IIM Secret Admission Routes
Dr. Karan GuptaUpdated March 31, 2026Published Dec 2025 2 min read
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This guide lists every Indian Institute of Management (IIM) that currently offers an undergraduate program or integrated program (IPM), along with the entrance exams, and indicative cut-offs or selection patterns.
| IIM | UG Program | Entrance Exam | Cutoff / Selection Signal |
| IIM Indore | IPM (BBA+MBA, 5-year) | IPMAT (Indore) | General category cutoff ~170–220/360 historically (varies by year). |
| IIM Rohtak | IPM (5-year) | IPM AT (Rohtak) | General category cutoff ~300–320 (approx, varies annually). |
| IIM Ranchi | IPM (5-year) | IPMAT (Indore) | Weighted formula: IPMAT 65% + PI 15% + academics 20% + diversity bonus. |
| IIM Jammu | IPM (5-year) | JIPMAT (NTA) / SAT (for OIC/FC) | Merit list based; sectional percentiles 50/50/50 required for OIC/FC. |
| IIM Bodh Gaya | IPM (5-year) | JIPMAT (NTA) | Merit lists published round-wise; no single cutoff. |
| IIM Shillong | IPM (5-Year) | IIM Indore’s IPMAT (score used by Shillong) | New program; no historical cutoff. Strong academics + maths required. |
| IIM Amritsar | IPM (5-year) | IPMAT (score considered) | New program; no historical cutoff. Strong academics + maths required. |
| IIM Kozhikode | BMS (4-year Hons with Research) | IIMK BMS AT + PI | Selection via test + academics + PI; no public cutoff. |
| IIM Bangalore | BSc (Hons) Economics & Data Science (4-year) | National-level exam + Interview (TBA) | New program; no historical cutoff. Strong academics + maths required. |
| IIM Sirmaur | 4-year BMS programme | IPMAT (IIM Indore) (Aptitude Test Score “ATS” for IIM Sirmaur) | Fairly new program; does not specify a cutoff number. |
| IIM Sambalpur | 4-year UG (e.g., BS in Management & Public Policy) | CUET (UG) (General Aptitude + English) | New program; no historical cutoff. Overall qualifying CAT percentile for General category: About 90 |
Notes
IIM Visakhapatnam and IIM Nagpur do not currently list open undergraduate programs. IIM Udaipur has proposed an online BBA, but official admissions details are pending.
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