IIM Nagpur Admissions 2025: Courses, Fees, Eligibility & Application Process

IIM Nagpur, established in 2015 under the mentorship of IIM Ahmedabad, is one of India's fastest-growing business schools. The institute offers a two-year MBA (PGP) program, along with Executive MBA and PhD programs. Admission to IIM Nagpur’s MBA program is based on CAT 2024 scores, followed by the Common Admission Process (CAP), including a Personal Interview (PI). For General category candidates, the expected CAT cutoff is around 94 percentile, with sectional cutoffs of 73 percentile. The total fee for the MBA program is approximately ₹21 lakh.

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IIM Nagpur MBA Admissions 2025

The Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur offers a full-time residential MBA/ flagship PGP program with a duration of 2 years. The batch size for the academic session 2025-27 is 360 students. The admission procedure for the MBA flagship course is a three stage process. 

The institute follows a reservation policy to allot seats to the students. The following table consists of category-wise reservation and seats available:

• According to the IIM Nagpur’s MBA eligibility criteria, applicants must have a bachelor's degree with at least 50% aggregate marks along with a valid CAT score. 
• Candidates are shortlisted for PI and WAT - Written Aptitude Test on the basis of past academic scores and CAT scores,
• The final selection for MBA will be based on a merit list prepared by the institute. The basis of merit lists are CAT scores, PI Score, WAT Score, Academic Performance Score, Work Experience Rating, and Gender Diversity. 

The following table consists of the sectional CAT Cutoff for different categories:

The formula for final selection to MBA program is: 

(0.40*CAT Score) + (0.20*PI Score) + (0.05*WAT) + (0.10*PAP Score) +(0.15*WE Score) + (0.10*GDI Score). 

IIM Nagpur MBA Executives Admissions 2025

The Indian Institute of Management offers an executive MBA (hybrid) program at its Nagpur & Pune campus. 

• To be eligible for the MBA Ex program, applicants must have a bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks in any discipline. 
• Candidates with professional degrees i.e., CA/ CMA/ CS with 50% can also apply. 
• Applicants must also have a minimum of 3 years of full-time professional/ managerial/ entrepreneur experience as of 1st January 2025.
• Eligible candidates will have to appear for IIMNAT. After which, candidates will be called for a personal interview. 
• The final admission list will be prepared based on candidates academic performances, IIMNAT scores, and PI performance. 

IIM Nagpur PhD Admissions 2025

IIM Nagpur offers a full-time PhD program with a duration of 4 years. The initial 2 years of the coursework and the later 2 years will be of thesis work. 

• Eligible candidates are invited to fill the detailed application form. Applicants will be shortlisted on the basis of their academic records and entrance exam scores. 
• Shortlisted candidates will be invited for personal interviews via email. 
• The final admission offer will be provided on the basis of performance in PI.

PhD Specializations:

• Economics 7 Social Science 
• Finance & Accounting 
• Decision Science & Information Systems 
• OB & Human Resources 
• Marketing 
• Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

• Production and Operations Management 

IIM Nagpur PhD Executives Admissions 2025

The Indian Institute of Management offers a Doctoral program in Management for the working business executives. The course duration is 4 to 6 years. In which, the first 6 months will be coursework, and the remaining duration will be comprehensive assessment and thesis work. 

For being eligible, applicants must have any one from 

• A 4 year bachelor's degree (BE/ BTech/ BPharma) with 60% marks or equivalent. 
• Masters degree with 55% marks or equivalent. 
• MBBS/ B.Arch or any other 5-year degree with 55% aggregate marks. 
• CA/ICWA/CS with 50% marks along with a bachelor's degree with 55% marks.

Apart from this, the applicant must have a minimum of 10 years of post qualification work experience. 

IIM Nagpur PhD Specializations: 

• Decision Science and Information Systems
• Economics
• Finance and Accounting
• Marketing
• Organizational Behaviour And Human Resources Management 
• Production and Operations Management
• Strategy and Entrepreneurship
• Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

IIM Nagpur Application Process 2025

IIM Nagpur has separate application forms for all the courses. Candidates can follow the step-by-step application procedure to apply:

1. Applicants must visit the official website of the Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur. 
2. From the header, find the main menu and click on Programmes. 
3. Select the course, and click on the “Admission Policy” for the particular program. 
4. Scroll down, and find the “How to Apply” section. 
5. Click on “Apply Here” and the registration form will be displayed. 
6. Enter the required details and upload the documents. 
7. Pay the application fee for the selected courses, and submit the form. 

IIM Nagpur Admission 2025 Documents Required:

• Photocopies of all relevant Mark Sheets (10th, 12th, Diploma/ Graduation)
• Aadhar card photocopy 
• Students’ photograph 
• Students’ signature 
• Work experience certificates 
• Certificate of Disability (if applicable) 
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)

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