IIM Vizag Waitlist Movement 2026 will be category wise. The institute will release PGP waitlist most likely in June after the first round of admission is done. Read below all about IIM Visakhapatnam waitlist 2026.
IIM Vizag waitlist 2026 will be released most likely in June. Admission offer basis the final result for PGP 2026 have been rolled out on May 13. Candidates who have been selected need to complete the admission formalities by a certain deadline. The waitlist will be released thereafter for the seats that remain vacant.
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IIM Visakhapatnam PGP admission is based on CAT exam. Candidates who qualified CAT 2025 and met the IIM Vizag cut off were shortlisted for WAT-PI. Post the WAT-PI round, a composite score was calculated for every candidates for preparation of final merit list PGP 2026-2028. Read below, all about IIM Vizag waitlist movement 2026.
- IIM Vizag Waitlist Movement 2026
- IIM Vizag Waitlist Movement: How are Seats Allotted?
- IIM Visakhapatnam Waitlist Movement 2026 (Expected)
- IIM Visakhapatnam Waitlist Movement 2025-2027
IIM Vizag Waitlist Movement 2026
IIM Vizag waitlist 2026 will be released most likely by the first week of June. The waitlist will be released for SC, ST, NC-OBC, EWS and General category candidates, separately. The waitlist will mainly depend on how many candidates of first merit list accept or decline the admission offer. There can be waitlist movement of upto 2-3 rounds.
IIM Vizag Waitlist Movement: How are Seats Allotted?
IIM Visakhapatnam selects candidates for PGP course on the basis of Composite Score. It is evaluated on the basis of candidate’s CAT score, WAT-PI performance, academic profile, work profile and diversity. There are a total of 287 PGP seats at IIM Vizag. Seat allotment is done category wise as per the Reservation criteria guidelines of the Government of India.
Candidates whose Composite Score is higher, are offered admission through the final merit list. Those who have scored high but missed the merit list by a few decimal points are waitlisted, for next round of admission offers.
Also Read: IIM Visakhapatnam Selection and Admission Criteria 2026
IIM Visakhapatnam Waitlist Movement 2026 (Expected)
Basis previous years' waitlist movement at IIM Visakhapatnam, below given is the expected movement for PGP 2026-2028 batch:
| Category | Expected Waitlist Movement 2026 |
|---|---|
| EWS | 170 - 180 |
| General | 950 - 1000 |
| NC-OBC | 650 - 675 |
| SC | 425 - 450 |
| ST | 250 - 270 |
IIM Visakhapatnam Waitlist Movement 2025-2027
Check below the estimated waitlist movement of IIM Visakhapatnam for previous year’s batch 2025-2027.
| Waitlist | EWS | General | NC-OBC | SC | ST | PwD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL1 | 63 | 241 | 163 | 91 | 42 | 17 | 600 |
| WL2 | 46 | 226 | 146 | 112 | 70 | 37 | 600 |
| WL3 | 37 | 95 | 90 | 72 | 51 | 6 | 345 |
| WL4 | 23 | 120 | 80 | 40 | 37 | 8 | 300 |
| WL5 | 10 | 120 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 4 | 301 |
| WL6 | 5 | 33 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| WL7 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| WL08 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 60 |
| WL09 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 71 |
| WL10 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
| WL11 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| WL12 | 0 | 40 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| WL13 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| WL14 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Total | 184 | 1,038 | 696 | 461 | 274 | 72 | 2,653 |
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