IIM Ahmedabad Admission Criteria 2024-2026: Check all Important Details

Overview: IIM Ahmedabad has recently announced its admission criteria for the 2024-2026 batch, following the declaration of the Common Admission Test (CAT) results. Read on to know about the admission process for IIM Ahmedabad's 2024 batch.

• The Indian Institute of Ahmedabad is ranked 1st by the NIRF ranking 2023 and offers courses PGP and PhD in management.
• Admission to IIM Ahmedabad in MBA is done through Common Admission Test. The last date to apply for CAT 2024 is 13 September 2024. 

If you are targeting MBA and want to join IIM Ahmedabad then here are the details about the IIM Ahmedabad admission criteria!

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IIM Ahmedabad Admission 2024: Highlights 

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad ranked 1st by the NIRF ranking, 41st as per the FT Global MBA ranking system 2024 and 9th in the QS Global ranking. Let's look at the key highlights of IIM Ahmedabad admission criteria:

IIM Ahmedabad Particulars	Description
IIM Ahmedabad Year of Establishment	1961
IIM Ahmedabad Campus size	102 Acres
IIM Ahmedabad Accepting Exam for MBA (for Domestic students)	Common Admission Test (CAT)
IIM Ahmedabad Accepting Exam for MBA (Exam (for international students)	GMAT
IIM Ahmedabad Courses	5 Degrees and 6 Courses
IIM Ahmedabad Institute Type	Institute of National Importance
IIM Ahmedabad Number | Types of Scholarships offered	10 | Merit-based, Need-based
IIM Ahmedabad Student intake	395 (MBA)
IIM Ahmedabad Total faculty	108
IIM Ahmedabad Official website	https://www.iima.ac.in/

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IIM Ahmedabad Admission Criteria: Important Dates 

The admission to MBA at IIM Ahmedabad will be done through CAT entrance exam. The last date to apply for CAT exam 2024 is 13 September 2024. Some more important dates are:

CAT Registration 2024 Particulars	CAT Exam 2024 Registration Date
CAT Exam 2024 Registration Date	August 1, 2024 (10 AM)
CAT 2024 Registration Last Date	September 13, 2024 (3 PM)
Admit Card Release Date	November 5, 2024
CAT Exam Registration Fees	INR 1250 (Reserved categories) INR 2500 (Other categories)
CAT 2024 Exam Date	November 24, 2024
CAT Exam 2024 Registration Date & CAT Notification Official Website	iimcat.ac.in

CAT Registration 2024 Direct Official Link

IIM Ahmedabad Admission To MBA 2025 Dates

The application process for IIM Ahmedabad starts as soon as the CAT results are announced.

The CAT 2024 results will be announced in the last week of December 2024 and the admission process to IIMA will start in the first week of January 2025.

Here are some more important dates to note down:

IIM Ahmedabad Admission Events	Important Dates
PGP AWT PI Shortlist declared	January 06, 2025 (Tentative)
PGP Merit List Declaration	April 14, 2025 (Tentative)
PGP Seat Confirmation	3rd Week of April 2025
Commencement of Classes	First Week of June 2025

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Eligibility Criteria for IIM Ahmedabad Admission Criteria 2024 

IIM Ahmedabad Eligibility Criteria 2025	Details
Bachelor's Degree Requirement	Must have completed a bachelor's degree.
Minimum %age for unreserved categories	Minimum 50% marks or equivalent CGPA.
Minimum %age SC/ST/PwD Categories	Minimum 45% marks or equivalent CGPA.
Duration of bachelor's degree	The degree must include at least three years of study post higher secondary education (10+2) or equivalent.
Final Year Students	Candidates in the final year of their bachelor's degree or equivalent are also eligible to apply.

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IIM Ahmedabad Admission Criteria 2024 

The selection of the candidates for admission to the 2024-26 Batch of the PGP at IIMA is a two-step process viz.,

Preliminary Screening

This step involves conduction of CAT exam and screening of the candidates on the basis of cutoff. In CAT-2024 there will be three sections, viz.,

• Quantitative Ability (QA),
• Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
• Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)

Only the candidates above the following minimum cut-offs in the sectional percentile ranks, the overall percentile rank and obtaining a positive (greater than zero) raw score in all sections of CAT-2024 will be considered for all the subsequent stages.

