IIM Admission Criteria 2019

IIM Admission Criteria 2019 – The admission criteria of each IIM, an abbreviation for Indian Institute of Management almost remain the same. IIM Admission criteria 2019 will involves mainly 3 stages. In the first stage, the candidates based on CAT score and institutes cutoff will get selected for the next stage of the selection procedure. The second stage of IIM Admission Criteria 2019 will call all the selected candidates for the personal appearance that consists of Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. After going through these two rounds, the final merit list is released by the authority of each IIM for the candidates to take admission. Moreover, the final merit list is prepared by calculating the composite score on the basis of CAT, WAT-PI score, previous academic record, work experience and also factors like academic or gender diversity. However, the weightage given to the parameters in each IIM vary from each other as some of the apex institutes given highest or maximum weightage to CAT score whereas some other gives to other parameters. Therefore, the candidates after the declaration of CAT 2018 result must check the IIM admission criteria 2019 in order to get the idea about the various in the cutoff percentile and weightage for the parameters. IIM, an apex body conducts the national level entrance test i.e. Common Aptitude Test (CAT). This year IIM Calcutta will be conducting the CAT entrance test for the candidates longing to pursue postgraduate management programs. Once again, the aspirants are suggested to read the article and about the admission criteria of each IIM thoroughly for the year 2019.

IIM Ahmedabad Admission Criteria 2019

The admission procedure of IIM Ahmedabad involves 3 stages. In the first stage, the candidate on the CAT or GMAT score get shortlisted for the personal appearance that involves Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. Eventually, the final merit list is prepared based on CAT or GMAT score, WAT and PI score, previous academic record, work experience etc. IIM Ahmedabad offers management programs such as PGP, PFP-FABM, PGPX etc. The minimum CAT cutoff for IIM Ahmedabad was decreased previous year from 90 to 80 percentile whereas, for the reserved category, the cutoff was decreased to 70, 60, 75 and 70 respectively. Moreover, the candidates must be clear that the cutoff percentile do not remain the same for every year as it varies depending on the factors like previous year cutoff, difficulty level of exam etc.

IIM Ahmedabad Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	Aggregate
General	70	70	70	80
OBC (Non-Creamy)	65	65	65	75
Scheduled Caste (SC)	60	60	60	70
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	50	50	50	60
DAP	60	60	60	70

IIM Calcutta Admission Criteria 2019

IIM Calcutta, the conducting body of CAT 2018 that will be held on 25^th of November 2018. IIM Calcutta offers management programs like PGP, PGDM etc. The admission criteria of Calcutta involve 3 phases. Firstly, the candidates on the score acquired in CAT or GMAT score get shortlisted. Secondly, the selected candidates go for WAT and PI rounds. Lastly, after completion of the personal appearance round, the final merit list is released and the calculation of it is based on CAT or GMAT, WAT and PI rounds, academic record i.e. profile scoring, diversity factors, work experience etc. Moreover, the candidates need to know that the cutoff percentile required for IIM Calcutta do not remain the same and it changes on the factors like difficulty level of the exam, number of candidates, availability of seats etc.

IIM Calcutta Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	Aggregate
General	>=80	>=80	>=80	>=90
OBC (Non-Creamy)	>=75	>=75	>=75	>=85
Scheduled Caste (SC)	>=65	>=65	>=65	>=70
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	>=60	>=60	>=60	>=70
DAP	>=60	>=60	>=60	>=70

IIM Calcutta Admission Criteria – Final Merit List

Parameters	Weightage
CAT 2017 Score	15
Written Ability Test (WAT)	5
Personal Interview (PI)	24
Point awarded for Academic Diversity at Bachelor’s degree level (Academic Diversity Factor for Bachelor’s degree (ADFB)): Candidates with any of the following bachelor’s degree in the list X below are eligible for ADFB: List X: BA, BA(H), B.Sc, B.Sc.(H), BS, B.Com, B.Com(H), BCA, BBA, B.Pharma, LL.B, MBBS, BDS or any other Non-Engineering bachelor’s degree not mentioned above.	If (Bachelor’s degree is from the list X) ADFB=2; else ADFB=0
Work Experience	4
Total	50

 

IIM Lucknow Admission Criteria 2019

The admission criteria of Lucknow comprises of 3 phases the candidate has to go through. The final phase is to fulfill the cutoff percentile released by IIM Lucknow to get shortlisted for the second round of selection procedure. In the second round, the shortlisted candidates face the WAT and PI round. In the end, the final merit list is released by the authority to announce the name of those candidates who can take admission in IIM Lucknow. Moreover, the candidates should know the components that are required to calculate the final composite score for preparing the final merit list. So, basically, the previous academic record, work experience, CAT, GMAT, WAT and PI score is required. Apart from this, previous academic record, as well as work experience also matters in calculating the final composite score or final merit list.

