IIM Ahmedabad has released its selection criteria for admission to its PGP programs for the 2025-2027 batch. Like last year the minimum CAT overall percentile stands at 80%ile. This year, IIM Ahmedabad has assigned 65% weight to CAT 2024 scores while shortlisting candidates for the AWT-PI round. At different stages, shortlisting is done through the Application Rating Score which is obtained via the 10th, 12th, graduation score, and work experience as of 31st July 2024.
Here is a simple breakdown of IIM Ahmedabad's latest admission policy and selection criteria for admission to the PGP batch of 2025-2027 through CAT 2024. The article explains the weightage for each of the factors. If you don’t want to get into unending tables, the simpler key highlights from the selection procedure are:
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IIM Ahmedabad Admission/Selection Criteria for PGP 2025-2027: How Does It Impact You?
- The minimum CAT cutoff for the General Category is 80 percentile with 70 in each section.
- The composite score for interview shortlisting is 65% of CAT 2024 + 35% of the Application Rating Score.
- Application Rating comprises 10 marks each for 10th, 12th, and graduation different across streams and academic categories (explained below). It also includes work experience.
- Marks of work experience are calculated as-{ (Total Months - 11 months) * .20 }
- For the Final Shortlisting, the weightage for different metrics is:
| Metric |
Weightage |
| Personal Interview |
50% |
| Analytical Writing Test |
10% |
| CAT Score |
25% |
| Application Rating |
15% |
IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria Step 1: Preliminary Screening
| Category |
VARC |
DILR |
QA |
Overall Percentile |
| General/ EWS |
70 |
70 |
70 |
80 |
| NC-OBC /Transgender |
65 |
65 |
65 |
75 |
| SC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
70 |
| ST |
50 |
50 |
50 |
60 |
| PwD (in General/ EWS/ NC-OBC/ Transgender/ SC) |
60 |
60 |
60 |
70 |
| PwD (in ST) |
50 |
50 |
50 |
60 |
IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria Step 2: Application Rating Score
| Percent score in 10th Std. Exam |
Rating Score A |
| <= 55 |
1 |
| > 55 and <= 60 |
2 |
| > 60 and <= 70 |
3 |
| > 70 and <= 80 |
5 |
| > 80 and <= 90 |
8 |
| > 90 |
10 |
| Science Stream |
| Percent score in 12th Std. Exam |
Rating Score
B |
| <= 55 |
1 |
| > 55 and <= 60 |
2 |
| > 60 and <= 70 |
3 |
| > 70 and <= 80 |
5 |
| > 80 and <= 90 |
8 |
| > 90 |
10 |
| Commerce Stream |
| Percent score in 12th Std. Exam |
Rating Score
B |
| <= 50 |
1 |
| > 50 and <= 55 |
2 |
| > 55 and <= 65 |
3 |
| > 65 and <= 75 |
5 |
| > 75 and <= 90 |
8 |
| > 90 |
10 |
| Arts/Humanities Stream |
| Percent score in 12th Std. Exam |
Rating Score
B |
| <= 45 |
1 |
| > 45 and <= 50 |
2 |
| > 50 and <= 60 |
3 |
| > 60 and <= 70 |
5 |
| > 70 and <= 85 |
8 |
| > 85 |
10 |
- Graduation Mark (academic category-wise)
AC or academic category are as follows:-
- AC-1: Medicine and Surgery-based subjects
- AC-2: Professional Degrees like CA, CS, ICWA, FIAI
- AC-3:All Commerce, Economics, Finance, and Management Related Degrees
- AC-4: Engineering, Technology, and Architecture-related Areas
- AC-5: Arts/Humanities Related Degrees, Design, Education, Fashion Design/Technology, Law, and Rural Studies
- AC-6: Any other discipline not mentioned
| AC-1 |
| Percent score in Bachelor's Degree |
Rating Score
C |
| <= 55 |
1 |
| > 55 and <= 60 |
2 |
| > 60 and <= 62 |
3 |
| > 62 and <= 65 |
5 |
| > 65 and <= 70 |
8 |
| > 70 |
10 |
| AC-2 |
| Percent score in Professional courses |
Rating Score
C |
| <= 50 |
1 |
| > 50 and <= 53 |
2 |
| > 53 and <= 55 |
3 |
| > 55 and <= 57 |
5 |
| > 57 and <= 63 |
8 |
| > 63 |
10 |
| AC-3 |
| Percent score in Bachelor's Degree |
Rating Score
