Latest Update – IIM Ahmedabad calls for personal interview is out now!
IIM Ahmedabad consistently maintains its ranking at 1st position among the top MBA colleges in India. Due to the top MBA college, the competition is slightly on the higher side for this institute and the admission criteria covers two stage process where the first round considered for preliminary screening where qualifying cutoffs are taken into picture and most important, Application Rating (AR) scores are provided based on various parameters like class 10th percentage, class 12th percentage, percentage of Bachelor’s degree (here different scores or terms provided by the institute according to graduation course), and the final rating based on the work experience carried by the candidates based on the number of months. The second stage process in IIM Ahmedabad selection criteria is shortlisting for Personal Interview & Analytical Writing Test where selection is being done among the pool of aspirants who perform exceptional across various disciplines. The PI calls for IIM Ahmedabad admission based on CAT 2025 scores are out now. Let’s discuss the IIM Ahmedabad selection criteria in a detailed manner for PGP admission (2026-28) batch.
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IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria & Shortlisting for PGP (2026-28)
IIM Ahmedabad has provided selection criteria and shortlisting process for admission to the PGP programme (2026-28) batch. The institute is following two stage process, first one is the preliminary screening (qualifying cutoff) and another is shortlisting for Analytical Written Test followed by Personal Interview. Let’s discuss both the process for the IIM Ahmedabad selection criteria in a detailed manner.
IIM Ahmedabad Cutoff (Qualifying Cutoff)
Candidates should meet the minimum cutoff percentile ranks whether it is sectional and overall percentile. The sectional percentile is for all the three sections of CAT 2025 and it is important to obtain a positive raw scores across all sections (greater than zero) to get eligible for the IIM Ahmedabad selection criteria. Candidates should check the minimum cutoff percentile of CAT 2025 for overall and sectional (VARC, DILR & QA) in the table given below.
| Non-PwD CAT Cutoff | ||||
| Category | General/EWS | NC-OBC | SC | ST |
| Sectional Percentile | 85 | 80 | 75 | 65 |
| Overall Percentile | 95 | 90 | 85 | 75 |
Important Note: The candidates who belong to the Transgender General category will have the same cutoffs applicable for NC-OBC.
IIM Ahmedabad use the application rating score of candidates at the different stage of the selection process and this can be calculated as the sum of various parameters including Class 10th scores (A), Class 12th scores (B), rating score for the bachelor’s degree examination, and finally the rating score based on the work experience of a candidates. Let’s discuss the Application Rating (AR) provided by IIM Ahmedabad as per their selection criteria in a detailed manner.
IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria – “Rating Score A” Based on Class 10th Scores
| Candidate Score in Class 10th | Rating Score A |
| ≤ 55 | 1 |
| > 55 and ≤ 60 | 2 |
| > 60 and ≤ 70 | 3 |
| > 70 and ≤ 80 | 5 |
| > 80 and ≤ 90 | 8 |
| > 90 | 10 |
IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria – “Rating Score B” Based on Class 12th Scores
| Rating Score B | Science (12th %) | Commerce (12th %) | Arts / Humanities (12th %) |
| 1 | ≤ 55 | ≤ 50 | ≤ 45 |
| 2 | > 55 and ≤ 60 | > 50 and ≤ 55 | > 45 and ≤ 50 |
| 3 | > 60 and ≤ 70 | > 55 and ≤ 65 | > 50 and ≤ 60 |
| 5 | > 70 and ≤ 80 | > 65 and ≤ 75 | > 60 and ≤ 70 |
| 8 | > 80 and ≤ 90 | > 75 and ≤ 90 | > 70 and ≤ 85 |
| 10 | > 90 | > 90 | > 85 |
IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria – “Rating Score C” Based on Bachelor’s Degree
| Rating Score C | AC-1 Bachelor’s % | AC-2 Professional Courses % | AC-3 Bachelor’s % | AC-4 & AC-6 Bachelor’s % | AC-5 Bachelor’s % |
| 1 | ≤ 55 | ≤ 50 | ≤ 55 | ≤ 60 | ≤ 50 |
| 2 | > 55 and ≤ 60 | > 50 and ≤ 53 | > 55 and ≤ 60 | > 60 and ≤ 65 | > 50 and ≤ 55 |
| 3 | > 60 and ≤ 62 | > 53 and ≤ 55 | > 60 and ≤ 65 | > 65 and ≤ 70 | > 55 and ≤ 60 |
| 5 | > 62 and ≤ 65 | > 55 and ≤ 57 | > 65 and ≤ 70 | > 70 and ≤ 75 | > 60 and ≤ 65 |
| 8 | > 65 and ≤ 70 | > 57 and ≤ 63 | > 70 and ≤ 80 | > 75 and ≤ 85 | > 65 and ≤ 75 |
| 10 | > 70 | > 63 | > 80 | > 85 | > 75 |
AC-1: Subjects related to Medicine and Surgery. Ex- MBBS, BAMS, MD (USA), BHMS, etc.
AC-2: Professional degrees like CA, ICWA, CMA, CS, FIAI.
AC-3: All Economics, Commerce, Finance, and Management related degrees.
AC-4: All Technology, Architecture, Science and Engineering related domains like B.Tech, B.Sc, B.Arch and more.
AC-5: Covering Arts & Humanities related degrees including the Design, Education, Fashion Design/Technology, and more, rest complete information related to the same is mentioned in the official website of IIM Ahmedabad.
AC-6: Categories covered here which are not mentioned from AC-1 to AC-5.
IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria – “Rating Score D” Based on the Scores of Work Experience
| Work Experience of a Candidate in Months | Rating Score D |
| < 12 months | 0 |
| ≥ 12 and ≤ 36 months | MF × (Number of months of work experience − 11) |
| > 36 months | 5 |
IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria – Shortlisting for PI & AWT
Shortlisting for the Analytical Written Test and Personal Interview is carried out with the two stage process. In the first stage, exceptional performers are shortlisted from different categories (AC-1 to AC-5) which is considered as Composite Scores (CS) where 65% weightage is given to the CAT 2025 scores and 35% weightage given to the past academic records.
The final selection is based on a Final Composite Score (FCS), which considers multiple dimensions of a candidate’s profile. The Personal Interview carries the highest weight (50%), followed by CAT score (25%), Application Rating (15%), and AWT (10%). Selection is done category-wise in accordance with reservation norms, ensuring fairness and diversity.
The Final Composite Score (FCS) is calculated as:
FCS = PIF * Normalised PI Score + AWTF * Normalised AWT Score + CATF_FCS * Normalised CAT Score + ARF_FCS * Normalised AR Score
where, PIF is Personal Interview Multiplication Factor, AWTF is AWT Multiplication Factor, CATF_FCS is CAT Score Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score and ARF_FCS is Application Rating Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score.
Conclusion – IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria
The IIM Ahmedabad selection criteria is quite complex as candidates would compare among the pool of aspirants to the selection for PGP admission (2026-28) batch based on multiple stages where the first stage is the initial screening to check based on the minimum qualifying cutoff and the final selection process depends on the FCS (Final Composite Score) that concludes the class X percentage, Class XII percentage, percentage of candidates in bachelor’s degree and work experience in months. Candidates should check the detailed selection process of IIM Ahmedabad above mentioned in the blog in a detailed manner.
