The Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam has resealed its selection criteria for 2025-27 for the PGP program. IIM Vizag judges the candidates on various parameters such as Work experience, Academic records, CAT Score, and Personal Interviews to evaluate their overall performance and whether they are a good fit or not for the program. The expected cutoff for general category candidates is 82%ile in IIMV. The candidates who will clear the CAT cutoff can be able to apply for the PI round. Candidates can check the blog for IIM Vizag Selection Criteria 2025.
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IIM Vizag Eligibility Criteria 2025
To be eligible for the IIM Visakhapatnam candidates should fulfill the eligibility criteria of IIM Vizag. Candidates can check the IIM Vizag eligibility criteria 2025 below:
- Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university.
- Candidates who are in their last year of graduation are also eligible for admission.
- Candidates belonging to the general category should have 50% marks in their graduation to be eligible.
IIM Vizag Selection Criteria 2025
IIM Vizag follows a three-step selection process for the candidates seeking admission at IIM Visakhapatnam. The selection process, parameters, and weights used will be uniform for all categories of candidates. The candidates have to clear all the stages to qualify for the admission. Check below for the detailed version of each stage of the selection criteria.
IIM Vizag selection Criteria 2025 – Stage 1
In the first stage of selection criteria, the candidates who have cleared the CAT exam will be considered. The expected overall IIM Vizag cutoff for general category candidates is 82%ile, whereas for SC category candidates it is expected to be 50%ile. Candidates should have to fill out the application form for the PGP program to be considered further. Candidates can check out the given below table for a detailed overview:
IIM Vizag Overall Qualifying Cutoff 2025 (Expected)
| Category | Overall |
| Un-reserved | 82 |
| EWS | 72 |
| NC-OBC | 72 |
| SC | 50 |
| ST | 40 |
| PwD | 40 |
IIM Vizag Qualifying Sectional Cutoff 2025 (Expected)
| Category | VARC | DILR | QA |
| Un-reserved | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| EWS | 63 | 63 | 63 |
| NC-OBC | 63 | 63 | 63 |
| SC | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| ST | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| PwD | 30 | 30 | 30 |
The candidates who qualified for the cutoff will be invited to submit an application form to participate in the next steps.
IIM Vizag Selection Criteria 2025 – Stage 2
All the candidates who have applied for IIM Vizag admission by filling out their application form will be considered for stage 2. Candidates will be judged based on their 10th & 12th marks, graduation marks, work experience, and diversity in this stage. Candidates can check the table for the weightage of all components:
Weightage Given to IIM Vizag Admission Parameters:
| Components | Weightage (%) |
| CAT Score | 50 |
| Class 10 score | 10 |
| Class 12 score | 10 |
| Gender/Academic Diversity Score | 10 |
| Work Experience score | 10 |
Sectional Weightage of CAT in IIM Vizag Admission Process:
| Sections | Points |
| Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC) | 18 |
| Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) | 14 |
| Quantitative Aptitude (QA) | 18 |
| Total | 50 |
IIM Vizag selection Criteria 2025 – Stage 3
The qualified candidates of stage 2 will receive an email sent by IIM Vizag for a personal interview round. The candidates who will submit the PI consent form by the last date will only be considered for personal interview. The shortlisted and interviewed candidates from IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Lucknow, and IIM Indore can not appear for IIM Vizag’s personal interview round. The final admission offer will be made on the basis of rank of the candidates.
Final Weightage Given to IIM Vizag Selection Parameters:
| Components | Weightage (%) |
| CAT Score | 25 |
| PI score | 48 |
| 10th & 12th score | 4 |
| Bachelor’s score | 4 |
| Gender/Academic Diversity Score | 5 |
| Work Experience score | 10 |
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FAQs-IIM Vizag Selection Criteria 2025
The candidates must clear all the 6 components like PI Score, CAT score, 10th & 12th Board Bachelor’s, Diversity , Work Experience to get admitted into IIM vizag.
Yes, the candidates should have at least 50% marks in their graduation.
Yes, IIM Vizag consider class 10th & 12th marks and it have 4% weightage in the final selection round.
