Admission Policy

MBA (Tourism Management) & MBA (Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Management) 2025-27

This document details the process that will be adopted for selecting candidates for Admission to the MBA (Tourism Management) (henceforth, MBA TM) & MBA (Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Management) (henceforth, MBA TTHM) at the Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur (IIMS) for AY 2025-27.

IIM Sirmaur considers the Common Admission Test (CAT) as an evaluation criterion for admitting students to its MBA TM/ TTHM programmes. IIMS adopts a two-phase selection process. The first phase of the process is applied to all eligible candidates who meet the cut-off criteria as mentioned in Table 1 be shortlisted for a personal interview (PI).

The second phase consists of preparing the final selection/merit list based on the composite score arrived at using weightages as per valid CAT-2024 score, WAT, PI score, academic profile, work experience and gender diversity, Trailblazer score (bonus) as mentioned in Table-2. The selection process, parameters and weights are used uniformly for all applicants within a specific category. At IIM Sirmaur, we strongly believe that the learning experience of the batch is richer when there is diversity. Sufficient candidates are shortlisted at each stage from each social category to meet the reservation requirement, as applicable as per Government of India norms.

Phase 1: Shortlist for Personal Interview (PI) based on CAT 2024

The minimum overall and sectional percentiles expected to be shortlisted for a PI are specified in the Table 1 below. The final cutoffs will be decided by the Admission Committee, IIM Sirmaur

Table 1: Criteria for Phase 1 shortlisting

Candidate category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension(VARC)	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI LR)	Quantitative Aptitude (QA)	Overall Percentile
General	65	65	65	80
EWS	40	40	40	70
NC-OBC	45	45	45	55
SC	30	30	30	40
ST	25	25	25	35
DAP	25	25	25	35

Phase 2: Preparing merit list

Table 2: Process of calculating the composite score

Sl.no	Component	Weight	Scoring criteria
1	Scaled CAT Score	35	DI LR: 35%; VARC: 40%; QA: 25%; i = 1 (VARC), m1 = 35 i = 2 (DI LR), m2 = 40 i = 3 (QA), m3 = 25 Scaled CAT Score = ∑3i=1 CAT Scorei / (Highest CAT Score of 2023i) * mi / 100
2	PI Score	25	Personal Interview
3	Academic Performance	15	10th (3)	12th (4)		Graduation (8)
			<60 (ineligible)	<60 (ineligible)		<60 (ineligible)1
			If < 75 = 0	If < 75 = 0		If < 60 = 0
			75-85 = 1	75-85 = 1		60-70 = 2
			>85-95 = 2	>85-95 =2		>70-80 = 4
			>95 = 3	>95= 4		>80-90 = 6
						>90 = 8
4	Work Experience	20	<12 Months		0
			12 - 17 Months		10
			>17 - 23 Months		15
			>23 - 35 Months		20
			>35 - 41 Months		15
			>41- 53 Months		10
			>53 months		5
1 <50 incase of applications under reserved category
5	Gender Diversity	5	Female/transgender		5
			Male		0
6	Trailblazer score	5(Bonus)	Graduation in Tourism B.Tech, B.Pharm Medical doctors OR Bachelors in a creative discipline (B. Des, B. Arch and B. Plan) OR Professional course: Chartered Accountancy Cost Accounting Company Secretary		5 5 5   5   5 5 5
Composite Score		100 + 5 (Bonus)

 

Points to note:

1. Offers of Admission under any category/quota shall be strictly in order of merit in accordance with the selection parameters and composite score obtained by a candidate
2. Offers of Admission under any category/quota shall be strictly in order of merit in accordance with the selection parameters and composite score obtained by a candidate. Candidates accepting the offer, will be charged Acceptance fee (Admission Fee) to reserve their seats along with the tuition fee, hostel charges, alumni fee, mediclaim fee, refundable caution money to be charged as per the amount and timelines shared in offer letter.
3. The admission committee of IIM Sirmaur holds the discretion to change any part of the admission policy at any point in time during the admission process.
4. The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate would be calculated based on the practice as followed by their respective University/Institution. In case of grades / CGPA, the conversion to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure as certified by the respective University/ institution.
5.  Such candidates who are in the final year of their qualifying Programmes, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally only if they submit a course completion certificate latest on or before registration from the Principal/ Head of the Department / Registrar or Director of the University / Institute stating that they have appeared for the examinations (including practical examinations) in all the subjects required for obtaining the Master's / Bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification.
6. Their admission will be confirmed only when they submit the experience certificates, marks sheet and the certificate of having passed the Master's / Bachelor's the degree/equivalent qualification referred to in the certificate issued by Principal / Registrar of their college / Institute. The deadline for submission of any pending marks sheet and the provisional degree certificate is October 30, 2025. All the marksheets and related documents shall be verified in original. Non-fulfillment of the conditions of eligibility for the minimum percentage of marks obtained as applicable will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission.
7. Reservations are applicable per Government of India requirement: 27% of the seats are reserved for Other Backward Classes candidates belonging to the “Non-Creamy” layer (NC-OBC), 15% for Scheduled Caste (SC), 7.5% for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, up to 10% for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) and 5% for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD).
8. For the purpose of being considered for reservations, the applicable Central Government list as on the last date of application registration shall be binding and the candidates are required to submit the valid documents signed by the competent authority to ascertain the eligibility status to apply under the reserved category (NC-OBC/SC/ST/EWSs/ PwD).
9. Canvassing on the part of the applicants or misbehaving with the staff or faculty of the institute in any manner shall lead to his / her disqualification. In case, it is detected at any point of time in future, even after appointment, that the candidate was not eligible, appointment of the candidate shall be liable to termination.
10. Any misrepresentation or suppression of information by a candidate at any stage during the admissions process or at any later date, will lead to immediate disqualification of the candidate from the MBA TM/ TTHM program of IIMS and the onus of the responsibility and its consequences of misrepresentation or suppression of information lies on the candidate.
11. All the aspirants should check their emails from admission@iimsirmaur.ac.in and the IIMS website (https://www.iimsirmaur.ac.in) regularly for updates on admission related communications & activities.

Any dispute concerning admissions to IIM Sirmaur would be subject to the jurisdiction of the competent courts within the territorial jurisdiction of Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh only.