Compare IIM Raipur vs IIM Indore

Post Graduate Program (PGP) is a master level full-time residential program at IIM Raipur. IIM Raipur is part of Common Admission Process. The admission for this program follows two-stage process, namely, shortlisting candidates for personal appearance (PA) and final selection. Selection of candidates is based on the Final composite score under each category (General, EWS, NC-OBC, SC, and ST).

This admission policy applies only to the PGP selection process for 2025-26 batch. Please note that IIM Raipur reserves the rights to modify the shortlisting criteria for personal appearance and final selection at any point of time till the admission of the 2025-27 batch completed.

I. Shortlisting candidates for Personal Appearance (PA)

The shortlisting of the candidates for PI is based on the percentile obtained in CAT . There are three sections in CAT exam, namely, ‘Quantitative Aptitude' (QA), ‘Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning' (DILR) and ‘Verbal and Reading Comprehension' (VRC). The minimum cut-offs of CAT percentile required in each section and overall percentile for shortlisting candidates is indicated in Table 1. 

Table 1: Category-wise Minimum Cut-offs of CAT Percentile for Personal Interview process

II. Final Selection

The final composite score is computed based on three parameters, viz. CAT score (40%), PI (25%), Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) (3%) and Profile (32%). The detail of weightage in each parameter is provided in Table 2.

Table 2: Weightage of parameters

Academic profile weights are based on the percentage of marks that the candidate obtained during his/her 12th Standard and Graduation, which is given in Table 3.

The 3% weightages allocated for verbal comprehension will be derived from the score of Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension in CAT .

Table 3: Weights for 12th and Graduation

Gender diversity aims to ensure the balance between gender. To achieve this objective, IIM Raipur provides eight (8) marks to the female candidates. Similarly, IIM Raipur strives to promote the academic diversity by providing four (4) marks for non-engineering graduates. The qualifying degrees for obtaining academic diversity is given in Appendix-1. The distribution of weightage in relation to experience is given in Table 4.

Table 4: Weightage for Experience

Presentation of employment claims that are not in conformity with the requirements above is liable to be considered incomplete and disregarded by IIM Raipur at its sole discretion. Further, IIM Raipur is at liberty to verify any or all of the employment-related claims made by the candidate. Upon such verification, if it is found that some or all of the claims made are factually untrue, such candidate’s may be disqualified from being considered for admission to IIM Raipur. After a candidate joins the PGP at IIM Raipur, if it comes to the institute notice reliably that the candidate had made claims that cannot be substantiated as factual and correct, the candidate is liable to be expelled from the programme forthwith. In the event of such expulsion, the candidate will forfeit any fees paid until such expulsion.

III. Reservation Policy:

IIM Raipur will apply the Government of India reservation policy for admission to Central Educational Institutions (CEIs).

IV. Offer Acceptance fee and withdrawal policy

Offer acceptance fee to be paid within required date stated in the admission offer letter by paying Rs.100,000 through IIM Raipur payment portal. A candidate who wishes to withdraw from the program before withdrawal date specified by the Institute, he/she will be refunded the acceptance fee after deduction of Rs.1000 as a processing fee. A candidate who withdraws after the withdrawal date specified by the institute, he/she will be paid after deducting hostel and other charges applicable if the seat is filled, else, the entire fee is forfeited.

IIM Indore will adopt a three-stage selection process (I) Eligibility criteria (II) Shortlist for Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) (III) Final Selection. Selection criteria for each of the stages are given as under:

Stage-I: Eligibility Criteria

All applicants who apply for the two-year PGP of IIM Indore must satisfy the eligibility criteria mentioned in CAT advertisement and also the minimum sectional percentile and overall percentile scores in CAT. Only those applicants meeting the specified criteria will be considered for Stage-2 of the selection process.

Stage-II: Shortlist for Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI)

Only those candidates satisfying the requirements mentioned in Stage-I will be considered for this stage of shortlisting for WAT and PI. A sufficient number of candidates for WAT and PI for each category (General, NC-OBC, SC, ST, and PwD) will be shortlisted using the merit list generated based on Composite Score (CS).

An International Applicant, seeking admission to two year PGP of IIM Indore can take GMAT in the country of his/ her residence and apply for admission in the prescribed application form, which can be downloaded from our website.

• An undergraduate/ bachelor's degree with a min. aggregate of 50%( 45% for SC/ST/PWD quota).
• The undergraduate degree obtained by the candidate must comprise of a minimum of three years of education after the higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.
• In case the candidate is awarded CGPA, the equivalent percentage would be based on the methodology provided by the institution/university from where the undergraduate degree was obtained.
• Candidates appearing in their final year of under graduation can also apply for the IIMs candidature, provided the Head of the Institution provides a certified document stating the concerned details.  

Candidates of the above criteria will not be eligible for admission if he/she does not submit their certificates from the principal/head of the department/registrar/director of the institution/university  stating that they have completed all of the required (the result can be awaited) for obtaining the undergraduate degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate.

• The candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA {45% in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disabilities (PWD) categories}, awarded by any of the universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a university under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.
• The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be based on the practice followed by the institution/university from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case of the candidate being awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence would be based on the equivalence certified by the institution/university from where they have obtained the bachelor's degree. In case the institution/university does not have any scheme for converting the CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the obtained CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result by 100.
• Candidates appearing for the final year bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed the degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. Such candidates must produce a certificate from the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar/Director of the institution/University certifying that they are currently in the final year/ awaiting final results and have obtained at least 50% marks or equivalent (45% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category) based on latest available grades/marks. Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally only if they submit a certificate from the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar/Director of the institution/University stating that they have completed all the requirements (the result may, however, be awaited) for obtaining the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate.

International Applicants-

The candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA, awarded by any of the universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a university under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The equivalence of the foreign degree needs to be certified by the Association of Indian Universities. The bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent. 

The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be based on the practice followed by the institution/university from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case of the candidate being awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence would be based on the equivalence certified by the institution/university from where they have obtained the bachelor's degree. 

In case the institution/university does not have any scheme for converting the CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the obtained CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result by 100.