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Indian Institute of Management Ranchi Admissions 2026 Eligibility, Admission Process & Important Dates

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Admission to the two-year MBA, MBA-HR and MBA-BA programmes for 2026-28 is based on the performance of candidates in CAT 2025, the Personal Interview and their academic and work profile. IIM Ranchi takes part in the Joint Admission Process 2026 with IIM Kashipur, IIM Raipur and IIM Tiruchirappalli, and IIM Raipur coordinates the process. A candidate who selects these institutes in the CAT form and meets the minimum criteria receives an email invitation to register on the JAP portal. This registration is mandatory but it is not an interview call.

Indian Institute of Management Ranchi 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

IPMAT (for IPM)

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must pass Class 10 and Class 12 with at least 60% marks (55% for SC, ST, and PwD) and have a valid IPM - IIM Ranchi application with a valid IPMAT Indore score

Admission Process

Step 1: Apply and appear for the IPMAT exam conducted by IIM Indore. Step 2: Fill out the separate online application form on the IIM Ranchi website using your IPMAT registration ID. Step 3: Shortlisted candidates based on their exam scores and academic profile are called for a Personal Interview (PI) round. Step 4: Final selection is made through a merit list based on your IPMAT score, PI performance, and past academics.

Required Entrance Exams

CAT 2025 (for MBA, MBA-HRM and MBA-BA 2026-28 via JAP 2026)

Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's degree with minimum marks of 50% (45% for SC, ST and PwD); Class X and XII minimum 60% (55% SC/ST, 45% PwD). Minimum CAT percentile for JAP registration: General 90 overall and 75 in each section; EWS and NC-OBC 75 and 60; SC 50 and 45; ST 30 and 25; PwD 30 and 25. PI shortlisting cutoffs 2026: General 95.25, EWS 89, NC-OBC 88.5, SC 75, ST 44, PwD 30 overall.

Admission Process

Joint Admission Process (JAP 2026) with IIM Kashipur, IIM Raipur and IIM Tiruchirappalli (IIM Raipur coordinates). Step 1: mandatory online JAP registration after CAT results. Step 2: PI shortlisting on CAT 2025 and a common physical Personal Interview. Final offers follow a Consolidated Merit List: CAT component 65% (Verbal 15, Quant 35, DILR 15), Profile score 20% (academics 10, work experience 10) and PI 15%, plus 5 bonus marks for female and transgender candidates and 5 marks in the MBA-HRM list for 2 to 3 years of experience. No Written Ability Test is mentioned in the 2026-28 criteria.

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Admission Process at IIM Ranchi

To register, candidates must meet minimum percentile and academic requirements. For the General category the minimum is a 90 overall percentile with 75 in each section, and for EWS and NC-OBC it is 75 overall with 60 in each section. Class X and XII marks must be at least 60 percent (55 percent for SC and ST, 45 percent for PwD) and graduation marks at least 50 percent (45 percent for SC, ST and PwD).

After the common Personal Interview, IIM Ranchi prepares a Consolidated Merit List. The weightage is shown below.

Consolidated Merit List 2026-28
Component	Weightage
CAT component (Verbal 15, Quantitative 35, DILR 15)	65%
Profile score (academics 10, work experience 10)	20%
Personal Interview	15%
Bonus for female and transgender candidates	5 marks
Bonus in MBA-HRM list for 2 to 3 years of experience	5 marks

In the profile score, Class X carries up to 2 marks, Class XII up to 4 marks and graduation up to 4 marks. Work experience earns 5 marks for more than 12 and up to 24 months, 10 marks for more than 24 and up to 36 months, 5 marks for more than 36 and up to 48 months, and nothing beyond that. The process includes a Personal Interview only, and the 2026-28 criteria do not describe a Written Ability Test.

Selected candidates pay an acceptance fee of Rs. 1,10,000, which is adjusted against the first-term fee, and there is no part payment. The offer is provisional until the original documents and category certificates are verified, and an EWS or NC-OBC certificate must be valid for the financial year of admission. Candidates who are in the final year of graduation can join provisionally and must submit their final marksheet and degree by 30 September 2026 for the batch concerned. Late joining is not allowed because attendance rules apply.

The IPM follows a separate route through the IPMAT conducted by IIM Indore, followed by an application on the IIM Ranchi website and a Personal Interview. International applicants apply through a separate online process.

Check the CAT cutoff page for category-wise percentiles and the fee structure page before accepting an offer.