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    CAT 2025 Sectional Cutoff for IIMs: VARC, DILR, QA Percentile

    CAT 2025 Sectional Cutoff for IIMs: VARC, DILR, QA Percentile

    Sambhav ThakurUpdated on 04 Feb 2026, 11:53 AM IST

    The CAT 2025 sectional cutoff is a requirement to shortlist candidates belonging to different categories for the next round in the MBA admission process. In the latest. IIM Kozhikode has released the CAT 2025 result today, on December 24, 2025. Candidates scoring 99 percentile in the CAT exam need 39-40 marks in VARC, 31-32 marks in DILR, and 30-31 marks in the QA section for admission into top IIMs in India. All the IIMs consider the CAT sectional cutoff, except IIM Rohtak, for shortlisting candidates for personal interview and MBA admission 2026-28. For instance, IIM Calcutta requires 80+ percentile in VARC and DILR, and 75+ percentile in the QA section in the CAT exam 2025, before shortlisting for a personal interview and filling out of IIM application form, while it is 80 percentile for IIM Indore to fill the application form for MBA admission. Keep reading this article for more information related to the CAT 2025 sectional cutoff and the overall expected CAT cutoff.
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    This Story also Contains

    1. CAT 2025 Cutoff: Slot-Wise Analysis (Expected)
    2. CAT Sectional Cutoff for General Category
    3. CAT Sectional Cutoff for EWS Category
    4. CAT Sectional Cutoff for the OBC category
    5. CAT Sectional Cutoff for SC Category
    6. CAT Sectional Cutoff for ST Category
    7. CAT Sectional Cutoff for DAP
    8. IIM CAT Cutoff 2025: Overall Cutoff
    CAT 2025 Sectional Cutoff for IIMs: VARC, DILR, QA Percentile
    CAT 2025 Sectional Cutoff

    CAT 2025 Cutoff: Slot-Wise Analysis (Expected)

    Here are the expected CAT sectional cutoffs and scores with a slot-wise analysis. Candidates who appeared for the CAT 2025 exam must know the CAT sectional cutoff percentile and corresponding CAT scores. Refer to the table below for more information.

    CAT Slot 1 Section-Wise Percentile 2025 (Expected)

    CAT Cutoff Percentile 2025

    CAT Sectional VARC Cutoff 2025 (Expected)

    CAT Sectional DILR Cutoff 2025 (Expected)

    CAT Sectional QA Cutoff 2025 (Expected)

    100

    59-60

    57-58

    50-51

    99

    39-40

    31-32

    30-31

    98

    30-31

    25-26

    26-27


    CAT Slot 2 Section-Wise Percentile 2025 (Expected)

    CAT Cutoff Percentile 2025

    CAT Sectional VARC Cutoff 2025 (Expected)

    CAT Sectional DILR Cutoff 2025 (Expected)

    CAT Sectional QA Cutoff 2025 (Expected)

    100

    58-59

    52-53

    47-48

    99

    41-42

    27-28

    30-31

    98

    30-31

    25-26

    26-27


    CAT Slot 3 Section-Wise Percentile 2025 (Expected)

    CAT Cutoff Percentile 2025

    CAT Sectional VARC Cutoff 2025 (Expected)

    CAT Sectional DILR Cutoff 2025 (Expected)

    CAT Sectional QA Cutoff 2025 (Expected)

    100

    61-62

    52-53

    46-47

    99

    42-43

    28-29

    30-32

    98

    30-31

    24-25

    23-24

    ALSO CHECK: CAT 2025 Slot 1 Score vs Percentile | CAT 2025 Slot 2 Score vs Percentile

    CAT Sectional Cutoff for General Category

    A candidate belonging to the general category must know the required CAT cutoff for the MBA program at top IIMs. The following table highlights the CAT sectional cutoff for general category candidates for MBA admission 2026-28 at the top IIMs.

    IIM Institutions List

    CAT VARC Percentile

    CAT DILR Percentile

    CAT QA Percentile

    IIM Ahmedabad CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    85

    85

    85

    IIM Bangalore CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    80

    75

    75

    IIM Kozhikode Section-wise CAT Cutoff 2025

    75

    75

    75

    IIM Lucknow CAT Cutoff 2025 Section-wise

    85

    85

    85

    IIM Mumbai CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    80+

    80+

    75+

    IIM Jammu CAT Section-wise Cutoff 2025

    72

    72

    72

    IIM Calcutta Sectional CAT Cutoff 2025

    80+

    80+

    75+

    IIM Indore CAT Section-wise Cutoff 2025

    80

    80

    80

    IIM Raipur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    70

    70

    70

    IIM Ranchi Section-wise CAT Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    75

    75

    75

    IIM Udaipur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    75

    75

    75

    IIM Bodhgaya CAT Cutoff 2025 Section-wise (expected)

    73

    73

    73

    IIM Sirmaur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    75

    75

    75

    IIM Amritsar Section-wise CAT Cutoff 2025

    80

    75

    80

    IIM Shillong CAT Cutoff Section-wise 2025 (expected)

    75

    75

    75

    IIM Nagpur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    70

    70

    70

    CAT Sectional Cutoff for EWS Category

    EWS category candidates preparing for IIMs must know these CAT sectional cutoffs for a better understanding of exam requirements and target the desired score for MBA admission. Check out the table below for more details.

