IIM Sambalpur Admission Criteria for 2025-27 MBA Batch: Check PI Shortlist and CAT 2024 Cut Off
IIM Sambalpur admission criteria 2025-2027 includes high CAT score, academic record and PI performance. Read all about IIM Sambalpur admission criteria for PGP 2025 batch.
IIM Sambalpur has opted out of the Common Admission Process or IIM CAP 2025. The institute will conduct MBA admission for the batch of 2025-2027 individually. According to the IIM Sambalpur admission criteria 2025, the minimum CAT score required for PI shortlisting is 90 percentile (General category). Candidates who will meet the minimum CAT 2024 cut off will be eligible for Personal Interview (PI) round. Read below for all the information regarding the IIM Sambalpur admission process 2025-2027.
IIM Sambalpur Admission Criteria 2025-2027
Since, the IIMs have begun to lay more emphasis on increasing diversity in the class, 10 extra points will be given to female aspirants. Selection process includes:
- Shortlisting of candidates for PI on the basis of CAT 2024 score
- Conduct of PI round
- Release of final merit list for admission
IIM Sambalpur Admission: CAT 2024 Cut Off for WAT/PI
Given below are the sectional and overall CAT 2024 cut off percentiles (qualifying) for WAT-PI selection. These are qualifying cut offs and the final cut off could be higher.
| Category |
CAT cut off percentile VARC |
CAT cut off percentile DILR |
CAT cut off percentile QA |
Overall CAT cut off percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN |
65 |
65 |
65 |
90 |
| EWS |
60 |
60 |
60 |
80 |
| NC-OBC |
55 |
55 |
55 |
75 |
| SC |
40 |
40 |
40 |
55 |
| ST |
35 |
35 |
35 |
40 |
| DAP |
35 |
35 |
35 |
40 |
Candidates who will qualify for IIM Sambalpur’s PI round will be informed via email. Selected candidates will be required to be present in person in this admission round.
Q: What is IIM Sambalpur CAT cutoff 2023 for admissions 2024?
IIM Sambalpur CAT cutoff 2023 for admissions 2024 is yet to be released. Candidates seeking admission to IIM Sambalpur must appear for CAT as well as meet the sectional and overall cutoff percentile. Tabulated below is the previous year IIM Sambalpur CAT cutoff 2022 for candidates to have an estimated cutoff percentile:
| Category | Verbal & Reading Comprehension => | Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning => | Quantitative Aptitude Percentile => | Total Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENERAL* | 70 | 70 | 70 | 92 |
| EWS | 40 | 40 | 40 | 70 |
| NC-OBC | 45 | 45 | 45 | 74 |
| SC | 35 | 35 | 35 | 54 |
| ST | 25 | 25 | 32.5 | 40 |
| DAP | 25 | 25 | 32.5 | 40 |
* In case of female candidates under general category, the overall cut-off percentile for eligibility for PA process is>= 80 with sectional cutoff of 65 percentiles.
Q: What is the CAT score required for IIM Sambalpur?
The CAT score required for IIM Sambalpur MBA is 92 percentile. The aforementioned cutoff is the IIM Sambalpur MBA 2024 qualifying cut off and not the final cut off. The IIM Sambalpur final cut off is yet to be released. The category wise CAT 2022 qualifying cutoff for IIM Sambalpur MBA is mentioned below:
Category | Quantitative Aptitude (QA) | Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VRC) | Total Percentile (Overall) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
General | 70 | 70 | 70 | 92 |
EWS | 40 | 40 | 40 | 70 |
NC-OBC | 45 | 45 | 45 | 74 |
SC | 35 | 35 | 35 | 54 |
ST | 32.5 | 32 | 25 | 40 |
DAP | 32.5 | 32 | 25 | 40 |
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Q: What is the reservation policy for IIM Sambalpur cutoff?
