Admission Criteria

MBA ADMISSION POLICY: PGPM 2026-28 BATCH

The admission process at IIM Tiruchirappalli considers the candidate’s performance in the CAT, their performance in the Personal Interview (PI) of the JAP 2026 process, as well as their academic record and relevant work experience.

A. Criteria for shortlisting for PI & WAT

IIM Tiruchirappalli will use the CAT percentile for shortlisting candidates for PI. The table below outlines the minimum performance required for candidates to be shortlisted for the PI. Please note that achieving the cut-off percentile in CAT is a necessary but not sufficient condition for being shortlisted.

PI VENUES

The JAP 2026 process, PI will be held in the following locations: Bangalore, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, IIM Kashipur, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi, and IIM Tiruchirappalli. The exact date for PI will be communicated to the shortlisted candidates by the coordinating Institute for the 2026-28 batch on behalf of other participating IIMs.

B. CRITERIA FOR THE FINAL ADMISSIONS

The following parameters and the corresponding weights will be used to arrive at the composite scores of the candidates to prepare the final merit list for admissions:

1. CAT Percentile: 52 percent weightage 
2. Personal Interview: 20 percent weightage 

Based on the normalized PI scores, the lowest 20% of the candidates in each category will not be considered for admission to the PGPM 2026-28 batch. 

3. Work experience: 10 percent weightage

The following will be the basis for the allocation of marks:

*Only full-time remunerative work experience after graduation and completed months till 31st December 2025 will be considered subject to the candidate updating the latest details in the CAP-2025 application process. Part-time/project/internship/article-ship/pre-graduation work experience will not be counted as work experience.

At the time of registration for the program, valid proof with a date of appointment, date of relieving, and a work experience certificate will be mandatory.

4. Normalized Score in 10th Standard: 2 percent weightage 
5. Normalized Score in 12th Standard: 3 percent weightage 
6. Performance at Undergraduate level: 5 percent weightage 
7. Academic Diversity: 2 percent weightage* 

*Weightage will be awarded only to those candidates Who have secured First Class or above in the UG degree.
8. Gender Diversity: 6 percent weightage for female candidates

C. RESERVATIONS

IIM Tiruchirappalli follows the reservation policy as per Government of India norms and as notified in the CAT 2025 advertisement, Eligibility and Information Bulletin.