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IIM SAP or the Supplementary Admission Process for IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Jammu to provide MBA aspirants another opportunity to seek admission after IIM CAP. IIM SAP 2026 application window will open in the month of February. Slot booking window will remain open till March for candidates to apply. Read here all about IIM SAP process through.

IIM SAP or the Supplementary Admission Process is for IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Jammu to provide MBA aspirants another opportunity to seek admission after IIM CAP. It is conducted based on CAT score after the result has been announced for the IIM CAP. Check here all about IIM SAP 2026.

IIM SAP

IIM SAP

IIM Supplementary Admission Process or SAP is an opportunity for CAP eligible candidates to make another attempt at seeking admission to the IIMs. Through IIM SAP, candidates can seek admission to IIM Jammu and IIM Bodh Gaya. Conducted after IIM CAP, the institutes shortlist those candidates for admission who could not be selected in CAP, due to lower CAT score. Earlier, IIM Sirmaur, too, used to be a part of the IIM SAP process, but it opted out.

IIM SAP form opens after the closure of IIM CAP applications. IIM SAP 2026 application window will open in February. Candidates will have the opportunity to book a slot for PI round till March. The exact dates of IIM SAP 2026 will be announced after IIM CAP 2026.

Table of contents
  • IIM SAP 2026: PI/WAT Dates
  • IIM SAP 2026 Registration Process
  • IIM SAP Cut Offs: Bodh Gaya
  • IIM SAP Cut Offs: IIM Jammu
  • IIM SAP 2026: Documents Required
  • IIM Admission Process 2026: All campuses

IIM SAP 2026: PI/WAT Dates

WAT/PI round for IIM SAP was conducted at various locations across India. Check below the dates and related details for IIM SAP 2026 PI/WAT round.

City

IIM SAP 2025 Dates

Venue

Delhi-NCR

March 2026

To be announced

Kolkata

March 2026

To be announced

Bengaluru

March 2026

To be announced

Mumbai

April 2026

To be announced

Bodh Gaya

April 2026

To be announced

Jammu

March 2026

To be announced

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 IIM SAP 2026 Registration Process

The process to register for IIM SAP 2026 will be online. Candidates can fiill the IIM SAP 2026 form available at IIM Jammu and IIM Bodh Gaya websites.

  • Go to the link indicating IIIM SAP
  • Click on register for SAP 2026 option
  • Enter CAT ID and credentials
  • Fill the IIM SAP form with relevant details
  • Upload relevant documents and submit

Candidates had to book a slot for appearing in the WAT-PI round of IIM SAP 2026 through login only. Candidates could select a WAT-PI date, city and location, as per availability.

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IIM SAP Cut Offs: Bodh Gaya

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Check below the minimum qualifying CAT cut offs for admission to IIM Bodh Gaya’s MBA programme through SAP, for the PGP batch of 2026-2028.

Category

VARC %ile

DILR %ile

QA %ile

Total Percentile (%ile)

General

72

72

72

92

EWS

50

50

50

80

NC-OBC

46

46

46

80

SC

44

44

44

63

ST

25

25

30

38

PwD

25

25

30

38

IIM SAP Cut Offs: IIM Jammu

Check below the minimum qualifying CAT cut offs for admission to IIM Jammu’s MBA programme 2026-2028 through SAP. The cut offs have been presented category wise.

Category

VARC

DILR

QA

Total

GEN Male

72

72

72

91

GEN Fenale

71

71

71

89

GEN Transgender

71

71

71

89

EWS Male

48

48

48

74

EWS Female

47

47

47

72

EWS Transgender

47

47

47

72

NC-OBC Male

48

48

48

74

NC-OBC Female

47

47

47

72

NC-OBC Transgender

47

47

47

72

SC Male

42

42

42

54

SC Female

41

41

41

52

SC Transgender

41

41

41

52

ST Male

24

24

29

32

ST Female

23

23

28

30

ST Transgender

23

23

28

30

PwD Male

24

24

29

32

PwD Female

23

23

28

30

PwD Transgender

23

23

28

30

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IIM SAP 2026: Documents Required

Given below is the list of documents that applicants had to upload with IIM SAP form. All documents were to be uploaded in .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .pdf format, size- maximum 1.5 MB.

  • Photograph and Signature (Upload the same photograph and signature as uploaded in the CAT Application Form)
  • Photo Identity Card Document(only govt ID proof such as Aadhar, Voter ID, Driving Licence, and Passport)
  • CAT 2025 scorecard (upload the pdf that you downloaded from the CAT website)
  • 10th and 12th/Diploma (upload the mark sheet and certificate)
  • Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree OR Marksheet
    • Those who have completed graduation but not received their degree certificate must submit a provisional degree certificate.
    • Those in the final year of graduation should upload the bonafide certificate obtained from the competent authority.
  • Any other degree/certificate/marksheet - Master/Professional Qualification as mentioned in the CAT 2024 form.
  • Category/PwD Certificate, if applicable
  • Work Experience related documents.

