CAT Cut off 2024 for IIM: Check Category-wise CAT Cut off for Top MBA Colleges

Associate Content Manager | Updated On - Oct 10, 2024

IIMs will release the official CAT Cut off 2024 on their official website after the declaration of results. As per the schedule, the exam will be conducted on November 24^th 2024 and the results will be out in 3 weeks. Until then, you can check Previous year and Expected Cut off for CAT 2024. CAT Cut off 2023 for IIM Lucknow was released along with the admission policy. It was 90 percentile for GN category, 82 for EWS/ OBC, 65 for SC, and 60 for ST & PwD. Check IIM Lucknow CAT 2023 Cut off and Admission Criteria

CAT 2023 Cut off for IIM Bangalore was revised for all categories. The sectional cut off increased from 75 to 80 percentile for the GN category. Check Here
CAT Cut off 2023 for IIM Ahmedabad for general category is 80 percentile and for OBC, it is 75 percentile.
IIM Kozhikode CAT cut off 2023 is 85 percentile for General category, 75 percentile for NC-OBC/ EWS, and 65 percentile for SC candidates.
This year, IIM CAP counselling will be conducted by IIM Kashipur.
CAT Cut off for IIMs participating in CAP counselling is 92 percentile for the GN category.

NITIE Mumbai is now IIM Mumbai. CAT Cut off 2023 for IIM Mumbai is 85 percentile for Gen category and 75 percentile for EWS/ OBC categories. Check Here

For other Non-IIMs like SPJIMR, MDI Gurgaon, and XIME, candidates can expect CAT Cut off to be between 90-95 percentile. For top non-IIMs like IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, and FMS Delhi, CAT Cut off 2023 is in the range of 90-99 percentile.

CAT 2023 Cut for IITs	CAT 2023 Cut off for Other Top MBA Colleges	CAT 2023 Percentile Predictor

Ques. Can I get admission to IIMs with 80-85 percentile?

Ans. CAT Cut off for IIMs is generally above 90 percentile. So, the chances of getting into IIMs with 80-85 percentile are minimal. However, there are other top MBA colleges that accept 80-85 CAT percentile. Some of these colleges are SPJIMR, XIME Bangalore, Prin. L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Delhi School of Management, etc.

Ques. Do I have to clear the sectional cut off for CAT 2023?

Ans. The sectional cut off for CAT 2023 is the minimum score required in each section (VARC, DILR, QA) to be eligible for participation in WAT & PI rounds. IIMs release their sectional cut offs in their admission criteria much before the declaration of CAT result. CAT 2023 cut off ranges between 70 to 85 percentile for all sections.

Ques. Is clearing CAT cut off enough to get admission in the IIMs?

Ans. No, merely clearing CAT cut offs is not enough for getting into IIMs. Clearing CAT Cut offs is followed by WAT and PI rounds for which candidates will be sent personal call letters from IIM(s). Other parameters accounted for in the admission process include class 10, class 12, graduation marks and work experience. New IIMs participate in CAP (Common Admission Process) and prepare their final admission list on the basis of CAP (Common Admission Process), CAT Scores, and candidate’s profile.

CAT 2023 Cut Off

CAT Cutoff 2024 (Expected)

College	IIM Qualifying Cutoff for CAT 2024(Percentile)	IIM Final CAT Cutoff 2024(Percentile)
IIM Ahmedabad	80	99-100
IIM Calcutta	85	98-99
IIM Bangalore	85	99-100
IIM Shilong	75	90
IIM Lucknow	90	97-99
IIM Rohtak	95	96-97
IIM Kozhikode	85	97-98
IIM Nagpur	85	94-95
IIM Indore	90	97-98
IIM Trichy	93	94-95
IIM Udaipur	92	92-94
IIM Visakhapatnam	80	94-95
IIM Kashipur	92	94-95
IIM Bodhgaya	92	94-95
IIM Sirmaur	92	94-95
IIM Jammu	90	94-95
IIM Ranchi	92	94-95
IIM Sambalpur	92	95-96
IIM Amritsar	85	95-96
IIM Raipur	92	94-95

Category wise CAT Qualifying Cut Off 2024 (Expected)

IIM	GEN	ST	SC	EWS	OBC
IIM Ahmedabad	80	60	70	80	75
IIM Calcutta	85	65	70	75	75
IIM Bangalore	85	65	70	75	75
IIM Shilong	75	50	60	75	75
IIM Lucknow	90	60	65	82	82
IIM Rohtak	95	30	55	90	78
IIM Kozhikode	85	55	65	75	75
IIM Nagpur	90	40	54	70	74
IIM Indore	90	50	60	90	80
IIM Trichy	92	40	54	70	74
IIM Udaipur	92	40	54	70	74
IIM Visakhapatnam	80	35	45	72	70
IIM Kashipur	92	40	54	70	74
IIM Bodhgaya	92	40	54	70	74
IIM Sirmaur	92	40	54	70	74
IIM Jammu	90	37	52	68	72
IIM Ranchi	92	40	54	70	74
IIM Sambalpur	74	40	54	70	74
IIM Amritsar	85	40	55	85	75
IIM Raipur	92	40	54	70	74

CAT Cut off 2023 for IIM

CAT 2023 Cut off qualifying percentile is released by IIMs in their admission brochure. The category-wise CAT 2023 Cut off for IIM is provided in the table below.

