IIM CAP or the Common Admission Process is a single-window selection process for MBA admission to the nine new IIMs. The selection is based on CAT cut offs. One of the participating IIMs conduct the selection process for all campuses. For 2025 admission, IIM CAP will be conducted by IIM Bodhgaya. Read more about IIM CAP 2025 for MBA admission on the basis of CAT 2024 scores.
IIM CAP 2025 - 10 IIMs have a common admission process which is called IIM CAP. Under this Common Admission Process or CAP, selection process of the participating IIMs is common. The responsibility to conduct the CAP is given to one of the participating IIMs every year on rotation basis. For 2025 admission, IIM Bodhgaya will conduct IIM CAP. According the CAP 2025 notification issued by the institute, the CAP 2025 will be conducted in offline mode in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and a few other cities.
IIM CAP process includes shortlisting of candidates based on their CAT exam score, conduct of Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) and final selection based on various parameters including academic record and work experience.
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The CAT (Common Admission Test) is a highly competitive entrance exam for admission to various management programs offered by top business schools in India. The percentile score in CAT exam is based on the relative performance of the test taker compared to all the other test takers.
The cutoff percentile for admission to top business schools varies from year to year and also depends on factors such as the number of candidates, difficulty level of the exam, and the number of available seats. In general, a percentile score of 90 or above is considered a good score and can help you secure admission to some of the top business schools in India. However, to increase your chances of admission to the top-tier business schools, a percentile score of 95 or above is preferred.
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
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CAT 2024 result was announced on December 19, 2024. IIM CAP registration 2025 will commence in January 2025. Upon selection, candidates will have to schedule PI online within the given dateline. The interviews will be held in two slots. The final admission lists for all top IIMs and IIM CAP participating colleges will be announced in May 2025. Candidates will have to check their admission status on the institute website by using their CAT 2024 login credentials.
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IIM CAP 2025 Highlights
Check below some key highlights of IIM CAP 2025:
- Some of the new IIMs participate in IIM CAP conducted for MBA/PGP admission.
- The IIM CAP colleges are IIM Nagpur, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Jammu, IIM Kashipur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Trichy and IIM Udaipur.
- Till 2024, IIM Sambalpur also participated in the IIM CAP. For 2025 admissions, it has opted out and will conduct admission individually.
- IIM Raipur, which was a part of IIM CAP till 2024, has also opted out of the process for 2025 admission.
- Every year, one of these nine IIM CAP colleges is given the responsibility to conduct the process. This year, IIM CAP will be conducted by IIM Bodh Gaya
- IIM CAP cut off for interview calls is common for all participating IIMs.
- IIM CAP is conducted for full time MBA courses only.
- IIM CAP interview dates (PI scheduling dates will be announced online.
- Shortlist for IIMs CAP is released in the month of third week January. Candidates have to fill an online application form to participate in IIM CAP.
- CAP PI will be conducted via Zoom in two slots - forenoon and afternoon. Candidates will be informed about their slot beforehand.
- In 2024, over 20,000 candidates were selected for the interview round of IIM MBA admissions through CAP.
- If a candidate's one IIM CAP interview clashes with another one, they can send a mail to CAP help desk for rescheduling the dates.
- The CAP conducting IIM releases the final merit list of candidates by May, but admission offers are made to selected students individually by the institutes.
- The tentative duration of IIM CAP 2025 would be mid-February to March 2025.
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What is IIM CAP 2025?
IIM CAP or the Common Admission Process is a single-window selection process in which candidates eligible for admission to the nine new IIMs have to appear for a single WAT-PI round. For example, the candidate who has selected IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Jammu, IIM Kashipur and IIM Raipur for admission, does not have to appear for WAT-PI round of all the four institutes. He/she only has to appear for this round conducted by the CAT conducting institute.
Under the IIMs CAP, participating IIMs send the list of candidates shortlisted for WAT-PI process to the institute conducting CAP for that particular year. The IIM CAP conducting institute conducts the WAT-PI round. Qualifying CAT cut off, admission parameters and their weightage are common to all CAP participating colleges.
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 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 is the CAT cut off for IIM Ahmedabad?
Q: What is the CAT cutoff for IIM Jammu?
The CAT overall and sectional cutoff percentile for shortlisting of general category candidates for the PI round is given below:
| Category | Cut-off |
|---|---|
| VARC | 70 |
| DILR | 70 |
| QA | 70 |
| Overall cut-off | 93 |
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Q: What is the CAT score required for IIM Kashipur?
Candidates aspiring to take admission to the MBA programme must meet the overall and section-wise CAT percentile to become eligible for the Personal Interview (PI) round. The minimum overall and section-wise CAT percentile in the year 2022 was 93 for admission to the MBA programme at IIM Kashipuir. Candidates having the required CAT percentile will be shortlisted for the Personal Interview (PI) round. Hence, students are advised to prepare well for the CAT exam and should aim to score accordingly.
The scores obtained by candidates in CAP are shared with individual institutes. Based on the final score of candidates, the 10 IIMs declare their own merit list of candidates selected for admission. The final list of selected candidates is displayed on individual institute website. Only those candidates who have institute login can access the merit list.
IIM CAP Registration Process 2025?
