CAT 2025 Cutoff Chirag
Updated on - Jun 27, 2024
Common Admission Test is an entrance exam conducted by IIMs for admission into MBA and other postgraduate courses in India. Candidates appearing in the exam have to clear the CAT cutoff to be selected for the personal interview rounds for IIMs and other B schools. Candidates have to clear the sectional CAT cutoff which includes Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude. CAT cutoff for IIM is higher as compared to other B-schools like FMS, MDI MICA, etc. The CAT cutoff for the year 2024 will range from 95 to 100 percentile making CAT one of the toughest examinations.
Candidates appearing for the CAT 2024 make themselves aware of the selection criteria of the various colleges and universities. CAT cutoff, personal interview, and written test are combined for admission into MBA courses. The CAT cutoff for IIM will be declared by IIMs and other business schools after the conclusion of the CAT exam 2024.
CAT cutoff for IIM and other prestigious B schools is a minimum 90 percentile that students must attain. According to previous years' data, candidates must score at least 95 percentile to get into top IIMs like IIM Lucknow, Calcutta, and Ahmedabad. Major CAT cutoff highlights have been tabulated below for consideration by the Candidates:
|
CAT Minimum Cutoff |
90 percentile |
|---|---|
|
IIM CAT Cutoff |
99+ |
|
CAT Cutoff for B Schools |
|
|
CAT Cutoff 2024 |
At least 95 percentile for IIMs and other business schools (Tentative) |
|
CAT Cutoff for the reserved category |
95 to 98 percentile |
|
CAT Cutoff 2023 |
90 - 100 percentile for different IIMs |
The CAT cutoff for the 2024 exam will be released after the exam is over in November 2024. Released by IIMs, the IIM CAT cutoff 2024 will be similar to the CAT cutoff 2023. The below table provides details about the expected CAT cut-offs for 2024.
|
CAT Percentile |
Total Score |
|---|---|
|
99.9 |
106 |
|
99.5 |
89 |
|
99 |
80 |
|
98 |
71 |
|
95 |
57 |
|
90 |
49 |
|
85 |
40 |
The CAT cutoff for top IIMs for the year 2024 will range between 98 - 100 percentiles. For other colleges, the expected cutoff will be around 80 to 95 percentile depending upon the number of admissions and difficulty of the exam. Moreover, IIMs have separate qualifying and final cutoff lists that students must clear.
The final IIM CAT cutoff is dependent upon various factors. These factors may be different for every institute/university. This results in different cutoffs for different universities and IIMs. These are as follows:
The CAT cutoffs score vs percentile determines the admission process for IIMs. The sectional scores for CAT are converted into a percentile that is used by the IIMs for the selection of the candidates for their personal interview rounds and final selection. The CAT cutoffs score vs percentile table for IIMs is as follows:
|
CAT Percentile |
VARC |
DILR |
QA |
Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
99.5 % |
44 |
36 |
39 |
101 |
|
99 % |
41 |
31 |
36 |
91 |
|
98 % |
35 |
28 |
31 |
80 |
|
95% |
29 |
22 |
24 |
66 |
|
90% |
24 |
18 |
17 |
53 |
|
85% |
20 |
15 |
14 |
45 |
|
80% |
17 |
13 |
11 |
40 |
The CAT cutoffs of top IIMs for previous years have been tabulated below that candidates must refer to understand the trend line:
|
IIMs |
2022 |
2019 |
2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
IIM Ahmedabad |
99-100 |
99 |
81.53 |
|
IIM Bangalore |
99-100 |
99 |
90+ |
|
IIM Udaipur |
92-94 |
92-94 |
90 |
|
IIM Rohtak |
92-94 |
92-94 |
90+ |
|
IIM Trichy |
94-95 |
94-95 |
96 |
|
IIM Indore |
97-98 |
97-98 |
90 |
|
IIM Calcutta |
99 |
99 |
95+ |
After the conclusion of the CAT exam, the IIMs begin their admission process. Students are selected based on their scores and percentile in the CAT exam. Candidates are selected for personal interviews and group discussion rounds if they clear the qualifying cutoff. Essential documents have to be presented by the candidates for selection for GD and PI rounds. These are as follows:
Students then receive their final offer letter for admission from the IIMs. IIMs screen and select candidates for MBA and PGP Courses based on the following mentioned aspects:
The CAT score and percentile are considered for the selection of candidates for personal interviews, group discussions, and written ability test rounds. Candidates must clear the qualifying and final cutoff list to receive invitations for the selection rounds.
All the above points and their respective scores are considered for the final selection of a candidate. The selected candidates receive an offer letter of admission in the May month of the new session.
