IIM Sirmaur Shortlist & Admission Criteria for 2026-28: Check PI Shortlist Status & CAT 2025 Cut Off
Candidates having 95 percentile in CAT 2025 are eligible to appear for IIM Sirmaur PI round to be held in February-March 2026. The IIM CAP 2026 form has been released. Read all about IIM Sirmaur Selection & Admission Criteria 2026-2028 here.
IIM Sirmaur Admission Policy 2026-2028 - The institute will be selected for admission through IIM CAP 2026. The qualifying CAT cut offs for PI shortisting has been released by IIM CAP 2026 coordinating institute, IIM Bodhgaya. The minimum qualifying CAT 2025 cut offs for PI shortlisting is 95 percentile for General category students, 81 percentile for EWS and NC-OBC, 66 for SC and 42 for SC/DAP students. The IIM CAP 2026 form is out and candidates can fill the PI shortlist form now.
Weightage allotted to CAT exam score for preparation of final merit list will be 50, this year. Fifteen points more than last year. PI round performance will carry 25 points.There will be on Written Ability Test or WAT, this year. Read below for detailed IIM Sirmaur Selection Criteria of previous year for reference.
- IIM CAP Registration Process 2026
- IIM Sirmaur Admission Process 2026-2028
- IIM Sirmaur Selection Criteria 2026: CAT Cut Off
- IIM Sirmaur Admission Criteria 2026: Final Merit List
- IIM Admission Criteria 2026-28: All Campuses
IIM CAP Registration Process 2026
Candidates can apply for IIM CAP with the help of their CAT login ID. They have to select 3 cities for PI round. Check steps to follow:
- Log on to IIM CAP 2026 website
- Click on the link indicating CAP 2026
- Enter CAT ID and password
- Fill the CAP form, upload EOI and relevant documents and click on submit
Last date to submit Expression Of Interest (EOI) is January 25, 2026. Those who will make it to Stage 2 of IIM CAP 2026, will have to pay fee amount of INR 2000 (General/NC-OBC/EWS) and INR 1000 (SC/ST/PwD).
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)
IIM Sirmaur Admission Process 2026-2028
IIM Sirmaur followed the Common Admission Procedure (CAP) under which the Personal Interview (PI) round of IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Jammu, and IIM Sirmaur, will be conducted commonly. The components of CAP for all the above mentioned institutes are common namely, scaled CAT score, WAT-PI, Class 12 marks, Graduation marks, work experience and diversity (academic and gender).
IIM Sirmaur Admission Criteria 2026-28 included three steps:
- Shortlisting candidates on the basis of CAT score
- Common Admission Process (Personal Interview)
- Preparation of final selection list on the basis of each candidate’s Composite Score
Also Read: What is IIM CAP 2026?
IIM Sirmaur Selection Criteria 2026: CAT Cut Off
Check the table below for category wise qualifying CAT cut offs to be eligible for CAP 2026 round.
| Category |
VARC percentile |
DILR percentile |
Quantitative Aptitude percentile |
Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| DAP |
25 |
25 |
30 |
42 |
According to IIM Sirmaur admission criteria, those who will meet the CAT cut offs mentioned above, will be eligible to appear in the PI round. However, it does not guarantee the interview call. Post the PI round, the performance of each candidate will be evaluated. The final selection list will be prepared on the basis of each candidate’s composite score.
Commonly asked questions
The general category CAT percentile cutoff at IIM Raipur normally lies between 92 and 95%, though it could differ somewhat depending on the category (OBC, SC, ST) and applicant pool. At somewhat lower percentiles, candidates with a solid academic background and pertinent professional experience may be given consideration. A comprehensive review that takes into account the candidate's performance on the Written Ability Test (WAT), academic background, and personal interview (PI) is required for the ultimate selection. The likelihood of being shortlisted for the following round of the selection process increases with higher scores.
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.
IIM Sirmaur Admission Criteria 2026: Final Merit List
The final merit list for admission to IIM Sirmaur MBA courses through CAT will be based on the following parameters and weightage:
| Parameters |
Points |
|---|---|
| CAT Score |
50 |
| Personal Appearance |
25 |
| Academic Profile |
15 |
| Work Experience |
10 |
| Total |
100 |
IIM Sirmaur reserves 40 of seats for female students. The first preference would be given to the qualified female candidates through the IIM CAP 2026 process.
Upon selection, the candidate receives admission offer from IIM Sirmaur in an email by April-May, following which the candidate has to confirm acceptance of admission offer by filling the offer acceptance form and paying the requisite fee. The fee amount is adjusted against first installment of admission fee or refunded in case any candidate decides to not seek admission. INR 1,000 will be deducted as processing charges.
IIM Admission Criteria 2026-28: All Campuses
Check the table below for institute wise admission criteria and selection process of IIMs for PGP/MBA batch 2026-28.
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IIM Sirmaur follows the reservation policy of the Government of India for admission in MBA. It allocates 27% of its seats to NC-OBC, 15% to SCs, 7.5% to STs, and 10% to EWS. Reservation of 5% is provided for PwD across all categories.
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IIM Sirmaur accepts score in CAT for MBA admission. Selection is based on composite score of many parameters which are Scaled CAT Score, PI Score, Work Experience, Academic Performance, Gender Diversity.
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Total tuition fee for BMS at IIM Sirmaur is INR 20 lakh for 4 years. Other components of total fee for the programme include Alumni membership, Student Welfare Fee, Admission Fee, Hostel fee.
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The total tuition fee for MBA at IIM Sirmaur is INR 17.55 Lacs for 2 years. The other fee components include Mediclaim, Alumni membership, Security Deposit, Admission Fee, Hostel fee.
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For admission in MBA at IIM Sirmaur, candidates need Bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognised university/institute with at least 50% aggregate (45% aggregate for SC/ST/PwD).
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For admission in MBA at IIM Sirmaur, students are shortlisted on the basis of their score in CAT. Shortlisted candidates are called for Personal Interview. The final merit list is prepared based on the composite score. The weightage given to different parameters is mentioned in the table below:
| Component | Weightage |
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| Scaled CAT Score | 35 |
| PI Score | 20 |
| Work Experience | 20 |
| Academic Performance | 15 |
| Gender Diversity | 5 |
| Trailblazer score | 5 |
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The trailerblazer score is given based on the undergraduate degree of the candidates. It accounts for 5% (5 marks out of 100) of the final composite score for merit list. Candidates are given points if they have completed the following degrees:
- B.E/B.Tech/BS (Eng)/BSc (Eng)/M.E./M.Tech
- MBBS/ BAMS/ BHM
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