
Indian Institute of Management or IIM admission process 2026 will begin with CAT 2025 registration. Any candidates who wishes to pursue MBA/PGP from the IIMs has to appear for CAT exam conducted in November every year. Those who clear the CAT exam have to appear for Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI).
CAT 2025 registration process will start in the first week of August 2025 and the CAT 2025 exam will be held on November 30, 2025. The CAT question paper will have 68 questions from VARC, DILR and Quantitative Aptitude. The WAT-PI round for admission will begin in January 2026 after CAT 2025 result announcement.
Being the top most group of MBA institutions in India and having been ranked among world’s top B-schools the IIMs are tough to crack as the selection of candidate is not based only on their CAT exam score but also their previous academic record and work experience. For IIMs, the ideal candidate is the one who has been consistent in academics and extra-curricular activities and possesses good analytical, communication and leadership skills.
- IIM Admissions Timeline 2026
- MBA Admission Important Dates
- IIM Admission 2026 - Important Dates
- Campus Wise IIM Admission and Selection Criteria 2026-28
- MBA/PGP seats in IIMs
IIM Admissions Timeline 2026
- CAT 2025 registration from August 1 to September 20, 2025
- CAT 2025 exam will be held on November 30, 2025
- CAT exam result 2025 will be announced in the third week of December 2025
- Filling of IIM shortlist forms will be done in January 2026
- Conduct of WAT-GD-PI will happen February to April 2026
- Issue of final admission result and offer letters will be done by May 2026
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MBA Admission Important Dates
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of MBA Admission 2026 exam
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 04 Jan ' 26 | XAT 2026 |
| 20 Dec ' 25 | SNAP 2025 -3 |
| 14 Dec ' 25 | SNAP 2025 -2 |
IIM Admission 2026 - Important Dates
IIM Admission cycle is from August to May. Given below is the month-wise schedule of IIM Admission for upcoming session. MBA aspirants planning to join IIM in 2026, must appear for CAT 2025 as is a mandatory criteria to be eligible for IIM admission.
| IIM Admission Events |
CAT 2025 Dates |
|---|---|
| CAT 2025 registration |
August 1, 2025 to September 20, 2025 |
| CAT exam 2025 |
30-Nov-2025 |
| CAT result 2025 |
Third week of December 2025 |
| IIM shortlisting 2026-28 |
January 2026 |
| WAT-GD-PI round |
February-April 2026 |
| Final admission 2026-28 |
May 2026 |
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MBA/PGP seats in IIMs
Given below is the table indicating the total number of seats available for MBA/PGP programmes at IIMs. For about 5,000 seats over two lakh candidates appear for CAT every year.
| IIMs |
Number of seats in MBA/PGP |
|---|---|
| 395 |
|
| 375 |
|
| 120 |
|
| 460 |
|
| 500 |
|
| 400 |
|
| 450 |
|
| 240 |
|
| 180 |
|
| 240 |
|
| 260 |
|
| 185 |
|
| 240 |
|
| 260 |
|
| 160 |
|
| 120 |
|
| 130 |
|
| 140 |
|
| 120 |
|
| 120 |
IIM Admission: WAT/GD/PI experience shared by students
- Mayank shares his WAT-PI experience at IIM Bangalore
- Abhinav Paigwar shares his WAT-PI experience at IIM Bangalore
- Rupesh Gupta shares his WAT-PI experience at IIM Ahmedabad
- Ahsaas Sharma recalls his WAT-PI experience at IIM Ahmedabad
- Somansh Chordia shares his WAT-PI experience at IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta
- Devesh Bansal recalls PI experience at IIM Kozhikode
- Kislay Jha recalls PI experience at IIM Ahmedabad
- Isha Nisar shares WAT-PI Experience at IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Bangalore
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