CAT Cut-off 2025: The Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) and other top MBA colleges will release the CAT 2025 cut-off after the CAT results are announced in the second week of January 2025. The minimum marks required for the candidates to get a call for the MBA selection process is called the CAT cut-off.

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The qualifying marks for IIM CAT 2025 are expected to range from 75 to 90 percentile. Candidates require the minimum qualifying marks to appear for the Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. Furthermore, they need the final cut-off for admission. Read on to know the CAT 2025 expected qualifying marks & CAT Previous Year cut-off.

CAT Cut-off 2025:

For general category students, the final CAT cut-off for top IIMs is typically in the range of 99 to 100 percentile. As a result, the cut-off percentile for top IIMs can be estimated to be 99 to 100 percentile, especially in the general category. The MBA admission cut-off for students from the reserved categories who take the CAT may be slightly lower, at 97 to 98 percentile.

The minimum qualifying CAT cut-offs for all 20 IIMs are announced to shortlist candidates for the final selection round. As the IIM cut-off 2024 is yet to be announced, until then candidates can use the previous year’s cut-off to estimate their score for the upcoming exam.

CAT 2024 Cutoff for IIMs

New IIMs, including IIM Sambalpur, IIM Ranchi, Raipur, Rohtak, Udaipur, Trichy and Kashipur and other top B-schools are expected to have cut-off in the 85 percentile and above level. The following table provides the expected CAT 2024 cutoff for admission to various IIMs (Indian Institutes of Management) across different categories:

IIM	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PwD
IIM Ahmedabad	80	80	75	70	60	60
IIM Indore	90	90	80	60	45	45
IIM Calcutta	≥85	≥75	≥75	≥70	≥65	≥55
IIM Bangalore	85	75	75	70	65	60
IIM Kozhikode	60	60	60	55	55	55
IIM Mumbai	≥85	≥75	≥75	≥70	≥65	≥55
IIM Lucknow	90	82	82	65	60	60
IIM Shillong	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
IIM Rohtak	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
IIM Udaipur	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
IIM Ranchi	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
IIM Raipur	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
IIM Kashipur	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
IIM Trichy	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
IIM Visakhapatnam	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
IIM Amritsar	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
IIM Nagpur	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
IIM Bodh Gaya	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
IIM Sirmaur	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
IIM Sambalpur	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
IIM Jammu	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA

CAT Cut-off 2024 for Top MBA Colleges (Non-IIM)

CAT cut-off for top B-schools such as FMS (University of Delhi), MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR Mumbai, etc. go over 99 percentile almost every year:

Name of the Institute	CAT 2024 Percentile
Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi	99 Percentile
DMS, IIT Delhi	96+ Percentile
SJMSOM, IIT Bombay	98+ Percentile
Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras	95+ Percentile
Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon	94+ Percentile
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) Mumbai	85+ Percentile
Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB)	94+ Percentile
Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad	90+ Percentile
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Mumbai	97+ Percentile
TA Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) Manipal	85+ Percentile
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) Chennai	79+ Percentile
Institute for Financial Management & Research (IFMR) Chennai	80+ Percentile

cores will not be qualified.

IIM-wise Expected CAT Cut-off

CAT Exam cut-off for IIM is mainly typically up to 99 to 100 percentile for General category candidates. The below table shows the expected CAT Cut-off for 2024:

IIM Ahmedabad Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Ahmedabad cut-off 2024.

Category	VARC	DI & LR	QA	Aggregate
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 Bangalore Cut-off 2024 

Let us look at the IIM Bangalore cut-off 2024.

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	80	75	75	85
NC-OBC	70	65	65	75
EWS	70	65	65	75
Scheduled Caste	65	60	60	70
Scheduled Tribe	55	55	55	65
PwD	50	50	50	60

IIM Calcutta Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Calcutta cut-off 2024.

Category	VARC	DI & LR	QA	Aggregate
General	≥75	≥80	≥80	≥80
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

IIM Lucknow Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Lucknow cut-off 2024.

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Total
General	85	85	85	90
NC-OBC	77	77	77	82
SC	55	55	55	70
ST	50	50	50	65
PWD	50	50	50	65
EWS	77	77	77	82

IIM Kozhikode Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Kozhikode cut-off 2024.

