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CAT 2025 Score Weightage in IIMs: Indian Institute of Management and top BSchools accepting CAT scores released the CAT 2025 weightage along with the MBA admission policy. Generally, the top MBA colleges in India including IIMs, shortlist the applicants by taking CAT 2025 weightage percentage ranges from 25 to 65. The highest score allotted in the MBA selection criteria by the IIMs and non-IIMs is in the CAT 2025 weightage. Candidates who attended the CAT exam can expect the CAT results 2025 shortly at the IIM CAT official website. Read the Careers360 article to know about the CAT 2025 weightage in IIMs, the Weightage of CAT score in top MBA colleges in India and the parameters considered for MBA admission other than CAT score.
IIM Kozhikode will retain its three-stage admission process for the MBA (PGP) 2026–28 batch, with CAT 2025 scores carrying a final weightage of 35 percent. The minimum overall CAT cut-off for general category candidates remains at 85 percentile, with sectional qualifying scores required in VARC, DILR, and QA. Shortlisting of candidates will be based on CAT performance, academic record, and personal interview rounds.
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The weightage of CAT scores in top IIMs in India is mentioned below. Most IIMs released the IIM admission criteria and mentioned their CAT 2025 weightage in the admission policy.
| CAT/ Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 65 |
| 10th | 35 |
| 12th | |
| Graduation | |
| Work Experience | |
| Gender Diversity (Female, Transgender) | |
| CAT/ Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 55 |
| 10th | 10 |
| 12th | 10 |
| Graduation | 10 |
| Work Experience | 10 |
| Gender Diversity (Male, Female, Transgender) | 5 |
| CAT/ Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 56 |
| 10th | 10 |
| 12th | 15 |
| Gender Diversity (Female, Transgender) | 4 |
| CAT/ Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 60 |
| 12th | 10 |
| Graduation | 10 |
| Work Experience | 10 |
| Academic Diversity | 5 |
| Gender Diversity (Male, Female, Transgender) | 5 |
| CAT/ Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 50 |
| 10th | 15 |
| 12th | 20 |
| Work Experience | 5 |
| Academic Diversity | 5 |
| Gender Diversity (Male, Female, Transgender) | 10 |
| CAT / Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 42 |
| Personal Interview | 23 |
| Written Aptitude Test, 10th, 12th, Grad Post Grad, CA/CS/ICWA (completed), Work Ex, Academic Diversity, Gender Diversity (Male, Female, Transgender) | 35 |
| CAT/ Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 55 |
| Personal Interview % WAT | 25 |
| 10th | 20 |
| 12th | |
| Grad | |
| CA/CS/ICWA (completed) | |
| Work Experience | |
| Academic Diversity | |
| Gender Diversity (Female, Transgender) | |
| CAT / Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 60 |
| Personal Interview | 20 |
| Gender Diversity (Male, Female, Transgender) | 5 |
| CAT / Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 50 |
| 10th | 10 |
| 12th | 10 |
| Grad | 10 |
| Work Experience | 10 |
| Gender Diversity (Female, Transgender) | 10 |
| CAT / Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 47 |
| Personal Interview | 20 |
| WAT | 5 |
| 10th | 10 |
| 12th | |
| Grad | |
| Work Experience | 10 |
| Academic Diversity | 2 |
| Gender Diversity (Female) | 6 |