Minimum Cut-offs of CAT-2024 Percentile Ranks (Expected)

Category	Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension percentile rank (PVARC)	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning percentile rank (PDILR)	Quantitative Ability percentile rank (PQA)	Overall percentile rank (PT)
General, EWS	70	70	70	80
NC-OBC-cum-transgender	65	65	65	75
SC	60	60	60	70
ST	50	50	50	60
PwD (General, EWS, NC-OBC-cum-transgender, SC)	60	60	60	70
PwD (ST)	50	50	50	60

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Shortlisting for Analytical Writing Test (AWT) & Personal Interview (PI) in IIM Ahmedabad Admission Criteria

Stage 1: From the Applicants’ pool: Selection of exceptional performers across different disciplines

• IIM Ahmedabad admission criteria is designed to identify right candidates based on their academic achievements and their performance in the CAT exam, while ensuring diversity in academic backgrounds.
• To achieve this, top candidates from each academic discipline will be shortlisted for the Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI) based on their Composite Score (CS), provided they meet specific requirements. 
• As per the official website of IIM Ahmedabad admission criteria, a specific method is used to shortlist candidates for the AWT and PI.
• This method applies to each Academic Category (AC) that has at least 100 applicants appearing for the CAT-2023 exam from reserved categories such as SC (Scheduled Caste), ST (Scheduled Tribe), NC-OBC (Non-Creamy Other Backward Classes), and PwD (Persons with Disabilities).
• Here's how it works: Within each AC, the top 5% of candidates - considering only those in their respective reservation categories (General, SC, ST, NC-OBC, PwD) - will be shortlisted for the next rounds.
• This selection is based on their composite score (CS), which is further explained in the admission criteria. However, there are upper limits to the number of candidates that can be shortlisted in each AC, as detailed in the given below table.

Table: The upper limits (UL) on the number of candidates to be shortlisted per RC for AC-1, AC-2, AC-3, AC-5

Category	Upper Limit (UL) Per ACRC [2]
General	100
NC-OBC/Transgender	57
SC	32
ST	16
PwD	6

Table: The upper limits (UL) on the number of candidates to be shortlisted per RC for AC-4

Category	Upper Limit (UL)  Per ACRC [3]
General	150
NC-OBC/Transgender	85
SC	48
ST	24
PwD	9

In the context of evaluating academic performance, we have set specific criteria that students need to meet. These criteria are defined as follows:

Criterion 1 (C1): To meet this criterion, students must ensure that their performance in key assessments, such as PVARC, PDILR, PQA, and PT, meets or exceeds the minimum thresholds outlined in another table below.

Criterion 2 (C2): For this criterion, it is essential that students attain a minimum score, which is specific to their category and academic stream. This score is denoted as "P" and is calculated as the average of the percentages obtained in their 10th and 12th standard examinations.

Minimum cut-off for P across different disciplines and different categories:

Stream in 12th std.	General, EWS Category	NC-OBC / Transgender Category	SC Category	ST Category	PWD (General, EWS, NC-OBC / Transgender, SC)	PWD (ST)
Science	80	75	70	65	70	65
Commerce	77	72	67	62	67	62
Arts & Humanities	75	70	64	59	64	59

Criterion 3 (C3): (Percentage of marks in the bachelor’s examination) In order to be eligible for admission, candidates must achieve a minimum percentage of marks in their bachelor's examination. This minimum cut-off percentage is determined based on the 80th percentile of the percentage of marks obtained by applicants belonging to their respective ACRC group. The ACRC group refers to the category of candidates who appeared for the CAT-2023 exam, applied to IIM Ahmedabad, and belong to the same specific category.

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The Final Selection

In this stage, candidates will be selected based on their 'Final Composite Scores' (FCS), which have been separately shortlisted for each category (General/SC/ST/NC-OBC/PwD).

The selection process ensures that the number of candidates chosen in each reservation category aligns with the legal requirements.

The FCS of a candidate who appears in AWT & PI will be computed as follows:

FCS PIF * = Normalized PI Score + AWTF * Normalized AWT Score + CATF_FCS * Normalized CAT Score + ARF_FCS * AR

Additional Information Around IIM Ahmedabad Admission Criteria

Applicants for the post-graduate programs in Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad admission criteria should take note of the following important information regarding the Analytical Writing Tests and Personal Interviews (AWT & PI):

Test Locations: IIMA will conduct AWT & PIs in multiple cities, including Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, and New Delhi.

City Selection: When filling out the CAT application form, candidates are required to choose two preferred cities where they would like to take the AWT & PI.

Notification: Candidates who are shortlisted for the AWT and PI rounds will receive notifications via registered post and email. These notifications are expected to be sent out tentatively during the second week of January 2024.

Checking Shortlist Status: CAT takers interested in IIMA's post-graduate programs can also verify their shortlist status for AWT & PI by visiting the official IIMA website (www.iima.ac.in) around the second week of January 2024.

Regret Letters: Please note that individual regret letters will not be dispatched to candidates who are not shortlisted for the AWT & PI rounds.