Welcome to Common Admission Process (CAP) 2026

Read the following instructions carefully before filling out the CAP application form. No further corrections to data obtained/filled in the CAP 2026 application form will be entertained after submitting the CAP-2026 application form. Please take adequate care of this before submitting the application form.

Stage I: Submission of an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the program, subject to the respective percentile cut-offs.

Stage II: Based on the EOIs received in Stage I, candidates will be further shortlisted for Stage II. Shortlisted candidates will be required to pay the application fee and select a PI slot based on availability.

The shortlisted candidates in stage II, have to pay the requisite Application fee as per the category:
General/NC-OBC/EWS: Rs. 2000
SC/ST/PwD: Rs. 1000

Selection/opting for MBA and specialized MBA programs:

Selection of preferred city for Offline PI and date-slot booking:

Note for document upload: Please note that all documents must be uploaded (Size - Maximum 1.5 MB and File formats - .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .pdf), and if there are multiple documents to upload in a particular field, candidates should make a single file including all of those documents to upload in the portal.

Instructions regarding data to be filled and documents to be uploaded in the CAP Application:

1. Photograph and Signature (Upload the same photograph and signature as uploaded in the CAT Application Form)


2. Photo Identity Card Document (only govt ID proof such as Aadhar, Voter ID, Driving Licence, and Passport)


3. CAT 2025 scorecard (upload the pdf that you downloaded from the CAT website)


4. 10th and 12th/Diploma (upload the mark sheet and certificate)
   
   1. a)   For computing the percentage of marks obtained in the SSC/10th/Equivalent examination and HSC/12th/Equivalent/Diploma examination, the total marks of all subjects that appear in the mark sheet/grade sheet should be considered for the overall percentage calculation, irrespective of the respective board’s regulation (specified in CAT 2025 application as well).
   2. b)   Maximum Marks (inclusive of all subjects) indicate the summation of maximum marks of all subjects (including electives, if any). For example, if there are five subjects with 100 marks assigned to each subject, the candidate should populate the ‘Maximum Marks (inclusive of all subjects)’ placeholder as 500. Total marks obtained (inclusive of all subjects) indicate the summation of actual marks obtained by the candidate in all subjects (including electives, if any). For example, if the candidate has obtained 450 marks by adding individual marks obtained in the five subjects, the candidate should populate the ‘Total marks obtained (inclusive of all subjects)’ placeholder as 450.
   3. c)  The Aggregate Percentage should be entered as an accurate value, rounded down to 2 decimals.
      
      

      Example A: If Maximum Marks = 600. Total Marks Obtained = 421, then Aggregate Percentage = 70.16666. This needs to be rounded down to 70.16.

      Example B: If Maximum Marks = 600. Total Marks Obtained = 416, then Aggregate Percentage = 69.33333. This needs to be rounded down to 69.33.



5. Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree:
   
   Required Documents:
   • Graduation Marksheet of all semesters/years.
   • Degree Certificate is required for those who have graduated before 2025.
   • A Provisional Degree Certificate is required for those who have completed graduation in 2025 but have not received the degree certificate.
   • Those in the final year of graduation should upload the bonafide certificate in the format available under the Download section, which will be obtained from the competent authority.
   • Any other degree/certificate/marksheet - Master/Professional Qualification as mentioned in the CAT 2025 form.
   Details for Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees:
   1. a)   If you have more than one Bachelor's degree (for example, B.Com. + B.Ed. or BBA + LLB or BBA + B.Tech.), then click on the check box for “If you have more than one Bachelor's Degree” and fill the details for both the Bachelor’s degrees. In the case of multiple UG/bachelor degrees, only the primary UG degree will be considered for eligibility, profile rating score, and as a preceding requirement for work experience, if any.
   2. b)   If you have a Dual/Integrated degree with both a Bachelor's and a Master's (BTech + MTech or BTech + MSc), enter the appropriate details separately in the Bachelor's and Master's degree sections. In case of no such clear demarcation of Bachelor’s and Master’s components in the integrated degree provided by the Institute/College/University, you may choose the appropriate logical bifurcation of the integrated degree between Bachelor’s and Master’s components as they deem fit and the same may be entered in the CAP application form accordingly.
   3. c)   For graduates and postgraduates, the aggregate percentage of marks awarded by the Institute/University will be treated as final. Suppose the Institute/University does not award the aggregate percentage of marks. In that case, it will be calculated based on the marks obtained in all subjects listed in the mark sheet, including all years/semesters.
   4. d)   The completion date of the bachelor's degree should be the date as printed on the marksheet (either the result declaration date or marksheet issue date, whichever is available) or the provisional/passing/degree certificate. In the case of any degree where there are internships after the final examination, the date of provisional/passing/degree certificate would be considered the date of completion.
   5. e)   If any university follows the semester system, you may provide the consolidated marks year-wise or separate marks semester-wise as per available mark sheets. If any university follows the trimester system, you must give the consolidated marks year-wise.
   6. f)   If any Institute/University awards only letter grades or CGPA without providing an equivalent percentage of marks on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Institute/University specifying the equivalent marks or the conversion procedure and the conversion to percentage of marks would be based on this procedure as certified by the respective University/Institution.
   7. g)   If any University/Institution confirms that there is no scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate's CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result by 100.
   8. h)   If you are pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree, kindly enter the aggregate percentage of marks obtained for the years/semesters of the degree course completed to date.


6. Professional Degree:
   
   

   Please select the professional degree/s you have obtained from the list of professional degrees, such as CA, ICWA, CS, etc.

