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    How Much CAT Score is Required for IIM Admissions?

    How Much CAT Score is Required for IIM Admissions?

    Himanshu ShekharUpdated on 30 Nov 2025, 12:56 PM IST

    How Much CAT Score is Required for IIM - The question that every CAT aspirant encounters is ‘How much CAT score is required for IIM’. Every year over 2.5 lakh candidates appear for the CAT exam and have this question as IIMs are considered the most prestigious B schools in India. The CAT scores required are different for every IIM. The CAT score required for IIMs is released as a CAT cutoff by the individual IIM for shortlisting candidates for PI and WAT rounds.
    Check Here- CAT Score required for IIM Ahmedabad

    This Story also Contains

    1. CAT Score vs Percentile Required for IIM
    2. When will CAT results be out?
    3. CAT Score Required for IIM in 2025 (Expected)
    4. CAT Score Required for IIM for Past Years
    How Much CAT Score is Required for IIM Admissions?
    How Much CAT Score is Required for IIM?

    CAT Score vs Percentile Required for IIM

    The CAT score is the score that the candidate obtains after the CAT normalisation process is implemented. The CAT percentile indicates that a candidate's score is above the percentage of candidates who appeared for the CAT 2025. The sectional and the overall CAT scores for different CAT percentiles are mentioned in the table below.

    CAT percentile

    Score VARC

    Score DILR

    Score QA

    CAT Total Marks

    99.5

    42

    30

    30

    86

    99

    36

    25

    25

    74

    95

    30

    20

    22

    52

    90

    24

    14

    13

    42

    80

    20

    11

    9

    35

    70

    18

    9

    7

    30

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    When will CAT results be out?

    The CAT 2025 result date is expected to be out in the second/third week of December 2025. The CAT result 2025 will be available on the official website iimcat.ac.in. The result of CAT 2025 will be declared in a scorecard form.

    CAT Score Required for IIM in 2025 (Expected)

    Considering the trends from past years, the CAT scores required for IIMs are between 98-99.9 percentile. The expected IIM Cut off required for IIMs in 2025 is given below.

    CAT Score Required for IIM for Past Years

    According to the CAT score required for IIM for the past years, IIM Ahmedabad has had the highest cutoff, while IIM Bodh Gaya has had the lowest. The past years' CAT scores required for IIMs are given in the table below.

    Name of IIM

    CAT scores 2024 (General)

    CAT scores 2023

    CAT scores 2022

    IIM Ahmedabad

    84.12

    93.76

    87.1

    IIM Bangalore

    ---

    91.97

    86.18

    IIM Calcutta

    ---

    ---

    ---

    IIM Lucknow

    90

    92.48

    ---

    IIM Indore

    90

    92.92

    90.72

    IIM Kozhikode

    85

    88.14

    91.94

    IIM Amritsar

    ---

    88.37

    ---

    IIM Nagpur

    99.69

    94

    90.16

    IIM Sambalpur

    90

    88.02

    80.02

    IIM Trichy

    95

    94.01

    92.13

    IIM Raipur

    94

    ---

    ---

    IIM Ranchi

    94

    ---

    92

    IIM Vizag

    82

    82.03

    ---

    IIM Udaipur

    ---

    95.85

    92.03

    IIM Bodh Gaya

    ---

    ---

    ---

    IIM Shillong

    ---

    98.45

    ---

    IIM Sirmaur

    80

    ---

    92

    IIM Rohtak

    97

    96

    95

    IIM Mumbai

    85

    91.54

    91.54

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Is 70 a good score in CAT?
    A:

    70-80 percentile is considered a moderate score in CAT. Therefore, you must be assured that you are already above average. 

    Q: What is the minimum CAT score for IIM?
    A:

    There is no single minimum CAT score for all IIMs, as the cutoffs vary by institute, category and overall profile. Some of the top IIMs, such as Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta, often require a percentile of 98-99+, while new IIMs may accept scores in the 90-95 percentile range. 

    Q: Which IIM is the toughest to get into?
    A:

    IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Bangalore are the toughest to get into as per the feedback of the previous CAT candidates. The CAT cutoff is the highest for these two IIMs. The overall selection metric is also the strictest for these two IIMs.

    Q: Does IIM see 12th marks?
    A:

    IIMs do consider the marks obtained by an applicant in their 12th standard. The weightage and the round for which they are considered would vary from one IIM to another. The weightage of the 12th marks varies anywhere from 5% to 15%.

    Q: Which IIM is easiest to get into?
    A:

    IIM with lower CAT pass percentage are easy to get into. IIMs such as IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Amritsar, IIM Shillong, and IIM Nagpur are much easier to get into if the CAT scores are low and the overall is not strong enough for top IIMs.

    Q: Is 80% good for IIM Ahmedabad?
    A:

    The minimum CAT percentile for IIM Ahmedabad is considered to be around 99. At 80% it will be hard to get into any of the IIMs. For 80% in CAT, candidates should look for colleges other than IIMs.

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