IIM Bangalore is one of the top management colleges in India which is widely known for its strong academics, research, faculty and top-tier placements. IIM Bangalore consistently maintain its 2nd rank across the management category in National Institutional Ranking Framework. The institute has announced its cutoff for the Personal Interview and PGP stands for Post Graduate Programme in Management, it is two-year full time residential program for the candidates. This blog is a comprehensive guide about IIM Bangalore selection criteria, minimum eligibility criteria, qualifying cutoffs, selection process by explaining both the stages and more. So, let’s deep dive in the article to get more information about the admission criteria of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.
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IIM Bangalore Selection Criteria – Qualifying Cutoffs & Eligibility Criteria
Candidates should meet the minimum eligibility criteria to get eligible for the further process of IIM Bangalore selection criteria.
- Candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree with minimum 50% marks or equivalent CGPA but for SC/ST/PwD category students, it is 45% or equivalent CGPA.
- Professional degrees like (CA/CS/ICWA(CMA)/FIAI) should be completed.
- And, finally the valid CAT 2025 scorecard at the time of application process.
The table given below shows the expected qualifying cutoff based on CAT 2025 scores and the minimum sectional percentile and overall percentile is mentioned in the table given below.
Expected Qualifying Cutoff – IIM Bangalore Admission Criteria
| Category | Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension Section I | Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Section II | Quantitative Aptitude Section III | Aggregate |
| General | 80 | 75 | 75 | 85 |
| NC-OBC | 70 | 65 | 65 | 75 |
| EWS | 70 | 65 | 65 | 75 |
| SC | 65 | 60 | 60 | 70 |
| ST | 55 | 55 | 55 | 65 |
| PWD | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
IIM Bangalore Selection Criteria – Stage 1
Candidates first get determined according to the minimum percentile in CAT 2025 and then for a first shortlist of a candidate, a pre-PI score is created which is based on various parameters mentioned below.
| Components | Weightage |
| CAT 2025 | 55 Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension – 19 Points Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning – 21 Points Quantitative Ability – 15 Points |
| 10th Score | 10 |
| 12th Score | 10 |
| Bachelor’s Degree Score | 10 |
| Work Experience / Professional Course | 10 |
| Gender Diversity | 5 |
Note : 1) Candidates who don’t have 10th board score or 12th board scored (due to COVID -19) are normalized and no points are assigned to these components, instead the points shall be readjusted to other components (expect 10th & 12th board scores).
2) Pre-PI score for work experience is calculated as:
= 10x/36 if 0 < x < 36
= 10 if x >= 36IIM Bangalore Selection Criteria – Stage 2
The second stage in the IIM Bangalore selection criteria is Personal Interview and Written Ability Test. Both PI & WAT will be happened on the same day at same location and the duration is approximately 30 minutes.
Post-PI Stage: Calculation of final composite scores
| Components | Post-PI Weightage |
| Personal Interview | 40 |
| Written Ability Test | 10 |
| CAT 2025 | 25 Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension – 8.75 Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning – 10 Quantitative Ability – 6.25 |
| 10th Scores | 5 |
| 12th Scores | 5 |
| Bachelor’s Degree Score | 5 |
| Work Experience / Professional Course | 10 |
IIM Bangalore Selection Criteria – Required Documents
The documents listed below are indispensable for the candidates during entire admission process of IIM Bangalore. Candidates can check the detailed list for the required documents.
- 10th, 12th and Bachelor’s degree / transcripts.
- Bachelor’s degree certificate or provision degree (if applicable to the candidates)
- SOP (Statement of Purpose)
- Bonafide Certificate (for the candidates who belong to the final year of their graduation)
- Work experience letter (if applicable), first and last pay slips
- SC/ST/PwD/NC-OBC certificate (if applicable)
- Disability certificate (if applicable to the candidates)
IIM Bangalore Admission Criteria – Final Words
IIM Bangalore selection criteria is based on two stage process and the final composite score can be calculated after the Personal Interview and based on various components like Personal Interview scores, WAT scores, CAT 2025 scores, 10th board scores, 12th board scores, bachelor’s degree scores and work experience.
