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1 programme · 1 institution. Check the admission year and requirements.
1 programme · 1 institution. Check the admission year and requirements.
Read the published admission guide below. Keep each programme, admission year and counselling-merit scale separate when interpreting historical figures.
Compare cutoffs for the same course, quota, category, domicile and round.
MANAGE’s official 2026-28 PGDM (ABM) admission policy describes category-wise shortlisting using CAT percentile and refers to a percentile or cutoff. The policy does not state a numeric qualifying percentile for General, EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, PwD or Kashmiri Migrant candidates in the document reviewed. Do not treat a predicted cutoff, coaching estimate or older CAT result as an official MANAGE threshold. Read the 2026-28 admission policy.
The official admission page reviewed for this packet still displayed Admissions-2026 and the 30th batch. The policy requires CAT-2025 for the 2026-28 intake. These details are historical, not a 2027-28 admission notice; no newer MANAGE cutoff, CAT edition or schedule was verified. A future-cycle numeric threshold is unknown.
For the 2026-28 cycle, the policy required a recognised four-year bachelor’s degree after Class 12 in Agriculture Sciences or an agriculture-related discipline. The stated minimum was 50% marks or equivalent CGPA, with 45% for SC, ST and PwD candidates. The included related fields range across agricultural engineering, horticulture, dairy technology, fisheries, food technology, forestry, veterinary science and other allied streams. This degree rule determines basic eligibility; it is not a CAT cutoff and does not guarantee a shortlist.
Final-year students could apply provisionally using results available up to their latest semester or year, with final degree documents required before the programme commenced. MANAGE retains responsibility for deciding final eligibility. If a degree title is not an obvious match, seek confirmation from the PG Cell instead of assuming acceptance. These rules are from 2026-28 and may change in a later notice.
The 2026-28 policy required a valid CAT-2025 score and says CAT percentile was the primary category-wise shortlisting basis. It states that eligible applicants would be shortlisted by category and called for essay writing, group discussion and personal interview based on CAT percentile or cutoff. The source does not give a numeric percentile to use for a personal prediction. A percentile describes relative position in an exam cohort; MANAGE’s final-merit formula separately refers to the CAT score.
The policy calculates the CAT component as the candidate’s CAT score divided by the highest CAT score, multiplied by 55. This creates a maximum 55 points in final merit. It is not a minimum CAT mark or a formula converting percentile to marks. The policy also says IIMs conduct CAT but have no other role in MANAGE’s selection or programme. Use the official policy for the stated CAT edition.
For 2026-28, the final merit total was 100 points: CAT score 55, essay writing 5, group discussion 12, personal interview 17, relevant work experience 5 and academic record 6. The academic-record points split into Class XII (2) and graduation (4). Work-experience points increased by duration, from one point at one year to five points above three years; MANAGE says only relevant experience counts. Experience is therefore a merit component in the published policy, not a minimum eligibility rule.
This distinction matters when interpreting a shortlist or final selection. CAT percentile may be used at the category-wise shortlisting stage, while final ranking combines the CAT score with later assessments and other credited components. The policy gives no basis for treating one component’s value as an admission guarantee. Its weights apply to 2026-28 only; do not carry them into 2027-28 without a new notice.
The policy says shortlists and final merit lists are category-wise. It names General, EWS, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), SC, ST, PwD and Kashmiri Migrants in the shortlisting process and refers to Government of India reservation rules. Applicants should use the active notice for category definitions and documents instead of applying an estimate from another institute or year.
Shortlisted applicants could be called for essay writing, group discussion and personal interview. The policy says these stages may test agriculture and management aptitude and may consider extracurricular activities or additional qualifications at interview. It also sets a participation format for the group discussion. These details explain the process, but the policy does not give the applicant pool, seat count or category-wise threshold data needed to recreate a historic cutoff.
The 2026-28 policy set 10 February 2026 as the application and CAT-2025 scorecard deadline; that date has passed. MANAGE’s admission page in the source snapshot was still carrying Admissions-2026 material. The sources reviewed do not establish a 2027-28 CAT edition, minimum percentile, category-wise threshold, seat count or application deadline. Treat these as unknown here rather than estimating a number.
When a new notice appears, check the eligible degree and duration, accepted CAT edition, any published category-wise shortlisting threshold and changes to the 100-point merit components. Distinguish the CAT percentile used in shortlisting from CAT marks used in final scoring. If a future notice publishes cutoff values, retain category, cycle, round and stage labels; final merit rank is not interchangeable with a CAT cutoff. Start with MANAGE’s PGDM (ABM) admission page.