    IIM Institutions List

    CAT VARC Percentile

    CAT DILR Percentile

    CAT QA Percentile

    IIM Ahmedabad CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    85

    85

    85

    IIM Bangalore CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    70

    65

    65

    IIM Kozhikode Section-wise CAT Cutoff 2025

    65

    65

    65

    IIM Lucknow CAT Cutoff 2025 Section-wise

    77

    77

    77

    IIM Mumbai CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    70+

    65+

    65+

    IIM Jammu CAT Section-wise Cutoff 2025

    48

    48

    48

    IIM Calcutta Sectional CAT Cutoff 2025

    70+

    65+

    65+

    IIM Indore CAT Section-wise Cutoff 2025

    80

    80

    80

    IIM Raipur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    IIM Ranchi Section-wise CAT Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    55

    55

    55

    IIM Udaipur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    55

    55

    55

    IIM Bodhgaya CAT Cutoff 2025 Section-wise (expected)

    50

    50

    50

    IIM Sirmaur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    55

    55

    55

    IIM Amritsar Section-wise CAT Cutoff 2025

    80

    75

    77

    IIM Shillong CAT Cutoff Section-wise 2025 (expected)

    75

    75

    75

    IIM Nagpur CAT SecCutoff 2025

    60

    60

    60

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    CAT Sectional Cutoff for the OBC category

    Students belonging to the OBC category should know the expected CAT sectional cutoffs for MBA admission. The following table mentions the expected CAT sectional cutoff for the OBC candidates.

    IIM Institutions List

    CAT VARC Percentile

    CAT DILR Percentile

    CAT QA Percentile

    IIM Ahmedabad CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    80

    80

    80

    IIM Bangalore CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    70

    65

    65

    IIM Kozhikode Section-wise CAT Cutoff 2025

    65

    65

    65

    IIM Lucknow CAT Cutoff 2025 Section-wise

    77

    77

    77

    IIM Mumbai CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    70+

    65+

    65+

    IIM Jammu CAT Section-wise Cutoff 2025

    48

    48

    48

    IIM Calcutta Sectional CAT Cutoff 2025

    70+

    65+

    65+

    IIM Indore CAT Section-wise Cutoff 2025

    70

    70

    70

    IIM Raipur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    65

    65

    65

    IIM Ranchi Section-wise CAT Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    52

    52

    52

    IIM Udaipur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    52

    52

    52

    IIM Bodhgaya CAT Cutoff 2025 Section-wise (expected)

    50

    50

    50

    IIM Sirmaur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    52

    52

    52

    IIM Amritsar Section-wise CAT Cutoff 2025

    65

    60

    65

    IIM Shillong CAT Cutoff Section-wise 2025 (expected)

    75

    75

    75

    IIM Nagpur CAT SecCutoff 2025

    60

    60

    60

    CAT Sectional Cutoff for SC Category

    The CAT sectional cutoff for SC category candidates is around 75 percentile for each section for IIM Ahmedabad, while it is 55 percentile for IIM Lucknow for MBA admission. Check out the following table for more details.

    IIM Institutions List

    CAT VARC Percentile

    CAT DILR Percentile

    CAT QA Percentile

    IIM Ahmedabad CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    75

    75

    75

    IIM Bangalore CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    65

    60

    60

    IIM Kozhikode Section-wise CAT Cutoff 2025

    55

    55

    55

    IIM Lucknow CAT Cutoff 2025 Section-wise

    55

    55

    55

    IIM Mumbai CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    65+

    60+

    60+

    IIM Jammu CAT Section-wise Cutoff 2025

    42

    42

    42

    IIM Calcutta Sectional CAT Cutoff 2025

    65+

    60+

    60+

    IIM Indore CAT Section-wise Cutoff 2025

    55

    55

    55

    IIM Raipur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    55

    55

    55

    IIM Ranchi Section-wise CAT Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    55

    55

    55

    IIM Udaipur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    45

    45

    45

    IIM Bodhgaya CAT Cutoff 2025 Section-wise (expected)

    44

    44

    44

    IIM Sirmaur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    45

    45

    45

    IIM Amritsar Section-wise CAT Cutoff 2025

    55

    50

    52

    IIM Shillong CAT Cutoff Section-wise 2025 (expected)

    60

    60

    60

    IIM Nagpur CAT SecCutoff 2025

    45

    45

    45

    CAT Sectional Cutoff for ST Category

    The CAT sectional cutoff for ST candidates is expected to be around 45 percentile for each section for IIM Kozhikode and the 55+ percentile in each section of VARC, DILR, and QA for IIM Mumbai. Check out the table below for more details related to the expected CAT sectional cutoff for top IIMs.