IIM	General	OBC	EWS	SC	ST
IIM Ahmedabad	80	75	80	70	60
IIM Bangalore	85	75	75	70	65
IIM Kozhikode	85	75	75	65	55
IIM Calcutta	85	75	75	70	65
IIM Lucknow	90	82	82	65	60
IIM Mumbai	85	75	75	70	65
IIM Indore	90	80	90	60	50
IIM Raipur	92	74	70	54	40
IIM Rohtak	95	78	90	55	30
IIM Udaipur	92	74	70	54	40
IIM Kashipur	92	74	70	54	40
IIM Trichy	92	74	70	54	40
IIM Ranchi	92	74	70	54	40
IIM Shillong	75	75	75	60	50
IIM Visakhapatnam	80	70	72	45	35
IIM Jammu	Male- 90 Female- 87	Male- 72 Female- 70	Male- 68 Female- 65	Male- 52 Female- 50	Male- 37 Female- 34
IIM Nagpur	92	74	70	54	40
IIM Amritsar	85	75	85	55	40
IIM Bodh Gaya	92	74	70	54	40
IIM Sambalpur	74	74	70	54	40
IIM Sirmaur	92	74	70	54	40

*Any change in the cut offs will be updated here after each IIM releases the admission criteria 2024-26.

IIM CAT Call Cut off 2023

CAT Cut off Marks vs Percentile

CAT Cut off marks vs percentile analysis provides an idea of the score required to get the desired percentile. Going by the analysis of this year’s CAT exam, marks above 80 can get you CAT Cut off percentile above 99.

CAT 2023 Percentile	CAT VARC Marks	CAT DILR Marks	CAT Quant Marks	Overall CAT 2023 Marks
100	40-45	33-35	29-33	98-102
99+	39-40	23-27	25-28	80-83
95+	28-32	18-20	20-22	55-57
90+	24-26	14-16	15-17	45-48
85+	20-22	12-13	13-14	40-43
80+	18-20	11-13	11-13	36-39

Check CAT Cut off Marks vs Percentile Analysis of Previous Years

CAT Cut off for IIM for General

CAT Cut off for IIM for General Category for the last 2 years is tabulated below for your reference.

IIM	CAT 2022 Cut off for General	CAT 2021 Cut off for General
IIM Ahmedabad	80	80
IIM Bangalore	85	85
IIM Kozhikode	85	85
IIM Calcutta	85	85
IIM Lucknow	90	90
IIM Indore	90	90
IIM Raipur	92	92
IIM Rohtak	95	95
IIM Udaipur	92	92
IIM Kashipur	92	92
IIM Trichy	92	92
IIM Ranchi	92	92
IIM Shillong	75	75
IIM Visakhapatnam	80	80
IIM Jammu	Male- 90, Female- 87	92
IIM Nagpur	90	85
IIM Amritsar	85	85
IIM Bodh Gaya	92	92
IIM Sambalpur	Male- 92, Female- 80	92
IIM Sirmaur	92	92

CAT Cut off for IIM for EWS

CAT Cut off for IIM for EWS for the last 2 years is tabulated below for your reference.

IIM	CAT 2022 Cut off for EWS	CAT 2021 Cut off for EWS
IIM Ahmedabad	80	80
IIM Bangalore	75	75
IIM Kozhikode	75	75
IIM Calcutta	75	75
IIM Lucknow	82	82
IIM Indore	90	90
IIM Raipur	70	70
IIM Rohtak	90	90
IIM Udaipur	70	70
IIM Kashipur	70	70
IIM Trichy	70	70
IIM Ranchi	70	70
IIM Shillong	75	75
IIM Visakhapatnam	72	72
IIM Jammu	Male- 68, Female- 65	70
IIM Nagpur	80	85
IIM Amritsar	85	85
IIM Bodh Gaya	70	70
IIM Sambalpur	70	70
IIM Sirmaur	70	70

CAT Cut off for IIM for OBC

CAT Cut off for IIM for OBC for the last 2 years is tabulated below for your reference.

IIM	CAT 2022 Cut off for OBC	CAT 2021 Cut off for OBC
IIM Ahmedabad	75	75
IIM Bangalore	75	75
IIM Kozhikode	75	75
IIM Calcutta	75	75
IIM Lucknow	82	82
IIM Indore	80	80
IIM Raipur	74	74
IIM Rohtak	78	78
IIM Udaipur	74	74
IIM Kashipur	74	74
IIM Trichy	74	74
IIM Ranchi	74	74
IIM Shillong	75	75
IIM Visakhapatnam	70	70
IIM Jammu	Male- 72, Female- 70	74
IIM Nagpur	76.5	76.5
IIM Amritsar	75	75
IIM Bodh Gaya	74	74
IIM Sambalpur	74	74
IIM Sirmaur	74	74

CAT Cut off for IIM for SC

CAT Cut off for IIM for SC for the last 2 years is tabulated below for your reference.

IIM	CAT 2022 Cut off for SC	CAT 2021 Cut off for SC
IIM Ahmedabad	70	70
IIM Bangalore	70	75
IIM Kozhikode	65	65
IIM Calcutta	70	70
IIM Lucknow	70	70
IIM Indore	60	60
IIM Raipur	54	54
IIM Rohtak	55	55
IIM Udaipur	54	54
IIM Kashipur	54	54
IIM Trichy	54	54
IIM Ranchi	54	54
IIM Shillong	60	60
IIM Visakhapatnam	45	45
IIM Jammu	Male- 52, Female- 50	54
IIM Nagpur	60	60
IIM Amritsar	55	55
IIM Bodh Gaya	54	54
IIM Sambalpur	54	54
IIM Sirmaur	54	54

CAT Cut off for IIM for ST

CAT Cut off for IIM for SC for the last 2 years is tabulated below for your reference.

