IIM Indore Admission Criteria 2025-27: Detailed Guide to CAT 2024 Cut-Off, PI Shortlist Process, and
IIM Indore Admission 2025
The eligibility criteria for admission to IIM Indore are:
Admission Criteria:
The Selection will be based on the candidate’s profile evaluation, subject to meeting eligibility criteria, Aptitude test, and a personal Interview with the faculty.
CAT 2024 cut off IIM Indore
The IIM Indore declares its own CAT cut-off scores, based on which the students are selected for the Personal Interview (PI).
Sectional and overall percentile cut-offs for PGP:
| Category |
Quantitative Ability (QA) |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning
(DILR)
|
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) |
Overall |
| General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
| EWS |
80 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
| NC-OBC |
70 |
70 |
70 |
80 |
| SC |
55 |
55 |
55 |
60 |
| ST |
40 |
40 |
40 |
45 |
| PWD |
40 |
40 |
40 |
45 |
Sectional and overall percentile cut-offs for PGP-HRM
| Category |
Quantitative Ability (QA) |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning
(DILR)
|
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) |
Overall |
| General |
60 |
60 |
75 |
70 |
| EWS |
55 |
55 |
65 |
60 |
| NC-OBC |
55 |
55 |
65 |
60 |
| SC |
50 |
50 |
55 |
55 |
| ST |
40 |
40 |
40 |
45 |
| PWD |
40 |
40 |
40 |
45 |
IIM Indore selection process 2025
IIM Indore will adopt a three-stage selection process (I) Eligibility criteria (II) Shortlist for Personal Interview (PI) (III) Final Selection. Selection criteria for each of the stages are given as under:
Stage-I: Eligibility Criteria
All applicants applying for the two-year PGP of IIM Indore must satisfy the eligibility criteria mentioned in the CAT 2024 advertisement and the minimum sectional percentile and overall percentile scores in CAT 2024. Only those applicants meeting the specified criteria will be considered for Stage 2 of the selection process.
Stage II: Shortlist for Personal Interview (PI)
Only those candidates satisfying the requirements mentioned in Stage I will be considered for this stage of shortlisting for Personal Interview (PI). A sufficient number of candidates for PI for each category (General, EWS, NC-OBC, SC, ST, and PwD) will be shortlisted using the merit list generated based on Composite Score (CS).
Computation of Composite Score:
| Components |
Score |
| 10th Standard/SSC Score |
39 |
| 12th Standard/HSC Score |
20 |
| CAT 2024 Sectional Scores |
VARC=10, DILR= 10. QA=15 |
| Diversity Factor (DF) |
6 |
| Composite Score |
Some of the Above Scores |
Candidates shortlisted for Personal Interview (PI) at Stage II will have to attend a PI, failing which they will not be considered for the next stage of the selection process, i.e. Stage III. IIM Indore also expects a consistent and minimal performance in the different parameters of Personal Interview (PI), which will be decided by the Admissions Committee. Candidates not meeting the minimum performance in any of the PI parameters will not be considered for the next stage of the selection process, i.e. Stage III.
Stage III: Generation of Final Shortlist
The candidates satisfying the requirements mentioned in Stage II will only be considered for the final selection. A category-wise merit list will be generated based on the Final Composite Score (FCS) and provisional admission offers will be made accordingly, adhering to the reservation norms.
Computation of Final Composite Score (FCS)
| Components |
Scores |
| 10th Standard/SSC Score |
12.5 |
| CAT 2024 Sectional Scores |
VARC=18.75, DILR=9.375, QA=9.375 |
| PI Score |
50 |
| Final Composite Score |
The sum of all the above Scores |
The shortlist of the selected candidates will be released on the official website. Students have to keep
track of the updates.
IIM Indore PI shortlist 2025
Shortlist for Personal Interview (PI) Only those candidates satisfying the requirements mentioned in Stage I will be considered for this stage of shortlisting for Personal Interview (PI). A sufficient number of candidates for PI for each category (General, EWS, NC-OBC, SC, ST, and PwD) will be shortlisted using the merit list generated based on Composite Score (CS).
IIM Indore also expects a consistent and minimal performance in the different parameters of the Personal Interview (PI), which will be decided by the Admissions Committee. Candidates not meeting the minimum performance in any of the PI parameters will not be considered for the next stage of the selection process.
IIM Indore admission weightage
The Students are Shortlisted for the Personal Interview (PI) based on the Computational Score as follows:
| Components |
Score |
| 10th Standard/SSC Score |
39 |
| 12th Standard/HSC Score |
20 |
| CAT 2024 Sectional Scores |
VARC=10, DILR= 10. QA=15 |
| Diversity Factor (DF) |
6 |
| Composite Score |
The sum of the Above Scores |
The Final Shortlist of the Students Selected for the Admission is based on the computation of the Final Composite Score (FCS):
| Components |
Scores |
| 10th Standard/SSC Score |
12.5 |
| CAT 2024 Sectional Scores |
VARC=18.75, DILR=9.375, QA=9.375 |
| PI Score |
50 |
| Final Composite Score |
The sum of all the above Scores |
CAT 2024 percentile for IIM Indore
The CAT 2024 sectional Scores necessary for IIM Indore during the computation of the Composite Score are as follows:
The CAT 2024 Sectional Scores necessary for IIM Indore during the Computation of the Final Composite Score are as follows:
- VARC=18.75
- DILR=9.375
- QA=9.375
MBA admission guide IIM Indore 2025-27
Candidates who are interested and eligible can apply online and register themselves at www.iimcat.ac.in during the CAT 2024 registration starting and closing date.
While registering for CAT 2024, candidates can apply to PGP of IIM Indore by selecting the option available in the online registration form. There is no additional cost for the same.
Note: Any candidate who is interested in applying for PGP of IIM Indore needs to exercise his/her option to apply while registering for CAT 2024. No change in the category will be entertained after the closure of the CAT registration window.
IIM Indore criteria for CAT 2024
The IIM Indore releases the CAT Scores cut-off, before the beginning of the admission process. The students who meet the cut-off scores are eligible to fill in the application form online. The CAT cut-off scores are divided section-wise for the general merit category:
The aggregate score expected = 90
The Expected CAT Score will have a reduction for reserved categories. For this, refer to the CAT Cut-off Section in this article.
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GD-PI process IIM Indore 2025
Only those candidates satisfying the requirements mentioned in Stage I will be considered for this stage of shortlisting for Personal Interview (PI). Candidates shortlisted for Personal Interview (PI) will have to attend a PI, failing which they will not be considered for the next stage of the selection process. IIM Indore also expects a consistent and minimal performance in the different parameters of Personal Interview (PI), which will be decided by the Admissions Committee. Candidates not meeting the minimum performance in any of the PI parameters will not be considered for the next stage of the selection process.
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FAQs:
- Does IIM Indore conduct a Written Ability Test in the Interview process?
No, the Written Ability Test is not mentioned on the Official Site.
- Does The IIM Indore Only consider CAT Scores to shortlist the candidates for the second round of interviews?
IIM Indore prepares the shortlist of the selected candidates based on past academic performance and CAT Scores.
- How are the students shortlisted for Admission to IIM Indore?
IIM Indore will shortlist its candidates based on the CAT Cut-off percentile.
- On what basis the final list of candidates are selected?
A Final Shortlist of Candidates is generated based on the Final Composite Scores.
