IIM Shillong PG, Doctorate, Certificate Courses 2025

No, IIM Shillong course admission are strictly entrance based. Interested candidates need to appear for the relevant entrance exam accepted by IIM Shillong for admission.

The table mentioned below showcases the entrance exam accepted for different courses offered:

IIM Shillong accepts CAT sectional cutoff for admission to the MBA course. CAT cutoff 2023 will be released after the CAT result 2023. Considering the previous year cutoff,   the overall IIM Shillong CAT percentile was 92 for the General All India category. So, it is clear that to get a seat at IIM Shillong, candidates must have the overall CAT percentile of 90+ for General category to get a call from the institute.  

Students can refer to the table given below to check out the year-wise sectional CAT cutoff for IIM Shillong: 

Over the past three years of placements, the highest package for MBA has improved year-on-year. However, a fluctuating trend was observed in the number of companies and new recruiters participating in IIM Shillong MBA placements over the past three years. Take a look at the below table for placement trend analysis:

The selection process of IIM Shillong for MBA consists of the following steps:

1. CAT/GMAT: The first step is to take the CAT or GMAT. The CAT is a standardized test that is required for admission to all IIMs. The GMAT is an alternative test that can be taken instead of the CAT.
2. Shortlisting: Based on the CAT/GMAT score, the IIM Shillong shortlists candidates for the next round of the selection process.
3. Personal Interview (PI): The PI is a one-on-one interview with a panel of faculty members. The PI is used to assess the candidate's communication skills, personality, and fit for the MBA program.
4. Group Discussion (GD): The GD is a group discussion with other candidates. The GD is used to assess the candidate's communication skills, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
5. Decision: Based on the PI, GD, and CAT/GMAT score, the IIM Shillong makes a decision on whether to admit the candidate.
6. The selection process of IIM Shillong is competitive. The average CAT score for admitted students is around 90 percentile. The GMAT score requirement is also high.

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.