IIM Lucknow Expected Cutoff Percentile for PGP program

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	Aggregate
General	85	85	85	90
OBC (Non-Creamy)	77	77	77	82
Scheduled Caste (SC)	55	55	55	70
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	50	50	50	65
DAP	50	50	50	65

IIM Lucknow Admission Criteria – Final Merit List

Parameters	Weightage Given to PGP & PGP-PM	Weightage Given to PGP-ABM
CAT Score	30	35
WAT	10	10
PI	40	40
Academic Performance	5+5	5+5
Diversity Factor	5	5
Work Experience	5	5
Final Score	100	100

IIM Indore Admission Criteria 2019

The admission criteria of Indore involves 3 stages in the candidates on their CAT or GMAT score get shortlisted for the next round of personal appearance where they go through Written Ability Test and also Personal Interview (PI). When the candidates cross these levels, the final merit list is prepared by calculating the composite score on the basis of CAT, GMAT, WAT, and PI, academic profile. IIM Indore offers admission in postgraduate program such as PGPM, IPM, FPM etc. Moreover, the weightage to Personal Interview is given more than other components in final selection round whereas no weightage is given to gender diversity factor in the same.

IIM Indore Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	Aggregate
General	80	80	80	90
OBC (Non-Creamy)	70	70	70	80
Scheduled Caste (SC)	55	55	55	60
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	45	45	45	50
DAP	45	45	45	50

 

IIM Indore Admission Criteria – Final Merit List

Parameters	Weightage
CAT Score	20
Written Ability Test (WAT)	20
Personal Interview (PI)	40
Intermediate (12th)	10
Matriculation (10th)	10
Total	100

IIM Shillong Admission Criteria 2019

The admission procedure of IIM Shillong takes place in 3 stages. IIM Shillong does not release the overall cutoff to get shortlisted for the personal appearance round and go for releasing the sectional cutoff and past academic cutoff. The candidates who fulfill the above-mentioned requirement are called for WAT and Personal Interview rounds. Based on the marks acquired in all the rounds or exams that are earlier mentioned, the final merit list is prepared to take admission in IIM Shillong. Above all, IIM Shillong offers admission in management programs like PGPM, FPM, and PGPEx-MBIC for the aspiring candidates.

IIM Shillong Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	10th (Matriculation)%	12th(Intermediate)%
Scheduled Caste	60	60	50	55	55
Scheduled Tribes	50	50	60	50	50
DA	50	50	50	50	50
Others	75	75	75	80	80

 

IIM Shillong Admission Criteria – Final Merit List

Components	Weightage
CAT Score	30
Group Discussion (GD)	20
Personal Interview (PI)	50
Total	100

IIM Rohtak Admission Criteria 2019

The admission criteria of IIM Rohtak will remain the same as per previous year. The cutoff percentile for preparing the final merit list for the year 2017 was decreased by 10 percent. Moreover, components like a previous academic record, work experience, factors like academic and gender diversity are required for calculating the final merit list for the admission in IIM Rohtak. Moreover, IIM Rohtak offers postgraduate management programs like PGP, FPM, EPGP, MDP, FDP etc. and accepts the result of CAT, GMAT, EMAT, JRE, UGC JRF, GATE etc.

IIM Rohtak Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	Aggregate
General	80	80	80	90
OBC (Non-Creamy)	60	60	60	78
Scheduled Caste (SC)	50	50	50	60
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

IIM Rohtak Admission Criteria – Final Merit List

Parameters	Weightage
Score of CAT exam	35
WAT & PI rounds	30
Profile (Academic performance +Work Experience +Diversity)	35
Total	100

 

IIM Ranchi Admission Criteria 2019

IIM Ranchi offers postgraduate management programs such as PGDM and PGDHRM to the candidates. The candidates based on the CAT score get shortlisted for WAT-PI rounds and the final selection is done on the basis of performance in CAT, WAT-PI and previous academic record etc. The admission criteria for IIM Ranchi will remain the same as per previous year. Moreover, the candidates should remain familiar with the weightage given to each component for preparing the final merit list. So, the highest weightage for the PGDM program is given to CAT and PI i.e. 30 percent whereas, for PGDHRM program, the highest weightage is given to Personal Interview i.e. 35 percent.

