IIT MBA admission process 2027 will include registration and PI round. MBA registration will be done after CAT 2026 result declaration and the PI rounds will be conducted in February and March. Know all about MBA from IITs including, application dates, fees, eligibility, CAT cut offs, rankings and placements.
MBA from IITs is a popular option among management aspirants in India. IITians infact prefer their own college for MBA after BTech over other B-Schools. MBA courses offered by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) are a preferred choice of many MBA aspirants because they top ranked for MBA programme as have lower fee in comparison to the IIMs and others. Selection process for IIT MBA programme is also comparatively less stringent. Many aspirants opt for MBA from IITs over newer IIMs or other top MBA colleges as the IITs also promise good Return on Investment (ROI). Low fees and lower CAT cut offs are also the major reasons for students choosing IITs for pursuing MBA.
- MBA From IITs
- MBA from IITs: Admission/Application Dates 2027
- Why MBA from IITs?
- MBA from IITs: Eligibility Criteria and Selection Process
- CAT Cut off for IIT MBA Admission 2027
- Final CAT Cut off for IIT MBA Admission
- MBA from IITs: Courses, Seat Intake, Fees and Average Salary Offered
MBA From IITs
Out of 23 IITs, seven institutes offer various MBA programmes through their respective Departments of Management Studies. All these seven IITs are ranked as top MBA institutes in India. While, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay are ranked among top 10 in the NIRF-MHRD ranking of best MBA institutes in India, other four IITs are ranked among top 50 MBA institutes in India.
IITs accept CAT exam score for MBA admission. IIT MBA CAT cut offs range between 80 to 98 percentile. For IIT Delhi, Mumbai and Madras, the desirable score is 98 percentile. While the MBA admission process for these IITs is common, courses, fee and placements are different. In this article, you will read all about MBA from IITs, including dates, selection process, eligibility, fees, ranking and latest placement data.
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A practical comparison of salary potential, career pathways, role demand and long-term earning prospects.MBA from IITs: Admission/Application Dates 2027
Application process for admission to IIT MBA programmes is online. The forms are released at respective institute websites after the announcement of CAT exam result. The below table indicates application and interview dates for IIT MBA admissions 2027:
| IIT |
MBA Application Date (Tentative) |
Interview Dates |
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| IIT Delhi |
First week of January 2027 |
March 2027 |
| IIT Bombay |
First week of January 2027 |
March 2027 |
| IIT Kharagpur |
First week of January 2027 |
March 2027 |
| IIT Roorkee |
First week of January 2027 |
March 2027 |
| IIT Madras |
First week of January 2027 |
March 2027 |
| IIT Kanpur |
First week of January 2027 |
March 2027 |
| IIT-ISM Dhanbad |
First week of January 2027 |
March 2027 |
| IIT Jodhpur |
First week of January 2027 |
March 2027 |
Why MBA from IITs?
MBA aspirants may ask, “why pursue an MBA degree from an engineering institute?” There are many reasons why one should consider pursuing MBA from IITs. Here are some of the reasons why you should consider IIT DoMS for MBA
- CAT percentile required for admission to IITs is much lower than that required for IIMs and other top MBA colleges in India. For example, IIT Delhi MBA cut off is 98 percentile while IIT Bombay MBA cut off is 97 percentile, much below than that of IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, Indore and others.
- All the seven IITs offering MBA are ranked among to 50 MBA institutes in India (2025) by NIRF-MHRD - IIT Delhi (Rank 4), IIT Kharagpur (Rank 12), IIT Madras (Rank 13), IIT Bombay (Rank 14), IIT Roorkee (Rank 22), IIT Kanpur (Rank 27) and IIT-ISM Dhanbad (Rank 46). IIT Jodhpur has made an entry in the top 100 this year, at Rank 98.
- The IITs offer niche and upcoming MBA specialisations such as Business Analytics (IIT-IMS Dhanbad) and MBA Telecom (IIT Delhi).
- Average fees of MBA courses at IITs is under INR 10 lakh. The fee is to be paid in instalments, semester-wise. There are provisions of scholarships and education loans too.
- Average salary offered to students graduating from these institutes is INR 13 lakh per annum. Since, there isn't much gap between the fees and average salary offered in campus placements, the return of investment or the ROI of the MBA degree is good.
MBA from IITs: Eligibility Criteria and Selection Process
The minimum score requirement for MBA at IITs is more than in other B-schools. It is between the range of 55 to 60 %. Check below, eligibility criteria and selection process of IIT MBA courses:
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Selection Process |
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CAT Cut off for IIT MBA Admission 2027
First round of screening will be based on candidate's CAT cut off and academic record. Candidates who meet the minimum cut off score will be shortlisted for PI round. Given below is the table for CAT cut off for General category students. For Reserved category student, the cut off percentile in much lower.
