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IIM Ahmedabad Updates PGP 2027-29 Admission Policy with CAT 2026 Weightage
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Moneycontrol•07-10-2026, 11:56
IIM Ahmedabad Updates PGP 2027-29 Admission Policy with CAT 2026 Weightage
- •IIM Ahmedabad has revised its admission policy for the PGP 2027-29 batch, assigning 65% weightage to the CAT 2026 score.
- •The remaining 35% of the raw composite score will come from a normalised Application Rating based on academics, work experience, and gender diversity.
- •A new undergraduate discipline-based normalisation has been introduced to compare candidates within their specific fields of study.
- •Minimum CAT sectional and overall cut-offs vary by category, with General and EWS candidates requiring an overall 95 percentile.
- •The final selection process allocates 50% weightage to the Personal Interview, 40% to the normalised composite score, and 10% to the Analytical Writing Test.
Key Questions Answered
Under IIM Ahmedabad's revised admission policy for the PGP 2027-29 batch, the total CAT 2026 percentile holds a 65% weightage of the raw composite score.
For candidates who progress to the Analytical Writing Test and Personal Interview stage, the Personal Interview carries the highest weightage at 50%, followed by the normalised composite score at 40%, and the Analytical Writing Test at 10%.
General and EWS candidates require a minimum overall CAT percentile of 95, alongside at least an 85 percentile in each individual section.
