IIM Raipur has released CAT 2025 Percentile Cutoffs for IIM JAP 2026 Personal Interview (PI) process. IIM JAP CAT 2025 cutoff is 96.25 percentile for the general category students. Check JAP 2026 category wise CAT cutoffs for personal interview process in the article below. IIM JAP registration is closed and the last date was January 16, 2026. IIM JAP Interview Calls are being released to candidates who have filled JAP form, and meet IIM JAP Cutoff for Stage 2 personal interview process. IIM JAP 2026 is following a two-step procedure for selecting candidates to appear in the Personal Interview (PI). Step 1 was mandatory online registration after release of CAT 2025 results. Step 2 is shortlisting of candidates for the Personal Interview (PI) round for JAP 2026. Read more details in this article. IIM Raipur has also shared important information with MBAUniverse.com. Read this in-depth article for complete details on IIM JAP 2026 admission and selection process and much more.
IIM Kashipur, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi, and IIM Tiruchirappalli are jointly conducting Joint Admission Process (JAP) 2026 for admission to their MBA programs. IIM Raipur is serving as the coordinating institute for JAP 2026. Announcing the first IIM MBA Admission Joint Process 2026, Prof. Sanjeev Prashar, Director-In-Charge, IIM Raipur, said, “We are honoured to announce the Joint Admission Process (JAP) 2026, fostering collaboration among four premier IIMs.” Sharing the objectives, a senior IIM Raipur Admissions Office told MBAUniverse.com: “IIM Kashipur, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi, and IIM Tiruchirappalli have come together under the Joint Admission Process (JAP) with the objective of streamlining the MBA admission process for the 2026 batch.”
IIM JAP full form is IIM Joint Admission Process. IIM JAP Official website is https://jap2026.iimraipur.edu.in/. Check list of participating IIMs in JAP 2026 process in the table below.
Table 1: IIM JAP 2026 participating IIMs
IIMs | Programs Offered | NIRF 2025 & MBAUniverse.com Rankings 2025 | MBA Fees | MBA Placements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IIM Tiruchirappalli | PGPM (MBA), PGPM-HR (MBA-HR) | NIRF: 16 | Rs. 19.50 Lakhs | Rs. 19.43 LPA |
IIM Ranchi | MBA, MBA-HRM, MBA (Business Analytics) | NIRF: 18 | Rs. 18.90 Lakhs | Rs. 19.29 LPA |
IIM Raipur | MBA, MBA in Public Policy and Governance | NIRF: 15 | Rs. 20.00 Lakhs | Rs. 18.15 LPA |
IIM Kashipur | MBA, MBA (Analytics), EMBA, EMBA (Analytics) | NIRF: 23 | Rs. 17.30 Lakhs | Rs. 15.04 LPA |
When asked by MBAUniverse.com if more IIMs will join JAP 2026 process, IIM Raipur Admissions Office said, “At present, no additional IIMs are participating in JAP 2026. However, there is a possibility that more IIMs may consider joining the Joint Admission Process (JAP) in the coming years.” IIM Raipur further added, “Any expansion would depend on mutual agreement, alignment of admission policies, and shared objectives among the institutes to maintain a cohesive and efficient admission process.”
So, candidates should get ready to apply for four IIMs through JAP 2026, and apply though IIM CAP, IIM SAP or independent admissions processes of other new IIMs.
JAP 2026 is following a two-step procedure for selecting candidates to appear in the Personal Interview (PI). Step 1 in mandatory online registration by candidates upon the declaration of CAT 2025 results and receipt of the invitation email from JAP 2026, and, Step 2 is Shortlisting of candidates for the PI for JAP 2026. Read more details about both these steps.
Step 1: Mandatory Online Registration after CAT 2025 Results Release & Receipt of Invitation Email
All candidates who have opted for IIM Kashipur, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi, or IIM Tiruchirappalli as the institute(s) in the CAT 2025 application form and fulfil the minimum academic and CAT 2025 related eligibility criteria received email invitation from the JAP 2026 Admission Office to register online.
