IIT MBA admission process includes registration and PI round. MBA registration was done after CAT 2025 result declaration and the PI rounds are being conducted in March 2026. Know all about MBA from IITs including, application dates, fees, eligibility, CAT cut offs, rankings and placements.
MBA from IITs - MBA courses offered by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) are very popular among management aspirants. Many aspirants opt for MBA from IITs over newer IIMs or other top MBA colleges as the IITs hold top positions in MBA rankings and offer good placements and Return on Investment (ROI). Low fees and lower CAT cut offs than IIMs are also major reasons for students choosing IITs for an MBA course over a popular but private B-School. Infact, many IITians who appear for CAT prefer to go back to their home college over joining an IIM despite high CAT percentile.
- MBA From IITs
- MBA from IITs: Admission/Application Dates 2026
- Why MBA from IITs?
- MBA from IITs: Eligibility Criteria and Selection Process
- CAT Cut off for IIT MBA Admission 2026
- Final CAT Cut off for IIT MBA Admission
- MBA from IITs: Courses, Seat Intake, Fees and Average Salary Offered
MBA From IITs
Out of 23 IITs, seven institutes offer various MBA programmes through their respective Departments of Management Studies. All these seven IITs are ranked as top MBA institutes in India. While, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay are ranked among top 10 in the NIRF-MHRD ranking of best MBA institutes in India, other four IITs are ranked among top 50 MBA institutes in India.
IITs accept CAT exam. score for MBA admission. IIT MBA CAT cut offs range between 80 to 98 percentile. For IIT Delhi, Mumbai and Madras, the desirable score is 98 percentile. While the MBA admission process for these IITs is common, courses, fee and placements are different. In this article, you will read all about MBA from IITs, including dates, selection process, eligibility, fees, ranking and latest placement data.
Admission Process
MBA from IITs: Admission/Application Dates 2026
Application process for admission to IIT MBA programmes is online. The below table indicates application and interview dates for IIT MBA admissions 2026:
| IIT |
MBA Application Deadline |
Interview Dates |
|---|---|---|
| IIT Delhi |
26-Jan-2026 |
March 2026 |
| IIT Bombay |
31-Jan-2026 |
March 5 to 8, 2026 |
| IIT Kharagpur |
31-Jan-2026 |
March 2026 |
| IIT Roorkee |
31-Jan-2026 |
March 2026 |
| IIT Madras |
31-Jan-2026 |
March 2026 |
| IIT Kanpur |
31-Jan-2026 |
March 2026 |
| IIT-ISM Dhanbad |
31-Jan-2026 |
March 2026 |
| IIT Jodhpur |
12-Feb-2026 |
March 2026 |
Why MBA from IITs?
MBA aspirants may ask, “why pursue an MBA degree from an engineering institute?” There are many reasons why one should considered pursuing MBA from IITs; some of them are listed below:
- CAT percentile required for admission to IITs is much lower than that required for IIMs and other top MBA colleges in India. For example, IIT Delhi MBA cut off is 98 percentile while IIT Bombay MBA cut off is 97 percentile, much below than that of IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, Indore and others.
- All the seven IITs offering MBA are ranked among to 50 MBA institutes in India (2025) by NIRF-MHRD - IIT Delhi (Rank 4), IIT Kharagpur (Rank 12), IIT Madras (Rank 13), IIT Bombay (Rank 14), IIT Roorkee (Rank 22), IIT Kanpur (Rank 27) and IIT-ISM Dhanbad (Rank 46). IIT Jodhpur has made an entry in the top 100 this year, at Rank 98.
- The IITs offer niche and upcoming MBA specialisations such as Business Analytics (IIT-IMS Dhanbad) and MBA Telecom (IIT Delhi).
- Average fees of MBA courses at IITs is under INR 10 lakh. The fee is to be paid in instalments, semester-wise. There are provisions of scholarships and education loans too.
- Average salary offered to students graduating from these institutes is INR 13 lakh per annum. Since, there isn't much gap between the fees and average salary offered in campus placements, the return of investment or the ROI of the MBA degree is good.
MBA from IITs: Eligibility Criteria and Selection Process
The minimum score requirement for MBA at IITs is more than in other B-schools. Check below, eligibility criteria and selection process of IIT MBA courses:
| MBA from IIT |
Eligibility Criteria |
Selection Process |
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| MBA
MBA-Telecom
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Written Aptitude Test and Personal Interview |
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Written Ability Test and Personal Interview |
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Written Aptitude Test and Personal Interview |
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Written Aptitude Test and Personal Interview |
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Written Ability Test and Personal Interview |
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Group Discussion and Personal Interview |
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Written Ability Test and Personal Interview |
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Candidates have to send a recorded video clipping of their introduction with:
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CAT Cut off for IIT MBA Admission 2026
The IITs accept CAT score for admission to MBA courses. Given below is the table for CAT cut off for General category students. For Reserved category student, the cut off percentile in much lower.