    IIM Institutions List

    CAT VARC Percentile

    CAT DILR Percentile

    CAT QA Percentile

    IIM Ahmedabad CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    65

    65

    65

    IIM Bangalore CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    55

    55

    55

    IIM Kozhikode Section-wise CAT Cutoff 2025

    45

    45

    45

    IIM Lucknow CAT Cutoff 2025 Section-wise

    50

    50

    50

    IIM Mumbai CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    55+

    55+

    55+

    IIM Jammu CAT Section-wise Cutoff 2025

    24

    24

    29

    IIM Calcutta Sectional CAT Cutoff 2025

    55+

    55+

    55+

    IIM Indore CAT Section-wise Cutoff 2025

    40

    40

    40

    IIM Raipur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    55

    55

    55

    IIM Ranchi Section-wise CAT Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    25

    25

    30

    IIM Udaipur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    25

    25

    30

    IIM Bodhgaya CAT Cutoff 2025 Section-wise (expected)

    25

    25

    30

    IIM Sirmaur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    25

    25

    30

    IIM Amritsar Section-wise CAT Cutoff 2025

    40

    35

    37

    IIM Shillong CAT Cutoff Section-wise 2025 (expected)

    50

    50

    50

    IIM Nagpur CAT SecCutoff 2025

    25

    25

    25

    CAT Sectional Cutoff for DAP

    The CAT aspirants belonging to PWD categories must get 55-75 percentile in each section of VARC, DILR, and QA for IIM Ahmedabad. Refer to the table below for more information regarding the expected CAT sectional cutoff for the DAP category.

    IIM Institutions List

    CAT VARC Percentile

    CAT DILR Percentile

    CAT QA Percentile

    IIM Ahmedabad CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    55-75

    55-75

    55-75

    IIM Bangalore CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    50

    50

    50

    IIM Kozhikode Section-wise CAT Cutoff 2025

    45

    45

    45

    IIM Lucknow CAT Cutoff 2025 Section-wise

    50

    50

    50

    IIM Mumbai CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025

    45+

    45+

    45+

    IIM Jammu CAT Section-wise Cutoff 2025

    24

    24

    29

    IIM Calcutta Sectional CAT Cutoff 2025

    45+

    45+

    45+

    IIM Indore CAT Section-wise Cutoff 2025

    40

    40

    40

    IIM Raipur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    55

    55

    55

    IIM Ranchi Section-wise CAT Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    25

    25

    30

    IIM Udaipur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    25

    25

    30

    IIM Bodhgaya CAT Cutoff 2025 Section-wise (expected)

    25

    25

    30

    IIM Sirmaur CAT Sectional Cutoff 2025 (expected)

    25

    25

    30

    IIM Amritsar Section-wise CAT Cutoff 2025

    40

    35

    37

    IIM Shillong CAT Cutoff Section-wise 2025 (expected)

    50

    50

    50

    IIM Nagpur CAT SecCutoff 2025

    25

    25

    25

    IIM CAT Cutoff 2025: Overall Cutoff

    Here are the expected overall CAT cutoffs for candidates belonging to different categories. For instance, SC and ST candidates require 65 and 55 percentile for IIM Kozhikode, while OBC and EWS need 75 percentile for the MBA admission. Check the following table for more information.

    IIM Institutions List

    CAT 2025 Cutoff for the General Category

    CAT 2025 Cutoff OBC

    CAT 2025 Cutoff for EWS

    CAT 2025 Cutoff SC

    CAT 2025 Cutoff for ST

    CAT 2025 Cutoff for PWD

    IIM Ahmedabad CAT Cutoff 2025 (Official)

    95

    90

    95

    85

    75

    65-85

    IIM Bangalore CAT Cutoff 2025 (Official)

    85

    75

    75

    70

    65

    60

    IIM Kozhikode CAT Cutoff 2025 (official)

    85

    75

    75

    65

    55

    55

    IIM Lucknow CAT Cutoff 2025 (Official)

    90

    82

    82

    65

    60

    60

    IIM Mumbai CAT Cutoff 2025 (official)

    85+

    75+

    75+

    70+

    65+

    55+

    IIM Jammu CAT Cutoff 2025 (official)

    91

    74

    74

    54

    32

    32

    IIM Calcutta CAT Cutoff 2025 (Official)

    85+

    75+

    75+

    70+

    65+

    55+

    IIM Indore CAT Cutoff 2025 (official)

    90

    80

    90

    60

    45

    45

    IIM Raipur CAT Cutoff 2025 (Official JAP 2026)

    90

    75

    75

    50

    30

    30

    IIM Ranchi CAT Cutoff 2025 (Official JAP 2026)

    90

    75

    75

    50

    30

    30

    IIM Udaipur CAT Cutoff 2025 (official)

    94

    81

    81

    66

    42

    42

    IIM Bodhgaya CAT Cutoff 2025 (Official)

    95

    81

    81

    66

    42

    42

    IIM Sirmaur CAT Cutoff 2025 (Official)

    90

    75

    75

    60

    38

    38

    IIM Amritsar CAT Cutoff 2025 (official)

    90

    80

    90

    55

    40

    40

    IIM Nagpur CAT Cutoff 2025 (official)

    95

    85

    85

    65

    40

    40

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