C |
| <= 55 |
1 |
| > 55 and <= 60 |
2 |
| > 60 and <= 65 |
3 |
| > 65 and <= 70 |
5 |
| > 70 and <= 80 |
8 |
| > 80 |
10 |
| AC-4 & AC-6 |
| Percent score in Bachelor's Degree |
Rating Score C |
| <= 60 |
1 |
| > 60 and <= 65 |
2 |
| > 65 and <= 70 |
3 |
| > 70 and <= 75 |
5 |
| > 75 and <= 85 |
8 |
| > 85 |
10 |
| AC-5 |
| Percent score in Bachelor's Degree |
Rating Score C |
| <= 50 |
1 |
| > 50 and <= 55 |
2 |
| > 55 and <= 60 |
3 |
| > 60 and <= 65 |
5 |
| > 65 and <= 75 |
8 |
| > 75 |
10 |
Work Experience in Month
(as filled in the CAT Application Form) |
Rating Score D |
| < 12 months |
0 |
| >= 12 and <= 36 months |
(point) .20 * (number of months
of work experience – 11) |
| > 36 months |
5 |
Application Rating Score: AR= (A+B+C+D+E)
Normalization of Application Score-
The normalized AR score of an applicant is equal to their AR score divided by the average of the top 50 AR scores from the group of candidates who appear for CAT-2024 and apply to IIMA.
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IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria Step 3: Shortlisting for Analytical Writing Test (AWT) & Personal Interview (PI)
Stage 1- Exceptional Performers
From each of the academic categories (AC) for which the total number of applicants to IIM-A who appear for CAT-2024 from SC/ST/NC-OBC/PwD categories is at least 100, the 5 % in the respective categories will be shortlisted for AWT & PI based on the composite score ‘CS’
Composite Score:
Application Rating* 0.35 + CAT *0.65
That is 65% of CAT Score + 35% of Application Rating
Stage 2- After removing the candidates selected in Stage 1 from each category (General, NC-OBC, SC, ST, and PWD) the additional number of candidates to be shortlisted for AWT & PI will be selected based on the composite score ‘CS’
IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria Step 4: Final Selection
Selection at this stage will strictly be based on the shortlisting of the candidates done separately for each category (General/SC/ST/NC-OBC/PwD) based on their ‘Final Composite score’ The numbers selected in different reservation categories will be in proportions mandated by law.
The Final Composite Score is calculated as follows:
| Metric |
Weightage |
| Personal Interview |
50% |
| Analytical Writing Test |
10% |
| CAT Score |
25% |
| Application Rating |
15% |
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Normalisation in Application Rating Score at IIM-Ahmedabad?
Ans: The normalized AR score of an applicant is equal to their AR score divided by the average of the top 50 AR scores from the group of candidates who appear for CAT-2024 and apply to IIMA.
2. What is the minimum CAT cutoff percentile for IIM-Ahmedabad?
Ans: The minimum percentile for CAT 2024 for IIM-A admissions is 80 percentile. However, the actual cutoff will be much higher.
3. How many marks does IIM-A give to academics for shortlisting?
Ans: According to the IIM-A Selection Criteria, academics form a part of the Application Rating Score which includes 10th, 12th, and graduation marks along with work experience. Scores out of 10 are given for each according to different disciplines. Application Rating then accounts for 35% of marks in interview shortlisting 15% of marks in the Final Selection
4. How many marks does IIM-A give to academics for shortlisting?
Ans: According to the IIM-A Selection Criteria, Work Experience forms a part of the Application Rating Score which includes 10th, 12th, and graduation marks also. Marks are awarded for at least 1 year of work ex by the given formula- .20*(Total Months- 11)
Application Rating then accounts for 35% of marks in interview shortlisting 15% of marks in the Final Selection
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