IIM Shillong PGP Selection Criteria 2025-27: CAT Cut-Offs & Selection Process

IIM Shillong Admission Criteria 2025-2027

How does it impact you?

1. CAT 2024 Score
   • CAT has a significant weight in both the Pre-PI (65%) and Post-PI (40%) stages.
   • The minimum percentile requirements vary by category, with 75%while overall for General and EWS categories, and 50%lie overall for ST and PwD categories.
   • Each section (VARC, DILR, QA) must meet individual percentile cut-offs.
2. Academic Performance
   • Academic scores play an important role, contributing 35% of the Composite Score during shortlisting.
   • Your Class 10 and Class 12 marks are scored separately, with Science, Commerce, and Arts streams evaluated using slightly different scales.
3. Work Experience
   • It is evaluated based on the duration of your professional experience, with the highest score for 24-30 months of work experience.
   • Post-PI, the quality and relevance of your work experience could influence your ranking.
4. Personal Interview (PI)
   • The PI holds a 40% weightage in the final selection process and is crucial for admission.
5. Gender and Academic Diversity
   • Diversity points contribute 10% to the overall score.
6. Final Admission Criteria
   • The final selection is based on a Composite Score that includes CAT (40%), PI (40%), Academic Rating (10%), and Diversity (10%).

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IIM Shillong Admission Criteria for the PGP batch 2025-27 is divided into two phases:

1. Phase 1: Shortlisting candidates for the Personal Interview (PI).
2. Phase 2: Final selection based on a composite score.

Phase 1: 

1. Candidates applying to IIM Shillong through CAT 2024 must meet the minimum sectional and overall percentile requirements in CAT, as shown in the table below:

*MINIMUM CAT PERCENTILE REQUIRED

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      2. The composite score is calculated for the candidates who qualify step 1, This is calculated using CAT percentile and Normalised Application Scores which includes Class X + Class XII + Work Experience. The rating score table for these are given below: 

Class X	Scores	Science Stream	Scores	Commerce Stream	Scores	Arts Stream	Scores
95-100	10	95-100	10	95-100	10	90-100	10
90-94.99	9	90-94.99	9	90-94.99	9	85-89.99	9
85-89.99	8	85-89.99	8	85-89.99	8	80-84.99	7
80-84.99	5	80-84.99	5	80-84.99	5	75-79.99	5
75-79.99	4	75-79.99	4	75-79.99	4	70-74.99	4
70-74.99	2	70-74.99	2	70-74.99	2	65-69.99	2
65-69.99	1	65-69.99	1	65-69.99	1	60-64.99	1
Below 65	0	Below 65	0	Below 65	0	Below 60	0

 *RATING SCORES OF CLASS X AND XII 

Work Experience (in months)	Score
Less than 12	0
12 – 18	8
18 – 24	12
24 – 30	14
30 – 36	10
36 – 42	6
42 – 48	2
48 or more	0

 *RATING SCORE OF WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Candidates will be given a final composition score using the metrics above. The normalized score is calculated on the pool of applicants who appear for CAT2024 and apply to IIM SHILLONG. 
2. Post composite score candidates are grouped based on their academic diversity, Further, eligible candidates are grouped as per their social category.
3. Finally, a total number of X candidates will be shortlisted for the PI process. X will be decided on the CAT2024 performance, the seats IIM Shillong offers. 

Phase 2:

To arrive at the final merit list, The CAT score + Composite score + Gender score of the shortlisted candidates are used. To encourage gender diversity 10 points are awarded to the candidates representing the lower proportion of the eligible pool. 

There is a different Cutoff percentage on the performance of candidates in communication and proficiency as shown in the table below, 

  *Cutoff for communication in PI 

The overall score will be calculated based on scaled scores of CAT2024, Application rating score, PI, and Gender. The admission offers will be made to candidates based on their ranks of overall score and the ranking is based on decreasing order of overall score. 

*Overall Score component weightage

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FAQs for IIM Shillong PGP 2025-2027 Admissions

Q.1 What is the minimum CAT score required to be shortlisted for the Personal Interview (PI) in IIM Shillong?

Ans. The minimum CAT percentile required depends on the applicant's category. General category candidates require a minimum overall percentile of 75 and 75 in each section (VARC, DILR, and QA). Candidates from reserved categories such as EWS, NC-OBC, SC, ST, and PwD have lower cut-off percentiles.

Q.2 Are sectional cut-offs mandatory for shortlisting in IIM Shillong?

Ans. Yes, sectional cut-offs are mandatory at IIM Shillong. Candidates must meet the minimum cut-off in each section of CAT 2024 (VARC, DILR, and QA) and meet the overall percentile requirement. Failure to meet any sectional cut-off will result in disqualification, regardless of the overall score.

Q.3 Does IIM Shillong provide diversity points?

Ans. Yes, IIM Shillong awards diversity points during the shortlisting phase to encourage gender and academic diversity. Candidates from non-engineering backgrounds and female or non-binary candidates receive additional points, reflecting the institute's commitment to an inclusive and diverse learning environment.

This article is written by Danya K N . Connect with the author on Linkedin!