IIM Indore IPM admission is based on IPMAT and the candidates need to clear the sectional and overall cut-off of IPMAT, as these both parameters will be used to make the final selection. The overall IPMAT cutoff is expected to be around 270-275 for general candidates.

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Similarly, IIM Indore MBA cut-off is 90 percentile (Overall) and 80 percentile (Sectional). IIM Indore cut-off for PGP-HRM is 70 percentile (Overall). IIM Indore has a 3-stage process to select the candidates for its MBA program. All these stages have certain parameters through which a candidate is given a composite score. The candidates whose composite score is above the minimum cut-off will be selected for the program.

IIM Indore MBA Cut-off 2024

All candidates who have applied for the PGP program should fulfill the eligibility criteria mentioned by CAT 2023 and should have scores above the minimum CAT cut-off percentile. The CAT cut-off has been mentioned in the table below:

IIM Indore CAT Cut-off for PGP 
Category Overall QA DILR VARC
General 90 80 80 80
EWS 90 80 80 80
NC-OBS 80 70 70 70
SC 60 55 55 55
ST 45 40 40 40
PwD 45 40 40 40

IIM Indore Cut-off: Shortlist for Personal Interview 

The candidates who satisfy the criteria in stage 1 will be considered in stage 2. The candidates from each category will be shortlisted for PI, based on the composite score. The composite score will be calculated based on the 10th mark, 12th mark, CAT score, and diversity factor. The details to calculate the composite score are given in the table below:

IIM Indore Composite Score Calculation for PGP
Components Weightage 
10th score 39%
12th score 20%
CAT score 35%
Diversity Factor 6%
Composite Score  100%

IIM Indore MBA Cut-off: Final Selection

The final selection merit list will be prepared after the candidates shortlisted in Stage 2 have appeared for a Personal Interview. Category-wise merit list will be prepared based on the Final Composite Score (FCS), which will be calculated based on the 10th mark, 12th mark, CAT score, and PI score.

IIM Indore Final Composite Score Calculation for PGP
Components Weightage 
10th score 12.5%
CAT score 37.5%
PI Score 50%
Composite Score  100%
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IIM Indore PGP-HRM Cut-off 2024 

The applicants who have applied for IIM Indore PGP-HRM in the CAT form, will have to score a minimum sectional and overall percentile in the CAT 2023. The applicants who will clear the minimum cutoff will be shortlisted for Stage 2.

The minimum expected CAT cut-off for PGP-HRM is mentioned in the table below:

IIM Indore CAT Cut-off for PGP-HRM 
Category Overall QA DILR VARC
General 70 60 60 75
EWS 60 55 55 65
NC-OBS 60 55 55 65
SC 55 50 50 55
ST 45 40 40 40
PwD 45 40 40 40

IIM Indore Cut-off: Shortlist for Personal Interview 

The candidates shortlisted for Stage 1 will be considered for a Personal Interview. Candidates from each category will be shortlisted based on their composite scores. The composite score will be calculated based on the parameters like 10th score, 12th score, CAT score, Gender diversity, Academic diversity, and Work Experience. 

The composite score can be calculated based on the data mentioned in the table below:

IIM Indore Composite Score Calculation for PGP-HRM
Components Weightage 
10th score 25%
12th score 20%
CAT Overall Score 30%
Gender Diversity Factor (Only for the Female Candidates) 10%
Academic Diversity Factor 5%
Work Experience 10%
Composite Score  100%

IIM Indore Cut-off: Final Selection 

The candidates shortlisted in stage 2 will have to appear for the personal interview. Those who will appear in the interview will only be considered for the final selection. Candidates will be selected from every category based on their Final Composite Score (FCS), which will be calculated based on the parameters like 10th score, 12th score, CAT score, PI score, Gender diversity, and Academic diversity.

The final composite score can be calculated based on the data mentioned in the table below:

IIM Indore Final Composite Score Calculation for PGP-HRM
Components Weightage 
10th score 10%
12th score 10%
CAT Overall Score 20%
PI Score 45%
Gender Diversity Factor (Only for the Female Candidates) 5%
Academic Diversity Factor 10%
Final Composite Score  100%

IIM Indore IPM Cut-off 2024 (Expected)

The IPM Aptitude Test will have 3 sections, Quantitative Abilty (MCQ format), Quantitative Ability (Short answer question format), and Verbal Ability (MCQ format). The candidates will have to score a minimum mark in each of the 3 sections. The minimum cut-off marks for each category will be decided by the Admission Committee.

