Does IIM Shillong have an overall CAT cut-off?

No — and that is the surprise in the 2026-28 document. IIM Shillong sets only sectional minimums (75/75/75 for EWS and Others, 60 for SC, 50 for ST and DA) with no overall percentile bar. A candidate with a lopsided-but-cleared sectional profile enters the composite race on the total percentile from there.

How does IIM Shillong's shortlist work?

Two steps, both printed. First a composite of CAT 65% and a normalised application rating 35%. Then the shortlist is built inside a grid — academic discipline, social category (EWS 10%, ST 7.5%, SC 15%, Others 67.5%) and gender proportions — so no single discipline or group crowds out the interview room.

What is the IIM Shillong PGP fee?

The institute does not publish a fee table on any reachable official page as of 8 September 2026, and we do not guess. The fee is communicated with the offer; confirm the current figure directly with the institute before paying anything.

How much does the interview matter at IIM Shillong?

Fully 40% of the final merit score — equal to CAT's own 40% — with application rating and gender at 10% each. Separate PI minimums also apply (30% for Others and EWS), so a weak interview ends the candidature regardless of percentile.

Is there a management quota at IIM Shillong?

No. The 2026-28 policy is a formula-printed mechanical document — sectional minimums, normalised composites, grid-based shortlists and rank-ordered offers. The only supernumerary route is for overseas candidates, and even that runs on GMAT scores plus an interview.

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Indian Institute of Management Shillong (IIM Shillong)

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Last updated 8 September 2026 · Reviewed by Piyush Agarwal · Latest change: Initial sourced profile published from IIM Shillong's official PGP 2026-28 admission-process document and admission-process page, both opened today — the sectional-only bar, the composite and grid mechanics, the PI-40/CAT-40 final formula, work-experience and overseas rules; the fee ships as a disclosed fallback because no readable official table exists

The short answer

As of 8 September 2026, IIM Shillong's PGP 2026-28 admission is CAT-only with sectional minimums of 75 (EWS and Others), 60 (SC) and 50 (ST and DA) — and no overall percentile bar. The final merit list weighs the Personal Interview 40%, CAT 40%, application rating 10% and gender 10%; the two-year fee is not published on the reachable official pages.

Selection process

Take CAT 2025 having opted for IIM Shillong, and clear the sectional minimums — there is no overall percentile bar: EWS and Others 75/75/75; SC 60/60/60; ST 50/50/50; DA 50/50/50.
Phase-1 composite: CAT total percentile 65% plus a Normalised Application Rating Score 35% built from Class 10, Class 12 and graduation percentages and work experience (peaking at 18-24 months), normalised against the average of the top 50 scores in the applicant pool.
Shortlisting then runs inside a printed grid: candidates are grouped by academic discipline, social category (EWS 10%, ST 7.5%, SC 15%, Others 67.5% of the shortlist) and gender proportions — so every discipline and category reaches the interview room.
Phase-2 final merit: Personal Interview 40%, CAT 2025 score 40%, Application Rating Score 10%, and gender 10% (10 points to every candidate outside the majority gender). Separate PI minimums apply: 30% for Others and EWS, 25% for SC, 20% for ST and DA.
Offers follow rank on the overall score against available seats, with a waitlist; the institute publishes the lowest offered score per category after registration closes.

Fees, with sources

IIM Shillong — published figures and where they come from
Item	Figure	Cycle	Source
Two-year PGP fee	confirm on the official page ↗	PGP 2026-28	IIM Shillong official admission-process page (links the 2026-28 process document) ↗ checked 8 Sept 2026

Is there a management quota here?

No. IIM Shillong is an Institute of National Importance whose PGP 2026-28 admission-process document is a fully mechanical, formula-printed policy: sectional minimums, a normalised composite, discipline-category-gender shortlist grids, and a final list where offers follow rank against available seats. The document, opened on 8 September 2026, contains no institute-level, management or NRI channel — the only published supernumerary route is for overseas candidates, on GMAT scores with an interview.

Indian Institute of Management Shillong sets the mirror image of the usual IIM bar: sectional minimums with no overall percentile requirement. For PGP 2026-28, EWS and Others candidates need 75 in each of VARC, DILR and QA — SC 60, ST and DA 50 — and that is the whole gate. A candidate whose percentile is solid but unspectacular, with every section cleared, is in the race; the composite does the rest.

What should an applicant plan for?

