MBA from IIMs without CAT Exam: Is it possible to pursue an MBA from IIMs without a CAT score? Many management aspirants often ask education counselors this question. This is a genuine query, as CAT is a highly challenging exam requiring at least six to nine months of dedicated preparation to score 98-99 percentile, which is the average CAT cut-off for admission to IIM MBA courses. Many candidates, especially working professionals, cannot dedicate that much time to CAT preparation.
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MBA from IIMs without CAT Exam Highlights | ||
IIM | Program | Entrance Exam |
IIM Jammu | Integrated Program in Management (IPM) | IPMAT |
IIM Rohtak | Integrated Program in Management (IPM) | IPMAT |
IIM Indore | Integrated Program in Management (IPM) | IPMAT |
IIM Ranchi | Integrated Program in Management (IPM) | IPMAT |
IIM Bodh Gaya | Integrated Program in Management (IPM) | IPMAT |
Various IIMs | Executive MBA Programs | GMAT |
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While the CAT remains mandatory for most IIM MBA programs, the availability of alternative paths demonstrates the growing diversity in India's management education landscape. Aspiring students now have more options to pursue their MBA dreams at these prestigious institutions, even without clearing the CAT exam.Executive MBA from IIMs without CAT | ||
IIM College | Course | Eligibility/Selection Criteria |
IIM Ahmedabad | ePGD in Advanced Business Analytics | GMAT/GRE/CAT/GATE or the ePGD-ABA qualifying-cum-aptitude test |
Online MBA | IIMA Admission Test (IAT), CAT, GMAT, GRE | |
MBA-PGPX | GMAT/GRE | |
IIM Bangalore | EPGP | GMAT/GRE |
PGPEM | GMAT/GRE or CAT | |
PGPPM | Exclusively for officers from All India Services, Central Services, and State Services | |
IIM Calcutta | MBAEx | GMAT |
PGPEx-VLM | Written Test | |
PGDBA | PGDBA Entrance Test | |
IIM Lucknow | PGPWE | GMAT/ GRE/CAT/ XAT/ GATE/ PGP-WE Entrance Exam |
IPMX | GMAT/GRE | |
IIM Kozhikode | PGP-Finance | GMAT/GRE/CAT |
PGP-LSM | GMAT/GRE/CAT | |
PGP-BL | GMAT/GRE/CAT | |
EPGP | EMAT/ GMAT/GRE | |
IIM Indore | EPGP | GMAT |
PGPMX | IIM Indore Aptitude Test for PGPMX | |
IIM Shillong | PGPEx and PGP(WE) | GMAT |
IIM Udaipur | PGDBA Working Executives | GMAT/GRE/CAT |
One Year MBA-Global Supply Chain Management | GMAT/GRE/CAT | |
One Year MBA-Digital Enterprise Management | GMAT/GRE/CAT | |
IIM Trichy | MBA Working Executives (Chennai campus) | Written Test |
IIM Ranchi | Executive MBA | Personal Interview |
IIM Bodh Gaya | NA | NA |
IIM Raipur | ePGP | Personal Interview |
IIM Nagpur | MBA for Working Professionals | IIM Nagpur Aptitude Test |
IIM Jammu | Executive MBA | GMAT/GRE/CAT/IIMJAT |
IIM Sambalpur | Executive MBA | GMAT/GRE/CAT/GATE/IIMSAT |
IIM Kashipur | Executive MBA | GMAT/CAT/EMAT |
MBA (Analytics) | GMAT/CAT | |
IIM Sirmaur | MBA (Tourism & Hospitality Management) | GMAT/CAT/IIM Sirmaur Test |
IIM Amritsar | Executive MBA | GMAT/GRE/GATE/CAT/IAAT |
IIM Visakhapatnam | PGPDGM | GMAT/GRE/GATE/CAT |
PGPEx | GMAT/GRE/IIMV Test/CAT |
Integrated MBA from IIMs without CAT | ||
IIM College | Course | Eligibility/Selection Criteria |
IIM Indore | IPM | IPMAT and WAT-PI |
IIM Rohtak | IPM | IPM Aptitude Test and WAT-PI |
IIM Jammu | IPM | JIPMAT and PI |
IIM Bodh Gaya | IPM | JIPMAT and PI |
IIM Ranchi | IPM | JIPMAT and PI |