{"id":39848,"date":"2020-11-19T18:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T12:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/?p=39848"},"modified":"2025-07-07T17:59:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T12:29:37","slug":"iim-admission-criteria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/iim-admission-criteria\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Admission in the Top IIMs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than two lakh aspirants, securing close to 99 percentile in one of the toughest competitive exams in the country, written ability test (WAT), personal interview (PI), past academic performance, job experience&#8230;with so many factors in play, getting into one of the top IIMs in the country can seem next to impossible. It is for this reason that a majority of candidates appearing for the Common Admission Test (CAT) aim for low-ranging fruits \u2013 business schools with decent repute that base their admissions on the CAT score. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only about 55,000 to 60,000 aspirants are actually vying for a seat in the IIMs. With new IIMs coming up, you need to be somewhere in the top 10,000 of these 60,000 to get at least one call. This places your odds of success at 1 in 6, which is not as out of reach as it is made out to be. So, the very first step toward securing that coveted place in an IIM is to replace the mental block of failure with single minded focus on hard work. Here is a rundown on <\/span><b>top IIM selection criteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>admission criteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/cat-cut-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CAT cut off<\/a> percentile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to set you off in the right direction:<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_47_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-69dbeafc1fbff\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69dbeafc1fbff\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-visibility-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/iim-admission-criteria\/#top-iim-admission-criteria\" title=\"Top IIM Admission Criteria\">Top IIM Admission Criteria<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/iim-admission-criteria\/#iim-ahmedabad-admission-criteria\" title=\"IIM Ahmedabad admission criteria\">IIM Ahmedabad admission criteria<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/iim-admission-criteria\/#iim-bangalore-admission-criteria\" title=\"IIM Bangalore\u00a0admission criteria\">IIM Bangalore\u00a0admission criteria<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/iim-admission-criteria\/#iim-calcutta-admission-criteria\" title=\"IIM Calcutta\u00a0admission criteria\">IIM Calcutta\u00a0admission criteria<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/iim-admission-criteria\/#iim-lucknow-admission-criteria\" title=\"IIM Lucknow\u00a0admission criteria\">IIM Lucknow\u00a0admission criteria<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/iim-admission-criteria\/#iim-indore-admission-criteria\" title=\"IIM Indore admission criteria\">IIM Indore admission criteria<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/iim-admission-criteria\/#iim-kozhikode-admission-criteria\" title=\"IIM Kozhikode\u00a0admission criteria\">IIM Kozhikode\u00a0admission criteria<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/iim-admission-criteria\/#tips-for-making-it-to-the-top-iims\" title=\"Tips for Making it to the Top IIMs \">Tips for Making it to the Top IIMs <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"top-iim-admission-criteria\"><\/span><b>Top IIM Admission Criteria<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>IIM admission criteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> varies from institute to institute and rests on parameters such as CAT percentile, WAT, PI, academic performance in graduation, Class 12 and Class 10, work experience, age and so on. Even though the key parameters remain the same, each institute decides their weightage in the final admission process separately. Here is the break-up of <\/span><b>top IIM selection criteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the 2025: <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"iim-ahmedabad-admission-criteria\"><\/span><strong>IIM Ahmedabad admission criteria<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall CAT percentile: 80<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sectional CAT percentile: 70<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to CAT score: 70 per cent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to Academic Profile: 30 per cent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to Work Experience: For final selection<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to Gender Diversity: For final selection<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Check more about : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IIM Ahmedabad Admission Criteria<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"iim-bangalore-admission-criteria\"><\/span><strong>IIM Bangalore\u00a0admission criteria<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall CAT percentile: 90<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sectional CAT percentile: 85 for VARC, and 80 for Quant and DILR <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to CAT score: 40 per cent <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to Academic Profile: 50 per cent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to Work Experience: 8 per cent <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to Gender Diversity: 2 per cent<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"iim-calcutta-admission-criteria\"><\/span><strong>IIM Calcutta\u00a0admission criteria<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall CAT percentile: 90<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sectional CAT percentile: 80<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to CAT score: 56 per cent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to Academic profile: 40 per cent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to Gender Diversity: 4 per cent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to Work Experience: For Final selection<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"iim-lucknow-admission-criteria\"><\/span><strong>IIM Lucknow\u00a0admission criteria<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall CAT percentile: 90<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sectional CAT percentile: 85<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to CAT score: 60 per cent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to Academic profile: 20 per cent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to Academic Diversity: 5 per cent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to Work Experience: 10 per cent <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to Gender Diversity: 5 per cent<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"iim-indore-admission-criteria\"><\/span><strong>IIM Indore admission criteria<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall CAT percentile: 90<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sectional CAT percentile: 80<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to CAT score: 20 per cent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to Academic Profile: 76 per cent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to Gender Diversity: 4 per cent<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"iim-kozhikode-admission-criteria\"><\/span><strong>IIM Kozhikode\u00a0admission criteria<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall CAT percentile: 90<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sectional CAT percentile: 80<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to CAT score: 75 per cent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to Academic Profile: 15 per cent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to Academic and Gender Diversity: 5 per cent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weightage to Work Experience: 5 per cent<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"tips-for-making-it-to-the-top-iims\"><\/span><strong>Tips for Making it to the Top IIMs <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As is evident from the top <\/span><b>IIM selection criteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making it past the <\/span><b>IIM cut off percentile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is not enough. Your chances of success depend on your overall personality and achievements. While you can\u2019t do much about your academic profile, you can work on enhancing other aspects to secure the maximum weight age possible. Here are some tips to help you do just that: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use a mix of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/CAT\/Books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>CAT books<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>CAT faculty notes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to prepare for the entrance exam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WAT plays a crucial role in the final admission, so it is vital to work on your writing skills. The focus of this test is to check your understanding of different subjects and ability to articulate your thoughts in good, concise English. Practice essay writing and have your work reviewed by mentors or teachers. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The interview is the last step where you have a chance to write your own destiny, and plays a key role in the final selection. The interview panel comprises IIM administrators and instructors, who will test your personality with tricky, often weird, questions. You must be prepared to handle these with spontaneity and sassiness without coming across as arrogant or over-confident. Attending a few mock interview sessions can help you prepare for the actual interview. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking on a part-time job, internship or even assisting someone on a project can help build you profile if you don\u2019t have any actual work experience to show for. Taking a couple of years off to work, while preparing for CAT along side, is ideal if you have your mind set on making it to a top IIM.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Test your preparation levels by attempting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/CAT\/Previous-Year-Papers\"><b>CAT previous year papers<\/b><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You also need to take the <strong>IIM <\/strong><\/span><b>fees<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into consideration before setting your goal. The fee for the top IIMs can be anywhere in the range of Rs 14 to 22 lakh, and that\u2019s not a sum everyone can afford to cough up. It also helps to be acquainted with the <\/span><strong>courses offered<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> by different IIMs<\/strong>. If you can\u2019t make it to the coveted Post Graduate Program in Management (PGP), you can consider their executive MBA programs, diplomas, and other courses such as PGP in Food and Agribusiness Management, PGP in Human Resource Management, PGP in Enterprise Management, PGP in Business Management and PGP in Sustainable Management. These lesser-known programs have much less competition and a lot of scope. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than two lakh aspirants, securing close to 99 percentile in one of the toughest competitive exams in the country, written ability test (WAT), personal interview (PI), past academic performance, job experience&#8230;with so many factors in play, getting into one of the top IIMs in the country can seem next to impossible. 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