Qualifying CAT cut off for IIT MBA Admission
Qualifyifng CAT cut offs are the minimum score required for being eligible for PI round of IIT MBA.
| IIT |
MBA Cut Off (General Category) |
MBA Cut Off (SC/ST/PD Category) |
|---|---|---|
| NA |
NA |
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| IIT Kharagpur |
90 percentile |
75 percentile |
| 90 percentile |
60 percentile |
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| IIT Delhi |
90 percentile |
60 percentile |
| 85 percentile |
75 percentile |
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| 90 percentile |
70 percentile |
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| 80 percentile |
60 percentile |
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| Direct admission to candidates with 98 percentile and above |
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Final CAT Cut off for IIT MBA Admission
The table below mentions expected IIT Delhi CAT cut offs (final) for MBA admission 2026 to IIT's Management department. These cut offs are mere estimations and the actual cut offs could be higher.
| IIT |
CAT Cut Offs |
|---|---|
| IIT Delhi |
98 percentile |
| 97 percentile |
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| IIT Bombay |
98.5 percentile |
| IIT Kharagpur |
90 percentile |
| IIT Roorkee |
94.6 percentile |
| IIT Madras |
96 percentile |
| IIT Kanpur |
95 percentile |
| IIT-ISM Dhanbad |
80 percentile |
Commonly asked questions
Minimum qualifying cut off for IIM Ahmedabad is 95 percentile whereas for IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta, it is 85. However final cut offs for these three top IIMs are between 99 to 100 percentile.
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MBA from IITs: Courses, Seat Intake, Fees and Average Salary Offered
IIT MBA programmes are offered by their Departments of Management Studies. Given below table indicates MBA courses, total number of seats, tuition fees and average salary offered in campus placement, at each institute.
| IIT |
MBA Course |
Seat Intake |
Tuition Fees* |
*Average Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBA |
68 |
INR 8.00 lakh |
INR 12.44 lakh |
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| MBA |
140 |
INR 10.51 lakh |
INR 17.42 lakh |
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| MHRM |
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INR 3.00 lakh |
INR 11.23 lakh |
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| MBA |
120 |
INR 8.73 lakh |
INR 20.80 lakh |
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| MBA and MBA (Telecom) |
115 |
MBA: INR 9.60 lakh MBA (Telecom): INR 8. 80 lakh |
INR 18.47 lakh |
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| IIT Kanpur - Department of Industrial and Management Engineering (IME) |
MBA |
78 |
INR 4.14 lakh |
INR 11.20 lakh |
| IIT Roorkee-Department of Management Studies (DoMS)
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MBA |
95 |
INR 8.00 lakh |
INR 9.18 lakh |
| MBA |
62 |
INR 3.40 lakh |
INR 8.00 lakh |
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| MBA |
80 |
INR 8.00 Lakh |
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*Tuition fees and average salary figures are taken from the latest data available.
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Commonly asked questions
The CAT cut offs for IIM Bangalore hovers between 97-100 percentile. The qualifying CAT cut off required for being eligible for IIM Bangalore's Written Ability test (What) and Personal Interview PI is 85 percentile for General category students, whereas for SC candidates, it is 70 percentile. For ST candidates, it is 65 percentile and for PwD candidates it is 60 percentile. Given below are the sectional and overall qualifying CAT cut offs for IIM Bangalore.
- General category: 80 VARC 75 DILR 75 Quantitative Aptitude 85 (Overall)
- NC-OBC category: 75 VARC 65 DILR 65 Quantitative Aptitude 75 (Overall)
- EWS category: 70 VARC 65 DILR 65 Quantitative Aptitude 75 (Overall)
- SC category: 65 VARC 60 DILR 60 Quantitative Aptitude 70 (Overall)
- ST category: 55 VARC 55 DILR 55 Quantitative Aptitude 65 (Overall)
- PwD category: 50 VARC 50 DILR 50 Quantitative Aptitude 60 (Overall)
Yes, you are eligible to appear for the exam provided your score in the first two years of the degree course is above 50% (or equivalent). In case you belong to SSC/ST/PwD categories, the minimum aggregate should be 45%. Candidates planning to pursue MBA must make sure that they score minimum of 50 per cent in aggregate in every year of their Bachelor's degree programme, so that overall average too is 50 per cent. Those, in the final year of graduation must take care that if they do not have a minimum of 50 per cent in first two years, they need to score much higher in the final year so that their overall score meets the minimum requirement. To have a better chance of being selected by the Iims, candidates must aim for high scores in graduation and not just 50 per cent as academic record is a significant contributor in shortlisting of candidates for admission.