IIM Ranchi Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	Aggregate
General	80	80	80	95
OBC (Non-Creamy)	60	60	60	78
Scheduled Caste (SC)	50	50	50	60
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

IIM Ranchi Admission Criteria – Final Merit List

Parameters	Weightage
Score of CAT Exam	30
Written Ability Test (WAT)	10
Personal Interview (PI)	30
Profile Scoring	30
Total	100

IIM Udaipur Admission Criteria 2019

IIM Udaipur admission criteria for 2019 will remain the same as per the previous year. Besides this, the cutoff percentile required to get shortlisted for the WAT-PI rounds. The cutoff percentile of IIM Udaipur is expected to remain the same as previous year. Apart from all these, the final selection for IIM Udaipur is done on the basis of work experience, previous academic profile, diversity in gender and academics. Moreover, highest weightage in IIM Udaipur is given to CAT score followed by the profile scoring and WAT-PI respectively.

IIM Udaipur Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	Aggregate
General	80	80	80	95
OBC (Non-Creamy)	60	60	60	78
Scheduled Caste (SC)	50	50	50	60
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

 

IIM Udaipur Admission Criteria – Final Merit List

Parameters	Weightage
CAT Score	53%
WAT	6%
PI	15%
Academic Profile	8%
Work Experience	6%
Diversity	10%
Matriculation (10th) Marks	2%
Intermediate Marks	2%
Graduation Marks	4%

IIM Bangalore Admission Criteria 2019

The admission criteria of IIM Bangalore for the year 2019 will remain the same as per previous year i.e. the candidates based on their CAT or GMAT score if fulfills the cutoff percentile will get shortlisted for the next round of WAT-PI and the final selection is done on the basis or performance in CAT, WAT-PI, previous academic record, work experience etc. The highest weightage in IIM Bangalore will be given to CAT score i.e. 40% as per the previous year. The candidates willing to pursue management programs like PGP, FPM, PGPEM, EEP, ePFP etc. must apply for IIM Bangalore.

IIM Bangalore Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	Aggregate
General	80	80	80	90
OBC (Non-Creamy)	70	70	70	80
Scheduled Caste (SC)	65	70	65	75
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	60	60	60	70
DAP	50	50	50	60

 

IIM Bangalore Admission Criteria – Final Merit List

Parameters	Weightage
CAT Score	25
Performance in PI	30
Performance in WAT	10
Marks acquired in Graduation	10
10th (Matriculation)	10
12th (Intermediate)	5
Work Experience	10

IIM Kozhikode Admission Criteria 2019

For IIM Kozhikode, the candidates need to cross the two levels for the final selection. Firstly, the candidates must have obtained good marks in CAT exam to fulfill the cutoff criteria released by the IIM Kozhikode. Secondly, the selected candidates get shortlisted by the authority for Written Ability Test and Personal interview rounds. Lastly, the final merit list is released that contains the name of the candidates who can take admission in IIM Kozhikode.

IIM Kozhikode Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	Overall Percentile for CAT	Sectional Percentile for CAT	10th %	12%
General	90	80	60	60
OBC (Non-Creamy)	80	70	60	60
Scheduled Caste (SC)	65	50	55	55
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	55	40	55	55
DAP	55	40	55	55

IIM Kozhikode Admission Criteria – Final Merit List

Parameters	Weightage
CAT Score	75%
12th Marks	7.5%
Marks acquired in Graduation	7.5%
Work Experience	5%
Diversity Factor (Gender/Academic)	5%
Total	100

IIM Raipur Admission Criteria 2019

The admission Criteria of IIM Raipur will remain the same as per the previous year. The CAT cutoff for the general category in the year 2016 was 90 percentile. For preparing the final merit list, weightage to profile scoring was 38% followed by the academic profile, work experience, factors like academic and gender diversity respectively. Moreover, weightage to CAT score is given 32% and for WAT-PI rounds, 30% are allotted. IIM Raipur offers management programs such as PGP, FPM, PGPWE, EFPM etc. and accepts the result of CAT, GMAT, GATE, UGC-JRF, BAT etc.

IIM Raipur Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	Aggregate
General	72	72	72	90
OBC (Non-Creamy)	65	65	65	81
Scheduled Caste (SC)	50	50	50	65
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	40	40	40	40
DAP	40	40	40	55

IIM Raipur Admission Criteria 2019 – Final Merit List

Parameters	Weightage
CAT Score	32
Written Ability Test (WAT)	10
Personal Interview (PI)	20
Academic Profile	20
Diversity	12
Work Experience	6
Total	100

IIM Kashipur 2019 Admission Criteria

The admission criteria of IIM Kashipur remain the same every year only the weightage or cutoff percentile changes. The CAT cutoff for the year 2016 was 90 percentile to get shortlisted for the further round of Common Admission Process (CAP). The final selection round is done on the basis of CAT, WAT-PI score, previous academic record, work experience etc. Now, the candidates need to know the weightage given to each parameter for preparing the final merit list. So, for the final selection for IIM Kashipur, 40% of weighate is given to WAT-PI round and for CAT score, 42% is assigned.

