IIM Indore MBA cut-off is overall 90 percentile and sectional is 80 percentile. IIM Indore cut-off for PGP-HRM is overall 80 percentile. 
 

IIM Indore has a 3-stage process to select the candidates for its MBA program. All these stages have certain parameters through which a candidate is given a composite score. The candidates whose composite score is above the minimum cut-off will be selected for the program. Similarly for the IIM Indore IPM program, the candidates need to clear the sectional and overall cut-off of IPMAT, as these both parameters will be used to make the final selection. Read more about IIM Indore Admission Process
 

 

IIM Indore MBA Cut-off 2023

All candidates who have applied for the PGP program should fulfill the eligibility criteria mentioned by CAT 2022 and should have scores above the minimum CAT cut-off percentile. The CAT cut-off has been mentioned in the table below:

IIM Indore CAT Cut-off for PGP
Category Overall QA DILR VARC
General 90 80 80 80
EWS 90 80 80 80
NC-OBS 80 70 70 70
SC 60 55 55 55
ST 45 40 40 40
PwD 45 40 40 40
 

IIM Indore Cut-off: Shortlist for Personal Interview 

The candidates who satisfy the criteria in stage 1 will be considered in stage 2. The candidates from each category will be shortlisted for PI, based on the composite score. The composite score will be calculated based on the 10th mark, 12th mark, CAT score, and diversity factor. The details to calculate the composite score are given in the table below:

IIM Indore Composite Score Calculation for PGP
Components Score 
10th score 32[Z candidate - Z minZ max - Z min]
12th score 40[Z candidate - Z minZ max - Z min]
CAT score 20[Candidate's CAT overall scoreHighest CAT overall score]
Diversity Factor 6
Composite Score  = Sum of all the above score
 

IIM Indore MBA Cut-off: Final Selection

The final selection merit list will be prepared after the candidates shortlisted in Stage 2 have appeared for a Personal Interview. Category-wise merit list will be prepared based on the Final Composite Score (FCS), which will be calculated based on the 10th mark, 12th mark, CAT score, and PI score.

IIM Indore Final Composite Score Calculation for PGP
Components Score 
10th score 10[Z candidate - Z minZ max - Z min]
12th score 10[Z candidate - Z minZ max - Z min]
CAT score 20[Candidate's CAT overall scoreHighest CAT overall score]
PI Score 40[Z candidate - Z minZ max - Z min]
Composite Score  = Sum of all the above score
 

IIM Indore PGP-HRM Cut-off 2023

The applicants who have applied for IIM Indore PGP-HRM in the CAT form, will have to score a minimum sectional and overall percentile in the CAT 2022. The applicants who will clear the minimum cutoff will be shortlisted for Stage 2.

The minimum CAT cut-off for PGP-HRM is mentioned in the table below:

IIM Indore CAT Cut-off for PGP-HRM
Category Overall QA DILR VARC
General 70 60 70 80
EWS 60 55 60 65
NC-OBS 60 55 60 65
SC 55 50 50 55
ST 45 40 40 40
PwD 45 40 40 40
 

IIM Indore Cut-off: Shortlist for Personal Interview 

The candidates shortlisted for Stage 1 will be considered for a Personal Interview. Candidates from each category will be shortlisted based on their composite scores. The composite score will be calculated based on the parameters like 10th score, 12th score, CAT score, Gender diversity, Academic diversity, and Work Experience. 

The composite score can be calculated based on the data mentioned in the table below:

IIM Indore Composite Score Calculation for PGP-HRM
Components Score 
10th score 20[Z candidate - Z minZ max - Z min]
12th score 20[Z candidate - Z minZ max - Z min]
CAT Overall Score 20[Candidate's CAT overall scoreHighest CAT overall score]
Gender Diversity Factor (GDF) Only for the Female Candidates 10
Academic Diversity Factor 20
Work Experience 0 - 10
Composite Score  = Sum of all the above score
 

IIM Indore Cut-off: Final Selection 

The candidates shortlisted in stage 2 will have to appear for the personal interview. Those who will appear in the interview will only be considered for the final selection. Candidates will be selected from every category based on their Final Composite Score (FCS), which will be calculated based on the parameters like 10th score, 12th score, CAT score, PI score, Gender diversity, and Academic diversity.

The final composite score can be calculated based on the data mentioned in the table below:

IIM Indore Final Composite Score Calculation for PGP-HRM
Components Score 
10th score 10[Z candidate - Z minZ max - Z min]
12th score 10[Z candidate - Z minZ max - Z min]
CAT Overall Score 10[Candidate's CAT overall scoreHighest CAT overall score]
PI Score 40[Z candidate - Z minZ max - Z min]
Gender Diversity Factor (GDF) Only for the Female Candidates 5
Academic Diversity Factor 20
Final Composite Score  = Sum of all the above score
 

IIM Indore IPM Cut-off 2023

The IPM Aptitude Test will have 3 sections, Quantitative Abilty (MCQ format), Quantitative Ability ( Short answer question format), and Verbal Ability (MCQ format). The candidates will have to score a minimum mark in each of the 3 sections. The minimum cut-off marks for each category will be decided by the Admission Committee.

