CAT (Common Admission Test) is one of India’s toughest entrance examinations when we talk about MBA (Master of Business Administration) courses, and it is conducted by Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) on a rotational basis every year.
There is a question that many management aspirants search for: Is it possible to get admission to IIMs without a CAT score?
If you are among them, then continue reading this article, as I have talked here about the answer to this question. You will be surprised to know that getting admission to IIM without a CAT score is not that hard; you can get admission to MBA courses through other ways.
International students and those who have completed their graduation from abroad can get admission to IIM Ahmedabad for various courses through GMAT scores. Can get admission to IIMs if you have GMAT scores. You can also opt for the IIMs fellowship program, online program, or executive programs.
Executive MBA from IIMs without CAT
Table given below has MBA courses from IIMs which can be pursued without CAT (including courses that have CAT as one of the multiple exam options):
| IIM College | Course | Eligibility /Selection Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| IIM Ahmedabad | ePGD in Advanced Business Analytics
|
GMAT/GRE/CAT/GATE or the ePGD-ABA qualifying-cum-aptitude test |
| Online MBA | IIMA Admission Test (IAT), CAT, GMAT, GRE | |
| MBA-PGPX | GMAT/GRE | |
| IIM Bangalore | EPGP | GMAT/GRE |
| PGPEM | GMAT/GRE or CAT | |
| PGPPM | Course is exclusively for officers from All India Services, Central Services, and State Services | |
| IIM Calcutta | MBAEx | GMAT |
| PGPEx-VLM | Written Test | |
| PGDBA | PGDBA Entrance Test | |
| IIM Lucknow | PGPWE | GMAT/ GRE/CAT/ XAT/ GATE/ PGP-WE Entrance Exam |
| IPMX | GMAT/GRE | |
| IIM Kozhikode | PGP-Finance | GMAT/GRE/CAT |
| PGP-LSM | GMAT/GRE/CAT | |
| PGP-BL | GMAT/GRE/CAT | |
| EPGP | EMAT/ GMAT/GRE | |
| IIM Indore | EPGP | GMAT |
| PGPMX | IIM Indore Aptitude Test for PGPMX | |
| IIM Shillong | PGPEx and PGP(WE) | GMAT |
| IIM Udaipur | PGDBA Working Executives | GMAT/GRE/CAT |
| One Year MBA-Global Supply Chain Management | GMAT/GRE/CAT | |
| One Year MBA-Digital Enterprise Management | GMAT/GRE/CAT | |
| IIM Trichy | MBA Working Executives (Chennai campus) | Written Test |
| IIM Ranchi | Executive MBA | Personal Interview |
| IIM Bodh Gaya | NA | NA |
| IIM Raipur | ePGP | Personal Interview |
| IIM Nagpur | MBA for Working Professionals | IIM Nagpur Aptitude Test |
| IIM Jammu | Executive MBA | GMAT/GRE/CAT/IIMJAT |
| IIM Sambalpur | Executive MBA | GMAT/GRE/CAT/GATE/IIMSAT |
| IIM Kashipur | Executive MBA | GMAT/CAT/EMAT |
| MBA (Analytics) | GMAT/CAT | |
| IIM Sirmaur | MBA (Tourism & Hospitality Management) | GMAT/CAT/IIM Sirmaur Test |
| IIM Amritsar | Executive MBA | GMAT/GRE/GATE/CAT/IAAT |
| IIM Visakhapatnam | PGPDGM | GMAT/GRE/GATE/CAT |
| PGPEx | GMAT/GRE/IIMV Test/CAT |
Also Check: IIM CAT Admission Criteria 2026
Integrated MBA from IIMs without CAT
Check out the list of IIMS that offer a five-year Integrated Programme in Management (IPM):
| IIM College | Course | Eligibility/Selection Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| IIM Indore | IPM | IPMAT and WAT-PI |
| IIM Ranchi | IPM | JIPMAT and PI |
| IIM Jammu | IPM | JIPMAT and PI |
| IIM Rohtak | IPM | IPM Aptitude Test and WAT-PI |
| IIM Bodh Gaya | IPM | JIPMAT and PI |
Candidates who are taking any of the above-mentioned courses should note that admission to these courses include an entrance exam, personal interview, and written ability test to be qualified along with PI as per the selection criteria of the course.
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