PGDM Entrance Cutoff and Counselling 2025

The post-graduate diploma in Management course is offered by top Institutes and candidates opting for this course become eligible for lucrative career options in renowned companies. Candidates who want to take admission to the top PGDM colleges in India must appear for the National level or the State level Entrance exams.

Only eligible candidates can apply for the exams and the respective Institutes will shortlist the candidates on the basis of PGDM Entrance cutoff 2025. The cutoff mark is the minimum score that a candidate must get for admission to a particular Institute. Each PGDM Institute will prepare the cutoff list based on the overall score obtained by the candidate in the PGDM exams.

List of Important PGDM Entrance Exams and Cutoff 2025:

PGDM CAT Entrance Cutoff:

The CAT exam is conducted by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and the PGDM Entrance cutoff 2025 will be released by the different IIMs on their official website. The cutoff marks of different PGDM Institutes are released after the declaration of the result. The Cut off marks are the minimum marks required to get admission to a particular Institute.
Candidates who get the minimum cutoff marks will be shortlisted for the Group Discussion and the Personal Interview. The cutoff marks for the top PGDM Institutes like IIMs, XLRI, and MDI range from 99 percentile to top 96 percentile.
Candidates who get selected in the qualifying PGDM Admission cutoff 2025 will become eligible to appear for the next rounds that include the Group Discussion and Personal Interview. The names of candidates who appear in the qualifying cutoff round will feature in the Final cut-off list. The final cut-off marks are based on the category of the candidate. The final cutoff marks are higher for unreserved male students who come from an Engineering background as compared to female students.

Expected PGDM Entrance Admission cutoff 2025 for CAT exams
S.No	Name of the Institute	Minimum CAT cutoff 2025
1	Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad	100
2	Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi	99
3	Department of Management, IIT Madras	95+
4	Indian Institute of Management, Trichy	96
5	Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata	99
6	Management Development Institute, Gurgaon	94+
7	Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad	90+
8	Indian Institute of Management, Indore	90
9	Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai	79
10	Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi	96

XAT PGDM Entrance Paper Cutoff

The PGDM Entrance cutoff 2025 for XAT will be decided by XLRI, Jamshedpur. The cutoff marks are based on the total number of students appearing for the exam and the difficulty level of the exam. The XAT cutoff marks for the male candidates range between 95 to 98 percentile. The minimum cutoff mark for the female candidates is 93 percentile.
The factors that determine the XAT cutoff marks include -the total number of candidates appearing for the exam, the difficulty level of the exam, marks scored by the candidates, the total number of seats in the participating Institutes, previous year's cut off marks, and normalization of the scores. Candidates who meet the XAT cutoff criteria will be shortlisted for further selection rounds including Group Discussion and Personal Interviews.

Expected PGDM Entrance cutoff 2025 for XAT
S.No	Name of the Institute	MInimum XAT cutoff 2025
1	MICA, Ahmedabad	85
2	Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai	85
3	K J Somaiya Institute, Mumbai	90
4	TAPMI, Manipal	85
5	IMT, Ghaziabad	90
6	SPJIMR, Mumbai	95

PGDM SNAP Exam Cutoff:

The Symbiosis Institute of management will declare the PGDM Entrance cutoff 2025 for the admission of the candidates to the 16 Symbiosis Institutes across India. Candidates who meet the minimum cutoff requirements will get shortlisted for further rounds of selection that includes Group Discussion and Personal Interview. The highest SNAP cutoff is for Symbiosis Institute of Management, Pune.
The admission of the candidates to the SNAP Institutes is based on the following factors that include Writing Ability Test and Personal Interview. The final SNAP Merit list for 2025 will feature candidates who qualify all the rounds.

Expected PGDM Entrance Cutoff 2025 for SNAP
S.No	Name of the Institute	MInimum SNAP cutoff 2025
1	SIBM, Pune	98.5
2	SIBM, Bangalore	90
3	SICSR,Pune	82
4	SIMC,Pune	73
5	SSMC,Bangalore	75
6	SIOM, Nashik	87
7	SSBF,Pune	63
8	SIIB, Pune	93

MAT Entrance Exam Cutoff

The PGDM Entrance cutoff 2025 for MAT will be declared by the participating Institutes and the exam is conducted by AIl India Management Association(AIMA). Several top Institutes accept the MAT scores and candidates who get the minimum cutoff marks can appear for the further selection rounds of MAT.

How to Download the MAT Cutoff marks?

Go to the official website of AIMA.
Select the Examination Section Link on the homepage.
Enter login details like exam roll number, date of birth, registration form number and month of test.
Click the submit button.
The MAT cut-off list 2025 will appear on the screen.
Download the list and save it on your computer.

Factors Affecting the MAT Cutoff Score

A total number of candidates who appeared for the MAT exams.
Total number of students who cleared the MAT exam
The difficulty level of the exam
Reservation details
A total number of seats available in the particular Institute.
Previous years cut off marks

Expected PGDM Admission cutoff 2025 for MAT
S.No	Name of the Institute	Expected MAT cutoff 2025
1	Jaipuria Institute of Management	80
2	Amity Business School	90
3	Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship,Bangalore	95
4	BIMTECH, Noida	90
5	Christ Institute of Management	80
6	Department of Management Sciences, Pune University	90
7	SRM University	90
8	Alliance, Bangalore	90
9	VIT University	90
10	Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad	95

Conclusion:

The final PGDM Admission cutoff 2025 will be released by the participating Institutes and candidates can check by entering their login details. Aspirants who meet the minimum cutoff criteria have to appear for the further selection rounds including a written aptitude test, group discussion, and personal interview.

Candidates who qualify for the selection rounds have to appear for the counseling and the document verification process. It is mandatory for the candidates to bring their original documents at the time of verification. The documents necessary for the verification process include: