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IIT Dhanbad MBA Admission Criteria 2026: Check Application Dates, CAT Cutoffs and PI Shortlist

Q: How can I get admission to IIT Dhanbad BTech?

Below is the IIT Dhanbad BTech admission process: Application: To get admission in IIT Dhanbad BTech course, candidates have to fill the online application form must and check the eligibility criteria of each course before filling the form. Entrance Exam: Candidates seeking admission need to take JEE Main exam and then JEE Advanced. Aspirants need to qualify both the entrance exams to be considered for JoSAA Counselling. Counselling & Seat Allotment: Further, the students who secure the cutoff marks are called for JoSAA Counselling, based on which the seat allotment is carried out.

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IIT Dhanbad MBA admission process has two stages - PI shortlisting and Final selection. The minimum CAT cut off required for IIT Dhanbad MBA admission is 90 percentile. IIT Dhanbad final calls will be released tentatively in the first week of May. Read here all about IIT ISM Dhanbad MBA admission criteria.

IIT Dhanbad MBA admission process 2026 has two stages - PI shortlisting and Final selection. The minimum CAT cut off required for IIT Dhanbad MBA admission is 90 percentile. Read here all about IIT ISM Dhanbad MBA admission criteria 2026 and application dates.

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad offers MBA and MBA Business Analytics programmes through its Department of Management Studies. The full-time MBA programme has 120 seats on offer. IIT Dhanbad’s MBA programme is ranked among top 50 best management courses in India. In the NIRF 2025 ranking, the institute was ranked 48 for the MBA programme. Admission to IIT Dhanbad MBA programme is based on CAT score. The institute has announced the MBA admission 2026 schedule. Applications will start the next day after CAT 2025 result announcement. Read below all about IIT Dhanbad MBA admission criteria 2026.

Table of contents

IIT Dhanbad MBA Admission 2026: Important Dates
IIT Dhanbad MBA Eligibility Criteria 2026
IIT Dhanbad MBA Admission Process 2026
IIT Dhanbad MBA CAT Cut Offs
IIT Dhanbad MBA Admission Criteria 2026: Final Selection
IIT Dhanbad MBA Admission Criteria: Academic Record
IIT Dhanbad MBA Admission Criteria 2026: Work Experience

IIT Dhanbad MBA Admission 2026: Important Dates

PI round for IIT Dhanbad MBA admission 2026 will be conducted in February and March. Check the table below for full schedule:

IIT Dhanbad MBA Admission Process	IIT Dhanbad MBA Admission Dates
Online Application Form Begins	Next day after CAT 2025 result
Last date of Online Application	31-Jan-2026
Personal interview	February 19-22, 2026 March 14-16, 2026 March 22-24, 2026 March 28-29, 2026
Declaration of Admission Results	First week of May, 2026 (Tentative)
Reporting at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad	To be Notified
Commencement of Semester for all MBA courses	To be Notified

Commonly asked questions

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 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.

Q: What is the minimum CAT cut off for IIM ABC?

Minimum qualifying cut off for IIM Ahmedabad is 95 percentile whereas for IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta, it is 85. However final cut offs for these three top IIMs are between 99 to 100 percentile.

IIT Dhanbad MBA Eligibility Criteria 2026

Candidate must be a graduate or have an equivalent degree with minimum 60% marks or CGPA of 6.0 out of 10 (55% marks or CGPA of 5.5 for SC/ST/PwD categories) in their degree from a recognized University.
Final year graduation students are also eligible for admission but will remain provisional until they submit the qualifying degree (by September 30, 2026).
For MBA Business Analytics, candidates are required to have a BTech/BE degree with at least 60% marks in aggregate or 6.0 out of 10 CGPA (55% marks in aggregate or 5.5 CGPA out of 10 in case of candidates belonging to SC, ST and PwD categories).

