IIM Raipur Admission & Selection Criteria 2025-2027: Not to Participate in CAP; Check CAT 2024 Cut Off
IIM Raipur has opted out of IIM CAP process for MBA admission 2025. Registration window for PI process is live now. Candidates who meet the eligibiliry criteria can register at the official website. Check here IIM Raipur admission criteria and selection process 2025-27.
IIM Raipur admission criteria and selection process for PGP 2025-27 includes CAT score, PI and academic record. Last year, the minimum cut off for PI shortlist was 94 percentile for General category candidates as part of IIM CAP. The qualifying CAT 2024 cut offs for this year, is 80 percentile (General category). The institute will not participate in the IIM CAP process this year.
Candidates who have scored as much or more than the qualifying cut off percentile in CAT 2024 exam, will be eligible for Personal Interview (PI) round of PGP admission. The minimum CAT cut off for PI shortlisting for Reserved category candidates is much lower.
Q: How much percentile is a good score in CAT exam?
Q: What is sectional cutoff in CAT exam?
Sectional cut off in CAT exam refers to the section wise percentiles required by the candidate for making it to the Personal Interview round of the IIMs or other top MBA colleges. The sectional cut offs are lower than overall cut offs of any institute. To understand better, check the table below for sectional CAT cut offs for IIM Ahmedabad:
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-cum-transgender, SC) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
PwD (ST) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
For sectional cut offs of all IIMs, check this article – IIM shortlist and selection criteria
Q: Are CAT cut offs announced along with the CAT result?
In the IIM Raipur selection and admission criteria for the upcoming batch, 50 per cent has been allotted to CAT 2024 score, and 25 per cent has been allotted to the PI round. The remaining 35 per cent is distributed among academic profile, work experience, gender diversity and academic diversity. In this article, you will get all the information related to IIM Raipur admission criteria and selection process for 2025-27 PGP batch.
IIM Raipur Shortlist for MBA 2025
The institute has released the PI admit card at its website. Candidates who applied for participation in PI round, cand download their admit cards now:
- Go to IIM Raipur website
- Click on Download admit card for PGP admission batch XVI
- Enter email ID and password to login
- Download the admit card and save as PDF
IIM Raipur Selection Process 2025-27
The IIM Raipur selection and admission process 2025-27 includes three stages:
- Short listing candidates for Personal Interview on the basis of CAT 2024 result
- Personal Interview round
- Final admission list for selection
In the final phase, candidates will be selected for admission on the basis of their overall performance on certain parameters fixed by the institute.
Q: What is the minimum percentile required for IIM Trichy?
IIM Trichy accepts minimum CAT percentile for shortlisting candidates for the Personal Interview round. For IIM Trichy MBA admission 2024, the estimated overall CAT cutoff for the General category students is 92 percentile. Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the section-wise minimum CAT percentile required for various categories:
Category | PVRC | PDILR | PQA | Overall percentile rank (PT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
General | 70 | 70 | 70 | 92 |
NC-OBC | 45 | 45 | 45 | 74 |
EWS | 40 | 40 | 40 | 70 |
SC | 35 | 35 | 35 | 54 |
ST | 25 | 25 | 32.5 | 40 |
DAP | 25 | 25 | 32.5 | 40 |
Q: What percentile is required for IIM Raipur?
IIM Raipur aspirants must note that the final CAT cutoff 2024 is always higher than the qualifying cutoff. Also, IIMs accept both sectional and overall cutoff for admission. For IIM Raipur PGP admission 2024, the overall qualifying cutoff for General category is yet to be relelase. For now students can refer to the previous year overall and sectional cutoff across all categories. The overall cutoff for General category students is 92 percentile. The following table mentions IIM Raipur qualifying cutoff 2022 across all sections and categories:
Category | Quantitative Aptitude (QA) | Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VRC) | Total Percentile (Overall) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
General | 70 | 70 | 70 | 92 |
EWS | 50 | 50 | 50 | 70 |
NC-OBC | 50 | 50 | 50 | 74 |
SC | 35 | 35 | 35 | 54 |
ST | 27 | 27 | 27 | 40 |
DAP | 27 | 27 | 27 | 40 |
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Q: What is the CAT cut off for IIM Lucknow?
Q: What is CAT cut off for Great Lakes Gurgaon MBA course?
Great Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon accepts CAT/ XAT score, followed by Group Discussion and a Personal Interview round for admission to the MBA programme. Great Lakes Gurgaon CAT cutoff 2024 will be released soon after the declaration of CAT 2024 result. Great Lakes Gurgaon CAT cutoff 2022 was 70 percentile for the General All India category students. So, considering the past year cutoff trend, the reauired CAT cutoff percentile will be over and above 70 percetile for the General category candidates.
IIM Raipur MBA Eligibility Criteria
- A minimum of 60% aggregate marks in Graduation belonging to the General, EWS, NC-OBC)
- A minimum of 50% aggregate marks in Graduation for SC and 45% for ST and PwD categories.
- Candidates with CA/CMA(ICWA)/CS must secure a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.
