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The admission process is completed in the following steps:

• Interested candidates fill in the online application form.
• Applicants are shortlisted based on the eligibility criteria and called for the second round, where they are screened through a personal interview.
• Successful candidates will be intimated by the Admissions office.

Reservation Policyz

The Institute will follow the Government of India's reservation policy for EWS, NC-OBC, SC, ST and PwD.

Original Score Card submission

After receiving the offer of admission from the Institute, the candidates will mandatorily need to share their official GMAT (10th Edition)/GMAT (Focus Edition)/GRE scorecards through mba.com or Educational Testing Service (ETS), as applicable. Please note the following:

Notes

• Some candidates may be placed on a waitlist in each cycle of admission.
• By March 15, 2025, a firm decision will be communicated to all such waitlisted candidates.
• The last date of granting admission is March 15, 2025 for the Academic Year 2025-2026 and no admission will be offered to any candidate after this date.

1. This document outlines the process that will be used for selecting meritorious candidates under each category of admission, that is, General, NC-OBC, SC, ST, EWS and PWD, for admission to the Masters of Business Administration in Business Analytics (MBA) Program at the Indian Institute of Management Amritsar (IIM Amritsar) for the batch of 2025-27.

2. The selection process, selection criteria and weights given to various parameters are decided by the Indian Institute of Management Amritsar annually. These criteria and weights are finalized at the beginning of each admission cycle before the CAT Written test. This is to ensure that the admissions process is objective.

3. The admissions process is divided into two stages. The first stage comprises of shortlisting candidates for Personal Interview (PI). The second stage comprises of shortlisting candidates for decision regarding admission to the MBA Program.

4. IIM Amritsar uses a composite score of multiple parameters like marks in 10 th and 12 th Board exams, marks of Graduation Program, quality of Work Experience, Gender and Academic Diversity, and candidate's section wise scores in CAT to judge the suitability of a candidate for the MBA Program. The following document explains the process.

5. Candidates are advised to clearly present marks related information at the 10 th , 12 th ,and graduation level, and information relating to their branch of study in their graduation. Incorrect presentation of information will be construed as misrepresentation, resulting in the candidate’s application not being considered for the next level in the selection process. IIM Amritsar’s decision in this matter will be final and no further discussion will be entertained with regard to the processing of such an application.

6. For the candidates appearing in their final year examination, the marks up to one year before the final examinations shall be considered for the entire admission process. Such candidates will have to complete all requirements including all examinations, practical examinations and supplementary examinations for a bachelor’s/qualifying degree on or before June 30, 2025 and to secure the minimum percentage of marks in their graduation examination as per the CAT 2024 eligibility criteria.

• Candidates with a minimum of 10+2 years of school education and a bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification in any discipline with at least 50% marks or equivalent Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). Applicants from SC, ST and PwD categories should have a minimum of 45% or equivalent CGPA.
• A minimum three years of bachelor’s level education after completing higher secondary schooling.
• Valid GMAT Exam (10th Edition)/ GMAT Exam (Focus Edition) (Online or Centre based) score, or GRE score (at Centre or at Home), not older than 5 years from the date of the exam, or CAT score of tests taken in 2025 or later.
• Full-time work experience (after graduation) of minimum 36 months as of February 28, 2025.

• The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons With Disability (PWD) categories], awarded by any University or educational institution as incorporated by an Act of the Parliament or State legislature in India or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.
• Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. However, it may be noted that such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally, only if they submit a certificate from the Principal/Registrar of their University/Institution (issued on or before the date as stipulated by the respective IIM) stating that they have completed all the requirements for obtaining the Bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of the certificate.