IIM Ahmedabad revises MBA admission 2027 policy; CAT percentiles replace scores for PI shortlisting

IIMA MBA Admission 2027 : The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad has announced the admission policy for the postgraduate programme in management (PGP) through the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2026. IIM Ahmedabad has revised its MBA admission criteria; for the personal interview shortlisting, it will use CAT percentiles instead of normalised CAT scores.

The institute follows a two-stage admission process with the highest weightage to the personal interview in the final round of MBA admission.

Candidates will be selected for the IIM Ahmedabad 2-year PGP programme based on minimum CAT cut-off, previous academic qualifications, and scores obtained in the personal interview and analytical writing test (AWT).

IIM Indore will conduct CAT 2026 on November 29 in three shifts across the country.

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IIM Ahmedabad MBA Admission 2027

To apply for IIMA MBA admissions 2026, candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA. In the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category, the criteria are relaxed to 45%.

Candidates appearing for the final year bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed the degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply.

"It is mandatory for a final-year student, who is provisionally admitted, to submit the marksheet and degree certificate of the final-year bachelor’s degree examination held on or before June 30, 2027 (including supplementaries, if any), to be eligible for admission to the PGP 2027-29 batch," the IIMA MBA admission brochure read.

The last date for submitting the marksheets and certificates is December 31, 2027.

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IIM Ahmedabad Admission 2027: MBA selection process

Earlier, IIM Ahmedabad used normalized application rating (AR) plus normalised overall score in CAT. However, from this year onwards, IIMA will use normalised AR score and normalised overall percentile in CAT 2026 for MBA admissions.

The formula to calculate the normalised AR percentile is given below.

The addition of the two scores, that is, 35% of the normalized AR + 65% of the CAT total percentile, provides the applicant’s raw composite score. The raw composite score is normalised within the applicant's undergraduate field of study.

MBA admission parameters

Candidates must note that performance in CAT is an important part of the admission process. In addition to CAT performance, IIMA uses candidates' academic performance throughout their academic career up to the bachelor’s level for shortlisting for AWT and PI.

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IIM Ahmedabad: Minimum CAT cut-off percentile

Notably, IIM Ahmedabad CAT 2026 cutoffs have remained the same as last year. After applying the CAT cutoffs , the shortlist for the analytical writing test and personal interview is generated as per the reservation norms.

Additionally, after the analytical writing test and personal interviews are completed, the final composite score (FCS) is calculated using the final composite score formula given below.

Furthermore, candidates who appear in AWT and PI will be able to check whether they have been offered admission by IIMA during the second week of April 2027 by visiting the IIMA website. The premier institute will send an admission offer letter to all shortlisted candidates, and acceptance and all formalities must be completed by the first week of May, 2027.

IIM Ahmedabad admission policy for PGP 2027-29 brochure is available on the official website at iima.ac.in