CAT 2024: IIM Sambalpur admission criteria for MBA programme; reservation policy, sectional cutoff

IIM Sambalpur has marked exit from Common Admission Process (CAP) 2025 and will independently manage admissions for MBA and MBA in business analytics programme.

CAT 2024: IIM Sambalpur admission criteria. (Image: Wikimediacommons)
CAT 2024: IIM Sambalpur admission criteria. (Image: Wikimediacommons)

Vaishnavi Shukla | January 4, 2025 | 06:03 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur has announced the admission criteria for the Masters in Business Administration (MBA) programme for the batch 2025-27. There are 320 seats available for the 11th batch of MBA 2025-27 admissions.

Recently, IIM Sambalpur also introduced changes in its admission process. The institute has now marked its exit from Common Admission Process (CAP) 2025 and will now independently manage admissions for its MBA programme.

The new system will include admissions for both MBA and MBA in business analytics programme. Additionally, the institute will also offer flexibility to attend personal interview rounds either in person or online.

IIM Calcutta announced the results of the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024 on December 19. Candidates who have appeared for CAT 2024 and have selected IIM Sambalpur as one of their preferences will be considered for admission.

Candidates will be shortlisted based on their CAT 2024 scores, followed by a personal interview round and then a final merit list.

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CAT 2024: IIM Sambalpur reservation criteria

Under the reservation policy of the government of India, candidates will be shortlisted for admission. Given below are the reservation criteria for each category candidate.

IIM Sambalpur reservation policy

Category

Reservation policy

Scheduled Castes (SC)

15%

Scheduled Tribes (ST)

7.5%

Other Backward Classes – Non-Creamy Layer (NC-OBC)

27%

Differently Abled Persons (DAP)

5%

Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)

10%

CAT 2024: IIM Sambalpur minimum percentile for MBA admission

Candidates can check the minimum CAT 2024 cutoff percentile applicable for IIM Sambalpur MBA admission 2025-27.

CAT 2024 category-wise sectional cutoff

Category

QA

DILR

VARC

Overall

General

65

65

65

90

EWS

60

60

60

80

NC-OBC

55

55

55

75

SC

40

40

40

55

ST

35

35

35

40

DAP

35

35

35

40

Candidates must note, that male candidates have at least one year of relevant work experience, and female candidates in the general category, their cutoff percentile will be reduced to 85.

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