IIM	CAT 2022 Cut off for ST	CAT 2021 Cut off for ST
IIM Ahmedabad	60	60
IIM Bangalore	65	65
IIM Kozhikode	55	55
IIM Calcutta	65	65
IIM Lucknow	65	65
IIM Indore	50	50
IIM Raipur	40	40
IIM Rohtak	30	30
IIM Udaipur	40	40
IIM Kashipur	40	40
IIM Trichy	40	40
IIM Ranchi	40	40
IIM Shillong	50	50
IIM Visakhapatnam	35	35
IIM Jammu	Male- 37, Female- 34	Male- 37, Female- 34
IIM Nagpur	40	40
IIM Amritsar	40	40
IIM Bodh Gaya	40	40
IIM Sambalpur	40	40
IIM Sirmaur	40	40

Clearing the CAT Cut off does not guarantee a PI call from the IIM as many other factors are considered like past academic records, work experience, etc. Check CAT IIM Shortlist Criteria

CAT 2023 aspirants can also use CAT 2023 College Predictor to get an idea about the colleges they can get admission to based on their CAT score and percentile.

Read the article to get previous year CAT Cut offs for 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, and more.

Table of Contents

CAT Cut Off 2023
CAT 2023 Score vs Percentile
CAT 2022 Sectional Cut off for IIMs
CAT Cut off 2021
CAT Cut off 2020
CAT Cut off 2019
CAT Cut Off 2018
CAT Cut off 2017
CAT Cut off 2016
CAT Cut off 2023 for IITs
Top Non-IIM B-Schools Accepting CAT Score
CAT 2023: IIM Admission & Selection Criteria
CAT 2023 College Predictor
Qualifying CAT Cut off vs Final CAT Cut off
Factors Affecting CAT Cut off
CAT Cut off 2023 FAQs

CAT Cut Off for Top IIMs

IIM CAT Sectional Cut off 2022

Category-wise CAT Sectional Cut off 2022 for IIMs is provided below for your reference.

IIM Ahmedabad CAT Cut off 2022

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall Percentile
General	70	70	70	80
NC-OBC-cum-transgender	65	65	65	75
SC	60	60	60	70
ST	50	50	50	60
PwD (General, NC-OBC-cum-transgender, SC)	60	60	60	70
PwD (ST)	50	50	50	60

Read IIM Ahmedabad Admission Criteria 2023-25

IIM Bangalore CAT Cut off 2022

Category	Section-1 VARC	Section-2 DILR	Section-3 QA	CAT 2022 Overall percentile
General	80	75	75	85
NC-OBC	70	65	65	75
EWS	70	65	65	75
SC	65	60	60	70
ST	55	55	55	65
PWD	50	50	50	60

IIM Calcutta CAT Cut off 2022

Category	QA percentile	DILR percentile	VARC percentile	Overall CAT 2022 percentile
General	≥75	≥80	≥80	≥85
NC-OBC	≥65	≥65	≥70	≥75
EWS	≥65	≥65	≥70	≥75
SC	≥60	≥60	≥65	≥70
ST	≥55	≥55	≥55	≥65
PWD	≥55	≥55	≥55	≥65

Check IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria 2023-25

IIM Lucknow CAT Cut off 2022

Category	PGP				PGP-ABM and PGP-SM
Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Total	VARC	DILR	QA	Total
General	85	85	85	90	80	80	80	85
EWS	77	77	77	82	72	72	72	77
NC-OBC	77	77	77	82	72	72	72	77
SC	55	55	55	70	55	55	55	65
ST	50	50	50	65	50	50	50	60
PWD	50	50	50	65	50	50	50	60

Check IIM Lucknow Selection Criteria 2023-25

IIM Kozhikode CAT Cut off 2022

The minimum eligibility criteria for IIM Kozhikode MBA admission 2023-25 is tabulated below.

Category	Overall CAT 2022 percentile	Sectional CAT 2022 percentile	SSC/10th percentage	HSC/12Ith percentage
General	85	75	60	60
NC-OBC/EWS	75	65	60	60
SC	65	55	55	55
ST/PwD	55	45	55	55

Read IIM Kozhikode Admission Criteria 2023-25

IIM Indore CAT Cut off 2022

Category	Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning	Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension	Overall CAT 2022 Percentile
General/EWS	80	80	80	90
NC-OBC	70	70	70	80
SC	55	55	55	60
ST	45	45	45	50
PWD	45	45	45	50

Read IIM Indore Admission Criteria 2023-25

IIM Udaipur CAT Cut off 2022

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Overall CAT 2022 Percentile
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	40	40	40	70
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	32.5	25	25	40
DAP	32.5	25	25	40

Read IIM Udaipur Admission Criteria 2023-25

IIM Shillong CAT Cut off 2022

Category	VARC	DILR	QA
Differently Abled-DA (D)	50	50	50
ST (T)	50	50	50
SC (C)	60	60	60
EWS (E)	75	75	75
Other (OT)	75	75	75

IIM Amritsar CAT Cut off 2022

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Overall Percentile
General/ EWS	80	75	75	85
NC- OBC	65	60	60	75
SC	55	50	50	55
ST	35	35	35	40
PwD	35	35	35	40

IIM Rohtak CAT Cut off 2022

Category	Overall CAT Percentile
General	95
EWS	90
NC-OBC	78
SC	55
ST	30
DAP	30

IIM Visakhapatnam CAT Cut off 2022

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Aggregate
General	70	70	70	80
EWS	63	63	63	72
NC-OBC	63	63	63	70
SC	40	40	40	45
ST	30	30	30	35
PwD	30	30	30	35

IIM Nagpur CAT Cut off 2022

Category	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	QA Percentile	Overall Percentile
General	65	65	65	90
EWS	60	60	60	80
NC-OBC	65	65	65	76.5
SC	50	50	50	60
ST	35	35	35	40
DAP (Differently Abled Persons) (Horizontal Reservation across categories)	32	32	32	40

IIM Sirmaur CAT Cut off 2022

Category	QA Percentile	DILR Percentile	VARC Percentile	Overall CAT 2022 Percentile
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	40	40	40	70
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	32.5	25	25	40
DAP	32.5	25	25	40

IIM Kashipur CAT Cut off 2022

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Overall CAT Percentile
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	40	40	40	70
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	32.5	25	25	40
DAP	32.5	25	25	40

