Hi,

So let's discuss about the old IIMs ( IIM A/B/C/L) one by one:

IIM Ahmedabad: The eligibility criteria for IIM A is as follows:

• Candidates are required to have a bachelor's degree with a 50% (least) or equivalent CGPA (45% for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD category).
• Candidates are expected to have appeared CAT with a minimum score percentile for the consideration of admission.
• The bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification must be of three years minimum after the completion of higher secondary education.
• If the candidate holds grades/CGPA instead of percentage marks, the equivalence is based on the equivalence certified by the institution/university from where the bachelor's degree is obtained from. If the certification of the equivalence is unavailable from the desired university, the equivalence is certified by IIM Ahmedabad.
• Undergraduates in their final year/ awaiting the final results are eligible to apply for admissions. However, candidates are required to present a certificate from the current university/institute's head determining/confirming the same on his or her behalf.
• Should the candidate get selected for admission, he/she is expected to submit the official confirmation certificate from the current undergraduate university/institute latest by June 30, 2019.
• Candidates who are offered admission are supposed to submit their mark-sheet and certificate of the final year bachelor's degree examination held on or before June 30, 2020 by December 31, 2020.

The minimum admission cutoff for admission in IIMA for OBC Candidates is 95 percentile score in CAT. Remember that admission cutoff does not guarantee a seat. You have to clear interviews, GD to get a seat.

IIM Bangalore: The eligibility criteria for admission is:

For Post-graduation programs, graduation in any stream with 50% marks and for doctoral programs, post-graduation in relevant streams are the basic eligibility criteria. IIM-B also has industrial tie ups with several leading organizations in the interest of women entrepreneurship.

For Post-graduation programs, graduation in any stream with 50% marks, and for doctoral programs, post-graduation in relevant streams are the basic eligibility criteria. IIM-B also has industrial tie-ups with several leading organizations in the interest of women entrepreneurship. Shortlisting procedure  is mainly based on the  CAT Percentile that a candidate has achieved followed by a  GD, Personal interview and written ability test.  However, for the flagship program (MBA), the criteria have been altered. The CAT Cutoff  has been reduced by 5% for each social category. For overseas candidates seeking admission in PGP or PGPBA, the entry route is based on their GMAT Score  For Executive programmes, candidates should have either a valid GMAT OR GRE scores.

The minimum admission cutoff is 95 percentile in OBC Category.

IIM Calcutta: The admission criteria for IIM Calcutta is as follows:

• A bachelor's degree (minimum 10+2+3 years of formal education) or equivalent in any discipline
• At least 5 years of full time post qualification managerial/professional experience as on March 31, 2022.
• Valid GMAT Score (taken within the last 36 months of application date).

The minimum admission cutoff for IIMC is 95 percentile for OBC in CAT.

IIM Lucknow: The eligibility criteria for admission in IIM Lucknow is:

• The candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Technology (10+2+4/degree approved by MHRD/UPSC/AICTE (eg AMIE Section A and B, AMICE by Institute of Civil Engineers-India) or any qualification recognized by the Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi which is equal to bachelor’s degree granted by UGC approved institution with at least 50% marks or an equivalent CGPA(45% in case of the candidates belonging to SC, ST, and PWD/DA category) awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.

• Candidates appearing for the final year of the bachelor's the degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed the degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply.

• The information provided by the candidate would be subjected to verification multiple times in the selection process during CAT registration. Candidates need to make a note that IIM L will not shortlist a candidate based on the eligibility criteria alone. The candidate must maintain a reliable email account and phone number throughout the process.

The minimum admission criteria is 93 percentile for OBC in IIM Lucknow.

Hope it helps.