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IIT Dhanbad MBA Admission Process 2026

The IIT Dhanbad MBA admission process includes two stages. Any candidate who wishes to pursue MBA from IIT ISM Dhanbad has to clear both rounds with high scores:

PI shortlisting through CAT score
Final selection basis PI performance and other criteria

Commonly asked questions

Q: How can I get admission to IIT Dhanbad BTech?

Below is the IIT Dhanbad BTech admission process:

Application:

To get admission in IIT Dhanbad BTech course, candidates have to fill the online application form must and check the eligibility criteria of each course before filling the form.

Entrance Exam:

Candidates seeking admission need to take JEE Main exam and then JEE Advanced. Aspirants need to qualify both the entrance exams to be considered for JoSAA Counselling.

Counselling & Seat Allotment:

Further, the students who secure the cutoff marks are called for JoSAA Counselling, based on which the seat allotment is carried out.

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: What is the average number of CAT 100 percentilers every year?

On an average, about 10-15 CAT aspirants score 100 percentile. Given below is the data of CAT 100 percentilers of last 4 years:

Exam year	CAT 100 percentilers	State wise numbers
CAT 2025	12	1- Uttar Pradesh 1- Karnataka 1- Maharashtra 3- Delhi 2- Haryana 2- Gujarat 1- Jharkhand 1- Odisha
CAT 2024	14	1- Andhra Pradesh 2- Delhi 1- Haryana 1-Kerala 5- Maharashtra 1- Odisha 1- Rajasthan 2- Telangana
CAT 2023	14	1 – Andhra Pradesh 1 - Delhi 1 – Gujarat 1 – Jammu & Kashmir 1 - Karnataka 1 - Kerala 4 – Maharashtra 1 – Tamil Nadu 2 - Telangana 1 - Uttar Pradesh
CAT 2022	11	2 - Delhi 1 - Gujarat 1 - Haryana 1 - Kerala 1 - Madhya Pradesh 2 - Maharashtra 2 - Telangana 1 - Uttar Pradesh

IIT Dhanbad MBA CAT Cut Offs

IIT Dhanbad shortlist candidates for admission on the basis of CAT score. Candidates meeting minimum CAT cut off are eligible for the PI round. Given below are the category wise minimum IIM Dhanbad MBA CAT cut offs:

Category	CAT cut off
General/EWS/NC-OBC	80 percentile
SC/ST/PwD	60 percentile

IIT Dhanbad MBA Admission Criteria 2026: Final Selection

Given below are the parameters on the basis of which final selection will be done for IIM Dhanbad MBA admission.

Parameters	Weightage
Personal Interview	40 percent
CAT percentile	35 percent
Academic record	10 percent
Industrial experience	10 percent
Gender diversity	5 percent

IIT Dhanbad MBA Admission Criteria: Academic Record

Check the table below for points allotted to marks scored in Class 10, Class 12 and Bachelor’s degree programme.

Class 10th Std. Exam	Score	Class 12th Std. Exam	Score	Graduation	Score
85% to 100%	3	85% to 100%	3	85% to 100% CGPA ≥ 8.5	4
70% to <85%	2	70% to <85%	2	70% to <85% 7.5 ≤ CGPA < 8.5	3
60% to <70%	1	60% to <70%	1	60% to <70% 6.5 ≤ CGPA < 7.5	2

Points calculation for candidates that are currently pursuing the Bachelor’s degree:

Class 10th Std. Exam	Score	Class 12th Std. Exam	Score
90% to 100%	5	90% to 100%	5
80% to <90%	4	80% to <90%	4
70% to <80%	3	70% to <80%	3
60% to <70%	2	60% to <70%	2

IIT Dhanbad MBA Admission Criteria 2026: Work Experience

Work experience of candidates will be calculated on the basis of duration of the job they were employed for:

Experience in Months	Score
≥ 12 months to ≤ 24 months	4
> 24 months to ≤ 36 months	7
More than 36 months	10

Final calls will be made to selected candidates via email, following which candidates will have to confirm admission by paying the requisite fee amount and complete the documentation.

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