IIM Bodh Gaya CAT Cut off 2022

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Overall CAT Percentile
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	40	40	40	70
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	32.5	25	25	40
DAP	32.5	25	25	40

IIM Trichy CAT Cut off 2022

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Overall CAT Percentile
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	40	40	40	70
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	32.5	25	25	40
DAP	32.5	25	25	40

IIM Raipur CAT Cut off 2022

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Overall CAT 2022 Percentile
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	50	50	50	70
NC-OBC	50	50	50	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	27	27	27	40
DAP	27	27	27	40

IIM Sambalpur CAT Cut off 2022

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Overall CAT 2022 Percentile
General (Male)	70	70	70	92
General (Female)	65	65	65	80
EWS	50	50	50	70
NC-OBC	50	50	50	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	27	27	27	40
DAP	27	27	27	40

*For candidates with a minimum work experience of 12 months, the overall CAT 2022 Cut off is 80 percentile and the sectional CAT Cut off is 65 percentile.

IIM Jammu CAT Cut off 2022

CAT Cut off 2021: Sectional Cut off Percentile for IIM

Category-wise CAT Sectional Cut off 2021 for IIMs is available. CAT Cut off 2021 for VARC, DILR, and Quantitative Aptitude is provided below for all the 20 IIMs.

CAT Cut off for IIM Ahmedabad

Category-wise IIM Ahmedabad CAT Cut off 2021 (Qualifying)

Sections	General	NC-OBC-cum transgender	SC	ST	DA
Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC)	70	65	60	50	50
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DIILR)	70	65	60	50	50
Quantitative Aptitude (QA)	70	65	60	50	50
Overall Percentile	80	75	70	60	60

IIM Bangalore CAT Cut off

Category	Section-1 VARC	Section-2 DILR	Section-3 QA	CAT 2021 Overall percentile
General	80	75	75	85
NC-OBC	70	65	65	75
EWS	70	65	65	75
SC	65	60	60	70
ST	55	55	55	65
PWD	50	50	50	60

CAT Cut off for IIM Calcutta

Category	QA percentile	DILR percentile	VARC percentile	Overall percentile
General	≥75	≥80	≥80	≥85
NC-OBC	≥65	≥65	≥70	≥75
EWS	≥65	≥65	≥70	≥75
SC	≥60	≥60	≥65	≥70
ST	≥55	≥55	≥55	≥65
PWD	≥55	≥55	≥55	≥65

CAT Cut off for IIM Indore

Category	QA	DILR	VARC	Overall
General/EWS	80	80	80	90
NC-OBC	70	70	70	80
SC	55	55	55	60
ST	45	45	45	50
PWD	45	45	45	50

CAT Cut off for IIM Lucknow

Category	PGP				PGP-ABM and PGP-SM
Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Total	VARC	DILR	QA	Total
General	85	85	85	90	80	80	80	85
EWS	77	77	77	82	72	72	72	77
NC-OBC	77	77	77	82	72	72	72	77
SC	55	55	55	70	55	55	55	65
ST	50	50	50	65	50	50	50	60
PWD	50	50	50	65	50	50	50	60

CAT Cut off for IIM Shillong

Category	CAT VARC Percentile	CAT DILR Percentile	CAT QA Percentile
Differently Abled-DA (D)	50	50	50
ST (T)	50	50	50
SC (C)	60	60	60
EWS (E)	75	75	75
Other (OT)	75	75	75

Read More IIM Shillong CAT Cut off

CAT Cut off for IIM Kozhikode

Category	CAT Overall percentile	CAT Sectional percentile	SSC/10th percentage	HSC/12Ith percentage
General	85	75	60	60
NC-OBC/EWS	75	65	60	60
SC	65	55	55	55
ST/PwD	55	45	55	55

Read More IIM Kozhikode CAT Cut off

CAT Cut off for IIM Rohtak

Category	Overall CAT Percentile
General	95
EWS	90
NC-OBC	78
SC	55
ST	30
DAP	30

CAT Cut off for IIM Nagpur

Category	Seats Available	Section 1 (VARC)	Section 2 (DILR)	Section 3 (QA)	Overall
General	97	72	72	72	85
EWS	24	72	72	72	85
NC-OBC	65	65	65	65	76.5
SC	36	50	50	50	60
ST	18	40	40	40	40
DAP (Differently Abled Persons) (Horizontal Reservation across categories)	12	40	40	40	55

CAT Cut off for IIM Visakhapatnam

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Aggregate
General	70	70	70	80
EWS	63	63	63	70
NC-OBC	63	63	63	70
SC	40	40	40	45
ST	30	30	30	35
PwD	30	30	30	35

CAT Cut off for IIM Amritsar

Category	Quantitative Aptitude (Percentile)	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (Percentile)	Verbal & Reading Comprehension (Percentile)	Total
Category	Section-1	Section-2	Section-3	Overall Percentile
General	80	75	75	85
Non Creamy Other Backward Classes (NC- OBC)	65	60	60	75
Scheduled Castes (SC)	55	50	50	55
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	35	35	35	40
Persons with Disabilities(PwD)	35	35	35	40

CAT Cut off 2021 for IIM CAP Counselling

CAT Cut off 2021 for IIM CAP Counselling was 92 for the general category, 70 for EWS, 74 for OBC, 54 for SC, and 40 for ST and DAP categories. In 2021, IIM CAP counselling was conducted by IIM Trichy for 9 IIMs including IIM Ranchi, IIM Raipur, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Kashipur, IIM Udaipur, and IIM Jammu. The sectional percentile was the same for all the participating CAP IIMs except IIM Raipur.

Category	VARC percentile	DILR percentile	QA percentile	Overall CAT percentile
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	40	40	40	70
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	32.5	25	25	40
DAP	32.5	25	25	40

*For IIM Raipur, the sectional cut off for EWS and NC-OBC was 50 percentile and for ST and DAP categories, it was 27 percentile.

