Archive · 7 Oct 2026
IIM Ahmedabad Revises PGP Shortlisting for 2027–29 Batch
IIM Ahmedabad has made some changes to how it chooses students for its management programme.
The changes apply to students hoping to join the 2027–29 batch.
The institute has put undergraduate degrees into 18 broad subject groups.
It will give applicants a score based on their graduation marks, with higher marks earning more points.
Non-male candidates receive three points for gender diversity, while male candidates do not receive points in that category.
The basic degree requirements have not changed.
Applicants also need to meet minimum CAT-2026 scores, but meeting those scores does not guarantee they will be invited to the next stage.
IIM Ahmedabad has revised parts of the admission process for its two-year PGP for the 2027–29 batch.
The institute now groups undergraduate degrees into 18 broad disciplines for assessing applicants’ academic backgrounds.
Graduation marks receive rating scores from one to 10, with higher marks earning higher scores.
Non-male candidates receive three gender-diversity points; male candidates receive none.
Eligibility rules and minimum CAT-2026 qualifying cut-offs remain unchanged, and meeting cut-offs does not guarantee a next-stage call.
- Who
- IIM Ahmedabad and candidates seeking admission to its PGP.
- What
- The institute revised parts of its PGP admission and shortlisting criteria for the 2027–29 batch.
- When
- For the 2027–29 academic session; candidates must be at least 19 years old on June 30, 2027.
- Where
- IIM Ahmedabad, India.
- Why
- The notice describes changes to how academic backgrounds and graduation marks are assessed; it does not state a specific reason for the changes.
- Programme
- Two-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP)
- Applicable batch
- 2027–29
- Undergraduate discipline groups
- 18 broad disciplines
- Graduation rating
- One to 10 points, based on graduation marks
- Gender-diversity points
- Three points for non-male candidates; none for male candidates
- Minimum degree marks
- 50%; 45% for SC, ST and PwD candidates
- CAT-2026 overall qualifying cut-offs
- General and EWS: 95 percentile; NC-OBC: 90; SC: 85; ST: 75
- Cut-off qualification
- Meeting the minimum cut-offs does not guarantee a call for the next selection stage.