Do IIMs have a Sectional Cutoff for 2024 MBA Admissions?

Do IIMs have a Sectional Cutoff?

Edited By Team Careers360 | Updated on Jun 20, 2024 11:52 AM IST | #CAT

The IIMs shortlist candidates based on the CAT percentile for WAT and PI rounds in the selection process for their MBA/PGDM programs. To be eligible for applying to the IIMs the candidates must clear the cutoff criteria for individual IIMs. Apart from the CAT cutoff the IIMs also have a criterion for the sectional cutoff for all three sections of the CAT exam namely Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude.

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Do IIMs have a Sectional Cutoff?

Do IIMs have a Sectional Cutoff for VARC?

The IIMs have a sectional cutoff for the VARC (Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension) section. Candidates applying for the different IIMs must clear the specified VARC sectional cutoff. The sectional cutoff for VARC for different IIMs is given in the table below.

Name of the IIM	VARC sectional cutoff
IIM Ahmedabad	70
IIM Bangalore	80
IIM Calcutta	80
IIM Lucknow	85
IIM Indore	80
IIM Kozhikode	75
IIM Amritsar	75
IIM Nagpur	72
IIM Raipur	70
IIM Ranchi	80
IIM Bodh Gaya	70

Do IIMs have a Sectional Cutoff for DILR?

The Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) section will have a specified cutoff for every IIM which is mandatory to be cleared by the candidate. The DILR sectional cutoff for different IIMs is mentioned in the table below.

Name of the IIM	DILR sectional cutoff
IIM Ahmedabad	70
IIM Bangalore	75
IIM Calcutta	80
IIM Lucknow	85
IIM Indore	80
IIM Kozhikode	75
IIM Amritsar	75
IIM Nagpur	72
IIM Raipur	70
IIM Ranchi	80
IIM Bodh Gaya	70

Do IIMs have a Sectional Cutoff for QA?

The Quantitative Aptitude section of the CAT exam will have a cutoff to be cleared by the candidate along with a cutoff for the other two CAT exam sections. The sectional cutoff for the Quantitative Aptitude section for various IIMs is given in the table below.

Name of the IIM	QA sectional cutoff
IIM Ahmedabad	70
IIM Bangalore	75
IIM Calcutta	75
IIM Lucknow	85
IIM Indore	80
IIM Kozhikode	75
IIM Amritsar	80
IIM Nagpur	72
IIM Raipur	70
IIM Ranchi	80
IIM Bodh Gaya	70

Frequently Asked Question (FAQs)

1. Does sectional cutoff matter in CAT?

Sectional cutoff for all the CAT exam sections is mandatory to be cleared by every candidate along with the specified overall CAT cutoff for applying to a particular IIM. Candidates not meeting the cutoff criteria for any one of the sections.

2. Do colleges other than IIMs consider sectional cut-off?

Colleges other than IIMs consider the sectional cutoff in some cases. Most of the MBA/PGDM colleges other than the IIMs do not consider sectional cutoffs for admissions. However, they do require good performance in all the sections of the CAT exam.

3. Which IIM has no sectional cut-off?

IIM Rohtak is the IIM with no sectional cutoff for any of the CAT exam sections. The candidate only needs to clear the overall CAT cutoff specified by the college to get shortlisted for further WAT and PI rounds.

4. Which IIM has the least sectional cutoff?

IIM Ahmedabad has one of the least sectional cutoffs among all the IIMs. The IIM Ahmedabad sectional cutoff for each section is equal to around 70. The sectional cutoff along with the overall CAT cutoff is mandatory to clear for getting shortlisted.

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