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Check IIM Visakhapatnam Selection Criteria and Admission Process for 2026-2028 PGP batch to know CAT 2025 cut off and understand shortlisting/selection process. The CAT cut off is 82 percentile for General category. Read details and fill the IIM Visakhapatnam PI shortlist form.

IIM Visakhapatnam Selection Criteria and Admission Policy 2026 includes CAT score 82 percentile and PI. Read below to know all about IIM Visakhapatnam admission process and criteria.

IIM Visakhapatnam selection criteria 2026-2028 has been announced. It includes CAT cut offs, academic record and Personal Interview (PI). MBA application form 2026 is available now, candidates can apply till January 23, 2026. The qualifying CAT cut off percentile for General category candidates is 82 percentile (General category).

IIM Visakhapatnam PI shortlist form can be filled at institute website. PI round will be conducted in March and April 2026. Candidates who shall have IIM Visakhapatnam as one of their preferences in the CAT 2025 application form and also meet the minimum CAT 2025 cut off are eligible to apply for PI shortlisting. According to the IIM Visakhapatnam PGP admission policy final selection will be done on the basis of CAT Score , academic performance, work experience and diversity factor. Let’s take a look at IIM Visakhapatnam admission criteria and shortlisting process 2026 - 2028.

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IIM Visakhapatnam Admission Process 2026-2028
IIM Visakhapatnam Admission Stage 1: PI Shortlist 2026
IIM Visakhapatnam Selection Criteria: CAT Cut Off 2025
IIM Visakhapatnam Admission Process: Stage 2
IIM Visakhapatnam PGP admission 2026: Weightage and Parameters
IIM Visakhapatnam Admission Criteria 2026: Sectional Weightage of CAT
IIM Visakhapatnam Selection Process: Stage 3
IIM Visakhapatnam Selection Criteria: Final Score Calculation
Institute-wise IIM Admission Criteria 2026-2028

IIM Visakhapatnam Admission Process 2026-2028

Admission to PGP programme of IIM Visakhapatnam will be a three-phase selection process which included:

Shortlisting of candidates based on their CAT exam score
Personal Interview (PI)
Final selection of candidates

In order to reach to the next round of selection, candidates have to meet the requirement for each group according to their category. IIM Visakhapatnam admission criteria is given below in detail.

IIM Visakhapatnam Admission Stage 1: PI Shortlist 2026

Candidates have to fill the IIM Visakhapatnam PI shortlisting form by following the steps given below:

Open the institute website
Go to Programme option and select PGP
Click on apply now
Enter CAT registration number and password
Click on login and fill the form with relevant details

IIM Visakhapatnam Selection Criteria: CAT Cut Off 2025

The first stage shortlisting of candidates will be done on the basis of the minimum section-wise and aggregate CAT cut off percentile secured by a candidate.

Category	VARC percentile	DILR percentile	QA percentile	Overall percentile
General	70	70	70	82
EWS	63	63	63	72
NC-OBC	63	63	63	72
SC	40	40	40	50
ST	30	30	30	40
PwD	30	30	30	40

Note: These cut offs are qualifying marks required to be eligible for WAT-PI round. Actual selection will be based on final CAT cut offs.

IIM Visakhapatnam Admission Process: Stage 2

In the second stage, IIM Visakhapatnam will consider candidates' percentage scores in Class 10 and Class 12 board exams. These scores will be adjusted by dividing each such score by the 90th percentile score obtained in that board. For candidates who will qualify, final scores obtained by the candidates will be used for the bachelor’s degree and professional degrees (if any).

Next, all qualified confirmed candidates with Chartered Accountancy, Cost Accounting, and Company Secretary certifications will be eligible for weightage under the professional course.

Candidates must note that the maximum of the score of the work experience and the score of the professional course will be considered for selection under a common parameter of work experience.

IIM Visakhapatnam PGP admission 2026: Weightage and Parameters

Other than work experience or professional course, the weightage of the components for IIM Visakhapatnam PGP admission are as follows:

Components
CAT score	50
Class 10	10
Class 12	10
Graduation	10
Gender Diversity	10
Work Experience	10

IIM Visakhapatnam Admission Criteria 2026: Sectional Weightage of CAT

IIM Visakhapatnam takes into consideration the CAT sectional score of candidates too. Given below are the scores allotted to each section of the CAT exam:

CAT sectional weightage
Quantitative Aptitude (QA)	18 points
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)	14 points
Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VRC)	18 points
Total	40 points

IIM Visakhapatnam Selection Process: Stage 3

A pre-PI rank list based on parameters on the above mentioned parameters was created. Candidates who got shortlisted on based on these parameters were further called for the PI round. They were required to submit a detailed application including the following:

A statement of purpose
Details of semester wise / year wise marks in Bachelor’s degree
Copies of all academic transcripts & certificates
Copies of work experience certificates (if applicable)
Certificate of disability (if applicable)
Certificate of scheduled caste / scheduled tribe / other backward class – non-creamy layer certificate (if applicable)

The PI score carried 25 points. Once standardisation across interview panels and sessions was done, these were added to the following scores to arrive at the final aggregate score:

IIM Visakhapatnam Selection Criteria: Final Score Calculation

Check the table below for parameters and weightage for final score calculation for IIM Visakhapatnam admission:

Final Aggregate Scores Weight
CAT score	25
PI	48
Class 10	4
Class 12	4
Graduation	4
Diversity (Gender and Academic)	5
Weighted Work Experience	10
Total	100

Institute-wise IIM Admission Criteria 2026-2028

For the admission criteria and selection process of other 20 IIMs, click on the links in the table below:

IIM Admission Criteria and Selection Process
IIM Bangalore Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Ahmedabad Shortlist & Admission Criteria
IIM Lucknow Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Calcutta Shortlist & Admission Criteria
IIM Kozhikode Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Ranchi Shortlist & Admission Criteria
IIM Indore Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Trichy Shortlist & Admission Criteria
IIM Jammu Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Udaipur Shortlist & Admission Criteria
IIM Shillong Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Sirmaur Shortlist & Admission Criteria
IIM Rohtak Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Raipur Shortlist & Admission Criteria
IIM Kashipur Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Sambalpur Shortlist & Admission Criteria
IIM Amritsar Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Nagpur Shortlist & Admission Criteria
IIM Bodh Gaya Shortlist & Admission Criteria	IIM Mumbai Shortlist & Admission Criteria

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

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?

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: Will CAT cut offs rise for 2026 admission?

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: How many candidates scored 100 percentile in CAT 2024?

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 Toppers	Gender 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

Q: Are CAT cut offs announced along with the CAT result?

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 IIM Lucknow?

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.

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