Archive · 3 Jan 2026
IIMs Vary in CAT Score Weightage
The Common Admission Test (CAT) is an important exam for getting into India's top business schools, called IIMs.
Different IIMs give different amounts of importance to the CAT score when deciding who to admit.
Some IIMs, like IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Ranchi, focus a lot on the CAT score, giving it 65% of the total weight.
Others, like IIM Visakhapatnam, give less weight to the CAT score, only 25%, and look at other things like school marks, work experience, and diversity.
Most IIMs are in the middle, giving around 50-60% weight to the CAT score and the rest to other factors.
This helps students understand how to prepare and apply to different IIMs.
IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Ranchi give the highest weight to CAT scores at 65%.
IIM Visakhapatnam gives the lowest weight to CAT scores at 25%.
Most IIMs, like IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta, give around 50-60% weight to CAT scores.
Other factors considered include academic records, work experience, and diversity.
The weightage of CAT scores varies significantly across different IIMs.
- Who
- Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)
- What
- Variation in CAT score weightage for final admissions
- When
- During the admission season for the upcoming batch
- Where
- Across various IIMs in India
- Why
- To understand the evaluation process and strategize applications
- IIM Ahmedabad
- 65% CAT, 10% WAT, 15% AR, 50% Interview
- IIM Bangalore
- 55% CAT, 10% Class 10, 10% Class 12, 10% Bachelor's, 10% Work Experience, 5% Gender Diversity, 40% Interview
- IIM Calcutta
- 56% CAT, 10% Class 10, 15% Class 12, 4% Gender Diversity, 48% Interview
- IIM Lucknow
- 60% CAT, 10% Class 12, 10% Graduation, 10% Work Experience, 5% Diversity, 40% Interview
- IIM Kozhikode
- 50% CAT, 15% Class 10, 20% Class 12, 5% Work Experience, 10-5% Diversity, 35% Interview
- IIM Indore
- 35% CAT, 39% Class 10, 20% Class 12, 6% Diversity, 50% Interview
- IIM Shillong
- 40% CAT, 10% AR, 10% Gender, 40% Interview
- IIM Rohtak
- 60% CAT, 20% Academic and Gender Diversity, 20% Interview
- IIM Nagpur
- 45% CAT, 6% Academic Performance, 9% Work Experience, 5% Academic Diversity, 10% Gender Diversity, 25% Interview
- IIM Raipur
- 50% CAT, 20% Class 10, 20% Class 12, 15% Work Experience, 7% Gender Diversity, 5% GD, 5% Profile, 3% Academic Diversity, 23% Interview
- IIM Trichy
- 47% CAT, 5% WAT, 20% Interview
- IIM Udaipur
- 60% CAT, 9% Academic Profile, 9% Work Experience, 7% Diversity, 20% Profile, 25% Interview
- IIM Kashipur
- 33% CAT, 5% Class 10, 5% Class 12, 5% Graduation, 5% Professional Qualification, 12% Work Experience, 10% Diversity, 25% Interview
- IIM Jammu
- 42% CAT, 28% Profile, 10% Academic Profile, 10% Work Experience, 8% Gender Diversity, 30% Interview
- IIM Bodh Gaya
- 45% CAT, 25% Personal Appearance, 30% Profile, 14% Academic Profile, 16% Work Experience, 20% Interview
- IIM Sirmaur
- 50% CAT, 15% Academic, 20% Work Experience, 5% Gender, 25% Interview
- IIM Sambalpur
- 40% CAT, 3% Class 10, 3% Class 12, 4% Graduation, 20% Work Experience, 10% Gender Diversity, 60% Interview
- IIM Amritsar
- 50% CAT, 10% Work Experience, 10% Gender Diversity, 10% Academic Diversity, 70% Interview
- IIM Visakhapatnam
- 25% CAT, 10% Class 10, 10% Class 12, 10% Bachelor's, 10% Diversity, 10% Work Experience, 48% Interview
