IIM Bangalore Cutoff: Owing to the fact that IIM Bangalore is one of the apex B-schools and the number of applicants is equal to the number of CAT takers, the cutoff remains on the higher side, i.e. >90 percentile. Since the institute has announced its cutoff, it can be concluded that there is no change in the IIM Bangalore cutoff. The overall cutoff for General category candidates has remained constant at 90 percentile over past years. However, the category wise and sectional cutoffs undergo changes. This article brings to you detailed comparative analysis of IIM Bangalore Cutoff over years.
IIM Bangalore Cutoff 2018
Category | VARC | DI & LR | QA | Aggregate |
General | 85 | 80 | 80 | 90 |
NC-OBC | 75 | 70 | 70 | 80 |
SC | 70 | 65 | 65 | 75 |
ST | 60 | 60 | 60 | 75 |
DA | 60 | 60 | 60 | 75 |
The above CAT cutoffs are in percentiles. Compared to previous year, there is no change in the IIM Bangalore cutoff for any category, sectional or overall.
IIM Bangalore Cutoff 2017
Category | VARC | DI & LR | QA | Aggregate |
General | 85 | 80 | 80 | 90 |
NC-OBC | 75 | 70 | 70 | 80 |
SC | 70 | 65 | 65 | 75 |
ST | 60 | 60 | 60 | 75 |
DA | 60 | 60 | 60 | 75 |
As you can see in the above table, the cutoff for VARC section is higher by five points in comparison to that of the other two sections, which are DI & LR and Quantitative Ability. While the overall cutoff for General and NC-OBC category candidates had remained same as that of 2016, the cutoff for SC, ST and Differently Abled (DA) candidates have increased by five points.
IIM Bangalore Cutoff 2016
Category | QA & DI | VA & LR | Aggregate |
General | 80 | 90 | 90 |
NC-OBC | 70 | 80 | 80 |
SC | 50 | 50 | 70 |
ST | 50 | 50 | 70 |
DA | 50 | 50 | 60 |
In the year 2016, the CAT cutoff for QA & DI section was 10 points lesser than that of the VA & LR section to ensure academic diversity. Compared to the previous year's IIM Bangalore Cutoff, the VA & LR cutoff increased by five points in 2016. Refer to the table below.
IIM Bangalore Cutoff 2015
Category | QA & DI | VA & LR | Aggregate |
General | 80 | 85 | 90 |
NC-OBC | 70 | 75 | 80 |
SC | 50 | 50 | 70 |
ST | 50 | 50 | 70 |
DA | 50 | 50 | 60 |
The CAT 2014 cutoff for IIM Bangalore for the academic year 2015-17 was same as that of the year 2016-18.
IIM Bangalore Fast Facts
The Indian Institute of Bangalore was established in the year 1973 in Karnataka. The institute is the third IIM to be established as a public business school.
Programme: It offers following full-time post-graduate programmes:
Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)
Post-Graduate Programme in Management (PGP)
Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM)
Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP)
Fee: approx. Rs. 18.7 lakh
Alumni: Aditya Somani, Bharat Bhushan, Deepak Ohri, Dr. Gopal Krishna Nayak
Admission: Common Admission Test (CAT) scores
IIMB adopts a two-phase selection process. The first phase process applies to all eligible candidates who appear for CAT. The second stage is Personal Interview and Written Ability Test. Only qualifying candidates from Phase 1 are called for next rounds.
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IIM Bangalore Admission Criteria 2018
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