CAT Cut off 2020

Candidates can check the cut off in the table below:

IIMs	CAT Cut off Percentile
IIM Ahmedabad	99
IIM Bangalore	99
IIM Calcutta	99
IIM Lucknow	97+
IIM Indore	97+
IIM Kozhikode	97 to 98
IIM Amritsar	95+
IIM Nagpur	95+
IIM Sambalpur	95+
IIM Trichy	94
IIM Raipur	94
IIM Ranchi	94
IIM Kashipur	94
IIM Vizag	92
IIM Udaipur	92
IIM Bodhgaya	92
IIM Shillong	90
IIM Sirmaur	95
IIM Rohtak	95

CAT Cut off 2019

IIM Ahmedabad CAT Cut off 2019

Category	VARC	DI & LR	QA	Overall CAT Percentile
General	70	70	70	80
NC-OBC cum Transgender	65	65	65	75
SC	60	60	60	70
ST	50	50	50	60
PWD (General, NC-OBC-cum-transgender, SC)	60	60	60	70
PWD (ST)	50	50	50	60

IIM Calcutta CAT Cut off 2019

Category	VARC	DI & LR	QA	Overall CAT Percentile
General	80	80	75	85
NC-OBC cum Transgender	70	65	65	75
EWS	70	65	65	75
SC	65	60	60	70
ST	55	55	55	65
PWD (ST)	55	55	55	65

IIM Bangalore CAT Cut off 2019

Category	VARC	DI & LR	QA	Overall CAT Percentile
General	80	75	75	85
NC-OBC cum Transgender	70	65	65	75
SC	65	60	60	70
ST	55	55	55	65
PWD	50	50	50	60

IIM Rohtak CAT Cut off 2019

Category	VARC	DI & LR	QA	Overall CAT Percentile
General	70	70	70	95
NC-OBC cum Transgender	60	60	60	78
SC	50	50	50	60
ST	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

CAT 2018 Cut off

CAT Cut Off 2018

IIM	CAT Cut off Percentile
IIM Ahmedabad	95+
IIM Bangalore	90+
IIM Calcutta	95+
IIM Lucknow	90+
IIM Indore	90
IIM Kozhikode	95.5
IIM Rohtak	90+
IIM Trichy	96
IIM Udaipur	90

CAT Cut off 2017

IIM	CAT Cut off Percentile (General)	OBC	SC
IIM Ahmedabad	100	100	99.82
IIM Bangalore	90.72	81.48	75.22
IIM Indore	90.05	80.05	50.19
IIM Kozhikode	95.12	80.19	65.03
IIM Rohtak	95	78	60.01
IIM Raipur	95	78	60.01
IIM Trichy	95	78.01	60.01
IIM Udaipur	95	78.03	64.14
IIM Nagpur	90.09	81.89	65.48
IIM Visakhapatnam	90.09	80.01	75.03

CAT Cut off 2016

IIM	CAT Cut off Percentile (General)
IIM Ahmedabad	100
IIM Bangalore	92.48
IIM Indore	90.01
IIM Kozhikode	94.82
IIM Rohtak	96
IIM Trichy	96
IIM Udaipur	96
IIM Raipur	96
IIM Nagpur	90.08
IIM Visakhapatnam	90.02

B-School Categorization

CAT Cut off: B-School Categorization

Based on the trends of final CAT Cut off, IIMs and B-schools have been classified below:

Rating	Level (Approx. CAT cut-off Percentiles for General)	Institutes
A+	I (CAT Percentile 98.5+)	IIM-A, IIM-B, IIM-C, IIM-K, IIM-I, IIM-L, FMS, MDI-PGPM, IIT- B, RGIIMS
A+	II (CAT Percentile 96.5+)	SPJIMR, IIT-D, NITIE-PGDIM, JBIMS, MDI-PGP HR/IM, IIM-RH, IIM-RN, IIM-RP, IIM-KS, IIM-UP, IIM-T
A	III (CAT Percentile 94.5+)	IIT-KH, IIT-KN, IIT-C, IIT-R, IISc-B, IIM-BG, IIM-N, IIM-V, IIM-Asr, IIM-Sam, IIM-Srm, MDI-M, IIM-A (ABM), IIM-L (ABM)
A	I (CAT Percentile 90+)	MICA, IMT-G/N, IMI-D, FSM, IRMA, TAPMI, KJSIMSR, UBS-CHD, SPJAIN-D/S, BIM, NIRMA, PUMBA
B+	II (CAT Percentile 87+)	WIMDR-M, LBSIM, LIBA, IMI-K/B, GLIM, BIMTECH-PGDM/IB, IBS-ICFAI, MFC-DU, IFMR, MIB-DU, MHROD-DU, IMT-H
B+	III (CAT Percentile 85+)	MISB, ISBM-P, AJKMCRC, IIMC (Mass Com Delhi), WIMDR-B, BIMTECH-Retail/Insurance, IIFM, MBE-DU

CAT Cut off 2023 for IITs

CAT 2023 scores are also accepted by 8 IITs to offer admission to MBA/ PGDM programmes. Every IIT releases its own qualifying CAT Cut off 2023 and admission criteria 2024-26. Tabulated below is the minimum CAT Cut off for IITs.

