Eligibility Criteria
● Working Professionals and Entrepreneurs with a minimum of 3 years of full-time work experience, after completion of graduation, as on April 30, 2026.
● Minimum Age of 24 years as on April 30, 2026. (i.e. must be born on or before April 30, 2002.) There is no upper age limit.
● Holding at least a bachelor's degree/CA/CS/ICWA or equivalent in any discipline (minimum 15 years of study as per the education system in India, i.e. 10 + 2 + 3 or 4 as the case may be.), with at least 50 percent marks in aggregate or equivalent CGPA, awarded by any of the recognized universities.
Admission Criteria
● IIMA Admission Test (IAT)* designed for BPGP or,
● A valid CAT Score taken within the last 5 years** or,
● A valid GMAT/GRE Score taken within the last 5 years (Note: GMAT Focus Edition exam scores will also be valid. Online GMAT/GRE (Take-home) exam scores are not valid. Only test centre-based GMAT/GRE scores are valid)
*IAT is conducted at various test centres across India, along with a test centre in Dubai.
** The cut-off date for five year validity for the CAT/GMAT/GRE shall be April 05, 2026
IIMA Admission Test (IAT)
IAT is an online assessment test tailored for candidates who cannot apply with conventional test scores such as those from CAT, GMAT, or GRE. To opt for IAT within the application portal, CLICK HERE
The IAT will be conducted at specific exam centres across India as well as the IIMA Dubai centre. A list of exam centres is available in the application portal.
The format of the IAT shall be similar to other management aptitude tests. IAT duration shall be 90 minutes and 45 questions shall be asked from the below mentioned three sections:
a) Quantitative Aptitude
b) Analytical Reasoning
c) Verbal Aptitude
To download the Sample Paper of IAT, CLICK HERE.
Reservation
As per Government of India requirement, 27% of the seats are reserved for NC-OBC, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST candidates, 5% for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD), and up to 10% for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). Candidates also need to mark carefully the category to which they belong in the CAT application form.
As defined in The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act 2016), “person with benchmark disability” means a person with not less than forty percent (40%) of a specified disability where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where specified disability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority.
“specified disability” means the disabilities as specified in the Schedule of the RPwD Act 2016.
The categories of disability are:
a) blindness and low vision,
b) deaf and hard of hearing,
c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy,
d) autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness,
e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d), and
f) other ‘specified disabilities’ mentioned in "The Schedule" of the RPwD Act 2016.
For the purpose of being considered for reservations, the applicable Central Government list as on the last date of CAT registration shall be binding. No subsequent changes will be effective for CAT 2025 and any subsequent selection process of IIMA.
The candidates belonging to categories for which seats are reserved need to note and read carefully the eligibility requirements before applying. It should be noted that while it is the endeavour of IIMA that the candidates belonging to NC-OBC/SC/ST/PwD/EWS categories join the programme in proportions mandated by the law, they have to meet the eligibility criteria and a certain minimum level of performance in CAT and AWT & PI.
