The CAT cutoff 2025 category-wise is expected to be around 82-95 for the general category for the IIMs. Each IIM releases their own CAT 2025 cutoff category-wise. The CAT cutoff 2025 for SC category can be expected in the range of 50-85, depending on the targeted IIM. For IITs, the CAT cutoff 2025 category-wise can range from 50-98+, depending on the category of the candidate. The CAT cutoff 2025 for OBC can range from 40-85 for IIMs. The category-wise CAT 2025 cutoff for IIT Kanpur is above 50 for ST/SC/PwD reserved category and 80 or above for the general and other categories. Apart from IIMs, many top B-schools also accept admission via CAT 2025 cutoffs. Read the complete article below to know the Category-wise CAT cutoff 2025 for all IIms, IITs, and other top MBA colleges in India.
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The table below contains the category-wise CAT 2025 cutoff for all the IIMs. For 11 IIMs, the official 2025 CAT Cutoff minimum has been announced through the admission policy 2026-28 session. For the remaining IIMs, the official CAT 2025 Cutoff minimum required is yet to be announced. Candidates can check the CAT cutoff 2025 for IIMs, minimum, and expected in the following table.
List of IIMs | CAT 2025 Cutoff for General | CAT Cutoff 2025 for NC-OBC | CAT 2025 Cutoff for SC | CAT Cutoff 2025 for PWD | ||
Official | ||||||
95 | 95 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 85 | |
IIM Bangalore | 85 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 65 | 65 |
85 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 65 | 55 | |
90 | 82 | 82 | 65 | 60 | 60 | |
IIM Kozhikode | 85 | 75 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 55 |
85 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 65 | 55 | |
IIM Indore | 90 | 90 | 80 | 60 | 45 | 45 |
91 | 81 | 74 | 54 | 32 | 32 | |
90 | 80 | 75 | 55 | 40 | 40 | |
90 | 90 | 80 | 55 | 40 | 40 | |
95 | 85 | 85 | 65 | 40 | 40 | |
Expected | ||||||
IIM Udaipur | 94 | 77 | 77 | 60 | 40 | 40 |
82 | 72 | 72 | 50 | 40 | 40 | |
90 | 80 | 80 | 65 | 55 | 45 | |
95 | 81 | 81 | 66 | 42 | 42 | |
94 | 77 | 77 | 60 | 40 | 40 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | |
97 | 93 | 83 | 60 | 50 | 40-87 | |
IIM Sirmaur | - | - | - | - | - | - |
94 | 77 | 77 | 60 | 40 | 40 | |
IIM Trichy | 95 | 81 | 81 | 66 | 42 | 42 |
The CAT cutoff 2025 for top IITs ranges from 80-98 percentile for MBA admissions 2026. Candidates can check out the expected CAT 2025 cutoff for IITs in the table below. The table contains the category-wise CAT cutoff 2025 for each IIT.
List of colleges | CAT Cutoff 2025 for General | CAT Cutoff 2025 for EWS | CAT 2025 Cutoff for SC | CAT Cutoff 2025 for ST | CAT 2025 Cutoff for PWD | |
IIT Delhi | 90 | - | 81 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
IIT Kanpur (official) | 80 or more | 80 or more | 80 or more | 50 or above | 50 or above | 50 or above |
IIT Roorkee | 95-98 | - | 90-93 | 80-84 | 75-78 | 70-74 |
IIT Kharagpur 2025-27 | 90 | 90 | 81 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
IIT Bombay | 94-96 | 95-98 | 90-92 | 74-76 | 77-79 | 78-80 |
IIT Madras | 85 | 78 | 72 | 54 | 64 | 74 |
IIT Jodhpur 2025-27 | 85 | 76.50 | 76.50 | 56.10 | 56.10 | 56.10 |
IIT Dhanbad | 80 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 55 |
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Apart from IITs and IIMs, many Top B-schools will also grant admission into their management programs based on the CAT 2025 cutoffs. In the following table, we have mentioned the CAT 2025 cutoff for top MBA colleges such as FMS Delhi, MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR, and more.
List of colleges | CAT 2025 Cutoff |
99+ | |
90 | |
85+ | |
TISS CAT Cutoff 2025 | 70 (minimum) |
88-90 | |
IIFT Delhi | 90-95+ |
88-92 | |
94-99 | |
94-96 | |
90+ | |
FORE School of Management | 85-95+ |
90 | |
75-80 | |
70 | |
70-80 |
The CAT cutoff for the 2024 category-wise for IIMs as per RTI data, is mentioned in the table below.
List of IIMs | CAT 2025 Cutoff for EWS | CAT Cutoff 2025 for NC-OBC | CAT 2025 Cutoff for ST | CAT Cutoff 2025 for PWD | ||
IIM Ahmedabad | 90.98 | 97.3 | 77.53 | 85.39 | 73.14 | 73.25 |
95.45 | 91.03 | 81.7 | 73.04 | 76.333 | - | |
IIM Lucknow | 91.02 | 90.13 | 86.2 | 67.8 | 60.3 | 60-85 |
91.03 | 82.26 | 75.2 | 67.8 | 55.17 | 56.52 | |
92.43 | 92.14 | 81.26 | 64.71 | 49.25 | 63.68 | |
95.26 | 86.43 | 81.2 | 70.76 | 43.09 | 70.63 | |
IIM Visakhapatnam | 82.03 | 73.22 | 72.99 | 50.42 | 40.09 | 41.34 |
IIM Rohtak | 97 | 93.04 | 83.19 | 63.61 | 50 | 11 |
95 | 81.02 | 81.02 | 55.06 | 42.15 | 42-57 | |
95.01 | 81.63 | 81.04 | 66.16 | 51.04 | 72.68 |
The CAT 2025 cutoff for IIM Ahmedabad 2026 admissions is the highest CAT Cutoff in all IIMs. The minimum CAT 2025 cutoff for IIM Ahmedabad ranges from 75 to 95. Candidates must know the CAT 2025 cutoff minimum requirement to get a better understanding of the IIM admissions 2026. See below the minimum category-wise CAT 2025 cutoff for IIM Ahmedabad.
IIM | CAT 2025 Cutoff for the General Category | CAT Cutoff 2025 for EWS | CAT 2025 Cutoff for NC-OBC | CAT Cutoff 2025 for SC | CAT Cutoff 2025 for ST | CAT 2025 Cutoff for PWD |
IIM Ahmedabad | 95 | 95 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 85 |
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