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Content Writer | Updated On - Jan 9, 2023

IIM Bodh Gaya CAT 2022 Cut off and Admission Criteria has been released online for admission to the MBA batch of 2023-25. IIM Bodh Gaya is participating in CAP 2023 counselling process which is being coordinated by IIM Udaipur this year. IIM Bodh Gaya CAT 2022 Cut off is 92 for the GN category, 74 for NC-OBC, 70 for EWS, 54 for SC, and 40 for ST and PwD. Check CAT 2022 Cut off

  • IIM Bodh Gaya selection process has mainly two stages- Shortlisting candidates for the PI round based on CAT 2022 scores and creation of final merit list based on CAT scores, PI performance, and Candidate Profile. Read More IIM Shortlist and Admission Criteria 2023-25
  • The weightage assigned to CAT 2022 and PI scores in final merit list preparation is 50% and 20% respectively. The remaining 30% is accounted for by academic profile, diveristy factors, and work experience.
  • IIM Bodh Gaya may also conduct Supplementary Admission Process (SAP 2023) for candidates not getting a call through CAP.
  • The total number of seats offered by IIM Body Gaya in this session will be around 300.

Read the article to know more about the selection process, weightage of parameters used while creating the merit list, and much more. 

IIM CAP Counselling Dates

IIM CAP Counselling 2023 Dates

Events Dates 
CAP 2023 registration starts To be announced
Last date for CAP registration To be announced
Intimation for Personal Interview To be announced
Personal Interview Phase I To be announced
Personal Interview Phase II To be announced
Personal Interview Phase III To be announced

CAT Cutoff 2022

IIM Body Gaya CAT 2022 Cut off & Selection Process

IIM Bodh Gaya admission process consists of the following steps:

  • Qualifying CAT 2022 Examination
  • Shortlisting candidates for Personal Interview.
  • Conducting the Personal Interview as per schedule. 
  • Preparing the Final Merit List based on CAT 2022 score, PI score, and Profile score.

Stage 1: Criteria for Shortlisting to PI

For all Candidates – Gender Neutral: CAT 2022 cut off percentile or marks in the three sections and the total for different categories are mentioned below:

Student Category Quantitative Aptitude Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning  Verbal & Reading Comprehension  Total (Overall Percentile)
General 70 70 70 92
EWS 40 40 40 70
NC-OBC 45 45 45 74
SC 35 35 35 54
ST 32.5 25 25 40
DAP 32.5 25 25 40

Stage 2: Criteria for Preparing the Merit List

The criteria for preparing the merit list will be as follows:

  • CAT Score: 50%
    • Overall CAT Scaled Score: 45%
    • CAT VARC Scaled Score: 5%
  • Personal Interview (PI): 20%
  • Profile: 30%
    • Academic Profile (60% or above): 12%
      • 10th Standard: 4%
      • 12th Standard: 4%
      • Graduation: 4%
    • Work Experience: 16%
    • Academic Diversity: 2%

Scoring of Work Experience (16%)

Months <12 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 >48
Scores 0 4 8 12 16 12 8 4 0

Scoring of Diversity (2%)

Academic Discipline Diversity (2%)

Academic Discipline Score
Engineering or equivalent (B. E./B. Tech. or equivalent) courses 0
All other courses 2

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CAT Cutoff 2021

IIM Bodh Gaya CAT Cut off 2021

Student Category Quantitative Aptitude Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning  Verbal & Reading Comprehension  Total (Overall Percentile)
General 70 70 70 92
EWS 40 40 40 70
NC-OBC 45 45 45 74
SC 35 35 35 54
ST 32.5 25 25 40
DAP 32.5 25 25 40

For all Candidates – Gender Neutral: The PI process for the candidates, who are clearing the cut-off mentioned below and not clearing the cut-off mentioned above, will be conducted through SAP 2022.

Student Category Quantitative Aptitude Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning  Verbal & Reading Comprehension  Total (Overall Percentile)
General 65 65 65 90
EWS 40 40 40 68
NC-OBC 45 45 45 72
SC 35 35 35 52
ST 32.5 25 25 37
DAP 32.5 25 25 37

For female candidates only (Super-Numerary Girls only): The female candidates, who are shortlisted due to the cutoffs in the mentioned table and clearing the cut-off in above mentioned 2 tables, will be considered for supernumerary girls seats only. The PI process for such candidates will be conducted through SAP 2022. 