IIM Kashipur Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	Aggregate
General	80	80	80	90
OBC (Non-Creamy)	60	60	60	78
Scheduled Caste (SC)	50	50	50	60
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

IIM Kashipur Admission Criteria – Final Merit List

Parameters	Weightage
CAT score	40
Written Ability Test (WAT)	10
Personal Interview (PI)	30
Previous Academics	6
Work Experience	5
Academic Diversity	4
Gender Diversity	5
Total	100

IIM Trichy Admission Criteria 2019

The admission criteria of IIM Trichy also remains the same every year. The CAT cutoff for the general category in the year 2017 was 90 percentile. However, the cutoff for the Disabled Ability Person was reduced by 5 percent. Moreover, for the final selection for IIM Trichy, the CAT score was assigned maximum cutoff percentile i.e. 50% followed by WAT-PI respectively. Above all, IIM Trichy does not give any weightage to previous academic record i.e. to the score of Matriculation (10^th) and Intermediate (12^th).

IIM Trichy Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	Aggregate
General	80	80	80	90
OBC (Non-Creamy)	72	72	72	81
Scheduled Caste (SC)	60	60	60	75
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	50	50	50	65
DAP	50	50	50	65

 

 IIM Trichy Admission Criteria – Final Merit List

Parameters	Weightage
CAT Score	50
WAT	14
PI	14
Graduation Marks	10
Work Experience	5
Professional Qualification	2

IIM Bodhgaya Admission Criteria 2019

IIM Bodhgaya that offers management programs like PGP for the candidates. Therefore, the candidates after completing the declaration of CAT 2018 result must apply for IIM Bodhgaya. But before that, one must go through the article in order to know the admission criteria. So, basically, the candidates need to meet the cutoff released by the authority of IIM Bodhgaya. The overall CAT cutoff was decreased last year as compared to 2016 whereas the sectional cutoff was increased for all the categories. Moreover, the weightage for the final selection round was decreased by 50%. The admission criteria of IIM Bodhgaya involve 2 stages. In the first stage, the candidates get shortlisted on their CAT score. Secondly, the selected candidates go through WAT-PI rounds for the final selection procedure.

IIM Bodh Gaya Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	Aggregate
General	>=80	>=80	>=80	>=90
OBC (Non-Creamy)	>=55	>=55	>=55	>=75
Scheduled Caste (SC)	>=50	>=50	>=50	>=55
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	>=30	>=30	>=30	>=35
DAP	>=50	>=50	>=50	>=65

IIM Bodhgaya Admission Criteria 2019 – Final Merit List

Components	Weightage
CAT Score	20
WAT (Written Ability Test)	20
PI (Personal Interview)	5
Work Experience	3
Gender Diversity	2

IIM Vishakhapatnam Admission Criteria 2019

The admission procedure of IIM Vishakhapatnam is similar to other IIMs i.e. the admission criteria are conducted in 3 stages. The cutoff for the year 2019 is expected to be the same as per the previous year as the weightage to each component or parameter was increased last year in comparison to the previous years. Moreover, the weightage allotted to WAT-PI rounds was 40% the previous year.

IIM Vishakhapatnam Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	Aggregate
General	80	85	80	90
OBC (Non-Creamy)	70	75	70	80
Scheduled Caste (SC)	60	60	60	75
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	50	50	50	55
DAP	50	50	50	50

IIM Vishakhapatnam Admission Criteria 2019 – Final Merit List

Parameters	Weightage
CAT Score	25
WAT (Written Ability Test)	10
PI (Personal Interview)	30
Marks obtained in 12th	10
Marks Obtained in 10th	5
Graduation Marks	10
Work Experience	10

IIM Sirmaur Admission Criteria 2019

The admission criteria of IIM Sirmaur for the year 2019 will remain the same. The candidates must note down that the cutoff percentile for IIM Sirmaur does not remain the same every year. Moreover, for the final selection, components like a previous academic record, gender diversity factors etc. are required in which CAT score is given the highest weightage i.e. 50%.