| CAT / Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 40 |
| 10th | 3 |
| 12th | 3 |
| Grad | 4 |
| Work Experience | 20 |
| Gender Diversity | 10 |
| CAT / Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 50 |
| Personal Interview | 20 |
| Profile | 30 |
| CAT / Other Weightage | |
| CAT Weightage | 50 |
| Personal Interview | 20 |
| 10th | 4 |
| 12th | 4 |
| Grad | 6 |
| Work Experience | 16 |
| CAT / Other Weightage | About College | ||
| CAT Weightage | NIRF 2025 Rank | 51 | |
| Personal Interview | Placement % (2022-23) | 100% | |
| Written Aptitude Test | Median Salary (2022-23) | 12.61 Lakh | |
| 10th | |||
| 12th | |||
| Grad | |||
| Work Experience | |||
| Gender Diversity (Female) | |||
| CAT / Other Weightage | About College | ||
| CAT Weightage | 45 | NIRF 2025 Rank | 35 |
| Personal Interview | 30 | Placement % (2022-23) | 100% |
| 10th | 3 | Median Salary (2022-23) | 15.25 Lakh |
| 12th | 3 | ||
| Grad | 4 | ||
| Work Experience | 10 | ||
| Gender Diversity (Female) | 5 | ||
| CAT / Other Weightage | About College | ||
| CAT Weightage | 50 | NIRF 2025 Rank | 64 |
| 10th | 10 | Placement % (2022-23) | 100% |
| 12th | 10 | Median Salary (2022-23) | 15.94 Lakh |
| Grad | 5 | ||
| Work Experience | 15 | ||
| Gender Diversity (Female) | 10 | ||
| CAT / Other Weightage | About College | ||
| CAT Weightage | 65 | NIRF 2025 Rank | 38 |
| 10th | 10 | Placement % (2022-23) | 100% |
| 12th | 10 | Median Salary (2022-23) | 26.09 Lakh |
| Work Experience | 14 | ||
| CAT / Other Weightage | About College | ||
| CAT Weightage | 33 | NIRF 2025 Rank | 23 |
| Personal Interview | 25 | Placement % (2022-23) | 100% |
| 10th | 5 | Median Salary (2022-23) | 17.2 Lakh |
| 12th | 5 | ||
| Grad | 5 | ||
| CA/CS/ICWA (completed) | 5 | ||
| Work Experience | 12 | ||
| Academic Diversity | 4 | ||
| Gender Diversity (Female, Transgender) | 6 | ||
| CAT / Other Weightage | About College | ||
| CAT Weightage | 45 | NIRF 2025 Rank | 25 |
| 10th | 10 | Placement % (2022-23) | 100% |
| 12th | 10 | Median Salary (2022-23) | 16.85 Lakh |
| Grad | 10 | ||
| Work Experience | 10 | ||
| Gender Diversity (Female, Transgender) | 10 | ||
| CAT / Other Weightage | About College | ||
| CAT Weightage | 40 | NIRF 2025 Rank | 8 |
| Personal Interview | 45 | Placement % (2022-23) | 100% |
| 12th | 5 | Median Salary (2022-23) | 24.7 Lakh |
| Grad | 5 | ||
| Gender Diversity (Female) | 5 | ||
Also See: CAT Topic Wise Weightage for VARC, Quant, and DILR
Around 8 IITs in India offer MBA admission based on CAT score. The CAT weightage assigned to shortlist the applicants for IIT MBA admission is mentioned in the table below.
IITs Offering MBA Admission 2025 | CAT 2025 Weightage in IITs |
60 | |
70 | |
40 | |
75 | |
60 | |
60 | |
20 |
The weightage of marks taken in the CAT 2025 score by the top MBA colleges in India accepting CAT scores other than IIMs are mentioned in the table below.
Top MBA Colleges in India | CAT 2025 Weightage Top MBA Colleges |
50 | |
35 | |
Institute of Management Technology (Ghaziabad) | 35 |
35 | |
60 | |
60 | |
40 | |
40 | |
35 | |
35 | |
25 | |
SDA Bocconi Mumbai | 35 |
35 | |
60 | |
30 |
The final MBA admission offer letter is given to those candidates who scored good marks in all the below-mentioned parameters. The composite score is the final score that determines the chance of students getting listed in the final MBA admission merit list to get MBA admission 2025 in top colleges.