Student Category Quantitative Aptitude Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning  Verbal & Reading Comprehension  Total (Overall Percentile)
General 65 65 65 87
EWS 40 40 40 65
NC-OBC 45 45 45 70
SC 35 35 35 50
ST 32.5 25 25 34
DAP 32.5 25 25 34
CAT Cutoff 2020

IIM Bodh Gaya CAT 2020 Cutoff

  • Candidates have to clear both the sectional and the overall CAT cut-off to get shortlisted in pre-admission rounds.
  • The cut-off for this year's 2-year PGDM programme at IIM Bodhgaya is around 90 percentile.
  • For IIM Bodhgaya, CAT cut-off is dependent on multiple variables.
Category Quantitative Aptitude Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Verbal and Reading Comprehension Overall Percentile
General 80 80 80 90
EWS 80 80 80 85
NC-OBC 60 60 60 78
SC 50 50 50 60
ST 30 30 30 40
DAP 30 30 30 40

CAT Cutoff 2019

IIM Bodh Gaya CAT Cutoff 2019

Category Quantitative Aptitude Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Verbal and Reading Comprehension Overall Percentile
General 80 80 80 95
NC-OBC 60 60 60 78
SC 50 50 50 60
ST 30 30 30 40
DAP 30 30 30 40

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IIM Bodh Gaya CAT Cutoff 2018

Category Quantitative Aptitude Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Verbal and Reading Comprehension Overall Percentile
General >80 >80 >80 >90
NC-OBC >55 >55 >55 >75
SC 50 50 50 >55
ST >30 >30 >30 >35
DAP >50 >50 >50 >65

The cut-off for 2018 IIM Bodh Gaya was slightly different from the previous year's. The overall percentile for the General category was less than in 2017. However, the overall and sectional percentile for IIM Bodh Gaya candidates in the ST and DAP categories was significantly lower compared with last year.

IIM Bodh Gaya CAT Cutoff 2017

Category Quantitative Aptitude Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Verbal and Reading Comprehension Overall Percentile
General >80 >80 >80 >90
SC >50 >50 >50 >65
ST >60 >60 >60 >75
DAP >50 >50 >50 >65

The overall and sectional percentile for IIM Bodh Gaya cut-off was marked with a major improvement. When the overall percentile for the general category dropped from 96 to 90, the overall percentile has improved for candidates in other groups.

IIM Bodh Gaya CAT Cutoff 2016

Category Quantitative Aptitude Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Verbal and Reading Comprehension Overall Percentile
General 70 70 70 96
OBC(NC) 58 58 58 77.5
SC 50 50 50 59
ST 30 30 30 40
DAP 30 30 30 45

In terms of the IIM Bodh Gaya cut-off, there is a negligible change in the overall percentile for general category candidates IIM Bodh Gaya cut-off fell from 78.98 to 77.5 for OBC and SC candidates, and from 63 to 59. However, a significant change was observed for ST and DAP candidates, and the overall cutoff decreased from 50.71 to 40 and 50.71 to 40 respectively.

IIM Bodh Gaya CAT Cutoff 2015

CAT 2015 examination pattern was different from the present paper pattern. Earlier, there were only two sections of the CAT examination - quantitative ability and data interpretation, verbal ability and logical reasoning. The general category sectional cut-off was 80 and the overall percentile was 96.30. The sectional cut-off was 61.43 for the NC-OBC candidates, and the overall cut-off was 78.98 in 2015.

Category Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning Overall
General 80 80 96.30
NC-OBC 61.43 61.43 78.98
SC 50.40 50.40 63.00
ST 41.42 40.80 50.71
DA 41.42 42.21 50.70

IIM Bodh Gaya Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidates must earn a bachelor's degree with an average of 50 percent marks or a CGPA equivalent (45 percent marks for candidates from SC / ST / PwD).
  • Upon completion of Class 12 from a recognised board or receiving an equivalent qualification, applicants must receive a Bachelor's degree or equivalent that spans for a period of at least three years.
  • Where the applicant receives grades or CGPA in the place of marks, the equivalent will be decided on the basis of the equivalence recognised by the institute/university from which the applicant obtained a Bachelor's degree. If the institute does not have any specific scheme for converting CGPA into marks, IIM Bodh Gaya will find the equivalent by dividing the total CGPA obtained by the highest possible CGPA and multiplying the answer by 100.
  • Aspirants who are in the final year of their Bachelor's degree or any other equivalent examination, or who have appeared for their final year examination and are awaiting results may also apply.
  • Along with the academic qualification, applicants must bear in mind that they are expected to appear in CAT and have to achieve the minimum desired score in the entrance test to be considered eligible for admission to the IIM Bodh Gaya postgraduate programme.