The Government of India's reservation policy, as given below, will be applied:
| Category | Reservation Percentage | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 15% | ||||||||
| Schedule Tribe | 7.5% | ||||||||
| OBC Non-Creamy Layer | 27% | ||||||||
| DAP | 5% | ||||||||
| EWS | 10% |
IIM Sambalpur Admission Criteria 2025-27: PI Shortlist
Candidates will be shortlisted for PI round on the basis of following parameters and scores:
| Component |
weightage |
|---|---|
| CAT score |
40 |
| Class 10 score |
3 |
| Class 12 score |
3 |
| Graduation score |
4 |
| Work experience |
20 |
| Gender diversity |
10 |
NOTE: IIM Sambalpur will use the scaled CAT score of each candidate for calculating the Pre-PI score, and not the CAT percentile. The scaled CAT score will be calculated as – the CAT score of the candidate divided by the maximum CAT score among all the candidates who have applied to IIM Sambalpur and are a part of the PI shortlist
Q: What is the CAT cut off for IIM Sambalpur MBA?
For IIM Sambalpur PGP admission 2024, the overall qualifying cutoff for General category students is 92 percentile. IIM Sambalpur Final CAT cutoff 2023 is yet to be out. Candidates must note that IIM Sambalpur final CAT cutoff 2023 will be always higher than the qualifying cutoff.
The final merit list is prepared considering various components. The weightage given to different components during the preparation of the merit list for IIM Sambalpur final admission offers is given below:
| Component | Weightage |
|---|---|
| CAT Score | 30% |
| PA | 25% |
| Academic Profile | 15% |
| Work Experience | 15% |
| Diversity | 15% |
For Academic Profile, the following weightage will be allotted:
Class 10 marks- 2%
Class 12 marks- 5%
UG aggregate- 8%
Q: What are trends for IIM Sambalpur cutoff to MBA admission?
As per the last three years, the overall CAT percentile for IIM Sambalpur has been consistent at 92, whereas there have been fluctuations in the sectional cutoffs. Tabulated below are IIM Sambalpur cutoff trends for MBA admission through CAT scores for the last three years for general category students:
| Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Indian Institute of Management : CAT percentile Cutoff (General-All India) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Section | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Overall | 92 | 92 | 92 |
| Quants | 80 | 92 | 70 |
| VA-RC | 80 | 92 | 70 |
| DI-LR | 80 | 92 | 70 |
Q: What was the composite score for shortlisted candidates for WAT/PI during previous years in IIM Sambalpur? What is the estimate for 2024?
IIM Sambalpur cutoff 2024 is yet to be released soon after CAT 2024 results. IIM Sambalpur generally releases two types of cutoffs, the first is qualifying and the second is, the final cutoff for WAT/PI. As per the IIM Sambalpur CAT cutoff 2023, the final cutoff for WAT/PI stood at 95. Similarly, for 2022 and 2021, the final cutoff was the same at 95 percentile. So, going with the trend, we can say that the final composite score cutoff in 2024 will be around the 95-97 percentile.
IIM Sambalpur Admission Criteria 2025-2027: Work Experience
Candidates having work experience will get the benefit of up to 12 points in final selection. Given below is the table indicating points for work experience duration wise.
| Experience in months |
Score |
|---|---|
| Less than 12 months |
0 |
| 12 months |
5 |
| 18 months |
10 |
| 24 months |
15 |
| 30 months |
20 |
| 36 months |
15 |
| 42 months |
10 |
| 48 months |
5 |
| More than 48 months |
0 |
IIM Sambalpur Admission Criteria 2025-2027: Final Merit List
Final merit list will be prepared on the basis of adjusted pre-PI score and performance in PI round. Check the weightage below:
| Component |
Score |
|---|---|
| Adjusted Pre-PI score |
75 |
| Personal Interview |
25 |
| Total |
100 |
According to IIM Sambalpur admission criteria, selected candidates will be informed via email, after which they will have to submit offer acceptance letter and offer acceptance fees to confirm admission. The offer acceptance fees will be adjusted in term fee and in case any candidate decides not to seek admission, his/her acceptance fee will be returned after deduction.
IIM Admission Criteria 2025: All campuses
Check the table below for campus wise admission and selection criteria for IIM MBA/PGP admission 2025.
| IIM Admission and Selection Criteria 2025-27 |
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