Candidates can apply for IIM CAP 2025 on the conducting institute website with the help of their CAT 2024 login ID. Check steps to follow:
- Log on to CAP conducting IIM website
- Click on the CAP 2025 tab
- Enter CAT ID and password
- If you are a new user, you'll need to register as new user
- Fill the CAP form, upload relevant documents and click on submit
IIM CAP: Qualifying CAT Cut Offs
The table below indicates qualifying IIM CAT cut off percentiles for various categories for 2024 batch. Cut offs for 2025 batch admission will be announced by December 2024, Candidates who will meet the cut offs will be shortlisted for PI round.
| Category |
IIM CAP Cut Off 2024 VARC |
IIM CAP Cut Off 2024 DILR |
IIM CAP Cut Off 2024 QA |
IIM CAP Cut Off 2024 Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN |
73 |
73 |
73 |
94 |
| EWS |
50 |
50 |
50 |
77 |
| NC-OBC |
50 |
50 |
50 |
77 |
| SC |
44 |
44 |
44 |
60 |
| ST |
25 |
25 |
30 |
40 |
| DAP |
25 |
25 |
30 |
40 |
IIM CAP Final Merit List: Parameters and Weightage
The final merit list of IIM CAP 2025 will be prepared on the basis of all participating candidates’ scores on the following parameters. The parameters and weightage mentioned below:
| IIM CAP Parameter |
Weightage |
|---|---|
| CAT Score |
33 |
| PI Score |
25 |
| Academic score |
15 |
| Profile (work exp., professional degree, diversity) |
27 |
| Total |
100 |
IIM CAP Process 2025
The IIM CAP process in explained below in 8 steps.
Step 1: Candidates select IIM campuses in the CAT application form.
Step 2: CAP institutes shortlist candidates on the basis of CAT score and predefined criteria for WAT-PI.
Step 3: The CAP conducting IIM collates list of candidates selected by participating IIMs sends e-mails to the aspirants, mentioning the IIMs which have shortlisted them for WAT-PI.
Step 4: The shortlisted candidates have to fill an online form for participation in WAT-PI.
Step 5: CAP conducting IIM sends an email informing the WAT-PI date and venue to students who confirmed participation in the admission round.
Step 6: Candidates participate in the common WAT-PI process.
Step 7: The CAP conducting IIM sends WAT-PI score report to all participating institutes under CAP
Step 8: Based on the scores received, each IIM prepares final merit list and sends offer letters to selected candidate via email.
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FAQs on IIM CAP 2025
Q: What is IIM CAP? How can I participate in it?
A: IIM CAP is a Common Admission Process for shortlisting and selection of candidates for admission to MBA/PGP programmes offered by the baby IIMs. To participate in the CAP, one needs to clear the CAT exam and meet the cut offs fixed for CAP institutes. Candidates also need to select these institutes in the CAT application form 2024 for shortlisting.
Q: Which are the nine IIM CAP colleges?
A: The IIM CAP Colleges are - IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Jammu, IIM Kashipur, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Trichy and IIM Udaipur. Selection of candidates is done by the IIMs CAP conducting institute for that year. For example, for 2024 batch admission, IIM Udaipur will conduct the CAP.
Q: Which IIM will conduct IIM CAP 2025?
A: In 2022, IIM Trichy conducted it for the group of nine IIMs. In 2023, the responsibility of conducting the IIM CAP was given to IIM Udaipur. The IIM CAP 2024 conducting institute has been given to IIM Kashipur. For 2025, IIM Bodh Gaya will conduct CAP.
Q: What is the IIM CAP cut off for General category candidates?
A: Under IIM CAP, the qualifying CAT cut off for General category candidates is 94 percentile (overall). Sectional CAT cut offs are as follows:
- QA: 77 percentile
- DILR: 77 percentile
- VARC: 77 percentile
Q: Is the admission process same for all IIMs that participate in IIM CAP?
A: Yes, the admission process for all IIMs under IIM CAP is same. The IIM CAP cut off, admission parameters and their weightage are common to all participating institutes. The CAP conducting institute conducted the shortlisting process for all 10 IIMs. Then the institutes select candidates individually and the WAT-PI is conducted.
Q: What is the minimum CAT cut off required from SC/ST candidates for IIM CAP?
A: The minimum CAT cut off requirement for IIM CAP from SC candidates is 54 percentile (overall) and from ST candidates, 40 percentile (overall). Candidates meeting the minimum cut off are eligible for being shortlisted for the PI round of IIM CAP colleges.
Q: What is the eligibility criteria for IIM CAP 2025?
A: The eligibility criteria for IIM CAP is same as CAT eligibility criteria, i.e. minimum 50 per cent aggregate or equivalent in graduation (45 per cent for Reserved category candidates). Candidates must ensure they also meet the qualifying CAT cut off fixed for IIM CAP colleges to be eligible for selection. The selection for WAT-PI will however be based on the final CAT 2024 cut off, which can be higher than the qualifying cut off.
Q: When is IIM CAP process conducted?
A: IIM CAP process is conducted after the CAT result announcement. It is conducted every year between January and March. The CAT 2023 result was declared on December 21, 2023. The IIM CAP 2025 schedule is expected to be announced in by the second week of January 2024.
Q: Do I need to be present physically at any institute for IIM CAP?
A: The WAT-PI rounds were conducted in online mode at all IIMs during COVID-19 pandemic. In 2024 too, the PI round was conducted online. Candidates could schedule their interview through login. Candidates had to be present in person for the personality assessment round.
Q: How can I apply for IIM CAP?
A: IIM CAP application is an online process. The CAP form will be released at the conducting IIM and all participating IIM websites. Candidates can fill the form to participate in IIM CAP by using their CAT credentials. They will need to enter their CAT ID and password. In the form, they will have to fill their personal details and CAT score.
Q: Who conducts WAT-PI round under IIM CAP?
A: The IIM CAP conducting institute conducts WAT-PI round for all participating IIMs and sends the scores of candidates to respective IIMs. The participating IIMs then individually prepare the final merit list for admission. This process is convenient and helps the new IIMs to select candidates on the same parameters and scale.
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