Work Experience Related Documents

  1. The Joining/appointment letter, the first two salary slips, the last two salary slips, and the relieving letter are required for all the past organizations/companies the applicant has worked with.
  2. The joining/appointment letter, the first two salary slips, and the last two salary slips are required for the current organizations/companies the applicant is working with.
  3. A bank account statement for the employment period is mandatory for candidates who have worked in the unorganized sector. The salary must be transferred from the firm’s bank account to the employee’s bank account.
  4. In case the candidate is a proprietor, partner, or director of a firm, the candidate must provide document proof such as the income tax return and other regulatory return filings for the relevant period and a certificate of registration for doing a business from the registrar of companies or municipal corporation (or other sector-specific licenses) and appropriate authorities such as MSME certificate issued by Govt. of India, Udyog Aadhar Registration Certificate, Partnership deed of the firm duly signed by all partners and GST registration certificate.

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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)
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:   What is the CAT cut off for IIM Lucknow?
A:
The CAT cut offs for IIM Lucknow is usually around 97-99 percentile. The two courses - PGP Agri-Business Management (ABM) and PGP Sustainable Management (some) are extremely popular among MBA aspirants who wish to make a career in these areas. The institute also offers PGP programme. The qualifying CAT cut off for IIM Lucknow's Written Ability test (What) and Personal Interview PI is 90 percentile for General category students, whereas for SC candidates, it is 70 percentile. For ST and PwD candidates, it is 60 percentile. Given below are the sectional and overall qualifying CAT cut offs for IIM Lucknow PGP course. General category: 85 VARC 85 DILR 85 Quantitative Aptitude 90 (Overall) NC-OBC category: 77 VARC 77 DILR 77 Quantitative Aptitude 82 (Overall) EWS category: 77 VARC 77 DILR 77 Quantitative Aptitude 82 (Overall) SC category: 55 VARC 55 DILR 55 Quantitative Aptitude 70 (Overall) ST category: 50 VARC 50 DILR 50 Quantitative Aptitude 60 (Overall) PwD category: 50 VARC 50 DILR 50 Quantitative Aptitude 60 (Overall) Click here for detailed IIM Lucknow admission and selection criteria: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/iim-lucknow-shortlist-admission-criteria-blogId-18509.
Q:   Will CAT cut offs rise for 2026 admission?
A:

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.

Q:   Is CAT cutoff higher for non-IIMs?
A:

CAT cut offs for non-IIMs is usually lower than IIMs.

Top MBA College

CAT Cut Offs (percentile)

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98-99

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95-99

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96

MDI, Gurgaon

97-99

IMI, New Delhi

90

XIM, Bhubaneshwar

91

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85

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86

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80

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85

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80

IRMA, Anand

80

MICA, Ahmedabad

80

LIBA, Chennai

70

XIME, Bangalore

70

Q:   How many candidates scored 100 percentile in CAT 2024?
A:

14 candidates have scored 100 percentile in CAT 2024, out of a total of 2.93 Lacs candidates. Out of 14 toppers, 1 is a woman candidate. Check below CAT 2024 result data:

Check the below table for data and statistics of CAT 2024 test takers and toppers. 

CAT ToppersGender and 
Discipline
State
100
percentiles 14 - Nos 
Female - 1
 Male - 13
 Engg – 13
 Non-Engg – 1
Andhra Pradesh 1
Delhi 2
Haryana 1
Kerala 1
Maharashtra 5
Odisha 1
Rajasthan 1
Telangana 2
99.99
percentiles 29 -Nos.
Female - 2
 Male - 27
 Engg – 25
 Non-Engg - 4
Chandigarh 1
Delhi 4
Gujarat 2
Haryana 1
Karnataka 3
Kerala 1
Madhya Pradesh 1
Maharashtra 5
Odisha 1
Punjab 1
Rajasthan 3
Tamil Nadu 1
Telangana 1
Uttar Pradesh1
Uttarakhand 1
West Bengal 2
99.98
percentiles 30-Nos
Female - 1
Male - 29
 Engg – 20
 Non-Engg -10
Bihar 1
Delhi 2
Gujarat 2
Haryana 4
Karnataka 4
Madhya Pradesh 3
Maharashtra 3
Tamil Nadu 2
Telangana 3
Uttar Pradesh 2
West Bengal 4
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