How to Apply for Non-IIM Colleges After Filling the CAT 2025 Form?

After completing your CAT 2025 registration, you must apply separately to non-IIM institutes through their official websites. Each college requires registration and eligibility. Applications close on different dates. Thus, monitor official notifications and prepare for selection rounds like GD, WAT, and PI.

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How to Apply for Non-IIMs After Filling the CAT Form?
Institute-wise Admission Process for Non-IIMs After CAT
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How to Apply for Non-IIM Colleges After Filling the CAT Form

If you are a CAT aspirant, you must be speculating, ‘How to Apply for non-IIMs After Filling the CAT Form?' After registering for CAT 2025 , you need to apply separately to top non-IIM colleges like FMS Delhi, SPJIMR Mumbai, MDI Gurgaon, IIT Delhi, and IMT Ghaziabad, since the CAT 2025 application forms alone do not cover them. Head to each institute's official website, create an account on their application portal, and submit your details, including personal info, academics, work experience, if any, and CAT registration number before deadlines, FMS Delhi, SPJIMR and MDI Gurgaon. Finally, pay the individual fee, typically INR 1,000 to 5,000. This targeted approach boosts your chances at over 1,300 CAT-accepting b-schools with cutoffs from 70-99 percentile. Check the detailed application process to non-IIM colleges after filling out the CAT application form below.

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How to Apply for Non-IIMs After Filling the CAT Form?

There is no single unified application portal for the CAT exam and MBA/PGDM admission to non-IIMs. Check out the following points on how to apply for non-IIMs after filling the CAT form.

To apply for non-IIMs after filling the CAT form, you are required to apply separately to each non-IIM institute like FMS, TISS, SPJIMR, IIT, and more. You can fill out the application form for the institutes only after the notifications are released by them.
There are separate application portals for most non-IIM institutes on their official websites. The MBA or PGDM application link can be found most likely in the Admissions section. You must first visit the official website of each non-IIM institute and check their application deadlines, specific eligibility criteria, application fees, and required documents for each programme. The last date to fill out the application form is going to be different for each institute.
You must create a new account first on the admission portal of each institute.
Fill out the application form with the following details:
- Personal details like Name, Gender, Date of Birth, Marital Status
- Specialisation preferences among Finance, Marketing, General Management, Business Analytics, Information Management, etc.
- Academic details from Class 10th & Class 12th (Board, Institute Name, Month & year of passing, Marking Scheme, Maximum marks/ CGPA, Obtained marks/ CGPA, Percentage), and Graduation (mode, degree, degree type, specialisation)
- Work experience
- CAT exam details (registration number, year of passing, CAT overall percentile, along with sectional percentile and score)
Next, you must upload the required documents, like the following:
- Photo Identity documents (passport-size photograph)
- Education documents (10th marksheet, 10th certificate, 12th marksheet, 12th certificate, Graduation marksheet, Graduation certificate)
- CAT scorecard
- PwD certificate (if applicable)
- Caste certificate (if applicable)
The fees charged by every college for form-filling are also different from each other. Since the application fees are not covered by the CAT registration fee, you must pay the application fees for each institute individually.
After filling out the application form, you must send the scanned copies duly filled in, signed and stamped along with the required enclosures (mentioned inside the application form) over email to each institute individually.
There may be a requirement for entering your CAT registration number in each application form since it may help in linking your CAT score to your application, making it easier for the institute to access your CAT results and review your score when they are made available. However, for applying to some institutes, you may need to upload your scorecard as well.
After the CAT results 2025 are announced, keep visiting the official websites of the non-IIM institutes you have applied to, for recent updates on calls for further rounds like GD (Group Discussion), WAT (Written Ability Test), and PI (Personal Interview). You may find shortlists on the official websites of the colleges that contain the names of the candidates shortlisted for the subsequent selection rounds.
The non-IIM institutes will give interview calls separately to the shortlisted candidates.

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Institute-wise Admission Process for Non-IIMs After CAT

You must apply individually to each non-IIM institute through separate application portals on their respective official websites. Find the detailed admission process for each non-IIM institute, encompassing the application fees, selection criteria, and average package below.