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IIM Bodh Gaya Application Process

The following are the important details regarding the application process for admission to the IIM Bodh Gaya MBA program -

  • Candidates who wish to apply to IIM Bodh Gaya need to register for the CAP 2023 process on the official CAP website.
  • The registration for CAP 2023 is likely to begin by Jan 10, 2023, by IIM Udaipur (the CAP conducting IIM this year).
  • Candidates need to upload the relevant documents while filling the application form- photograph, signature, ID proof, CAT 2022 score card, category certificate, graduation certificate, experience certificates, etc.

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Admission Process

IIM Bodh Gaya CAT Admission Process

  • Step 1 - Candidates must have shown up for the CAT and scored the minimum percentile required.
  • Step 2 - Applicants are shortlisted from those holding a valid CAT score for PI screening and have applied to the postgraduate course at IIM Bodh Gaya, and satisfy the required eligibility criteria for admission here.
  • Step 3 - The final selection for the IIM Bodh Gaya postgraduate program will be made based on a number of factors including CAT performance, PI results, academic profile, diversity, and work experience.
  • Step 4 - The final admission offer will be made to the applicants based on the Final Composite Score (FCS) which grants 50 percent weightage to the CAT score, 20% weightage to PI, and 30% weightage to the profile score – 12% weightage to academics + 16% weightage to the work experience + 2% weightage for diversity.

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IIM Bodh Gaya Seat Intake

IIM Bodh Gaya Seat Intake 2023-25

IIM Bodh Gaya increased the seat intake for the upcoming batches of the PG program to 300.

IIM Bodh Gaya Seat Reservation

Category Seat Reservation Percentage
EWS 10%
Schedule Caste 15%
Schedule Tribe 7.5%
OBC - Non Creamy Layer 27%
PWD 5%

Offer Acceptance Fee and Withdrawal

  • A candidate who receives an offer of admission from IIM Bodh Gaya and accepts the offer within the specified time must send an offer of acceptance amount of INR 50,000 along with an Offer Acceptance letter. If a candidate subsequently wishes to retract the offer within the Institute's specified withdrawal date, the Offer Acceptance Amount will be refunded after deducting INR 1,000 as processing fees.
  • If a candidate requests withdrawal after the date specified by the Institute, no refund will be provided. When an applicant applies for the program, the Offer Acceptance Amount will be integrated with the Term I Fee. No refund of Offer Acceptance Amount and Term Fee will be made in the event of departure from the program after registration.

IIM Bodh Gaya Admission Fees

The admission fee in IIM Bodh Gaya Postgraduate Programme is given below. Note that the fee can be revised at any time.

  • Total fees was INR 16,00000 for the two-year MBA program.
  • The fee is INR 8,00,000 per year.
  • The IIM Bodh Gaya admission fee does not include personal expenses.

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IIM Bodh Gaya Placements

IIM Bodh Gaya Placement

 Key Highlights:

  • Highest CTC: INR 30.5 LPA
  • Average CTC: INR 12.36 LPA
  • Median CTC: INR 12 LPA
  • Total companies that participated: 100
  • MBA number of offers made: 200+
Domain Percentage
BFSI 33.70
IT and Analytics 27.00
Services 20.90
Manufacturing 14.80
Consulting 3.60%

IIM Bodh Gaya Top Recruiters

  1. Yes Bank
  2. Kotak AMC
  3. EdCIL
  4. DS Group
  5. Meril
  6. Edelweiss
  7. DTDC
  8. Goldstone
  9. Homefirst Finance
  10. SIS Prosegur
  11. Nestaway

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Frequently Asked Questions

IIM Bodh Gaya CAT Cut off & Admission FAQs

Ques. What is the fee for an MBA program at IIM Bodh Gaya?

Ans. IIM Bodh Gaya fees is INR 8.00 Lakh for first year (MBA Program). 

Ques. Have the placements at IIM Bodh Gaya increased? 

Ans. The placements at IIM Bodhgaya have seen a good appraisal this year. The highest CTC went up to INR 30.5 LPA and the avaerage salary stood at INR 12.36 LPA.

Ques. What is the supplementary admission procedure at IIM Bodh Gaya?

Ans. For candidates, who could not qualify the CAP 2023 will get another chance through the Supplementary Admission Process (SAP 2023). The performance of the candidate in PI of CAP 2023 and SAP 2023 would be considered for preparing the merit list.

Ques. How to check the shortlist status in IIM Bodh Gaya website? 

Ans. Candidates can check their shortlist status by logging in at IIM Bodh Gaya’s official portal at admission.iimbg.ac.in with your CAT registration Id, Email ID, and your date of birth. 

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.

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