IIM Mumbai Waitlist Movement 2026
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IIM Mumbai will release the final result for MBA 2026 admission anytime soon and the waitlist will follow later. Read this article to know all about IIM Mumbai Waitlist Movement 2026.
All about IIM Mumbai waitlist
IIM Mumbai final result 2026 is expected soon. The institute will release the merit list for admission to MBA batch of 2026 at the official website and send offer letters via email. Post that the waitlist will release for filling the remaining seats. IIM Mumbai waitlist movement 2026 will be based on the number of seats category wise. It has been seen that IIM Mumbai sees rapid movement in the waitlist given that applicants apply for multiple IIMs. IIM Mumbai cut offs are in the same range as some of the top IIMs which is why we see IIM waitlist release.
- IIM Mumbai Waitlist Movement 2026: When to Expect?
- Factors Influencing IIM Mumbai Waitlist Movement 2026
- IIM Mumbai Waitlist Movement: How are Seats Allotted?
- IIM Mumbai Waitlist Movement (Previous Year)
IIM Mumbai Waitlist Movement 2026: When to Expect?
IIM Mumbai waitlist movement 2026 will be released in June once the admissions are completed for final merit list. Usually, it takes 14-22 days for the institute to close the offer acceptance window for final result. After that the waitlist is prepared category wise, based on candidate’s Composite Score.
According to previous years’ trends, it is being speculated that there can be waitlist movement at IIM Mumbai of around 372 seats. Similarly, there can be a movement of 231 seats in NC-OBC category and about 46 seats for EWS category. There can be a movement of about 123 seats in SC category and about 37 in ST category.
Also Read: IIM Mumbai admission criteria 2026
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)
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:
- IIM Ahmedabad: 95 percentile
- IIM Bangalore: 85 percentile
- IIM Calcutta: 85 percentile
- IIM Lucknow: 90 percentile
- IIM Kozhikode: 85 percentile
- IIM Indore: 90 percentile
- IIM Udaipur: 93 percentile
- IIM Shillong: 75 percentile
- IIM Trichy: 93 percentile
- IIM Visakhapatnam: 80 percentile
- IIM Rohtak: 95 percentile
- 1IIM Nagpur: 85 percentile
- IIM Jammu: 93 percentile
- IIM Ranchi: 90 percentile
- IIM Sirmaur: 92 percentile
- IIM Bodhgaya: 93 percentile
- IIM Sambalpur: 93 percentile
- IIM Kashipur: 94 percentile
- IIM Raipur: 93 percentile
- 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.
Factors Influencing IIM Mumbai Waitlist Movement 2026
Many candidates who qualify for IIM Mumbai MBA admission but miss the final result list by a thin margin and kept in waiting for availability of seats later. In some cases, multiple waitlists are released until all the seats are filled. Given below are a few key factors that influence IIM Mumbai Waitlist movement.
- Number of applicants
- Number of total seats
- Category wise seat intake
- Number of applicants offered admission
- Number of applicants dropping offer or withdrawing admission
IIM Mumbai Waitlist Movement: How are Seats Allotted?
Seats in IIM Mumbai MBA course are allotted on the basis of Composite Score of the candidate. This Composite Score is calculated on the basis of candidate’s performance in CAT exam and PI, academic profile, work experience and diversity (academic and gender). The PI round for 2026 admission was conducted in February-March. Final result will be prepared on the basis of candidate’s performance in the same and their programme preference (MBA, MBA OSCM, MBA SM).
Commonly asked questions
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.
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IIM Mumbai Waitlist Movement (Previous Year)
IIM waitlist movement in dynamic and there is no set pattern every year. For some categories, the movement can be fast and for some it can be slow. Check below an estimation of previous years’ IIM Mumbai waitlist trend.
| Category | Waitlist offer |
|---|---|
| General | 351 |
| EWS | 57 |
| OBC | 204 |
| SC | 114 |
| ST | 62 |
| PwD | 15 |
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