MBA aspirants always struggle to understand how much CAT 2025 score is required to get into the top 10 IIMs of India in IIM Admission 2026. This year, the minimum overall and sectional IIM Ahmedabad CAT cutoff 2025 has increased for all categories. The minimum CAT 2025 cutoff for IIM Ahmedabad for general candidates is 95, while the IIM Lucknow cutoff 2026 for general candidates is 90. Based on the data of the previous years, general candidates will need a CAT 2025 cutoff between 85-99+ percentiles to get an interview call from the top IIMs. However, the IIM final selection 2026 does not only depend on the CAT 2025 score but also takes into account factors like the academic profile, work experience, gender diversity, etc. The RTI data of 2024 - 2026 batch showed that the top 10 IIM CAT cutoffs for the general candidates were between 88-94 percentiles for the final IIM selection. In that same year, the IIM cutoff for reserved categories was between 52-98 percentiles, comparatively lower than that of general category students.

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Minimum CAT 2025 Cutoff For Top 10 IIMs (Expected)
Expected CAT 2025 Cutoff to apply for the top 10 IIMs
MBA 2026: CAT Cut Off For Final Admission at Top 10 IIMs (2024-26 Batch)
At What CAT Percentile Did Students of 2023-25 Batch Were Offered Final Admission at Top IIMs?
IIM 2026 Cutoff : IIM Composite Score For Top 10 IIMs (Based on 2024-2026 Data)
CAT 2025: Top 10 IIM Acceptance Rate 2026 (Expected) based on previous years' data

CAT 2025

Getting into the NIRF 2025 ranked top 10 IIMs can turn out to be a tedious task for management aspirants. The top 10 IIM acceptance rates were between 0.12-1.22 % for the general candidates out of those who have applied for it based on the IIM admission data of 2024-26 batch. Know more about IIM admission cutoffs, which includes the IIM interview cutoff, final selection cutoff and the composite scores required to get into top IIMs for the different categories in this article.

Minimum CAT 2025 Cutoff For Top 10 IIMs (Expected)

Looking at the data from the previous years, the IIM Cutoff 2026 for the general candidates is expected to be around 85 to 95 percentile for top 10 IIMs. Similarly, the IIM CAT Cutoff 2025 for SC/ST is expected to be between 42 to 85 percentiles, EWS candidates are expected to need between 75 to 95 percentiles in CAT 2025 cutoff to become eligible for the top 10 IIMs. However, it would be important to note that these expected CAT 2025 Cutoffs will only make management aspirants eligible for the top IIMs in 2026. The actual IIM Cutoff 2026 for getting an interview call is generally higher.

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The IIM Ahmedabad Selection criteria 2026 and the IIM Lucknow selection criteria 2026 are out already so the CAT 2025 cut off mentioned below are official. However, for all other IIMs, we have mentioned the expected CAT 2025 cut off based on last years’ cut off.

Expected CAT 2025 Cutoff to apply for the top 10 IIMs

Top 10 IIM CAT Cutoff 2025

General

EWS

NC-OBC

PWD

IIM Ahmedabad CAT Cutoff 2025 (Official)

(NIRF 2025 Ranking: 1)

95

VARC: 85
DILR: 85
QA: 75

90

VARC: 80
DILR: 80
QA: 70

85

VARC: 75
DILR: 75
QA: 65

75

VARC: 65
DILR: 65
QA: 55

85-65

VARC: 75-55
DILR: 75-55
QA: 75-55

IIM Bangalore CAT Cutoff 2025

(NIRF 2025 Ranking: 2)

VARC: 80
DILR:80

QA: 80

VARC: 70
DILR: 70

QA: 70

VARC: 70
DILR: 70

QA: 70

VARC: 60
DILR : 60

QA: 60

VARC: 55
DILR : 55

QA: 55

VARC: 50
DILR : 50

QA: 50

IIM Kozhikode CAT Cutoff 2025

(NIRF 2025 Ranking: 3)

VARC: 75
DILR:75

QA: 75

VARC: 65
DILR: 65

QA: 65

VARC: 65
DILR: 65

QA: 65

VARC: 55
DILR : 55

QA: 55

VARC: 45
DILR : 45

QA: 45

VARC: 45
DILR : 45

QA: 45

IIM Lucknow CAT Cutoff 2025 (Official)

