IIM Bangalore (IIMB): Fees, Courses, Placements, Cut Off, Admissions 2026, Rankings

The answer to this question of whether an average student can get into IIM can be both yes and no depending on the definition of an average student.

• Based on Academics (Class 10/ Class 12/ Graduation): While a student with average scores in Class 10, Class 12 and graduation with a good CAT score certainly has good chances of getting a call from IIM-A, chances are less for someone with an average CAT score.
• Based on student category (General or Reserved): While it is tough for a General category average student to grab a seat at IIM due to high score requirements, a reserved category student can get admission being at average scores as well.
• Based on past work experience, diversity and other factors: Gender and academic diversity is also a factor on which students are shortlisted at IIM. IIMs judge the past academic category based on the degree obtained by the students before MBA and then a weightage is allotted based on that. For Engineers, the percentage for scoring the highest marks is higher as compared with other streams
• Performance in selection rounds: Once you make it to the final selection rounds, i.e., AWT/PI process, it can be considered a fresh start. At this stage, students can forget their past average-ness but definitely require good grasp over the past subjects as academics-related questions are asked in the interview.

Based on the above factors, it can be considered that while getting into top Management institutes, such as IIM is extremely tough, the past performance, CAT performance, student category and a lot of factors can be the reasons for a student to receive that final call.

IIM Bangalore considers two kinds of CAT scores for MBA admission - Qualifying and Final score. Qualifying CAT score is the minimum sectional and overall CAT score used to shortlist students for the Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. Candidates above minimum cutoffs in the sectional percentile ranks, the overall percentile rank and having a positive (greater than zero) raw score in all sections of CAT are considered for the next stage. The final CAT score is cutoffs are the basis of which the candidates are called for final selection after the AWT and PI rounds are over. 

No, the admissions to BSc (Hons) courses at IIM Bangalore are not open for 2026 at this point. The admissions to the BSc (Hons) course are directly inline of the IIM Bangalore Entrance Test. Usually, the registrations for this test are started in the month of April. The exam itself is conducted in the month of May. 

No, the eligibility criteria for both BSc (Hons) courses at IIM Bangalore is the same as each other. Candidates need to clear their Class 12 board exams with a minimum aggregate of 60% from a recognised board in any stream to qualify for BSc (Hons) admissions at IIM Bangalore. For more details on IIM Bangalore BSc (Hons) admissions, candidates can look at the columns above.