IIM Ahmedabad - Indian Institute of Management Admission Process

Out of the maximum CAT marks, the CAT 100 percentile score ranged from 70 to 90 percentage score. A candidate has to have scored 140 to 180 points in the CAT to be in the 100 percentile. You stand a high probability of being admitted to IIM Ahmedabad if your CAT result was 100 percent. However, it is not a given that you will succeed in it. For admission to IIM Ahmedabad, however, the qualifying CAT cutoff percentile is 80 for general applicants, 75 for NC-OBC/EWS, 70 for SC/PwD, and 60 for ST candidates. For the general category, the final CAT cut-off percentile is often between 99 and 100, and for the reserved category, it is 95.

Candidates are required to submit the following:

• GMAT or GRE scores report
• Academic qualifications (graduation onwards)
• Employment history (including details of entrepreneurship, if any)
• Certificates of achievements in sports, arts, extra-curricular activities, etc. at regional.
• Passport details

For certificates which are not printed in English Hindi or Gujarati languages, students are asked to submit certified translations of these certificates in English language.

While IIM-A does not have a minimum score required for admission, candidates are advised to aim for a score between 70 and 75 percentile in both the quantitative and verbal sections of the GMAT/GRE.  Students must also note that standardised tests are just one of several admission criteria. 

Meant for working professionals, candidates seeking admission must have a bachelor's degree and at least four years of experience. On successful completion of this course students are given a Master of Business Administration degree. For admission, it is mandatory for all eligible candidates to take a GMAT/ GRE test. In the final selection process, candidates are also required to appear for a PI round and submit an essay.

Yes, candidates applying for ePGD-ABA admission at IIM Ahmedabad need to possess a minimum of two years of work experience (preferably in the domain of Business Analytics). However, this experience criteria is waived for candidates with exceptional academic qualifications. More details on the admission process, eligibility and fee for ePGD-ABA at IIM-A are available here. 

For admission to MBA (or PGP) 2024 batch at IIM Ahmedabad, the CAT test will be conducted on November 26, 2023. Aspirants of IIM Ahmedabad are required to appear for the exam in Computer Based Testing mode at the allotted test centres. CAT exam 2023 will be held in three slots:

• Morning slot: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
• Afternoon slot: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
• Evening slot: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Earlier, the CAT exam used to be of 180 minutes with 100 questions but in 2020, both exam duration and number of questions were reduced due to COVID-19 pandemic. Now, starting CAT 2022, the total number of questions stands at 66 as part of CAT pattern.