The expected IPMAT 2024 sectional cut-off is mentioned in the table below:

IIM Indore Cut-off: IPMAT Sectional Cut-off (Expected)
Category Quantitative Ability SA Quantitative Ability MCQ Verbal Ability
EWS 4 26 98
General 12 39 125
NC-OBC 4 23 91
PwD 4 5 43
SC 4 15 69
ST 4 5 43

The number of candidates who appeared for IPMAT 2023 is as follows:

Category Female Male Total Candidates
EWS 150 420 570
General 2945 4093 7038
NC-OBC 427 854 1281
PwD 7 24 31
SC 91 232 323
ST 20 50 70
Grand Total 3640 5673 9313

The number of candidates meeting the sectional cutoff of IPMAT 2023 is as follows:

Category Female Count Male Count Total Candidates
EWS 17 66 83
General 92 184 276
NC-OBC 61 134 195
PwD 5 15 20
SC 29 80 109
ST 14 32 46

IIM Indore Cut-off: Personal Interview Shortlist for IPM 2024 (Expected)

The merit list will be generated based on the Aptitude Test Score (ATS) and a sufficient number of candidates from each category, will be shortlisted for the interview. The ATS will be calculated through the marks scored in the 3 sections of the Aptitute Test.

The ATS is calculated only for those students who have cleared the minimum sectional cutoff. The minimum and the maximum ATS (Aptitude Test Score) for all the categories are mentioned in the table below:

IIM Indore Cut-off: IPMAT ATS Cut-off 2024 (Expected)
Category Minimum ATS Maximum ATS
EWS 27.49844 70.71719
General 43.69076 82.33909
NC-OBC 22.53077 79.51334
PwD 5.73298 60.37080
SC 14.00530 61.96987
ST 2.43328 45.44232

IIM Indore Cut-off: Final Selection for IPM

The final selection of the candidates for the IPM program will be based on the composite score, calculated through the Aptitude Test Score (ATS) and Personal Interview. A category-wise final merit list will be generated. 

Component Weightage 
Aptitude Test Score (ATS) 65
Personal Interview Score  35
Total Composite Score 100%

IIM Indore FAQs

Ques. What percentile does a student require to get admission in IIM Indore? 

Ans. The sectional cutoff would be 80% & the overall cutoff would be 90% to get into IIM Indore. However, the actual cutoff for getting admission to IIM Indore is 98% with a good weightage in PI & WAT. 

Ques. Is work experience required after clearing the CAT cutoff at IIM Indore? 

Ans. Work experience is not necessary to get into any IIMs including IIM Indore. Students with work experience get benefits at the PI round as the interview will be then based on work-related but it is not mandatory as fresher candidates also get chances into IIMs. 

Ques. If a student clears the CAT cutoff but does not have 90% at 12th, can the student get into IIM Indore? 

Ans. If a student clears the CAT cutoff but does not have 90% at 12th then would not be an issue as the students require to have above 80% marks in 12th for getting admission to IIM Indore. 

Ques. Does low performance in PI & WAT matter to secure a seat in IIM Indore? 

Ans. Yes, performance in PI & WAT does matter to secure a seat in IIM Indore. Even with a high CAT cutoff, if a student does not perform well in PI & WAT the student can be eliminated from the final selection. 

Ques. If a student doesn’t get 90% in CAT then his/ her 10th & 12th will help to get into IIM Indore?

Ans. No, students are required to obtain 90% in CAT but 10th & 12th percentages are also significant to get into IIM Indore. The competition is really tough but a student who scores less in CAT can not get into IIM Indore with the percentages of 10th & 12th as individually students must score 90% in every academic level along with good CAT percentile.

Ques. How much GMAT score is required to get into IIM Indore?

Ans. Apart from MBA, IIM Calcutta admission to its flagship EPGP course is granted on the basis of GMAT Score. Previously, candidates who have a GMAT score of 720 and above have successfully made it into IIM Indore.

Ques. Is it tough to get into IIM Indore by qualifying CAT Cut off ?

Ans. The difficulty level of the exam exceeds even the 12th-grade board exams. Candidates are required to undergo thorough preparation and practice to ace the section asked in CAT exam to get shortlisted for IIM Indore. Questions come from a wide range of topics from the basic level mathematics of 9th-grade to the higher 12th-grade mathematics.

Ques. How many candidates applied for IPMAT 2024?

Ans. Now, the funnel has come down at IIM Indore from the total sample space of 15,000+ candidates to around 8,000 candidates who have ended up scoring a net positive score, i.e. greater than 0, in each section. Out of the 8,105 candidates under consideration at this stage, there are 3,075 females and 5,030 males.

Ques. What are the factors upon which the final selection at IIM Indore depends ?

Ans. The CAT Cutoff for admission to PGP was 90 percentile for general category students. In the final shortlist, IIM Calcutta selects candidates for admission on the basis of Previous Academic records, CAT Score and PI Score. 

Ques. What is the overall cut off fixed for SC/ST candidates in CAT 2023 to get into IIM Indore?

Ans. In the IIM Indore Admission Criteria 2024 for Post Graduate Programme (PGP), the overall qualifying CAT 2023 cut off percentile is expected at 90 for General category students, same as last year. For NC-OBC candidates it is 80 and for SC/ST candidates it is 60 and 45 percentile, respectively.