The admission brochure for the School of Management Studies (SOMS), NIT Calicut, states that CAT results are accepted for MBA admission, however it makes no reference of a minimum CAT percentile need.

Although it had a selection process:

• A valid CAT score
• Discussion in Groups (GD)
• Individual Interview (PI)

Most of the NITs and comparable public universities have historically set minimal CAT cutoffs for MBA candidates in the 70–75 percentile range for general category applicants.