IIM Sirmaur Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	Aggregate
General	80	80	80	90
OBC (Non-Creamy)	60	60	60	78
Scheduled Caste (SC)	50	50	50	60
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

IIM Sirmaur Admission Criteria 2019 – Final Merit List

Components	Weightage
CAT Score	30
WAT	15
PI including Extempore Round	15
12th Marks	5
Graduation Marks	15
Work Experience	15
Diversity Factor (Gender)	5 for Female Candidate otherwise 0
Diversity Factor (Academic Disciplines)	5 (If academic disciplines is any of the courses from Arts/Humanities, chartered accountancy, Economics and Commerce, Science, and Computer Application) otherwise 0
Composite Score	100

IIM Jammu Admission Criteria 2019

The admission criteria of IIM Jammu and IIM Sirmaur is quite similar to each other that is it does not conduct GD/PI or WAT round for the final selection. The final merit list for IIM Jammu is prepared on the basis of CAT score, past academic record and diversity factors. The CAT cutoff for the year 2017 was increased as compared to 2016 i.e. 50 to 100. Therefore, the candidates longing to pursue postgraduate programs from IIM Jammu must read it in order to know the details of IIM Jammu Admission Criteria 2019.

IIM Jammu Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	Aggregate
General	75	75	75	85
OBC (Non-Creamy)	65	65	65	75
Scheduled Caste (SC)	50	50	50	65
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	40	40	40	55
DAP	40	40	40	55

 

IIM Jammu Admission Criteria – Final Merit List

Parameters	Weightage
CAT Score	50
Marks Obtained in 12th	10
Marks Obtained in Graduation	10
Work Experience	20
Diversity Factor (DFb): Gender	5
Diversity Factor (DFa):Academic Disciplines	5
Total Score	100

IIM Amritsar Admission Criteria 2019

The admission criteria of IIM Amritsar involve 2 stages. In the first stage, the candidates are shortlisted on the basis of CAT score i.e. if the candidates fulfill the cutoff percentile released by IIM Amritsar. After fulfilling the cutoff percentile, the selected candidates are called for the next round of selection procedure i.e. for WAT/CT and PI rounds. The weightage to CAT cutoff for IIM Amritsar was increased both in term of sections and category the previous year i.e. the CAT score is assigned the highest weightage of 50% in the final selection procedure.

IIM Amritsar Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	Aggregate
General	80	80	80	90
OBC (Non-Creamy)	55	55	55	75
Scheduled Caste (SC)	50	50	50	55
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	30	30	30	35
DAP	30	30	30	35

 

IIM Amritsar Admission Criteria – Final Merit List

Parameters	Weightage
CAT Score	40
WAT	15
PI	35
Profile Scoring	5
Work Experience	5
Total Score	100

IIM Sambalpur Admission Criteria 2019

For IIM Sambalpur, the cutoff percentile for the year 2019 is expected to remain the same as per previous year. The admission criteria of IIM Sambalpur will be conducted in 3 stages i.e. selection on the basis of CAT score and Institute’s cutoff. Shortlisting the candidates for personal appearance i.e. for WAT and Personal Interview rounds. Moreover, the final selection is done on the basis of other components like work experience, previous academic records etc. Above all, the cutoff percentile of 2017 for the general category remained same as per previous year but for other categories, it was changed.

IIM Sambalpur Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	Aggregate
General	80	80	80	90
OBC (Non-Creamy)	60	60	60	78
Scheduled Caste (SC)	50	50	50	60
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

IIM Sambalpur Admission Criteria – Final Merit List

Parameters	Weightage
CAT Score	20
WAT	20
PI	30
Marks Obtained in 12th	15
Marks Obtained in 10th	15
Total Score	100

IIM Nagpur Admission Criteria 2019

The admission criteria of IIM Nagpur will be the same as the previous year. Moreover, the cutoff percentile and the final selection procedure were also the same as the previous year. In IIM Nagpur, the highest weightage was given to CAT score i.e. 50%. Moreover, the final selection is done on the basis of the Previous Academic Performance (PAP), work experience, CAT score etc.

IIM Nagpur Expected Cutoff Percentile

Categories	QA Percentile	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	Aggregate
General	72	72	72	90
OBC (Non-Creamy)	65	65	65	81
Scheduled Caste (SC)	50	50	50	65
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	40	40	40	40
DAP	40	40	40	55

 

The article about the IIM Admission Criteria 2019 provides the detailed information about each IIM across the country. Therefore, the candidates willing to get into any of the institutes need to appear in the CAT 2018 and apply for the one as per their choice. Therefore, candidates are suggested to go through the article carefully and for more information, leave the query in the section mentioned below.