SJMSOM offers admission to its various courses based on a national-level entrance exam, followed by a Personal Interview. SJMSOM Admission to its various courses are as follows- Admission to MBA courses is based on the composite scores of CAT percentile, Academic Score, PI, Work Experience with weightage decided by the institute. Candidates seeking admission to the MBA Programme should have a Bachelor's degree of minimum 3-year duration in any discipline from a recognised university. Minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying degree: General/EWS/OBC: Minimum of 60% marks (or CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale) SC/ST/PWD: Minimum of 55% marks (or CGPA of 6.0 on a 10-point scale) For admission to the EMBA, the candidates should have passed a bachelor’s degree in any discipline and have at least 7+ years of experience or 5 years of managerial experience with Excellent English language skills. Admission to Ph.D. courses at the institute is based on scores CAT/ GMAT/ GRE/ GATE + Research proposal, followed by a Personal Interview. In the final stage of the MBA admission process, final selection will be based on the cumulative score of performance in CAT, Academic Performance, Work experience and the candidate’s performance in PI process. The weightage given to different components for the Personal Interview is given. Components Weight Performance in CAT (OverallScaled Score) 75% Academic Profile 20% Work Experience 5% Note: Women applicants may be shortlisted to improve gender diversity without giving any additional weightage. See what Vinayak of MBA (2022) has to say about the Admission at SJMSOM: “For MBA from SJMSOM, I applied for the CAT exam first. It was for the year 2021 and scored well to get a call from the institute. After getting the call, there was an online interview selection process and post that final selection list was released.”To read more about his review, click here Students can find typical Personal Interview (PI) experiences for SJMSOM MBA admission. These are neutral descriptions of the process, based on common patterns. The personal interview (PI) at SJMSOM, IIT Bombay for the MBA program is usually short (10–20 minutes) and friendly, but it can get detailed on your profile. Most interviews have 2–3 panelists (professors, alumni, or faculty).They almost always start with:"Tell me about yourself" — Keep it short: education, work experience (if any), hobbies, and why MBA.Common questions asked at SJMSOM include: About your work experience: What do you do? Biggest challenge or achievement? Technical details from your job (e.g., testing types, programming, ETL tools, database joins if you're from IT/engineering). Why MBA? Why SJMSOM/IIT Bombay? (Be ready to explain how it fits your goals and what you won't learn just by continuing your job.) Academics: Questions from your undergrad subjects, final-year project, or basic concepts (e.g., derivatives, regression if engineering background). Current affairs/economy: Budget highlights, GDP of India/China, fiscal deficit, exchange rates, privatization, elections, state-specific info (e.g., Maharashtra regions, governor), economic policies like BS6 norms or scrapping policy. HR/personal: Hobbies, family (e.g., siblings, parents' profession), name origin (if unique), ethical dilemmas (e.g., choosing between companies selling tobacco vs. sugary drinks), women entrepreneurs you admire, or fun ones like "Do you bully your brother?" or "Probability of not getting selected?" Other calls: Which other B-schools you have calls from and your preference order. Sometimes a small puzzle or math question. The panel is polite and interactive. Be honest, confident, and prepared on your resume, current news, and why you want SJMSOM (highlight its IIT tag, placements, operations/consulting focus). Quick Takeaway from the Candidate:“I think I missed the technical part and my answers weren’t sharp enough on ‘Why MBA’. The panel was polite but they really test if you’re serious about switching to management.” Akash Kumar, MBA (General) of 2024, says, “I was fortunate to receive acceptance letters from SJMSOM and K J Somaiya Institute of Management. ultimately, I choose SJMSOM because of its strong alumni network in consulting…” Keep reading. Popular Questions Ques. How tough is the SJMSOM interview for engineers with work experience? Ans. SJMSOM interviews can be very tough and feel like a tech or MTech test rather than MBA. Many candidates with 1-3 years work experience in IT or consulting get heavy grilling on undergrad topics like DSA, DBMS, circuits, distributions, or graphs. Panels may say you are behind if basics are forgotten. But if you revise college subjects well, it helps a lot. Ques. What is the panel and duration like in SJMSOM interviews? Ans. SJMSOM panels usually have 2 or 3 professors (mix of male and female, sometimes with industry experts). Interviews last 10-20 minutes. Panelists are friendly in some cases and help if you get stuck, but in others, they grill hard and may not listen fully to answers. Ques. Any tips for preparing for the SJMSOM MBA interview? Ans. For SJMSOM, revise undergrad technical subjects thoroughly (math, stats, engineering basics, DSA for CS). Know your work experience stories well. Read basic current affairs and economy news. Be honest if you don't know something, panels sometimes explain. Stay calm during grilling, as good CAT score and work ex also matter for final selection. SJMSOM Cutoff The SJMSOM 2026 cutoff has not been released yet. However, students can get a better idea about the closing ranks from the previous year cutoff. These cutoffs help decide if a candidate is eligible for further admission rounds. The table below shows the SJMSOM Cutoff percentile for CAT exam 2025 for the General Category: Category Overall Cut-off Percentile