CAT score | The score obtained by the candidate in the CAT exam |
Class 10 Score | The percentage of marks achieved in the 10th standard. |
Class 12 Score | The percentage of marks scored in class 12 or equivalent. |
Graduation Score | The aggregate percentage obtained in a 3 or 4 year’s degree from an approved university. |
Personal Interview (PI) | Based on the performance of candidates in the personal interview, the PI score will be awarded. |
Group Discussion / Group Exercise | The presentation and communication skills of the candidate were evaluated in this round. |
Academic Diversity | Candidates from non-engineering backgrounds are given extra points to ensure fair representation of students from other streams. The points for academic diversity vary for each campus. |
Gender Diversity | The IIMs give extra points to female/transgender candidates to encourage fair representation of each gender. The points for Gender diversity vary for each campus. |
Work Experience | Extra points (from 1–5) are given to candidates with work experience. For this, a range is defined from lowest to highest. The points for IIM work experience vary for each campus. |
CAT exam or Common Admission Test is the widely accepted MBA entrance exam conducted by IIMs in India. A CAT score is required to apply for the MBA/PGP/PGDM programmes offered at the top MBA colleges in India/IIMs. All the IIMs release their admission policy mentioning the eligibility requirements to apply for the course, sectional and category-wise CAT weightage. Applicants who meet the CAT cut off marks as per the admission policy will be shortlisted by IIMs and other top MBA colleges to attend the further rounds of the MBA admission process. The final MBA admission offer letter is issued to those candidates who attained a good composite score in above mentioned criteria. The confirmation of the MBA seat will happen only after the payment of MBA fees and document verification.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The CAT 2024 exam comprises 3 sections, such as verbal ability and reading comprehension, quantitative aptitude, data interpretation and logical reasoning. The highest CAT weightage is for the VARC section followed by the DILR section.
The CAT 2024 cut off required to be shortlisted by the IIMs for MBA admission comes in a range of 95 to 100 percentile.
IIM Ahmedabad takes the highest CAT 2024 weightage among all other IIMs and top MBA colleges in India for MBA admission. The IIM Ahmedabad shortlist is released based on the 65% weightage of CAT score in IIM Ahmedabad.
On Question asked by student community
With 84.91 percentile in CAT (General, male, no work experience), top colleges like IIMs, IITs, FMS, MDI, etc. are not possible. You may get calls from private institutes such as IMT Nagpur/Hyderabad, IMI Bhubaneswar, XIME, SDMIMD, Welingkar (some programs) and similar colleges. Universities like Amity or LPU are also options.
It’s better to choose carefully, as placements and ROI may be average. Reattempting CAT or trying XAT/CMAT could improve options.
Hello,
With a CAT percentile of 88.77 and a strong CGPA of 9.0, you are in a competitive range for newer IIMs (like IIM Amritsar, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Nagpur) and several top non-IIM B-schools such as TAPMI, BIM Trichy, Great Lakes, IMI Delhi, FORE School of Management, and KJ Somaiya. You may not reach the older IIMs (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, etc.) since they usually require 98+ percentile, but you have excellent chances at mid-tier and emerging institutes.
For more details access mentioned link below:
Hope it helps.
Hello
The expected cutoff for the JAP (Joint Admission Process) is around 90 to 95th percentile, with a minimum sectional cutoff of around 75 percentile in Quantitative Ability. You have scored 82.2% which is very low; that's why you are unlikely to meet the minimum criteria for the JAP IIMs in the general Category.
I hope this information helps you.
Thank you.
Hello,
Here is your IIM Cutoff for Gen/OBC/SC/ST, CS Score Cut Off. I am providing you the link. Kindly open and check it out. From here you can get all the details.
I hope it will help you.
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With a CAT score of around 80 percentile and about 2 years of work experience, getting a call from the top IIMs (IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, Kozhikode, Indore) is extremely difficult, as their cutoff percentiles are usually much higher, even for reserved categories. These institutes typically shortlist candidates above 95–99 percentile depending on category, academic profile, and diversity factors.
However, you may still have some chances at a few of the newer or baby IIMs, especially if you belong to a reserved category (SC/ST/OBC/EWS) and have a decent academic background. IIMs such as IIM Jammu, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Nagaland, IIM Amritsar, and IIM Vizag have historically called candidates in the 75–85 percentile range for certain categories. Your 2 years of work experience can also work in your favour, as most IIMs give weightage to professional experience during shortlisting and final selection.
That said, selection does not depend on CAT percentile alone. Factors like your 10th and 12th marks, graduation score, academic consistency, gender and academic diversity, work experience quality, and performance in the personal interview play a very important role. Even with an 80 percentile, a strong interview and profile can improve your chances at newer IIMs.
You should also keep strong non-IIM options open. At this percentile, good colleges like newer IIT MBA programs, some NITs, and reputed private B-schools can offer better and more realistic opportunities. Applying broadly and preparing seriously for the interview stage is very important.
In summary, while top IIMs are unlikely at 80 percentile, you may still have a realistic chance at some of the newer IIMs depending on your category and overall profile.
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