Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam

#29 (2025) NIRF (Management)📍 Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam Admissions 2026 Eligibility, Admission Process & Important Dates

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6 Courses

The admission procedure for the flagship Post Graduate Programme (PGP) at IIM Visakhapatnam is highly rigorous and follows the Institute's own carefully structured, independent three-phase process designed to select the most promising management candidates. Phase 1 initiates the process by shortlisting candidates strictly based on predetermined CAT sectional and overall percentile cut-offs. For instance, analyzing the data for the 2026-28 batch, the General category cut-off was set at an 82 percentile overall, mandating a minimum of 70 percentile in each of the three individual sections (VARC, DILR, and QA). Phase 2 involves a far more holistic evaluation, computing a highly detailed composite pre-PI score. This composite score meticulously weighs the CAT performance (accounting for 50 points), Class 10 academic records (10 points), Class 12 performance (10 points), Bachelor's degree marks (10 points), Gender Diversity factors to encourage a balanced cohort (10 points), and the duration and quality of professional Work Experience or completion of specific Professional Courses (10 points). Finally, Phase 3 acts as the decisive stage, combining the crucial Personal Interview performance (carrying 48 points) with scaled scores from CAT (25 points), Class 10 (4 points), Class 12 (4 points), Bachelor's degree (4 points), Diversity (5 points), and Work Experience (10 points) to rigorously prepare the final, definitive merit list for admission offers.

Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam Admissions

Admission Process Overview

Below is the complete admission information including eligible exams, eligibility criteria, admission process, and important notes for each program offered.

Required Entrance Exams

CAT (Common Admission Test)

Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with minimum 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% for SC/ST/PwD), or a completed professional qualification (CA/CS/ICWA/FIAI), plus a valid CAT score

Admission Process

IIMV follows a three-phase selection process: Phase 1 shortlists candidates on CAT sectional and overall percentile cut-offs; Phase 2 computes a composite pre-PI score from CAT (50%), Class 10 (10%), Class 12 (10%), Bachelor's (10%), Gender Diversity (10%) and Work Experience/Professional Course (10%); Phase 3 combines PI (48%), CAT (25%), Class 10 (4%), Class 12 (4%), Bachelor's (4%), Diversity (5%) and Work Experience (10%) for the final merit list. Candidates shortlisted for PI by IIM Bangalore, Kozhikode, Lucknow or Indore need not attend a separate IIMV interview

Required Entrance Exams

CAT/GMAT/GRE or EMAT (Institute-administered Executive MBA Admission Test)

Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's Degree with minimum 50% marks (45% for reserved categories) and relevant work experience, for the Executive MBA programme

Admission Process

Online application, followed by shortlisting based on test score/profile and a Personal Interview; IIMV admits EMBA students twice a year (Summer and Winter intakes)

Required Entrance Exams

CAT/GMAT/GRE or IIMV Aptitude Test

Eligibility Criteria

Enrolled B.Tech/M.Tech students or NIT/IIIT alumni for PGPMCI; Bachelor's Degree with 5+ years of defence-sector work experience for EPGDPM

Admission Process

Online application with a nominal application fee, followed by the IIMV Aptitude Test (waived for valid CAT/GMAT/GRE scores) and a Personal Interview for the respective specialised programme

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Detailed Admission Process at IIM Visakhapatnam

Official, valid CAT scorecard reflecting the required sectional and overall percentiles
Comprehensive academic transcripts encompassing Class 10, Class 12, and the Bachelor's degree
The final Bachelor's degree certificate or an official provisional degree certificate issued by the university
Detailed work experience letters and official salary slips, where applicable, to validate professional tenure
Valid, government-issued SC/ST/NC-OBC/EWS category certificates, strictly in the prescribed format, where applicable
An official Disability certificate and a valid UDID card specifically for candidates applying under the PwD category

To significantly streamline the admission process and reduce the burden on candidates, IIM Visakhapatnam employs a collaborative interviewing approach. Candidates who have already been successfully shortlisted for a Personal Interview by the older, established IIMs—specifically IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Lucknow, or IIM Indore (for their respective PGP/PGPM programmes)—are completely exempted from attending a separate, distinct interview at IIMV. In these instances, IIM Visakhapatnam efficiently utilizes their averaged PI scores obtained from those specific older IIMs to finalize the merit list. Conversely, for the specialized executive suites—namely the Executive MBA, PGPMCI, and EPGDPM programmes—the pathway involves submitting an application supported by a valid CAT, GMAT, or GRE score, or alternatively, taking the Institute-administered specialized aptitude test. This is subsequently followed by a thorough profile review and an intensive Personal Interview customized for experienced professionals.