Indian Institute of Management Amritsar (IIM Amritsar)

#64th in the Management category (down 17 places from 47th in NIRF 2024), per MBAUniverse.com's analysis of the NIRF 2025 list. Some aggregator pages print different numbers for the same year, so the official list on nirfindia.org should be used for the final figure. NIRF 2025 (Management)📍 Amritsar, Punjab

Indian Institute of Management Amritsar (IIM Amritsar) Admissions 2026 Eligibility, Admission Process & Important Dates

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7 Courses

MBA, MBA-BA and MBA-HR admissions are based on CAT scores. For the 2026-28 batch, candidates first had to meet minimum sectional and overall CAT 2025 percentiles - for General and EWS, 90 overall with sectional minimums of 80 in Quantitative Aptitude, 75 in Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning and 80 in Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (77 for EWS); 80 overall for NC-OBC; 55 for SC; and 40 for ST and PwD - along with a bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PwD). Eligible candidates are ranked on a pre-PI score that weights CAT 50%, Class 10 10%, Class 12 10%, graduation 5%, gender diversity 10% and work experience 15%.

Indian Institute of Management Amritsar (IIM Amritsar) Admissions

Admission Process Overview

Below is the complete admission information including eligible exams, eligibility criteria, admission process, and important notes for each program offered.

Required Entrance Exams

CAT (MBA, MBA-BA, MBA-HR); IPMAT conducted by IIM Indore (IPM); CAT / GMAT / GRE / GATE or IAAT (Executive MBA); CAT / GATE / GMAT / GRE / JAM (M.Sc. in Data Science and Management)

Eligibility Criteria

MBA family: bachelor's degree with at least 50% aggregate marks (45% for SC/ST/PwD) and a valid CAT score above the category-wise minimum percentiles (for CAT 2025, 90 overall for General and EWS, 80 NC-OBC, 55 SC, 40 ST and PwD, along with sectional minimums); final-year students may apply if they finish all requirements by 30 June 2026. IPM: Class XII with Mathematics, age up to 20 years as of 1 August 2026. EMBA: graduation plus three years of work experience.

Admission Process

Two-stage composite-score process for the MBA batch of 2026-28: (1) candidates meeting the CAT sectional and overall minimums are ranked on a pre-PI score (CAT 50%, Class 10 10%, Class 12 10%, graduation 5%, gender diversity 10%, work experience 15%), with Class 10 and 12 marks normalised against the 90th percentile of each board; (2) shortlisted candidates appear for a Personal Interview and are scored on PI 70%, work experience 10%, gender diversity 10% and academic diversity 10%. The final rank uses aggregate score = 0.7 x pre-PI score + 0.3 x post-PI score, applied uniformly across categories, with offers made category-wise on that rank. The MBA-BA and MBA-HR processes follow the same policy. Admission for the 2026-28 batch is complete; the next MBA cycle (2027-29) uses CAT 2026 scores.

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Admission Process at IIM Amritsar

Shortlisted candidates then appear for a Personal Interview, and the post-PI score gives 70% to the interview and 10% each to work experience, gender diversity and academic diversity. The final aggregate is 0.7 times the pre-PI score plus 0.3 times the post-PI score, applied uniformly to all categories with offers made category-wise. The Executive MBA requires three years of work experience and a CAT, GMAT, GRE, GATE or IAAT score, the IPM uses IPMAT with Mathematics compulsory in Class XII, and the M.Sc. in Data Science and Management uses national test scores followed by an interview. The MBA 2026-28 cycle is complete, and the next cycle (2027-29) uses CAT 2026 scores.