IIM Ahmedabad Admission Criteria 2025-2027: CAT 2024 Cut-Off and AWT-PI Score Details
IIM Ahmedabad has released its admission criteria for the MBA batch of 2025-2027, with the qualifying CAT 2024 cut-off remaining unchanged from previous years. The admission process will include shortlisting candidates based on their CAT 2024 score, followed by an Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI).
CAT Cut-Off Criteria
The minimum CAT 2024 overall percentile cut-off for General Category is set at 80. For NC-OBC and Transgender candidates, it is 75; SC and PwD candidates have a cut-off of 70, and ST candidates have a cut-off of 60. Below are the detailed cut-offs:
| Category |
VARC Percentile |
DILR Percentile |
QA Percentile |
Overall Percentile |
| General |
70 |
70 |
70 |
80 |
| NC-OBC/Transgender |
65 |
65 |
65 |
75 |
| SC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
70 |
| ST |
50 |
50 |
50 |
60 |
| PwD (General/NC-OBC/Transgender/SC) |
60 |
60 |
60 |
70 |
| PwD (ST) |
50 |
50 |
50 |
60 |
Academic Scores Weightage
The academic performance in Classes 10 and 12 plays a crucial role in the selection process. The ratings are as follows:
Class 10 Rating
| Score (%) |
Rating (A) |
| ≤55 |
1 |
| 55-60 |
2 |
| 60-70 |
3 |
| 70-80 |
5 |
| 80-90 |
8 |
| >90 |
10 |
Class 12 Rating (Stream-wise)
| Score (%) |
Science |
Commerce |
Arts |
| ≤55 (Science), ≤50 (Commerce), ≤45 (Arts) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 55-60 (Science), 50-55 (Commerce), 45-50 (Arts) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 60-70 (Science), 55-65 (Commerce), 50-60 (Arts) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| 70-80 (Science), 65-75 (Commerce), 60-70 (Arts) |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| 80-90 (Science), 75-90 (Commerce), 70-85 (Arts) |
8 |
8 |
8 |
| >90 (Science), >90 (Commerce), >85 (Arts) |
10 |
10 |
10 |
Final Selection Process
Candidates who meet the qualifying cut-offs will be shortlisted for the AWT and PI rounds. Final selection will be based on the CAT score, academic records, work experience, and performance in the AWT-PI.
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