IRMASAT 2025: Eligibility Criteria (PGDRM)

The eligibility criteria for IRMASAT 2025 are outlined below:

Eligibility for Domestic Candidates:

• Applicants must hold a graduate degree in any discipline from a recognized state or central university.
• A minimum of 50% aggregate marks or an equivalent CGPA is required. For SC/ST/DAP candidates, the minimum aggregate is 45%.
• Final-year students can also apply, provided they submit proof of qualifying the final year by September 2025. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of their candidature.
• Candidates must have scored at least the 85th percentile in CAT 2024, XAT 2025, or CMAT 2025 to be eligible for Merit-based Calls.
• Candidates with 80th percentile or higher in CAT 2024, XAT 2025, or CMAT 2025, and who meet the Profile-based Call criteria, are also eligible.

Eligibility for Foreign Candidates:

• Applicants must be graduates in any discipline with at least 50% aggregate marks or equivalent from a recognized university.
• They must have appeared for GMAT/GRE (from 2016 onwards) and obtained a score that meets the minimum cutoff set by IRMA.
• Foreign candidates are not required to take the IRMASAT exam but must participate in the Group Activity and Personal Interview rounds.

Eligibility for Sponsored Candidates:

• The candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university/institution.
• The candidate should have worked with the sponsoring organization for a minimum of two years (as of July 1, 2025) as a full-time regular employee.
• The sponsoring organization must be willing to grant uninterrupted leave to the candidate (if selected) for the duration of study at IRMA.
• The sponsoring organization should agree to cover the applicant’s fees and other dues to IRMA.
• If the candidate returns to complete the second year of the program after a break of three years, they must continue with the same sponsoring organization and provide a “No Objection Certificate (NOC)” from them.
• There is no age limit for appearing in IRMASAT.

Qualifying Marks

The qualifying marks for IRMASAT 2025 are as follows:

• Candidates who score above the 80th percentile in CAT 2024, XAT 2025, or CMAT 2025, and meet the Profile-cum-Merit-based Call criteria, will be eligible to be shortlisted for IRMASAT 2025 and the Group Activity (GA)/Personal Interview (PI) process.
• Candidates who score above the 85th percentile in CAT 2024, XAT 2025, or CMAT 2025, and meet the Merit-based Call criteria, will be eligible to be shortlisted for IRMASAT 2025 and the GA/PI process.

Both IRMASAT 2025 and the GA/PI process will be conducted online for shortlisted candidates this year, as opposed to the previous years when the GA/PI process was held at the IRMA campus.