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Century Business Media SME IPO subscription status

The Century Business Media SME IPO was subscribed 58.00 times in total when bidding closed on 16 September 2026. By category: qualified institutional buyers 47.53 times, non-institutional investors 114.24 times. The issue closed oversubscribed, so allotment in the oversubscribed categories was by lottery for retail and proportionate for institutions and non-institutional investors.

Subscription at a glance

Total
58.00 times
QIB
47.53 times
NII
114.24 times
bNII (above ₹10 lakh)
142.78 times
sNII (₹2 to 10 lakh)
57.16 times
Applications
13,066 (approximate)
Bidding
11 September 2026 to 16 September 2026
Figures as of
16 September 2026
Price band
₹70 to ₹74
Lot size
1600 shares

Shares offered and bid, by category

CategoryShares offeredShares bidTimes
Individual7,71,2003,07,00,80039.81×
NIIs3,31,2003,78,35,200114.24×
BNIIs (>10L)2,20,8003,15,24,800142.78×
SNIIs (<10L)1,10,40063,10,40057.16×
QIBs4,38,4002,08,35,20047.53×

Cumulative bids from the BSE and NSE public-issue platforms. The anchor portion is allotted the day before the issue opens and is not part of the book.

Day by day

DayRetailQIBNIIbHNIsHNITotal
Day 1 (11 September 2026)0.12×3.51×0.41×0.59×0.04×1.15×
Day 2 (15 September 2026)0.58×3.51×1.09×1.44×0.38×1.52×
Day 3 (16 September 2026)39.81×47.53×114.24×142.78×57.16×58.00×
Day 4 (21 September 2026)39.81×47.53×114.24×142.78×57.16×58.00×

What the figures mean for allotment

Non-institutional allotment was proportionate at 114.24 times: an applicant for 1142 lots received about ten, and the minimum allotment is the category's minimum application.

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Questions about the Century Business Media SME IPO subscription

What was the subscription status of the Century Business Media SME IPO?

58.00 times overall: QIB 47.53 times, NII 114.24 times. The figure is the shares bid for divided by the shares offered in that category, from the exchanges' cumulative bid data.

Was the Century Business Media SME IPO oversubscribed?

Yes, 58.00 times overall. Above one time, applicants in that category are not guaranteed shares.

What do QIB, NII and retail mean in the Century Business Media SME IPO subscription?

Qualified institutional buyers are mutual funds, insurers, banks and foreign institutions. Non-institutional investors, also called HNI, are individuals and bodies bidding above two lakh rupees, split into small (two to ten lakh) and big (above ten lakh). Retail is an individual bidding up to two lakh rupees. An SME issue sets aside at least 35 percent of the offer for retail and 15 percent for NII after the market maker's portion.

Does a high subscription mean the Century Business Media SME IPO will list at a premium?

No. Subscription measures demand during the three bidding days; the listing price is discovered in the pre-open session on listing morning and depends on the market that day. Heavily subscribed issues have listed at a discount and thin ones at a premium. Read the figure with the expected premium and the company's numbers, not instead of them.

When was the Century Business Media SME IPO allotment?

17 September 2026. The allotment status is searchable by PAN on Rupix and on the registrar's page from that evening.