The IPMAT 2022 sectional cut-off is mentioned in the table below:

IIM Indore Cut-off: IPMAT Sectional Cut-off
Category Quantitative Ability SA Quantitative Ability MCQ Verbal Ability
EWS 8 29 86
General 20 43 112
NC-OBC 8 21 70
PwD 4 8 34
SC 4 14 50
ST 4 8 34
 

IIM Indore Cut-off: Personal Interview Shortlist for IPM

The merit list will be generated based on the Aptitude Test Score (ATS) and a sufficient number of candidates from each category, will be shortlisted for the interview. The ATS will be calculated through the marks scored in the 3 sections of the Aptitute Test.

The minimum and the maximum ATS for all the categories are mentioned in the table below:

IIM Indore Cut-off: IPMAT ATS Cut-off
Category Minimum ATS Maximum ATS
EWS 29.73238 68.71151
General 48.44694 86.52111
NC-OBC 19.30946 67.36212
PwD 6.89382 60.26159
SC 10.93418 81.10236
ST 2.33379 44.97858
 

IIM Indore Cut-off: Final Selection for IPM

The final selection of the candidates for the IPM program will be based on the composite score, calculated through the Aptitude Test Score (ATS) and Personal Interview. A category-wise final merit list will be generated. 

Component Score 
Aptitude Test Score (ATS) 65
Personal Interview Score  35
Composite Score = Sum of the above
 

IIM Indore FAQs

Ques. What percentile does a student require to get admission in IIM Indore? 

Ans. The sectional cutoff would be 80% & the overall cutoff would be 90% to get into IIM Indore. However, the actual cutoff for getting admission to IIM Indore is 98% with a good weightage in PI & WAT. 

Ques. Is work experience required after clearing the CAT cutoff at IIM Indore? 

Ans. Work experience is not necessary to get into any IIMs including IIM Indore. Students with work experience get benefits at the PI round as the interview will be then based on work-related but it is not mandatory as fresher candidates also get chances into IIMs. 

Ques. If a student clears the CAT cutoff but does not have 90% at 12th, can the student get into IIM Indore? 

Ans. If a student clears the CAT cutoff but does not have 90% at 12th then would not be an issue as the students require to have above 80% marks in 12th for getting admission to IIM Indore. 

Ques. Does low performance in PI & WAT matter to secure a seat in IIM Indore? 

Ans. Yes, performance in PI & WAT does matter to secure a seat in IIM Indore. Even with a high CAT cutoff, if a student does not perform well in PI & WAT the student can be eliminated from the final selection. 

Ques. If a student doesn’t get 90% in CAT then his/ her 10th & 12th will help to get into IIM Indore?

Ans. No, students are required to obtain 90% in CAT but 10th & 12th percentages are also significant to get into IIM Indore. The competition is really tough but a student who scores less in CAT can not get into IIM Indore with the percentages of 10th & 12th as individually students must score 90% in every academic level along with good CAT percentile.

Ques. How much GMAT score is required to get into IIM Indore?

Ans. Apart from MBA, IIM Calcutta admission to its flagship EPGP course is granted on the basis of GMAT Score. Previously, candidates who have a GMAT score of 720 and above have successfully made it into IIM Indore.

Ques. Is it tough to get into IIM Indore by qualifying CAT Cut off ?

Ans. The difficulty level of the exam exceeds even the 12th-grade board exams. Candidates are required to undergo thorough preparation and practice to ace the section asked in CAT exam to get shortlisted for IIM Indore. Questions come from a wide range of topics from the basic level mathematics of 9th-grade to the higher 12th-grade mathematics.

Ques. How many candidates applied for IPMAT 2022?

Ans. Now, the funnel has come down at IIM Indore from the total sample space of 15,000+ candidates to around 8,000 candidates who have ended up scoring a net positive score, i.e. greater than 0, in each section. Out of the 8,105 candidates under consideration at this stage, there are 3,075 females and 5,030 males.

Ques. What are the factors upon which the final selection at IIM Indore depends ?

Ans. During 2022, The CAT Cutoff for admission to PGP was 90 percentile for general category students. In the final shortlist, IIM Calcutta selects candidates for admission on the basis of Previous Academic records, CAT Score and PI Score. 

Ques. What is the overall cut off fixed for SC/ST candidates in CAT 2022 to get into IIM Indore?

Ans. In the IIM Indore Admission Criteria 2023-2025 for Post Graduate Programme (PGP), the overall qualifying CAT 2022 cut off percentile is fixed at 90 for General category students, same as last year. For NC-OBC candidates it is 80 and for SC/ST candidates it is 60 and 45 percentile, respectively.