MBA from IITs - Eligibility, Dates, Selection Process 2026, Seat Intake, Fees & Average Salary

According to the website of IIT Dhanbad, the most number of seat reservations are offered to the OBC-NCL category of candidates. Out of the 475 reserved seats for M.Tech admissions at IIT Dhanbad, around 215 seats are reserved for OBC-NCL category.

There are over 170 cities where CAT exam is held. These 170 cities are spread across India consist of metropolitan cities, capital cities, Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. Candidate can select up to five cities for allotment of test centre. The process of test city selection is a part of CAT application process. In the CAT application form, there is a field in which candidates have to select the cities. They need to select the city of preference in order of 1 to 5. The examination authorities will try to allot the test centre in the city of first preference. Thus, candidates must fill all the five cities carefully. They must choose their home city of city of current residence as the first preference. The test city option can only be changed during the form correction window. After that, the request for change of the city will not be accepted by the exam authorities.

Candidate seeking admission to the MBA programme at SJMSOM, IIT Bombay must take the CAT exam as SJMSOM inducts candidates for the MBA programme based on a valid score in CAT. Candidates having valid minimum CAT overall and section wise percentile as mentioned in the cut-off list released by the SJMSOM, IIT Bombay will be shortlisted for Personal Interview (PI) round. The final merit list for candidates selected for the MBA programme at SJMSOM, IIT Bombay will be based on candidate’s composite score of different parameters whose weightage are given below:

Candidates who want to pursue MBA from DMS IIT Delhi should either be four-year graduated with a 60% aggregate in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ Pharmacy or graduated with a minimum 60% aggregate or 6.0 CGPA in any branch of PCM subjects (55% aggregate or 5 CGPA for SC/ST/PwD category).

Yes, you can apply for CAT. The main criteria of eligibility for CAT is graduation from a recognised university. So, whether the education mode is full-time or correspondence, if the university is recognised by the UGC, the candidates will be eligible to appear for the CAT exam.

If you have a very good CAT score but poor academic record it is quite likely that you may not be shortlisted for top IIMs as the institutes prefer candidates with overall consistency in academics. Class 12 scores holds a lot of importance in shortlisting of candidates for WAT-PI.

Candidates willing to seek PhD admission at DOMS IIT Roorkee are shortlisted based on GATE/ UGC NET/ CSIR NET. The final selection is based on their past academic record, score in the entrance exam, and performance in PI round.

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

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)

The total tuition fee of the IIT Dhanbad MSc programme ranges from INR 36,000 to INR 54,000. The total course will further be higher as that includes other components such as Institute Admission fee, Hostel admission fee, benevolent fund, identity card, medical examination fee, Alumnus subscription & IIT Alumni fee, institute development fund, convocation charges, caution money and migration fee. Further, this fee is as per unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative.

The documents required at the time of DOMS IIT Roorkee Personal Interviews for MBA admission are mentioned as follows:

• Score card of CAT or IIT-JEE score card (as applicable).
• Certificates and mark sheets of all years / semesters of the last qualifying exam.
• Certificate and mark sheets of Class 10 and Class 12 or equivalent examination.
• Category certificate of GEN-EWS/ OBC-NC/ SC/ ST/ PD and medical certificate to support the physically handicapped status, if applicable.
• Sponsorship/ Experience / No Objection Certificate, as applicable.
• Proof of annual turnover during the past two years if applicable.
• Passport (applicable for International candidates only).

MBA is the flagship programme of DOMS IIT Roorkee. Candidates need to meet both eligibility and selection requirements to get admission. The MBA admission process at DOMS IIT Roorkee is as under:

• Candidates must apply for CAT by the last date
• On clearing the required CAT cutoff, candidates are called the for PI round
• Final selection is done on the basis of the final cumulative score, which takes into account past academic record, performance in PI and work experience (if any)