(NIRF 2025 Ranking: 5)

VARC: 85
DILR:85

QA: 85

VARC: 77
DILR: 77

QA: 77

VARC: 77
DILR: 77

QA: 77

VARC: 55
DILR : 55

QA: 55

VARC: 50
DILR : 50

QA: 50

VARC: 50
DILR : 50

QA: 50

IIM Mumbai CAT Cutoff 2025

(NIRF 2025 Ranking: 6)

>85

VARC: 80
DILR:80

QA: 75

>75

VARC: 70
DILR: 65

QA: 65

>75

VARC: 70
DILR: 65

QA: 65

>70

VARC: 65
DILR : 60

QA: 60

>65

VARC: 50
DILR : 55

QA: 55

>55

VARC: 45
DILR : 45

QA: 45

IIM Calcutta CAT Cutoff 2025

(NIRF 2025 Ranking: 7)

>85

VARC: 80
DILR:80

QA: 75

>75

VARC: 70
DILR: 65

QA: 65

>75

VARC: 70
DILR: 65

QA: 65

>70

VARC: 65
DILR : 60

QA: 60

>65

VARC: 50
DILR : 55

QA: 55

>55

VARC: 45
DILR : 45

QA: 45

IIM Indore CAT Cutoff 2025

(NIRF 2025 Ranking: 8)

VARC: 80
DILR:80

QA: 80

VARC: 80
DILR:80

QA: 80

VARC: 70
DILR: 70

QA: 70

VARC: 55
DILR : 55

QA: 55

VARC: 40
DILR : 40

QA: 40

VARC: 40
DILR : 40

QA: 40

IIM Raipur CAT Cutoff 2025

(NIRF 2025 Ranking: 15)

VARC: 75
DILR:75

QA: 75

VARC: 65
DILR: 65

QA: 65

VARC: 65
DILR: 65

QA: 65

VARC: 60
DILR : 60

QA:60

VARC:55
DILR : 55

QA: 55

VARC: 30
DILR : 30

QA: 30

IIM Trichy CAT Cutoff 2025

(NIRF 2025 Ranking: 16)

VARC: 75
DILR:75

QA: 75

VARC: 55
DILR: 55

QA: 55

VARC: 55
DILR: 55

QA: 55

VARC: 45
DILR : 45

QA: 45

VARC: 25
DILR : 25

QA: 30

VARC: 25
DILR : 25

QA: 30

IIM Ranchi CAT Cutoff 2025

(NIRF 2025 Ranking: 18)

VARC: 75
DILR:75

QA: 75

VARC: 55
DILR: 55

QA: 55

VARC: 55
DILR: 55

QA: 55

VARC: 45
DILR : 45

QA: 45

VARC: 25
DILR : 25

QA: 30

VARC: 25
DILR : 25

QA: 30

Source: Available Selection Criteria for IIMs (2025-2027), except IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Lucknow

MBA 2026: CAT Cut Off For Final Admission at Top 10 IIMs (2024-26 Batch)

For 2024-2026, the top IIM CAT Cutoff for the general categories was between 88.14 to 94.01 and IIM Cutoff for the SC- ST was between 52.3 to 79.79. The table below lists the official CAT cut off for top IIMs at which students of 2024-26 batch were offered final admission. This data has been compiled from RTIs and can give the CAT 2025 aspirants an idea about what percentile they need to target for admission to the 2026-28 batch.

IIM Cutoff for Final Admission (2024-26 Batch)

Top 10 IIM CAT Cutoff	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PWD
IIM Ahmedabad CAT Cutoff	93.76	98.2	79.02	73.68	74.52	79.32
IIM Bangalore CAT Cutoff	91.97	90.16	82.65	75.12	74.52	83.53
IIM Kozhikode CAT Cutoff	88.14	85.67	75.42	67.06	57.02	75.15
IIM Lucknow CAT Cutoff	92.48	88.18	83.74	67.36	62.51	61.29
IIM Mumbai CAT Cutoff	91.54	80.31	86.45	79.79	62.03	-
IIM Calcutta CAT Cutoff	-	-	-	-	-	-
IIM Indore CAT Cutoff	92.92	92.5	80.44	68.93	52.3	52.72
IIM Raipur CAT Cutoff	-	-	-	-	-	-
IIM Trichy CAT Cutoff	94.01	78.02	77.96	67.06	55.65	52-79
IIM Ranchi CAT Cutoff	-	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Available RTI Data (2024-2026).

