IIT Delhi MBA Admission Criteria and CAT Cutoffs 2025

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IIT Delhi offers MBA programme through its Department of Management Studies. It offers MBA, MBA Telecom, Executive MBA as well as PhD. The course fee is INR 12.00 lakh payable in equal installments (4 Semesters). Selection of candidates is based on CAT exam score. Chere IIT Delhi MBA Admission Criteria and CAT Cutoffs.

IIT Delhi offers MBA programme through its Department of Management Studies. It offers MBA, MBA Telecom, Executive MBA as well as PhD. Check here IIT Delhi MBA Admission Criteria and CAT Cutoffs.

IIT Delhi MBA admission criteria

IIT Delhi MBA admission criteria

IIT Delhi MBA is one of the top ranked management courses in India according to NIRF. In the latest rankings, IIT Delhi is ranked Number 4 for MBA programme among all management institutes in India. IIT Delhi offers MBA through its Department of Management Studied (DMS). The course fee is INR 12.00 lakh payable in equal installments (4 Semesters). Selection of candidates is based on CAT exam score. Admission to the batch of 2026 will begin with opening of application form submission window after the announcement of CAT 2025 result. Candidates who will meet the IIT MBA Delhi cut off, will be selected for Interview round. Check here all about IIT Delhi MBA Admission Criteria and CAT Cutoffs.

Table of contents
  • IIT Delhi MBA Admission: Eligibility Criteria
  • IIT Delhi MBA Admission Criteria 2026
  • IIT Delhi MBA Cut Off (Qualifying)
  • IIT Delhi MBA Admission Criteria 2025: Academic Scores
  • IIT Delhi MBA Admission Criteria 2026: Work Experience
  • IIT Delhi MBA Admission Criteria 2025: Final Selection

IIT Delhi MBA Admission: Eligibility Criteria

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate or 6.00 CGPA on a 10 point scale, from a recognized university.
  • For SC/S/PwD candidates, there is a relaxation of 5% in marks (i.e. min. 55%) or equivalent in CGPA (i.e. min. 5.50 on a 10-point scale).
  • Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination or awaiting results can also apply

IIT Delhi MBA Admission Criteria 2026

For the PI round candidates will be selected on the basis of CAT score and academic record. Given below are the IIT Delhi MBA Admission Criteria 2026 - parameters and weightage for candidate selection. 6 marks have been allotted for Gender diversity.

Parameters

Weightage

CAT Score (Overall CAT Score/Maximum CAT Score)

60

Bachelor’s Degree Marks*

7

12th Marks**

7

10 Marks***

7

Work Experience****

7

Gender Diversity (Deficit Male/Female)*****

6

Graduate from MoE funded Technical Institution/Institute of Eminence/ Institute of National Importance

6

IIT Delhi MBA Cut Off (Qualifying)

As per the IIT Delhi MBA admission criteria, candidates having the following CAT score are eligible for PI shortlisting (Shortlisting index score). However, the final CAT cut off for IIT Delhi MBA is higher at around 97 percentile. Check below IIT Delhi MBA cut off: For 2026 admission too, the qualifying cut offs will be the same.

Category

Qualifying CAT cut off for MBA

Category

Qualifying CAT cut off for MBA Telecom

GEN

46.65

GEN

45.00

EWS

35.00

EWS

30.00

OBC

35.00

OBC

30.00

SC

30.00

SC

25.00

ST

20 .00

ST

15 .00

PwD

18.00

PwD

15.00

Also Read: IIT Delhi MBA placements

IIT Delhi MBA Admission Criteria 2025: Academic Scores

For Bachelor’s Degree and class 10 and class 12, candidates will be given additional points as per the overall aggregate. Check below:

Graduation marks in %

Score

<=65

0

65.01-70.00

1

70.01-75.00

2

75.01-80.00

3

80.01-85.00

4

85.01-90.00

5

90.01- 94.99

6

=>95.00

7

IIT Delhi MBA Admission Criteria 2026: Work Experience

Candidates having work experience will be given preference for MBA in IIT Delhi. Check below the scores allotted to work experience by months.

Months

Score

<12

1

12 to 18

3

19 to 24

5

25 to 36

7

37 to 48

5

49 to 60

3

> 60

1

IIT Delhi MBA Admission Criteria 2025: Final Selection

Final selection is based on the candidate’s shortlisting index and interview performance. The interview carries 30 marks while shorlisting index (CAT score and academic record) carry 65 marks. Unlike IIMs, tthe IITs lay more weightage on CAT score than PI performance. Check below, parameters and weightage allotted for final admission:

Parameters

Weightage

Shortlisting index score

65

Interview

30

Extra curricular activities

05

Total

100

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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:   Can I get into Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi without CAT?
A:

Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi provides various programmes and specialisations to students. For obtaining DMS IIT Delhi admission, candidates are required to appear for the prescribed entrance tests. Students can visit the official website of the DMS IIT Delhi to learn more regarding the eligibility details for their preferred course choice. Accepted exams include CAT.