The most engineered shortlist in the IIM system. Phase 1 blends CAT at 65% with a Normalised Application Rating Score at 35% — academics and work experience (peaking at 18-24 months), normalised against the top 50 scores in the pool. Then the grid: the shortlist is deliberately built across academic disciplines, social categories and gender proportions, so a non-engineer is not competing head-on with the entire engineer pool. Phase 2 gives the interview room full parity with CAT: PI 40%, CAT 40%, application rating 10%, gender 10%, with printed PI minimums that can end a high-percentile candidature.

Two honesty notes. The fee is not published on any reachable official page, so we print none — the figure travels with the offer, and it should be confirmed with the institute directly. And the work-experience rules demand paperwork: relieving letters, experience certificates and EPF or NPS records, with unverifiable periods excluded.

Compare the bar with IIM Sambalpur’s overall-only minimums — the two policies are exact mirror images — and the weights with IIM Ranchi, or place the process inside our verified percentile bands.

At a glance

Course: Two-year full-time residential Post Graduate Programme (PGP, MBA)
Type: Central
Exams accepted: CAT
Eligibility: A bachelor's degree meeting the percentage rules printed on the admission page (final-year candidates may join provisionally and must produce the final result by 31 December 2026), plus a valid CAT score with the sectional minimums below
Location: Shillong
Affiliation: Institute of National Importance under the IIM Act 2017; MBA degree-awarding
Admission: CAT only, then IIM Shillong's own two-phase process: a composite shortlist built inside academic-discipline, category and gender grids, and a final merit list where the Personal Interview and CAT each carry 40%
CAT 2025 sectional minimums (PGP 2026-28): EWS and Others 75 in each of VARC, DILR and QA; SC 60; ST 50; DA 50 — with no overall percentile requirement, the mirror image of IIM Sambalpur's overall-only bar↗
Phase-1 composite and normalisation: CAT percentile 65% + Normalised Application Rating Score 35% (Class 10, Class 12, graduation and work experience, normalised against the average of the top 50 applicant scores)↗
Shortlist grid: Candidates grouped by academic discipline, then social category (EWS 10%, ST 7.5%, SC 15%, Others 67.5% of the shortlist), then gender proportions — a printed diversity mechanism, not a promise↗
Final merit weights: Personal Interview 40%, CAT 2025 score 40%, Application Rating Score 10%, gender 10% — with separate PI minimums of 30% (Others, EWS), 25% (SC) and 20% (ST, DA)↗
Work-experience scoring: 0 below 7 months; 6 at 7-12; 12 at 12-18; peak 14 at 18-24 months; 10 at 24-30; 6 at 30-36; 2 at 36-42; 0 at 42 months or more — verifiable documents required, including relieving letters and EPF/NPS records↗
Overseas route and tentative domestic calendar: Overseas: GMAT Focus Edition 640 or 10th Edition 690, USD 100 application, online interview (2026 round: apply by 27 March, PI 25 April). Domestic (tentative): shortlist mid-January, interviews early February to late April, offers by early May, registration mid-to-late June↗

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Does IIM Shillong have an overall CAT cut-off?: No — and that is the surprise in the 2026-28 document. IIM Shillong sets only sectional minimums (75/75/75 for EWS and Others, 60 for SC, 50 for ST and DA) with no overall percentile bar. A candidate with a lopsided-but-cleared sectional profile enters the composite race on the total percentile from there.
How does IIM Shillong's shortlist work?: Two steps, both printed. First a composite of CAT 65% and a normalised application rating 35%. Then the shortlist is built inside a grid — academic discipline, social category (EWS 10%, ST 7.5%, SC 15%, Others 67.5%) and gender proportions — so no single discipline or group crowds out the interview room.
What is the IIM Shillong PGP fee?: The institute does not publish a fee table on any reachable official page as of 8 September 2026, and we do not guess. The fee is communicated with the offer; confirm the current figure directly with the institute before paying anything.
How much does the interview matter at IIM Shillong?: Fully 40% of the final merit score — equal to CAT's own 40% — with application rating and gender at 10% each. Separate PI minimums also apply (30% for Others and EWS), so a weak interview ends the candidature regardless of percentile.
Is there a management quota at IIM Shillong?: No. The 2026-28 policy is a formula-printed mechanical document — sectional minimums, normalised composites, grid-based shortlists and rank-ordered offers. The only supernumerary route is for overseas candidates, and even that runs on GMAT scores plus an interview.

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