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At What CAT Percentile Did Students of 2023-25 Batch Were Offered Final Admission at Top IIMs?

Below table has the CAT cut off of 2023-25 batch which can help CAT 2025 aspirants draw a comparison from the above data and understand the CAT 2025 cut off for final admission at top IIMs.

Top 10 IIM Final Selection Cutoff (2023-2025)

Top 10 IIM CAT Cutoff 2025	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PWD
IIM Ahmedabad CAT Cutoff	87.1	99.39	86.5	82.86	72.4	70.67
IIM Bangalore CAT Cutoff	86.18	89.88	81.01	76.21	73.91	-
IIM Kozhikode CAT Cutoff	91.94	80.45	79.01	65.11	55.16	62.96
IIM Lucknow CAT Cutoff	-	-	-	-	-	-
IIM Mumbai CAT Cutoff	91.54	80.31	86.45	79.79	62.03	-
IIM Calcutta CAT Cutoff	-	-	-	-	-	-
IIM Indore CAT Cutoff	90.72	92.99	80.17	63.31	48.34	45.12
IIM Raipur CAT Cutoff	-	-	-	-	-	-
IIM Trichy CAT Cutoff	92.13	81.28	77.42	70.21	61.93	62.96
IIM Ranchi CAT Cutoff	92	70	74	54	40	40

Source: Available RTI Data (2023-2025).

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IIM 2026 Cutoff : IIM Composite Score For Top 10 IIMs (Based on 2024-2026 Data)

IIM admission is not only based on the CAT cutoff 2025 but also takes into account other factors like personal interview, academic profile, work experience, etc. Combining all these factors, IIMs determine a composite score and offer final IIM admission. Different IIMs have different methods and different IIM selection criteria 2026.

In the table below, we have discussed the minimum composite score to get into the top 10 IIMs as well as the highest composite score of the previous years to give an idea.

IIM Minimum and highest Composite Score 2024-2026

Top 10 IIM Composite Score 2026 (Expected)		General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PWD
IIM Ahmedabad Composite Score	Interview CS Cutoff	0.610503	0.55779	0.524637	0.45632	0.39808	0.278215
	Final Selection CS Cutoff	0.639445	0.52036	0.511276	0.44157	0.38907	0.315833
	Highest Composite Score	0.857482	0.61529	0.799935	0.74231	0.67902	0.582578
IIM Bangalore Composite Score	Interview Cutoff	48.8695	39.2903	40.4451	34.0663	27.8257	35.1605
	Final Selection Cutoff	57.4843	46.0049	46.1931	44.0571	34.3843	-
	Highest Composite Score	74.2092	57.4405	57.4243	57.3438	55.5034	-
IIM Kozhikode Composite Score	Interview Cutoff	62.42054	55.09648	54.34841	48.20149	42.65777	45.69608
	Final Selection Cutoff	42.8783	37.8252	34.6737	30.2995	23.0312	29.8986
	Highest Composite Score	76.655	64.7323	65.5666	62.4493	63.9571	56.2897
IIM Lucknow Composite Score	Interview Cutoff	48.80616	35.4395	38.28033	27.1499	19.4098	8.736601
	Final Selection Cutoff	59.04312	47.9945	45.44417	41.5286	34.2784	20.66631
	Highest Composite Score	77.1353	63.6572	62.19331	60.9233	52.9545	55.38699
IIM Mumbai Composite Score	Interview Cutoff	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Final Selection Cutoff	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Highest Composite Score	-	-	-	-	-	-
IIM Calcutta Composite Score	Interview Cutoff	51.3	46.95	44.775	38.714	33.915	-
	Final Selection Cutoff	52.794	51	42.33	44.802	36.091	-
	Highest Composite Score	-	-	-	-	-	-
IIM Indore Composite Score	Interview Cutoff	60.0112	53.6639	51.504	46.9869	40.9503	11.7512
	Final Selection Cutoff	50.0584	45.7639	43.9482	35.9078	32.0173	27.0314
	Highest Composite Score	75.5046	54.4881	63.8227	52.022	51.1773	47.6351
IIM Raipur Composite Score	Interview Cutoff	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Final Selection Cutoff	72.88	69.26	69.68	60.64	52.13	34.27
	Highest Composite Score	92.12	84.83	87.74	82.57	75.66	84.99
IIM Trichy Composite Score	Interview Cutoff	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Final Selection Cutoff	82.54	75.81	76.06	70.43	63.01	68.96 - 43.2
	Highest Composite Score	96.04	88.53	91.84	87.49	83.96	91.4 - 67.9
IIM Ranchi Composite Score	Interview Cutoff	94	77	77	60	40	40
IIM Ranchi Composite Score	Final Selection Cutoff	77.039	77.056	73.091	63.09	53.676	-