Candidates who complete online registration will be considered for STEP 2 of JAP 2026. Candidates will lose their candidature if they do not complete online registration within the specified date and time. Based on the CAT 2025 scores, registered candidates will be selected from this pool to appear in the PI. The selected candidates will receive separate notifications to appear in the PI. Minimum Academic and CAT 2025 score related JAP 2026 Eligibility Criteria has been announced – check details below.
Step 2: Shortlisting of Candidates for JAP 2026 Personal Interview (PI) Round
This step 2 applies to all candidates who have completed online registration after receiving the email invitation from JAP 2026. IIM JAP process will shortlist of candidates in each category (GEN, EWS, NC-OBC, SC, ST, PwD), based on the CAT 2025 scores for participation in the Personal Interview (PI) process. The IIM JAP Final Calls and Personal Interview Cutoff percentiles for different categories will be released soon. Candidates will be informed of the date, time, and venue of the Personal Interview through email. Candidate can also view this information by logging into the JAP 2026 portal using their respective login ID and password.
JAP 2025 Process Highlights
Based on the above, following are the key highlights of IIM JAP 2026 process:
STEP 1 is a pre-interview registration process, not a call for the PI.
Only candidates who have successfully registered online for JAP 2026 will be considered for STEP 2 (PI). Successful registration does not automatically qualify a candidate for shortlisting in STEP 2 of the selection process.
The number of candidates shortlisted for STEP 2 would be at the discretion of participating IIMs of JAP 2026 and would depend on the batch size planned for 2026-28.
After the completion of STEP 2 (PI), a merit list for admissions will be prepared by individual IIMs. The required number of admissions offers will be given in the order of merit, following the Government of India reservation policy.
Originals of all certificates (academic/reservation/work experience/professional) must be produced for verification on the day of PI.
APAAR ID is Mandatory to register for JAP 2025. Candidates will be required to provide their APAAR ID while filling out the JAP 2026 form.
Based on the above information, to participate in JAP 2026, candidates should meet following JAP 2026 eligibility criteria:
IIM Raipur has shared following clarifications regarding Shortlisting Criteria with MBAUniverse.com. According to IIM Raipur, no profile-based criteria will be used for shortlisting candidates for either Stage 1 or 2. Candidates should note the following details regarding IIM CAP Shortlisting Criteria 2026:
1. Stage 1 Shortlisting Citeria: At Stage 1, all candidates who have selected IIM Kashipur, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi, or IIM Tiruchirappalli in the CAT 2025 application form and who meet the prescribed minimum academic and CAT 2025 eligibility criteria will receive an email invitation from the JAP 2026 Admission Office to register online. No profile-based criteria will be considered at this stage.
2. Stage 2 Shortlisting Citeria: At Stage 2, candidates will be shortlisted category-wise for the Personal Interview (PI) based on CAT 2025 scores. The cut-off percentiles for different categories will be announced soon on the JAP 2026 portal. No profile-based criteria will be considered at this stage.
Only after the IIM JAP interviews are over, Profile-based criteria shall be used by the respective IIMs for final selection merit list, in accordance with their admission policy.
IIM Raipur has released CAT 2025 Percentile Cut-offs for IIM JAP 2026 Personal Interview (PI). For the general category students, the overall CAT 2025 cutoff is 96.25 percentile. IIM JAP 2026 sectional cutoff is 75 percentiles. Check JAP 2026 category wise CAT cutoffs for personal interview process in the table below.
The following are the sectional and overall percentile cut-offs for the Joint Admission Process (JAP) 2026 of the participating IIMs, namely IIM Kashipur, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi, and IIM Tiruchirappalli.
