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IIM Seats 2027: The Indian Institute of Management conducts the CAT exam every year to fill the IIM seats available for different categories across all the IIMs in the country. To fill around 7426 IIM seats (approx.) last year, 2.93 lakh candidates appeared for CAT 2024. Looking at past trends, for the 2-year MBA course, IIM seats in 2027 are expected to be more than 8000. After the CAT exam, candidates are called for the PI round for the IIM seats by the IIMs based on the CAT cutoff. The IIM seats also have reservations for female candidates and certain reserved categories. The IIM seats are reserved to ensure the participation of candidates from all parts of society. This, in turn, helps the IIM maintain cultural and gender diversity.
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The total IIM 2027 seats available for the MBA and PGDM courses combined are more than 8000 (approx.) Out of the total IIM seats, 27% are reserved for OBC candidates, 15% for SC candidates, 7.5% for ST candidates, and 10% are reserved for EWS and 5 % for PwD candidates. The percentage-wise distribution of seats is given in the table below.
IIM Category of the Students | IIM Seats for MBA |
IIM seats for the general category | 35.5% |
NC- OBC | 27% |
SC | 15% |
ST | 7.5% |
EWS | 10% |
| PWD | 5% |
| Total | 100 % |
In the table below, we have listed the IIM seats for the 2025-2027 batch from the available data, which will help management aspirants to get an idea about the IIM seats for 2027-2029.
| IIMs (2025-2027) | Total Seats |
| IIM Ahmedabad Seats 2025 | 414 |
| IIM Calcutta Seats 2025 | 470 |
| IIM Bangalore Seats 2025 | 544 |
| IIM Kozhikode Seats 2025 | 489 |
| IIM Sambalpur Seats 2025 | 363 |
| IIM Raipur Seats 2025 | 343 |
| IIM Nagpur Seats 2025 | 360 |
Different categories have been allotted a certain number of reserved IIM seats as per the reservation policy implemented by the IIMs, ordered by the Central Government. The category-wise distribution of IIM seats can be understood from the table given below.
Category | Category-wise Distribution of IIM Seats (2024-2026) (Approx.) |
2667 | |
1999 | |
SC - 1108 | |
PwD and EWS | EWS - 745 PWD - 345 |
| Total | 7426 (Based on 2024-2026 available data) |
These IIM seats are available across any of the IIMs, depending on the batch size issued by a particular IIM. The batch size corresponding to the IIM seats is different for every IIM. The seat matrix for every IIM is given in the table below.
It is essential to note that the IIM Seat breakups are not provided in the official documents; instead, they have been calculated according to the National Reservation Policy.
Name of the IIM | Total IIM Seats (2024-2026) | IIM seats for General (Approx) | IIM seats for NC- OBC (27%)(Approx) | IIM Seats for EWS (up to 10%) (Approx) | IIM seats for SC (15%) (Approx) | IIM seats for ST (7.5%) (Approx) | IIM Seats for PWD (5%) (Approx) |
IIM Ahmedabad seats | 402 | 144 | 107 | 41 | 60 | 30 | 20 |
IIM Bangalore seats | 535 | 191 | 144 | 54 | 80 | 40 | 26 |
IIM Calcutta seats | 475 | 169 | 129 | 48 | 71 | 36 | 22 |
IIM Lucknow seats | 576 | 206 | 156 | 57 | 86 | 43 | 28 |
IIM Indore seats | 489 | 174 | 132 | 49 | 74 | 36 | 24 |
IIM Kozhikode seats | 497 | 177 | 135 | 50 | 75 | 37 | 23 |
IIM Amritsar seats | 262 | 95 | 70 | 26 | 39 | 19 | 13 |
IIM Nagpur seats | 356 | 128 | 96 | 36 | 53 | 26 | 17 |
IIM Sambalpur seats | 316 | 134 | 85 | 35 | 47 | 15 | - |
IIM Trichy seats | |||||||
IIM Raipur seats | 314 | 113 | 85 | 31 | 47 | 23 | 15 |
IIM Ranchi seats | 250 | 87 | 68 | 25 | 38 | 19 | 13 |
IIM Vizag seats | 344 | 123 | 92 | 35 | 51 | 26 | 17 |
IIM Udaipur seats | 330 | 118 | 89 | 33 | 49 | 25 | 16 |
IIM Bodh Gaya seats | 326 | 117 | 89 | 32 | 48 | 24 | 16 |
IIM Shillong seats | 395 | 141 | 107 | 40 | 59 | 29 | 19 |
IIM Sirmaur seats | 297 | 105 | 81 | 30 | 44 | 22 | 15 |
IIM Rohtak seats |
| 86 | 64 | 24 | 35 | 18 | 11 |
IIM Mumbai seats | 505 | 180 | 136 | 50 | 76 | 38 | 25 |
| IIM Kashipur | 463 | 165 | 125 | 46 | 69 | 35 | 23 |
| IIM Jammu | |||||||
| Total | 7426 | 2667 | 1999 | 745 | 1189 | 585 | 374 |
Also See: IIM Admission & Selection Process 2026: Dates, PI Shortlist, Eligibility Criteria, IIM CAT Cut-off
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The total seats across all the IIMs in India are estimated to be around 5500 (approx.). The seats are subject to change as per the batch size issued by an IIM. The batch size for a particular year is decided by the respective IIM.
The total number of IIM Ahmedabad MBA seats are around 398. 194 seats are for the General category, 104 seats are for OBC, 58 seats are for SC and 29 seats are reserved for ST category candidates.
No, IIMs do not have any management quota, unlike some private institutions. Admission to IIMs only happens through the Common Aptitude Test (CAT) examination.
15% of the total IIM seats are reserved for the Scheduled Caste (ST) category candidates. 7.5% of seats are reserved for the ST candidates, and 27% of seats are reserved for the OBC candidates.
There are a total of 21 IIMs in India. Since 2021, there have been only 20 IIMs, recently Nitie Mumbai now IIM Mumbai has been added to the list of IIMs.
For the Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) a "Low" CAT cutoff refers to the minimum percentile need for call for the selection rounds which includes Written Ability Test (WAT), and Personal Interview (PI).
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