IIT	CAT Cut off for General	CAT Cut off for SC/ST/PwD
IIT Kharagpur	90 percentile	75 percentile
IIT Madras	90 percentile	-
IIT Bombay	90 percentile	60 percentile
IIT Delhi	90 percentile	60 percentile
IIT Kanpur	80 percentile	55 percentile
IIT Roorkee	90 percentile	70 percentile
IIT Dhanbad (ISM)	80 percentile	60 percentile
IIT Jodhpur	98 percentile (direct admission based on CAT percentile score)	-

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CAT Cut off 2022 for IITs

IIT	CAT Cut off for IITs
IIT Kharagpur	90 percentile
IIT Madras	90 percentile
IIT Bombay	90 percentile
IIT Delhi	90 percentile
IIT Kanpur	80 percentile
IIT Roorkee	90 percentile
IIT Dhanbad (ISM)	80 percentile
IIT Jodhpur	98 percentile

CAT Cut off 2021 for IITs

IIT	CAT Cut off for IITs
IIT Kharagpur	90 percentile
IIT Madras	90 percentile
IIT Bombay	90 percentile
IIT Delhi	90 percentile
IIT Kanpur	85 percentile
IIT Roorkee	90 percentile
IIT Dhanbad (ISM)	80 percentile
IIT Jodhpur	98 percentile (direct admission based on CAT percentile score)

CAT Cut off 2020 for IITs

IIT	CAT cut off
IIT Delhi	98 percentile
IIT Bombay	98.5 percentile
IIT Kharagpur	90 percentile
IIT Roorkee	94.6 percentile
IIT Madras	96 percentile
IIT Kanpur	95 percentile
IIT-ISM Dhanbad	80 percentile

Top Non-IIM B-Schools

CAT Cut off for Top MBA Colleges Other than IIMs

Apart from the top leading IIMs of India, there are Indian Institute of Technologies (IITs) and other top MBA Colleges that accept CAT scores too. CAT percentile for some of the top non-iim CAT accepting MBA colleges at which you will be shortlisted for PI is provided in the table below.

Name of the Institute	CAT Score Required
FMS Delhi CAT Cut off	99 Percentile
JBIMS CAT Cut off	95 Percentile
IMI Delhi CAT Cut off	90 Percentile
Welingkar Mumbai CAT Cut off	80 Percentile
IMT Nagpur CAT Cut off	85 Percentile
GIM Goa CAT Cut off	88 Percentile
Delhi School of Management CAT Cut off	85 Percentile
MDI Gurgaon CAT Cut off	94 Percentile
SP Jain CAT Cut off	85 Percentile
XIMB CAT Cut off	91 Percentile
IMT Ghaziabad CAT Cut off	90 Percentile
NITIE Mumbai CAT Cut off (now IIM Mumbai)	97 Percentile
TAPMI Manipal CAT Cut off	85 Percentile
Jaipuria Institute of Management CAT Cut off	50 Percentile
LIBA Chennai CAT Cut off	80 Percentile
IFMR Chennai CAT Cut off	80 Percentile
AIMS Bangalore CAT Cut off	60 Percentile

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CAT 2023: IIM Admission Process & Selection Criteria

CAT 2023 IIM Admission process includes appearing for CAT exam, clearing the cut offs, GD-WAT/ PI rounds, and the release of the final merit list of candidates shortlisted for MBA admission 2024-26.

Take CAT 2024 exam: The first step is to appear for CAT exam. CAT 2023 will be conducted on November 26, 2023.
Release of CAT Qualifying Cut offs: IIMs release their admission process and selection criteria along with the qualifying cut offs before the declaration of CAT result. CAT 2023 Qualifying cut offs are released both section-wise and category-wise for IIM MBA Admission 2024-26.
Release of Official CAT Cut offs: CAT 2023 Result will probably be out in the first week of January 2023. Post the declaration of result, IIMs will release their final CAT 2024 Cut offs (both sectional and overall) based on which the shortlisted candidates will get the call for participating in the GD/ WAT/ PI rounds.
IIM CAT GD-WAT/ PI: Every IIM follows its own selection criteria. Candidates are shortlisted for the GD & PI rounds on the basis of CAT exam scores (final cut offs) and past academic performance. Based on last year’s process, for MBA admissions 2024-26, IIM Ahmedabad will shortlist candidates on the basis of AWT and PI, while IIM Calcutta will be conducting only the PI round.
Composite Score Calculation & Release of Final Merit List: In this stage, IIMs will calculate the composite score after taking into account various parameters. Candidates are assessed on the following parameters:

Parameter	Details
CAT 2023 Scores/ Percentile	Overall & Sectional IIM CAT Cut offs (from 70-99 depending on the IIM)
Graduation Marks	Aggregate scores obtained in the 3-yr bachelor's degree will be considered
Class 10^th & 12^th Marks	Aggregate marks obtained in both class 10^th and 12^th will be considered
Academic Diversity	Candidates from Non-Engineering Backgrounds given diversity points to ensure fair representation.
Gender Diversity	Female candidates are awarded diversity points to promote gender diversity in IIMs
Work Experience	Candidates with relevant supervisory experience of 2-3 years are awarded 5-10 points

CAT Cut off 2023: Use College Predictor to Know Chances of Admission in IIMs and Top MBA Colleges

Candidates appearing for CAT 2023 exam must use CAT College Predictor 2023 to evaluate their chances of getting admission into IIMs and other top MBA colleges in India accepting CAT scores. The MBA Call Predictor uses the data of previous year CAT Cut off of the 20 IIMs and 1300 other b-schools. To get the list of eligible colleges based on your CAT percentile, you just need to enter your expected percentile and category on CAT 2023 College Predictor. The qualifying CAT cut offs for IIM Bangalore and Calcutta is 85 percentile while it is 90 percentile for IIM Lucknow.