Source: Available RTI Data (2024-2026).

CAT 2025: Top 10 IIM Acceptance Rate 2026 (Expected) based on previous years' data

IIM Ahmedabad acceptance rate varies between 0.12% for the general category candidates to 0.71% for the ST candidates out of those who applied for IIM Ahmedabad. On the other hand, the IIM Lucknow acceptance rate is between 0.33 to 1.89 %, depending on the category of the students. Overall, the top 10 IIMs have an acceptance rate of 0.12 to 22.8 per cent for the general category students. Looking at the trends of the previous years, IIM Mumbai has the highest acceptance rate among the general candidates with 22.8 per cent. In the IIM Admission 2024-2026 session, 0.06-15.61% of the students who had applied for the IIMs were selected from various other categories.

Top 10 IIM Acceptance Rate (2024-2026)

Top 10 IIM Acceptance Rate 2026		General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PWD
IIM Ahmedabad Acceptance Rate	Candidates Applied	176629	13975	46011	21163	5597	1092
	Offered	208	11	112	71	40	26
	% of student applied	0.12	0.08	0.24	0.34	0.71	2.38
	% of Interview Calls	34.84	36.67	35.9	40.8	39.22	46.43
IIM Bangalore Acceptance Rate	Candidates Applied	175565	13905	46023	21167	5622	1087
	Offered	317	65	186	125	68	25
	% of student applied	0.18	0.47	0.4	0.59	1.21	2.3
	% of Interview Calls	42.9	41.94	39.49	41.81	45.95	30.12
IIM Kozhikode Acceptance Rate	Candidates Applied	161564	13489	43743	19525	5074	999
	Offered	728	101	458	263	143	53
	% of student applied	0.45	0.75	1.05	1.35	2.82	5.31
	% of Interview Calls	39.35	25.25	38.17	35.07	39.72	37.86
IIM Lucknow Acceptance Rate	Candidates Applied	176969	14153	46590	21444	5608	1085
	Offered	581	94	375	203	106	50
	% of student applied	0.33	0.66	0.8	0.95	1.89	4.61
	% of Interview Calls	45.82	30.13	41.21	25.63	26.77	21.19
IIM Mumbai Acceptance Rate	Candidates Applied	1653	166	745	402	83	23
	Offered	381	46	267	139	40	-
	% of student applied	22.8	27.71	35.65	34.49	48.19	-
	% of Interview Calls	44	86.79	52.25	53.88	78.43	-
IIM Calcutta Acceptance Rate	Candidates Applied	177009	14108	46567	21447	5727	-
	Offered	426	26	271	140	92	-
	% of student applied	0.24	0.18	0.58	0.65	1.61	-
	% of Interview Calls	45.76	41.94	64.99	32.56	40	-
IIM Indore Acceptance Rate	Candidates Applied	169765	13859	44921	20453	5339	1040
	Offered	820	87	492	300	132	68
	% of student applied	0.48	0.63	1.1	1.47	2.47	6.54
	% of Interview Calls	8.42	16.57	15.94	14	13.81	20.3
IIM Raipur Acceptance Rate	Candidates Applied	179223	14210	47629	22005	5765	1076
	Offered	1951	302	897	649	304	169
	% of students applied	1.09	2.13	1.88	2.95	5.27	15.71
	% of Interview Calls	21.23	13.22	14.3	18.76	17.62	38.06
IIM Trichy Acceptance Rate	Candidates Applied	145278	12979	41235	17920	4486	894
	Offered	1261	231	653	433	216	-
	% of student applied	0.87	1.78	1.58	2.42	4.81	-
	% of Interview Calls	21.07	12.45	14.62	20.26	25.56	-
IIM Ranchi Acceptance Rate	Candidates Applied	161873	13771	44302	19786	5184	-
	Offered	1975	334	950	682	345	-
	% of student applied	1.22	2.43	2.14	3.45	6.66	-
	% of Interview Calls	21.49	14.62	15.15	19.72	20	-

Source: Available RTI Data (2024-2026).

