IIM Shortlist 2027 - PI & WAT Calls, Dates, Cut Offs & Final Admission Status of all IIMs
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IIM Shortlists 2027 for all campuses will be announced in January and the interviews were conducted in February-March. The final results for MBA 2027 batch admission will be announced in May for all campuses. Read to know all about IIM shortlist and final admission announcements.
All about IIM Shortlist 2027
Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) campuses will conduct shortlisting process for the Personal Interview round of PGP/MBA admission 2027, in January. Each campus will release the MBA shortlisting criteria before the CAT 2026 result announcement. And once the scorecard is released, the IIMs will start releasing PI shortlist for the personality assessment round. The institutes wil conduct interviews from February and April; and release the final merit list in May. A few IIMs will also release the MBA waitlist to fill up the seats. MBA classes will commence in July, so the admission process is to be completed by June 2027.
The IIM shortlisting of candidates will be based on their CAT 2026 result. For 2027 academic year, the qualifying CAT cut offs are expected to be between 80-90 percentile (General category). The final CAT cut offs will be much higher (98-100 percentile ) as always. While the top IIMs conducted the selection process individually, newer IIMs shortlisted candidates through IIM CAP and IIM JAP. Read all about IIM shortlist and admissions 2027 in this article.
- IIM Shortlisting and Selection Process 2027
- IIMs Shortlist 2027 Status
- IIMs WAT-GD-PI: Documents to Carry
- IIM Admission Status 2027-2029 (Final)
- IIM Admission: WAT/GD/PI experience shared by students
IIM Shortlisting and Selection Process 2027
The IIM shortlisting and selection process for MBA admission 2027 will include three stages.
Stage 1: Shortlisting of candidates on the basis of their CAT exam score
Candidates will have to apply for WAT/GD-PI round by each IIM on its official website basis their CAT score vs CAT cut offs.
Stage 2: Screening of candidates for WAT-GD-PI
In the second stage, the institute shortlisted the candidates who applied for WAT-GD-PI and send them invite.
Stage 3: Calculation of Composite Score and Final Selection
In the third stage, the composite score of each candidate was calculated on the basis of parameters such as CAT score, WAT-PI performance, academic history, work experience, diversity, etc. to finalise their selection for MBA admission.
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IIMs Shortlist 2027 Status
Candidates will have to fill the shortlist forms to participate in WAT-PI using their CAT login IDs. The shortlist application window is usually opened for a week only. Check below IIM campus wise seat intake for MBA.
| IIMs |
IIM shortlist 2026 |
*Number of seats in MBA/PGP |
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| To be released in January 2027 |
395 |
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| To be released in January 2027 | 375 |
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| To be released in January 2027 | 120 |
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| To be released in January 2027 | 460 |
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| To be released in January 2027 | 500 |
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| To be released in January 2027 | 483 |
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| To be released in January 2027 | 450 |
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| To be released in January 2027 | 240 |
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| To be released in January 2027 | 180 |
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| To be released in January 2027 |
240 |
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| To be released in January 2027 |
260 |
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| To be released in January 2027 |
185 |
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| To be released in January 2027 | 240 |
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| To be released in January 2027 | 260 |
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| To be released in January 2027 | 160 |
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| To be released in January 2027 | 120 |
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| To be released in January 2027 | 240 |
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| To be released in January 2027 | 240 |
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| To be released in January 2027 | 120 |
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| To be released in January 2027 | 120 |
*Institute wise MBA/PGP seats data is based on previous batch. For the upcoming batch the seat intake may increase.
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IIMs WAT-GD-PI: Documents to Carry
- Marksheets of Class 10, Class 12 and Graduation (original and self-attested photocopies).
- Caste/class and/or disability certificate in case of SC, ST, NC-OBC and PwD candidates (original and self-attested photocopies).
- Candidates appearing for the final year bachelor's degree (or equivalent) examination will have to show a certificate from the Principal/Registrar/Director of the university/institution certifying that he/she has obtained a minimum of 50 per cent aggregate or equivalent (45 per cent in case of the candidates belonging to SC, ST, and PwD category) in the latest available grades/marks.
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All About IIM Shortlisting and Selection Process
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IIM Admission Status 2027-2029 (Final)
Institute-wise IIM admission status for MBA/PGP batch 2027-2029 will be shared here once released.
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IIM Admission: WAT/GD/PI experience shared by students
- Abhishek Roy shares his WAT-PI experience at IIM Lucknow
- Sai Prabhu shares his WAT-PI experience at IIM Calcutta
- Rupesh Gupta shares his IIM Ahmedabad WAT-PI experience
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- Mayank shares his IIM Bangalore WAT-PI experience
- Ahsaas Sharma recalls his WAT-PI experience at IIM Ahmedabad
- Somansh Chordia shares his WAT-PI experience at IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta
- Devesh Bansal recalls PI experience at IIM Kozhikode
- Kislay Jha recalls PI experience at IIM Ahmedabad
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Commonly asked questions
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.
Yes, the CAT accepting MBA colleges conduct either GD/PI or WAT/PI. Since MBA is a professional course about business and team management, personality assessment round is essential to ensure that the aspirant has the flair for management which can be polished during the programme. Communication skills, problem solving ability, management and leadership are essential qualities for MBA thus, every B-School conducts GD/PI or WAT/PI.
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)
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