Qualifying vs Final Cut Off

Qualifying CAT Cut off vs Final CAT Cut off

There are two kinds of cut offs that are present in the CAT exam. These are the CAT cut offs (IIM eligibility cut off) and the final CAT cut offs (IIM MBA call). The differences between the two are enumerated as below:

Qualifying CAT cut offs	Final CAT cut offs
This is also called the IIM eligibility cut off / IIM shortlist cut off. It represents the minimum score that a candidate must get so that they can eligible for the interview call (for WAT / GD-PI round) from the IIMs.	Also called the IIM call cut offs / official IIM cut offs, these represent the minimum percentage score that is fixed by the IIMs for selecting candidates for the 2^nd stage of selection. This stage is generally the WAT / D-PI round.
Just because a candidate has met the requirements for the qualifying cut off does not guarantee their selection for the WAT – GD / PI round.	Just because a candidate has met the requirements for the final cut off, it does not mean that the candidate will necessarily be selected for admission into any IIM Institute.
This specific cut off is ascertained before the CAT result has been announced.	This cut off is decided after the release of the CAT result
The qualifying cut off are above 90 percentile for all IIMs except IIM Ahmedabad whose cut off has remained at 80 percentile since 2016.	The final cut off reaches as high as 99+ percentile for most IIMs, especially the top ones, and 95+ for the relatively new ones.
The qualifying cut offs include overall as well as sectional cut offs	The final cut offs include overall and sectional cut offs
The qualifying cut off is segmented into categories. The cut off for general students generally ranks pretty high at 90 percentile, while it is relatively lower for reserved category students, usually ranging from 70 and below.	The final CAT cut off is regulated category-wise. For general category students that are male and come from an engineering background, the final cut off is higher compared to students that come from the reserved category, female students, and those that come from a stream that is not engineering.

Factors Affecting CAT Cut off 2023

CAT Cut off 2023 will vary for each participating institute based on a number of factors. The major factors taken into consideration while determining CAT Cut off percentile are:

Difficulty level of CAT exam
Number of candidates who took the exam
Number of candidates who cleared the exam
Number of seats available at the respective institute
Previous Year Cut off trends
Number of candidates across different categories

CAT Cutoff FAQs

CAT Cutoff 2023 FAQs

Ques. What is the cutoff of CAT 2023?

Ans. CAT Cut off 2023 is the minimum percentile score required in CAT exam to be eligible for admission to IIMs and other B-schools. Each institute/ college releases its own qualifying CAT Cut off to conduct the selection process. CAT Cut off 2023 will be the highest for IIMs followed by FMS Delhi, IITs, XIMB, NITIE Mumbai, and others. CAT admission cut off 2023 is expected to be above 99 percentile for the top IIMs and FMS Delhi.

Ques. What is the cut off for CAT for IIM?

Ans. The minimum qualifying CAT Cut off percentile required to be eligible for IIM MBA admission process is released by each IIM separately. As of now, 14 IIMs have released their CAT Cut off criteria including IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, and IIM Lucknow. The qualifying cut off for CAT for most of the IIMs is released much before the result declaration.

Ques. Can I get IIM with 95 percentile?

Ans. Yes, scoring 95 percentile can get you a call from the new IIMs like IIM Rohtak, IIM Amritsar, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Nagpur, IIM Bodh Gaya, etc. CAT Call Cut off is higher than 98 percentile for the top IIMs- IIM-K, IIM-L, IIM-I, IIM-A, IIM-B, IIM-C.

Ques. Who releases CAT Cut off?

Ans. IIMs and other non-IIM B-Schools accepting CAT scores for admissions release their category-wise cut-offs for admissions. If candidates meet CAT 2023 cut off criteria, they need to participate in the further rounds of selection like Group Discussion, Personal interviews, etc.

Ques. What is CAT cut off for IIM Ahmedabad?

Ans. The minimum Cut off percentile for IIM Ahmedabad is expected to be the same as last year, i.e. 80. IIM Call Cut off is announced after the declaration of CAT results on the official website of the IIM.

Ques. What is the cut off for OBC in CAT?

Ans. CAT Cut off for OBC is released by the respective IIMs in their admission brochure. The qualifying CAT Cut off for OBC varies between 75-80 for the top IIMs like IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, and IIM Lucknow. For other IIMs, the cut off for OBC in CAT is between 50-65 percentile.

Ques. What is the cut off for CAT 2022?

Ans. CAT Cut off 2022 was different for every IIM. For IIM Lucknow, the qualifying CAT Cut off was 90 percentile for the general category and 82 percentile for the NC-OBC and EWS categories. CAT 2022 Cut off (qualifying) for IIM Calcutta was 85 for the GN category and 75 for NC-OBC/ EWS. For IIM Ahmedabad, the qualifying percentile was 80 while for IIM Bangalore and Calcutta, the qualifying CAT percentile 2022 was 85.

Ques. What is CAT Cut off for IIM for ST?

Ans. Every IIM releases CAT Cut off category-wise on its official website in September/ October. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifying percentile are eligible to apply for admission to the institute. CAT Cut off 2023 for IIM for ST will be released soon on their official websites. Based on previous year trends, you can expect CAT Cut off for ST to be between 40-60 for the top IIMs.

Ques. What is JBIMS CAT Cut off 2023?

Ans. JBIMS is one of the top MBA colleges (Non-IIM) that accepts CAT score for admission to its full time MBA program. Based on previous year CAT Cut off for JBIMS, you can expect the 2023 cut off to be between 96-98 percentile. JBIMS CAT Cut off for 2021 was 96 percentile.

Ques. Other than CAT 2023 Cut off, what is the selection procedure for admission to IIMs and other participating B-Schools?

Ans. Generally, the IIMs and other participating B-Schools shortlist candidates for admission through a 2-3 stage selection process comprising of a round of Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD), and Personal Interview (PI). The Institutes use these stages to assess and analyze the students’ creative writing skills, the pattern of logical thinking, and verbal communication skills. Different institutes place varying degrees of weightage on these components of the selection procedure. The Admission Policy of the IIMs specifies how they prioritize the scores in secured CAT, WAT, GD, or PI. New IIMs participate in Common Admission Process or CAP and prepare their final admission list on the basis of the Candidate’s CAT Score, Performance in CAP rounds and their profile. Read CAT 2023 Counselling

Ques. How much CAT Cut off do I need to secure to get shortlisted for pre-admission selection rounds at the IIMs?

