IIM Amritsar MBA Admission 2026: The IIM Amritsar opens application for its 2 year full time MBA, MBA BA & MBA HRM Programme for the batch 2026 -28. Admission for the MBA 2026-28 batch at IIM Amritsar (Indian Institute of Management Amritsar) is primarily based on the CAT 2025 score. The institute has released its latest selection criteria, which emphasizes a balance between entrance exam performance, academic consistency, and personal interview skills.
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Admission Calendar
- Application started
- February – March 2026: Conduct of Personal Interviews.
- May 2026: Declaration of final admission results.
- June 30, 2026: Deadline to complete graduation requirements.
- July 2026: Commencement of the program.
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MBA Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible for the MBA program, you must meet the following:
- Bachelor’s Degree: Minimum 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PwD) or equivalent CGPA.
- Entrance Exam: A valid CAT 2025 score.
- Final Year Students: You can apply if you are in your final year, provided you complete all degree
requirements by June 30, 2026.
MBA Selection Process & Weightage: The selection process happens in two stages:
Stage 1: Shortlisting for Personal Interview (PI) Candidates are first filtered based on minimum CAT 2025 sectionals and overall percentiles.
Minimum Eligibility requirements for the MBA batch of 2026-2028
| Category | QA | DILR | VARC | Total |
| General | 80 | 75 | 80 | 90 |
| EWS | 80 | 75 | 77 | 90 |
| (NC-OBC) | 65 | 60 | 65 | 80 |
| SC | 55 | 50 | 52 | 55 |
| ST | 40 | 35 | 37 | 40 |
| PwD | 40 | 35 | 37 | 40 |
The Pre-PI Composite Score is then calculated using:
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- CAT 2025 Score: 50%
- Class 10 & 12 Marks: 10% each
- Work Experience: 15%
- Gender Diversity: 10%
- Graduation Marks: 5%
Stage 2: Final Selection After the interviews, the final merit list is prepared with a heavy emphasis on your interview performance:
- Personal Interview (PI): 70%
- Work Experience: 10%
- Academic Diversity: 10%
- Gender Diversity: 10%
MBA Programme, Fees and Placements 2025 Batch
- Total Program Fee: Approximately Rs. 21,50,000
- Average Package 2025: Around Rs. 16.51 LPA.
- Highest Package: Recent records show peaks around Rs. 36.25 LPA.
- IIM Amritsar also offers specialized MBA, MBA programs in Business Analytics (MBA BA) and Human Resources (MBA HR)