In CAT 2025, the number of 100 percentilers was 12. Check state wise data:
Overall Percentile | Total | Gender and Discipline | State wise distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
100 | 12 | Female - 2 Male - 10 Engineering - 3 Non-Engineering - 9 | Uttar Pradesh 1 Karnataka 1 Maharashtra 1 Delhi 3 Haryana 2 Gujarat 2 Jharkhand 1 Odisha 1 |
CAT fee is non-refundable. Candidates must note that under no circumstances will the CAT fee be refunded to any candidate. The fee amount of INR 2600 (INR 1300 for Reserved category students) once paid cannot be claimed for refund.
Commonly asked questions
Yes, you can apply for CAT. The main criteria of eligibility for CAT is graduation from a recognised university. So, whether the education mode is full-time or correspondence, if the university is recognised by the UGC, the candidates will be eligible to appear for the CAT exam.
CAT cut offs for non-IIMs is usually lower than IIMs.
Top MBA College | CAT Cut Offs (percentile) |
|---|---|
FMS, Delhi | 98-99 |
IIFT Delhi | 95-99 |
SPJIMR, Mumbai | 95-99 |
IMT, Ghaziabad | 95-97 |
JBIMS, Mumbai | 96 |
MDI, Gurgaon | 97-99 |
IMI, New Delhi | 90 |
XIM, Bhubaneshwar | 91 |
GIM Goa | 85 |
K J Somaiya, Mumbai | 86 |
TAPMI, Manipal | 80 |
FORE, New Delhi | 85 |
IFMR, Chennai | 80 |
IRMA, Anand | 80 |
MICA, Ahmedabad | 80 |
LIBA, Chennai | 70 |
XIME, Bangalore | 70 |
CAT cutoffs are usually not announced with the CAT result. The CAT cutoffs are also not released to the public.
They are published after a few days of the result announcement when the IIMs and other colleges start their shortlisting process. The IIMs opens their shortlisting window based on the CAT cut-offs two to three days after the result announcement. The CAT percentile of candidates shortlisted for the Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD), and Personal Interview (PI) can be considered the cut-off for that IIM. For example, if a candidate with a CAT percentile of 99 belonging to the General category is selected for the WAT/GD-PI of IIM Calcutta, then the CAT cut-off for IIM Calcutta is 99 percentile. Only those candidates who make it to the WAT/GD-PI round of IIMs will get to know the cut-offs.
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Yes. IIMB does require the CAT exam, but the rest of the top B-schools in Bangalore also take in candidates through the state-level CET, ie, the Karnataka PGCET exam, or through MAT or CMAT.
Top B-schools in Bangalore without CAT | Cutoffs Required |
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Note: All info. is from official sites and can change.
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Answered 2 days ago
IIM Calcutta has only mentioned accepting GMAT score for admission into EMBA courses.
However, CAT is commonly accepted by other similar institutes for both MBA and MBAEx courses. Thus, candidates are advised to ask admission desk for confirmation on this question.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 days ago
It is not possible to determine a candidate's admission in IIM Calcutta MBA course through CAT score alone. In Stage 1, a score 85% in CAT will be enough for a general category candidate to be selected for PI+WAT admission stage.
Final admission cutoffs are based on many factors other than CAT score.
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Answered 2 days ago
No, IIM Calcutta cannot get into MBA courses without appearing CAT first. CAT is a mandatory entrance exam and it is conducted every year for admissions into all MBA courses offered by this institute.
However, candidates who are applying for MBAEx course will be required to appear in GMAT for admissi
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Answered 3 days ago
To get a seat at IFMR Chennai, students have to first appear for any one of the entrance exams accepted by the institute for the MBA/PGDM course admission. CAT, XAT, NMAT, CMAT, Andhra Pradesh ICET, IPAMT and SAT India are the entrance exams accepted by this institute for admission to the management
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Answered 3 days ago
No, you cannot use the CAT score for direct admission to the MBA/PGDM course at this university.
You would need to first appear for the CAT entrance exam, and then get shortlisted for the PI and or GD rounds to be considered for a seat. Since the CAT cutoff is not released publicly, the closest esti
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Answered 3 days ago
The Vishwakarma University CAT cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the MBA/PGDM course for the All India quota.
For the General AI category, the estimated Vishwakarma University MBA cutoff 2025 was 50. Students who gained this percentile are then eligible to enter the second round of admission
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Answered 3 days ago
The National Institute of Bank Management Cutoff 2026 for General AI category in CAT exam is 80.
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Answered 3 days ago
No, you cannot use the CAT exam result for direct admission to the MBA/PGDM course at AIMS Institutes, Bangalore.
The college accepts the CAT, XAT and MAT exam results for admission to the management programme. Students have to first attain the qualifying cutoff percentiles and then sit in the select
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Answered 4 days ago
Candidates applying for admission in MBA at IIM Raipur should have qualified the CAT exam. Check below the application fee of CAT:
- INR 2,300 for general category students
- INR 1,150 for SC/ST/PwD students
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