Qualifying CAT cut off for IIT MBA Admission
Qualifying CAT cut offs are the minimum score required for being eligible for PI round of IIT MBA. The final cut offs will be higher.
| IIT |
MBA Cut Off (General Category) |
MBA Cut Off (SC/ST/PD Category) |
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| NA |
NA |
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| IIT Kharagpur |
90 percentile |
75 percentile |
| 90 percentile |
60 percentile |
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| IIT Delhi |
90 percentile |
60 percentile |
| 85 percentile |
75 percentile |
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| 90 percentile |
70 percentile |
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| 80 percentile |
60 percentile |
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| Direct admission to candidates with 98 percentile and above |
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Final CAT Cut off for IIT MBA Admission
The table below mentions expected IIT Delhi CAT cut offs (final) for MBA admission 2027 to IIT's Management department. These cut offs are mere estimations and the actual cut offs could be higher. CAT cut offs for 2027 batch will be announced in January-February 2027 along with the PI shortlist.
| IIT |
CAT Cut Offs |
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| IIT Delhi |
98 percentile |
| 97 percentile |
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| 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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MBA from IITs: Courses, Seat Intake, Fees and Average Salary Offered
IIT MBA programmes are offered by their Departments of Management Studies. Given below table indicates MBA courses, total number of seats, tuition fees and average salary offered in campus placement, at each institute.
| IIT |
MBA Course |
Seat Intake |
Tuition Fees* |
*Average Salary |
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| MBA |
68 |
INR 8.00 lakh |
INR 12.44 lakh |
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| MBA |
140 |
INR 10.51 lakh |
INR 17.42 lakh |
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| MHRM |
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INR 3.00 lakh |
INR 11.23 lakh |
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| MBA |
120 |
INR 8.73 lakh |
INR 20.80 lakh |
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| MBA and MBA (Telecom) |
115 |
MBA: INR 9.60 lakh MBA (Telecom): INR 8. 80 lakh |
INR 18.47 lakh |
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| IIT Kanpur - Department of Industrial and Management Engineering (IME) |
MBA |
78 |
INR 4.14 lakh |
INR 11.20 lakh |
| IIT Roorkee-Department of Management Studies (DoMS)
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MBA |
95 |
INR 8.00 lakh |
INR 9.18 lakh |
| MBA |
62 |
INR 3.40 lakh |
INR 8.00 lakh |
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| MBA |
80 |
INR 8.00 Lakh |
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Commonly asked questions
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.
*Tuition fees and average salary figures are taken from the latest data available.
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To get 99 percentile and above, candidates must attempt 40-45 out of 68 questions in CAT, with maximum accuracy.
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:
- IIM Ahmedabad: 95 percentile
- IIM Bangalore: 85 percentile
- IIM Calcutta: 85 percentile
- IIM Lucknow: 90 percentile
- IIM Kozhikode: 85 percentile
- IIM Indore: 90 percentile
- IIM Udaipur: 93 percentile
- IIM Shillong: 75 percentile
- IIM Trichy: 93 percentile
- IIM Visakhapatnam: 80 percentile
- IIM Rohtak: 95 percentile
- 1IIM Nagpur: 85 percentile
- IIM Jammu: 93 percentile
- IIM Ranchi: 90 percentile
- IIM Sirmaur: 92 percentile
- IIM Bodhgaya: 93 percentile
- IIM Sambalpur: 93 percentile
- IIM Kashipur: 94 percentile
- IIM Raipur: 93 percentile
- 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.
CAT fee is non-refundable. Candidates must note that under no circumstances will the CAT fee be refunded to any candidate. The fee amount of INR 2600 (INR 1300 for Reserved category students) once paid cannot be claimed for refund.
The general category CAT percentile cutoff at IIM Raipur normally lies between 92 and 95%, though it could differ somewhat depending on the category (OBC, SC, ST) and applicant pool. At somewhat lower percentiles, candidates with a solid academic background and pertinent professional experience may be given consideration. A comprehensive review that takes into account the candidate's performance on the Written Ability Test (WAT), academic background, and personal interview (PI) is required for the ultimate selection. The likelihood of being shortlisted for the following round of the selection process increases with higher scores.
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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)
CAT 2026 registration and application link will be available at iimcat.ac.in website. Candidates will have to apply for the exam by visiting the exam website.

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