The Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) officially launched the Common Admission Process (CAP) 2025 Portal on January 14, 2025. The last date to apply for the CAP 2025 process is 21 January 2025. The coordinating body for CAP 2025 is the Indian Institute of Management, Bodhgaya.

The CAP process is designed to provide admissions in the newer IIMs to candidates aspiring for PGP programs in Management. The process of CAP 2025 involves shortlisting, Personal Interviews (PI), and Group Discussions (GD) or Written Ability Tests (WAT).

With, the percentile for the General category reaching 95 percentile and 7000 more candidates participating in the admission process, the competition is visibly increasing per year. For the session 2025-27, the CAP process has introduced some notable changes that are:

• This year, 8 IIMs are participating in the Common Admission Process, with IIM Bodhgaya as the coordinator.
• IIM Raipur and IIM Sambalpur have opted out of CAP 2025 reducing the number of participating IIMs from 10 to 8.
• This year, the PI round will be conducted offline.

The Personal Interview(PI) and Written Ability Test (WAT) rounds will be held from February 17 to March 15, 2025, after the slot selection between January 27 and January 30, 2025.

For the most accurate and up-to-date information, candidates should refer to the official websites of the respective IIMs and the coordinating institute for CAP 2025.

IIM CAP 2025 Latest Updates:

• IIM Admission Criteria 2025-27
• Tips and Tricks to Crack Group Discussions

Also Check:

• CAT 2025 Question Paper
• CAT 2025 Cutoff

Important Dates for IIM CAP 2025

After, the announcement of CAT results on 19th December 2024 the CAP registrations started on 14 January. The important dates for IIM CAP Counselling are mentioned in the table below for the students to check out:

Participating Institutions in IIM CAP

There are a total of 8 B-Schools that are participating in the Common Admission Process for CAT 2024. Among, these 8 B-schools the top 3 are IIM Udaipur, IIM Ranchi, and IIM Tiruchirapalli. Here’s the list of 8 B-schools that are participating in the 2025 admission process with their respective official website links:

IIM Bodhgaya to Conduct CAP 2025

The IIM Bodhgaya is set to coordinate the Common Admission Process (CAP) for the 2025-27 academic session. This process provides admission to the candidates in the several participating B-schools. The table below provides the highlights for the CAP 2025 process:

IIM Bodhgaya, as the coordinating institute for CAP 2025, has several critical roles and responsibilities to ensure the smooth functioning of the CAP 2025 process. The responsibilities include:

• Coordination with the Participating IIMs
• Shortlisting of the Candidates
• Scheduling of the CAP 2025 process
• Arranging venues and logistics for the offline PI and WAT in multiple cities.
• Communication and support to the candidates for all queries regarding the CAP 2025 Process.

IIM CAP Cut-off 2025

The IIM CAP cut-off for 2025 is announced on the official website of CAP. The IIM CAP cut-off 2025 for the general category is 95 percentile whereas the sectional cutoff is 75 for all three sections.

Candidates can download the official cut-off PDF by the link given below:

The table below provides the sectional and overall cut-off for different categories for IM CAP 2025:

IIM CAP Cut-off Previous Year Analysis (2025 vs 2024)

The table below shows a comparison of the IIM CAP Cut-off comparison for 2025 and 2024 across different categories. The analysis is based on the sectional cut-off of 2025 and the increase in the cut-off for 2025 to the 2024 cut-off.

The changes that can be seen by the analysis are:

• Overall Increase in Cut-offs: There is an increase in overall cut-offs for all the categories, showing an increase in competition in 2025
• The general category saw a slight increase of +1 rising from 94 to 95 in 2025
• The EWS and NC-OBC have seen a rise of +4 marks in cut-off increasing from 77 to 81 in 2025.
• The SC category showed a notable increase of +6 marks in the 2025 cut-off increasing from 60 to 66.
• The ST and PWD category showed a moderate increase of +2 marks increasing from 40 to 42.

These changes suggest that the competition is increasing per year and there is a competitive environment in 2025, even for reserved categories.

IIM CAP 2025 Selection Criteria

The IIM Cap 2025 is going to be conducted by IIM Bodhgaya and the institute follows a structured selection process. Below are the details regarding the selection criteria followed by IIM Bodhgaya for CAP 2025:

The Common Admission Process of IIM Bodhgaya includes the following rounds:

• CAT 2024 score
• Shortlisting the candidates for Personal Interview Process (PI)
• Conducting PI process
• Preparing the merit list based on the performance of candidates in CAT 2024 exam, Personal Interview round, and their profile.

