Century Business Media IPO Subscription Status
Final figures at close of bidding: 21 Sept 2026, 6:30 pm IST
| Category | Subscription |
|---|---|
| QIB | 47.53x |
| NII | 113.88x |
| sNII (₹2L–₹10L) | 57.16x |
| bNII (above ₹10L) | 142.25x |
| Retail (RII) | 39.81x |
| Total | 57.93x |
Bidding day 6
Day-wise subscription
| Day | QIB | sNII | bNII | Retail | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | 3.51x | 0.04x | 0.59x | 0.12x | 1.15x |
| Day 2 | 3.51x | 0.04x | 0.59x | 0.12x | 1.15x |
| Day 3 | 3.51x | 0.04x | 0.59x | 0.12x | 1.15x |
| Day 4 | 3.51x | 0.04x | 0.59x | 0.12x | 1.15x |
| Day 5 | 3.51x | 0.38x | 0.91x | 0.58x | 1.45x |
| Day 6 | 47.53x | 57.16x | 142.25x | 39.81x | 57.93x |
Times subscribed per category (bids vs shares offered, anchor portion excluded). Bidding has closed — these are the final figures.
How the book filled
Day-by-day demand
Bidding in the Century Business Media IPO ran across 6 recorded days: overall subscription stood at 1.15× at the close of day 1, read 1.15× at the end of day 2, read 1.15× at the end of day 3, read 1.15× at the end of day 4, read 1.45× at the end of day 5, and finished at 57.93× on day 6. On the final day it was non-institutional investors (NII) driving the book, at 113.88× of the shares set aside for the category. More than half of the final demand arrived after day 1 — a late-building book. The largest single-day addition came on day 6, when the overall multiple moved from 1.45× to 57.93×.
Category detail
Institutional demand closed at 47.53× of the QIB quota. Non-institutional investors came in at 113.88×, split 57.16× in the small-NII bucket (bids under ₹10 lakh) and 142.25× among big NIIs (above ₹10 lakh). Within the NII book, the bigger ₹10-lakh-plus bids outpaced the smaller applications. Retail investors put in bids for 39.81× the shares reserved for them. That puts non-institutional investors (NII) at the top of the book at 113.88× and retail investors at the bottom at 39.81×.
What the multiple means for allotment
A retail multiple of 39.81× means bids in the category outnumbered the shares set aside for it roughly 39.81 times over. When a retail book is oversubscribed, the registrar does not allot proportionately — allotment runs as a computerised lottery among all valid applications, with each successful application receiving at least one lot of 1600 shares — ₹1,18,400 of stock at the upper band. The multiple above is the data point that determines how thinly that draw is spread; it describes the final book, not the outcome of any single application.
Frequently asked questions
- When does the Century Business Media IPO open and close?
- The Century Business Media IPO opens on 11 Sept 2026 and closes on 16 Sept 2026.
- How many times was the Century Business Media IPO subscribed?
- The Century Business Media IPO was subscribed 57.93 times in total across all investor categories.
- What is the reservation split in the Century Business Media IPO?
- Of the total shares offered, retail investors get 35.13%, QIBs 19.97% (plus 29.81% anchor), non-institutional investors 15.09%.