IIM Nagpur’s official MBA admissions page currently links a policy for the 2026-28 batch, while its admission portal displays 2026 offer and registration dates. Those documents do not set the CAT requirements or application deadline for the next MBA batch. For a 2027 intake, use the published 2026-28 criteria below only as dated context, then confirm the correct batch policy before applying. The institute says it may change its shortlisting and selection criteria. Read the official MBA admissions policy and check the MBA admissions portal for updates.
First confirm the cycle and programme
IIM Nagpur describes its flagship MBA, also called the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP), as a two-year, full-time residential course. The policy currently available on the official admissions page is explicitly for MBA 2026-28 and uses CAT 2025. It is not a 2027-29 policy. Do not carry its percentile thresholds, intake, score weights or dates into a new application cycle unless IIM Nagpur publishes them again for that batch.
This distinction matters because the page presents minimum CAT percentiles as a first-stage eligibility screen, not an admission prediction. A score that cleared the 2026-28 stage-one threshold does not establish eligibility for another cycle, and clearing a published threshold did not itself guarantee an interview in that cycle. The institute reserves the right to revise its criteria and says the intake may change before admissions begin.
What the 2026-28 policy required at Stage 1
For MBA 2026-28, Stage 1 used CAT 2025 percentiles as the sole basis for the initial screen. Candidates also needed a positive score in every CAT section. The table below is historical reference for that batch, not a target score for 2027-29.
These are percentile cut-offs, not raw CAT marks. The policy says candidates who met the cut-offs would be contacted and invited to complete an IIM Nagpur application. They had to submit that form by the specified deadline to be considered for the next stage. Completing this post-CAT form was a pre-interview requirement; it did not mean the applicant had received a PI call.
For the same historical batch, the policy listed an intake of 340 seats, including category allocations and a horizontal DAP reservation. It also said the intake could be revised before admissions began. Applicants should check the new batch policy for its own intake and reservation table rather than treating 340 as a current seat count.
The shortlist and interview were a separate stage
After the CAT screen and completed institute application, IIM Nagpur calculated a Shortlisting Score using CAT performance and profile information from the CAT application. The policy names Class 10, Class 12, graduation, work experience and gender diversity in that profile. Only candidates meeting the shortlist criteria were invited to interview, so the stage-one percentile table was not the complete selection formula.
For 2026-28, shortlisted candidates had to confirm participation in the Personal Interview (PI) process, complete an online form and rank at least three different interview-centre preferences. The listed centres were Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and the IIM Nagpur campus. The institute made the final allocation based on available slots. The policy also says an extempore round may form part of the PI. Treat these as details of the 2026-28 process until a later policy confirms whether the format remains the same.
How the final score worked in that policy
The 2026-28 Final Score combined six weighted components: CAT score 45%, PI 25%, past academic performance 6%, work experience 9%, academic diversity 5% and gender diversity 10%. The components were normalized. This weighting makes clear why the initial CAT cut-off should not be read as a final merit score: interview and profile measures still contributed after shortlisting.
The policy calculated CAT score from a candidate’s total CAT score relative to the maximum total score among candidates eligible under Stage 1, then scaled it to ten. PI, including any extempore, was also converted to a ten-point scale before its weight was applied. Past academic performance drew on Class 10, Class 12 and undergraduate marks, with the published rating tables assigning different ratings at score bands. The policy’s component weights, normalization and rating scales belong to MBA 2026-28; applicants should use the next batch’s formula if it changes.
Work experience was counted as full-time, paid experience after graduation, measured as of 31 January 2026. The policy excluded internships, projects, part-time roles, unpaid work and pre-graduation experience. Its rating was not a simple “more months always earns more points” scale: the maximum rating applied to 18-24 months, and the listed score declined above that band, reaching zero at 36 months or more. For self-employment, IIM Nagpur required tax returns plus specified business records, including documents identifying the firm and the candidate’s promoter or director role. Keep appointment, relieving and salary proof ready if the next policy uses similar rules, but verify its own experience date and document requirements.
For academic diversity, the 2026-28 policy awarded its score to candidates with a non-engineering bachelor’s degree. It described gender-diversity points separately. These profile rules should not be assumed to carry forward unchanged; applicants should read the new policy’s definitions and check that their category and degree classification match the institute’s stated rules.
Application documents, offers and next actions
The 2026-28 policy asked applicants to provide details and copies of Class 10, Class 12 or diploma, and graduation mark sheets, including semester- or year-wise undergraduate marks. It also named work-experience proof where applicable and category or disability documents where relevant. Applicants were asked to report missing data or differences between the institute form and their CAT application. Prepare clean scans, verify names and marks across records, and keep the originals available for PI verification if the next process also requires them.
For the 2026 cycle, the official portal displayed an offer-release date of 8 May 2026 and registration on 12 July 2026. Both dates have passed; they are not a schedule for the 2027 intake. As of this guide’s 5 November 2026 evidence check, the linked MBA policy page still identified the 2026-28 batch. I could not verify a published 2027-29 MBA policy or deadline from the official policy and portal pages cited here. Check both links for the batch title, CAT year, first-stage cut-offs, application-form deadline, interview schedule and offer dates before making plans.
The historical 2026-28 policy said selected candidates received provisional offers by email and paid an offer-acceptance fee of ₹1,00,000, adjusted against Term I fees. It directed candidates to rely on the institute’s official admissions communications. Treat the amount and payment conditions as batch-specific, and use the next policy and offer letter for current terms. Do not pay an intermediary or rely on an unofficial promise of a shortlist or admission.
A practical sequence is: identify the intended MBA batch, verify the policy and CAT year, check each sectional and overall requirement, submit the institute form within that cycle’s deadline if invited, and then follow the official PI and offer instructions. Until IIM Nagpur publishes the next batch’s policy, the 2026-28 numbers above are a reference point only, not an eligibility guarantee or forecast.