IIM Mumbai Admission Criteria 2026-2028: CAT 2025 Cut Offs and PI Score for MBA

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IIM Mumbai admission criteria 2026-28 will include an overall CAT percentile of 85 for General category candidates. Personal Interview round will be held on the basis of CAT 2025 score. Check here the selection criteria and admission process of IIM Mumbai which was formerly known as NITIE.

IIM Mumbai admission criteria 2026-28 is expected to be released soon. Personal Interview round will be held on the basis of CAT 2025 score. Check here the selection criteria and admission process of IIM Mumbai which was formerly known as NITIE. 

IIM Mumbai Admission Criteria

IIM Mumbai Admission Criteria

IIM Mumbai admission criteria 2026-28 will include an overall CAT percentile of 85 for General category candidates. Any candidate who shall have scored 85 percentile in CAT 2025 will be eligible for admission to IIM Mumbai’s full-time MBA programmes. IIM Mumbai was formerly known as NITIE Mumbai which was established over 60 years go. As per Gazette notification dated August 16, 2023, NITIE was renamed as IIM Mumbai. It became the 21st IIM.

IIM Mumbai offers MBA, MBA Sustainability Management (SM), MBA Operations and Supply Chain Management  (OSCM) and other Executive and PhD and certificate programmes. MBA application process will start in November 2025 and end by the last week of January 2026. Candidates who shall cleared CAT 2025, will eligible to apply. Check below IIM Mumbai admission criteria 2025-27 and selection process, for reference. 

Table of contents
  • IIM Mumbai Eligibility Criteria for MBA
  • How to Apply for IIM Mumbai MBA programme?
  • IIM Mumbai Admission Criteria 2025-2027: CAT Cut Offs
  • IIM Mumbai Admission Criteria 2025-2027: Final Selection
  • IIM Admission Criteria and Selection Process for all campuses

IIM Mumbai Eligibility Criteria for MBA

  • The candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45 % in case of SC/ST/PwD category.
  • The bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing class 12 or equivalent.
  • A candidate appearing for the final year bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed the degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. Such a candidate must have obtained at least 50% marks or equivalent (45% in case of the candidate belonging to SC/ST/PwD category) in first and second year of the degree programme.

How to Apply for IIM Mumbai MBA programme?

IIM Mumbai MBA application form 2026 will be available at the official website. Candidates need to follow the process give below:

  • Go to IIM Mumbai website
  • Click on Admission 2026
  • Read admission details and click on apply now
  • Enter personal details and register 
  • Fill the form with relevant details 
  • Upload the required documents
  • Pay the application fee to complete the process

IIM Mumbai Admission Criteria 2025-2027: CAT Cut Offs

The stage 1 of IIM Mumbai selection process is shortlisting of candidates on the basis of CAT exam score. Check below section-wise and overall CAT cut offs required for PI shortlisting.

Category

VARC

DILR

QA

Overall Percentile

Open

80

80

75

85

NC-OBC

70

65

65

75

EWS

70

65

65

75

SC

65

60

60

70

ST

55

55

55

65

PwD

45

45

45

55

Candidates shortlisted on the basis of their CAT exam result were invited for the Personal Interview (PI) round. IIM Mumbai shared the process and venue with selected candidates through email.

IIM Mumbai Admission Criteria 2025-2027: Final Selection

The final selection of candidates for IIM Mumbai MBA programmes was done on the basis of their composite scores. The criteria of final selection included academic performance and work experience. Five points were awarded for more than 36 months of work experience.

Parameters

Weights

CAT 2024 score

55

Personal Interview (PI)

20

Academic Performance & Work Experience Score

20

Weightage for Gender Diversity

05

Total

100

The PI round was conducted in March-April 2025 and the final selection calls were made in May 2025. Selected candidates had to confirm acceptance of admission offer within the deadline to secure admission.

Rating Scores for Class 10 Examination

Check below, points allotted for score percentage range in Class 10 (or equivalent) examination:

Percent score in Class 10 Exam

Rating Score

<= 55

1

> 55 and <= 60

2

> 60 and <= 70

3

> 70 and <= 80

5

> 80 and <= 90

8

> 90

10

Rating Scores for Class 12 Examination

Check below, points allotted for score percentage range in Class 12 (or equivalent) examination:

Science Stream

Commerce Stream

Humanities Stream

Percent score in Class 12 Exam

Rating Score

Percent score in Class 12 Exam

Rating Score

Percent score Class 12 Exam

Rating Score

<= 55

1

<= 50

1

<= 45

1

> 55 and <= 60

2

> 55 and <= 65

2

> 45 and <= 50

2

> 60 and <= 70

3

> 55 and <= 65

3

> 50 and <= 60

3

> 70 and <= 80

5

> 65 and <= 75

5

> 60 and <= 70

5

> 80 and <= 90

8

> 75 and <= 90

8

> 70 and <= 85

8

> 90

10

> 90

10

> 85

10

Rating Scores for Graduation Examination

Check below, points allotted for score percentage range in Graduation examination:

Medicine and Surgery based subjects

Selected Professional Degrees

Commerce, Economics, Finance and Management Related Degree

Rating Score

Percent score in graduation

Rating Score

Percent score in graduation

Rating Score

Percent score in graduation

1

<= 55

1

<= 50

1

<= 55

2

> 55 and <= 60

2

> 50 and <= 53

2

> 55 and <= 60

3

> 60 and <= 62

3

> 53 and <= 55

3

> 60 and <= 65

5

> 62 and <= 65

5

> 55 and <= 57

5

> 65 and <= 70

8

> 65 and <= 70

8

> 57 and <= 63

8

> 70 and <= 80

10

> 70

10

> 63

10

> 80

Q:   What is the average number of CAT 100 percentilers every year?
A:

On an average, about 10-15 CAT aspirants score 100 percentile. Given below is the data of CAT 100 percentilers of last 3 years:

Exam year

CAT 100 percentilers

State wise numbers

CAT 2024

14

1- Andhra Pradesh
2- Delhi
1- Haryana
1-Kerala
5- Maharashtra
1- Odisha
1- Rajasthan
2- Telangana

CAT 2023

14

1 – Andhra Pradesh
1 - Delhi
1 – Gujarat
1 – Jammu & Kashmir
1 - Karnataka
1 - Kerala
4 – Maharashtra
1 – Tamil Nadu
2 - Telangana
1 - Uttar Pradesh

CAT 2022

11

2 - Delhi

1 - Gujarat

1 - Haryana

1 - Kerala

1 - Madhya Pradesh

2 - Maharashtra

2 - Telangana

1 - Uttar Pradesh

 

Q:   What are the qualifying CAT cutoffs for all the IIMs?
A:

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:

  1. IIM Ahmedabad: 95 percentile
  2. IIM Bangalore: 85 percentile 
  3. IIM Calcutta: 85 percentile
  4. IIM Lucknow: 90 percentile
  5. IIM Kozhikode: 85 percentile
  6. IIM Indore: 90 percentile
  7. IIM Udaipur: 93 percentile
  8. IIM Shillong: 75 percentile
  9. IIM Trichy: 93 percentile
  10. IIM Visakhapatnam: 80 percentile
  11. IIM Rohtak: 95 percentile
  12. 1IIM Nagpur: 85 percentile
  13. IIM Jammu: 93 percentile 
  14. IIM Ranchi: 90 percentile
  15. IIM Sirmaur: 92 percentile
  16. IIM Bodhgaya: 93 percentile
  17. IIM Sambalpur: 93 percentile
  18. IIM Kashipur: 94 percentile 
  19. IIM Raipur: 93 percentile
  20. IIM Amritsar: 90 percentile

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.

Q:   What is the CAT exam cutoff required to get admission to IIM Bangalore?
A:

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)

Rating Scores for Graduation Examination

Check below, points allotted for score percentage range in Graduation examination:

Engineering, Technology and Architecture related Areas

Arts/Humanities Related Degrees

Percent score in graduation

Rating Score

Percent score in graduation

Rating Score

<= 60

1

<= 50

1

> 60 and <= 65

2

> 50 and <= 55

2

> 65 and <= 70

3

> 55 and <= 60

3

> 70 and <= 75

5

> 60 and <= 65

5

> 75 and <= 85

8

> 65 and <= 75

8

> 85

10

> 74

10

Q:   What is the difference between qualifying CAT cut off and final CAT cut off?
A:
Qualifying CAT cut off percentiles of an IIM is the minimum percentile (sectional as well as overall) required by candidates to be eligible for the Written Ability Test (What) and Personal Interview PI round. These are only eligibility score and not the score for selection. The final CAT cut off percentiles are the scores on the basis of which a candidate is actually selected for the What-PI round. The qualifying CAT cut offs are released publically before the CAT exam and result as a part of selection criteria for the MBA/PGP batch of that year. The qualifying cut offs for CAT are release category wise - General, NC/OBC. General-EWS, SC/ST, PwD. The qualifying cut offs percentiles of General category candidate is higher than then rest. The final CAT cut offs are not released publically. The cut offs are estimate on the basis of candidate's selection for What-PI. The final CAT cut offs for General category candidate is also higher than then rest.
Q:   Are CAT cut offs announced along with the CAT result?
A:

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.

Q:   What is the CAT cut off for admission to MBA programmes of IITs?
A:

Check the table below for CAT cut offs for IITs, on the basis of which candidates are selected for their MBA programmes:

IIT

CAT Cut Offs

IIT Delhi

98 percentile

97percentile

IIT Bombay

98.5 percentile

IIT Kharagpur

90 percentile

IIT Roorkee

94.6 percentile

IIT Madras

96 percentile

IIT Kanpur

95 percentile

IIT-ISM Dhanbad

80 percentile

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