Name of the Institute	Application Fee	Selection Criteria	Average Salary Package (in INR)
FMS, New Delhi	General: INR 1000 SC, ST, or PWD: INR 350	3-year Bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks (General category) and 45% marks (SC/ST categories) in aggregate Weighted CAT 2025 Score: 50% Marks obtained in Class X: 10% 60% and above but less than 75%: 5% 75% and above: 10% Marks obtained in Class XII: 10% 60% and above but less than 75%: 5% 75% and above 10% Discussion on Statement of Purpose: 10% Extempore: 5% Personal Interview: 15%	34.10 LPA
SPJIMR, Mumbai	INR 2000	Profile-based shortlisting Profile cum score-based shortlisting Two rounds of interviews Academic background 3-5 years of Work experience CAT scores	33 LPA
MDI Gurgaon	INR 3000	CAT score 50% marks in both Class X and Class XII 3-year Bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks (General category) and 45% marks (SC/ST categories) in aggregate GD PI At least 3 years of post-qualification executive work experience	27.67 LPA
SJMSOM IIT, Bombay	General, Gen-EWS & OBC: INR 1600 SC/ST/PD: INR 800	Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 60% marks (55% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category): 6% CAT score: 42.5% Personal Interview based on Composite Score: 42.5% Extra-curricular: 3% Work Experience: 6%	28.88 LPA
DMS IIT, Delhi	General, Gen-EWS & OBC: INR 1600 SC/ ST/ PD: INR 800	Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 60% marks (55% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category) CAT score: 50% Graduation aggregate marks: 4% Class 10 score: 1% Class 12 score: 2% Written ability test: 10% Work experience: 3% Extracurricular activities: 5% Personal interview: 25%	25.82 LPA
IIFT Delhi	General/ EWS/ OBC: INR 3000 SC/ ST/ PwD/ Transgender: INR 1500	CAT score: 73% Class 10 marks: 10% Class 12 marks: 10% Gender Diversity: 2% (applicable for Female candidates) Academic Diversity: 5% (only for candidates with a Non-Engineering background)	29.10 LPA
IMT Ghaziabad	INR 3,500	3-year Bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks (General category) CAT Relevant work experience (not mandatory)	30.04 LPA
Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB) Bhubaneswar	INR 1800 for the first option INR 400 each for the subsequent options	3-year Bachelor’s degree with at least 55% marks (General category) CAT Writing Ability Test Group Discussion Personal Interview Past academic record Relevant work experience	20.03 LPA
MICA, Ahmedabad	MICAT application fee is INR 2100	CAT/ XAT/GMAT: 35% MICA Admission Test (MICAT): 25% Group Exercise (GE): 10% Personal Interview (PI): 20%	26.61 LPA
GLIM Chennai	INR 2,000	CAT/ XAT/GMAT Both Class 10 and Class 12 with 60% aggregate marks each 3-year Bachelor’s degree with at least 60% marks (General category) Relevant work experience (less than 36 months of work experience)	18.10 LPA

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FAQs

Apart from the CAT score, what other factors do non-IIM colleges consider for admission?

Though the CAT score is a key shortlisting factor, non-IIM schools (similar to IIMs) follow a multi-parameter selection. This generally comprises:

Academic Performance: 10th, 12th, and Graduation scores.
Work Experience: Quality and tenure of work experience (if any).
Written Ability Test (WAT) / Essay: Evaluating writing ability.
Group Discussion (GD): Testing communication and team skills.
Personal Interview (PI): Evaluating personality, communication, objectives, and general fit.
Diversity Factors: Gender diversity and academic background diversity may also be taken into account.

The weightage assigned to each parameter differs significantly across colleges.

When do the application windows for non-IIM colleges typically open and close?

Application deadlines are quite different from one college to another. Most non-IIM B-schools release their applications roughly at the same time as CAT registration (August/September) and close them a few weeks or even months after the CAT results are announced (which typically takes place in early January). It is essential to verify the exact deadlines of each college you're applying to, as there may be those that close applications even before they conduct the CAT exam.

Do I need to apply separately to non-IIM colleges even after filling the CAT form?

Yes, once you have filled in the CAT form, you will need to apply individually to every non-IIM college that takes CAT scores. FMS Delhi, SPJIMR Mumbai, MDI Gurgaon, and IITs all have separate application procedures. Go to their websites to fill out applications, provide necessary documents, and pay individual fees. Deadlines and procedures differ, so keep an eye on each institute's notices to make timely submissions.

Where can I submit my application for non-IIM colleges after filling the CAT form?

You can submit your application for non-IIM colleges after filling the CAT form on the official website of the respective institutes within the registration deadline.

Do IITs accept CAT scores?

Yes, IITs accept CAT scores for shortlisting candidates for the Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds for its MBA programmes.

Which non-IIM colleges accept CAT scores?

The top non-IIM colleges that accept CAT scores are IIT Delhi, XLRI Jamshedpur, FMS Delhi, IIT Bombay, MDI Gurgaon, JBIMS, SPJIMR, IMT Ghaziabad, IIT Kharagpur, and MICA Ahmedabad.

Can I apply for non-IIM institutes through CAT?

Yes, you can apply for non-IIM institutes through CAT. Other entrance exams accepted include XAT, CMAT, MAT, SNAP, ATMA and GMAT. Candidates qualifying the entrance exam will become eligible for subsequent stages like Essay Writing, Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI).

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