IIM Calcutta CAT Cutoff 2025 - IIM Calcutta is said to be one of the most prominent IIMs in India and will required the IIM Calcutta CAT 2025 cutoff for MBA admission 2026-28. Going by past-year trends, it is expected that IIM Calcutta CAT 2025 would be between 84-86 for the General category. Whereas, the SC/ST CAT 2025 cutoff for the IIM Calcutta would remain in the range of 69-71/64-66, respectively. Continue reading this article to find the expected IIM Calcutta 2025 CAT cutoffs as well as the IIM Calcutta section-wise CAT 2025 cutoff.
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All candidates who appeared for the CAT 2025 exam for MBA admission 2026-28 can go through the table below, which mentions the expected IIM Calcutta CAT cutoff 2025.
Category | Section I Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) | Section II Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | Section III Quantitative Ability (QA) | Overall Percentile |
OPEN | 79-81 | 79-81 | 74-76 | 84-86 |
EWS | 69-71 | 64-66 | 64-66 | 74-76 |
NC-OBC | 69-71 | 64-66 | 64-66 | 74-76 |
SC | 64-66 | 59-61 | 59-61 | 69-71 |
ST | 54-56 | 54-56 | 54-56 | 64-66 |
PwD | 44-46 | 44-46 | 44-46 | 55-65 |
According to the IIM Calcutta CAT 2024 cutoff for MBA admission to 2025-27, the overall percentile was 85 for the General category. Whereas, it was 75 percentile for both EWS and NC-OBC categories. Check out the table below for the complete IIM Calcutta CAT cutoff 2024.
Category | Section - 1 | Section- 2 | Section -3 | Overall Percentile |
OPEN | ≥80 | ≥80 | ≥75 | ≥85 |
EWS | ≥70 | ≥65 | ≥65 | ≥75 |
NC-OBC | ≥70 | ≥65 | ≥65 | ≥75 |
SC | ≥65 | ≥60 | ≥60 | ≥70 |
ST | ≥55 | ≥55 | ≥55 | ≥65 |
PwD | ≥45 | ≥45 | ≥45 | ≥65 |
Take a look at the following table on the IIM Calcutta CAT 2023 cutoff, which was needed for MBA admission 2024-26.
Category | Section I Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) | Section II Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | Section III Quantitative Ability (QA) | Overall Percentile |
OPEN | ≥80 | ≥80 | ≥75 | ≥85 |
EWS | ≥70 | ≥65 | ≥65 | ≥75 |
NC-OBC | ≥70 | ≥65 | ≥65 | ≥75 |
SC | ≥65 | ≥60 | ≥60 | ≥70 |
ST | ≥55 | ≥55 | ≥55 | ≥65 |
PwD | ≥45 | ≥45 | ≥45 | ≥55 |
Below mentioned is the previous year’s IIM Calcutta CAT category-wise composite score, which was used for shortlisting for the interview round.
Category | General | EWS | NC-OBC | SC | ST |
2026-28 (Expected) | 50-56 | 47-50 | 43-49 | 38-43 | 33-36 |
2025-27 | 56.107 | 51.01 | 48.735 | 42.305 | 36.508 |
2024-26 | 51.3 | 46.95 | 44.775 | 38.714 | 33.915 |
All candidates must understand that IIM Calcutta uses a composite score–based shortlisting process for calling candidates for the Personal Interview (PI) round. Unlike some other IIMs, work experience is NOT considered at the PI shortlisting stage by IIM Calcutta.
The following table mentions the IIM Calcutta Weightage for PI Shortlisting 2025
Parameters | Weight | Method of Calculation |
CAT 2025 Score | 56 | (A/B) x 56 |
Class 10 Marks | 10 | — |
Class 12 Marks | 15 | — |
Gender Diversity factor | 4 | 4 points will be awarded for female and transgender candidates only. |
Total | 85 | — |
A = Candidate’s CAT 2025 Total Overall Scaled Score & B = Maximum possible CAT 2025 Total Overall Scaled Score | ||
All candidates must note that IIM Calculata has a highly inclusive academic environment and welcomes LGBTQ+ candidates as well.
All candidates who have appeared for the WAT-PI round and have cleared it will have a composite score for final selection derived using the parameters mentioned below. This composite score will be used for the preparation of the category-wise merit list.
Parameters | Weights |
CAT 2025 Score | 30 |
Personal Interview (PI) | 48 |
Writing Ability Test (WAT) | 08 |
Points awarded for Academic Diversity at Bachelor’s and Master’s level for non-engineering degrees and professional qualifications as per Table 5. | 06 |
Work Experience | 08 |
Total | 100 |
On Question asked by student community
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