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

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:   Which MBA colleges are available with 80 percentile in CAT?
A:
There are quite a few MBA colleges who accept CAT score of 80 percentile and above for admission. The admission process for these colleges include group discussion and Personal Interview . Fore School of Management Goa Institute of Management International Management Institute, Delhi Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal Indian Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli Praxis Business School, Kolkata Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management development & Research, Bangalore Shiva Institute of Management Studies, Ghaziabad Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research TA Pai Management Institute Trinity College for Management and Technology, Ghaziabad Click on this link for more: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/colleges-accepting-cat-scores-range-80-to-90-percentile-blogId-11981.
Q:   What are the qualifying CAT cutoffs for all the IIMs?
A:

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:

  1. IIM Ahmedabad: 95 percentile
  2. IIM Bangalore: 85 percentile 
  3. IIM Calcutta: 85 percentile
  4. IIM Lucknow: 90 percentile
  5. IIM Kozhikode: 85 percentile
  6. IIM Indore: 90 percentile
  7. IIM Udaipur: 93 percentile
  8. IIM Shillong: 75 percentile
  9. IIM Trichy: 93 percentile
  10. IIM Visakhapatnam: 80 percentile
  11. IIM Rohtak: 95 percentile
  12. 1IIM Nagpur: 85 percentile
  13. IIM Jammu: 93 percentile 
  14. IIM Ranchi: 90 percentile
  15. IIM Sirmaur: 92 percentile
  16. IIM Bodhgaya: 93 percentile
  17. IIM Sambalpur: 93 percentile
  18. IIM Kashipur: 94 percentile 
  19. IIM Raipur: 93 percentile
  20. 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.

Q:   What is the CAT cut off for admission to MBA programmes of IITs?
A:

Check the table below for CAT cut offs for IITs, on the basis of which candidates are selected for their MBA programmes:

IIT

CAT Cut Offs

IIT Delhi

98 percentile

97percentile

IIT Bombay

98.5 percentile

IIT Kharagpur

90 percentile

IIT Roorkee

94.6 percentile

IIT Madras

96 percentile

IIT Kanpur

95 percentile

IIT-ISM Dhanbad

80 percentile

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The list of top recruiters that visited the campus during DMS IIT Delhi placements 2024 is presented below:

DMS IIT Delhi Top Recruiters 2024

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Answered 6 months ago

The key highlights of DMS IIT Delhi MBA placements 2024 are presented below:

Particulars

MBA Placement Statistics (2024)

the highest package

INR 40.5 LPA

Average package

INR 23.4 LPA

Median package

INR 22.05 LPA

Placement rate

100%

Top 10% average package

INR 35 LPA

Top 30% average package

INR 30.7 LPA

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Nishtha Sharma

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Answered 6 months ago

The salary trends witnessed during DMS IIT Delhi MBA placements over the past three years are presented below:

Particulars

MBA Placement Statistics (2022)

MBA Placement Statistics (2023)

MBA Placement Statistics (2024)

the highest package

INR 36.7 LPA

INR 41.13 LPA

INR 40.5 LPA

Average package

INR 21.9 LPA

INR 25.82 LPA

INR 23.4 LPA

Median package

INR 20.6 LPA

INR 24.45 LPA

INR 22.05 LPA

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Nishtha Arora

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Answered 6 months ago

The average package received during DMS IIT Delhi placements over the past three years is presented below:

Particulars

MBA Placement Statistics (2022)

MBA Placement Statistics (2023)

MBA Placement Statistics (2024)

Average package

INR 21.9 LPA

INR 25.82 LPA

INR 23.4 LPA

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Nishtha Karan

Contributor-Level 9

Answered 6 months ago

The average package received during DMS IIT Delhi placements 2024 was INR 23.4 LPA. Further, a fluctuating trend was witnessed in the average package received over the past three years. 

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Manashjyoti Piplani

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Answered 6 months ago

The placement trend witnessed during DMS IIT Delhi placements over the past three years is presented below:

Particulars

MBA Placement Statistics (2022)

MBA Placement Statistics (2023)

MBA Placement Statistics (2024)

the highest package

INR 36.7 LPA

INR 41.13 LPA

INR 40.5 LPA

Average package

INR 21.9 LPA

INR 25.82 LPA

INR 23.4 LPA

Median package

INR 20.6 LPA

INR 24.45 LPA

INR 22.05 LPA

Placement rate

100%

100%

100%

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Krishnendu Chatterjee

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 6 months ago

The median package received during DMS IIT Delhi MBA placements over the past three years is presented below:

Particulars

MBA Placement Statistics (2022)

MBA Placement Statistics (2023)

MBA Placement Statistics (2024)

Median package

INR 20.6 LPA

INR 24.45 LPA

INR 22.05 LPA

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Saakshi Malhotra

Contributor-Level 9