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IIM Shillong Selection Criteria 2025, Download Brochure PDF

IIM Shillong Selection Criteria 2025

IIM Shillong Selection Criteria 2025: IIM Shillong selection criteria for the upcoming Batch of PGP MBA 2025-2027 has been released. In the Pre-PI score the CAT 2024 score will account for a 65% weightage and 35% for 10th and 12th scores. IIM Shillong is one of the prestigious MBA colleges from 21 IIMs, known for its rigorous academic program and beautiful campus.

The article talks about the IIM Shillong selection criteria which focus specifically on the minimum CAT cutoff requirement to clear the IIM Shillong selection process. The article would also inform the aspirants regarding the eligibility and application procedure for IIM Shillong 2025.

Also Read, IIM Shillong Cut Off 2025, Category-wise Previous Year Analysis

IIM Shillong Admission Dates 2025

EventsDates
CAT Result 202419th December 2024
Online Process Confirmation Last DateTo Be Updated Soon
IIM Shillong Shortlisting Process for PITo Be Updated Soon
PI Commencement ProcessTo Be Updated Soon
IIM Shillong Final Offer and WaitlistTo Be Updated Soon
Final Merit ListTo Be Updated Soon

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IIM Shillong Eligibility Criteria 2025

Prior to applying for admission to the MBA program at IIM Shillong, candidates must check whether they meet their IIM Shillong eligibility criteria. The IIM Shillong eligibility criteria are given below.

  • Candidates should hold a graduate degree with at least 50 percent marks or an equivalent CGPA from a recognized university.
  • The SC, ST, and Differently Abled (Persons with Disability, or PWD) will be given a concession of 5 percent on the eligibility norms.

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IIM Shillong Reservation Policy

IIM Shillong Selection Criteria 2025 will be following reservation policy which is prescribed by the Government of India. If at any point, if necessary, IIM Shillong reserves all right to make changes at the time of shortlisting candidates for final admission.

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IIM Shillong Selection Criteria 2025-2027

  1. CAT 2024 Score
    • CAT has a significant weight in both the Pre-PI (65%) and Post-PI (40%) stages.
    • The minimum percentile requirements vary by category, with 75%while overall for General and EWS categories, and 50%lie overall for ST and PwD categories.
    • Each section (VARC, DILR, QA) must meet individual percentile cut-offs.
  2. Academic Performance
    • Academic scores would mean 35% of the Composite Score in shortlisting
    • Class 10 and Class 12 marks would be scored separately as well. The evaluation scales are slightly different for Science, Commerce, and Arts streams.
  3. Work Experience
    • It is measured upon the period of one's professional experience, highest being at 24-30 months of work experience.
    • Post-PI, your rank might depend on how well and relevant your work experience is.
  4. IIM Shillong Personal Interview (PI)
    • This PI accounts for 40 percent in the final selection process and is a key component in the admission process.
  5. Gender and Academic Diversity
    • Diversity points contribute 10% to the overall score.
  6. Final Admission Criteria
    • The final selection is based on a Composite Score that includes CAT (40%), PI (40%), Academic Rating (10%), and Diversity (10%).

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IIM Shillong Application Process 2025

IIM Shillong Selection Criteria for the PGP batch 2025-27 is divided into two phases:

  1. Phase 1: Shortlisting candidates for the Personal Interview (PI).
  2. Phase 2: Final selection based on a composite score.

Phase 1: IIM Shillong Minimum Cut off 2025

  1. Candidates applying to IIM Shillong through CAT 2024 must meet the minimum sectional and overall percentile requirements in CAT, as shown in the table below:
CategoryCAT 2024 Percentile VARCCAT 2024 Percentile DILRQA Percentile CAT 2024
Gen757575
EWS757575
SC606060
ST505050
DA505050


2. Candidates who clear step 1 will have their composite score calculated for them using the CAT percentile and the Normalised Application Scores calculated from Class X + Class XII + work experience. The rating score table for these are given below:

Class XScoresScience StreamScoresCommerce StreamScoresArts StreamScores
95-1001095-1001095-1001090-10010
90-94.99990-94.99990-94.99985-89.999
85-89.99885-89.99885-89.99880-84.997
80-84.99580-84.99580-84.99575-79.995
75-79.99475-79.99475-79.99470-74.994
70-74.99270-74.99270-74.99265-69.992
65-69.99165-69.99165-69.99160-64.991
Below 650Below 650Below 650Below 600

Rating Scores for Work Experience

Work Experience (in months)Score
Less than 120
12 – 188
18 – 2412
24 – 3014
30 – 3610
36 – 426
42 – 482
48 or more0

3. Candidates will be assigned a final composite score based on the above indicators. The normalized score is computed based on the whole lot of aspirants appearing in CAT 2024 and applying to IIM Shillong.

4. After composite scores, candidates will be clustered by their academic diversity. Further, eligible candidates will be grouped according to their social category.

5. In the end, a sum of X number of candidates will be shortlisted for the PI process. X will be decided on the CAT 2024 performance, seats IIM Shillong has to offer.

Phase 2: IIM Shillong Shortlisting Criteria

To arrive at the final merit list, The CAT score + Composite score + Gender score of the shortlisted candidates are used. To encourage gender diversity 10 points are awarded to the candidates representing the lower proportion of the eligible pool.

There is a different Cutoff percentage on the performance of candidates in communication and proficiency as shown in the table below,

CategoryMinimum Percentage in PI
Gen30%
EWS30%
SC25%
ST20%
DA20%

The overall score will be calculated based on scaled scores of CAT 2024, Application rating score, PI, and Gender. The admission offers will be made to candidates based on their ranks of overall score and the ranking is based on decreasing order of overall score.

Also Read, IIM Shillong MBA Fees 2025, Fee Structure, Scholarships

    IIM Shilong Selection Criteria 2025: Conclusion

    To be admitted to IIM Shillong fully plethoric, very strong academic back, good competition in CAT, and very high performance in Personal Interview are important aspects. Besides having a clear understanding of the criteria for IIM Shillong selection, doing very good preparations for the CAT exam is equally imperative. Again by putting oneself in a well-prepared form for the interview can contribute a lot in sealing the best chances.

    This will have your overall development including highlighting individual strengths and well-intentioned interest in IIM Shillong in order to help you avoid rejection during the IIM admission

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