IIM Ahmedabad categorizes UG degrees into 5-6 categories for GDPI cutoffs: Engineering, Science, Commerce, Arts/Humanities, Medical/Law/CA, and Others. Each category has different GDPI shortlist cutoffs because IIM A wants batch diversity. IIM A fees are Rs 27.
5L with Rs 35.22 LPA average placement. For Engineering (largest pool), GEM cutoffs hit 99.
5+. For Commerce, cutoff drops to 98+. For Arts/Humanities, cutoff drops further to 96-97+.
For CA/Medical/Law, cutoffs are most lenient at 95-96+. Within engineering, further sub-categorization exists: CSE/ECE/IT typically most competitive, Mechanical/Electrical slightly less, Chemical/Civil least. The composite score at IIM A: CAT 35%, 10th 10%, 12th 10%, UG marks 10%, category/gender diversity 10%, academic diversity 5%, workex 10%, WAT/PI 20% (weights approximate).
Academic diversity specifically gives non-engineers 3-4 points. After WAT/PI, the composite re-weighs: CAT 10%, acads 10%, workex 10%, gender/academic diversity 5%, WAT/PI 65%. This means interview dominates final selection.
For engineer aspirants, understand that IIM A is designed to filter 80%+ of your pool; target 99.5+ CAT and prepare WAT/PI deeply. For non-engineers, the bonus is real but don't slack on WAT/PI.
Check the detailed admission policy on IIM A's website for exact year's cutoffs and weights. Check your eligibility at collvera.