Ans. Topmost B-Schools like IIM-A, IIM-B, IIM-C, IIM-K, IIM-I, IIM-L, FMS, MDI-PGPM, IIT- B, RGIIMS require a minimum score of 98.5 percentile to be considered for the selection rounds.

Ques. Is there any general, indicative list as to which institutes require what minimum CAT Cut off Scores?

Ans. The table below depicts the approximate CAT Cut-Off Percentiles that the participating Institutes accept for selection for admission into their respective programs:

Approx. CAT Cut-Off Percentiles (General Category)	Institutes
CAT Percentile 98.5+	IIM-A, IIM-B, IIM-C, IIM-I, IIM-K, IIM-L, FMS, IIT- B, MDI-PGPM, RGIIMS
CAT Percentile 96.5+	IIT-D, SPJIMR, JBIMS, NITIE-PGDIM, MDI-PGP HR/IM, IIM-KS, IIM-RH, IIM-RN, IIM-RP, IIM-T, IIM-UP
CAT Percentile 94.5+	IIT-C, IIT-KH, IIT-KN, IIT-R, IISc-B, IIM-A (ABM), IIM-Asr, IIM-BG, IIM-L (ABM), IIM-N, IIM-Sam, IIM-Srm, IIM-V, MDI-M

Ques. Do these institutes have any ranking based on their CAT Cut off Score requirement?

Ans. Yes, the CAT participating institutes can be ranked as per their indicative Cut-Off Percentile.

Rating	Level (Indicative CAT Cut-Off Percentiles for General Category Candidates)
A+	I (CAT Percentile 98.5+)
A+	II (CAT Percentile 96.5+)
A	III (CAT Percentile 94.5+)
A	I (CAT Percentile 90+)
B+	II (CAT Percentile 87+)
B+	III (CAT Percentile 85+)

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Ques. Do the IIMs and other participating B-Schools announce sectional scores?

Ans. The IIMs and other participating B-Schools announce overall CAT Cut off Percentile as well as sectional Cut off Percentile for their respective admission selection procedures.

Ques. Are the CAT Cut off Scores the same for all categories of candidates?

Ans. No. The minimum cut-off (overall as well as sectional cut-offs) for reserved category students is different and lesser than the general category students.

Ques. What parameters are considered for selection for admission at the IIMs?

Ans. The parameters that are considered by the IIMs during the selection procedure are:

CAT score
All academic records till the qualifying examination
Gender diversity
Academic diversity
Work experience (if any)

Ques. What is the minimum score required to clear CAT cut off?

Ans. A minimum score to qualify CAT cannot be specified offhandedly as the system of scoring is relative and dependent mainly on the number of participants; the cut-off score varies each year and is announced by the IIMs and other participating institutes. A detailed study of retrospective cut-off data can reveal a trend to estimate an expected cut-off figure.

Ques. Do the candidates have to clear each of the sections separately?

Ans. Yes, candidates are supposed to clear each section separately as the IIMs and other participating B-Schools shortlist based on overall cut-off as well as the sectional cut-off.

Ques. What is the minimum cut-off for each section?

Ans. Just like the overall cut-off score is relative and varies every year. Likewise, sectional cut-off also varies with every edition of CAT. However, experts, based on their experience, swear by the thumb rule of 70% questions attempted of the total lot with an 80% accuracy rate is required to clear the cut-off score trend.

Ques. Will each section have the same CAT Cut off 2023?

Ans. Sectional and overall CAT cut off is released by the IIMs. It is not essential for each section to have the same CAT Cut off 2023.

Ques. If I secure the prescribed cut-off score of my preferred B-School, is my admission guaranteed?

Ans. Getting a good percentile does not ensure selection for admission in the desired B-School. Performance in the selection round is equally essential to convert an interview call into an admission offer. Candidates’ level of Confidence, attitude and overall quality of performance in the Selection round is what ensures an offer for admission in the desired B-School.

Ques. What percentile would be needed in the CAT to get a call from the top IIMs (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, and Lucknow) at these credentials General/Male/2.5 years of Work experience; ClassX-91%, XII-93%, B.E.- 95 %?

Ans.

A: With a splendid academic track record and a work experience of 2.5 years, you have a good chance of getting interview calls from all the IIMs.
An engineer with a CAT score of 99.65 percentile and a non-engineer with 95 percentile in CAT can expect a call from IIM-Ahmedabad.
IIM Calcutta lays 56% weightage on CAT score; thus a general category male candidate will need to score around 99.55 percentile for an interview call from IIM-C.
IIM Bangalore has a complicated process with weightage for Class X and XII marks, graduation marks and work experience. However, the institute lays less stress on CAT score and as such a 95 percentile scorer can expect a call from IIM-B but to ensure an admission offer, it is safe to score 98 percentile or more.
IIM Lucknow lays 60% weightage on CAT score and so a higher CAT score as compared to IIM-B, of around 99% percentile is advisable for an interview call.

Ques. What are the different candidate categories for which the IIMs and other participating institutes release separate CAT Cut off scores?

Ans. The IIMs consider Candidate's category and other participating B-Schools are General, Other Backward Caste (Non-Creamy Layer) and Transgenders (IIAM-A only), Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Differently Abled Persons or Persons with Disability.

Ques. How much do I need to score to get 99+%ile in CAT Cut off?

Ans. That is subjective to several factors like candidates appearing for CAT, the difficulty level of the exam, previous year trends, etc. Read CAT Score Calculation

Ques. What is the selection procedure for Admission to IIMs?

Ans. The candidate after attaining the minimum CAT cut off marks is called the Personal Appearance round which consists of Personal Interview and Written Ability Test.

Ques. What is the average minimum percentile for the general category?

Ans. The minimum CAT percentile varies for all the IIMs concerned but on average the minimum percentile for the general category is 85.