1. IIM CAP 2025 Minimum Eligibility Requirement

The minimum eligibility criteria for CAP 2025 consists of the mandatory academic qualification and clearing the CAT 2024 cut-off. Below is the information regarding the minimum eligibility to get a call from one of the IIMs:

Academic Qualification Criteria:

Qualifying the Minimum CAT cut-off

To get a call from one of the B-schools, the candidates should score more than the CAT 2024 official cut-off.

2. Personal Interview and WAT/ GD Round for IIM CAP 2025

The candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria for CAP 2025 receive a call from one or more B-schools among the participating one’s. The interviews will be scheduled by IIM Bodhgaya (the coordinating body) between January 15 to March 17, 2025.

This round evaluates candidates based on the following aspects:

• Communication skills,
• Academic knowledge,
• Leadership potential and
• Overall personality

What happens after the IIM CAP Personal Interview?

After the CAP interview, the participating IIMs evaluate your CAT score, PI performance, academic profile, and other criteria like work experience and diversity. Each IIM calculates its composite score and releases admission offers based on its selection policies.

3. Final Merit List for CAP 2025

In the creation of final merit list for CAP 2025 IIM bodhgaya will consider the scaled score not the percentile score for CAT 2024. The candidates who have scored more than the minimum required marks in the PI round will be considered for the final merit list and those who could not score the minimum marks will not proceed to the further steps.

The criteria for preparing the final merit list mentioned in the official notification released by IIM Bodhgaya are as follows:

Calculation of the Scaled score for the Final shortlisting by IIM Bodhgaya in CAP 2025:

1. Scores Awarded on the basis of Academic profile

The academic profile has a weightage of 14% in the CAP 2025 selection process. The folloing tables summarize the score given on the basis of marks scored in 10th and 12th class.

2. Scores Awarded on the basis of Work-experience

The candidates having work experience are given preference and extra score are awarded to them resulting in the increase of overall scores. The table below provides the information about scores awarded on the basis of experience:

Weightage Distribution for Final Selection Criteria Across CAP IIMs 2025

All the participating IIMs have a different weightage for the final merit list creation and admission. Here’s a breakdown of the weightage distribution highlighting the importance of the CAT score, CAP PI round, academics, work experience, diversity, and other factors in the admission process:

Calculation of Composite Score for Merit List

The composite score is used to rank candidates on the merit list. The formula for calculating the composite score is mentioned below:

IIM CAP 2025 Registration

The IIM CAP 2025 registration is set to start on January 14, 2025, and the deadline is 21 January 2025. Candidates are advised to fill out the registration form before the last date to avoid last-minute hassle. The procedure to apply for the CAP 2025 is mentioned below:

Visit the Official Website of CAP 2025:

Go to the official IIM CAP Portal (hosted by IIM Bodh Gaya in 2025) and log in to the website using your credentials. Use the CAT 2024 User ID and Password as the credentials to log in to your account.

Fill out the Application Form:

After, logging into your account the next stage is to fill out the application form. Fill in your personal details, academic qualifications, work experience, and CAT 2024 score details.

Upload Documents:

After filling in the personal and academic details the students are required to upload the following documents:

• Academics (Class 11th, 12th and Graduation documents)
• Work-experience
• Category Certificate (if applicable)

Documents Require for CAP 2025 Registrations

Preference City Selection for CAP 2025

There are a number of cities in which the PI round for CAP 2025 is going to be conducted in 2025. The students can choose 4 cities in their application form for the CAP 2025 PI round according to their preference. The List of available cities for the PI round are given in the table below:

Verify your details and Submit the Application.

Before submitting the CAP 2025 application the candidates should recheck their personal and academic details to avoid any chance of missing their seat.

• Review all entered details carefully before final submission.
• Submit the form online and take a print of the acknowledgment for future reference

Participating IIMs Fees and Placements Statistics

The table below summarizes the fees, average placements, and highest placements among the total 8 B-schools participating in CAP 2025:

Which CAP IIM is the best?

The best CAP IIM depends on your preference and goals but from the data of a lot of students IIM Ranchi, IIM Udaipur, and IIM Tiruchirappalli are considered top choices due to their strong placements, faculty, and industry connections.