Category	CAT Score Percentile	Sectional Percentile	Class 10th Percentile	Class 12th Percentile
General	85	75	60	60
NC-OBC/ EWS	75	65	60	60
SC	65	55	55	55
ST/ Pwd	55	45	55	55

IIM Indore Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Indore cut-off 2024.

Category	VARC	DI & LR	QA	Overall Percentile
General	80	80	80	90
EWS	80	80	80	90
NC-OBC cum transgender	70	70	70	80
ST	45	45	45	50
SC	55	55	55	60
PWD	45	45	45	50

IIM Udaipur Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Udaipur cut-off 2024

Category	VARC	DI & LR	QA	Overall Percentile
General	80	80	80	95
SC	50	50	50	60
ST	30	30	30	40
Differently Abled Person	30	30	30	40
NC-OBC	60	60	60	78

IIM Nagpur Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Nagpur cut-off 2024.

Category	DILR	VARC	QA	Overall Percentile
General	72	72	72	85
EWS	72	72	72	85
NC-OBC	65	65	65	76.5
SC	50	50	50	60
ST	35	35	35	40
DAP	35	35	35	40

IIM Visakhapatnam Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Visakhapatnam cut-off 2024

Category	VARC	DI & LR	QA	Overall Percentile
General	85	80	80	85
NC-OBC	60	60	60	60
SC	50	50	50	55
ST	30	30	30	40
PwD	30	30	30	40

IIM Kashipur Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Kashipur cut-off 2024

Category	Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	Verbal and Reading Comprehension	Overall
General	80 (80.2)	80 (80.12)	80 (80.56)	94
SC	45(46.05)	45 (45.42)	45	55 (55.03)
ST	30 (30.64)	30 (30.21)	30 (30.82)	40 (40.25)
NC-OBC	60 (61.19)	60 (60.61)	60 (60.66)	75 (75.02)
DAP	30 (32.43)	30 (31.96)	30 (30.82)	40 (40.18)
EWS	60 (61.19)	60 (60.61)	60 (60.66)	75 (75.01)

IIM Ranchi Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Ranchi cut-off 2024.

Category	VARC	DI & LR	QA	Overall Percentile
General	80	80	80	94
NC-OBC	60	60	60	75
EWS	60	60	60	75
SC	45	45	45	55
ST	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

IIM Raipur Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Raipur cut-off 2024.

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall
General	80	80	80	94
EWS	60	60	60	75
NC-OBC	60	60	60	75
Scheduled Castes	45	45	45	55
Scheduled Tribes	30	30	30	40
Differently Abled Person (DAP)	30	30	30	40

IIM Sirmaur Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Sirmaur cut-off 2024.

Category	Quantitative Aptitude	DI & LR	VARC	Overall
General	80	80	80	94
EWS	60	60	60	75
NC-OBC	60	60	60	75
Scheduled Tribe	30	30	30	40
Scheduled Caste	45	45	45	55
DAP	30	30	30	40

IIM Rohtak Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Rohtak cut-off 2024.

Category	DILR	VARC	QA	Aggregate
General/ EWS	>=70	>=70	>=70	95
Non-Creamy-Other Backward Classes	>=60	>=60	>=60	78
Scheduled Castes	>=50	>=50	>=50	60
Scheduled Tribe	>=30	>=30	>=30	40
Differently Abled Person	>=30	>=30	>=30	40

IIM Trichy Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Trichy cut-off 2024.

Category	QA	DI & LR	VARC	Overall
General	80	80	80	94
NC-OBC	60	60	60	75
EWS	60	60	60	75
SC	45	45	45	55
ST	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

IIM Shillong Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Shillong cut-off 2024.

Category	DI & LR	VARC	QA	Class 10	Class 12	Graduation
Differently abled	50	50	50	50	50	50
Scheduled caste	60	60	60	55	55	55
Scheduled tribe	50	50	50	50	50	50
EWS	75	75	75	80	80	65
Others	75	75	75	80	80	65

IIM Jammu Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Jammu cut-off 2024.

Category	DI & LR	VARC	QA	Overall
General	80	80	80	90
NC-OBC	60	60	60	78
EWS	80	80	80	85
Scheduled caste	50	50	50	60
Scheduled tribe	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

IIM Bodh Gaya Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Bodh Gaya cut-off 2024.

Category	QA	DI & LR	VARC	Overall Percentile
General	80	80	80	90
EWS	80	80	80	85
NC-OBC	60	60	60	78
SC	50	50	50	60
ST	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

IIM Sambalpur Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Sambalpur cut-off 2024.

