Latest Updates:

The IIM Ahmedabad Admissions 2026 will be conducted based on the score of CAT Exam 2025.
The CAT Exam 2025 is scheduled on 30th November 2025.
The XAT Exam registration process 2026 is now open for MBA/PGDM courses. The last date to register is 5th December 2025.
The GATE 2026 registrations are ongoing for admission to ME/Mtech and PhD courses, and the deadline for registration with late fee payment has been extended to 13th October 2025. The GATE 2026 exam dates are Feb 7, Feb 8, Feb 14, and Feb 15, 2026.

IIM Ahmedabad Admissions are conducted based on the national-level entrance exams. The admission to IIM popular courses, including PGP (or MBA) is conducted based on the CAT Exam Scores. The IIM Ahmedabad Shortlisting is conducted based on a Composite Score (CS). The CS is calculated through Candidates CAT Scores and their Application Rating. The following are some trends of IIM Ahmedabad Admissions 2026.

IIM Ahmedabad Admissions are highly competitive with the lowest acceptance rates globally, hovering around 1%.
Approximately over 2 Lakhs students fight for the 398 PGP seats in IIM Ahmedabad.
The batch profile for the 2024-26 PGP batch at IIMA indicates efforts for diversity, with 40% of students being non-engineers.
The IIM Ahmedabad Cutoff is getting highly competitive with over 99.6 percentile in CAT Exam in recent years.

Apart from the PGP course, IIM Ahmedabad courses include other management and doctoral courses as well.

IIM Ahmedabad Admissions: Quick Highlights

The important factors regarding admission to IIM Ahmedabad have been listed in the table as follows.

Particulars	Details
Basic Admission Criteria	Merit and Entrance Test
Entrance Based	Yes
IIM Ahmedabad top Entrance Exams	CAT Exam, GATE Exam, XAT, etc.
IIM Ahmedabad Admissions Process	Institutional Counselling including GD and PI.
Application Mode	Online

IIM Ahmedabad Admission Process

Here is the step-by-step guide to be followed for the IIM Ahmedabad Admission Process.

1. Online Application: Students must fill out the IIM Ahmedabad online form of the university to apply for admission to the institute. You must have cleared the CAT Exam with high percentile.

2. IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria: A composite score is calculated for shortlisting, which includes:

CAT Score: A significant portion (e.g., 65%) of the composite score.
Application Rating (AR) Score: This score accounts for the remaining portion (e.g., 35%) and is based on:
- 10th-grade marks
- 12th-grade marks
- Bachelor's degree score
- Work experience
- Gender diversity

3. Shortlisting: Based on the composite score, candidates are shortlisted for the Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds.

4. Final Selection: Admission offers are made based on a final evaluation that considers a variety of factors, including:

Performance in the AWT and PI.
CAT score.
Application rating score.
Other co-curricular and extracurricular achievements.

IIM Ahmedabad Admissions: Application Dates and Deadlines

The following table shows the IIM Ahmedabad key application dates and deadlines.

Important Events	Dates
CAT Exam Admit Card 2025	5th November 2025
CAT Exam 2025	30th November 2025
GATE 2026 Registration Last Date	13th October 2025 (With Late Fees)
GATE 2026 Exam	7th, 8th, 14th, and 15th February 2026
XAT 2026 Last Date of Registration	5th December 2025

IIM Ahmedabad Admissions Criteria and Selection Criteria

The table below shows the IIM Ahmedabad Admissions Criteria and selection criteria for various courses.

Course	Admission Criteria	Selection Criteria
PGPX, PGP, MBA	Graduation + CAT Exam Score	Based on the Institutional Counselling including GD and PI
PhD	Post Graduation + GATE or CAT	Interview

IIM Ahmedabad Admissions: Documents required

Students must carefully possess all these necessary documents for the smooth admission process into the IIM Ahmedabad.

10th and 12th class mark sheet
Bachelor's marksheet( if you have)
Master's and degree certificates for phd
The admit card and the scorecard of the entrance exam
Caste certificate
Id proof
Passport-size photo

IIM Ahmedabad Admissions: Seat Matrix 2025

The following is the seat matrix for IIM Ahmedabad Admissions 2025.

Category	No. Of Seats
Total PGP Seats	398
General	194
OBC	104
SC	58
ST	29

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