- Candidates having Graduation degree and CA/CMA(ICWA)/CS degrees must fulfill minimum academic score for both.
IIM Raipur Admission Criteria 2025: Minimum CAT cut-off for WAT-PI rounds
Given below are the qualifying CAT cut offs for IIM Raipur admission. Final CAT cut offs will be known after the PI shortlisting and final selection of candidates.
| Category |
VARC Percentile |
DILR Percentile |
QA Percentile |
Overall Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWS |
65 |
65 |
65 |
80 |
| EWS-PWD |
30 |
30 |
30 |
45 |
| GEN |
75 |
75 |
75 |
90 |
| GEN-PWD |
30 |
30 |
30 |
45 |
| NC-OBC |
65 |
65 |
65 |
80 |
| NC-OBC- PWD |
30 |
30 |
30 |
45 |
| SC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
65 |
| SC- PWD |
30 |
30 |
30 |
45 |
| ST |
55 |
55 |
55 |
55 |
| ST- PWD |
30 |
30 |
30 |
45 |
Marks scored in Class 10, 12 and graduation will be taken into consideration for PI shortlisting. Check below category wise percentages (qualifying) below:
| Category |
SSC/ Class X (%) |
HSC/ Class XII (%) |
Graduation (%)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EWS |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| EWS-PWD |
45 |
45 |
45 |
| GEN |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| GEN-PWD |
45 |
45 |
45 |
| NC-OBC |
55 |
55 |
60 |
| NC-OBC- PWD |
45 |
45 |
45 |
| SC |
55 |
55 |
50 |
| SC- PWD |
45 |
45 |
45 |
| ST |
55 |
55 |
45 |
| ST- PWD |
45 |
45 |
45 |
IIM Raipur Admission 2025: GD-PI Shortlisting
Given below are the parameters and percentage allotted for IIM Raipur GD-PI shortlisting. The Aggregate Score Index (ASI) will be calculated from the below given components.
| Parameters |
Weight |
|---|---|
| CAT 2024 Index Score |
50% |
| SSC/Class X Percentage Score |
20% |
| HSC/Class XII Percentage Score |
20% |
| Gender Diversity Score (female/ transgender candidates) |
7% |
| Academic Diversity Score |
3% |
IIM Raipur Admission 2025: Final Selection
Candidates selected for the second round, will be intimated through email and they will be expected to be present in person for WAT-PI round. Post this round, the candidates will be shortlisted on their overall profile:
| Parameters |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| CAT 2024 Index Score |
50% |
| PI Score |
25% |
| Work Experience Score |
15% |
| GD Score |
5% |
| Profile Score |
5% |
IIM Raipur Admission Criteria 2025-27: Weightage allotted to Work Experience
For IIM Raipur PGP admission, maximum weight of eight points is allotted to 26-36 months of work experience. Work experience of less than six months has been allotted no point.
| Experience (Months) |
Score |
Experience (Months) |
Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 6 |
0 |
28 |
15 |
| 7 |
4.38 |
29 |
15 |
| 8 |
5.00 |
30 |
15 |
| 9 |
5.63 |
31 |
15 |
| 10 |
6.25 |
32 |
15 |
| 11 |
6.88 |
33 |
15 |
| 12 |
7.50 |
34 |
15 |
| 13 |
8.13 |
35 |
15 |
| 14 |
8.75 |
36 |
15 |
| 15 |
9.38 |
37 |
13.92 |
| 16 |
10.00 |
38 |
12.83 |
| 17 |
10.63 |
39 |
11.75 |
| 18 |
11.25 |
40 |
10.67 |
| 19 |
11.88 |
41 |
9.58 |
| 20 |
12.50 |
42 |
8.50 |
| 21 |
13.13 |
43 |
7.42 |
| 22 |
13.75 |
44 |
6.33 |
| 23 |
14.38 |
45 |
5.25 |
| 24 |
15 |
46 |
4.17 |
| 25 |
15 |
47 |
3.08 |
| 26 |
15 |
≥ 48 |
2 |
| 27 |
15 |
Given below is the list of education streams and courses included in academic diversity:
| Stream |
Subjects |
|---|---|
| Arts/Humanities |
Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Education, Geography, History, Languages, Liberal arts, Law, Library and Information Science, Mass Communication and Journalism, Music, Philosophy, Performing Arts (Dance/Drama/Theatre), Literature, Physical Education, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Social Work, Statistics, etc. |
| Commerce |
Accountancy, Auditing, Banking, Chartered Accountancy, Costs and Works Accountancy, etc. |
| Science |
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Zoology, etc. |
| Others |
Medicine, Pharmacy and Management, etc. |
Candidates selected for admission to IIM Raipur's PGP course will be informed through invitation email. Those seeking admission will have to confirm admission by paying Offer Acceptance Fee of INR 100,000, which will be adjusted against first term fee upon admission. In case any candidate wishes to withdraw admission, procession fee INR 1,000 will be deducted and the rest of the amount will be refunded.
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