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IIM L Admission 2026: CAT Cutoff 90%ile

Eligibility, selection weights, important dates and batch profile

IIM L Admission 2026-27 — Eligibility, Cutoffs, Selection Process & Important Dates

NIRF Management #6 · founded 1984. CAT 2025 entry · 3 flagship MBA programmes — Flagship MBA · MBA-ABM (Agri-Business) · MBA-SM (Sustainability Management for working professionals). WAT + PI selection at multiple cities. 2-stage composite shortlist.

Programmes

MBA (Flagship): 2-year residential · CAT 2025 entry · for graduates
MBA-ABM (Agri-Business): 2-year residential · CAT 2025 entry
MBA-SM (Sustainability): 2-year · for working professionals · minimum 24 months work-ex by 31 July 2025

Eligibility

Academic: Bachelor's with 50%+ (45% for SC/ST/PwD)
Tests: CAT 2025 mandatory for all 3 programmes
Final-year: Eligible · must complete by 30 June 2026
MBA-SM extra: 24 months full-time work-ex required as of 31 July 2025

Selection (Composite)

Stage 1 shortlist: CAT weighted + Class 10 + Class 12 + Graduation + Work-ex + Diversity points
Stage 2: Writing Ability Test + Personal Interview
Stage 3 (Final): Composite of all stages · merit list

Important dates (2026-28)

CAT 2025 exam: November 30, 2025
Shortlist: January 2026
WAT-PI: February–April 2026
Final offers: May 2026
Programme begins: June 2026

Reservation policy

Policy: 27% NC-OBC · 15% SC · 7.5% ST · 10% EWS · 5% PwD

Contact

Address: Prabandh Nagar, Off Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226 013
Noida campus: B-1, Sector 62, Institutional Area, Noida 201 307 (MBA-SM)
Apply: iiml.ac.in/admissions

CAT cutoffs (official, by category)

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Total
General	85	85	85	90
EWS	77	77	77	82
NC-OBC	77	77	77	82
SC	55	55	55	65
ST	50	50	50	60
PwD	50	50	50	60

Sectional + total percentile minimums from the official admission policy. Meeting the cutoff is the FIRST gate — final selection depends on the composite score.

How selection works

Stage 1 — Shortlisting for PI

Scaled CAT 2025 Score60%

Class 12 Marks10%

Graduation Marks10%

Work Experience10%

Diversity: Academic5%

Diversity: Gender5%

Stage 2 — Final selection (post-PI)

Personal Interview (PI)40%

CAT 2025 Score30%

Writing Ability Test (WAT)10%

Academic (12M + Grad)10%

Work Experience5%

Diversity (Academic + Gender)5%

Eligibility + Exam details

Who can apply

Educational: Bachelor's degree with ≥50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PwD). Final-year students can also apply (must complete by June 30, 2026).
Cat Required: CAT 2025 mandatory for all 3 programmes (MBA, MBA-ABM, MBA-SM).
Work Ex Min Mba Sm: 24 months full-time work experience required for MBA-SM as of July 31, 2025.

Detailed selection process — what to expect at each stage

CAT 2025

Sectional + overall cutoffs · weighted composite for shortlist · Nov 30 2025.

Composite shortlist

CAT + Class 10 + Class 12 + Graduation + Work-ex + Diversity · Jan 2026.

WAT + PI

Writing Ability Test + Personal Interview at multiple cities · Feb–Apr 2026.

Final merit list

Final composite score combines CAT + WAT + PI + Academics + Diversity · May 2026.

Offer + classes

Offer letters May 2026 · classes June 2026.

Batch profile — Class 2024-26

200%

Female %

35% female diversity is among the higher female percentages across top IIMs. 409 students received internship stipends ≥ ₹1L/month; 279 received ≥ ₹1.5L/month — strong indicator of high-quality summer placements.

Reservations & diversity: Government of India reservation policy for Central Educational Institutions (CEIs). EWS, NC-OBC, SC, ST, PwD categories.

IIM L Financial Aid 2026 — Loans, EMI Options & Scholarships

IIM L scholarships — published categories

Aditya Birla Scholarship

Top performers across IIM A, B, C, L · merit-based · 2 awards/year at IIM L

₹2.4 L per year + leadership exposure with Aditya Birla Group

Need-Based Financial Aid (NBFA)

Annual family income up to ₹6 L · means-tested · slab-based · PGP-I and PGP-II

Up to 100% tuition fee waiver

IIM L Merit Scholarship

Top academic performers in PGP-I · merit-based

Partial fee waiver · ₹50,000 – ₹1.5 L

Government SC/ST/OBC Scholarship

GoI scheme · for reserved category students from financially weaker families

Full tuition waiver based on parental income slabs

OPJEMS (OP Jindal Engineering & Management Scholarship)

Merit-based · open across top B-schools · competitive interview selection

₹1.8 L · networking with Jindal leadership

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