{"id":6248,"date":"2026-10-29T10:56:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T05:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/?p=6248"},"modified":"2026-10-29T10:56:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T05:26:57","slug":"iim-rti-data-2026-pdf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catmock.com\/blog\/iim-rti-data-2026-pdf\/","title":{"rendered":"IIM RTI Data 2026 PDF: Which IIM Shortlisted and Admitted More CAT Candidates?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

| Last updated: 29 October 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to know how many CAT candidates an IIM really calls for interviews? The IIM RTI data 2026 answers that. Among the three IIMs whose official 2026\u201328 PDFs we checked, IIM Indore shortlisted the most for its flagship PGP (5,054)<\/strong>, ahead of IIM Lucknow\u2019s MBA (3,889) and IIM Ahmedabad\u2019s PGP (1,308). Final \u201cjoined\u201d numbers are not yet public on these IIMs\u2019 websites, so this guide compares shortlists. All figures come from the IIMs\u2019 own PDFs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is IIM RTI Data 2026?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

IIM RTI data is the admission information that IIMs disclose under the Right to Information Act. For the 2026\u201328 batch, it covers the CAT 2025 cycle: how many candidates showed interest, cleared the cut-offs and were called for interviews. Some IIMs now post these summaries on their own sites. We use only those.<\/p>\n\n\n

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IIM RTI Data 2026: Interview Shortlist Compared<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
IIM and programme<\/th>Expressed interest<\/th>Cleared first-stage cut-offs<\/th>Shortlisted<\/th>Share shortlisted<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
IIM Indore, PGP<\/td>227,876 (PGP and PGP-HRM)<\/td>17,687<\/td>5,054<\/td>28.6%<\/td><\/tr>
IIM Lucknow, MBA<\/td>236,227<\/td>12,920<\/td>3,889<\/td>30.1%<\/td><\/tr>
IIM Ahmedabad, PGP<\/td>Not stated<\/td>8,838 (CAT)<\/td>1,308<\/td>14.8%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

IIM Indore called the most candidates, but IIM Ahmedabad was the most selective: roughly one in seven who cleared its screening got a call, against nearly three in ten at the other two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both IIM Indore and IIM Lucknow run other programmes. IIM Indore shortlisted 3,323 for PGP-HRM. IIM Lucknow shortlisted 3,213 for MBA-ABM and 1,900 for MBA-SM. These pools overlap, so do not add them to the totals above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IIM RTI Data 2026: Your Chances by Category<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Once you clear the cut-offs, your category changes the odds sharply. This table shows shortlisted candidates out of those who cleared each IIM\u2019s first stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category<\/th>IIM Indore (PGP)<\/th>IIM Lucknow (MBA)<\/th>IIM Ahmedabad (PGP)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
General<\/td>1,817 of 10,361 (17.5%)<\/td>1,268 of 7,024 (18.1%)<\/td>564 of 6,106 (9.2%)<\/td><\/tr>
EWS<\/td>215 of 627 (34.3%)<\/td>312 of 879 (35.5%)<\/td>63 of 328 (19.2%)<\/td><\/tr>
NC-OBC<\/td>1,375 of 3,302 (41.6%)<\/td>910 of 2,084 (43.7%)<\/td>336 of 1,529 (22.0%)<\/td><\/tr>
SC<\/td>889 of 2,225 (40.0%)<\/td>793 of 2,193 (36.2%)<\/td>186 of 584 (31.8%)<\/td><\/tr>
ST<\/td>504 of 918 (54.9%)<\/td>396 of 530 (74.7%)<\/td>109 of 208 (52.4%)<\/td><\/tr>
PwD<\/td>254 of 254 (100%)<\/td>210 of 210 (100%)<\/td>50 of 83 (60.2%)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At IIM Indore and IIM Lucknow, every PwD candidate who cleared the first stage was shortlisted. IIM Lucknow\u2019s PwD figure adds up its five PwD sub-categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IIM Ahmedabad RTI Data 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The PDF shows something most summaries miss: how the 1,308 calls were made. It uses two stages. Stage 1 picks top performers within academic groups. Stage 2 builds a category-wise merit list from everyone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category<\/th>Stage 1 routes<\/th>Stage 2 merit list<\/th>GMAT<\/th>Total called<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
General<\/td>368<\/td>193<\/td>3<\/td>564<\/td><\/tr>
EWS<\/td>7<\/td>56<\/td>\u2013<\/td>63<\/td><\/tr>
NC-OBC<\/td>162<\/td>174<\/td>\u2013<\/td>336<\/td><\/tr>
SC<\/td>87<\/td>99<\/td>\u2013<\/td>186<\/td><\/tr>
ST<\/td>40<\/td>69<\/td>\u2013<\/td>109<\/td><\/tr>
PwD<\/td>15<\/td>35<\/td>\u2013<\/td>50<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So about 65% of General calls (368 of 564) came through Stage 1, and only 193 through the Stage 2 merit list. Stage 2 minimum composite scores were 0.605604 for General, 0.529701 for EWS, 0.511349 for NC-OBC, 0.453585 for SC and 0.382786 for ST. The composite score is 0.35 \u00d7 normalised Application Rating plus 0.65 \u00d7 normalised CAT 2025 score. To be considered at all, General and EWS candidates needed 95 overall and 85 in each section; the cut-offs were 90 and 80 for NC-OBC, 85 and 75 for SC, and 75 and 65 for ST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IIM Indore RTI Data 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