   1. a)   If you have not received a bachelor's degree, completing any of the above professional degrees is mandatory.
   2. b)   If you have more than one Professional Degree (for example, CA + CS), then click on “Add More Rows” and fill in the required details. In the case of multiple professional degrees, only the first professional degree will be considered for eligibility, profile rating score, and as a preceding requirement for work experience, if any.
   3. c)   If you have a Professional Degree with a Bachelor’s Degree, you may have any of the degrees as qualifying criteria for providing work experience. The starting date of work experience can be selected after the earliest completion of either of these two degrees.
   4. d)   In the case of grades/CGPA, the conversion to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure as certified by the respective University/Institution. If any University/Institution confirms that there is no scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate's CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result by 100.


7. Work Experience (If any):
   
   

   1. Work experience will only be counted after the completion of a bachelor's (UG) degree. Since work experience is linked with the completion of a bachelor's (UG) degree, candidates with more than one bachelor’s degree must carefully select the primary bachelor's (UG) degree. The starting date of the work experience date can’t be before the completion of the primary bachelor (UG) degree.

   2. Only Full-time remunerative experience after graduation must be entered. Part-time/ Project/ Internship/ training/ apprenticeship/ Article-ship / Pre-graduation work experience must not be entered and will not be counted as work experience. Candidates must not enter any experience obtained as part of the eligibility degree (bachelor’s degree or professional degree as applicable).

   3. Work-experience data till 31st December 2025 will be considered for CAP 2026 and further admission processes. Therefore, kindly fill in the related data and upload the documents in the CAP 2026 portal accordingly.

   4. Please merge the individual files for a single work experience into a single file and upload it to the website.

   5. Documents required for experience as an employee:

   5a.The Joining/appointment letter, the first two salary slips, the last two salary slips, and the relieving letter are required for all the past organizations/companies the applicant has worked with. The joining/appointment letter and the relieving letter must be on the company letterhead with the seal and signature of the competent authority.

   5b. A bank account statement for the employment period is mandatory for candidates. The salary must be transferred from the firm’s bank account to the employee’s bank account. At least one additional statutory document, such as an EPF statement/ ESIC statement/ NPS statement/ Form 16, are necessary for the verification of the work experience.

   5c. Experience, as an employee, earned without salary or with a cash salary will not be considered.

   5d. UPI-based transfers, irregular payments, salaries received in a joint account, and cash deposits into accounts would not be accepted as valid work experience.

   6. Documents required for experience as an entrepreneur:

   6a. In case the candidate is a proprietor, partner, or director of a firm, the candidate has to provide the document proof such as the income tax return and other regulatory return filings for the relevant period and a certificate of registration for doing a business from the registrar of companies or municipal corporation (or other sector-specific licenses) and appropriate authorities such as MSME certificate issued by Govt. of India, Udyog Aadhar Registration Certificate, Partnership deed of the firm duly signed by all partners and GST registration certificate.

   Different IIMs may have work experience criteria in their Admission Policies. You are requested to visit the respective IIMs website in this regard.



8. Category/PwD Certificate, if applicable:
   
   

   Candidates can use an existing valid (NC-OBC/SC/ST/EWS/PwD) certificate issued by the issuing authority in any format. If a format is needed, a candidate can use the format provided on the CAP website's landing page under the Download section. Candidates should preferably upload the PDF of the digitally issued certificate.

   1. a)   The NC-OBC certificate should be valid during CAP 2026 Registration. The NC-OBC certificate must be issued on or after 1st April 2025. However, candidates are required to have a valid certificate at the time of admission to the respective IIM.
   2. b)   The EWS certificate should be valid during CAP-2026 Registration. The EWS certificate must be issued on or after 1st April 2025 and based on the income for FY 2024-25. However, candidates are required to obtain a fresh certificate based on the FY 2025-26 as the same is required to be submitted at the time of admission to the respective IIM.
   3. c)   The SC/ST certificate should be issued by the competent authority.
   4. d)   PwD: As defined in The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act 2016), “Person with Benchmark Disability” means a person with not less than forty percent (40%) of a specified disability where the specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where the specified disability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority. “Specified disability” means the disabilities as specified in the Schedule of the RPwD Act 2016.

   Correction Request:

   If any changes are required in the data submitted in CAT 2025 for the 10th or 12th /Diploma, kindly fill the same in the appropriate section of the CAP 2026 portal and upload the updated document in the corresponding section. For Bachelor’s/Master’s/Professional Qualifications, data is sought afresh in the CAP-2026 application form.

   Please ensure that the correct data is provided in the CAP 2026 application form, as no further change request will be entertained after submitting the CAP 2026 application form.

   Apart from 10th/ 12th/ Diploma/ Bachelor's/ Master's/ Professional related educational qualifications, no other information change request/s for data submitted in CAT-2025 will be permitted.

   Important Disclaimer:

   Please check your inbox and SPAM, Junk, or promotion boxes regularly. IIMs are not responsible for the non-delivery of messages through email or SMS. Candidates are required to check the CAP 2026 website regularly for any updates.

   The candidates are allowed to submit the EOI in stage I and if shortlisted for stage II, they can appear in offline Personal Interview (PI ) based on data/documents submitted by them.However, fulfilling the eligibility criteria, appearance in PI , and subsequent consideration of candidature do not indicate the confirmation of admission. The confirmation of admission is subjected to due verification of documents and validation of profile scores (academic and work experience) carried out during the registration process (i.e., after the provisional admission offer acceptance).

   IIMs reserve the right to authenticate supporting documents and reject the candidature of any applicant in case any forged/misleading/discrepant data/document is found at any time, even after the provisional admission.

   The CAP 2026 is a joint initiative of three IIMs to conduct PI. The processes, academic cut-offs, and the weights allocated to the evaluation parameters may vary across IIMs. For more information, refer to the admission policies of individual IIMs on their respective websites.