Eligibility, selection weights, important dates and batch profile
MDI Admission 2026-27 — Eligibility, Cutoffs, Selection Process & Important Dates
NIRF Management Top 15. AACSB + AMBA accredited. CAT 2025 entry. 4 PGDM programmes including a unique dual-degree PGDM-IB with emlyon Lyon / ESCP France (FT Global Top-10 MIM).
Sectional + total percentile minimums from the official admission policy. Meeting the cutoff is the FIRST gate — final selection depends on the composite score.
How selection works
Stage 1 — Shortlisting for PI
CAT 2025 Score60%
Class 12 Marks5%
Graduation Marks5%
Work Experience10%
Academic Diversity5%
Gender Diversity5%
Premium Institute Bonus10%
Stage 2 — Final selection (post-PI)
CAT 2025 Score35%
Personal Interview (PI)30%
Group Discussion (GD)10%
Written Analysis Test (WAT)10%
Behavioral Assessment Test5%
Academic Merit + Diversity5%
Work Experience + Social Diversity5%
Eligibility + Exam details
Who can apply
Educational: 50% in Class X and XII. Bachelor's degree with ≥50%: 3-year minimum for PGDM/PGDM-HRM/PGDM-BA, 4-year minimum for PGDM-IB. Final-year eligible with provisional admission (must complete by 30 June 2026).
Cat Required: CAT 2025 mandatory for all 4 PGDM programmes.
Pgdm Ib Extra: PGDM-IB requires minimum 1 year work-ex as on 31 January 2026 + 4-year Bachelor's degree.
Nri Extra: NRI/Foreign National applicants can apply on GMAT scores instead of CAT.
Detailed selection process — what to expect at each stage
01
CAT 2025
Mandatory for all 4 PGDM programmes · 90+ %ile overall + 80+ sectional gates · NRIs may apply on GMAT.
02
Shortlist
Composite score computed from CAT %ile + academics + work-ex + gender diversity · Jan 2026.
03
WAT + GD + PI
Written Aptitude Test + Group Discussion + Personal Interview + Behavioral Assessment · Feb–Apr 2026 at Bengaluru / Gurugram / Kolkata / Hyderabad / Mumbai.
04
Final composite
Final merit list combines CAT + WAT-GD-PI + Behavioral Assessment + Diversity points · April–May 2026.
05
Offer + acceptance
Offer letters issued · classes commence June 2026.
Batch profile — Class 2023-25 (Final Placements)
578 students placed across 4 programmes in 2023-25 · 18.3% female (PGDM batch) · 76% engineers · 37% CAT 97+ percentile · 105 from premium institutes · avg 28 months work-ex
Reservations & diversity: GoI policy: 27% NC-OBC · 15% SC · 7.5% ST · up to 10% EWS · 5% PwD
MDI Financial Aid 2026 — Loans, EMI Options & Scholarships
MDI scholarships — published categories
TFW Scheme (AICTE)
EWS Category students · 100% tuition fee waiver under Tuition Fee Waiver scheme of AICTE
100% tuition fee waiver
Merit cum Means Scholarship
Meritorious students from EWS · 12 awarded annually · across all 4 PGDM programmes
50% tuition fee waiver
O.P. Jindal Scholarship (OPJEMS)
Merit-based · awarded to second-year students
₹1,50,000 per recipient
PGDM Merit Scholarships (Top 8)
Top 8 PGDM students by CGPA at end of second year
₹40,000 each
PGDM-HRM Merit Scholarships (Top 3)
Top 3 PGDM-HRM students by CGPA at end of second year
₹40,000 each
French Charpak Scholarship
For exchange to French partner institutions (incl. Sciences Po Lille, emlyon, ESCP)
Variable · travel + living support
Erasmus Scholarship
For exchange to EU partner institutions · academic excellence based