Category	Quantitative Ability	DI & LR	VARC	Overall
General	80	80	80	94
EWS	60	60	60	75
NC-OBC	60	60	60	75
SC	45	45	45	55
ST	30	30	30	40
DAP	30	30	30	40

IIM Amritsar Cut-off 2024

Let us look at the IIM Amritsar cut-off 2024.

Category	QA	DI & LR	VARC	Overall Percentile
General	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

AT 2023 Cutoff for IIMs

Below is the overall CAT 2023 cutoff for various IIMs across different categories:

IIMs and their Overall Cutoffs (2023)

IIM Name	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PwD
IIM Ahmedabad	85	85	75	70	60	60
IIM Bangalore	85	75	75	70	65	60
IIM Calcutta	85	75	75	70	65	55
IIM Lucknow	90	82	82	65	60	60
IIM Indore	90	90	80	60	45	45
IIM Kozhikode	85	75	75	65	55	55
IIM Amritsar	90	90	85	65	60	60
IIM Nagpur	85	75	75	60	55	55
IIM Sambalpur	93	93	93	75	65	60
IIM Trichy	93	93	93	70	60	60
IIM Raipur	93	93	93	75	65	60
IIM Ranchi	90	82	82	65	60	60

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Previous Year’s Cut-off:

CAT 2023 Sectional Cutoff for IIMs

The sectional cutoff refers to the minimum required percentile for each section of the exam. Here are the sectional and overall cutoffs for some IIMs:

IIM Ahmedabad Sectional Cutoff (2023)

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

IIM Bangalore Sectional Cutoff (2023)

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall Percentile
General	80	80	80	85
NC-OBC	70	70	70	75
EWS	70	70	70	75
SC	60	60	60	70
ST	55	55	55	65
PwD	50	50	50	60

IIM Calcutta Sectional Cutoff (2023)

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall Percentile
Open	≥80	≥80	≥75	≥85
EWS	≥70	≥65	≥65	≥75
NC-OBC	≥70	≥65	≥65	≥75
SC	≥65	≥60	≥60	≥70
ST	≥55	≥55	≥55	≥65
PwD	≥45	≥45	≥45	≥55

IIM Lucknow Sectional Cutoff (2023)

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall Percentile
General	85	85	85	90
EWS	77	77	77	82
NC-OBC	77	77	77	82
SC	55	55	55	65
ST	50	50	50	60
PwD	50	50	50	60

IIM Indore Sectional Cutoff (2023)

Category	QA	LRDI	VARC	Overall Percentile
General	80	80	80	90
EWS	80	80	80	90
NC-OBC	70	70	70	80
SC	55	55	55	60
ST	40	40	40	45
PwD	40	40	40	45

AT 2023 Cutoff for IIMs

Below is the overall CAT 2023 cutoff for various IIMs across different categories:

IIMs and their Overall Cutoffs (2023)

IIM Name	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PwD
IIM Ahmedabad	85	85	75	70	60	60
IIM Bangalore	85	75	75	70	65	60
IIM Calcutta	85	75	75	70	65	55
IIM Lucknow	90	82	82	65	60	60
IIM Indore	90	90	80	60	45	45
IIM Kozhikode	85	75	75	65	55	55
IIM Amritsar	90	90	85	65	60	60
IIM Nagpur	85	75	75	60	55	55
IIM Sambalpur	93	93	93	75	65	60
IIM Trichy	93	93	93	70	60	60
IIM Raipur	93	93	93	75	65	60
IIM Ranchi	90	82	82	65	60	60

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CAT 2023 Sectional Cutoff for IIMs

The sectional cutoff refers to the minimum required percentile for each section of the exam. Here are the sectional and overall cutoffs for some IIMs:

IIM Ahmedabad Sectional Cutoff (2023)

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

IIM Bangalore Sectional Cutoff (2023)

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall Percentile
General	80	80	80	85
NC-OBC	70	70	70	75
EWS	70	70	70	75
SC	60	60	60	70
ST	55	55	55	65
PwD	50	50	50	60

IIM Calcutta Sectional Cutoff (2023)

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall Percentile
Open	≥80	≥80	≥75	≥85
EWS	≥70	≥65	≥65	≥75
NC-OBC	≥70	≥65	≥65	≥75
SC	≥65	≥60	≥60	≥70
ST	≥55	≥55	≥55	≥65
PwD	≥45	≥45	≥45	≥55

