General Category Seats in IIMs for MBA

General Category Seats in IIMs for MBA

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Abhishek Dhawan
Assistant Manager – Editorial Content
Updated on Dec 4, 2024 10:43 IST

Check the seats availability for general candidates in different IIMs including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta and others.

IIM Seats for General Category: Every year, one of the IIMs administer CAT exam for MBA admissions across the institutes. IIMs follow the reservation criteria set as per the Government of India norms leaving a few general category seats after reservations for SC/ST, OBC and other categories. This article provides details on the seats availability in different IIMs. This article will specifically be helpful for general category candidates as it has the exact number of seats available for general category students in MBA/PGDM programmes in all 21 IIMs, including IIM Mumbai.

We have gone through official websites of various colleges to provide you the exact number of seats, but there are several colleges which have not updated their real figures. In such circumstances, we have applied the reservation norms specified by the Government of India. So, you can expect a little change in the number of seats for some colleges.

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First in the list comes IIM Ahmedabad, which is one of the most sought after colleges among Post Graduate Master’s Degree Program candidates. The institute, since its inception, has been among the best for its world class education and facility. Moreover, the placement track record is simply outstanding. For last many decades, it has been producing some of the best entrepreneurs and business leaders.

Q:   Can I join IIM without CAT?

A:

No, one can't join IIM without CAT. Candidates seeking admission to the IIM Ahmedabad MBA course must appear for CAT and secure 90 percentile. The Institute considers Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds for final admission to IIM Ahmedabad along with CAT results. Students must meet both, the overall CAT cutoff percentile and the sectional cutoffs.The Institute does not release CAT cutoffs in the public domain and are exclusively accessible only via account login to candidates who have appeared for the exam. 

Q:   What is the CAT score required for IIM Calcutta?

A:

The table given below mentions IIM Calcutta sectional and overall cutoff 2024 across all sections and categories:

CategorySection - 1 (VARC)Section – II (DILR)Section – III (QA)Overall Percentile
OPEN≥80≥80≥75≥85
EWS≥70≥65≥65≥75
NC-OBC≥70≥65≥65≥75
SC≥65≥60≥60≥70
ST≥55≥55≥55≥65
PwD≥45≥45≥45≥55

No wonder, it is the one of the top ranked MBA institutes in India. The organization has 194 seats for general candidates.

Next in the list comes a yet another favourite college among candidates – IIM Bangalore. This college has always been the hot favourite on account of its campus, outstanding placement figures and many other features. Alumnus of the college comprises many C-level executives and business tycoons spread across the globe. IIM Bangalore has 193 seats for general candidates, almost equal to that of Ahmedabad.

Check Category Wise IIM Seats 2024
Total IIM Seats for General Category Total IIM Seats for SC/ST Category Total IIM Seats for OBC Category

Then comes IIM Calcutta (Kolkata), third among the trio of IIM ABC. It is among the oldest IIMs, in line with the other two oldest IIMs – Ahmedabad and Bangalore. What gives it an edge over the two is the number of seats. It has the highest number of seats among all the IIMs currently and has 233 seats for general category students. This is a big number as compared to other IIMs.

IIM Lucknow features next in the list. It has 211 seats for general category students. The college has fared quite well over a period of three decades. It has some of the best faculty members. After IIM ABC, it is the top choice for students. The college has a lush green campus along with good infrastructure. The placement is top notch and many big firms visit campus to hire candidates.

Apart from above mentioned top four IIMs you can check the number of seats of other IIM colleges provided below.

Institute-wise General category seats in IIMs for MBA

IIM

Seats (General Category)

IIM Indore

226

IIM Ahmedabad

194

IIM Calcutta

233

IIM Bangalore

193

IIM Nagpur

60

IIM Udaipur

60

IIM Trichy

52

IIM Kashipur

46

IIM Kozhikode

189

IIM Ranchi

60

IIM Shillong

60

IIM Rohtak

60

IIM Bodh Gaya

60

IIM Vishakhapatnam

27

IIM Amritsar

60

IIM Lucknow

211

IIM Raipur

60

IIM Jammu

70

IIM Sambalpur

80

IIM Sirmaur

30

Total

2031

We hope that the list proves helpful in giving you a quick update. Wishing you good luck with IIM College admission.

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