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I filled the CAT form the day before yesterday,and while making the payment,the page showed an error.However,the money was deducted from my acount,and I also received an email confirming my application submission.When I logged into the website again,I was able to downlaod the appication form,where the payment status was shown as "S" . But on the homepage,it is said that my application was saved, but the previous payment has failed,and I needed to go to the "Go to Application" section and there was an option to make the payment again.Could someone please tell me what I am supposed to do now?

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can i get admission in bbau in mba course via CAT exam ?

Yes, you can pursue an MBA at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), Lucknow, through the CAT exam.

Eligibility Criteria:

Educational Qualification: A bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/PwD candidates) from a recognized university.
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M/s Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, one of the top four audit and accounting firms in the world with headquarters at London, UK, and with an operational presence in 153 countries, hires Management Trainees (MT) from all the premier management institutes of India thrice every year, in the months of January, May and September.

Each new group of Management Trainees (MT) have to go through a four month rigorous training schedule, after which they have to pass through a test consisting of a written assessment and a case-analysis. The top hundred ranked Management Trainees (MT) based on the performance in the test are confirmed as Management Executives (ME). The rest are given the opportunity of undergoing the training for four months one more time along with the next batch of Management Trainees (MT) and then passing through the subsequent test consisting of the written assessment and case-analysis. The Management Trainee (MT) who fails to get confirmed as a Management Executive (ME) the second time is fired.

The scatter-graph below depicts the number of Management Trainees (MT) at Deloitte taking the tests from January 2020 till May 2022, and the vis-à-vis hired Management Trainees (MT) at Deloitte who were fired :

It is also known that for the month of September 2019 at Deloitte, 96 hired Management Trainees (MT) failed to be confirmed as a Management Executive (ME) the first time, and that 36 hired Management Trainees (MT) were fired.

Question :

In which test did the minimum number of Management Trainees (MT) get confirmed as a Management Executive (ME) in the second attempt ?

Option: 1

September 2020

Option: 2

May 2021

Option: 3

January 2021

Option: 4

January 2022

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Two friends Moloy and Niloy passed out from the Purulia Institute of Science and Technology with B.Tech degrees in Mechanical Engineering, but even after a year placement was hard to find. So they decided to take the challenge head-on, came down to Kolkata, rented a garage space on Park Street, and having an affinity towards making people enjoy good food, started their firm named 'B.Tech Bread-Omlette Wala'.

They started with three items on the menu. One was the French Toast which could be prepared in 3 minutes. The second was the Egg Tortillas which took 15 minutes to prepare. Any one of Moloy and Niloy could prepare any one of them at a time. The third was the Egg Bhurji with French Fries. This however was prepared on an automated fryer which could prepare 3 servings at a time and took 5 minutes irrespective of the number of servings equal to or below 3. The fryer did not need anyone to attend to it, and the time to put in the raw ingredients could be neglected. So one could tend to the preparation of other items while the Egg Bhurji with French Fries were being prepared.

They wanted to serve the orders as early as possible after the order was given. The individual items in any order were served as and when all the items were ready, and the order was then considered closed. None of the items on the menu were prepared in advance in anticipation of future orders.

On the first day, 3 groups of customers came in and ordered at 6.00 pm, 6.10 pm, and 6.13 pm. The first order was for a plate of Egg Tortillas, two plates of French Toast, and three plates of Egg Bhurji with French Fries. The second order was for a plate of French Toast and two plates of Egg Bhurji with French Fries. The third order was for a plate of Egg Tortilla and a plate of Egg Bhurji with French Fries.

On the backdrop of the above information answer the questions given :

Question:

Assuming that the next customer's order could only be attended to when the previous customer's order was closed, at what time would the first customer's order be considered closed ?

Option: 1

6.15 pm

Option: 2

6.17 pm

Option: 3

6.18 pm

Option: 4

6.20 pm

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Six sticks of equal lengths were kept in the vertical position in an empty flower-vase, to be arranged at the six corners of a regular hexagon. The two ends of each of the sticks were of different colours.

