IIT Delhi announced the commencement of the application process for their MBA 2021-23 Program this week. What are the important dates and deadlines one needs to keep in mind? What are the eligibility criteria for their highly coveted MBA Program and what is the weightage given to each parameter? We will answer all of these questions and more, in this concise article.
Why IIT Delhi?
Perhaps the answer to this question is blatantly obvious within the psyche of most B-School Aspirants, but we’ll give it a shot nevertheless. Firstly, an MBA from IIT Delhi is equivalent to a treasure trove of quality managerial knowledge and exposure. It doesn’t hurt to keep in mind that although the tag of an IIM is missing (if that matters to you), an MBA from a Tier-1 (within the A+++ category) Institute such as IIT Delhi is highly esteemed and educational.
The Return on Investment is relatively high compared to IIMs, with a fee of 9.6 lakhs for IIT-D’s MBA vs an average of 15+ Lakhs for IIMs. Companies such as Deloitte, KPMG, Amazon, Cognizant, Accenture, Shell, Wipro, IBM, HP and more, come for recruitments within IIT-D’s MBA Program.
IIT Delhi’s MBA Program offers multiple specializations:
- Marketing
- Finance
- Information Systems Management
- Operations Management
- Strategic Management
- Telecommunication Systems Management
Important Dates and Application Deadlines
| Categories | Dates |
| CAT 2020 Results | 2 January 2021 |
| IIT Delhi MBA 2021-23 Application Begins | 6 January 2021 |
| Last Date for IIT Delhi MBA 2021-23 Application | 31 January 2021 |
| WAT/PI | ~2nd Week of March 2021 |
| Admission Results for IIT Delhi’s MBA 2021-23 | ~30 April 2021 |
The application is open right now and will close by 31 January 2021. Yes, you’ve got 21ish days, but why wait if you’ve got a shot? Do not wait until the last minute to apply for the program!
For more important deadlines for various B-Schools, check out this link!
Eligibility Criteria for IIT Delhi MBA 2021-23
A Bachelor’s Degree is a must if you wish to apply for their program. Those who are in their final year of their Bachelor’s may also apply for the same. Those who wish to apply for the telecom program would do well to note that their Bachelor’s Degree must involve subjects of science or engineering. For the other specializations, a there is no subject preference for the Bachelor’s Degree.
In addition, candidates must have scored a minimum of 60% in their Undergraduation. There are certain relaxations to note though:
| Category | Minimum percentage of marks* scored in Bachelors’ degree |
| General | 60% |
| NC-OBC/EWS | No clarity |
| SC/ST/PwD | 55% |
* Kindly note that a CGPA of 6.00/5.00 doesn’t necessarily translate to an aggregate of 60%/50% respectively. Different colleges/universities will have different conversion mechanisms, and candidates are advised to check with their respect colleges in case of any confusion.
Selection Criteria for IIT Delhi MBA 2021-23
Firstly, candidates must have written CAT 2020. GMAT is accepted for international applicants. No other management exam scores will be accepted for the MBA Program.
With respect to the sectional cutoff for CAT for IIT Delhi’s MBA Program, we decided to dispense with the rumour mill and went straight to the horse. We called the IIT Delhi DMS Admissions office to confirm if there’s a sectional cutoff requirement. The following is what we got as a reply:
“There is NO sectional cutoff requirement. We might consider increasing/decreasing the overall percentile based on the number/quality of applications but there is NO SECTIONAL CUTOFF REQUIREMENT.”
The tentative overall percentile cutoff for CAT 2020 is as follows:
| Categories | MBA Full-Time |
| General | 98 |
| OBC | 91 |
| SC | 89 |
| PwD | 85 |
| ST | 70 |
Kindly note that the above table is NOT FINAL. Its nature is tentative and is based on previous years’ cutoffs. We will update the table if more information is released, so kindly bookmark this page.
Final Shortlist Criteria for IIT Delhi MBA 2021-23
The Parameters for Shortlisting are as follows:
| Parameter | Weightage |
| Weighted CAT 2020 score | 65 |
| Marks obtained in Bachelor’s Degree* | <65% : 0 ; >95% : 7 |
| Marks obtained in 12th Grade | <70% : 0 ; >95% : 6 |
| Marks obtained in 12th Grade | <70% : 0 ; >95% : 6 |
| Work Experience | <6 months : 0 ; >3 years : 6 ; >5 years : 0 |
| Female | 5 |
| Graduate from IIT/NIT | 5 |
These weighted scores are ranked and utilized to obtain a composite score in order to call the candidates for the Personal Interview. Post that, the criteria for the final shortlisting is as follows:
| Parameter | Weightage |
| Composite Score (refer to the table above) | 60 |
| WAT | 10 |
| PI | 25 |
| Extra‐Curriculars | 5 |
Getting Started
- Click on this link here, in order to apply for the IIT Delhi MBA 2021-23 Program.
- Read the eligibility criteria once for your reference.
- Confirm the dates once.
- Do not wait for the last minute to apply.
For FMS Delhi’s Selection Criteria and Deadlines, click on this link here.
Kindly keep in mind that we will update this page as and when IIT Delhi comes out with updates, so do bookmark this page! I hope you found this useful. 🙂
Stay Safe and Best Wishes!
Written by Saahil R Bhatt.
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