We are in April, with most of the interviews already wrapped, and anticipation of seeing the results is sky high. By mid-April, IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, XLRI, etc., will start releasing the results for the batch of 2025-2027, and our eyes will be glued to the waitlist movements. In this blog, we have compiled the waitlist movement at IIMs in 2024 according to the RTI data query and also listed the last 3 years' seat movement.
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Waitlist Movement at IIMs in 2024
| B-School | General | EWS | NC-OBC | SC | ST | PwD |
| IIM Ahmedabad | 27 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 7 |
| IIM Ahmedabad ABM | 11 | None | 3 | 3 | 2 | None |
| IIM Bangalore | 67 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 08 | 02 |
| IIM Bangalore Business
Analytics |
53 | 15 | 58 | 50 | 01 | 04 |
| IIM Calcutta | 117 | 12 | 94 | 50 | 46 | - |
| IIM Indore | 820 | 87 | 492 | 300 | 132 | 68 |
| IIM Kashipur | 2899 | 300 | 1115 | 720 | 450 | 243 |
| IIM Kozhikode | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| IIM Lucknow | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| IIM Mumbai | 246 | 57 | 202 | 113 | 59 | 21 |
| IIM Nagpur | 996 | 256 | 647 | 364 | 276 | 175 |
| IIM Raipur | 1223 | 172 | 456 | 445 | 46 | Included in social categories |
| IIM Sambalpur | 2165 | 537 | 1763 | 756 | 389 | 62 |
| IIM Trichy | 279 | 11 | 53 | 96 | 48 | - |
| IIM Trichy HRM | 142 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 15 | - |
| IIM Udaipur | 268 | - | - | - | - | - |
| IIM Visakhapatnam | 480 | 229 | 326 | 195 | 125 | - |
Source-
- RTI Query 2024
- IIM Buddy
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Waitlist Movement at IIMs in 2023
| B-School | General | EWS | NC-OBC | SC | ST | PwD |
| IIM Ahmedabad | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| IIM Ahmedabad ABM | 9 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| IIM Bangalore | 33 | 0 | 20 | 37 | 4 | - |
| IIM BodhGaya | 159 | 68 | 210 | 101 | 35 | NA |
| IIM Calcutta | 173 | 18 | 121 | 79 | 48 | 0 |
| IIM Indore | 604 | 57 | 381 | 197 | 93 | - |
| IIM Kashipur | 0 | 70 | 475 | 480 | 69 | 0 |
| IIM Kozhikode | 174 | 28 | 110 | 35 | 22 | 21 |
| IIM Kozhikode Finance | 57 | 2 | 39 | 29 | 7 | 10 |
| IIM Kozhikode LSM | 45 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 9 |
| IIM Lucknow | 148 | 0 | 72 | 53 | 24 | 17 |
| IIM Raipur | 0 | 84 | 0 | 4 | 177 | - |
| IIM Rohtak | 283 | 12 | 71 | 63 | 39 | 0 |
| IIM Sambalpur | 137 | 39 | 364 | 57 | 16 | - |
| IIM Trichy | 3581 | 1039 | 2311 | 1244 | 217 | 66 |
| IIM Trichy HRM | 3312 | 1061 | 2325 | 1203 | 190 | 3 |
| IIM Udaipur | 545 | 16 | 288 | 130 | 0 | 0 |
| IIM Visakhapatnam | 1298 | 228 | 682 | 476 | 216 | 101 |
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Waitlist Movement at IIMs in 2022
| B-School | General | EWS | NC-OBC | SC | ST | PwD |
| IIM Ahmedabad | 207 | 8 | 131 | 92 | 42 | 25 |
| IIM Ahmedabad ABM | 47 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| IIM Amritsar | 725 | 67 | 308 | 125 | 56 | 24 |
| IIM Bangalore | 288 | 45 | 175 | 96 | 65 | 22 |
| IIM BodhGaya | 3700 | 500 | 1500 | 950 | 369 | 135 |
| IIM Calcutta | 427 | 18 | 304 | 182 | 105 | 67 |
| IIM Indore | 888 | 98 | 581 | 347 | 181 | 90 |
| IIM Indore HRM | 110 | 8 | 83 | 41 | 34 | 32 |
| IIM Kashipur | 3050 | 450 | 1300 | 700 | 300 | 136 |
| IIM Kashipur Analytics | 121 | 19 | 74 | 43 | 43 | 11 |
| IIM Kozhikode | 710 | 91 | 453 | 268 | 175 | 89 |
| IIM Kozhikode Finance | 66 | 11 | 125 | 67 | 16 | 9 |
| IIM Kozhikode LSM | 53 | 18 | 51 | 28 | 8 | 7 |
| IIM Lucknow | 668 | 100 | 406 | 266 | 141 | 50 |
| IIM Raipur | 2124 | 322 | 935 | 564 | 286 | 138 |
| IIM Rohtak | 875 | 114 | 405 | 231 | 148 | 25 |
| IIM Sambalpur | 1517 | 349 | 844 | 455 | 213 | 134 |
| IIM Sirmaur | 5553 | 944 | 2602 | 1385 | 770 | |
| IIM Trichy | 2045 | 252 | 680 | 432 | 189 | 96 |
| IIM Trichy HRM | 2382 | 317 | 967 | 501 | 244 | 104 |
| IIM Udaipur | 1968 | 255 | 888 | 649 | 144 | 69 |
| IIM Visakhapatnam | 969 | 300 | 820 | 385 | 196 | 63 |
| NITIE (IIM) Mumbai | 439 | 42 | 298 | 136 | 41 | N/A |
Waitlist Movement at IIMs in 2021
| B-School | General | EWS | NC-OBC | SC | ST | PwD |
| IIM Ahmedabad | 229 | 11 | 137 | 85 | 46 | 21 |
| IIM Ahmedabad ABM | 43 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| IIM BodhGaya | 1481 | 377 | 858 | 469 | 207 | 102 |
| IIM Indore | 896 | 92 | 629 | 361 | 160 | 81 |
| IIM Kashipur | 3042 | 459 | 1245 | 815 | 367 | 140 |
| IIM Kashipur Analytics | 122 | 49 | 72 | 55 | 6 | NA |
| IIM Kozhikode | 640 | 109 | 294 | 336 | 142 | 78 |
| IIM Kozhikode Finance | 59 | 14 | 96 | 55 | 15 | 8 |
| IIM Kozhikode LSM | 53 | 18 | 39 | 28 | 8 | 7 |
| IIM Lucknow | 610 | 117 | 452 | 297 | 120 | 53 |
| IIM Rohtak | 772 | 105 | 348 | 264 | 118 | 76 |
| IIM Sambalpur | 1243 | 267 | 795 | 439 | 179 | 109 |
| IIM Sirmaur | 6104 | 956 | 2502 | 1506 | 348 | 156 |
| IIM Trichy | 1329 | 168 | 518 | 292 | 118 | 95 |
| IIM Udaipur | 1998 | 317 | 1050 | 663 | 78 | 66 |
| IIM Visakhapatnam | 880 | 217 | 555 | 500 | 166 | 72 |
| NITIE (IIM) Mumbai | 370 | 37 | 249 | 110 | 23 | N/A |
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the expected waitlist movement at IIMs?
At top IIMs like IIM Ahebadabad, IIM-Bangalore, and Calcutta, the waitlist movement is generally limited to under 200 and sometimes barely in tens. For IIM Lucknow, Kozikode, and Indore, these numbers are usually in the range of 400-600. For New and Baby IIMs, the numbers are usually higher in thousands.
