CAP 2024

CAP 2024 is a single point selection process and is common for all the participating IIMs.
Candidates are not required to separately appear in PI-WAT for each of the participating IIMs as the scores of CAP are applicable for all the participating IIMs.
Final admission offer to the candidates is released by the new IIMs based on the performance in CAP round, CAT score, Academic Profile, diversity, work experience among other parameters.
CAP is conducted in prominent cities of India but for admission 2024, it will be conducted online and the candidates can appear in CAP round from their home.

List of IIMs Participating in CAP 2024

The CAP round is organized for the IIMs which started operation in 2010-11 and for the new generation IIMs that started operating in 2015-16.  It is the final selection round comprising common PI process for following 10 IIMs which are participating in CAP 2024:

IIM Udaipur
IIM Tiruchirappalli
IIM Kashipur
IIM Nagpur
IIM Raipur
IIM Ranchi
IIM Bodh Gaya
IIM Jammu
IIM Sambalpur
IIM Sirmaur

Important:

1. Two Admission Chances for CAP Participating Baby IIMs

The two –IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Jammu have announced different shortlisting criteria for CAP and for their own selection round. Higher cut offs are announced for the CAP round and lower cut offs are announced for their own selection process after CAP is over. These IIMs have clarified that the Candidates who do not receive call for CAP 2024 will receive separate communication from these IIMs based on their respective shortlist criteria given in their admission policy.

2. Other 3 IIMs Shortlists

IIM Rohtak, IIM Amritsar, IIM Visakhapatnam are not participating in IIM Common Admission Process (CAP) 2024 and are releasing the shortlists independently. 

IIM Rohtak which, earlier used to participate in CAP round, is not participating in new IIM CAP 2024 and is independently conducting its admission process online and has asked the candidates to register and apply for admission again.
 

Baby IIMs Shortlist based on Two Different Cut offs

All the 7 Baby IIMs, whether they are participating in CAP 2024 or are conducting independent PI round will ask the candidates to apply and reconfirm their interest for admission in them by the stipulated date before considering their candidature for final admission. The release dates for all the newest IIMs shortlist 2024 are from March to April.

CAP 2024: Key Changes & Highlights

CAP 2024 will be conducted by IIM Kashipur from February 2024 onwards

The Written Ability Test (WAT) Process is excluded from the CAP 2024 Process

The PI round in CAP 2024 will  be conducted through online mode

Exact date for PI will be communicated by the IIM Kashipur on behalf of all participating IIMs

On the basis of scores obtained in CAP round alongwith their other individual admission components, Each CAP participating IIM will prepare the merit list to make final admission offer to the candidates after the CAP round is over

IIM CAP 2024 Shortlisting Criteria
The minimum cut-offs of CAT percentile required in each section and overall percentile for shortlisting candidates for CAP 2024 personal interview are given below:
 

 Last year IIM CAP 2023 Shortlisting Criteria was :
The minimum cut-offs of CAT percentile required in each section and overall percentile for shortlisting candidates for CAP 2023 personal interview are given below:
 

How to Check Shortlist Status & Register for CAP 2024
You can check your CAP shortlist status at  CAP website 
https://cap2024.iimkashipurportal.org/login
You need to login with your CAT 2023 registration ID and password.

For the MBA/PGDM admission process in 2024-26 through the Common Admission Process (CAP), the following rules apply:

Shortlisting Process:

Individual IIMs will not create their shortlists based on CAP cut-offs.

A unified shortlist will be prepared by the CAP coordinating IIM, and the shortlisting criteria will be consistent for all participating IIMs.

Admission Process:

Candidates from the combined shortlist will undergo the New IIMs Common Admission Process, involving Common Personal Interview (PI).

Written Ability Test (WAT) may not be conducted for the admission process in 2024.

Change of CAP Centre:

Requests for changing CAP centers for the year 2024 should be submitted to the admission cell/e-mail ID of the CAP coordinating IIM by the specified deadline (likely in the last week of January or first week of February 2024).

The acceptance of these requests is solely at the discretion of the CAP conducting IIM, and communication regarding the changes will be conveyed to the candidates.

Merit List Compilation:

Each IIM will consider the PI score of the shortlisted candidates and incorporate it with other scores, including CAT 2023 Score, Profile score, and any additional score, to formulate their individual merit lists.

Only the Personal Interview will be conducted jointly for the new IIMs.

Final Merit List:

The final merit list for each IIM will be determined according to its unique selection criteria, which will be available on the respective institutes' websites.

Compulsory Attendance:

Candidates are informed that attending the CAP 2024 process is mandatory for all those who are shortlisted.

These guidelines outline the key aspects of the CAP 2024 admission process, emphasizing the commonality in shortlisting criteria and the individualized approach each IIM will take in forming its final merit list.