Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPx) 

at IIM Rohtak, Rohtak

IIM admisison to the MBA course is based on a valid CAT score, followed by Written Ability Test (WAT) and Group Discussion & Personal Interview (GD &PI). CAT 2023 cut offs for IIM admission are estimated to be in the range of 95-100 percentile for General candidates. For top IIMs such as IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta, among others, the minimum CAT cut off is 90 percentile and the maximum can go upto 100. IIM Rohtak estimated CAT cutoff 2023 (percentile) will range between 92 and 94 for the General category students.  

So, considering the previous year trends and estimated CAT percentile for IIM Rohtak, students with 70 percentile cutoff will not be able to get into IIM Rohtak. Candidates can get admission to other B-Schools like XIME, Bangalore and LIBA, Chennai with 70 percentile CAT cutoff. 

The aspirants can visit the institute's official website to apply for the desired course. Candidates must check the course-specific eligibility criteria before form filling. The complete application process is online. For Doctoral Programme in Management (DPM) course admission, after the online registration, candidates shall send a copy of the filled form along with all the documents through the post to the institute. Moreover, the steps involved in the online registration and form submission are as follows:

1. Visit the IIM-R official website (iimrohtak.ac.in).
2. Sign Up by entering your name, DOB, email ID, and mobile number.
3. Fill out the application form.
4. Payment of the application fee.

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To get admission to EGPDSM course at IIM Rohtak, the minimum eligibility is to get a UG degree with minimum 50% aggregate in the last qualfiying exam of the undergraduate course. Further,   applicants with some work experience in a relevant field will have an added advantage. IIM Rohtak shortlists students by conducting an online Sports Aptitude Assessment Test. The final selection is done based on the performance of candidates in PI round. 

As per the eligibility criteria for IIM Rohtak Certificate courses, candidates must pass graduation or any equivalent degree in the relevant stream from a recognised university. This course is designed for working professionals. The applicants must have an experience of two year at the time of applying for the course. 

The answer to this question of whether an average student can get into IIM can be both yes and no depending on the definition of an average student.

• Based on Academics (Class 10/ Class 12/ Graduation): While a student with average scores in Class 10, Class 12 and graduation with a good CAT score certainly has good chances of getting a call from IIM-A, chances are less for someone with an average CAT score.
• Based on student category (General or Reserved): While it is tough for a General category average student to grab a seat at IIM due to high score requirements, a reserved category student can get admission being at average scores as well.
• Based on past work experience, diversity and other factors: Gender and academic diversity is also a factor on which students are shortlisted at IIM. IIMs judge the past academic category based on the degree obtained by the students before MBA and then a weightage is allotted based on that. For Engineers, the percentage for scoring the highest marks is higher as compared with other streams
• Performance in selection rounds: Once you make it to the final selection rounds, i.e., AWT/PI process, it can be considered a fresh start. At this stage, students can forget their past average-ness but definitely require good grasp over the past subjects as academics-related questions are asked in the interview.

Based on the above factors, it can be considered that while getting into top Management institutes, such as IIM is extremely tough, the past performance, CAT performance, student category and a lot of factors can be the reasons for a student to receive that final call.

The table below showcases how IIM Rohtak performed during placements 2024 when compared with other IIMs such as IIM Raipur, IIM Indoreand IIM Ranchi:

*The IIM Raipur and IIM Ranchi placement data is for 2023, as 2024 statistics are yet to be released.

For admission to MBA (or PGP) 2024 batch at IIM Rohtak, the CAT test will be conducted on November 26, 2023. Aspirants of IIM Rohtak are required to appear for the exam in Computer Based Testing mode at the allotted test centres. CAT exam 2023 will be held in three slots:

Morning slot: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM

Afternoon slot: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM

Evening slot: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Earlier, the CAT exam used to be of 180 minutes with 100 questions but in 2020, both exam duration and number of questions were reduced due to COVID-19 pandemic. Now, starting CAT 2022, the total number of questions stands at 66 as part of CAT pattern.

The admission process for international students is the same as for domestic students. Aspirants need to apply through the online application portal, secure a good score in IPM AT, and personal interview round for selection.

Yes, you can exit the programme at the end of the third year. A degree of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is given to students exiting after completion of three years.

The eligibility criteria for IPM programme admissions at IIM Rohtak is that candidates should have passed Class 12 or equivalent examinations with a minimum of 60% aggregate for General category students. Students belonging to the SC/ST/PWD (DA) category will be given a concession of 5% in the total aggregate. This means, the candidates belonging to these categories should have a minimum of 55% aggregate to qaulify for the exam. Moreover, the selection process includes IPM Aptitude Test. To qualify for the exam, candidates must check the IPMAT syllabus and preparation strategy.