The top ends of the sticks were one of each of the following colours – Red, Cyan, Pink, Brown, Black and Green. The bottom ends were one of each of the following colours – Blue, Yellow, White, Orange, Purple and Grey. Both the sets of colours mentioned were in no particular order.

It was also known that :

a) The stick with the red colour was opposite to the stick with the blue colour

b) There were exactly two sticks whose both ends had colours whose names started with the same letter

c) The stick with the grey colour was adjacent to the stick with the white colour

d) The stick with the cyan colour was adjacent to both the sticks with the brown colour and the one with the blue colour

e) The stick with the purple colour was adjacent to both the sticks with the grey colour and the one with the green colour

f) The stick with the white colour was opposite to the stick with the green colour

Question :

What was the colour of the bottom end of the stick having brown colour at the top end ?

Option: 1

White

Option: 2

Yellow

Option: 3

Black

Option: 4

Grey

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On the backdrop of the above information answer the questions given :

Question:

Assuming that the next customer's order could only be attended to when the previous customer's order was closed, at what time would the third customer's order be considered closed ?

Option: 1

6.28 pm

Option: 2

6.35 pm

Option: 3

6.38 pm

Option: 4

6.45 pm

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On the backdrop of the above information answer the questions given :

Question:

Suppose Moloy and Niloy had decided to process multiple orders at the same time, however strictly prioritising a first come first serve basis, when would the second customer's order be considered closed ?

Option: 1

6.20 pm

Option: 2

6.18 pm

Option: 3

6.15 pm

Option: 4

6.12 pm

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On the backdrop of the above information answer the questions given :

Question:

Suppose Moloy and Niloy had decided to process multiple orders at the same time, however strictly prioritising a first come first serve basis, when would the third customer's order be considered closed ?

Option: 1

6.22 pm

Option: 2

6.25 pm

Option: 3

6.28 pm

Option: 4

6.30 pm

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On the backdrop of the above information answer the questions given :

Question:

A fourth customer comes in and orders two plates of French Toast at 6.24 pm. Suppose Moloy and Niloy had decided to process multiple orders at the same time, however strictly prioritising a first come first serve basis. For exactly how many minutes would one of the friends be idle from 6.00 pm till serving the last customer, assuming that the four customers were the only ones to have come in within the period being discussed ?

Option: 1

Option: 2

Option: 3

Option: 4

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On the backdrop of the above information answer the questions given :

Question:

Had Niloy been absent on that day, and assuming that the next customer's order could only be attended to when the previous customer's order was closed, at what time would the fourth customer's order (refer to the previous question) be considered closed ?

Option: 1

6:38 pm

Option: 2

6:42 pm

Option: 3

6:47 pm

Option: 4

6:49 pm

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The bar-graph given below shows the foreign exchange reserves of Nepal (in million Rupees) from 2014 to 2021. Answer the following questions based on the graph :

Question:

What was the percentage increase (rounded to the nearest integer, if deemed necessary) in the foreign exchange reserves in 2020 over 2016 ?

Option: 1 None

Option: 2 None

Option: 3 None

Option: 4 None

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The Jadavpur University’s Prince Anwar Shah Road hostel consists of two large separate buildings, one for the ladies and the other for the gents, while having a common kitchen and dining hall. It is the hostel of the CS and the EEC department of engineering students of the university.

In recognition of the growing dissatisfaction and hence complaints among the inmates of the hostel regarding the menu served for dinner, the Dean of the engineering department, Dr Aparesh Sanyal, personally decided to investigate the matter. He set about collecting information about the preference of dinner among the inmates, separately from the gents and the ladies wing of the hostel.

Dr Sanyal was able to gather the following partial information :

Hostel inmates	Menu preference for dinner			Total
Hostel inmates	Egg Meal	Fish Meal	Chicken Meal	Total
Gents			20
Ladies				64
Total		60

The Warden of the hostel was consulted, who after investigation declared that the following facts were clear :

1. Forty percent of the hostel inmates were ladies

2. One-third of the gentlemen inmates preferred an egg meal for dinner

3. Half the hostel inmates preferred either fish meal or chicken meal

Question:

What proportion of the lady hostel inmates preferred a fish meal for dinner ?

Option: 1

0.25

Option: 2

0.50

Option: 3

0.75

Option: 4

1.00

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