IIM Bodh Gaya Admission: 2026-28 MBA and 2026-31 IPM
Admissions for the MBA, MBA-DBM and MBA-HHM 2026-28 batches and IPM 2026-31 batch are closed. IIM Bodh Gaya’s portal says waitlisted candidates were asked to submit withdrawal requests by 6 October 2026, a date that has passed. The official admissions page currently lists these cycles; the materials checked here do not show an open form for a later intake. Recheck the IIM Bodh Gaya admissions page and admission portal before planning for another batch.
Latest MBA admission policy on the official site
The latest domestic policy documents linked from IIM Bodh Gaya’s admissions page are for the 2026-28 batch. They describe a CAT 2025-based process with a Personal Interview through CAP 2026. These are past-cycle rules as of 4 November 2026; they should not be used as confirmed requirements, weights or cutoffs for a later intake.
For the two-year MBA, the policy lists 300 seats and eligibility for Indian citizens with an undergraduate degree and at least 50% marks, reduced to 45% for SC, ST and PwD candidates. The final merit formula is 50% CAT scaled score, 25% Personal Interview and 25% profile. The profile component consists of 15% academic profile and 10% work experience. The policy says the CAT scaled score, rather than percentile, is used in the final merit calculation. Candidates still need to clear the separate shortlisting process; an eligibility threshold is not a promise of an interview or offer. The 2026-28 policies also describe a gender-neutral seat pool: 70% of seats are gender-neutral. If an optimal number of girls across reservation categories is not present in that pool, part of the remaining 30% may be offered as supernumerary girls’ seats. This is the Institute’s seat-allocation framework, not an exemption from category rules or the merit process.
The MBA-DBM policy lists 90 seats and the same broad minimum degree marks. It also defines a preferred-discipline score for certain technical and quantitative undergraduate backgrounds. The policy has an internal arithmetic inconsistency: it prints CAT at 50%, PI at 25% and profile at 30%, while the listed profile components are 10% academics, 5% preferred discipline and 10% work experience. It also assigns preferred-discipline points to specified backgrounds: BTech/BE in computer science, IT, electronics, telecommunications, electrical or instrumentation, MCA, MSc IT and MSc Mathematics receive the preferred score; other BTech/BE fields receive 2.5 points and other disciplines receive zero. This affects the profile score, not basic eligibility. Those printed final weights add to 105%, while the components add to 25%. We have not corrected or normalized the official wording. Ask the admissions office for clarification before relying on a calculation from the 2026-28 policy.
The MBA-HHM policy lists 90 seats. It accepts specified healthcare and related backgrounds, as well as engineering, science and law/legal-studies degrees; a BBA with a healthcare specialization is included. The policy excludes BA, BCom and BBA degrees without a healthcare specialization. Its 2026-28 final merit formula is 50% CAT, 25% PI and 25% profile, with the profile split among academic record, preferred discipline and work experience. Check the current policy document for the precise eligibility list and supporting documents.
CAP 2026 and shortlisting are separate from final merit
The official 2026-28 policies describe CAT 2025 as the exam used for the MBA-family programmes, followed by a PI under CAP 2026. IIM Bodh Gaya’s separate CAP 2026 EOI cutoff notice reports programme-specific, category-specific and gender-pool thresholds used to invite candidates to submit an Expression of Interest. These are not a current or future-cycle guarantee, and clearing a published threshold does not by itself establish final selection. The policies state that an interview and initial eligibility do not confirm admission; documents and profile information are verified later.
The coordination detail also differs by document: the MBA and MBA-DBM policies identify IIM Bodh Gaya as CAP 2026 coordinator, while the MBA-HHM policy names IIM Jammu. Use the policy that matches the programme rather than assuming one coordinator for all three routes.
IPM 2026-31 used JIPMAT
The latest IPM admission policy linked from the Institute is for the 2026-31 batch. It describes an intake of around 180 and admission through JIPMAT 2026, conducted by the National Testing Agency on behalf of IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Jammu. The policy requires at least 60% in Class XII and Class X, with 55% for SC, ST, PwD and transgender candidates; it covers candidates who passed Class XII in 2025 or were appearing in 2026, and requires the Class X examination to have been taken no earlier than 2023. The application cycle is closed, so these dates and conditions are historical. The same policy describes 70% of seats as gender-neutral; the remaining 30% may stay gender-neutral or include supernumerary girls’ seats, depending on representation across reservation categories. It says the arrangement is intended to support a healthy gender ratio while keeping merit primary.
What to check before applying to a later batch
IIM Bodh Gaya has not published the next domestic MBA-family or IPM admission policy in the current materials reviewed. Wait for the Institute’s new batch notice before using a CAT/JIPMAT year, CAP process, eligibility condition, seat number, cutoff or score weight. The official programme pages and admissions page are the right places to confirm which programmes and policies apply when the next application opens.