IIM Lucknow Sectional Cutoff (2023)

Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall Percentile
General	85	85	85	90
EWS	77	77	77	82
NC-OBC	77	77	77	82
SC	55	55	55	65
ST	50	50	50	60
PwD	50	50	50	60

IIM Indore Sectional Cutoff (2023)

Category	QA	LRDI	VARC	Overall Percentile
General	80	80	80	90
EWS	80	80	80	90
NC-OBC	70	70	70	80
SC	55	55	55	60
ST	40	40	40	45
PwD	40	40	40	45

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IIMs with High CAT Cutoff

As per the previous year trends, top IIMs like IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, and IIM Calcutta have had higher overall and sectional cutoffs, with an overall cutoff around 85-90 percentile for General Category candidates.

Previous Year CAT Cut-off for IIMs

Let us now look into the previous year’s CAT Cut-off for various IIMs:

IIMs	CAT 2019 Cut-off	CAT 2020 Cut-off	CAT 2021 Cut-off
IIM Ahmedabad	81.53	99	80
IIM Bangalore	90+	99	85
IIM Calcutta	95+	99	85
IIM Lucknow	90+	97+	90
IIM Indore	90	97+	90
IIM Kozhikode	95.5	97 to 98	85
IIM Amritsar	90	95+	85
IIM Nagpur	90	95+	85
IIM Sambalpur	90	95+	85
IIM Trichy	96	94	93
IIM Raipur	90 to 94	94	93
IIM Ranchi	90	94	94
IIM Kashipur	90	94	93
IIM Vizag	90	92	85
IIM Udaipur	90	92	90
IIM Bodhgaya	90+	92	90
IIM Shillong	90	90	85
IIM Sirmaur	95	95	95
IIM Rohtak	90+	95	95

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Factors Affecting CAT Cut-off

The candidate must look at the factors below to determine the CAT cut-off.

• The difficulty level of the exam
• Total number of candidates appearing for the exam
• Performance of the candidates
• Total number of seats available
• Ranking or reputation of the Institute, etc.

Types of CAT Cut-off

Before going through the cut-off, candidates should know the differences between the qualifying and final cut-off. Get details on the same below:

CAT Qualifying Cut-off	Final CAT Cut-off
It is the eligibility cut-off fixed to appear for the WAT-GD-PI round.	It is the shortlist cut-off fixed by the IIMs for the selection of candidates.
Meeting the qualifying cut-off does not mean the candidate will be selected for WAT/GD-PI round.	Meeting the final CAT cut-off does not mean that the candidate will be selected for admission.
The qualifying CAT cut-off is fixed before the announcement of the result.	The final cut-off is fixed after the declaration of the CAT result.
Each campus announces the qualifying CAT cut-off percentiles in their notification of admission criteria and selection process for that academic year.	The final CAT cut-offs are not announced officially by any IIM or even other top MBA institutes.

WAT-GD-PI round stands for Written Ability Test or Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

Apart from CAT overall cut-off, candidates also need to clear the sectional-wise cut-off for each B-School. Candidates who fail to clear the sectional cut-off scores will not be qualified.

What After CAT 2024 Cut-off?

The selected candidates will be required to attend the IIM admission procedure based on the IIM CAT 2024 marks. IIMs consider a variety of factors while determining the cut-off. Candidates can view their CAT raw score vs percentile in the CAT 2024 results.

CAT 2025 Exam Dates (Tentative)

Here are the tentative dates for CAT 2025:

Event	Date
Release of CAT 2025 Notification	July 30, 2025
CAT 2025 Registration Start Date	August 2, 2025
CAT 2025 Registration Last Date	September 21, 2025
CAT 2025 Application Correction Date	September 25-28, 2025
CAT 2025 Admit Card Release Date	November 7, 2025
CAT 2025 Exam Date	November 30, 2025
CAT 2025 Answer Key Release Date	December 5, 2025
CAT 2025 Results Date	December 21, 2025

These dates are provisional and may change. Candidates are advised to keep checking the official CAT 2025 website for the final confirmation and updates.

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FAQs on CAT Cut-off 2024

Here are some frequently asked questions on CAT cut-off in the section below.

Also, read:

CAT Important Date	CAT Notification
CAT Syllabus	CAT Exam Pattern
CAT Preparation	CAT Exam Centre

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