IIM Admission 2023: Keeping a Check on the Waitlist Movement Trend Might Subdue your Anxiety. Read How?

Looking back on November, do you realise you should have revised more, or do you wonder what your parents would think about the final shortlist? Isn't it true that everything right now seems to be reminding you of the shortlist? The worst part is simply not knowing!

And, to alleviate your morbid anxiety, we've compiled a list of the most recent trends in the IIM waitlist movement. Don't despair! While anxiety is normal at this time of year, it is not worth it. You've already worked your fingers to the bone, and all you have to do now is wait for the final shortlist.

IIM Admission 2022: Last Year Waitlist Movement Trend

IIM Admission 2022: Waitlist Movement Trend of Top Institutes

IIM Ahmedabad Waitlist Movement 

IIM Ahmedabad sees one of the lowest waitlist movements among the top MBA colleges. The waitlist movements here generally remain in a single digit. For the 2020-22 batch, the waitlist moved by about 30 in the general category, while it was about 25 in NC-OBC Category. The numbers were about 25 and 8 for SC and ST categories respectively.

IIM Bangalore Waitlist Movement 

Just like IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore sees one of the lowest waitlist movements among IIMs. The waitlist movement of IIM-B is generally greater than IIM-A because of people choosing IIM-A over IIM-B if they get offers from both. According to information available on Quora, the waitlist movement in the general category was about 60 for the batch of 2019-21.

IIM Calcutta Waitlist Movement 

IIM Calcutta sees a little more waitlist movement as compared to IIM Ahmedabad and Bangalore. This happens because of the overlap of offers from IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Bangalore. Generally, a student who has offers from IIM-A + IIM-C or IIM-A + IIM-B prefers IIM-A.

IIM Lucknow Waitlist Movement 

IIM Lucknow is ranked among the top 10 MBA colleges in India as per NIRF 2021 data. For MBA admission 2022, the composite score remained around 58.694 in the general category. 

IIM Kozhikode Waitlist Movement 

IIM Kozhikode is counted in one of the top 6 IIMs of the country. The institute does see significant waitlist movements. If we go by the figures of batch 2020-22, the movement was around 186 for the General category. For the NC-OBC category, the waitlist moved by about 209. 

IIM Indore Waitlist Movement 

IIM Indore is also regarded as one of the oldest IIMs of our country. Despite being a top MBA college, it sees a huge waitlist movement. If we go by the 2019-21 batch numbers, the waitlist movement was about 400 for the general category and 154 for the NC-OBC category. For SC and ST, the respective figures were around 124 and 72.

IIM Trichy Waitlist Movement 

IIM Trichy ranks among one of the top b-schools in the country. It is one of the best among new generation IIMs. If we go by the 2020-22 batch figures, the waitlist moved by about 224 in the general category and 153 for NC-OBC. For SC and ST categories, the figures were around 100 and 49 respectively.

IIM Udaipur Waitlist Movement 

The waitlist movement status as for IIM Udaipur MBA 2022-24 is as follows:

IIM Udaipur has made a good reputation within a short span of time. It now ranks among one of the best new IIMs in the country. The institute sees significant waitlist movement during admissions. For the 2020-22 batch, the waitlist movement was about 560 for the general category and 274 for NC-OBC. The numbers were 170 and 30 for SC and ST categories respectively.

The waitlist movements for the above IIMs can give you a good indication of the waitlist movements of other IIMs.