IIM Indore\u2019s summary is the most detailed on who got calls. Of 5,054 PGP shortlisted candidates, 1,887 were women (37.3%) and 2,754 had work experience (54.5%). Women were 37.0% of the 227,876 candidates who expressed interest, so the shortlist roughly mirrors the pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category<\/th>Shortlisted<\/th>Highest composite score<\/th>Lowest composite score<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
General<\/td>1,817<\/td>72.21893<\/td>54.40180<\/td><\/tr>
EWS<\/td>215<\/td>66.66723<\/td>48.81657<\/td><\/tr>
NC-OBC<\/td>1,375<\/td>65.97621<\/td>44.21371<\/td><\/tr>
SC<\/td>889<\/td>64.56734<\/td>38.75293<\/td><\/tr>
ST<\/td>504<\/td>56.50158<\/td>32.30441<\/td><\/tr>
PwD<\/td>254<\/td>65.90915<\/td>16.63188<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

IIM Lucknow RTI Data 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

IIM Lucknow reports each programme separately. For the MBA, 236,227 candidates expressed interest and 12,920 cleared Stage 1a. The composite cut-off then decided the 3,889 calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category<\/th>Cleared Stage 1a<\/th>Shortlisted<\/th>Cut-off composite score<\/th>Highest composite score<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
General<\/td>7,024<\/td>1,268<\/td>49.8496<\/td>71.5371<\/td><\/tr>
EWS<\/td>879<\/td>312<\/td>37.6676<\/td>64.0680<\/td><\/tr>
NC-OBC<\/td>2,084<\/td>910<\/td>35.9812<\/td>74.6631<\/td><\/tr>
SC<\/td>2,193<\/td>793<\/td>28.9563<\/td>61.6925<\/td><\/tr>
ST<\/td>530<\/td>396<\/td>19.1442<\/td>60.0291<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The PDF also lists composite scores by application number for candidates who cleared Stage 1a, with shortlisted candidates highlighted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did an IIM Admit More Candidates?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Not answerable from official pages yet. These PDFs stop at the interview shortlist, and we found no official 2026\u201328 joined counts on the three IIMs\u2019 websites. Some third-party pages quote different IIM Ahmedabad numbers, such as 1,325 shortlisted. IIM Ahmedabad\u2019s own PDF says 1,308, so go by that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the IIM RTI Data 2026 Means for CAT 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n