fee (INR 50, 000), which will be adjusted at the time of admission.

IIM Kashipur Admission Criteria: Academic disciplines eligible for diversity factor marks

Arts/Humanities: Anthropology, Archaeology, Education, Fine Arts (Dance, Music, Painting), Geography, History, Journalism, Languages, Library Science, Literature, Mass Communication, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Work/Welfare, Sociology, etc.

Science: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, Biology, Zoology, etc.

Commerce/Economics: Accountancy, Auditing, Banking, Costs and Works Accountancy, Chartered Accountancy, Business Mathematics, Business Organization, Economics, Economic Development and Planning, Public Administration, Public Finance, Secretarial Practices etc.

Others: Company Secretaryship, Physical Education and Sports, Law, Medicine/Dentistry, Pharmacology/Pharmacy, Management (BBA)

IIM Admission Criteria of Other Campuses 2026-2028

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

IIM Admission and Selection Criteria 2028

IIM Bangalore Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Ahmedabad Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Lucknow Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Calcutta Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Kozhikode Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Ranchi Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Indore Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Visakhapatnam Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Trichy Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Udaipur Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Shillong Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Sirmaur Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Jammu Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Rohtak Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Raipur Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Sambalpur Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Amritsar Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Nagpur Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Bodh Gaya Shortlist & Admission Criteria

IIM Mumbai Shortlist & Admission Criteria

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