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MDI Admission 2026: CAT Cutoff 90%ile

Eligibility, selection weights, important dates and batch profile

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

NIRF Management Top 15. AACSB + AMBA accredited. CAT 2025 entry. 4 PGDM programmes including a unique dual-degree PGDM-IB with emlyon Lyon / ESCP France (FT Global Top-10 MIM).

Programmes (4 PGDM tracks)

PGDM (General): 300+ seats · CAT 2025 entry · for freshers + work-ex
PGDM-HRM: 120+ seats · for HR-focused candidates · CAT 2025
PGDM-IB (dual degree): 114 seats · with emlyon Lyon / ESCP France · min 1 yr work-ex + 4-yr UG
PGDM-BA: Business Analytics specialisation · 28+ seats

Eligibility

Academic: Bachelor's with 50%+ · 3-yr UG (PGDM/HRM/BA) · 4-yr UG mandatory for PGDM-IB
Tests: CAT 2025 · NRIs may use GMAT instead
Final-year: Eligible · must complete by 30 June 2026
Class X / XII: 50%+ in both

CAT cutoffs (2025-27 published)

General / EWS: 90 %ile overall + 80 sectional
NC-OBC: 80 %ile overall + 75 sectional
SC: 60 %ile overall + 50 sectional
ST / PwD: 50 %ile overall + 45 sectional

Selection (Composite)

Stage 1 weights: 70% CAT + 15% academics + 10% work-ex + 5% diversity
Stage 2: WAT + GD + Personal Interview + Behavioral Assessment
PI centres: Bengaluru · Gurugram · Kolkata · Hyderabad · Mumbai

Important dates (2026-28)

MDI application: Sep 25 – Nov 28, 2025 (5 PM IST)
CAT 2025 exam: Nov 30, 2025 (Sunday)
WAT-GD-PI: Feb–Apr 2026
Final offers: April–May 2026
Classes begin: June 2026

Fees & application

Application (MDI-G only): ₹3,000
Application (MDI-G + MDI-M): ₹3,590
NRI application: ₹8,496

Reservation policy

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

Contact

Address: Sukhrali, Mehrauli Road, Gurugram, Haryana 122 007
Apply: admissions.mdi.ac.in

CAT cutoffs (official, by category)

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Total
General	80	80	80	90
EWS	80	80	80	90
NC-OBC	73	73	73	82
SC	60	60	60	70
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

CAT 2025 Score60%

Class 12 Marks5%

Graduation Marks5%

Work Experience10%

Academic Diversity5%

Gender Diversity5%

Premium Institute Bonus10%

Stage 2 — Final selection (post-PI)

CAT 2025 Score35%

Personal Interview (PI)30%

Group Discussion (GD)10%

Written Analysis Test (WAT)10%

Behavioral Assessment Test5%

Academic Merit + Diversity5%

Work Experience + Social Diversity5%

Eligibility + Exam details

Who can apply

Educational: 50% in Class X and XII. Bachelor's degree with ≥50%: 3-year minimum for PGDM/PGDM-HRM/PGDM-BA, 4-year minimum for PGDM-IB. Final-year eligible with provisional admission (must complete by 30 June 2026).
Cat Required: CAT 2025 mandatory for all 4 PGDM programmes.
Pgdm Ib Extra: PGDM-IB requires minimum 1 year work-ex as on 31 January 2026 + 4-year Bachelor's degree.
Nri Extra: NRI/Foreign National applicants can apply on GMAT scores instead of CAT.

Detailed selection process — what to expect at each stage

CAT 2025

Mandatory for all 4 PGDM programmes · 90+ %ile overall + 80+ sectional gates · NRIs may apply on GMAT.

Shortlist

Composite score computed from CAT %ile + academics + work-ex + gender diversity · Jan 2026.

WAT + GD + PI

Written Aptitude Test + Group Discussion + Personal Interview + Behavioral Assessment · Feb–Apr 2026 at Bengaluru / Gurugram / Kolkata / Hyderabad / Mumbai.

Final composite

Final merit list combines CAT + WAT-GD-PI + Behavioral Assessment + Diversity points · April–May 2026.

Offer + acceptance

Offer letters issued · classes commence June 2026.

Batch profile — Class 2023-25 (Final Placements)

578 students placed across 4 programmes in 2023-25 · 18.3% female (PGDM batch) · 76% engineers · 37% CAT 97+ percentile · 105 from premium institutes · avg 28 months work-ex

Reservations & diversity: GoI policy: 27% NC-OBC · 15% SC · 7.5% ST · up to 10% EWS · 5% PwD

MDI Financial Aid 2026 — Loans, EMI Options & Scholarships

MDI scholarships — published categories

TFW Scheme (AICTE)

EWS Category students · 100% tuition fee waiver under Tuition Fee Waiver scheme of AICTE

100% tuition fee waiver

Merit cum Means Scholarship

Meritorious students from EWS · 12 awarded annually · across all 4 PGDM programmes

50% tuition fee waiver

O.P. Jindal Scholarship (OPJEMS)

Merit-based · awarded to second-year students

₹1,50,000 per recipient

PGDM Merit Scholarships (Top 8)

Top 8 PGDM students by CGPA at end of second year

₹40,000 each

PGDM-HRM Merit Scholarships (Top 3)

Top 3 PGDM-HRM students by CGPA at end of second year

₹40,000 each

French Charpak Scholarship

For exchange to French partner institutions (incl. Sciences Po Lille, emlyon, ESCP)

Variable · travel + living support

Erasmus Scholarship

For exchange to EU partner institutions · academic excellence based

EU mobility funding · variable

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