Table 2: IIM JAP Personal Interview CAT 2025 Cut Offs
Category | VARC Scaled Score | VARC Percentile | DILR Scaled Score | DILR Percentile | QA Scaled Score | QA Percentile | Total Scaled Score | Total Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General | >0 | 75 | >0 | 75 | >0 | 75 | >0 | 96.25 |
EWS | >0 | 60 | >0 | 60 | >0 | 60 | >0 | 89 |
NC-OBC | >0 | 60 | >0 | 60 | >0 | 60 | >0 | 88.5 |
SC | >0 | 45 | >0 | 45 | >0 | 45 | >0 | 75 |
ST | >0 | 25 | >0 | 25 | >0 | 25 | >0 | 44 |
PwD | >0 | 25 | >0 | 25 | >0 | 25 | >0 | 30 |
Earlier, IIM Raipur had released JAP 2026 cutoffs for Stage 1 process. For the general category students, the overall CAT 2025 cutoff is 90 percentiles. Check JAP 2026 category wise cutoffs for the Stage 1 process below.
Table 3: JAP CAT 2025 Cut Offs for Stage 1
Category* | SSC / Class X (%) | HSC / Class XII (%) | Graduation (%) | VARC Scaled Percentile | DILR Scaled Percentile | QA Scaled Percentile | Total Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GEN | 50 | 50 | 50 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 90 |
EWS | 60 | 60 | 50 | 75 | 75 | 60 | 75 |
NC-OBC | 60 | 60 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 75 |
SC | 55 | 55 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 50 |
ST | 55 | 55 | 45 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 |
PwD | 45 | 45 | 45 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 |
IIM JAP registration last date was January 16, 2026, and the process is closed now. For reference, steps to register for IIM JAP 2026 are given below.
To register for IIM JAP 2026 process, candidate should complete eight steps given below:
Candidates should read the instructions carefully before filling out the JAP 2026 Registration Form. No further corrections to data obtained/filled in the JAP 2026 registration form will be entertained after submitting the form.
Download IIM JAP 2026 Registration Process Guide PDF
Check the documents to be uploaded to the JAP 2026 registration form:
Other requirements for Valid Work Experience
If you are a working professional, then follow these points:
What does NOT count as work experience?
The IIM JAP 2026 application form filling process is closed. Check IIM JAP dates 2026 below.
Table 4: IIM JAP 2026 Dates
IIM JAP 2026 Event | JAP 2026 Dates (Expected) |
|---|---|
IIM JAP 2026 Registration Start date | January 6, 2026 |
Last Date for JAP Registration 2026 | January 16, 2026 |
IIM JAP 2026 Date Slot Selection Start Date | January week 4, 2026 |
IIM JAP 2026 Date Slot Selection End Date | January week 4, 2026 |
IIM JAP 2026 PI Round Start Date | February Week 1, 2026 |
IIM JAP 2026 PI Round Last Date | February Week 3, 2026 |
IIM JAP 2026 PI Round Result Date | Expected in March-April 2026 |
Unlike IIM CAP 2025 process, IIM JAP process will conduct only personal interview of shortlisted candidates. There will be no group discussion or written abilities test or extempore.
Sharing this important information, IIM Raipur told MBAUniverse.com: “Apart from the Personal Interview, no additional assessment components such as WAT/ Group Discussion/ Extempore are planned for JAP 2026.”
This is the big news for MBA aspirants who are preparing for IIM admission 2026. They can now streamline their preparation for IIM JAP personal interview round.
IIM Raipur has shared with MBAUniverse.com that JAP 2026 will be conducted in Bengaluru, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, New Delhi, and Mumbai, as well as at the campuses of IIM Kashipur, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi, and IIM Tiruchirappalli. This all-India presence of IIM JAP cities will help candidates to reach JAP centres conveniently.
IIM JAP 2026 is similar to the older IIM CAP process. Last year, the IIM Common Admission Process (CAP) for final selection round for MBA admission 2025 was held for eight IIMs, namely IIM Bodhgaya, IIM Jammu, IIM Kashipur, IIM Nagpur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Trichy and IIM Udaipur. IIM Bodhgaya was coordinating CAP 2025 process. More than 20,000 candidates participated in IIM CAP 2025 process, which included Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds for shortlisted candidates. IIM CAP 2026 details are yet to be announced.
In summary, IIM Joint Admission Process MBA 2026 is the common MBA admission process for IIM Kashipur, IIIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi, and IIM Tiruchirappalli. IIM JAP 2026 registration is closed. Check IIM JAP Interview Calls details in the above article.
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